<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">PhD student position available working in Machine Learning for Coastal Environments.<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Description: Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC) seeks one Ph.D. graduate researcher with a prior degree in computer science, geospatial science, with some background in the environmental sciences. Additional experience in machine learning, physical science, or environmental science preferred. A master’s degree is preferred, however strong candidates with a BS will be considered. The student will join the research team of the NSF AI Institute for Research on Trustworthy AI in Weather, Climate, and Coastal Oceanography (<a href="http://AI2ES.org" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);" class="">AI2ES.org</a>) at the TAMU-CC Conrad Blucher Institute. The team has developed a deep learning model to predict coastal fog, FogNet (<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mlwa.2021.100038" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);" class="">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mlwa.2021.100038</a>). The present model and its architecture were developed for a single location. The new student will investigate implementation of the model to other locations and different environmental settings while developing a broader set of predictors to include numerical weather predictions, satellite imagery and coastal measurements while gaining physical insights into the related coastal process using explainable AI (XAI). The candidate will work in close collaboration with other TAMU-CC PhD students and AI2ES partners at other universities, the local national weather service and the private sector. The student will need to be accepted to the TAMU-CC Geospatial Computer Science program or alternatively the TAMU-CC Coastal and Marine System Science program. The position comes with a monthly stipend, tuition and fees. Preferred start date is spring or summer 2022. To express interest or apply send your CV with an email sharing why you are interested in the position to Drs Scott King (<a href="mailto:scott.king@tamucc.edu" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);" class="">scott.king@tamucc.edu</a>) and Philippe Tissot (<a href="mailto:philippe.tissot@tamucc.edu" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);" class="">philippe.tissot@tamucc.edu</a>).<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">_______________________________________________________</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">Philippe E. Tissot, Ph.D.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">Interim Director</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">Conrad Blucher Institute-NRC 2801</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">Associate Research Professor</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">6300 Ocean Drive, Unit 5799</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">Corpus Christi, TX 78412-5799</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><a href="mailto:philippe.tissot@tamucc.edu" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">philippe.tissot@tamucc.edu</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""></span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b class="">Visit us:</b><b class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 130, 153);" class=""> <a href="https://cbi.tamucc.edu/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 111, 201);" class="">Website</span> </a></span></b><b class=""><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33);" class="">| </span></b><b class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 130, 153);" class=""><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/conrad-blucher-institute/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 111, 201);" class="">LinkedIn</span></a></span></b><b class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 111, 201);" class=""> </span></b><b class=""><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33);" class="">| </span></b><span style="color: rgb(0, 130, 153);" class=""><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ConradBlucherInstitute/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);" class=""><b class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 111, 201);" class="">Facebook</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></p><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><img border="0" id="x_image004.png_x0040_01D5A053.32738960" alt="_Logo" apple-inline="yes" src="cid:image001.png@01D7C339.091E6CA0" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class=""><i class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);" class="">Surveying a dynamic world through geospatial research, innovation, and education</span></i></b></div></body></html>