MINA: PhD fellowship in Forest Sciences 1291 views

The Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management (MINA) at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) invites applications for a 3 year PhD–position within Forest Sciences.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Field work to acquire experimental data for scientific analyses of site productivity.
• Statistical analyses of site productivity determined from time series of 3-dimensional data from laser scanning and matching of aerial photography and from core samples acquired in field surveys.
• Validation of scientific findings in practical and operational settings.
• It is expected that the scientific results will be documented in articles for international publication.
• Conduct course work in accordance with NMBU’s Phd regulations.

Academic qualifications:

• Applicant must hold an academically relevant education corresponding to a five-year Norwegian degree programme, where 120 credits are at master’s degree level.
• Applicant must hold a MS degree in forestry, with good background and interest in forest mensuration/forest inventory and statistics.
• Applicant must have experience with handling of spatial data; experience with airborne laser scanning and/or digital photogrammetry, and statistical software
• Applicant must possess fluency in English (both spoken and written).

Remuneration:

• The salary for PhD-scholarship start at wage grade 50 on the Norwegian Government salary scale upon employment and follow ordinary meriting regulations.

Application:

• Apply online. Applications must include (electronically):
• Letter of intent
• CV
• Complete list of publication
• Copies of degree certificates
• Transcripts of academic records (all certified)
• 2 References (with phone numbers and e-mail addresses). Publications should be included electronically within the application deadline.