Postdoc: Satellite Lidar-Driven Vegetation Demography DGVMs

ORAU; New York (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

ORAU is seeking Postdoctoral Fellows for the NASA Postdoctoral Program based at the Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York City. This opportunity offers unique research projects in Earth science, emphasizing lidar data and carbon cycle dynamics. Applicants need a Doctoral Degree and programming experience in C, FORTRAN95, Python, or R. Candidates will propose their research, engage in mathematical modeling, and join in studies contributing to NASA's scientific missions. Successful applicants must be U.S. Citizens or eligible non-citizens.

Qualifications

• Experience with mathematical modeling, computer programming, and analyzing datasets.
• Background in Earth, Physical, and/or Computing Sciences is desirable.
• Strong skills in advanced statistics.

Responsibilities

• Propose research incorporating lidar observations of vegetation.
• Engage in studies to advance NASA’s missions in Earth science.
• Conduct coupled climate-carbon cycle simulation experiments.

Skills

Mathematical modeling

Computer programming

Analyzing field datasets

Remote sensing datasets analysis

Plant allometry

Education

Doctoral Degree

Tools

C programming

FORTRAN95

Python

R

Job description

ORAU is seeking Postdoctoral Fellows for the NASA Postdoctoral Program based at the Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York City. This opportunity offers unique research projects in Earth science, emphasizing lidar data and carbon cycle dynamics. Applicants need a Doctoral Degree and programming experience in C, FORTRAN95, Python, or R. Candidates will propose their research, engage in mathematical modeling, and join in studies contributing to NASA's scientific missions. Successful applicants must be U.S. Citizens or eligible non-citizens.