Position: 2-year post-Doctoral position (OSS2015 project)
Location: Laboratoired’Océanologieet de Géosciences, France

A 2-year post-doctoral position is proposed (with a start as soon as possible in 2012) at the
"Laboratoired’Océanologieet de Géosciences", LOG, within the Physical oceanography,
transport, and remote sensing” group (see log.univ-littoral.fr/oceano).The research activities
performed during these two years will also be carried out in close collaboration with the
Marine optics and remote sensing group (see www.obs-vlfr.fr/LOV/OMT ) of the
Laboratoired’Océanographie de Villefranche, LOV (especially with David Antoine, and
Hervé Claustre). Short-term visits at LOV are therefore planed in the frame of this
collaboration.

The proposed position is developed within the OSS2015 project (European FP7 project)
which aims at R&D activities for the development of new and innovative marine
biogeochemistry products and services not currently available through MyOcean, the
precursor service of the operational forecast and analysis component of the European Marine
Core Service (MCS). The OSS2015 products and services will be derived from a combination
of satellite and in-situ data as well as biological and biooptical models. Usage of these new
capabilities will be promoted among a wide range of users in the scientific, institutional and
private sectors.

The specific objectives of the research activity are to provide global maps of optical and
biogeochemical products (particles size index, phytoplankton groups, inherent optical
properties, particulate organic carbon, net primary production), with associated errors (on a
pixel by pixel basis), from existing and improved ocean color algorithms. Based on these
global maps, specific analyses will then be performed.

Candidates should be suitably qualified (Phd level) in earth science remote sensing.
Knowledge in marine optics and ocean color remote sensing would be greatly appreciated.
Knowledge of the linux environment is essential; knowledge in C or similar language is
recommended, experience in IDL or similar languages is also appreciated.

Full CVs accompanied by the appropriate covering letter and names and e-mails of references,
as well as requests for additional information, are to be sent to Hubert Loisel
(Hubert.loisel@univ-littoral.fr) and David Antoine (antoine@obs-vlfr.fr).