NASA Postdoctoral Program - Earth Science: frozen hydrometeor remote sensing; ML/AI application to retrieve and track clouds; atmosphere coupling

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 position focuses on cloud research, particularly the frozen phase which brings the largest challenges and uncertainties to weather prediction and climate projections. The research addresses the lack of understanding of cloud/snow ice microphysics and over-simplified representation in models. The position offers multiple research directions including: ice microphysics remote sensing from infrared to microwave spectra; cloud retrieval algorithm development using polarimetric signals, new FIR or sub-mm bands, and ML/AI approaches; ML/AI application on system/pattern tracking on satellite images; and cloud-wave coupling at turbulence to gravity wave scales. This opportunity is closed to applicants who are Senior Fellows (5-years or more past PhD).