The Department of Geological Sciences and Laboratory for Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics at the University of Texas at San Antonio invites applications for a Postdoctoral fellow and a PhD scholarship in remote sensing, spatial analysis, and modeling of Antarctic sea ice. The project is funded by the new NASA research project “Antarctic sea ice thickness from space: validating estimates from the laser and radar satellite altimeters with ship-based measurements”. Funding for those positions are available for three years for the PhD student, while the continuation of the postdoc position for the second and third years will be based on satisfactory performance. Both positions have the possibility to participate in field experiments. Both positions will be part of a multi-disciplinary research team of collaborators working on the characterization of sea ice thickness and extent, snow ice interface temperature, ice concentration, sea ice related bio-geochemistry and ecosystems from both satellite remote sensing and in situ measurements, as well as ice, ocean, and atmosphere interaction and modeling. Satellite data to be used includes but is not limited to ICESat, AMSR-E, RADARSAT, MODIS, EnviSAT, QuikSCAT.

Candidates for the PhD scholarship must hold a Master’s or equivalent degree in science (remote sensing, geophysics, physical geography, or geology). Candidates for the Postdoc position must hold a PhD degree in science or engineering (remote sensing, geophysics, atmosphere, civil engineering). Both positions should have a strong background in research, image processing and analysis, and spatial data analysis. Strong programming skills and modeling experiences are a plus. The advisors to this position expect a general interest in climate studies and the Antarctic. Applicants must have good written and verbal communication skills.

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The Faculty of Pharmacy has an established tradition of advanced herbal medicines research in Australia. The Faculty is undertaking specialized research in the role of Chinese herbal medicines in cancer and diabetes, and is subsequently seeking to appoint an outstanding postdoctoral researcher to study the preparation and standardization of selected herbal extracts and the isolation and identification of their active components. The phytochemical analysis provides the basis for further pharmacological, cell biological and molecular mechanisms of action of Chinese herbs in cancer and diabetes management.

The Herbal Medicines Research and Education Centre within the Faculty of Pharmacy covers a broad spectrum of medicinal and natural product chemistry, pharmacological and cell biological sciences and undertakes collaborative research projects in cancer management and diabetes with groups within the University, other national and international universities and research institutes, the herbal medicines industry and the profession.

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