Postdoctoral Researcher in Urban Geoinformatics
5 days ago
The Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management at the University of Copenhagen invites highly motivated candidates to apply for a postdoctoral research position focusing on urban expansion and land use/land cover change in African cities.
As part of the research project 'Urban Encroachment – Untangling Drivers and Dynamics of Land-Use Transitions in Ecologically Sensitive Areas', you will conduct spatial analyses of urban expansion trends and associated land use/land cover conversions within natural areas, using remote sensing and GIS-based methodologies.
The position is available from January 2025, or as soon as possible thereafter. You will be employed in the Sections for Geography at the Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management at the University of Copenhagen.
About the ProjectThe overarching aim of this project is to identify and promote more sustainable trajectories of urban expansion in African cities, allowing cities to accommodate rapidly growing populations while preserving ecologically sensitive areas, benefiting from ecosystem services and building resilience to climate change.
- To estimate the scale and magnitude of natural areas lost in urban expansion.
- To gain insights into the motivations and logics of diverse actors involved in land-use conversions within ecologically sensitive areas.
- To develop a comprehensive understanding of how urban governance arrangements shape encroachment dynamics.
You will be responsible for developing and conducting independent research within the project frame, in collaboration with the Principal Investigator (PI) and a PhD student. The postdoc will be the main responsible for spatial analyses of urban expansion trends and associated land-use/land cover conversions within natural areas, drawing mainly on remote sensing and GIS-based methodologies.
You are expected to contribute to the discussion on policies and planning for ecologically sensitive areas and to facilitate the integration of digital spatial analysis and insights from qualitative research in order to identify natural areas at risk of future encroachment.
There will be possibilities to influence the research and develop own research ideas within the project frame. The postdoc is expected to publish scientific articles in internationally recognized journals and present findings at national and international conferences.
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