<div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:ProximaNova,sans-serif;font-size:16px">The USRA Science and Technology Institute (STI) in Huntsville, AL, seeks a Scientist to conduct Earth Science research using numerical models and geophysical satellite observations in such fields as hydrologic streamflow modeling, data assimilation, machine learning, and data processing. </span> <div><br></div><div><p class="gmail-xxmsonormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Scientist,
Earth Science position - <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fworkforcenow.adp.com%2Fmascsr%2Fdefault%2Fmdf%2Frecruitment%2Frecruitment.html%3Fcid%3Df03960f2-20cd-4828-9ae5-415eefc7072e%26ccId%3D19000101_000001%26jobId%3D416508%26source%3DCC2%26lang%3Den_US&data=04%7C01%7Cemily.b.berndt%40nasa.gov%7C02a5b2dfee8240b3d33608d963504723%7C7005d45845be48ae8140d43da96dd17b%7C0%7C0%7C637650018711777630%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=x8cL3Y0z%2B%2FFQtTibaCAq9v3uKtOmj6mCMzmgLb5Od%2FY%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">Recruitment (adp.com)</a></span></p></div><div><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:ProximaNova,sans-serif;font-size:16px">The scientist will use data from NASA and other research and operational satellites on a range of potential projects spanning hydrologic modeling to satellite and meteorological analysis including: (1) improving hydrological forecasts in the WRF-Hydro streamflow model though satellite data assimilation, (2) development of machine learning-based tools to estimate hydrological parameters from satellite observations (e.g., SWOT); (3) developing and refining satellite imagery products such as multispectral composites, and/or (4) feature detection (e.g., dust, fog, smoke) in satellite imagery through machine learning techniques. The preferred candidate should be able to express some expertise in more than one of these areas and may be expected to support development in any of the activities listed above. </span> <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:ProximaNova,sans-serif;font-size:16px">The scientist will support the NASA Short-term Prediction Research and Transition (SPoRT) center at Marshall Space Flight Center and participate in proposals for new research funding, presenting results at conferences, and publishing manuscripts. SPoRT is a NASA project to transition unique observations and research capabilities to the operational weather community to improve short-term forecasts on a regional scale (</span><a href="https://weather.msfc.nasa.gov/sport/">https://weather.msfc.nasa.gov/sport/</a>)<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:ProximaNova,sans-serif;font-size:16px">.</span> <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:ProximaNova,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> </span><br></div><div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Emily Berndt <div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>