The laboratory of Geo-information Science and Remote Sensing invites applications from young and motivated scientists for the position of Assistant (UD) or Associate Professor (UHD) in Geo-information Data Science. The candidate will be asked to contribute to the education activities and the group's research agenda. The candidate is expected to develop innovative scientific research strengthening and complementing the already ongoing themes in the group.
Focus of this position will be in geo-information science and its interfaces with big data science, including (but not limited to) the development of crowdsourcing technologies, visualization/augmented reality, localization, deep learning and/or spatio-temporal modelling of multiple heterogeneous geospatial data sources. The candidate expertise and vision will be in line with the thematic domains of the GRS group: from smart cities, urban computing and digital humanities to agriculture, nature conservation and land use characterisation. Track of successful collaborations with the humanities will be considered an asset .

The candidate must hold a PhD in Geo-information Science, Computer Science or related fields. An excellent academic record (research, passion for teaching, attracting research funding) in line with the expected profile for a Tenure Track at Wageningen University is required. The candidate should show leadership in developing a vision on future research and education in Geo-information Science and be an inspiring ambassador of her/his theme towards stakeholders both within and outside academia, nationally and internationally.

We offer
A full time position for an Assistant or Associate Professor. Evaluation on job performance is every 3 years, and a positive outcome will continue in a permanent position after 6 years. Salary depends on knowledge and experience. Gross salary per month from € 3.545,- to € 4.852,- (assistant professor position) and from € 4.911,- to € 5.978,- (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 an as well as opportunities to work part-time.

Wageningen University & Research

We are
The laboratory of Geo-Information Science and Remote Sensing is part of the Department of Environmental Sciences of Wageningen University. 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 the most recent external evaluation (2015), an international committee assessed our research quality by an excellent score. The laboratory is very international in terms of staff and student composition.