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🌍 PhD & Postdoc Positions: FLEX Higher-Level Photosynthesis Products 📍 Location: Universitat de València, Spain 📆 Start Date: April 2025 🔬 About the Project Join the FLEXINEL ERC Project (2023–2028) to advance our understanding of terrestrial photosynthesis dynamics and European vegetation productivity. Led by Dr. Jochem Verrelst, this ERC initiative leverages satellite data, advanced modeling, and cloud computing to advance photosynthesis monitoring and carbon flux estimation. 💡 Your Role: 🔗 Link fluorescence data with photosynthesis dynamics from leaf to satellite scale. 🤖 Develop & automate an assimilation processing scheme using Sentinel-3 & FLEX data. 🚀 Prepare preoperational systems for the FLEX satellite mission. 🛠 What You Bring: 🎓 Education: Master’s degree (for PhD) or PhD (for Postdoc) in remote sensing, informatics, physics, or related fields. 🛰 Expertise: Optical remote sensing, imaging spectroscopy, radiative transfer models, and vegetation mapping. 💻 Skills: Curiosity, proficiency in Matlab/Python, critical data analysis, and a flair for research communication. 📋 Details: ⏳ Contract: 3 years, full-time. 💰 Salary: Competitive UV scales, includes health insurance & travel funding. 🌴 Location Perks: Valencia—rich history, sunny weather, beaches, and mountains. 📨 How to Apply: ✏️ Submit: 2-page CV Motivation letter Papers (if any) 1 recommendation letter or contact details. 🗓 Deadline: 15 January 2025. 💌 Send your application (PDF) to: Dr. Jochem Verrelst at jochem.verrelst@uv.es. Use the subject: "FLEXINEL application PhD student" "FLEXINEL application postdoc" 📞 Questions? Email Dr. Verrelst for informal inquiries. 🌟 Make an impact. Apply now and advance photosynthesis science with FLEXINEL!
