The Laboratory of Geo-information Science and Remote Sensing at Wageningen University seeks a talented and enthusiastic candidate for a tenure track appointment at the rank of Assistant (UD) or Associate (UHD) Professor focused on quantitative/physical remote sensing.

We seek a scholar with in-depth knowledge of the fundamentals of optical Remote Sensing of the land surface with extensive experience with data processing from relevant optical imaging instruments (including thermal). The ideal candidate should have an excellent research track record in quantitative optical Remote Sensing, e.g., the use of vegetation indices and radiative transfer (RT) models for vegetation studies. The successful candidate will be able to collaborate with colleagues to address transdisciplinary challenges in land remote sensing.

You will join the Laboratory of Geo-information Science and Remote Sensing, a multidisciplinary group with excellent expertise in the study of land cover and land use dynamics, plant trait retrieval, and agro-environmental applications from local to global scales. Our group is an important member of the Unmanned Aerial Remote Sensing Facility which hosts a range of UAV platforms and several multispectral, hyperspectral, and thermal cameras as well as LiDAR scanners. We have an exceptional history in the development of vegetation indices and optical reflectance models (including bi-directional reflectance and hyperspectral measurements) linked with crop growth models and land cover maps. We use a combination of data science methods and RT models applied to the range of available imagery for land monitoring, from UAV to global scale satellite datasets.

• A PhD degree in remote sensing, geo-information science, geography, or related field.
• In-depth knowledge of the fundamentals of Remote Sensing of the land surface.
• Knowledge of the development and application of enhanced radiative transfer models in the optical spectrum.
• Experience with scientific programming.
• Experience in or willing to learn acquiring and leading funded research projects.
• An emerging (assistant) or strong (associate) track record of peer reviewed papers.
• Experience with and a passion for delivering high quality education at all levels, including supervising thesis students.
• A strong team player willing to contribute to the wider interests of the group and the university.
• Excellent English oral communication and writing skills (C1 level).

WUR offers excellent terms of employment. A few highlights from our Collective Labour Agreement include:

• sabbatical leave, study leave, and paid parental leave;
• working hours that can be discussed and arranged so that they allow for the best possible work-life balance;
• the option to accrue additional holiday hours by working more, up to 40 hours per week;
• there is a strong focus on vitality, and you can make use of the sports facilities available on campus for a small fee;
• a fixed December bonus of 8.3%;
• excellent pension scheme.

In addition to these first-rate employee benefits, we offer a full-time position as Assistant or Associate Professor. Evaluation on job performance is every three years, and a positive outcome will continue in a permanent position after 6 years. Salary depends on knowledge and experience and will range from a minimum of € 3.974,-to a maximum of € 5.439 (assistant professor position), and € 5.506,- to a maximum of € 6181,- (associate professor position) based on full time employment.

We offer you a career trajectory called Tenure Track. From the position of Assistant or Associate Professor we can provide a great environment for you to grow, excel and work within the department to make a difference in our field and develop towards a Professor holding a Personal Chair; including the chance to build up your own research line and research group. Training and coaching are provided, as well as opportunities to work part-time.

Wageningen University & Research encourages internal advancement opportunities and mobility with an internal recruitment policy. There are plenty of options for personal initiative in a learning environment, and we provide excellent training opportunities. We are offering a unique position in an international environment with a pleasant and open working atmosphere.

You are going to work at the greenest and most innovative campus in Holland, and at a university that has been chosen as the "Best University" in the Netherlands for the 18th consecutive time.

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Wageningen University & Research

Wageningen University & Research
The mission of Wageningen University & Research is "To explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life". Under the banner Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen University and the specialised research institutes of the Wageningen Research Foundation have joined forces in contributing to finding solutions to important questions in the domain of healthy food and living environment. With its roughly 30 branches, 7,200 employees (6,400 fte) and 13,200 students and over 150.000 participants to WUR's Life Long Learning, Wageningen University & Research is one of the leading organisations in its domain. The unique Wageningen approach lies in its integrated approach to issues and the collaboration between different disciplines.

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The laboratory of Geo-Information Science and Remote Sensing is part of the Department of Environmental Sciences. The Department's fundamental research and education concerns our living environment: nature, landscape, land use, mitigation and adaptation to climate change, water management, and various competing claims on space.

The mission of our laboratory is to advance spatial competences for a sustainable world through research and education. The education that conveys this mission is offered in a variety of BSc programmes of Wageningen University and concentrated in the MSc Geo-information Science of Wageningen University and the joint MSc in Geographical Information Management and Applications (GIMA). The research of the laboratory has a fundamental character with a clear link to the mission of Wageningen University to provide Science for Impact. Our research agenda is represented in five themes:

1. Sensing and measuring,
2. Modelling and visualization,
3. Integrated land monitoring,
4. Human-space interactions, and
5. Empowering agro-environmental communities.

In recent years the laboratory received excellent review in both research and education and is very international in terms of staff and student composition.

We will recruit for the vacancy ourselves, so no employment agencies please. However, sharing in your network is appreciated