NASA Postdoctoral Program: Observations and analysis of trace gases in the troposphere and lower stratosphere

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 airborne in situ measurements of trace gases such as formaldehyde, nitrogen dioxide, and ozone from NASA aircraft. The research combines airborne observations, satellite information, and numerical modeling to understand atmospheric composition changes and their consequences for air quality and climate. Potential research areas include convective transport impacts, biomass burning plume evolution, surface-atmosphere exchange, global atmospheric oxidizing capacity, and synergy between airborne and satellite observations. The position is located at Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.