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- Study at WUR Bachelor's Master's - Collaborate with WUR - Themes - Study at WUR - Collaborate with WUR - About WUR - Postdoc in Operational Radar-Based Forest Disturbance and Regrowth Monitoring Career at WUR About us - Plenty of variety and challenges - Pleasant working atmosphere - Time for personal development - Proper work-life balance - Internationally leading Your job Are you motivated to advance operational forest disturbance monitoring using radar satellite data and to contribute to global efforts to understand and combat forest loss? We are seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher to advance near-real-time forest disturbance and regrowth monitoring using radar satellite observations. The position combines methodological research with the further development and operation of the RADD (Radar for Detecting Deforestation) forest disturbance alerts , using established and newly available radar satellite missions, including Sentinel-1 and NISAR. Radar remote sensing is particularly valuable for forest monitoring because of its sensitivity to vegetation structure and its ability to provide systematic observations largely independent of daylight and cloud cover. Translating these observations into accurate, consistent, and operational information on forest disturbance and post-disturbance regrowth, however, remains challenging. Radar responses are influenced by wavelength, acquisition geometry, forest structure, seasonality, and environmental conditions. The project will address these challenges in two main directions. First, you will extend the RADD framework from disturbance detection towards continuous forest change monitoring, including the detection and characterization of post-disturbance forest regrowth and structural recovery. Second, you will expand the geographic applicability of the RADD alerts beyond their current implementations in the humid tropics and Europe. The position is embedded in ...