Details
- Deadline
- Research Field
- Natural sciences
- Funding Type
- Funding
- Career Stage
- First Stage Researcher (R1) (Up to the point of PhD)
- European Research Programme
- Not funded by an EU programme
About
Outline
The research position is part of the H2020 Super-G project (https://www.super-g.eu/). The overall objective of the SUPER-G project is to co-develop sustainable PG systems and policies with farmers and policy makers that will be effective in optimising productivity, whilst supporting biodiversity and delivering a number of other ES.
This PhD project will work on integrating satellite estimates of soil moisture to hydrological modelling through various advanced data-model fusion frameworks. The work will be based on installing and maintaining several in-situ soil moisture sensor networks and analyzing the potential of novel satellite data from Sentinel-2. The relation between soil moisture (either in-situ measured or derived from remote-sensing) and grassland biomass production and quality will also be evaluated.
We are looking for candidates that hold an MSc degree in the field of Agriculture, Forestry or Environmental Engineering, Hydro(geo)logy or (Physical) Geography.
• Have an interest and/ or experience in modelling (R, Python, Fortran), remote sensing and GIS.
• Experience or interest in field work: working with soil moisture sensors and vegetation/soil sampling equipment.
• The PhD will be based in Córdoba, Spain, at the Department of Agronomy that is a “Maria de Maeztu” Unit for Excellence (https://www.uco.es/organiza/departamentos/agronomia/es/)
What is funded
Salary is €34.800 gross (approximately €1.700/month), plus €3.564 per year for additional costs (conferences, courses, etc.). An additional prize of €7.500 is paid upon completion of the PhD.
Duration
3 years
Eligibility
The selection process is very competitive and candidates should have an excellent academic record.
The candidate will apply through “la Caixa” foundation. Deadline is February 2020.
Eligible candidates must live outside of Spain or Portugal (maximum 12 months in the last 3 years), have a B2 English degree, and have a higher education degree that gives access to doctoral studies.
For more information, please contact Ms Cristina Flores (r22florc AT uco.es)
Organisation
- Organisation name
- Córdoba University
- Organisation Country
- More Information
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