Geoinformatica e Ambiente - Earth Observation and geospatial data for urban and suburban monitoring and planning - 2026_IDR_DICA_9

Position: Research appointment (pre-doc) Institute: Polytechnic of Milano
Posted on: 22/04/2026 Deadline: 29/05/2026

Scientific-Disciplinary Group

08/CEAR-04 - Geomatics

Description

The project integrates Earth Observation and geospatial data for urban and suburban monitoring and planning, with a focus on land cover maps and Local Climate Zones (LCZ). For the latter aspect, it also uses high-resolution thermal products as proxies for future satellite missions.The project explores the use of Geospatial Foundation Models and geospatial embeddings to improve the estimation and updating of maps through advanced machine learning techniques, adapting models pre-trained on large volumes of Earth Observation data to different environmental contexts and spatial scales.Candidates are expected to have expertise in Earth Observation, geospatial data, open-source GIS and webGIS tools, land cover (and LCZ) mapping, machine learning and deep learning applications, including foundational knowledge of Geospatial Foundation Models.

Job posting website

https://www.polimi.it/en/bandi-incarichidiricerca

Number of positions

1

Funding body

Politecnico di Milano

How to apply

https://aunicalogin.polimi.it/aunicalogin/getservizio.xml?id_servizio=1079

Selection process

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In order to participate in the selection, please read the call ("bando") available at the following website: https://www.polimi.it/en/bandi-incarichidiricerca Oral test aimed at ascertaining candidates’ aptitude and suitability to carry out the research activity covered by the Fellowship, as well as at assessing their knowledge of English and/or other languages relevant to the research activities to be performed (up to 5 points) Relevance and pertinence of the publications, theses and scientific products attached to the research programme covered by the Fellowship (up to 20 points) Relevance and pertinence of previous research activities and work experience, if any, in relation to the research activity covered by the Fellowship (up to 30 points) Relevance and pertinence of their study programme to the research programme covered by the Fellowship (up to 45 points)

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