Sea Level Changes from Ice Mass and Glacial Isostatic Adjustment: Coastal Subsidence and Global Water Mass Balance in the 20th and 21st Centuries

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 successful proposer should have the capacity to both understand the basic underlying theory and be versant in the contemporary numerical methods (and their limitations) for computing sea-level, gravity and crustal surface topographic change in the context of GIA and present-day global and regional mass transport. The candidate should have familiarity with the classical Farrell and Clark sea-level equations and viscoelastic theory for a self-gravitating viscoelastic spherical planet, construction and implementation of advanced theories for transient viscoelastic rheology and use of Bayesian statistical analysis. Experience with parallel processing techniques is also important. A basic understanding of the data sets and their use for constraining regional and global GIA is desirable.

Requirements

• A strong background in modern Fortran and other scientific computer languages
• Familiarity with complex numerical procedures for solving global geophysics and geodesy problems
• Experience with parallel processing techniques
• A basic understanding of the data sets and their use for constraining regional and global GIA

Qualifications

A Doctoral Degree is required.

Skills

Knowledge of the classical Farrell and Clark sea-level equations and viscoelastic theory for a self-gravitating viscoelastic spherical planet, construction and implementation of advanced theories for transient viscoelastic rheology, and use of Bayesian statistical analysis. Experience with parallel processing techniques is also important.

Benefits

One- to three-year fellowships

Pay

N/A

Schedule

N/A

Contact Information

Point of Contact: Mikeala

Email: npp@orau.org