Postdoctoral Position available January 2024
Duration 2 years

Postdoctoral scholar needed to conduct research in remote sensing of sea surface temperature from the ECOSTRESS thermal radiometer on the International Space Station

Duties:
Test alternative split-window sea surface temperature algorithms for ECOSTRESS by comparison to in-situ observations (NOAA iQuam, Saildrone, Ships4SST). Develop/implement ocean cloud mask algorithm for ECOSTRESS. Develop process for correcting systematic biases in ECOSTRESS imagery. Work on validation of sea surface temperature product, including gradients in collaboration with Jorge Vazquez (JPL). Develop product for distribution through the NASA PO.DAAC, including integration with cloud services and compliance with Group for High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature (GDS2) standards for SST products.

The distribution of duties is:
30% algorithm development
30% algorithm validation
20% develop product for distribution through NASA PO.DAAC
20% prepare written manuscripts for publication in the primary research literature, that describe the results and their significance.

Knowledge/Skills:
Experience with remotely sensed ocean data. Ability to write and edit programs in computer languages FORTRAN and C, and write and edit data processing scripts in Python, R or Matlab. Ability to carry out statistical analyses of data. Ph.D. degree required. Must be fluent in English. Some knowledge of French desirable but not required.
Site of Service: First 12-16 weeks will be based at the University of South Carolina, and after that will be based at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California.

Site of Service: First 12-16 weeks will be based at the University of South Carolina, and after that will be based at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California.

Constraints: NASA has a list of designated countries. We regret that foreign national candidates who are currently citizens of, or born in countries listed in this document cannot be considered.

Contacts:

David S. Wethey, Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina

Tel: +1-803-777-3936

Cell: +1-803-608-4202

Email: wethey@biol.sc.edu

Jorge Vázquez Cuervo, PO. DACC NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Tel: +1-818-354-6980

Cell: +1-626-862-3771

Email: jorge.vazquez@jpl.nasa.gov