Satellite Remote Sensing of Trace Gases from UV- Spectrometers Job Greenbelt Maryland USA,Research/Development

Position: Satellite Remote Sensing of Trace Gases from UV-Vis Spectrometers

Satellite Remote Sensing of Trace Gases from UV-Vis Spectrometers

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Organization

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Reference Code

0314-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:

How to Apply

| NASA Postdoctoral Program (orau.org).

A complete application to the NASA Postdoctoral Program includes:

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

Description

The NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) offers unique research opportunities to highly talented scientists to engage in ongoing NASA research projects. These 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). For multiple decades, spaceborne spectrometers that measure back‑scattered solar radiation in the ultraviolet (UV) and visible (Vis) wavelength range, such as the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) and the TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI), have been providing global observations of key trace gases. Newly launched geostationary sensors (GEMS and TEMPO) offer similar measurements at enhanced temporal resolution.

Advances in instrumentation bring challenges in satellite remote sensing of trace gases such as timely delivery of retrieval products, production of coherent long‑term datasets across instruments, and accounting for aerosol and cloud effects.

The main goal of this opportunity is to explore and develop innovative methods that have the potential to significantly advance satellite remote sensing of trace gases. Efforts under this project will focus on, but are not limited to, one or more of the following topics:

New techniques, including those based on machine learning and artificial intelligence, to accelerate and/or improve physically‑based trace gas retrievals;

Efficient applications of advanced radiative transfer modeling tools to improve the accuracy of trace gas retrievals under relatively large aerosol loading (e.g., volcanic plumes, smoke and dust, and haze);

Innovative methods to reduce inter‑sensor biases in trace gas retrievals;

New trace gas retrieval methods that exploit the information content from multi‑spectral and/or multi‑angle measurements.

Field of Science

Earth Science

Advisors

Can Li – can.li –
Nickolay Krotkov – Nickolay.

A.Krotkov –

Eligibility

Applicants eligible to apply for this opportunity:

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 a valid EAD card and I‑485 or I‑589 forms in pending status.

Questions about this opportunity? Please email npp.

Point of Contact

Mikeala

Eligibility Requirements

Degree:
Doctoral Degree.

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