Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
Neural Computing Research Group,
Aston University, Birmingham, UK
NAOC: Neural network Algorithms for Ocean Colour
We are looking for a highly motivated individual for a 3 year
postdoctoral research position in the area of the analysis of
multi-spectral, remotely sensed data.
The emphasis of this research will be on developing and applying data
modelling, visualisation and analysis algorithms to measurements of the
'ocean colour' across the electro-magnetic spectrum to generate
estimates of chlorophyll-A concentrations using satellite observations.
This will allow a better understanding of the distribution of primary
biological production and the global carbon cycle. You will be working
in a team from seven institutions around the European Union, and there
is scope for a great deal of interaction.
For more details, see the NAOC web site
http://www.ncrg.aston.ac.uk/~cornfosd/naoc/.
You will work in the Neural Computing Research Group which has a
worldwide reputation in practical and theoretical aspects of information
analysis.
Applicants should have strong mathematical and computational skills;
some knowledge of remote sensing would be an advantage. We expect to use
methods such as the Generative Topographic Mapping (GTM) to model the
unconditional probability distribution of the ocean colour data, and
then combine this with expert labelling to perform 'unsupervised'
classification. We will also develop spatial (Gaussian process) models
of the abundance of phytoplankton to aid field-wise (Bayesian) ocean
colour retrieval.
Candidates should hold (or imminently expect to gain) a PhD in
Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Remote Sensing or a related field.
Experience of programming (especially MATLAB or C/C++) and a knowledge
of Unix would be an advantage. Salaries will be up to point 6 on the
RA 1A scale, currently 18731 UK pounds per annum. The salary scale is
subject to annual increments.
If you wish to be considered for this Fellowship, please send a full CV
and publications list, including full details and grades of academic
qualifications, together with the names of 3 referees, quoting reference
NAOC01, to:
Personnel Officer
Aston University
Birmingham B4 7ET, U.K.
Tel: +44 (0)121 359 0870
Fax: +44 (0)121 359 6470
Further details can be obtained from Dr. Dan Cornford:
d.cornford@aston.ac.uk.
Closing date: 16 March 2001
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Dr Dan Cornford d.cornford@aston.ac.uk
Computer Science
Aston University
Aston Triangle tel +44 121 359 3611 ext 4667
Birmingham B4 7ET fax +44 121 333 6215
http://www.ncrg.aston.ac.uk/~cornfosd/
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