Research Fellow in Precision Soil Mapping - Cranfield University
Cranfield University - School of Water, Energy and Environment, Environment and Agrifood / Cranfield Soil and Agrifood Institute
Location: Cranfield
Salary: £31,620 per annum
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Contract / Temporary
Placed on: 19th July 2016
Closes: 17th August 2016
Job Ref: 2240
(Fixed Term contract until 31 August 2018)
Location: Cranfield, Bedfordshire
Agrifood has been a key strategic theme at Cranfield University for over 40 years. This has been recognised in the establishment of the Cranfield Soil and Agrifood Institute. We have internationally-recognised expertise across both domestic and international food supply chains, from primary food production and inputs through to point of sale and waste reduction/utilisation. Cranfield is the national centre for research in soils within England and Wales, responsible for the ‘Land Information System’ (LandIS), housing the National Soil map and property data, as well as the World Soil Survey Archive and Catalogue (WOSSAC).
The focus of this project is improving the productivity and sustainability of the arable areas of England, Wales and Scotland by developing a suite of new ‘precision soil maps’, using a combination of satellite multispectral imagery and existing soil mapping data.
We are looking for an exceptional Researcher to support an InnovateUK/NERC funded post, working on the “Precision Soil Mapping” project, seeking to improve the productivity and sustainability of the arable areas of England, Wales and Scotland by developing precision soil maps.
You will work closely with the project team and partners to manipulate and process soil brightness imagery collected and derived from multispectral satellite data. The research will involve the implementation of advanced data fusion and geostatistical methods to produce thematic soil maps (e.g. precision soil maps) using soil brightness imagery, employing ‘data fusion’ techniques to join this together with soil datasets from Cranfield University and the James Hutton Institute.
The project will see partner AgSpace upgrading their software tools to accommodate the new precision soil maps. Lastly, an exploitation plan will be developed in this applied project, to approach potential adopters of the proposed maps, with the intention to commercialise the results as soon as possible.
You will be working within an interdisciplinary team comprising of agricultural engineers, soil scientists, database managers, agronomists, informaticists and will be jointly responsible for writing academic papers and participating in project meetings. You will present information on research progress and outcomes, communicate complex information, orally, in writing and electronically and prepare proposals and applications to external bodies.
You will have a PhD in the area of Precision Agriculture, Agriculture Engineering, Agronomy, Engineering, or Agri-informatics, with numerate and computational methods (e.g. data analysis, programming or modelling). You should have proven experience of undertaking applied environmental / land-based research involving numerical and computational methods, a track record of publishing high-impact journal articles, and the ability to undertake and summarise literature reviews. You need to have substantial knowledge of modelling, statistical analysis, spatial processes and informatics approaches, as well as be skilled in numerical process modelling, computer programming, GIS/Remote sensing, and data-fusion methods.
For an informal discussion, please contact Dr Abdul Mouazen, Senior Lecturer in Agricultural and Environmental Engineering, on T: +44 (0)1234 750111 Ext. 2701 or E: a.mouazen@cranfield.ac.uk
Apply online now at www.cranfield.ac.uk/hr or contact us for further details on E: hr@cranfield.ac.uk or T: +44 (0)1234 754223. For any enquiries, please quote reference number 2240.
Interviews to be held: 1 September 2016
Location: Cranfield
Salary: £31,620 per annum
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Contract / Temporary
Placed on: 19th July 2016
Closes: 17th August 2016
Job Ref: 2240
(Fixed Term contract until 31 August 2018)
Location: Cranfield, Bedfordshire
Agrifood has been a key strategic theme at Cranfield University for over 40 years. This has been recognised in the establishment of the Cranfield Soil and Agrifood Institute. We have internationally-recognised expertise across both domestic and international food supply chains, from primary food production and inputs through to point of sale and waste reduction/utilisation. Cranfield is the national centre for research in soils within England and Wales, responsible for the ‘Land Information System’ (LandIS), housing the National Soil map and property data, as well as the World Soil Survey Archive and Catalogue (WOSSAC).
The focus of this project is improving the productivity and sustainability of the arable areas of England, Wales and Scotland by developing a suite of new ‘precision soil maps’, using a combination of satellite multispectral imagery and existing soil mapping data.
We are looking for an exceptional Researcher to support an InnovateUK/NERC funded post, working on the “Precision Soil Mapping” project, seeking to improve the productivity and sustainability of the arable areas of England, Wales and Scotland by developing precision soil maps.
You will work closely with the project team and partners to manipulate and process soil brightness imagery collected and derived from multispectral satellite data. The research will involve the implementation of advanced data fusion and geostatistical methods to produce thematic soil maps (e.g. precision soil maps) using soil brightness imagery, employing ‘data fusion’ techniques to join this together with soil datasets from Cranfield University and the James Hutton Institute.
The project will see partner AgSpace upgrading their software tools to accommodate the new precision soil maps. Lastly, an exploitation plan will be developed in this applied project, to approach potential adopters of the proposed maps, with the intention to commercialise the results as soon as possible.
You will be working within an interdisciplinary team comprising of agricultural engineers, soil scientists, database managers, agronomists, informaticists and will be jointly responsible for writing academic papers and participating in project meetings. You will present information on research progress and outcomes, communicate complex information, orally, in writing and electronically and prepare proposals and applications to external bodies.
You will have a PhD in the area of Precision Agriculture, Agriculture Engineering, Agronomy, Engineering, or Agri-informatics, with numerate and computational methods (e.g. data analysis, programming or modelling). You should have proven experience of undertaking applied environmental / land-based research involving numerical and computational methods, a track record of publishing high-impact journal articles, and the ability to undertake and summarise literature reviews. You need to have substantial knowledge of modelling, statistical analysis, spatial processes and informatics approaches, as well as be skilled in numerical process modelling, computer programming, GIS/Remote sensing, and data-fusion methods.
For an informal discussion, please contact Dr Abdul Mouazen, Senior Lecturer in Agricultural and Environmental Engineering, on T: +44 (0)1234 750111 Ext. 2701 or E: a.mouazen@cranfield.ac.uk
Apply online now at www.cranfield.ac.uk/hr or contact us for further details on E: hr@cranfield.ac.uk or T: +44 (0)1234 754223. For any enquiries, please quote reference number 2240.
Interviews to be held: 1 September 2016