Atmospheric Scientist MEDUSA

Atmospheric Scientist MEDUSA

SRON - Netherlands Institute for Space Research

Leiden, Netherlands

Are you an ambitious, highly motivated, and result driven (postdoctoral) scientist with experience in interpreting atmospheric observations using transport modelling? Then you are the person we are looking for.

Your Project

You will work on the ESA MEDUSA project which SRON leads as part of a large European consortium. The focus of MEDUSA is on the validation and intercomparisons of the detection, emission quantification, and application of facility (‘point sources’) and urban scale methane measurements using different satellites (e.g., TROPOMI, Sentinel-2, Sentinel-3, PRISMA, EMIT, EnMAP, VIIRS and GHGSat). You will work to improve the quantification of methane emissions (including uncertainty assessments) across scales using these instruments including by using atmospheric modeling; the validation and quality assessment of these quantifications; and advance the use of satellite data to support emission mitigation.

You will present your work to various stakeholders as well as at scientific conferences, and publish your work in scientific peer reviewed journals.

Requirements

We are looking for an ambitious, highly motivated, and result driven scientist with a PhD in atmospheric sciences or a similar degree, with experience in the interpretation of atmospheric (e.g. satellite, aircraft, …) observations using transport models. Strong programming and data analytics skills are also expected. Experience with research on atmospheric methane and flux inversions is considered an asset. A highly developed proficiency in written and oral English is essential and the candidate should be capable of working both independently and in a team.