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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">NASA’s
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) seeks a recent Ph.D. scientist with a unique
background combining a foundation in Computer Science/Software Engineering with
an application to Earth’s environment, preferably in terrestrial ecosystems. The
position will be part of the Postdoctoral Scholars Program with the California
Institute of Technology (Caltech) at JPL in the Carbon Cycle & Ecosystems
Group, Earth Science Section.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">The
work will support an exciting new decadal NASA program called the Arctic Boreal
Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE; <a href="http://above.nasa.gov" target="_blank">above.nasa.gov</a>). The Arctic-Boreal Region is
being impacted by climate change more than anywhere else in the world, yet this
region is the source of among the largest uncertainties to global climate
projections. NASA has selected a suite of field-based teams to collect data on
the ground linked to airborne and satellite observations, providing the
necessary information to reduce uncertainty in Earth System Models. This
project is unique within the ABoVE Program in that it aims to synthesize and
integrate these data across a large suite of models to achieve the ultimate
goal of uncertainty reduction. The Postdoctoral Scholar will build the
framework for driving and evaluating terrestrial biosphere models with ABoVE
data, evaluate the improvement to models, and publish science papers on the
framework and results.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Dr.
Joshua Fisher of JPL will serve as the primary advisor to the selected
candidate. The Postdoctoral Scholar will also work closely with the project
team at the University of Maine and Northern Arizona University, the NASA ABoVE
Program Office and Science Team, an international group of collaborating
modelers, and JPL scientists and engineers. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Caltech’s
Postdoctoral Scholar Program awards positions for a minimum of one-year, and
may be renewed up to a maximum of three years. Candidates who have received
their Ph.D. within the past five years since the date of their application are
eligible. Caltech and JPL are equal opportunity/affirmative action employees.
Women, minorities, veterans, and disabled persons are encouraged to apply. The
position will remain open until filled, with a desired (but not required) start
date of March 2016. Please send a letter describing how this project fits with
your background, a cv, and a list of references with contact info to:
<a href="mailto:jbfisher@jpl.nasa.gov" target="_blank">jbfisher@jpl.nasa.gov</a>.</p>
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