Postdoctoral Associate, SWOT Research | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Job at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA

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  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  • Cambridge, MA

Job Description

POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, SWOT RESEARCH , Earth, Atmospheric & Planetary Sciences , will work under the direction of Assistant Professor Abigail Bodner as part of a multi-institutional team including Leah Johnson (Applied Physics Lab/U Washington), Shafer Smith (NYU/Courant), Dhruv Balwada (Columbia/LDEO), and Spencer Jones (Texas A&M); contribute to our collaboration by offering expertise in ocean observations, submesoscale dynamics, and data analysis techniques, complementing ongoing efforts in developing mathematical and machine learning methods to inferupper-ocean transport from SWOT; and tackle challenges involved in delineating submesoscales from the overlapping fast internal wave signals captured in the SWOT data, and how to best leverage information given by other lower resolution remote sensing products and in-situ measurements to infer submesoscale transport. The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) altimeter mission is starting to provide measurements of sea surface height at an unprecedented resolution, revealing strikingly clear submesoscale features at scales down to about akilometer.

REQUIRED : PhD in physical oceanography or a related field at the time of the appointment, with expertise in remote sensing and in-situ ocean measurement. PREFERRED : Experience and/or interest in working with numerical simulations, scientific programming, or machine learning . Job #24871

Applicants are asked to send a CV, a brief statement of research interests, and the names of three references to abodner@mit.edu with "postdoc job" in the subject line. Prospective applicants may contact Dr. Bodner (abodner@mit.edu) with any questions regarding the nature of the research to be conducted.

The initial appointment will be for one year, with the possibility of extension for up to three years.

Applications will be considered upon receipt and until the position is filled.

2/28/2025

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