Postdoc: Land Hydrology & Climate Modeling Remote Sensing

ORAU; New York (NY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A NASA-affiliated research program is seeking Postdoctoral fellows for unique opportunities to conduct research on land surface hydrology and its interaction with the climate system. Candidates should hold a Doctoral Degree and have experience in mathematical modeling and computer programming. Responsibilities include analyzing datasets related to water bodies and improving earth-system models. This position is open to U.S. Citizens and eligible foreign nationals.

Qualifications

• Experience with mathematical modeling and computer programming.
• Background in Earth, Physical, or Computing Sciences.
• Advanced statistics knowledge is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Propose and conduct research on land surface hydrology.
• Analyze field and remote-sensing datasets related to water bodies.
• Evaluate and improve earth-system models with observational data.

Skills

Mathematical modeling

Computer programming

Analysis of field datasets

Analysis of remote-sensing datasets

Statistics

C programming

FORTRAN95

Scripting in Python

Scripting in R

Education

Doctoral Degree

Job description

A NASA-affiliated research program is seeking Postdoctoral fellows for unique opportunities to conduct research on land surface hydrology and its interaction with the climate system. Candidates should hold a Doctoral Degree and have experience in mathematical modeling and computer programming. Responsibilities include analyzing datasets related to water bodies and improving earth-system models. This position is open to U.S. Citizens and eligible foreign nationals.