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Global Carbon Cycle studies using observations, reanalysis and climate model simulations

ORAU · New York, NY · 3 mo ago
OTHRFull-time

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

NASA's global carbon cycle research seeks to study the integrated carbon cycle in the atmosphere, oceans, land, in observational datasets and in models and describe the implications for Earth’s climate, productivity, and natural resources. The research goal is to understand and quantify the carbon cycle feedbacks and the uncertainty in the NASA GISS Earth System model and provide information about future changes particularly with respect to the evolution of the marine and terrestrial sinks.

Research proposals

  • Encouraged in the areas of:
  • Land-ocean interface
  • Land vegetation phenology and climate teleconnections
  • Quantification of source-sink circulation patterns, ocean and land carbon uptake
  • Utilization of satellite data to evaluate simulated carbon stocks and fluxes

Requirements

Research proposals are encouraged in the areas of:

  • Earth, Physical, and/or Computing Sciences
  • Carbon Cycle Science
  • mathematical modeling
  • programming in a compiled language like C or FORTRAN95
  • scripting with python or R

    • Qualifications

    Successful applicants should have experience analyzing observational and model datasets, and background in the following is highly desirable: Earth, Physical, and/or Computing Sciences, Carbon Cycle Science, mathematical modeling, programming in a compiled language like C or FORTRAN95, scripting with python or R.

    Skills

    Experience analyzing observational and model datasets, and background in Earth, Physical, and/or Computing Sciences, Carbon Cycle Science, mathematical modeling, programming in a compiled language like C or FORTRAN95, scripting with python or R.

    Benefits

    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.

    Pay

    Salary range: $75,000 - $100,000 per year, depending on qualifications and experience.

    Schedule

    One- to three-year fellowship.

    Contact Information

    Goddard Institute for Space Studies
    New York City, New York

    Field of Science

    Earth Science

    Advisors

    • Anastasia Romanou
      anastasia.romanou@nasa.gov
      212-678-5520
    • Nancy Y. Kiang
      Nancy.Y.Kiang@nasa.gov
      (212) 678-5553

    Application Instructions

    A complete application to the NASA Postdoctoral Program includes:

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

    Questions

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

    Eligibility

    Eligibility is currently open to:

    • U.S. Citizens;
    • U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR);
    • Foreign Nationals eligible for an Exchange Visitor J-1 visa status; and,
    • 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

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