Belgium – The Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Biosystems Department, M3-BIORES (Measurement, Modeling and Management of Bioresponses) Division, recruits a research team leader at postdoctoral level.
The position encompasses the following responsibilities and opportunities under the overall guidance of prof. Pol Coppin who in the immediate future has limited time to spend on his research team because he is also the dean of the faculty:
1. Day-to-day management of a research team comprising 6 doctoral researchers.
2. Final redaction and co-authorship of all publications of the team.
3. Supervision of Ph.D. progress of the team members.
4. Conceptualization and redaction of innovative research proposals.
5. Teaching of Earth Observation, Remote Sensing of Vegetative Systems, and Natural Resources Assessment classes at M.Sc. level.
6. Executive supervision of research projects in the fields of hyperspectral remote sensing and lidar based structural studies of plant production systems, of habitat monitoring for vectors of infectious diseases, of unmixing of hyperspectral pixel signatures, of the design of new hyperspectral vegetation indicators, etc.
7. Continuation of the own research line once funding to do so has been secured.
Moreover, the position entails an official status as visiting lecturer at the K.U.Leuven. Funding is available for a period of 2 years, to be extended if and when sufficient new grants have been secured. Ideally, the position should be taken up by February 1, 2011 or the soonest thereafter.
As team leader, the postdoctoral fellow will be a member of the steering committee of the M3-BIORES division and of the educational board of the Master Programme in Earth Observation, effectively filling in for prof. Coppin. He or she will interact with prof. Coppin on a weekly basis and more intensively when the situation warrants so.
Preference will be given to a candidate with 3 or more years postdoctoral experience holding a Ph.D. which combines quantitative engineering skills with plant production system knowledge within an earth observation framework. Proficiency in the English language (spoken as well as written) is a must, knowledge of other languages and international experience are assets.
The salary scale for the postdoctoral fellowship ranges from EUR 1850.00 to 2250.00 net according to relevant experience. For more detailed information on the position and on employment conditions at the K.U.Leuven, please contact pol.coppin [at] biw.kuleuven.be
