Assistant Professor of Remote Sensing and Geospatial Analysis

Assistant Professor of Remote Sensing and Geospatial Analysis - Pennsylvania State University Location: University Park, Pennsylvania Position Type: Tenure-track, Assistant Professor Departments: Geography and Statistics, in partnership with the Institute for CyberScience (ICS) The Departments of Geography and Statistics in partnership with the Institute for CyberScience (ICS) at Pennsylvania State University in University Park invite applications for a new faculty member in Remote Sensing and Geospatial Analysis at the Assistant Professor level. This tenure track faculty position is part of the cluster hire initiative of the Institute for CyberScience (ICS) to enhance big-data and big-simulation in support of the 'Driving Digital Innovation' thematic area of the Penn State strategic plan. ICS is a University-wide, interdisciplinary research institute with more than 20 ICS tenure-track co-hired faculty and nearly 300 associates in interdisciplinary research enabled by high performance computing (HPC). Key Responsibilities: - Develop and maintain an active, externally funded research program in remote sensing and geospatial analysis - Teach courses in remote sensing, geospatial analysis, and related topics - Collaborate with faculty across Geography, Statistics, and ICS - Contribute to big-data and big-simulation research initiatives - Advise graduate students Required Qualifications: - Ph.D. in Geography, Remote Sensing, GIScience, Statistics, or related field - Demonstrated research expertise in remote sensing and geospatial analysis - Strong record of scholarly publication Skills: Remote sensing, geospatial analysis, GIS, big data, high performance computing, spatial statistics, Python, machine learning