Postdoc: Greenland Ice Melt & SWOT Satellite Analysis

EU Satellite Centre (SatCen); Kongens Lyngby; Presencial; DKK 314.000 - 448.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

DTU Space in Lyngby, Denmark seeks a 2-year postdoc to re-imagine the SWOT satellite mission for tracking meltwater beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet. You will join the Cryosphere Research group within the GEO Division and contribute to the SWOT-ICE Experiment.

Your tasks include developing a processing framework, extracting time series, validating with ICESat-2, and publishing results while presenting at international conferences.

Formación

• PhD (or equivalent) in a closely related field.
• Strong quantitative background in remote sensing, satellite geodesy or glaciology.
• Solid programming and data-analysis skills (ideally Python) for large datasets.
• Experience with Earth Observation data, ideally satellite altimetry.
• Independent, curious approach with proficiency in English.

Responsabilidades

• Develop a processing framework for SWOT altimetry over the Greenland Ice Sheet, including correcting geolocation offsets between repeat passes.
• Extract near-continuous surface elevation-change time series and validate them against ICESat-2 laser altimetry.
• Combine elevation-change and backscatter observations to look for signatures of subglacial hydrological activity.
• Interpret results in the context of hydrologically driven ice dynamics.
• Publish in peer-reviewed journals and present at international conferences; contribute teaching as needed.

Conocimientos

Remote sensing

Satellite geodesy

Glaciology

Quantitative analysis

Educación

PhD (or equivalent)

Herramientas

Python

Descripción del empleo

DTU Space in Lyngby, Denmark seeks a 2-year postdoc to re-imagine the SWOT satellite mission for tracking meltwater beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet. You will join the Cryosphere Research group within the GEO Division and contribute to the SWOT-ICE Experiment.

Your tasks include developing a processing framework, extracting time series, validating with ICESat-2, and publishing results while presenting at international conferences.