The University of the Free State (UFS) is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in South Africa. It opened its doors in 1904 on the Bloemfontein Campus with a mere six students in the Humanities. Since then, our institution has grown to more than 34 127 students, spread across seven faculties over three campuses. https://www.ufs.ac.za/about-the-...
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Senior Researcher (GIS and Remote Sensing, and Environmental Management)
PhD on NQF Level 10 in Environmental Management, Geography, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Geoinformatics, or a closely related discipline.
Proven experience in the presentation of papers/posters at national scholarly conferences.
Proven national recognition for specialist expertise and research in a specific area of scholarship.
An NRF rating or demonstrated potential for obtaining an NRF rating.
Proven experience in supervision of graduated master's-degree students.
A proven research record of relevant publications in national and international accredited journals.
Proven experience of service as an active member of a national or international scholarly society or committee or agency concerned with research at higher-education levels.
Recommendations:
Minimum of 2 years postdoctoral research experience in relevant fields.
Demonstrated track record of research excellence with substantial publications in high-impact peer-reviewed journals (minimum 10 publications).
Proven experience in leading research projects and managing multidisciplinary teams.
Extensive expertise in advanced GIS and remote sensing software and methodologies.
Strong record of postgraduate student supervision with successful completions.
Excellent scientific writing, communication, and presentation skills.
Spatial modelling, geostatistics, and predictive analytics.
Disaster risk assessment and vulnerability analysis using GIS and Remote sensing.
GeoAI and machine learning applications in environmental science.
Big data analytics and cloud computing for geospatial applications.
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