Multiphysical modeling of silicic volcanoes with InSAR geodesy

ORAU; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent aerospace agency is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to engage in Earth science research at Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. The position entails analyzing InSAR data related to ground deformation and volcanic activity and requires a doctoral degree in a relevant field. U.S. Citizenship or lawful permanent residency is necessary. The fellow will collaborate on advanced numerical simulations to understand various unrest mechanisms and pressure dynamics.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship or lawful permanent residency, or eligible visa status needed.
• Familiarity with InSAR data and numerical simulations is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Analyze multi‑platform InSAR data for ground deformation.
• Run multiphysics numerical simulations.
• Invert time series data to constrain subsurface properties.

Education

Doctoral Degree in a relevant field

Job description

Organization: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Location: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California

The NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) offers fellowships to highly talented scientists to engage in ongoing NASA research projects. The fellow will work at JPL on Earth science projects related to ground deformation and volcanic activity.

Responsibilities

The main tasks of this project are:

• Analyze multi‑platform InSAR data (COSMO‑SkyMED, Sentinel, ALOS‑2) to measure ground deformation at large‑scale silicic systems.
• Run multiphysics numerical simulations that account for complex rheologies, thermodynamic properties of the magmas, and non‑linear mass fluxes to discriminate among several unrest mechanisms.
• Invert time series data that shows cyclic and time‑dependent signals to constrain properties such as the geometry of the plumbing system, pressure, and flux variations at depth. The models will be benchmarked against well‑studied systems such as Long Valley and Yellowstone.

Qualifications & Eligibility

• Doctoral Degree in a relevant field.
• U.S. Citizenship, U.S. lawful permanent residency, eligible Exchange Visitor J‑1 visa status, or LPR, asylee, or refugee in the U.S. with a valid EAD card or pending I‑485/I‑589.

Contact

Advisor: Paul R. Lundgren
[e-mail]
818‑354‑1795

Applications are currently open; please contact [e-mail] for further questions.