Purpose

Two open Postdoctoral Positions are available at Yale in Image-based techniques for Environmental/Ecological Science. We are seeking candidates who are comfortable working with image-based approaches (both traditional and ML-based) who would be interested in working on a variety of projects in Environmental/Ecological Science. Postdocs will be primarily advised by faculty in Engineering and Computer Science (Aaron Dollar, (Mechanical Engineering/Computer Science) and Holly Rushmeier (Computer Science)) and will collaborate closely with researchers in Environmental/Ecological Science also at Yale. Two preliminary directions/positions have been identified - 1) Automated phenotyping from Herbarium collections to examine correlations with climate effects, past and present (Dollar), and 2) Texture-based methods for richer suites of information about content contained in images such as camera traps and satellite imagery. Projects are fairly open-ended currently, and we expect candidates to play a leading role in fleshing out the details as well as exploring additional projects/collaborations. We also have an active volunteer student group (undergrads and grads) mostly from CS backgrounds (“Tech for Conservation”) who are eager to work on these kinds of projects, and there will be ample opportunity for developing and supervising those students for your primary work and additional side projects. The Fellowships are supported by the Yale Institute for Biospheric Studies G. Evelyn Hutchinson Environmental Postdoctoral Fellowship program. 

How to apply

Interested applicants should contact Aaron Dollar (aaron.dollar@yale.edu) and Holly Rushmeier (holly.rushmeier@yale.edu) with a CV and brief description of your research interests/background in this application domain.

Budgets

Postdoc budget:
Starting salary of $62,000/year - One year, with possibility of renewal for a second year (but not more). Up to $10,000 per year per postdoc for research, travel, etc.
 
Student/visitor budget:
Additional budget will be available to bring international visitors to Yale, including travel and any necessary housing and living expense supplements.

Deadline

Review of applications will begin on December 10th, 2021. 

The Hutchinson program will NOT replace the Donnelley postdoc program.

For any questions or concerns regarding the application process, contact: 

LaToya Sealy Cotto
LaToya.SealyCotto@yale.edu
(203) 432-9857