Job title: Postdoctor in Biodiversity, Remote sensing and AI Reference number PAR 2025/130 Responsibilities: At the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences (BioEnv) at the University of Gothenburg, you will be part of a multidisciplinary team working on methods to predict biodiversity and carbon recovery in tropical forests, integrating remote sensing, ground-truthing, and AI models. You will analyze and model high-resolution carbon and biodiversity data from sites in southeastern Brazil and southwestern Costa Rica, exploring different land-use categories and stages of ecosystem restoration. You will implement and optimize data analysis and model frameworks using an interpretable AI approach to: Identify cost-effective ways of measuring carbon and biodiversity at scale Test the relative importance of stochastic vs deterministic factors in predicting carbon sequestration and biodiversity recovery Identify the optimal combination of restoration sites and methods to m...
Researcher AI for animal welfare Do you enjoy conducting research from A to Z? Do you want to contribute to groundbreaking technologies? Are you eager to delve into AI and sensor technology and apply them for animal welfare? Read more about the job in the job description. Your capabilities You have a master degree in a graduate program with a field related to agriculture, animal welfare, precision livestock farming or equivalent. Candidates with doctoral degrees are also welcome to apply. Students who will graduate in 2024 may also apply If you have a foreign diploma, we ask you to obtain equivalence recognition. You can apply for this at NARIC Vlaanderen You have previous research experience, from setting up experiments to publishing articles. You have experience with data analysis and programming languages such as R or Python. You have a good oral and written knowledge of English. We offer We offer you an open-ended contract (with minimum guaranteed financing for 8 months) with a com...
Oferta compartida por Cristina WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF The WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF is part of the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL and thus of the ETH Domain. WSL focuses on the sustainable use and protection of the environment and on the handling of natural hazards. WSL employs approximately 600 people, of whom 140 work at SLF in Davos. The Group Mountain Ecosystems within the Research Unit Alpine Environments and Natural Hazards investigates how climate change and land use affects the diversity and functioning of alpine ecosystems and is offering from Mai/June – August/September (4 Months) an Internship “ Insect monitoring with cameras in the Alps ” Automatic insect monitoring systems using digital cameras and computer vision offer great potential to advance our understanding of insect declines. Cameras can track insects on images, making it easy to monitor insects and their biomass across enviro...
Oferta compartida por Cristina (de parte de Javi Oñate) Apply for a PhD position Would you like to develop AI algorithms to help understand animal sound? To monitor biodiversity across Europe? To collaborate with AI and biodiversity experts, as part of a team and with partners in many European countries? We are now looking for PhD Doctoral Candidates. - 10 positions available , funded by the EU - In The Netherlands, Germany, France, Belgium, Czechia, Finland, and the UK - Work on your project in teamwork with experts in both AI and ecology/zoology - Collaborate with project partners in other European institutions, including extended research visits for in-depth collaborations - PhDs are planned to begin in early 2024 - The funded PhDs will run for 3 to 4 years A unique combination of animal sounds, behavior, ecology and AI Some of the PhD projects focus on developing AI/signal processing algorithms. Some of the PhD projects focus on ecological questions or animal behaviour. ...
Oferta compartida por Cristina Director of Research Full-time & Remote Earth Species Project (ESP) is a non-profit organization focused on using artificial intelligence to advance our understanding of animal communication, and ultimately to decode non-human languages. We believe AI has the potential to transform the way we perceive the world around us, expanding the ability of human beings to learn from other species. Our hope is that this will make a significant contribution to altering human perspective on how we relate to the rest of nature. ESP partners with biologists and machine learning researchers at leading universities and institutions around the world, and we are honored to be supported by many forward-looking philanthropists and groups including the National Geographic Society and the entrepreneur and author Reid Hoffman. RESPONSIBILITIES We are looking for a thought leader in artificial intelligence with a track record of managing a team of researchers. ESP is still g...
Oferta compartida por Nuria Role 1- Teaching Fellow - Centre of Excellence for Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, and Modelling (DAIM) We are recruiting Biologists studying Ecology, Evolution and Genetics using Data Science and AI approaches. We are significantly investing and contributing to the AI world of today and tomorrow - and this investment brings a fantastic opportunity for seven Teaching Fellows to join us at the Centre of Excellence on a permanent basis. The ideal candidates will have excellent communication and personal supervision skills and be able to engage, motivate and support students. They will be expected to make significant contributions to supporting the academic progress of students, to support teaching, and to deliver a positive impact on the student experience. Preference will be given to candidates who are able to provide teaching support across a number of subject areas relevant to DAIM and who complement and enhance the overall disciplinary balance ...
Oferta compartida por Cristina Merlin Project Coordinator - Lab of Ornithology As part of the university's comprehensive vaccination program , all Cornell employees are required to have and provide proof of an FDA-or WHO-authorized or approved COVID-19 primary vaccination or have obtained a university-approved disability/medical or religious exemption, regardless of their role and work location. New hires are required to provide documentation showing primary vaccination status (that is, completion of two shots of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine or one shot of the Janssen/Johnson & Johnson) before their first day of work. If a new hire's vaccination is not complete or information is not received by their start date, the first day of work will be delayed. It is possible in some cases that an offer of employment may be withdrawn. For additional information on Cornell’s Vaccination Compliance Program click here . The Cornell University Lab of Ornithology is on the lookout for...
Oferta compartida por Cristina Ornithologist HiDef Aerial Surveying Limited (HiDef) is known for its market leading, innovative digital aerial surveys, which have been deployed in seven countries. We are expanding rapidly across all of our services, combining technical and scientific excellence and it is crucial to the company that we continue to deliver all of our services in a consistent and efficient manner. Our Vision: "to provide trusted, high quality environmental data, analysis and consultancy to support decision-making for the renewables industry and conservation". Our Mission: "to be a leading marine environmental consultancy for the global offshore renewables industry". Quality lies at the heart of HiDef’s services and following a growth of business the company is looking to recruit an Ornithologist(s) to join our Operations team. This position within the company offers significant opportunities for the right person who will be enthusiastic, methodical, d...
Oferta compartida por Cristina Postdoctoral Fellows in AI for Biodiversity Monitoring Naturalis is looking for Postdoctoral Fellows in AI for Biodiversity Monitoring. Introduction Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden is the Dutch national research institute for biodiversity and systematics. With our collection of 42 million specimens, one of the world's largest natural history collections, and our state-of-the-art research facilities we offer the (inter)national research infrastructure for species, identification and monitoring (for example in the projects ARISE , DiSSCo and Xeno Canto ). We run nature identification services processing many millions of images/month for users including citizens and regional government agencies. We closely collaborate with many Dutch universities, research institutes, industry, and government. We host over 120 researchers including 14 academia embedded professors and 40 PhD students. We present the history of our planet, and the diversity ...
Oferta compartida por Nuria 3 tenure-track research positions with a focus on species discovery and taxonomy of hyperdiverse arthropod clades at the Center for Integrative Biodiversity Discovery, Museum fuer Naturkunde (MfN) Berlin, Germany https://jobs.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin/jobposting/067dbdb4c8bb8cd36a232c28a9627486a3687b6a The opportunity: The Museum fuer Naturkunde Berlin has an internationally visible Center for Integrative Biodiversity Discovery. It will meet the scientific and societal challenges arising from rapid worldwide ecosystem change, not least the global biodiversity crisis, and capitalise on the chances and innovations from biodiversity. The Center will develop new scientific approaches to the study of biodiversity that will contribute to a more efficient and significantly faster global biodiversity inventory. At the same time it will enable high-quality taxonomic research on extinct and recent organisms and develop targeted knowledge products for various user g...
Oferta compartida por Nuria The Swedish Museum of Natural History (NRM) is hiring a tenure-track researcher in Data-Driven Life Science (DDLS), within the field of biodiversity and evolution. The appointed researcher will receive a start-up package of 17 M SEK, which includes funding to establish their own independent research group. The NRM ( www.nrm.se ) is a major research institute with state-of-the-art equipment and dedicated laboratories that enable high-quality research on a broad range of natural history topics. The museum is located in Stockholm, which by many is regarded as one of the most beautiful capitals in the world, and is home to a vibrant scientific community with several leading research institutes, including the world-leading research infrastructures at the Science for Life Laboratory, nearby Stockholm University and the Royal Institute of Technology. The research position is funded by the SciLifeLab and Wallenberg National Program for Data-Driven Life Science (DDLS...
