Can your GIS-research contribute
to understand the Dutch climate?
Rijk
The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI)
is the national institute for meteorology, climate
research and seismology. KNMI is an agency of the
Ministry of Transport. KNMI provides weather related
services to the public at large, the government, aviation
and the shipping industry. Research at KNMI focuses
on applied meteorology, climate and seismology.
KNMI operates a ground-based sensor network and
is strongly involved in a large number of space-born
missions, both operational and scientific. Archiving
and dissemination of data is part of KNMI's mission.
At KNMI the R&D division for Information and
Observation Technology is responsible for all IT and
sensor developments. The division has a permanent
staff of eighteen persons that includes project
managers, researchers in the fields of IT and sensor
technology and software specialists. Various projects
are supported by a temporary staff of about eight
persons, which includes students, software developers
and postdocs. The division is involved in projects
for KNMI as well as for external parties (ESA, EU,
EUMETSAT, etc.). More information? www.knmi.nl.
The R&D division for Information and
Observation Technology currently has a job
opening for an academic GIS-researcher.
www.werkenbijhetrijk.nl
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Als je verder denkt
You conduct research on applying GIS and geo-technology in
meteorological and climate studies and publish the results in
scientific journals. You apply GIS in a number of projects at KNMI
and will play an active role in the Dutch and international GIS
community, including the field of geo-ICT, weather and climate
studies. You provide spatial analyses expertise on project designs
and problem solving ("spatial thinking") and analyse information
processes to improve the accessibility of spatial data sources.
You have an academic degree, preferentially PhD, in the field
of geo-information or ICT and five years of experience in GIS
research, either in an academic or business R&D environment.
You are experienced with ArcGIS and ENVI, satellite data
processing, Linux OS, network protocols, C, C++, Fortran, Java,
PHP, Python, demonstration software and cartographic principles.
You speak English fluently and are willing to learn Dutch.
Terms of employment: Maximum gross salary: 52.160,- a year.
The position will initially be for two years, with an opportunity to
become tenure.
Information and/or application: www.werkenbijhetrijk.nl/VW07041-GO
