Research Assistant

Reference Number: 40PCBROMD/2025

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?: No

Offer Description

The University of Bucharest is announcing a competition to fill a Research Assistant position, COR code 263213, as part of the project “Using Earth Observation Techniques and Artificial Intelligence to Detect and Inventory Landslides,” contract no. 40PCBROMD/2025. Funding source: “Use of Earth Observation Techniques and Artificial Intelligence for the Detection and Inventory of Landslides” project, contract no. 40PCBROMD/2025.

Employment period: fixed-term until August 31, 2027
Contract type: part-time, 40 hours/ month.

Where to apply

E-mail: ionut.sandric@geo.unibuc.ro

Requirements

Research Field: Geography » Other

Education Level: PhD or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

• Experience in using GIS systems and in processing/analysing geospatial and remote sensing data;
• Knowledge of programming and data processing relevant to the analysis of remote sensing imagery and the application of artificial intelligence methods;
• Ability to work with raster and vector data, as well as data from Earth observation sources;
• Ability to produce scientific reports and to work as part of a research team.

Specific Requirements

Job-specific activities:

• the acquisition, organisation and pre-processing of geospatial and Earth observation data used in the project;
• the processing and analysis of satellite and UAV data, as well as digital elevation models;
• the preparation of datasets for the development and testing of artificial intelligence models designed to detect and map landslides;
• participating in the labelling, verification and validation of data and results;
• carrying out GIS analyses and producing cartographic outputs for the project;
• participating in fieldwork, where appropriate;
• participating in the documentation, dissemination and exploitation of the project’s scientific results.

Languages: ROMANIAN
Level: Mother Tongue

Languages: ENGLISH
Level: Good

Research Field: Geography » Other

Years of Research Experience: 1 - 4

Additional Information

Benefits

Topics for the interview:

• Principles and methods of remote sensing for Earth observation.
• Processing and analysis of multispectral images and digital elevation models.
• Use of satellite and UAV data for the identification and mapping of landslides.
• Basic principles of machine learning and deep learning methods for the classification and segmentation of remote sensing images.
• Integration of multi-source data into GIS for the analysis of landslides.

Eligibility criteria

• Possession of a PhD student certificate issued by the Doctoral School.
• Actual participation (as a presenter) in student scientific conferences/symposia

Selection process

1. Assessment of application files;
2. Practical test;
3. Interview.

Website for additional job details: https://unibuc.ro/despre-ub/cariere/posturi-cercetare/#1544693602256-6d9237ad-7fe3

Work Location(s)

• Number of offers available: 1
• Company/Institute: University of Bucharest
• Country: Romania
• State/Province: Bucharest
• City: Sector 5
• Postal Code: 050663
• Street: Sos Panduri 90

Contact

• State/Province: Bucharest
• City: Bucharest
• Website: http://www.unibuc.ro/n/despre/
• Street: Panduri St., no. 90-92
• Postal Code: 050663
• E-Mail: contact@g.unibuc.ro
• Phone: 021.305.97.30