Postdoctoral Fellow: Remote Sensing Innovation

Sandia National Laboratories; New Mexico; On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico invites applications for a Postdoctoral Appointee focusing on remote sensing innovation. The role emphasizes advancing active and passive sensing systems, signatures, and data processing, with opportunities to develop new radiometric and spectral sensing technologies.

The position requires a PhD in a related field, hands-on experimentation, and the ability to work onsite.

Qualifications

• PhD conferred within the last five years in a related field.
• Proficient in C++, MATLAB or Python.
• Experience with remote sensing data and image processing.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to obtain DOE SCI clearance.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute laboratory or field experiments to measure spectral, radiometric, and temporal signatures.
• Develop and field visible/IR radiometric and spectral remote sensing systems.
• Perform data acquisition, processing and feature extraction, and develop detection/extraction algorithms.
• Work onsite due to security/clearance requirements.

Skills

Oral and written communication

Prioritization

Team collaboration

Education

PhD in Optical Engineering/Remote Sensing/Physics or related

Tools

C++

MATLAB

Python

Job description

Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico invites applications for a Postdoctoral Appointee focusing on remote sensing innovation. The role emphasizes advancing active and passive sensing systems, signatures, and data processing, with opportunities to develop new radiometric and spectral sensing technologies.

The position requires a PhD in a related field, hands-on experimentation, and the ability to work onsite.