CEDAR email: 2 postdoc positions at Los Alamos National Lab: Ionospheric physics and lightning physics

[Lay, Erin Hoffmann]

Dear CEDAR Community,
The Space and Remote Sensing Sciences Group at Los Alamos National Laboratory is seeking a post-doctoral applicant in lightning and ionospheric remote sensing. Both positions will focus on scientific data analysis from the Radio Frequency Sensor (RFS), an RF lightning detector in geosynchronous orbit. This instrument will provide the first opportunity for RF lightning detection at GEO, allowing constant viewing of RF emissions in the Western Hemisphere. In addition, polarized RF measurements in the low VHF will provide opportunity for innovative ionospheric science. We seek to fill two RFS-driven post-doctoral positions, with two distinct focus areas.
Focus Area 1) Studies of storm evolution over the entire thunderstorm, and comparison of RF lightning signals with the Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) optical measurements of the same thunderstorms. This work would focus on understanding the origins of optical versus RF emissions from storms.
Focus Area 2) This work will focus on developing novel data analysis techniques using lightning polarization information and dispersion information from RF ionospheric delay. Studies will be done in conjunction with ground-based 3-D polarization sensing measurements.
Postdoctoral candidates are required to have a Ph.D. degree, completed within the past five years, or soon to be completed. Appointments are for two years, renewable for a third year.
Our team’s research program in lightning and ionospheric physics is conducted in support of performance assessment of GPS-based global nuclear detonation sensors for treaty monitoring. LANL offers a stimulating environment of diverse, world-class science, in a beautiful mountain setting, where scientists pursue research to solve problems of national significance. The successful candidate should have familiarity with scientific data processing, programming, and statistical analysis.

Please find the complete job ad at jobs.lanl.gov<http://jobs.lanl.gov> : Vacancy Name = IRC84602

https://jobszp1.lanl.gov:443/OA_HTML/OA.jsp?OAFunc=IRC_VIS_VAC_DISPLAY&OAMC=R&p_svid=84602&p_spid=3764398&p_lang_code=US


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Dr. Erin Lay
Los Alamos National Lab
ISR-2
MS B241
Los Alamos, NM 87545

Office: 505-665-6312
Cell: 505-695-3850







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