Postdoc: ET Forecasting & Irrigation Decision Support

Oklahoma State University; Stillwater (OK); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Oklahoma State University seeks a Postdoctoral Scholar to lead the Oklahoma component of a project turning NASA Earth observations into actionable evapotranspiration forecasts for irrigation decisions. You will develop ET forecasting, enhance forecasts with soil moisture data, and translate forecasts into crop-water demand estimates for regional applications.

The role involves coordinating field campaigns, validating forecasts against tower and Mesonet data, and disseminating results through

Qualifications

• Ph.D. completed by appointment start date.
• Demonstrated research productivity with first-authored publications.
• Proficiency in scientific programming and large geospatial/time-series datasets.

Responsibilities

• Develop and evaluate baseline ET forecasting using OpenET data and GraphCast weather predictions.
• Incorporate soil moisture data using NISAR SMAP and Sentinel-1 datasets and ML downscaling.
• Translate forecasted crop water demand into irrigation demand estimates and integrate with OASIS tool.

Skills

Python

R

MATLAB

Julia

Data analysis

Geospatial data

Education

Ph.D. in Biosystems or Agricultural Engineering, Civil or Water Resources Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Hydrology, Agronomy or Soil Science, Remote Sensing, Geography, Data Science, or closely related field

Tools

OpenET API

NISAR

SMAP

Sentinel-1

Python workflows

Job description

Oklahoma State University seeks a Postdoctoral Scholar to lead the Oklahoma component of a project turning NASA Earth observations into actionable evapotranspiration forecasts for irrigation decisions. You will develop ET forecasting, enhance forecasts with soil moisture data, and translate forecasts into crop-water demand estimates for regional applications.

The role involves coordinating field campaigns, validating forecasts against tower and Mesonet data, and disseminating results through