Earth Science: Cryospheric Sciences Research

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).

Our research centers on understanding the dynamics and thermodynamics of the sea ice, ice sheets, glaciers, and snow of the Earth (the cryosphere) and the interactions of the cryosphere with the Earth's atmosphere and ocean.

• Understanding the current state of the cryosphere and how it is changing
• Determining the mechanisms that control those changes
• Examining how these changes impact the rest of the Earth System

The work involves the collection and analysis of in situ, aircraft, and satellite observations along with the development and use of sophisticated models to characterize the behavior of snow and ice and understand the processes at work.

Location

Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland

Field of Science

Earth Science

Advisors

• Linette Boisvert
  linette.n.boisvert@nasa.gov
  301-614-5710
• Nathan T. Kurtz
  nathan.t.kurtz@nasa.gov
  301.614.5013
• Joseph MacGregor
  Joseph.A.MacGregor@nasa.gov
  301-614-5876
• Brooke Medley
  brooke.c.medley@nasa.gov
  301-614-6705
• Michael Studinger
  Michael.Studinger@nasa.gov
  301-614-6908
• Angela Bliss
  angela.c.bliss@nasa.gov
  (301) 614-5458
• Denis Felikson
  denis.felikson@nasa.gov
  301-614-6835

Eligibility

• U.S. Citizens
• U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents (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

Questions

Please email npp@orau.org for inquiries.

Application Requirements

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

Important Notes

Applications with citizens from Designated Countries will not be accepted at this time, unless they are Legal Permanent Residents of the United States. A complete list of Designated Countries can be found at: https://www.nasa.gov/oiir/export-control.