Especialista - Datos E Imagenes Sensoriales Y Espaciales (Spia)

About the position

We are seeking a highly motivated remote sensing specialist to join the SPIA team.
The selected candidate will provide advice on all aspects of remote sensing, specifically as it applies to a
set of nationally representative household surveys being commissioned and implemented over the
period 2025-2030. The remote sensing specialist will work under the supervision of the program director
for SPIA's country-level studies portfolio, hosted by IFPRI in the US, and will collaborate with a small team of other research specialists focused on other specific areas of expertise (e.g. bioinformatics/
genotyping; replication, transparency and data curation standards; survey design, etc.).
The position may also involve travel and fieldwork in support of SPIA's portfolio of country studies.
(Ethiopia, Uganda, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Egypt, Nigeria, India, Colombia).

The person hired in this position will also be invited to take part in periodic face-to-face meetings of the SPIA advisory team.

The position will be based in the operations center of the Americas, located in the Campus of
Palmira, Colombia.

Bachelor's degree in Agricultural Sciences / Geography or related fields:

• Masters' degree focused on remote sensing / geospatial sciences.
• An interest in agriculture in developing countries, including agricultural innovations.
• Skills in computer languages used in geospatial analysis (i.e. R, Python)
• Proven experience in implementing research projects.
• Availability to travel (National and International).
• Advanced fluent English level (oral and written).
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