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The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Center of Excellence for Geospatial Information
Science (CEGIS) has two post doctoral appointments available in the Rolla,
Missouri office. The appointments must be filled through the National Research
Council (NRC) Research Associateship program. For application instructions,
forms, and process, interested candidates should access the NRC web site
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The description of the announcement follows.</font><font size=3> <br>
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USGS is supporting the development of a number of research projects in
geospatial information science through the Center of Excellence for Geospatial
Information Science (CEGIS). Several Research Associates will be hired
to support the CEGIS mission, which includes a series of broad goals to
address specific questions of relevance to the science mission of the USGS.
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<p><font size=3>GIScience includes the science behind the traditional mapping
disciplines of surveying, aerial photographic interpretation, photogrammetry,
remote sensing, and cartography. It also encompasses a broader scope of
issues related to the modeling and representation of geographic data, phenomena,
and processes; human cognition of geographic information; the analysis
and use of uncertainty; spatial analysis and modeling, including geographic
information systems (GIS); scale sensitivities; geographic ontologies;
visualization; and other similar topics. </font>
<p><font size=3>Specific topics currently being investigated by CEGIS researchers
include (1) information fusion, visualization, and ontology for The National
Map, specifically addressing automated data integration and generalization;
(2) analyzing and developing rapid map projection for large raster datasets
over the Web using parallel and grid computing; and (3) fractal and variogram
methods to analyze scale and resolution effects on geospatial data. </font>
<p><font size=3>Associates may propose work complementing the currently
ongoing research or address the broader research goals and questions of
GIScience. All areas of this research opportunity will support theoretical
and technical development. The Associate will be responsible for supporting
the principal investigator with the theoretical development and supervising
the computer implementation of the theory by a team of programmers and
technicians. Associates are expected to develop their own approaches to
both theoretical developments and implementation strategies to provide
breadth to the scientific endeavor. Publication of results in peer-reviewed
journals is considered a part of the responsibilities of the project team
including Associates. <br>
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E. Lynn Usery<br>
Research Geographer<br>
Center of Excellence for Geospatial Information Science<br>
U.S. Geological Survey<br>
1400 Independence Rd.<br>
Rolla, MO 65401-2502<br>
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Ph. 573-308-3837<br>
Fax 573-308-3652<br>
Email: usery@usgs.gov</font>
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