Earth Science: Atmospheric Composition and Climate

About the role

The NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) offers unique research opportunities to highly-talented scientists to engage in ongoing NASA research projects at a NASA Center, NASA Headquarters, or at a NASA-affiliated research institute. These one- to three-year fellowships are competitive and are designed to advance NASA’s missions in space science, Earth science, aeronautics, space operations, exploration systems, and astrobiology.

Description

This opportunity is closed to applicants who are Senior Fellows (5-years or more past PhD).

GISS research into Atmospheric Composition and Climate explores how changes in reactive gases and aerosols both affect climate via radiation and cloud feedbacks and are affected by climate through various feedback processes. Interactions are explored across a range of climate simulations including paleo-climate, interannual variability and future projections. Policy impacts are focused on the characterization of a broad range of impacts of anthropogenic activities, with a particular emphasis on emissions pathways designed to reduce multiple environmental damages. We evaluate the effects of the full suite of climate-altering pollutants emitted by particular activities and how these might change under different policies, and assess the simultaneous responses of regional temperatures, precipitation and air quality. Fundamental research into mechanistic paramterizations of aerosol and gas phase processes, microphysics and chemistry is undertaken as well as studying chemical interaction between the atmosphere and the surface including emission generating activities, such as fires, wetlands and biological activity. In general we are interested in all mechanisms that affect climate via atmospheric composition pathways.

Location

Goddard Institute for Space Studies
New York City, New York

Field of Science

Earth Science

Advisors

• Susanne E. Bauer
  Susanne.E.Bauer@nasa.gov
  212.678.5666
• Brian Cairns
  Brian.Cairns@nasa.gov
  212-678-5625
• Ron Miller
  Ron.L.Miller@nasa.gov
  212-678-5577
• Gavin Schmidt
  Gavin.A.Schmidt@nasa.gov
  212-678-5627

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship
• U.S. Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR)
• Foreign Nationals eligible for an Exchange Visitor J-1 visa status
• Applicants for LPR, asylees, or refugees in the U.S. at the time of application with 1) a valid EAD card and 2) I-485 or I-589 forms in pending status

Skills

Not specified

Benefits

Not specified

Pay

Not specified

Schedule

Not specified

Contact Information

Questions about this opportunity? Please email npp@orau.org

Application Instructions

A complete application to the NASA Postdoctoral Program includes:

• Research proposal
• Three letters of recommendation
• Official doctoral transcript documents

Additional Information

The NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) offers unique research opportunities to highly-talented scientists to engage in ongoing NASA research projects at a NASA Center, NASA Headquarters, or at a NASA-affiliated research institute. These one- to three-year fellowships are competitive and are designed to advance NASA’s missions in space science, Earth science, aeronautics, space operations, exploration systems, and astrobiology.

Designated Countries: A complete list of Designated Countries can be found at: https://www.nasa.gov/oiir/export-control

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