Earth Science: Remote Sensing and Modeling of Terrestrial Seasonal Snow

About the role

The Hydrological Sciences Laboratory at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center is seeking a post-doc candidate to conduct research in the remote sensing of terrestrial seasonal snow. The Lab has expertise in ground, airborne, and space-based observation and modeling of snow, soil moisture, precipitation, and terrestrial water storage.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research on snowpack physics, interactions between snowpacks and soil, vegetation, and/or the atmosphere (wind, rain, sun, etc).
• Explore connections between terrestrial seasonal snow and other elements of the water cycle.
• Develop and improve algorithms and models related to remote sensing of snow.
• Collaborate with other Lab members and groups to enhance decision support tools at agencies using NASA Earth science products and technologies.
• Contribute to the design, implementation, and science of a future snow remote sensing mission.
• Participate in snow field work during SnowEx campaigns.

Requirements

• Experience or educational background in the collection and use of remote sensing data.
• Experience or educational background in the design and improvement of algorithms and models.
• Experience or educational background in the collection of field data and its use in validation studies.
• Computation-intensive projects can exploit NASA's supercomputers and the NASA cloud.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in Earth Science, Physics, Engineering, or a related field.

Skills

• Expertise in remote sensing data collection and analysis.
• Knowledge of snowpack physics and its interactions with soil, vegetation, and the atmosphere.
• Ability to design and improve algorithms and models related to snow remote sensing.
• Experience with field data collection and validation studies.
• Proficiency in computational methods and tools.

Benefits

• Unique research opportunities at NASA Centers and Institutes.
• Competitive one- to three-year fellowships.
• Access to NASA's supercomputers and the NASA cloud.
• Collaborative opportunities with other Lab members and groups.
• Enhancement of decision support tools at agencies using NASA Earth science products and technologies.
• Designation as a post-doc candidate with potential for future career advancement within NASA.

Pay

Salary is commensurate with experience.

Schedule

The position is full-time and permanent.

Contact Information

For questions about this opportunity, please email npp@orau.org.