ORAU
Wildland Fire Impacts, Modeling, and Applications
ORAU, Los Angeles, California, United States
Wildland Fire Impacts, Modeling, and Applications
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Reference Code
0113-NPP-NOV25-ARC-EarthSci
How To Apply
All applications must be submitted in Zintellect
Please visit the NASA Postdoctoral Program website for application instructions and requirements: How to Apply | NASA Postdoctoral Program (orau.org)
A complete application to the NASA Postdoctoral Program includes:
Research proposal Three letters of recommendation Official doctoral transcript documents
Application Deadline
11/1/2025 6:00:59 PM Eastern Time Zone
Description
About the
NASA Postdoctoral Program
The NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) offers unique research opportunities to highly-talented scientists to engage in ongoing NASA research projects at a NASA Center, NASA Headquarters, or at a NASA-affiliated research institute. These one- to three-year fellowships are competitive and are designed to advance NASA’s missions in space science, Earth science, aeronautics, space operations, exploration systems, and astrobiology.
Description:
Wildfires in the U.S., and globally, pose an increasing challenge to the natural and human environment, including living with and managing fires. Understanding the fire lifecycle begins with pre-fire ecology and landscape, drought conditions and other climate-related factors, as well as human factors of individual, communal, state, and federal priorities. During active fire events, detection, tracking, and information sharing is a strength and a goal of NASA Science work. In the post-fire phase, active and post-fire impacts on air quality and atmospheric chemistry, ecology, land surface changes, risk of negative impacts on water and food security, and intersections with community needs to rebuild, become more resilient, and to protect resources. Further, cascading hazards like post-fire increases of landslide risk susceptibility are hard to detect, quantify and predict, and even harder to communicate to partners, stakeholders, and the public.
At NASA Ames, wildfire has been a key priority for over four decades. Ames wildfire science includes
R&A
(research and analysis - e.g., data science, atmospheric composition and air quality, ecological assessments and forecasting),
T&D
(technology development - e.g., IT solutions including the NASA Earth Exchange/NEX, remote-sensing and in-situ instrumentation to observe the pre-fire, active fire, and post-fire atmosphere and land surface cover, and uncrewed aerial systems), and especially
Applications
(as part of the Applied Science Wildland Fires Program). NASA Ames participates in the agency’s wildfire initiative through aeronautics, project management, and science.
The Ames Earth Science Division hosts the NASA SMD FireSense project office, as well as Wildland Fire Applications associate program officers. The NASA Airborne Sensor Facility builds and operates thermal infrared and other multi-and hyperspectral airborne imaging instruments, including the MASTER instrument (MODIS/ASTER Airborne Simulator (MASTER) | NASA Airborne Science Program). Collaboration with the NASA Earth Exchange (NEX: https://www.nasa.gov/nex) for high-end computing needs is possible. We are a dynamic and diverse team and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
In R2A (Research-to-Applications) efforts at NASA, building lasting relationships, communities, and alliances can unleash the innovative power of NASA to enable more effective fire landscape management by stakeholders. The successful candidate will explore pathways and intersections of R&A and T&D efforts with the needs of the stakeholder community, and as part of the Ames wildfire team engage with the stakeholder community and our partners, including the US Forest Service, USGS, Department of Interior, other NASA centers, as well as NGO and state, local, and tribal agencies and partners, embedded in both the Wildfire Applications Program, and the FireSense project. Proposed projects focused on the U.S., including Alaska and Hawai’i, and larger international regional areas (boreal, Arctic, tropics, etc.) would be appropriate. Potentially global-scale projects will be applicable dependent upon the methodologies to be used and identification of the appropriate stakeholder community.
NPP Fellows are expected to provide tangible value to the program, publish their work in top ranked journals, and present at meetings and conferences. Some travel may be required.
Field of Science:
Earth Science
Advisors:
Jessica McCarty-Kern
jessica.l.mccarty-kern@nasa.gov
(650) 623-7766
Florian Schwandner
florian.m.schwandner@nasa.gov
(650) 604-3408
Applications with citizens from Designated Countries will not be accepted at this time, unless they are Legal Permanent Residents of the United States. ?A complete list of Designated Countries can be found at: https://www.nasa.gov/oiir/export-control. ?
Eligibility is currently open to:
U.S. Citizens; U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR); Foreign Nationals eligible for an Exchange Visitor J-1 visa status; and, Applicants for LPR, asylees, or refugees in the U.S. at the time of application with 1) a valid EAD card and 2) I-485 or I-589 forms in pending status
Questions about this opportunity?
Please email npp@orau.org
Point of Contact
Mikeala
Eligibility Requirements
Degree: Doctoral Degree.
Seniority level
Seniority level Internship Employment type
Employment type Full-time Job function
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1 month ago Be among the first 25 applicants Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. Organization
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Reference Code
0113-NPP-NOV25-ARC-EarthSci
How To Apply
All applications must be submitted in Zintellect
Please visit the NASA Postdoctoral Program website for application instructions and requirements: How to Apply | NASA Postdoctoral Program (orau.org)
A complete application to the NASA Postdoctoral Program includes:
Research proposal Three letters of recommendation Official doctoral transcript documents
Application Deadline
11/1/2025 6:00:59 PM Eastern Time Zone
Description
About the
NASA Postdoctoral Program
The NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) offers unique research opportunities to highly-talented scientists to engage in ongoing NASA research projects at a NASA Center, NASA Headquarters, or at a NASA-affiliated research institute. These one- to three-year fellowships are competitive and are designed to advance NASA’s missions in space science, Earth science, aeronautics, space operations, exploration systems, and astrobiology.
Description:
Wildfires in the U.S., and globally, pose an increasing challenge to the natural and human environment, including living with and managing fires. Understanding the fire lifecycle begins with pre-fire ecology and landscape, drought conditions and other climate-related factors, as well as human factors of individual, communal, state, and federal priorities. During active fire events, detection, tracking, and information sharing is a strength and a goal of NASA Science work. In the post-fire phase, active and post-fire impacts on air quality and atmospheric chemistry, ecology, land surface changes, risk of negative impacts on water and food security, and intersections with community needs to rebuild, become more resilient, and to protect resources. Further, cascading hazards like post-fire increases of landslide risk susceptibility are hard to detect, quantify and predict, and even harder to communicate to partners, stakeholders, and the public.
At NASA Ames, wildfire has been a key priority for over four decades. Ames wildfire science includes
R&A
(research and analysis - e.g., data science, atmospheric composition and air quality, ecological assessments and forecasting),
T&D
(technology development - e.g., IT solutions including the NASA Earth Exchange/NEX, remote-sensing and in-situ instrumentation to observe the pre-fire, active fire, and post-fire atmosphere and land surface cover, and uncrewed aerial systems), and especially
Applications
(as part of the Applied Science Wildland Fires Program). NASA Ames participates in the agency’s wildfire initiative through aeronautics, project management, and science.
The Ames Earth Science Division hosts the NASA SMD FireSense project office, as well as Wildland Fire Applications associate program officers. The NASA Airborne Sensor Facility builds and operates thermal infrared and other multi-and hyperspectral airborne imaging instruments, including the MASTER instrument (MODIS/ASTER Airborne Simulator (MASTER) | NASA Airborne Science Program). Collaboration with the NASA Earth Exchange (NEX: https://www.nasa.gov/nex) for high-end computing needs is possible. We are a dynamic and diverse team and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
In R2A (Research-to-Applications) efforts at NASA, building lasting relationships, communities, and alliances can unleash the innovative power of NASA to enable more effective fire landscape management by stakeholders. The successful candidate will explore pathways and intersections of R&A and T&D efforts with the needs of the stakeholder community, and as part of the Ames wildfire team engage with the stakeholder community and our partners, including the US Forest Service, USGS, Department of Interior, other NASA centers, as well as NGO and state, local, and tribal agencies and partners, embedded in both the Wildfire Applications Program, and the FireSense project. Proposed projects focused on the U.S., including Alaska and Hawai’i, and larger international regional areas (boreal, Arctic, tropics, etc.) would be appropriate. Potentially global-scale projects will be applicable dependent upon the methodologies to be used and identification of the appropriate stakeholder community.
NPP Fellows are expected to provide tangible value to the program, publish their work in top ranked journals, and present at meetings and conferences. Some travel may be required.
Field of Science:
Earth Science
Advisors:
Jessica McCarty-Kern
jessica.l.mccarty-kern@nasa.gov
(650) 623-7766
Florian Schwandner
florian.m.schwandner@nasa.gov
(650) 604-3408
Applications with citizens from Designated Countries will not be accepted at this time, unless they are Legal Permanent Residents of the United States. ?A complete list of Designated Countries can be found at: https://www.nasa.gov/oiir/export-control. ?
Eligibility is currently open to:
U.S. Citizens; U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR); Foreign Nationals eligible for an Exchange Visitor J-1 visa status; and, Applicants for LPR, asylees, or refugees in the U.S. at the time of application with 1) a valid EAD card and 2) I-485 or I-589 forms in pending status
Questions about this opportunity?
Please email npp@orau.org
Point of Contact
Mikeala
Eligibility Requirements
Degree: Doctoral Degree.
Seniority level
Seniority level Internship Employment type
Employment type Full-time Job function
Job function Other, Information Technology, and Management Industries Government Administration Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at ORAU by 2x Get notified about new Fire Specialist jobs in
Santa Clara County, CA . Santa Clara, CA $85,000 - $110,000 4 days ago Fire/Life Safety Service Sales Executive
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San Jose, CA $90,000 - $120,000 2 days ago Sunnyvale, CA $75,000 - $100,000 6 days ago We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI.
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