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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">The Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology is hiring two post-doctoral researchers in:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">1. Satellite Cloud and Precipitation Data Analysis<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><a href="https://postdocs-jpl.icims.com/jobs/9047/caltech-postdoc-in-satellite-cloud-and-precipitation-data-analysis/job?mode=view">https://postdocs-jpl.icims.com/jobs/9047/caltech-postdoc-in-satellite-cloud-and-precipitation-data-analysis/job?mode=view</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">2. Data Assimilation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><a href="https://postdocs-jpl.icims.com/jobs/9048/caltech-postdoc-in-data-assimilation/job?mode=view">https://postdocs-jpl.icims.com/jobs/9048/caltech-postdoc-in-data-assimilation/job?mode=view</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">The position descriptions are enclosed, and applications should be submitted online at the links above.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">For more information, please contact Dr. Derek J. Posselt (Derek.Posselt@jpl.nasa.gov).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">(1) Post-doc in Satellite Cloud and Precipitation Data Analysis<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Responsibilities<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">The successful candidate will analyze data from NASA’s A-Train satellites and work toward the design of next-generation satellite missions. The appointee will use CloudSat, CALIPSO, AMSR, and MODIS data to
examine the incidence of convective and stratiform cloud structures in frontal regions. She/he will also use output from an ensemble of convection resolving simulations to assess the ability of future observing systems to measure key convective quantities
including latent heating and determine the capabilities those systems to detect trends in cloud properties. She/he will further contribute to algorithm development activities for the CloudSat project.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Qualifications<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Applicants should have a Ph.D. in atmospheric sciences, or a closely related field. The successful candidate should be highly self-motivated, and have excellent oral and written communication skills. She/he
should have a strong background in analysis of satellite data and in the use of mesoscale and/or cloud-scale numerical models, especially for the analysis of the structure, physics, and dynamics of clouds and precipitation. Particular expertise in cloud radar
remote sensing is desirable. Candidates who have received their PhD within the past five years since the date of their application are eligible. Postdoctoral Scholar positions are awarded for a minimum of one-year period and may be renewed up to a maximum
duration of three years.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">(2) Post-doc in Data Assimilation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Responsibilities<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">The successful candidate will conduct data assimilation (DA) and observing system simulation experiments (OSSEs) for the design of next-generation satellite missions. The appointee will use the NASA Goddard
Earth Observing System (GEOS) model, along with the NCEP gridpoint statistical interpolation (GSI) data assimilation system to conduct research on the impact of future observing systems on estimates of various geophysical quantities. These may include, but
not be limited to: tropospheric winds, aerosol, and trace gasses. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Qualifications<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Applicants should have a Ph.D. in atmospheric sciences, applied mathematics, statistics or a closely related field. The successful candidate should be highly self-motivated, and have excellent oral and written
communication skills. She/he should have a strong background in the use of regional and/or global models in high performance computing environments. Expertise in satellite data assimilation is also strongly desired. Candidates who have received their PhD within
the past five years since the date of their application are eligible. Postdoctoral Scholar positions are awarded for a minimum of one-year period and may be renewed up to a maximum duration of three years.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Please note that the Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a federal facility. Due to rules imposed by NASA, JPL will not accept applications from citizens of designated countries unless they are Legal Permanent Residents
of the U.S or have other protected status under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3). The Designated Countries List is available at http://oiir.hq.nasa.gov/nasaecp/.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">-- <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Derek J. Posselt<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Jet Propulsion Laboratory<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">California Institute of Technology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">4800 Oak Grove Drive<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Pasadena, CA 91109<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Email: <a href="mailto:Derek.Posselt@jpl.nasa.gov">
<span style="color:#0563C1">Derek.Posselt@jpl.nasa.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Phone: (818) 354-8107</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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