Weather and Climate Research GMAO Reanalyses

Weather and Climate Research in the Latest GMAO Reanalyses

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Organization: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Reference Code: 0297-NPP-MAR
26-GSFC-Earth Sci

How To Apply: All applications must be submitted in Zintellect.

Please visit the NASA Postdoctoral Program website for application instructions and requirements: NASA Postdoctoral Program.

• Research proposal
• Three letters of recommendation
• Official doctoral transcript documents

Final date to receive applications: 3/1/2026 6:00:59 PM Eastern Time Zone

The NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) offers unique research opportunities to highly talented scientists to engage in ongoing NASA research projects at a NASA Center, NASA Headquarters, or at a NASA-affiliated research institute. These one- to three-year fellowships are competitive and are designed to advance NASA's missions in space science, Earth science, aeronautics, space operations, exploration systems, and astrobiology.

This opportunity is closed to applicants who are Senior Fellows (5-years or more past PhD).

The GMAO is in the process of releasing a new reanalysis, and expecting development and release of MERRA-3 within a few years. This post‑doctoral opportunity will be focused on evaluating the new reanalyses in the context of critical weather and climate physical processes represented in the Earth System reanalysis. Potential research topics to be considered in this position:

• Earth Energy Imbalance - The influence of observations in the water and energy budgets
• Regional closure of the water and energy cycles
• Developing quantitative uncertainty, through the analysis ensemble spread
• Use of reanalysis in applied science sectors (e.g., Energy, Agriculture)

The research will require analysis of large data sets in NASA high performance computing.

Field of Science: Earth Science

Amal EL Akkraouri

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Michael Bosilovich

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Questions about this opportunity? Please email npp

Potential candidates should have a Ph.D. in climate science or a related field, including other desirable qualifications:

• Strong data analysis skills, including experience working with large climate datasets.
• Programming experience, particularly in Python, and proficiency with UNIX platforms. Matlab, IDL and/or GrADS use are favorable.
• Experience with peer review publications is strongly encouraged (e.g., publishing one's PhD dissertation).

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• Citizenship: LPR or U.S. Citizen
• Degree:
  Doctoral Degree

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