Position Description

The Wetland Landscape Ecology lab in the University of Texas Department of Marine Science seeks a postdoctoral researcher interested in the remote sensing of landscapescale wetland dynamics. The successful applicant will work on multiple funded projects conducted in partnership with non-profit organizations, such as Ducks Unlimited and the Coastal Bends and Bays Estuary Program. A primary goal will be to evaluate surface water flooding and other wetland habitat characteristics in the Prairie Pothole region, a depressional wetland landscape in U.S. Great Plains. This project will develop open-source models that can serve as the basis of long-term monitoring and conservation programs by research and nonprofit organizations. Other projects will likely also include coastal wetland habitat mapping through multi-sensor remote sensing data, including unmanned aerial vehicles. The latter project will involve local field work in coastal wetland environments. The position is a one-year appointment with a possible extension in later years. Start date is flexible, but the position in available to start immediately.

Information about Research/Lab Group: 

Our lab is located at the UT Marine Science Institute (www.utmsi.utexas.edu), in Port Aransas, TX. The Marine Science Institute is situated on Mustang Island, with close proximity to sandy beaches, estuarine habitats of the Gulf of Mexico, and the city of Corpus Christi, TX. The successful applicant will also have access to the resources available at the University at Texas at Austin, such as the Texas Advanced Computing Center (www.tacc.utexas.edu).