Here a job offer forward from JRC in Italy/EU:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><br>- requires GRASS skills<br>- for the "FOREST action" (<a rel="nofollow" href="http://forest.jrc.ec.europa.eu/" style="line-height: 1.2em; text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 51, 153); outline-style: none;" target="_blank">http://forest.jrc.ec.europa.eu/</a>) of JRC<br>
- Contact: <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif; line-height: 15px;">Roberto Boca (<a href="mailto:roberto.boca@ext.jrc.ec.europa.eu" target="_blank">roberto.boca@ext.jrc.ec.europa.eu</a><br>- deadline </span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif; line-height: 15px;"> 27 april 2011.</span><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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Duration: 400 working days (200 initially and the 200 more upon renewal)<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none;">starting date: late May or early June 2011</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; display: block;">
<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none;"><u style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none;">Background</u>:</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; display: block;"> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; display: block;">The overall objective of the work is to assist the LMNHU FOREST staff in
the analysis of European datasets in the areas of forest species distribution, forest monitoring, forest biodiversity, and fire incidence mapping.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; display: block;">
</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; display: block;">The main tasks are as follows:</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; display: block;">
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<b style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none;"><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none;">Statistical validation of datasets</span></b><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none;">: The data cover the areas of forest species distribution, forest monitoring, forest biodiversity and forest fire incidence.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; display: list-item;"><b style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none;"><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none;">Spatial analysis and mapping of datasets: </span></b><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none;">The work involves the spatial analysis of datasets regarding e.g. randomness and autocorrelation, and the subsequent mapping of the datasets according to European standards. It requires the use of statistical and geo-statistical tools to analyze spatial/temporal correlations of the datasets and the use of geographic information systems for the actual mapping of the results.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; display: list-item;"><b style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none;"><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none;">Time series analysis of datasets to detect noticeable trends:</span></b><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none;"> Since the datasets in the different databases handled in the FOREST Action go back to the 1980s, the work in this task consists in the support to the FOREST staff regarding time series analysis of the data since the 1980s until 2008. The work requires the further analysis of the data according to future scenarios and the detection of noticeable trends in time.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; display: list-item;"><b style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none;"><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none;">Analysis and modeling of data in relation to future climate change scenarios:</span></b><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none;"> the work in this area requires the spatial and temporal analysis of data and their projection according to foreseen climate change scenarios. It requires the use of statistical and geo-statistical tools and geographic information systems.</span></li>
</ul><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; display: block;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; display: block;"><u style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none;">Requirements</u>:</p>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; display: list-item;"><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none;">4 year university degree and a minimum of 9 years of professional experience (or 13 years of experience without university degree);</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; display: list-item;"><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none;">Knowledge of programming languages in statistics and spatial analysis (e.g. SPSS, S+, R, GRASS);</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; display: list-item;"><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none;">High-level skills in use and programming of GIS software (e.g. ARC GIS, ARC-AML);</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; display: list-item;"><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none;">Experience with data analysis and quality control;</span></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; display: list-item;">
<span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none;">Spatial/temporal statistical data analysis;</span></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; display: list-item;"><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none;">Excellent knowledge of written English and good knowledge of spoken English.</span></li>
</ul><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; display: block;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; display: block;"><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none;"> </span>Any of the following would also be an asset:</p>
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<li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; display: list-item;"><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none;">Knowledge of data management in a Linux environment;</span></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; display: list-item;">
<span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none;">Knowledge of Italian or other official EU language;</span></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; display: list-item;"><span style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none;">Previous experience working in an international environment.</span></li>
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