Earth Science: Remote Sensing and Modeling of the Global Water and Energy Cycle

The NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) offers unique research opportunities to highly-talented scientists to engage in ongoing NASA research projects at a NASA Center, NASA Headquarters, or at a NASA-affiliated research institute. These one- to three-year fellowships are competitive and are designed to advance NASA's missions in space science, Earth science, aeronautics, space operations, exploration systems, and astrobiology. This specific opportunity focuses on research in the global water and energy cycle at the Hydrological Sciences Laboratory at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. The Lab has expertise in ground- and space-based observation and modeling of soil moisture, snow, and terrestrial water storage. The ideal candidate will conduct research in the observation, analysis, modeling, and prediction of the global water and energy cycle systems including ocean, land, and atmosphere. The candidate would work with experts in the NASA/GSFC Hydrological Sciences Lab towards producing a comprehensive understanding of the global water and energy cycles and advancing the prediction of water and energy cycle consequences of earth system variability and change. Applications-oriented projects that leverage partnerships to provide information to water managers to improve water resources management and support risk-based decision making are strongly encouraged. Scientific endeavors could involve identifying and bridging gaps in technological, observational, and modeling activities within NASA and in partnership with other scientific and application agencies. Additional focus areas include using NASA Earth Science data and tools for improving monitoring and forecasting of droughts, floods, and improving the characterization of water use and demand.