Jet Propulsion Laboratory

JPL is unique among NASA Centers in that its staff are Caltech employees, yet can access NASA technical resources.. Cross-discipline teamwork is standard here: colleagues across JPL's science and engineering organizations and on Caltech's academic campus often work together.. The Postdoctoral scholars at JPL benefit from an informal mentoring network, an annual conference showcasing their results, a dedicated seminar series, exposure to diverse career paths, and social connections across the JPL and Caltech community for advice on housing, childcare, and other aspects of living in southern California.. JPL provides an excellent opportunity for researchers to investigate Earth science phenomena using a range of NASA missions.. The postdoc will work among scientists and technologist in JPL's Satellite Tracking and Application Section, in particular our GPS positioning team.

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JOB DESCRIPTION Job DetailsNew ideas are all around us, but only a few will change the world. That’s our focus at JPL. We ask the biggest questions, then search the universe for answers—literally. We build upon ideas that have guided generations, then share our discoveries to inspire generations to come. Your mission—your opportunity—is to seek out the answers that bring us one step closer. If you’re driven to discover, create, and inspire something that lasts a lifetime and beyond, you’re ready for JPL.Located in Pasadena, California, JPL has a campus-like environment situated on 177 acres in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains and offers a work environment unlike any other: we inspire passion, foster innovation, build collaboration, and reward excellence.JPL is unique among NASA Centers in that its staff are Caltech employees, yet can access NASA technical resources. Cross-discipline teamwork is standard here: colleagues across JPL's science and engineering organizations and on Caltech's academic campus often work together. Learning to speak and understand other disciplines' languages is a doorway to the creativity needed to do what has not been done before. JPL staff are encouraged to create mission concepts that address humanity's core questions through a combination of science and technology. They are supported in developing ideas into proposals and hardware, and in communicating funded missions' results to the scientific community and the broader public. JPL seeks to employ scientists and engineers who are passionate about lifelong learning and excited to both contribute to and lead team efforts. We emphasize the importance of partnering across discipline boundaries and creating a friendly, constructive work environment to overcome space exploration's challenges. The Postdoctoral scholars at JPL benefit from an informal mentoring network, an annual conference showcasing their results, a dedicated seminar series, exposure to diverse career paths, and social connections across the JPL and Caltech community for advice on housing, childcare, and other aspects of living in southern California.The scientific element of the projects consists of analyzing geodetic plate motion, plate boundary deformation, glacial isostatic adjustment, and solid Earth's elastic response to mass change. JPL provides an excellent opportunity for researchers to investigate Earth science phenomena using a range of NASA missions. The postdoc will work among scientists and technologist in JPL's Satellite Tracking and Application Section, in particular our GPS positioning team.JPL’s Satellite Tracking and Applications section seeks a postdoc for a two-year appointment. The postdoc will create software to predict the future position of a geodetic site using two techniques:1. Predict future position using geodetic measurements of position to present and2. Predict future position using entirely a geophysical model.3. Contribute toward creating a global model of plate motion and global strain on the basis of observations at thousands of GPS sites.4. The postdoc will also contribute toward analyzing and evaluating mass change estimated using GPS positioning, GRACE gravity, and hydrological measurements.Required Qualifications:Ph.D. in Geophysics, Geodesy, or Earth scienceGeodesy and geophysics skillsStrong knowledge of Python, C, or other programming languagePreferred Qualifications:Strong science, math, coding, and communication skills,Enthusiastic and innovative,Have a record of publication of journal articles.The appointee will carry out research in collaboration with the JPL advisor, resulting in publications in the open literature.

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