NASA Foundation Models for Earth Science (Ecosystems, Biodiversity, Environmental Variable Downscaling)

The NASA Postdoctoral Program 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. The NASA Earth eXchange (NEX) seeks a post-doctoral fellow to conduct research related to developing and applying foundation models, including the recently developed Prithvi WxC model. The fellow's work will be conducted in the context of NASA's Earth Science programs with particular emphasis on: (1) downscaling environmental variables, (2) incorporating foundation model outputs into traditional ecosystem, biodiversity, and/or ecological conservation models/products, and (3) evaluating the impact and utility of the foundation model in these fields of science. The fellow will be part of NEX, a cross-cutting activity in NASA's Earth Action portfolio. Current NEX activities include exploiting global geostationary operational satellites for Earth science research and applications, modeling and data assimilation, and developing digital twin technologies. Candidates can expect to work in a collaborative and dynamic environment that includes fundamental and applied research performed within NASA and with external partners in government, industry, and academia.