Postdoctoral Research Associate On Data Science for - Wageningen, Nederland - Wageningen University & Research

Wageningen University & Research

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Wageningen, Nederland

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Geplaatst door:

Daan Van den Berg

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Beschrijving

_Are you passionate about wildlife conservation and intrigued by the intersection of data science and ecology? Do you have a knack for developing cutting-edge algorithms and tools to analyze large volumes of wildlife camera-trapping data? Are you eager to contribute to the global effort of addressing the biodiversity crisis? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you_

The Wildlife Ecology and Conservation group (WEC) of Wageningen University studies how humans and the environment influence wildlife, using a wide variety approaches including wildlife camera trapping.

WEC members run camera-trap surveys in many places across the globe, develop novel methods for camera trapping studies, and develop and manage the camera-trap data management platform Agouti

WEC is looking for a Postdoctoral Research Associate on Data Science for Wildlife Camera Trapping to work within the NWO-funded BIODIVERSA+ project "Big Picture".

This collaborative project aims to support European, national, regional and stakeholder organisations' efforts to conserve and manage biodiversity by enhancing their timely access to robust monitoring data for a wide set of species not currently covered by accessible monitoring data.

More specifically, the project aims to facilitate the use of large volumes of wildlife camera-trapping data from large spatial and temporal scales across Europe with the ultimate goal to help addressing the biodiversity crisis.

As postdoctoral fellow you will be part of the camera-trapping team of WEC.

Your main roles will be to:
- develop and evaluate algorithms for automated classification of wildlife to the species level, that will facilitate image processing;
- develop tools for automated tracking and counting of animals across sequences of images, to inform density-estimation models;
- develop tools for the recognition of individual animals including behaviour from sequences of camera-trap images, to enrich camera-trap data;
- conduct research projects that demonstrate how enriched camera-trapping data can be used to answer questions in wildlife ecology, conservation and management, with publications in high-rated peer-reviewed journals.

You will work in the Lumen building at the Wageningen Campus in Wageningen, The Netherlands.

You will work here
- sabbatical leave, study leave, and partially paid parental leave;
- working hours that can be discussed and arranged so that they allow for the best possible work-life balance;
- the option to accrue additional compensation / holiday hours by working more, per week;
- there is a strong focus on vitality and you can make use of the sports facilities available on campus for a small fee;
- a fixed December bonus of 8.3%;
- excellent pension scheme.

In addition to these first-rate employee benefits, you will of course receive a good salary.

Depending on your experience, we offer a competitive gross salary of between €3.226 and €5.090 for a full-time working week of 38 hours, in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreements for Dutch Universities (CAO-NU) (scale 10).

Wageningen University & Research encourages internal advancement opportunities and mobility with an internal recruitment policy. There are plenty of options for personal initiative in a learning environment, and we provide excellent training opportunities. We are offering a unique position in an international environment with a pleasant and open working atmosphere.

You are going to work at the greenest and most innovative campus in Holland, and at a university that has been chosen as the "Best University" in the Netherlands for the 19th consecutive time.

Coming from abroad

Wageningen University & Research is the university and research centre for life sciences.

The themes we deal with are relevant to everyone around the world and Wageningen, therefore, has a large international community and a lot to offer to international employees.

Feeling welcome also has everything to do with being well informed.

Wageningen University & Research's international staff page contains practical information about what we can do to support international employees and students coming to Wageningen.

Furthermore, we can assist you with any additional advice and information about for example helping your partner to find a job, housing, or schooling.

Finally, certain categories of international staff may be eligible for a tax exemption on a part of their salary during the first five years in the Netherlands.

Wageningen University & Research

The mission of Wageningen University & Research is "To explore the potential of nature to improve the quality of life".

Under the banner Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen University and the specialised research institutes of the Wageningen Research Foundation have joined forces in contributing to finding solutions to important questions in the domain of healthy food and living environment.

With its roughly 30 branches, 7,600 employees (