AfricaRice Job Vacancy for Post‐Doctoral Fellow (PDF) in Remote Sensing and GIS

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The Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) ex WARDA is an association of 24 African member states and one of the 15 international Centers supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). The Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) ex WARDA is temporarily headquartered in Cotonou, Benin. The following position is currently open:

Position: Post‐Doctoral Fellow (PDF) in Remote Sensing and GIS (for mapping abiotic stresses in rice systems)
Ref: IRS/07/RD/December 2010
Location: Cotonou

RESPONSIBILITIES: The Post‐Doctoral Fellow will be based at the temporary headquarters of AfricaRice in Cotonou, Benin and will work under the supervision of the Program 2 Leader. She or he will be responsible for:
 Evaluating and applying methodologies for mapping the distribution of rice in different
ecosystems in Africa using remote sensing, GIS and national statistics;
 The development, validation and application of innovative approaches to map abiotic
and biotic stress distribution in rice production systems in Africa;
 Performing spatial analysis in a GIS environment to identify suitable areas for adoption of
stress‐tolerant varieties by combining remote sensing obtained maps and survey data;

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS: The successful candidate should have:
 a PhD degree in Ecology or Agriculture with a specialisation in remote sensing
applications, or a PhD degree in Geo‐information Science (remote sensing) with a strong background in agriculture and environment;
 at least two years' experience in using remote sensing software like ERDAS Imagine or ENVI;
 experience is handling large data sets;
 experience in the use of various types of satellite images such as WorldView, Quickbird, Spot, Landsat, Aster, ResourceSat and MODIS;

DESIRABLE REQUIREMENTS:
 Experience in the use of GIS software like ArcGIS;
 Programming skills, preferably in IDL;
 Working experience in rice areas, and
 Strong scientific publication record.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
 This is an internationally recruited position.
 AfricaRice provides attractive international salary and benefits package and a collegial and gender‐sensitive working environment.
 The contract for the position will be for a fixed three‐year term

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Candidates should send a letter of application, which specifically addresses the selection criteria outlined previously, and up‐to‐date curriculum vitae with the names and addresses (including Tel/fax/e‐mail) of three referees to:

Human Resources Manager
01 BP 2031 Cotonou (Bénin)
Tel (229) 21 35.01.88
Fax: (229) 21 35 05 56
E‐mail: AfricaRice‐hr@cgiar.org

Applications will be considered up to February 15, 2011 or until the position is filled.

Source: AfricaRice Job Vacancy for Post‐Doctoral Fellow (PDF) in Remote Sensing and GIS

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