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Open positions

2-year Postdoctoral Position in SAR Remote Sensing of Sea Ice

The Ice, Climate, and Ecosystem (ICE) Remote Sensing Lab at the University of Victoria is looking for a postdoctoral researcher in sea ice remote sensing for a fully-funded position beginning April 1st, 2025. The start date is flexible and could be as early as February 1st, 2025.

Please send the following documents in a single PDF file to randy [@] uvic.ca by January 15th, 2025:

  1. A statement of intent describing your background and fit for the position
  2. A CV
  3. Names and contact information of a minimum of two referees

Postdoctoral research project: Investigating Ku- and L-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) remote sensing of Arctic sea ice.

This is for a post-doctoral researcher with expertise in SAR remote sensing and snow/sea ice to fill a fully funded, full-time, 2 year position (1 year renewable to another year subject to a performance evaluation). Prior experience in the analysis of sea ice geophysical datasets is highly preferred, and some prior experience in microwave scattering modelling (e.g. SMRT) and experience in machine learning is desirable, but not required. The successful candidate will contribute to a collaborative, multidisciplinary, research project dedicated to the development of multi-frequency SAR to map sea ice properties in the Canadian Arctic, with focus on Ku-, C- and L-band frequencies. The candidate will have access to novel surface and airborne derived SAR and snow/ice property datasets and will have opportunities for field work, including supported airborne and in situ campaigns in 2025 and 2026 along with an international team spanning remote sensing, climate, and Arctic Indigenous community research domains. The candidate will also be able to participate in SAR mission preparation activities, e.g., for NASA-ISRO (NISAR), ESA ROSE-L, and Canada’s future Terrestrial Snow Mass Mission (TSMM).

Please feel free to contact our director, Randy Scharien, with informal inquiries.

General research opportunities

We are always open to working with talented people who have a passion for cryosphere and remote sensing research. At this time, we are particularly interested in hearing from students and postdocs with experience in the following fields:

  • Microwave remote sensing
  • Snow and ice geophysics
  • Microwave scattering modelling

If you are interested in pursuing opportunities in these areas, or if your research interests overlap with anything on this website, please contact us.