Research Associate
Core
Full-time Research Associate supporting fire behaviour modelling, fire-relevant climate modelling, and remote sensing research.
Role type
Research Associate (Academic)
Builds
Scientific publications, grant applications, reproducible computational workflows, and data products for fire management agencies and government partners.
Domain
Earth and Environmental Sciences (Wildfire Science, Climate Science, Remote Sensing)
Deliverable
research
Required skills
Fire behaviour modelling, Climate modelling or downscaling, Remote sensing analysis, Machine learning and deep learning, Scientific writing, Grant proposal preparation, Mentorship of graduate students
Preferred skills
Operational wildfire experience, Canadian wildfire management context, Advanced programming (Python, R), Geospatial analysis (GIS)
Responsibilities
Design and manage fire behaviour and climate modelling analyses; Analyze remote sensing datasets (satellite, UAV, LiDAR); Develop ML/DL approaches for fire prediction and data analysis; Prepare figures, reports, and manuscripts for publications; Contribute to grant applications; Provide mentorship to graduate students; Collaborate with external partners.
Seniority
Mid-level Research Associate (PhD required)