Help us to further understand the interplay of global environmental change and people’s health by developing and applying cutting-edge geo-data engineering and geo-artificial intelligence methods.
Planetary Health, which focuses on the health of human civilization and the natural systems it relies on, underscores the interconnectedness between environmental issues and human well-being. Climate change is behind many environmental issues, such as heat waves, noise pollution, or longer or more intense pollen seasons that negatively affect human health. Even when data availability is increasing, modelling, and monitoring those environmental issues at meaningful spatiotemporal scales is challenging. Some challenges are related to data heterogeneity (including having to work with data at various spatial and temporal scales) and the general lack of data-driven approaches that can natively capture complex spatiotemporal relations.
You will develop and apply geo-data engineering and geo-artificial intelligence methods to data coming from a variety of sources, such as Earth observation and local/in-situ sensors, and citizens' perspectives to address environmental issues and quantify their effects on human health.
Information and application
For more information about the position, you can contact Dr Rosa Aguilar (email: r.aguilar@utwente.nl). You are also invited to visit our homepage.
Please submit your application before 5 June 2024. Your application should include:
- A motivation letter (maximum 2 pages of A4), emphasizing your specific interest, qualifications, motivation to apply for this position, and the environmental issue or change you want to address in your research
- Curriculum Vitae (including a list of all courses attended and grades obtained and the names and contact information of two references)
- A short description (150 – 250 words) of your last significant result (MSc thesis/final project report/EngD thesis) and a list of publications
Online (first round) job interviews will take place in the second half of June. Possible second-round interviews are expected to take place in the first week of July.
About the department
The geoinformation Processing Department (GIP) works on the design and development of methods & techniques for processing (acquiring, organizing, analysing) heterogeneous collections of spatio-temporal data, and in the implementation of open geo-information solutions (models, visualizations and services) that help to understand key societal problems.
About the organisation
The Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) provides international postgraduate education, research and project services in the field of geo-information science and earth observation. Our mission is capacity development, where we apply, share and facilitate the effective use of geo-information and earth observation knowledge and tools for tackling global wicked problems. Our purpose is to enable our many partners around the world to track and trace the impact – and the shifting causes and frontiers – of today’s global challenges. Our vision is of a world in which researchers, educators, and students collaborate across disciplinary and geographic divides with governmental and non-governmental organisations, institutes, businesses, and local populations to surmount today’s complex global challenges and to contribute to sustainable, fair, and digital societies.
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