Research Associate: Forest Inventory AI & Open-Set Vision

Company: Diversity Dashboard
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Location: Sheffield
Job Description:

The University of Sheffield invites applications for a Research Associate to join the Next-Generation Forest Inventory (NextGen-FI) project, developing AI and remote sensing methods for forest monitoring and illegal logging detection. The postholder will collaborate closely with academic and stakeholder partners.

The role focuses on automated tree species mapping using UAV data, open-set recognition, foundation models, multimodal and uncertainty-aware, incremental learning to build adaptable AI

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Posted: October 1st, 2026