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<font size="2"><i>Dear Postdoctoral Scholars and Researchers,<br>
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You are a highly motivated researcher who loves spatial data
science and open geodata? You<br>
want to use your expertise for the benefit of society and the
environment – in particular<br>
stimulating Climate Action or enhancing Humanitarian Aid related
to Climate Resilience? You<br>
want to improve the availability and quality of open geographic
information for Climate<br>
Mitigation and Adaptation and develop high resolution spatial
indicators or GIScience methods<br>
for open, non-profit applications in those areas? Then we actually
might have a suitable and<br>
interesting opportunity for you!<br>
<br>
HeiGIT gGmbH (Heidelberg Institute for Geoinformation Technology)
at Heidelberg University is<br>
pleased to announce a call for applications for a<br>
<br>
<b>Postdoctoral Fellowship (6 – 12 months)</b><br>
<br>
focused on GIScience research, with a special emphasis on work
related to upscaling actionable<br>
geoinformation for climate mitigation and adaptation. This
fellowship provides an exciting<br>
opportunity for scholars to contribute to cutting-edge research
and innovation in the field of<br>
geoinformatics, with a particular focus on leveraging and
enhancing open geodata, especially<br>
Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) and Remote Sensing for
climate action or<br>
humanitarian aid.<br>
<br>
<i>About HeiGIT: </i>HeiGIT gGmbH, is a leading applied
non-profit research institute dedicated to<br>
advancing the field of geoinformatics. The objective of HeiGIT is
to improve knowledge and<br>
technology transfer from fundamental research in geoinformatics to
practical applications. Our<br>
vision is a better society and environment by improving open
geoinformation and<br>
geoinformation technology. Our mission is to provide research and
development to support<br>
decision making in the field of climate action, sustainable
mobility and humanitarian aid. We<br>
accomplish this through open geoinformation, open methods, open
software and close<br>
collaboration with our partners. Our work encompasses a wide range
of applications, from<br>
developing innovative tools and methodologies to address societal
challenges to promoting open<br>
geospatial data for the greater good.<br>
<br>
<i>Fellowship Overview:</i><br>
- Duration: 6-12 months (modifications negotiable depending on
circumstances)<br>
- Location: Heidelberg Institute for Geoinformation Technology
(HeiGIT), Heidelberg,<br>
Germany<br>
- Focus Areas: Geoinformation for Climate Action (Climate
Mitigation, Climate Adaption &<br>
Resilience)<br>
<i><br>
Research Themes:</i><br>
Your work should contribute two one of our research topics listed
below and be closely related<br>
to the current work at HeiGIT. This will allow to maximize
synergies between you and the<br>
researchers at HeiGIT and the affiliated GIScience research group
at Heidelberg University.<br>
- Climate Action: Develop high-resolution spatial indicators and
tools related to addressing<br>
climate change, including the development of methods and services
for monitoring and<br>
mitigating its impacts.<br>
- Humanitarian Aid: Enhance the application of geoinformation
technologies in<br>
humanitarian aid efforts, with a focus on improving the
availability and usage of<br>
geospatial data for disaster response, risk exposure modeling, and
climate resilience.<br>
- Open Geodata & VGI: Contribute to developing methods and
tools for the enhancement<br>
and utilization of open geospatial data, especially Volunteered
Geographic Information<br>
(VGI) such as OpenStretMap (OSM) for Climate Mitigation and
Adaptation.<br>
<br>
<i>Eligibility:</i><br>
- Scholars with a PhD in GIScience, computer science, geography,
environmental studies,<br>
or related fields.<br>
- Demonstrated in-depth geoinformatics research experience related
to climate action or<br>
humanitarian aid, esp. utilizing and enhancing open geodata (esp.
VGI) in those domains.<br>
- Strong programming, machine learning or spatial data analysis
skills.<br>
-Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.<br>
- Team player, working closely together with colleagues at HeiGIT
and GIScience Group at<br>
Heidelberg University.<br>
<br>
<i>Application Process:</i> Interested scholars should submit the
following documents to<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:jobs@heigit.org">jobs@heigit.org</a> by 15.03.2024.<br>
-Curriculum Vitae (CV), including references and transcripts with
grades<br>
- Short cover letter outlining research interests related to the
work at HeiGIT and relevant<br>
experience<br>
- Sample of recent research work (published paper or thesis)<br>
- Preferred timeframe (availability)<br>
<br>
<i>Benefits:</i><br>
-Working with a motivated interdisciplinary team on topics
relevant for the society and<br>
environment<br>
- Access to state-of-the-art research facilities and resources<br>
- Collaboration opportunities with leading experts in GIScience<br>
- Networking with the international research community and
relevant stakeholders in the<br>
respective domains<br>
<br>
We look forward to receiving your applications and welcoming a
diverse group of international<br>
scholars to contribute to impactful GIScience research at HeiGIT.<br>
We stand for equal opportunities. We welcome all people regardless
of age, origin, gender,<br>
sexual identity, religion or disability.<br>
Please note our data protection information for applicants.
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://heigit.org/privacy-policy/data-protection-information-for-applicants/">https://heigit.org/privacy-policy/data-protection-information-for-applicants/</a><br>
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GIScience Research Group Heidelberg University
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://uni-heidelberg.de/gis">https://uni-heidelberg.de/gis</a>
Heidelberg Institute for Geoinformation Technology (HeiGIT gGmbH)
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://heigit.org">https://heigit.org</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://giscienceblog.uni-heidelberg.de">http://giscienceblog.uni-heidelberg.de</a>
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