Ocean circulation and biogeochemistry

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

• Characterize and/or model ocean circulation and biogeochemical processes and/or their interactive effects on marine ecosystems.
• Analysis of available satellite remote sensing observations, in-situ and airborne observations from past field experiments, and global model output from prior community experiments.
• New development and applications of high-resolution ocean process models or parameterizations that are applicable in global ocean models or can be applied to global satellite remote sensing observations.

Requirements

• Doctoral Degree.
• Applications are encouraged from prospective post-doctoral fellows who aim to focus on scientific areas including but not limited to mesoscale, submesoscale and surface boundary layer processes, air-sea-ice interaction, coastal ocean processes, and the consequences of global warming for the ocean.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship.
• 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.

Skills

• Strong background in oceanography, climate science, or related fields.
• Experience with data analysis and modeling.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.

Benefits

• One- to three-year fellowship.
• Opportunity to work at NASA Centers, NASA Headquarters, or NASA-affiliated research institutes.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.

Pay

• Salary range based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

• Full-time position.

Contact Information

Point of Contact: Mikeala
Email: npp@orau.org