Research and Development on Atmospheric Aerosols Datasets in support of AERONET program

About the role

This opportunity is closed to applicants who are Senior Fellows (5-years or more past PhD).

Description

The AERONET (AErosol RObotic NETwork) program is a federation of ground-based remote sensing aerosol networks established by NASA and PHOTONS (PHOtométrie pour le Traitement Opérationnel de Normalisation Satellitaire; Univ. of Lille 1, CNES, and CNRS-INSU) and is greatly expanded by networks (e.g., RIMA, AeroSpan, AEROCAN, NEON, and CARSNET) and collaborators from national agencies, institutes, universities, individual scientists, and partners. For almost 30 years, the project has provided long-term, continuous, and readily accessible public domain database of aerosol optical, microphysical and radiative properties for aerosol research and characterization, validation of satellite retrievals, and synergism with other databases. The network imposes standardization of instruments, calibration, processing , and distribution.

AERONET data have been extensively used in atmospheric aerosol research, air quality, and climate applications and required continuous innovation in improving the accuracies of existing datasets and developing new datasets. This opportunity is for candidates interested in performing research using AERONET measurements, developing cloud mask algorithms, evaluating and comparing AERONET products with other ground measurements, standardizing data formats, and developing new data applications. The use of modern technologies such as machine and deep learning methods, data fusion approaches, and cloud computing is highly encouraged in research and development.

Field of Science

Earth Science

Requirements

• Doctoral Degree
• Advanced programming skills working with big data (e.g. Python, C, etc.)

Qualifications

A successful candidate should have a degree in one of the following STEM fields Earth or/and Atmospheric sciences, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or Meteorology, and have advanced programming skills working with big data (e.g. Python, C, etc.).

Skills

The use of modern technologies such as machine and deep learning methods, data fusion approaches, and cloud computing is highly encouraged in research and development.

Benefits

NASA Postdoctoral Program 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

Advisors

• Pawan Gupta
• pawan.gupta@nasa.gov
• (256) 468-7651

Application Instructions

All applications must be submitted in Zintellect. Please visit the NASA Postdoctoral Program website for application instructions and requirements: How to Apply | NASA Postdoctoral Program.

Additional Information

• A complete application to the NASA Postdoctoral Program includes:
• - Research proposal
• - Three letters of recommendation
• - Official doctoral transcript documents

Contact Information

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