[ES_JOBS_NET] postdoc in microwave remote sensing of vegetation water content/potential

[Alexandra Konings]

The Remote Sensing Ecohydrology Group at Stanford University, led by Prof.
Alex Konings is looking for a new postdoc. One of the main research threads
in our group concerns the development and use of microwave remote
sensing-based proxies of vegetation water content, which is expected to
depend on leaf water potential. The vegetation water content proxies have
been used for a range of applications related to vegetation water stress
response.

The postdoc would work in one of three areas: a) building new retrieval
algorithms to determine vegetation water content or leaf water potential
from passive and active microwave remote sensing, using physically based
and/or machine learning approaches, b) data assimilation of microwave
observations into a plant hydraulics-enabled model or c) use of microwave
remote sensing to gain process insight into plant-water coupling. Work in
this last area is subject to the right fit between the specific questions
of interest to the candidate and the group's funding.

If you have strong computational and communication skills and experience
working with microwave remote sensing, retrieval of geophysical variables,
data assimilation, plant hydraulics, and/or plant responses to water
stress, you may be a great fit for this postdoc.  To apply, please send a
cover letter and CV to Alex Konings at konings at stanford.edu. In your cover
letter, please explain what aspects of the position you would be most
excited to work on and why.  The pay is commensurate with experience, and
is adjusted for the high cost of living in the Palo Alto, CA area where
Stanford is located. An in-person appointment would be strongly preferred,
although a partially remote position (if the candidate is based in the US)
could be discussed.

Stanford University as a whole, and the Remote Sensing Ecohydrology Group
in particular, is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to
increasing the diversity of its staff. Our research group welcomes
applicants from all backgrounds, and we are particularly interested in
candidates from groups that are historically underrepresented in science.
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Alexandra Konings
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Earth System Science and, by courtesy, Geophysics
Center Fellow, by courtesy, Woods Institute for the Environment
Stanford University
Y2E2 345
Phone: 650-736-2083
Remote Sensing Ecohydrology Group <http://koningslab.stanford.edu>
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