About UM6P:
Located at the heart of the future Green City of Benguerir, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), a higher education institution with international standards, is established to contribute to the development of Morocco and the African continent. Its vision is honed around research and innovation at the service of education and development. This unique nascent university, with its state-of-the-art campus and infrastructure, has woven a sound academic and research network, and its recruitment process is seeking high quality academics and professionals in order to boost its quality-oriented research environment in the metropolitan area of Marrakech.
About CRSA
CRSA is a transversal structure across several UM6P Programs. Research within the center is organized around several major areas that aim to ensure the challenging Food and Water security goal in Africa, with a special focus on developing methods/tools that use multi-source remotely sensed data. The research aims to improve our understanding of the integrated functioning of continental surfaces and their interaction with climate and humans, with emphasis on sustainable management of natural resources (soil, land, water, agriculture) in the context of Climate Change. One of the center’s goals is to provide a set of services and operational products to users (local, national and international) that aid in the decision support of water and food systems.
Job Descrip on:
We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join our multi-disciplinary research team on the project "Crop Growth Monitoring and Yield Forecasting". This project aims to revolutionize agriculture in Morocco by combining cutting-edge technologies, including crop growth models, remote sensing data, data assimilation, machine learning, and seasonal weather forecasts. As a Postdoctoral Research Fellow, you will play a crucial role in developing and testing statistical models for the accurate forecasting of precipitation and temperature over Morocco.
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Mohammed VI Polytechnic University is an institution oriented towards applied research and innovation with a focus on Africa.
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