<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Dear colleagues,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">The newly founded Agroecosystem Sustainability Center (ASC) at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) has multiple opening positions for postdoctoral researchers and Ph.D. students working on modeling and remote sensing over the agroecosystems. Please refer to the attached <a href="http://faculty.nres.illinois.edu/~kaiyuguan/UIUC_AgroecosystemSustainability_Oct2021.pdf">recruiting flyer</a> for more details.<br><br>Area 1: Modeling the Biogeochemical Cycling of Agroecosystem. Expertise/interest in soil biogeochemistry, ecosystem modeling, and advanced data-model integration. We will recruit both postdoctoral researchers and Ph.D. students.<br><br>Area 2: Multi-Scale Hyperspectral Sensing for Sustainable Agriculture. Expertise/interest in airborne, satellite and proximal hyperspectral sensing to quantify crop traits, soil properties and management practices in the U.S. Midwest croplands.
We will recruit both postdoctoral researchers and Ph.D. students.<br><br>Area 3: High-resolution Soil Moisture Sensing and Modeling. Expertise/interest in microwave remote sensing for soil moisture, hydrological modeling and data assimilation.
We will recruit both postdoctoral researchers and Ph.D. students.<br><br>Area 4: Remote Sensing of Grassland Productivity. Expertise/interest in multi-scale remote sensing to monitor high-resolution grassland productivity in real time and assess the sensitivity of pasture and rangeland to climate change at regional scale.
We will recruit both postdoctoral researchers and Ph.D. students.<br><br>Candidates with strong backgrounds in programming, process-based modeling and remote sensing would be highly preferred. Please send a cover letter, CV, and contact information of three references via email to Ms. Xin Lin (<a href="mailto:linxin@illinois.edu">linxin@illinois.edu</a>).<br><br>UIUC ranks top worldwide in Agricultural Science, Computer Science & Engineering, and Environmental Science. The University of Illinois administration, faculty, and staff embrace diversity and are committed to attracting qualified candidates who also embrace and value diversity and inclusivity. International students have the flexibility to study remotely considering the COVID-19 situation.<br clear="all"></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">If you know someone who is interested in these openings, please feel free to let him/her know. Thanks for your support.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Bin. </div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:27.2px"><span style="line-height:1.7"><font size="2" face="georgia, serif">-----------</font></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:27.2px"><span style="line-height:1.7"><font size="2" face="georgia, serif">Bin Peng, Ph.D.</font></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:27.2px"><font size="2" face="georgia, serif"><span style="line-height:1.7">Department of Natural Resources and </span><span style="line-height:27.2px">Environmental</span><span style="line-height:1.7"> Sciences (NRES)</span></font></div><div style="line-height:27.2px"><font color="#000000" face="georgia, serif"><font><span style="line-height:1.7">I</span></font>nstitute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment (ISEE)</font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:27.2px"><span style="line-height:1.7"><font size="2" face="georgia, serif">University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)</font></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>