Investigating sensitivity of hydroclimate variability and drought to land surface processes

Investigating the sensitivity of hydroclimate variability and drought to land surface processes using process-based models

Organization
:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Reference Code
: 0011-NPP-MAR
26-GISS-Earth Sci

How To Apply
:
All applications must be submitted in Zintellect. Please visit the NASA Postdoctoral Program website for application instructions and requirements:

How to Apply

| NASA Postdoctoral Program (orau.org).

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

About the NASA Postdoctoral Program
:
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).

Climate change is expected to amplify drought risk and hydroclimate variability for many regions. The state of the land surface and associated processes represent a major source of uncertainty that limits progress and confidence in model projections. This research opportunity focuses on analyzing existing climate model simulations or conducting new simulations of the GISS coupled climate model to investigate the role of the land surface in hydroclimate dynamics.

Potential topics include:

• The potential for land management (e.g., crop management, irrigation, soil carbon) to modulate regional hydroclimate in context with climate change, variability, and extremes;
• The importance of various land surface processes and their interactions with natural climate variability and climate change for enhancing or ameliorating drought risk;
• The role of hydroclimate variability and land surface interactions in past and future heat extremes;
• The seasonal dynamics and potential predictability of drought between the cold and warm season.

Location
:
Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York City, New York, United States.

Field of Science
:
Earth Science

Advisors
:
Benjamin I. Cook (benjamin.i.cook, )

Eligibility (Note):
Applications from citizens of Designated Countries will not be accepted at this time, unless they are Legal Permanent Residents of the United States. A complete list of Designated Countries can be found at: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

Eligibility Requirements
:

• U.S. Citizens;
• U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR);
• Foreign Nationals eligible for an Exchange Visitor J-1 visa status;
• Applicants for LPR, asylees, or refugees in the U.S. at the time of application with
  1) a valid EAD card and
  2) I-485 or I-589 forms in pending status.

Application Requirements
:

• Degree:
  Doctoral Degree.

Questions about this opportunity? Please email npp.

Point of Contact
:
Mikeala.