Land use controls on inland and coastal aquatic habitat water quality and health in Belize

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.

Responsibilities

The selected candidate will conduct research to support the Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) process in Belize. The goals of this work include:

• Classification of water quality conditions in inland aquatic and marine environment using remote sensing and in situ methods
• Further advance understanding of land cover/land use controls on inland aquatic and marine environment conditions
• Constrain modeled outputs of water quality conditions in marine environments with in situ and remote sensing derived water quality
• Investigate connectivity of water quality events, such as sedimentation and algal blooms, in marine protected areas, and other regions of interest to MSP process
• Collaborate with colleagues in Belize to support integration of new datasets and analyses into Marine Spatial Planning

Requirements

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.

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;
• 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.

Qualifications

A Doctoral Degree is required.

Skills

Knowledge of remote sensing techniques, data analysis, and GIS software is preferred.

Benefits

NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellows receive:

• Salary commensurate with experience
• Health insurance
• Retirement plan

Pay

Salary is commensurate with experience.

Schedule

This is a full-time position.

Contact Information

Point of Contact: Mikeala

Email: npp@orau.org

Christine Lee
christine.m.lee@jpl.nasa.gov
(818) 354-3343