GALILEO, launched on initiative of the European Commission, is Europe’s satellite radionavigation system: it will lead to the development of a broad scope of new universal services and applications in areas such as transport, agriculture and fisheries. Determined to apply the best world-class competitive practices, the GSA has drawn a large majority of its current staff from the private sector, mostly from commercial industries.

Now GSA offers more job opportunities [deadline for applications is on the 7th of March 2013] Sigue leyendo →

Job Description 

The United Arab Emirates University invites applications for a faculty position. Qualified candidates at all levels will be considered at a rank commensurate with academic accomplishments. Candidates are expected to have a strong commitment to teaching excellence and student advising at the undergraduate and graduate levels, a demonstrable research capability that will enable the candidate to develop and sustain an internally and/or externally funded research program in his/her area of expertise, publish his/her research findings in refereed journals, and actively engage in promoting the growth of the UAE University. Sigue leyendo →

Dr. Rinku Roy Chowdhury at thee Department of Geography at Indiana University is seeking motivated M.S. and Ph.D. students with interests in spatial analysis and modelling of urban land management land cover dynamics and/or hydrological impacts. Full funding is available through two open research assistantships and supplemental teaching assistantships, and includes a monthly stipend tuition waiver, health benefits, and travel funds for fieldwork and conference presentations. The graduate assistantships are funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) and Macrosystems Biology programs, and entail research on the following substantive and methodological themes:

• Integrated Climate and Disturbance Legacies, Florida Coastal Everglades (FCE-LTER)
• High-ressolution social-ecological analysis of urban residential landscapess

For further information, check the pdf availabe here.