Microwave Remote Sensing and Precipitation Science

Microwave Remote Sensing and Precipitation Science

Organization: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Reference Code: 0011-NPP-MAR
26-MSFC-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 (https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).). A complete application includes: research proposal, three letters of recommendation, and 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 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.

The NASA Postdoctoral Program opportunity supports scientific investigations that address:

• Adaptive and agile ground‑based weather radar techniques focused on sampling deep convective precipitation to validate satellite‑based retrievals of convective mass flux and vertical motion.
• Investigation of retrieval capabilities or process studies aligned with AOS convection and precipitation objectives.
• Use of satellite, ground, and/or airborne measurements for physical process studies to better understand precipitation, the global water cycle, climate, weather, and concurrent improvements in numerical models.
• The development and/or application of active or passive microwave ocean surface wind retrievals or atmospheric soundings to study ocean‑atmosphere exchanges and their relationship to the atmospheric boundary layer.
• Validation of satellite‑based precipitation retrieval algorithms using innovative physics‑based or machine learning approaches.
• Use of remote sensing and modeling to investigate tropical cyclone structure, intensity, and evolution.
• Applications of microwave satellite‑based measurements, especially to hydrologic modeling.
• Improving NASA satellite sounding retrieval algorithms or their assimilation with emphasis on current (e.g., TROPICS) and potential decadal missions (e.g., Planetary Boundary Layer).
• Use of microwave remote sensing Small Sat or Cube Sat platforms to improve measurements of precipitation, ocean surface winds, or atmospheric sounding.

The prospective applicant should contact Dr. Brent Roberts (jason.b.roberts) well in advance of developing the proposal to ensure alignment with opportunity objectives. Please include a Curriculum Vitae and a brief statement of interest that identifies the primary topic of interest from those listed above.

Location: Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama

Field of Science: Earth Science

Advisors:

• Andrew L. Molthan – andrew.molthan
• Brent Roberts – jason.b.roberts
• Patrick Gatlin – patrick.gatlin
• Timothy Lang – timothy.j.lang
• Dan Cecil – daniel.j.cecil
• Sarah Bang – sarah.d.bang
• Patrick Duran – patric.t.duran

Eligibility: The position is open to U.S. citizens, U.S. lawful permanent residents, foreign nationals eligible for an Exchange Visitor J‑1 visa status, and applicants for LPR, asylees, or refugees in the United States with a valid EAD card and pending I‑485 or I‑589 forms.

Requirements: Doctoral degree.

Applications with citizens from 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://.

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