The Remote Sensing Center at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University is hiring an Assistant Professor specialized in the area of multi-sensor remote sensing to support natural resources management, namely application to water, soil and agriculture. Candidates should combine independence, ambition and team work in the front line of research fields with a strong focus on innovation in both academic and applied research, in close collaboration with international academic and institutional partners.
The position is open to individuals with a PhD degree from a recognized university and with substantial expertise in the target fields. Previous high impact research and teaching expertise will be well appreciated. Good oral and writing communication skills in French and English represent a significant benefit.
Key duties:
Successful candidates are expected to have the capacity to:
– Teach graduate students in the target fields of the recruitment.
– Combine land surface models and remote sensing data for agricultural resource management
– Develop ambitious interdisciplinary research projects using multi-sensor remote sensing
– Use different communication and disseminations tools (peer-reviewed publications, large public dissemination …).
– Pursue permanent trainings in order to improve up-to-date capacities.
– Supervise Master-students, PhDs and Post-doc.
About compensation package:
– Best in class salaries
– 30% annual bonus on gross salary.
– Research budget allowance to professor
– Best in class :
o IP sharing policy (33% for professor)
o MOOCs policy (60% for professor)
o Consulting policy (100% for professor when teaching time is completed)
– Complete benefits including housing, tuition fees, life & medical insurance, retirement, maternity leave and sabbatical.
–Â Job opportunity for husband or spouse
Full announcement and application info at https://www.researchgate.net/job/929070_Assistant_Professor-Remote_Sensing_application_to_natural_resources_management