Postdoctoral Research Associate

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This is a Post Doctoral position at the Ocean Process Analysis Laboratory at EOS. The hired person will work for Bror Jönsson to perform research within two of Jönsson’s grants. The work will entail modelling, data analysis, processing of satellite imagery, and other types of research. Tasks will also include writing and data management.

Duties/Responsibilities

The candidate will work on two funded projects that aim to model biological production in a Lagrangian frame using satellite data. The focus is mainly on the upwelling systems in Northern Gulf of Guinea. We will be working on three questions in the two projects:

• Improve coverage and resolution of satellite-derived properties using different instruments including geostationary weather satellites.

• Estimate primary and community production in a Lagrangian frame using velocity fields from a physical ocean model and satellite fields.

• Develop a data-constrained Lagrangian biogeochemical model using times series forecasting and machine learning.

The Post Doc will focus on one or two of the questions depending on their expertise and interest.

Minimum Acceptable Education & Experience:

• Doctorate in Oceanography, Meteorology, Statistics, or similar field.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Fluent in one or more programming languages (python, Julia, or possibly R)

• Able to perform or willing to learn geospatial analysis.

• Self-motivated

• Willing to pursue research objectives stated in the projects’ descriptions.

• Quantitively minded

• A background in Oceanography, Remote Sensing, Meteorology, or similar field.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Comfortable to work in a Linux environment

• Experience with machine learning

Applicant instructions:

Applicants should be prepared to upload the following documents when applying online within the Resume/Cover Letter section of your application:

• Resume/CV

• Cover Letter

• Contact Information for 3 Professional References

Applications that are missing any of the required items may not move forward for consideration. Additional uploaded documents not requested in the position announcement will not be reviewed.

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