Research Associate V Job Birmingham area,Alabama USA,Research/Development

Position: Research Associate V, Step 1-4

We are currently seeking a Research Associate to provide support to NASA Earth Action science and application activities related to the development of the NASA Disasters Program Portal. The NASA Disasters Portal is dedicated to advancing the awareness, discoverability/access, understanding, and application of Earth science information for disaster management communities. Experience with developing scientific training, organizing and executing scientific workshops, and interfacing across various federal and state government agencies is strongly desired for this position.

The position will be located at the National Space Science & Technology Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

Job no: 504306

Department:
Earth System Science Center

Work type:
Staff Full-time Exempt

Location:

Alabama

Categories:
Research - Environmental

Purpose Of The Position

Training

Develop and finalize a strategic end-to-end plan for Disasters Portal training and learning opportunities.
Publish and promote completed content on the Disasters Portal and establish an internal and external feedback mechanism to improve future Portal content development activities.
Outline future training to be developed based on user feedback and needs.

Workshop Development

Finalize an end-to-end plan for both in-person and virtual stakeholder workshop activities.
Produce comprehensive workshop reports for the Disasters Program Manager for each workshop, and establish formal post-workshop internal and external feedback mechanisms to maximize future workshop impacts.
Outline a future workshop plan, both in-person and virtual, based on user feedback and needs.

Interfacing Across The NASA Earth Science Division

Interface with other Earth Science Division programs with a presence at MSFC, including ODSI, CSDA, EarthRISE, SPoRT, TOPS, Fire Sense, and ARSET.
Interface with Disasters Program Principal Investigators and research teams.
Interface with NASA mission teams and team members with a presence at MSFC, including NISAR, TEMPO, etc.
Interface with other NASA Centers, particularly those with Earth Science offices, and NASA Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs), including the Alaska Satellite Facility (ASF).

Minimum Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
Minimum of 5.5 years of full-time, verifiable work experience.
Experience with developing science training resources.
Experience with planning/organizing workshops or other events.
Scientific writing experience.
Strong communication skills.
Project management skills.
Experience working on both in-person and hybrid collaborative teams.
Experience with remote sensing, GIS, and using NASA data.
Familiarity with meteorological concepts and common types of Earth science applications, including hazards/disaster concepts such as severe storms, flooding, tropical cyclones, fires, and/or earthquakes.
Experience with remote sensing, Earth observation/satellite data analysis, atmospheric & land surface modeling, Python programming, and GIS.
U.S. Citizenship is required.

Desired Qualifications

A Master's degree or PhD in a relevant field is desired.
Experience working with NASA and/or other federal or state government agencies is preferred.
Experience with Linux; working with Optical, thermal remote sensing, and Synthetic Aperture Radar data; working with different data and image formats; knowledge of artificial intelligence/machine learning; knowledge of AWS/cloud computing is desired.
Advanced knowledge of meteorological concepts and common types of Earth science applications, including hazards/disaster concepts such as severe storms, flooding, tropical cyclones, fires, and/or earthquakes is desired.
Advanced experience with remote sensing, Earth observation/satellite data analysis, atmospheric & land surface modeling, Python programming, and GIS is preferred.

Published Salary (if Available)

$70,500 - $87,741

Advertised

Aug 24 2026 Central Daylight Time

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