A call for three partially funded master thesis topics on ecosystem services is open at the Ruhr University Bochum, Germany. The positions are under the supervision of PD Dr. Luis Inostroza. The topics include:
- i-tree-based © calculation of Ecosystem Services in northern Bogota, Colombia;
- Assessment of Ecosystem Services in northern Bogota using InVEst;
- Urban expansion modelling in northern Bogota using remote sensing.
You can find more information and contact details about each specific topic below:
Master thesis topic: i-tree-based © calculation of Ecosystem Services in northern Bogota, Colombia
Computational skills: advanced knowledge of GIS and i-tree;
Knowledge skills: botanic working knowledge for species identification, a good notion of ecosystem services science, good statistical skills
Personal skills: excellent writing skills (English), high motivation, compromise with high-quality results, further academic ambition (PhD) is an asset
Offer: a paid trip to Bogota for fieldwork
Field excursion: from 24-30 April 2022 (tree cadastre improvement, species identification)
Supervisor: PD Dr. Luis Inostroza
Contact: [email protected]
Master thesis topic: Assessment of Ecosystem Services in northern Bogota using InVEst
Computational skills: advanced knowledge of GIS, willingness to learn InVest © (self-learning)
Knowledge skills: a good notion of ecosystem services science, good statistical skills
Personal skills: excellent writing skills (English), high motivation, compromise with high-quality results, further academic ambition (PhD) is an asset
Supervisor: PD Dr. Luis Inostroza
Contact: [email protected]
Master thesis topic: Urban expansion modelling in northern Bogota using remote sensing
Computational skills: advanced knowledge of GIS, Advanced knowledge of remote sensing software (Erdas or similar), knowledge of R an asset
Knowledge skills: sound knowledge of urban expansion modelling, cellular automaton principles, good statistical skills
Personal skills: excellent writing skills (English), high motivation, compromise with high-quality results, further academic ambition (PhD) is an asset
Supervisor: PD Dr. Luis Inostroza
Contact: [email protected]