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Posting Summary

Job Title Postdoctoral Researcher
Division Divison of Academic Affairs
Department Civil Engineering Department
Job Effective Date 08/01/2026
Job End Date 07/31/2026
Work Status Full Time
Position Category Contractual
FLSA Non-Exempt
Annual Salary
Pays $30.36 / hour
Percentage Amount 100
Fund Source Federal/Grant
Requisition Reason New
Job Duties

• Conduct interdisciplinary research on coastal flood risk assessment associated with sea-level rise, land subsidence, and extreme water levels using NASA Earth observation data and geospatial datasets.
• Support the development of a quantitative geospatial risk assessment framework to evaluate hazards, vulnerabilities, and consequences affecting coastal infrastructure and communities.
• Perform geospatial analysis and flood susceptibility modeling using GIS, remote sensing, machine learning, and statistical approaches.
• Compile, process, and analyze multi-source datasets, including DEMs, land use/land cover data, flood inventory maps, population density data, infrastructure datasets, and remote sensing products from NASA and other agencies.
• Develop and implement machine learning and spatial modeling approaches for flood hazard and vulnerability assessment, including applications using ArcGIS, Python, and related geospatial tools.
• Assist in quantifying flood hazards, infrastructure vulnerability, and socioeconomic consequences under projected sea-level rise and land subsidence scenarios.
• Contribute to the development of geospatial flood risk maps and decision-support tools for coastal resilience planning and hazard mitigation.
• Collaborate with faculty investigators, graduate students, NASA partners, and external stakeholders on interdisciplinary coastal resilience research activities.
• Support stakeholder engagement activities, workshops, and testing of the developed risk assessment tool with local and regional agencies.
• Prepare technical reports, peer-reviewed journal manuscripts, conference presentations, and project deliverables for NASA-funded research activities.
• Mentor undergraduate and graduate students involved in the project and contribute to NASA-related educational and outreach activities.
• Participate in project meetings, research coordination activities, and collaborations with project partners including NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and collaborating universities.

Requested Minimum Qualifications
The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Geosciences, Urban Planning, or a related field from an accredited college or university.

Other Preferences for Consideration

• Strong background in ArcGIS, Machine Learning, Data Processing, Risk Assessment.

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number
Number of Vacancies 1
Job Open Date 06/01/2026
Application Review Date
Job Close Date 06/22/2026
Special Instructions to Applicant
Please list a professional reference in the References page of your application.

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Ranking Criteria

Reference Letter

Reference Letter

Minimum Requests 1
Maximum Requests 2
Last Day a Reference Provider Can Submit Reference
Provider Special Instructions
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Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

1. Will you have a Ph.D. in hand by the date of appointment or an advanced ABD by the date of the appointment?
   • Yes
   • No
2. Do you have strong writing skills and a record of academic publications or presentations?
   • Yes
   • No
3. Describe your collaborative research experience(s).
   (Open Ended Question)
4. Provide a statement of your research interest(s)
   (Open Ended Question)

Applicant Documents

Required Documents

1. Resume
2. Cover Letter
3. Transcripts (unofficial )
4. Statement of Interest
5. Peer-Review/Scholarship/Creative Work
6. Research Philosophy
7. Supporting Document
8. Reference Letter

Optional Documents