Postdoctoral Position in Earth Observation, AI, and Territorial Sustainability

About the role

The African Research Center on Air Quality and Climate (ARC_AIR) at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to join an interdisciplinary programme that analyses climate change, urbanisation, and resource systems in Morocco and other semi‑arid regions. The role combines Earth Observation, geospatial analytics and artificial‑intelligence methods to build predictive and decision‑support tools for climate‑resilient territories.

Key responsibilities

• Integrate multi‑source satellite imagery with machine‑learning algorithms to produce territorial diagnostics and foresight.
• Analyse climate‑water‑energy‑agriculture interactions, addressing water scarcity, urban heat stress and air‑quality issues.
• Study land‑use and land‑cover change impacts on surface climate, ecosystem services and socio‑economic systems.
• Develop and maintain sustainability indicators, observatories and decision‑support frameworks for urban and territorial planning.

Required profile

• PhD in Earth Observation, Remote Sensing, Climate Science, Environmental Engineering or a related field.
• Strong research background in interdisciplinary studies linking climate, urbanisation and resource systems.
• Proven ability to publish in peer‑reviewed journals and work in collaborative, multicultural teams.

Required skills

• Earth Observation
• Geospatial analytics
• Artificial Intelligence
• Machine Learning
• Spatial modeling
• Satellite data processing