The Universities Space
Research Association (USRA) is seeking a
recent Ph.D. scientist for
research involving the assimilation of snow observations into a land surface
model. This research will contribute to the NASA Seasonal-to-Interannual
Prediction Project (NSIPP) by providing snow pack initialization states and
will add to the current efforts in soil moisture assimilation. The emphasis of
this position will be on the development of a scheme for assimilating snow
cover, snow depth, snow water equivalent and snow melt using the Kalman filter,
which also removes land surface and air temperature bias. For more information
about this effort see http://land.gsfc.nasa.gov/~cejpw/jw_snow.html.
This research will be
performed in collaboration with scientists in the Hydrological Sciences Branch at NASA's Goddard Space Flight
Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. The successful candidate will have full access
to computing and other NASA facilities. Applicants should have a Ph.D. in hydrology or closely related field with experience in land surface modeling and/or data
assimilation. Fortran programming experience is desirable.
The initial appointment
will be for one year and is considered renewable. Salary will be competitive
and commensurate with experience and qualifications. Please send a current vita
and contact information for at least three professional references along with a
brief statement of research interests, expected contributions to NASA's
efforts, and availability by May 15 to:
Universities Space Research Association
Goddard
Visiting Scientist Program
7501
Forbes Blvd., Suite 206
Seabrook,
MD 20706
ATTN
USRA is a non-profit
consortium of 83 universities chartered to broaden opportunities for collaboration
between university and government space research communities. USRA offers attractive benefits, including
medical, dental, and life insurance, and relocation allowances. USRA is an
equal opportunity employer. Tel (301) 805-8396, Fax (301) 805-8466, email snow@gvsp.usra.edu.
March 21, 2000