Dear colleagues,
The president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) is launching
the President’s International Fellowship Initiative (PIFI) for 2016.
Submissions are expected to be received throughout July and August
( 2015) for the three categories of (A) "Distinguished Scientists",
(B) "Visiting Scientists" and (C) "Post-doctoral Researchers". Details of the call can be found
here: http://english.cas.cn/cooperation/fellowships/201503/t20150313_145274.shtml.
If you are interested in agricultural and environmental monitoring,
why not join the Digital Agriculture Division of Prof Wu Bingfang in
the Remote Sensing and Digital Earth Institute in Beijing? We would
be pleased to hear from you and if you qualify, we'll provide all
needed assistance with your application. CAS is a modern,
sophisticated and friendly working environment!
We focus on three main themes:
1. Global crop monitoring and forecasting (CropWatch). We
publish regular global crop condition bulletins (http://www.cropwatch.com.cn/)
and have an interest in food security, crop modelling, ground and
satellite-based an monitoring indicators, regional crop forecasting,
GIS, data dissemination and other subjects;
2. Land cover mapping and vegetation monitoring at regional
scale. We completed the China National Land Cover Database
(ChinaCover for 1990, 2000 and 2010) with 30m resolution and 38
classes with an overall accuracy of about 85% (ChinaCover2010). The
2000-2010 time series include fractional vegetation cover, LAI,
FPAR, NPP, phenology and forest above-ground biomass estimation
using airborne LiDAR and scaling models;
3. Evapotranspiration
management and monitoring (ETWatch), including Basin-wide
ET Management based on basin-scale water consumption balance,
allowable water consumption, identification of water consumption
tradeoffs, competition and feedback among different water
sectors.
If you work in one of the subjects listed above and are tempted
by a different environment, kindly send an email
to Prof. Wu ([log in to unmask],
the CAS host) with your CV and indicate your technical field and
preferred category. For
categories B and C, kindly draft a short
visitor’s program or research proposal to discuss with Prof. Wu
before embarking on the formal application.
Additional details on the
application procedure are given below. A contact person will be
assigned to help you with the application.
Best regards
René Gommes
RADI/CropWatch
CAS, Beijing
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In order to comply with he requirements of he submission, the
following documents will need to be prepared:
1. Application form in English (Please download the application form
from http: //english.bic.cas.cn
/AF/Fe/201408/P020140808520936062440.xls.)
2. A recent passport-sized digital photograph (in colour)
3. Copy of passport data page
4. Personal CV in English (including education and work experience)
5. Copy of the highest obtained educational diploma/degree
certificate, and/or professional qualification certificates
6. Research proposal (except applicants for distinguished
scientists), including objective, detailed description of project,
timetable and reasons for the collaboration
7. For post-doctoral researchers, two recommendation letters from
two professors in relevant fields (one of whom should be the
applicant’s former PhD supervisor)
Submission:
Send your application form and all material to Xue Shuyi ([log in to unmask]) or your
contact person, she (he) will take responsibility to submit your
application via our online application system, and your material
will be translated to Chinese.
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René Gommes
Visiting Professor
http://www.cropwatch.com.cn/
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
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