Call for Applications for a Student Assistant
On Agricultural Land Use and Remote Sensing
Student Assistant on Agricultural Land Use and Remote Sensing
Postgraduate (M.Sc. or M.A. student), 6 months, ca. 40h per month,
from July 1st, 2022; (with the possibility of a 6 months extension)
The Student Assistant will work with the Junior Research Group TRANSECT (Agrarian Transformations and Social-Ecological Complexities - Local Bioeconomy Scenarios in Central and South Asia) funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) at Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development (HNE Eberswalde, Germany). The Junior Research Group investigates the social-ecological effects and interdependencies of agrarian transformations in Central and South Asia.
Within the project, the Student Assistant will be concerned with mapping agricultural land cover, using remote sensing data (e.g. Sentinel-2 and Landsat 8). Primary duties include, but are not limited to:
- Visual interpretation of temporal vegetation index profiles (e.g. NDVI)
- Collection of on screen validation data on historic crop types
- Collection of on screen validation data on historic land use
- Quality control and quality assurance
- Creation of maps and figures
The candidate ideally should have a training in remote sensing and should be able to work independently under the supervision of the TRANSECT team.
General requirements:
- Good command of English
- Good knowledge of the mathematical/physical basics of remote sensing and the processing of satellite images
- A good understanding of phenological characteristics of different crop types
- Practical experience in raster and vector data processing
- Confident handling of GIS software environments (preferably QGIS)
- An independent, structured, goal-oriented and reliable way of working
- Ability to work in a team and good communication skills
- Ideally, the candidate should have practical experience in the programming environments R and/or Python
Further information:
- Appointment from July 1st, 2022
- The position is initially limited to 6 month with an option for possible extension of 6 months
- ca. 10 hours per week
- Payment according to public pay agreement
The Student Assistant will be supervised by TRANSECT member Dr Christoph Raab, remote sensing and GIS researcher, who can be contacted for inquiries regarding the position.
Further information about the project:
www.transect.de
The application should consist of a single PDF document containing a cover letter with a brief description of your possible starting date, your research background and interest, motivation, particular skills that you would like to highlight, and a short CV.
Send your application until
May 31, 2022 to:
Christoph.Raab@hnee.de
Dr Christoph Raab
TRANSECT
Schwappachweg 3 (22.1)
16225 Eberswalde
Germany
Research Interests
- International Political Economy
- Development Economics
- Environment and Conflict
- Foreign Investment and Labor
- Islam in Post-Communism
- China in Central and South Asia
Curriculum Vitae
Pengshan Pan is a PhD candidate at the University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs. His fields are international political economy and development. His research focuses on international development and political economy, especially in Central and South Asia. In particular, he explores the interlinkages between foreign direct investment, nature and conflict. He is broadly interested in industrial policies in post-communist countries and China's footprint in Eurasia.
Aug 2017 – Current
PhD Candidate, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Graduate Certificate: Center for Russian & East European Studies / Asian Studies Center
- Fields: International Political Economy / Development
Aug 2014 – Dec 2016
Master of Science, Economics
University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI, USA
Sep 2009 – Jun 2013
Bachelor of Economics, Finance
Sichuan University Chengdu, China
Experience
mid-June /July / August / mid-September 2022
Visiting Fellow, TRANSECT
Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development Eberswalde, Germany
Mar / April /May / June 2022
Research Fellow, OSCE Academy Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Spring 2022
Participant, Economic Research Mentoring Program,
China-Russia Eurasian Studies Center Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Summer 2021
Participant, Virtual Summer School on Socioeconomic Inequality
University of Chicago / Hong Kong University of Science and Techology
Summer 2018
Participant, ICPSR Summer Institute, EITM Certificate
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Sep 2017 – Current
Research Assistant, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Sep 2016 - Apr 2017
Research Assistant, La Follette School of Public Affairs Madison, WI, USA
Conference & Seminar Presentations
Fall 2022 / Montreal, Canada & Fall 2021 Seattle, WA, USA, (virtual)
American Political Science Association Conference (APSA)
Spring 2022
Midwest Political Science Association Conference (MPSA)
Chicago, IL, USA
Summer 2022 / Tashkent, Uzbekistan & Fall 2021 Columbus, OH, USA, (virtual)
Central Eurasian Studies Society Conference (CESS)
Spring 2022
Graduate Students in International Political Economy (GSIPE), (virtual)
Summer 2022
Wisconsin Russia Project Workshop
University of Wisconsin–Madison, WI, USA
Summer 2021
Conceptualizing the BRI and its Effects Workshop
University of Toronto, Canada
Summer 2021
Political Science and International Relations Academic Community Conference
Tsinghua University Beijing, China
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TRANSECT
Schwappachweg 3 (22.1)16225 EberswaldeGermany
