application deadline: 15. 2. 2012
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The department of Remote Sensing lead by Prof. Dr. Stefan Dech is seeking a PhD candiate for the topic

„Multi-sensoral remote sensing data for the analyis of spatial biodiversity patterns“

The PhD candiate will be working in tight collaboration with the German Aerospace Center (DLR-DFD) and the Nationalpark Bavarian Forest at the University of Würzburg. The position will start in April 2012 for 3 years (TVL-13/2)

The importance of different remote sensing data especially hyperspectral data and Lidar to explain the spatial pattern of existing botanical and zoological in-situ data within the Nationalpark Bavarian Forest is targeted. The trade-off between the application of different scales, spectral signals and temporal resolutions for the explanation of species presence, biodiversity and community composition will be analysed. Very high resolution (CIR, hyperspectral and Lidar) data already exist beside the high to moderate resolution data. The candiate should be highly interested to apply and combine biological and remote sensing approaches and improve the knowledge of remote sensing for biodiversity research.

Requirements:
GIS- and remote sensing knowledge and experiences with remote sensing applications like ENVI, ERDAS or GRASS are required. Moreover the interest to work and develop new methods within the spatial biodiversity analysis in conjunction with remote sensing (esp. hyperspectral data), spatial pattern analysis are expected. Programming skills (e.g. R, IDL) are not required but advantageous as well as statistical and spatial modelling knowledge.

• A Msc or equivalent degreee in Geography, Environmental studies, Biology etc.

• Experiences and interest to work in the cross-discipline topic of Remote Sensing and Biodiversity research • Interests to apply spatial statistical methods and spatial prediction models • Interests to conduct field work and collaborate with biologists and modellers

The application should include a short description of your research interests and why you are interested in the position, CV, copies of Bachelors/Masters thesis, and contact information for 2 reference persons. The application may be written in English or German. Please submit your application as pdf until 15.02.2012 to:

Prof. Dr. Stefan Dech (stefan.dech@uni-wuerzburg.de) and Dr. Martin Wegmann
(martin.wegmann@uni-wuerzburg.de)