in the field of imaging spectroscopy in geosciences as part of the scientific preparation and support of the EnMAP mission.

The Environmental Mapping and Analysis Program (EnMAP) is the future German hyperspectral satellite mission funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy. The main scientific goal of EnMAP is to provide high-quality data for the analysis of environmental changes, ecosystem responses to human activities, and the management of natural resources. The GFZ Potsdam has the scientific lead of the mission and is responsible for (1) airborne campaigns, in-situ and laboratory measurements for the scientific development and evaluation of retrieval approaches, (2) data pre-processing, data simulation and data quality assessment, (3) application development and validation in the research fields geology and soil sciences, and (4) scientific coordination and community building and training activities.

As part of the EnMAP team you will be responsible for planning and conducting field campaigns in geological study sites and for the further development of software for mineralogical mapping and validation based on imaging spectroscopy data from EnMAP and other satellite missions as well as from airborne campaigns.

Your responsibilities:

• organise and implement field campaigns and collect in-situ data on EnMAP scale in study sites in Greece, Spain and Germany
• further develop and validate software tools for mineralogical mapping as part of the EnMAP-Box based on PRISMA satellite and airborne imaging spectroscopy data
• validate the developed tools with EnMAP data after the satellite launch
• present and publish results at conferences and in international journals

Your qualifications:

• MSc or PhD in Geosciences, Soil Sciences, Geo-ecology or related disciplines with a strong background in remote sensing and/or VNIR spectroscopy
• thorough knowledge in mineralogical identification and/or geological mapping from remote sensing, knowledge of soil sciences including soil processes, terrestrial ecosystems, and global change issues would be a plus
• experience in hyperspectral remote sensing data analysis
• experience in conducting field campaigns and in-situ data collection including use of spectrometers in field and lab
• excellent quantitative analytical and coding skills, pre-knowledge of Python desirable
• ability to publish shown by a track record of publications
• experience in proposal writing would be a plus, willingness to apply for follow-up projects
• ability to work both independently and in a team environment with collaborations to national and international colleagues
• fluency in spoken and written English is a prerequisite, basics of the German language would be helpful
• driving license