Postdoc: Satellite Insights for Urban CO2 & Air Quality

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Pasadena (CA)

On-site

USD 75,000 - 92,000

Full time

10 days ago

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Job summary

Jet Propulsion Laboratory located in Pasadena, CA, is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to investigate urban fossil fuel CO2 and air pollutant emissions using satellite observations, inventories, and data assimilation. The work spans city-scale to sub-city patterns, integrating OCO-2/3 with TEMPO, GEMS, and TROPOMI data through MOMO-Chem and CMS-Flux systems.

You will analyze urban emission distributions, compare satellite estimates with inventories, and apply MEKC to relate emissions to

Qualifications

  • PhD in Atmospheric Sciences, Physics, Geophysics, Environmental Sciences, or a related technical discipline.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze urban emission distributions using satellite observations and inventories.
  • Compare satellite-based estimates with multiple emission inventories.
  • Apply the modified environmental Kuznets curve (MEKC) framework to emissions vs. economic development and mitigation.
  • Develop reproducible analysis methods and workflows.
  • Publish findings in peer-reviewed journals.

Skills

Python
Atmospheric sciences
Public speaking
Written communication
Team collaboration

Education

PhD in Atmospheric Sciences / Physics / Geophysics / Environmental Sciences

Tools

MOMO-Chem
CMS-Flux
OCO-2/3 data

Job description

Jet Propulsion Laboratory located in Pasadena, CA, is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to investigate urban fossil fuel CO2 and air pollutant emissions using satellite observations, inventories, and data assimilation. The work spans city-scale to sub-city patterns, integrating OCO-2/3 with TEMPO, GEMS, and TROPOMI data through MOMO-Chem and CMS-Flux systems.

You will analyze urban emission distributions, compare satellite estimates with inventories, and apply MEKC to relate emissions to

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