Remote Sensing Analysis of Bioclimatic Controls on Ecosystem Productivity

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 research opportunity seeks innovative work to identify biochemical and environmental controls on ecosystem productivity. The approach is to combine observations of solar induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF) from a growing network of tower, airborne, and spaceborne sensors, with ancillary biometeorological data, to explore the functioning of photosynthesis under different light, temperature, and moisture conditions and canopy structures. Analysis of ecosystem productivity in the context of a carbon cycle data assimilation system, in which model equations are confronted with a suite of vegetation, carbon, and water cycle observations and weighted by their respective uncertainties, is highly desired. Incorporation of observations from OCO-2, TROPOMI, and ground sensors (e.g., Grossman et al., 2018) are likely to provide significant advances.

References

• Grossmann, K., Frankenberg, C., Magney, T. S., Hurlock, S. C., Seibt, U., & Stutz, J. (2018). PhotoSpec: A new instrument to measure spatially distributed red and far-red Solar-Induced Chlorophyll Fluorescence. Remote sensing of environment, 216, 311-327.

Location

Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, California

Field of Science

Earth Science

Advisors

• Nicholas Parazoo
  nicholas.c.parazoo@jpl.nasa.gov
  9706727410

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship or U.S. Lawful Permanent Resident (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
• Doctoral Degree

Benefits

The 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.

Pay

Not specified

Schedule

Not specified

Contact Information

Please email npp@orau.org for questions about this opportunity.

Application Instructions

A complete application to the NASA Postdoctoral Program includes:

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

How to Apply

Please visit the NASA Postdoctoral Program website for application instructions and requirements: How to Apply | NASA Postdoctoral Program

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