UC Irvine · 2 months ago
Postdoctoral Scholar: Remote Sensing to FATES: Wildfire Impacts on Western U.S. Forests
UC Irvine is seeking a Postdoctoral Scholar to lead an integrated remote sensing–modeling investigation of wildfire impacts and forest recovery across California, Oregon, and Washington. The role involves integrating datasets, developing recovery chronosequences, optimizing models, and collaborating with various teams to enhance understanding of ecosystem resilience post-wildfire.
Higher Education
Responsibilities
Integrate datasets from GEDI and other orbital sensors (e.g., ECOSTRESS, VIIRS, Landsat/MODIS) to build pre- and post-fire structural and functional diagnostics
Develop recovery chronosequences from multi-sensor time series and quantify ecosystem recovery rates
Initialize and optimize FATES using remote-sensing constraints, run model ensembles, and evaluate vulnerability and resilience across burned landscapes
Collaborate across satellite, field, and modeling teams; publish in leading journals; and present at major conferences
Qualification
Required
An expected or recent Ph.D. in Earth System Science, Remote Sensing, Forestry, Ecology, Atmospheric/Environmental Science, or a related field
Demonstrated expertise in satellite remote sensing (at least two of: lidar/GEDI, thermal/ECOSTRESS, optical Landsat/MODIS/VIIRS)
Expertise with satellite remote sensing and skills in Python or R for geospatial analysis
Strong quantitative, communication, and scientific writing skills (papers, talks)
Benefits
Generous benefits
Company
UC Irvine
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