Please find attached a call for economics postdoc candidates to work on a interdisciplinary project (Projeto Amazonia Sustentavel) on land-use sustainability in the Brazilian Amazon (Par?). The project has strong links to the economics department at the Univesity of Sao Paulo and has a great opportunity to secure postdoc funding (6 months to 2+ years) with them from FAPESP (the Sao Paulo state research council).

NASA's new collaboration facility for the NASA Earth science community, called NASA Earth Exchange (NEX). NEX combines state-of-the-art supercomputing, Earth system modeling, remote sensing data from NASA and other agencies, and a scientific social networking platform to deliver a complete work environment in which users can explore and analyze large Earth science data sets, run modeling codes, collaborate on new or existing projects, and share results within and/or among communities.

NASA's new collaboration facility for the NASA Earth science community, called NASA Earth Exchange (NEX). NEX combines state-of-the-art supercomputing, Earth system modeling, remote sensing data from NASA and other agencies, and a scientific social networking platform to deliver a complete work environment in which users can explore and analyze large Earth science data sets, run modeling codes, collaborate on new or existing projects, and share results within and/or among communities.

The Geography and Spatial Sciences Program sponsors research on the geographic distributions and interactions of human, physical, and biotic systems on the Earth's surface. Investigations are encouraged into the nature, causes, and consequences of human activity and natural environmental processes across a range of scales. Projects on a variety of topics (both domestic and international) qualify for support if they offer promise of contributing to scholarship by enhancing geographical knowledge, concepts, theories, methods, and their application to societal problems and concerns.

Undergraduate, Graduate and Post-Doctoral Support

The University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, a four-year undergraduate college of the University of Pittsburgh, invites applications for a non-tenure-track position as Instructor of Cartography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS), beginning September 2011.

Remote sensing og global croplands and their water use for food security in the 21st Century

Temple University, Philadelphia PA. Temple University’s Department of Geography and Urban Studies (GUS) invites applications for a full-time tenure track Assistant Professor beginning in academic year 2011-12. A Ph.D. in Geography, City and Regional Planning, Natural Resources, Urban Studies or a related field is required by the start of employment. We are looking for individuals who will excel at conducting research and providing graduate and undergraduate instruction in an interdisciplinary department.

Sun City, South Africa, 9-13th May, 2011 Session Title: Wildland Fires: Mapping, Monitoring and Assessment using Remote sensing and GIS Applications, deadline for submission of abstracts: 30th November, 2010 Read More