Natural Resources Department Resource Specialist Position
Association of Village Council Presidents
Bethel, AlaskaPhD Research Position
Microwave Remote Sensing of Snow Covered Arctic First-year Sea Ice
University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Natural Resources Department Resource Specialist Position
Association of Village Council Presidents
Bethel, Alaska
The Association of Village Council Presidents (AVCP) invites applications for a Natural Resources Department Resource Specialist in Bethel, Alaska.
This full-time, permanent positon is responsible for assisting with all components of the AVCP Natural Resources Program which includes biology, natural resources, forestry, fire hazard, and agriculture. The position is open to all applicants, however the successful candidate must be able to reside in Bethel, Alaska.
This position will remain open until filled.
This position may be responsible for staff management under the guidance and supervision of the Director and acts as Acting Natural Resources Director during the absence of the Director.
Typical in-house duties include:
- Maintaining contact with all outside entities to monitor and ensure AVCP participation in management decisions affecting the Yukon-Kuskokwim (Y-K) Delta region;
- Broadening cooperative relationships between tribal interests, associate agencies, and governmental entities;
- Providing outreach and information to area residents and general public;
- Travel to appropriate meetings within and outside the region, representing AVCP interests and activities on subjects pertaining to natural resource issues;
- Prepare routine reports and assist in pursuing program funding; and
- Help coordinate and manage Forestry and Fire Preparedness and Agricultural Development programs for native allotments and restricted town site lots within the AVCP service area.
This position requires a thorough understanding of the culture and needs of the Tribes of the Y-K Delta region. Strong written, oral, organizational, and analytical skills are required and Yup’ik/English speaking ability is preferred. Applicants must have a valid driver’s license and the ability to travel aboard small planes.
The successful candidate should have a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in a related field. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and training which provided the required knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position, with two or more years of specialized experience in natural resources. Cold weather tolerance or substantial winter gear is strongly recommended.
Applications, including a cover letter and resume, must be sent via email to Jennifer Hooper at jhooper [at] avcp.org.
For the complete position description and to apply, go to:
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For more information about AVCP, go to:
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For questions, contact:
Jennifer Hooper
Email: jhooper [at] avcp.org
Phone: 907-543-7341
- PhD Research Position
Microwave Remote Sensing of Snow Covered Arctic First-year Sea Ice
University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
The Department of Geography and the Cryosphere Climate Research Group at the University of Calgary invite applications for a PhD position in microwave remote sensing of snow covered Arctic first-year sea ice. This four-year position will be located at the University of Calgary in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Application deadline: 31 October 2017.
The focus of the research to be undertaken will be the development and application of space-borne and/or surface-based multi-frequency, multi-resolution microwave (Synthetic Aperature Radar and scatterometer) remote sensing datasets for improved characterization of Arctic snow covered first-year sea ice thermophysical processes over the annual cycle. Emphasis is placed on enhancing the existing capacity of space-borne multi-frequency, multi-resolution polarimetric microwave scatterometry for determining critical timings associated with the thermodynamic evolution of sea ice during the spring-summer seasonal cycle and determining regional scale variations of the thermodynamic and geophysical processes operating at the air-ocean interface. Special emphasis on determining/validating the snow water equivalent (SWE) on first-year sea ice will be of particular importance.
The objectives for this Ph.D. studentship will be focused around the development of a robust methodology for estimating snow thickness distributions on first-year sea ice (FYI) from time series surface-based polarimetric scatterometer data and provide “up- scaled” estimates using polarimetric space-borne Synthetic Aperature Radar (SAR) data (ie. RADARSAT-2, Sentinel-1A, Cosmo SkyMed, ALOS PALSAR). The successful candidate will also focus on developing a set of methodologies to infer the surface optical/radiative (albedo) properties of sea ice throughout the spring melt season from time series polarimetric microwave scattering. Opportunities for field work in the Canadian Arctic or sub-Arctic are likely in 2019 and/or 2020.
A Master’s degree in electrical engineering, geography, geomatics engineering, Earth or environmental science, geophysics, or related discipline; a grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.5 on a four-point scale, or equivalent, in the previous two years of study; experience undertaking field research and an interest in working in the Arctic; and technical aptitude are required for this positon. Demonstrable experience working with and handling space-borne optical/SAR satellite datasets with specialization in Polarimetric SAR and previous knowledge in using SAR datasets for sea ice applications are advantageous. Demonstrated experience in producing peer-reviewed publications and programming experience in R, Python, IDL, or MATLAB will be an asset.
Applications must include a letter of interest, a curriculum vitae, transcripts, and contact information for three references.
Send application materials via email to John Yackel at yackel [at] ucalgary.ca.
For more information about the Department of Geography, go to:
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For questions, contact:
John Yackel
Email: yackel [at] ucalgary.ca