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Current Opportunities

Please contact Mark Chopping (chopping at pegasus dot montclair dot edu) for further information on any of these opportunities.

No current openings -- stay tuned.

GEIS: New Certificate Program in Geographic Information Science, effective Fall 2007 More info.

-- scholarships, jobs, interships... who knows?

You Snooze You Lose (missed opportunities):

Post-doctoral researcher with interests in moderate resolution remote sensing of vegetation and canopy reflectance modeling and excellent programming skills. Early 2012 start. Contact: Mark Chopping (chopping at pegasus dot montclair dot edu).

Details: see the MSU posting or view below. Knowledge/experience in BRDF modeling would be very useful.

Post-doctoral Researcher at Montclair State University: Remote Sensing
12-month position
Start Early 2012.

In support of the NASA-sponsored research project: "A Decade of Changes in Aboveground Live Standing Dry Biomass, Canopy Cover, Height, and Understory Density in the Southwestern United States from EOS MISR and MODIS".

Eligibility: PhD and interest in: moderate resolution remote sensing of vegetation canopies, modeling, large-scale mapping, numerical methods; advanced computer programming skills required (familiarity with C, IDL, Unix environment).

Desirable: knowledge of multi-angle remote sensing theory, techniques, and algorithms; modeling of the BRDF/canopy reflectance, advanced mathematics including non-linear optimization methods; geospatial statistics and modeling; image processing; statistical data analysis; and atmospheric modeling in the solar wavelengths for the correction of satellite-acquired remote sensing data over land.

Duties: manipulation of large volumes of data from NASA Earth Observing System satellites; development of appropriate science algorithms; to contribute substantially to the preparation of manuscripts for submission for publication in leading international science journals (including first-authored manuscipts); and to provide limited assistance to graduate students who are engaged to work on aspects of this project.

If qualified and interested please contact/send resume to Dr. Mark Chopping via chopping at pegasus period montclair period edu

Summer 2010: Graduate student opportunities in a NASA-sponsored research project "A new approach for mapping woody plants in the southwestern United States using NASA Earth Observing System Data". We are looking for two exceptional graduate students to work during the summer months. The work will involve expansion of a data base of validation data derived from hyperspatial remote sensing imagery from GeoEye-1, Ikonos, and QuickBird satellites and other data. Note on Graduate student opportunities: funds are available to support two months' work but are not available to support travel/accommodation/visa. These positions are not suitable for overseas applicants unless the costs can be borne by the applicant.

Doctoral assistantships are available for next academic year (Sept. 2010).

Student selected! PhD Studentship: NASA Earth Observing System/N. High Latitude Vegetation. Stipend and tuition waiver included. Start: September 2009 or January 2010 (for September apply before May 25). click here for more...

GK-12 Fellows in the Middle ==> main GK-12 site ($40k scholarships) -- you'll have to reapply in 2010

Looking for existing grad. students in the department for fieldwork in southern New Mexico, September 2008. Must not be overcome by big skies, wide open rangeland, an occasional wild animal, hot climate, and no buildings. Please contact Mark Chopping (chopping at pegasus dot montclair dot edu) for further information.

We are looking for a competent C/Unix programmer for a short-term project (2 weeks) with excellent remuneration (posted April 2008).

"GK-12 Fellows in the Middle". Talented graduate student are sought to participate in this NSF-funded program at Montclair State University as "Fellows in the Middle". The program offers two years of support to STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) graduate students:

a stipend of US$ 30,000 / year

tuition/fees covered to US$ 10,500 / year STEM students are matched with middle grades teachers in five local districts and with faculty Research Advisors at Montclair State. Minimum requirements:

US citizen, national, or permanent resident
GPA > = 3.5
2-year commitment to the program
work on research with a Faculty Research Advisor at MSU
three letters of recommendation (one preferably from former employer)
self-penned essay

See the main GK-12 site. Some additional information is here.

For remote sensing research opportunities under this program, please contact Dr. Mark Chopping (chopping@pegasus.montclair.edu). For other disciplines/research areas in STEM areas, please contact the project director Dr. Ken Wolff (wolffk@mail.montclair.edu). DEADLINE: ASAP/May 1, or as soon thereafter as possible.

Montclair State University

Montclair State University is a comprehensive state-assisted institution offering a rich array of programs to approximately 16,000 undergraduate and graduate students. It is the second-largest STATE university in New Jersey. Founded in 1908, Montclair State University is organized into three colleges and three schools: College of Education and Human Services, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, College of Science and Mathematics, School of the Arts, School of Business, and Graduate School. Montclair State University awards the following degrees: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts, Master of Arts in Teaching, Master of Science, Master of Business Administration, Master of Education, Master of Fine Arts, Doctor of Education, and Doctor of Environmental Management, amongst others.

Characterized by a distinguished cadre of teacher-scholars, a strong general education program, and a deep commitment to the values of multicultural diversity, Montclair State University is located 14 miles west of New York City on a beautiful 200-acre suburban campus. Additional information can be found on the MSU website at www.montclair.edu.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION INSTITUTION.

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May 2006: A research assistantship with stipend is available from Spring 2007. Please contact Mark Chopping.

April 2006: A graduate assistantship is available for a student to work with Dr. Mark Chopping in the EAES Remote Sensing Laboratory (20 hours/week). Please contact Dr. Chopping (chopping@pegasus.montclair.edu) as soon as possible if you are interested. Note: if you are not already registered as a graduate student, you will need to apply to The Graduate School to be accepted into a graduate program. Application via web form ("online application") is available. Appropriate programs include the MA in Environmental Studies, the MA in Geoscience, and the Doctor of Environmental Management (D.Env.M.).

In August 2005 one of two assistantships originally available was filled: Mr. Robert Teeter was selected for the University GA position. We are seeking a visiting scientist to work with Drs. Mark Chopping and Lihong Su at Montclair and external co-investigators at the USDA and NASA/JPL on this NASA-sponsored research project. Duties will include collection of validation data (databases, field data, maps) to strengthen our work on multi-angle measurement for vegetation structure and community type mapping in Desert Grasslands, as well as various image processing and interpretation tasks. This is an important element in assessing our success in applying multi-angle remote sensing techniques; the recipient must therefore be competent in remote sensing and GIS and have excellent practical computing skills, as well as a demonstrated interest in remote sensing of arid and semi-arid lands. Remuneration is approximately $4k per month, excluding health and pension benefits.

If you are interested in the position please send a resume to Dr. Mark Chopping (choppingm@mail.montclair.edu), preferably via e-mail, or by regular mail to: Mark Chopping, Earth & Environmental Studies ML350C, Montclair State University, 1 Normal Ave, Montclair, NJ 07043.