{"id":1021,"date":"2022-11-28T10:44:20","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T15:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/glel\/?page_id=1021"},"modified":"2026-02-26T12:44:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T17:44:34","slug":"graduate-student-opportunities-with-scott-mitchell","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/glel\/graduate-student-opportunities-with-scott-mitchell\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate student opportunities with Scott Mitchell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi!\u00a0 I&#8217;m Scott Mitchell, faculty at <a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\">Carleton University<\/a>&#8216;s <a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/geography\">Department of Geography and Environmental Studies<\/a>, and one of the directors of the <a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/glel\/\">Geomatics and Landscape Ecology Laboratory<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I have supervised, and am generally interested in supervising, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in the following broad project areas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>evaluating and monitoring weather-related risks in agricultural settings, including the impacts of climate change on extreme weather regimes;<\/li>\n<li>integration of earth observation data from dispersed sources, especially for agricultural applications (e.g. crop mapping, biomass estimation);<\/li>\n<li>effects of spatial heterogeneity on environmental function and biodiversity;<\/li>\n<li>uncertainty analysis in land use \/ land cover mapping;<\/li>\n<li>spatial partitioning strategies for environmental modelling;<\/li>\n<li>decision support systems \/ scenario development using GIS and environmental models;<\/li>\n<li>primary productivity modelling and soil moisture dynamics in grassland environments; and<\/li>\n<li>GIS and remote sensing algorithm and software testing and development for any of the above projects, using open source software and open standards.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At any specific time, my ability to supervise more graduate students depends on the progress of my existing students, and current funding opportunities to support research projects.<\/p>\n<p>As of Feb 2026, I am interested in and still have some remaining capacity for supervising new graduate students (Master&#8217;s or Doctoral) with Canadian residency status. I do NOT currently have sufficient funding to support the supervision of international students, but will update this notice should that situation improve. Similarly, I do not have any postdoctoral research positions to offer, but would be happy to talk with anyone who has secured or is applying for third-party funding and is looking for a supervisor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi!\u00a0 I&#8217;m Scott Mitchell, faculty at Carleton University&#8216;s Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, and one of the directors of the Geomatics and Landscape Ecology Laboratory. 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