Employment Timeframe: Depending on the speed of the hiring paperwork, the approximate start date is January 2025. Employment can continue (if the project manager and the student agree) until December 2025. The exact end date will be determined by funding levels and the amount of work left after the bulk of the mapping is completed. The project manager will check in at the end of every semester to determine if the student wants to continue working.
Project: Manual mapping of cropland field burning using various Earth Observation datasets. Candidates are required to 1) vectorize cropland field boundaries, 2) visually interpret cropland field conditions using a combination of commercial high-resolution (Planet), Sentinel-2, and Landsat-8 imagery, and 3) record pertinent information for each field with the shapefile attribute table. The data is created manually since we are creating validation data for a burned area product.
Skills: ArcGIS or QGIS skills required. Knowledge of remote sensing imagery is desired. Self-management is important as most hours will be unsupervised – outside of training and regular meetings to monitor progress.
Computer equipment: A personal laptop (with ArcGIS/QGIS) or access to the GEOG computer labs is required.
Hourly rate: $15 – $18 an hour. The exact amount TBD.
Hours per week: up to 40 hours per week. Ideally, 10 hours a week is the minimum (flexible during exam weeks, etc.)
Internship Opportunity: You can enroll in the internship credit alongside the hourly pay. Please speak to your undergraduate advisor for eligibility.
Contact Information: Dr. Joanne Hall, Assistant Research Professor, Email: jhall1@umd.edu
Please email Dr. Hall your resume if you are interested.
