Satellite-based Night-light Remote Sensing Engineer (M/F)

id="offer-description" class="ecl-u-type-heading-2 ecl-u-mt-none ecl-u-mb-l">Offer Description Category A – Research Engineer . Job type: BAP D: Geographical Information Sciences – D1B42 . Position available: 19-month fixed-term contract . Location: UMR Espace Dev in Saint Pierre, La Réunion. Employer’s description . As a French institute for international scientific research, IRD helps to strengthen the resilience of societies in the face of global upheavals. It operates in more than 50 countries across Africa, Latin America, Asia and the Pacific, as well as in mainland France and the overseas territories. Its research activities provide concrete responses to priority needs: climate change mitigation and adaptation, the fight against poverty and inequality, the preservation of biodiversity, access to healthcare, and addressing social dynamics. Research questions are developed in collaboration with stakeholders on the ground and local communities. The teams bring together different perspectives, disciplines and areas of expertise through long-term partnerships to develop robust, high-impact solutions. IRD champions research that benefits as many people as possible. It shares the results of its projects and puts science at the service of action. In this way, it supports the transformation of societies towards fairer and more sustainable social, economic and ecological models. The organisation you will be joining . The UMR ESPACE DEV , in partnership with the University of La R