Postdoc: Auroral & Subauroral Optical Phenomena Research

University of California-Berkeley; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 71,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The Space Sciences Laboratory (SSL) atUC Berkeley invites applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar in auroral and subauroral optical phenomena. The successful candidate will work with Dr. L Claire Gasque and Dr.

Brian Harding on magnetosphere–ionosphere–thermosphere coupling using ground-based and satellite data, and physics-based models. Responsibilities include data analysis, model development, software creation, and contributing to publications and conferences.

Qualifications

• PhD (or equivalent international degree) required at start.
• Enrolled in a PhD program accepted.
• Strong scientific programming skills with Python experience.

Responsibilities

• Analyze ground-based optical observations from auroral imagers and spectrographs (TREx data).
• Develop methods to identify and characterize auroral phenomena.
• Construct and analyze event catalogs and correlate ground-based and satellite data.
• Analyze Swarm and DMSP satellite measurements to study plasma conditions and currents.
• Develop models of ionosphere-thermosphere coupling and compare with observations.
• Create scientific software and reproducible analysis tools and share data publicly.
• Lead and contribute to peer-reviewed publications and conferences.

Skills

Python

Education

PhD or equivalent international degree

enrolled in a PhD program

Job description

The Space Sciences Laboratory (SSL) atUC Berkeley invites applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar in auroral and subauroral optical phenomena. The successful candidate will work with Dr. L Claire Gasque and Dr.

Brian Harding on magnetosphere–ionosphere–thermosphere coupling using ground-based and satellite data, and physics-based models. Responsibilities include data analysis, model development, software creation, and contributing to publications and conferences.