NASA Ames Research center has many exciting post-doctoral opportunities in the study of earth’s climate and ecology. NASA’s post-doc program (NPP) is being coordinated by the Universities Space Research Association. Information of a general nature can be found here at https://npp.usra.edu. Summaries of current research at Ames are listed below with the name and contact of the sponsor. You can click on some of these to get more information. Plase contact the sponsor if you have any questions about a particular research topic.

Briefly, a candidate needs to prepare a proposal (15 page max) and a summary of past activities by one of the three annual deadlines (March 1st, July 1st, or November 1st). The application will be reviewed and selections made two to three months following the deadline.
Proposals submitted by the March 1, 2019 deadline are now in process of review.

Current Cycle Deadline:
July 1, 2019, 6:00 PM
U.S. Eastern Time

Applications will be accepted from March 2, 2019 to July 1, 2019

Next Cycle:
July 2, 2019 to November 1, 2019

November 2018 Applicants:
Please be advised that the selection process has been concluded. If your November 2018 NPP application is in a Pending status, your application will remain eligible for award until October 2019.
 

Current NASA Postdoctoral Opportunities at Ames Reseach Center:

• Earth Science: Atmospheric Chemical and Dynamical Studies Using Tunable Infrared Diode-Laser Spectroscopy 
  Center: Ames Research Center
  POC: James Robert Podolske 
  Email: James.R.Podolske@nasa.gov 
  Phone: 650-604-4853
   
• Earth Science: Biological Information in Optical Spectra
  Center: Ames Research Center
  POC: Vern Corwin Vanderbilt
  Email: Vern.C.Vanderbilt@nasa.gov 
  Phone: 650-604-4254
   
• Earth Science: Biomass Combustion Research in Ecosystem Process 
  Center: Ames Research Center
  POC: James Brass
  Email: James.A.Brass@nasa.gov
  Phone: 650-604-5232
   
• Life Science: Ectomycorrhizal Community Dynamics and Implications for Ecosystem Function 
  Center: Ames Research Center
  POC: Ken Cullings 
  Email: kenneth.w.cullings@nasa.gov 
  Phone: 650-604-2773
   
• Earth Science: Land Surface Characterization for Global Modeling 
  Center: Ames Research Center
  POC: Jennifer Dungan 
  Email: Jennifer.L.Dungan@nasa.gov
  Phone: 650-604-3618
   
• Earth Science: Meteorological and Microphysical studies of the Upper Troposphere and Lower Stratosphere 
  Center: Ames Research Center
  POC 1: Leonhard Pfister Email: Leonhard.Pfister-1@nasa.gov Phone: 650-604-3183
  POC 2: Rei Ueyama Email: Rei.Ueyama@nasa.gov Phone: 650.604.3903
   
• Earth Science: Regional Dynamics in Trace-Gas Flux in High-Latitude Ecosystems 
  Center: Ames Research Center
  POC: Vern Corwin Vanderbilt
  Email: Vern.C.Vanderbilt@nasa.gov 
  Phone: 650-604-4254
   
• Earth Science: Remote Measurements and Radiative/Climatic Effects of Atmospheric Constituents 
  Center: Ames Research Center
  POC: Jens Redemann 
  Email: Jens.Redemann-1@nasa.gov 
  Phone: 805-658-2637
   
• Earth Science: Remote Sensing of Coral Reef Biodiversity 
  Center: Ames Research Center
  POC: Liane S. Guild
  Email: Liane.S.Guild@nasa.gov 
  Phone: 650-604-3915
   
• Earth Science: Focused Analysis of Global Smog Chemistry Using NASA’s Rich Satellite and Aircraft Datasets 
  Center: Ames Research Center
  POC: Robert Chatfield
  Email: Robert.B.Chatfield@nasa.gov 
  Phone: 650-604-5490
   
• Earth Science: Ecological Forecasting 
  Center: Ames Research Center
  POC: Ramakrishna R. Nemani 
  Email: rama.nemani@nasa.gov 
  Phone: 650-604-6185

• Studies of Aerosol Effects on Climate Using Satellite Data 
  Center: Ames Research Center
  POC: Anthony W. Strawa 
  Email: Anthony.w.strawa@nasa.gov 
  Phone: 650-604-3437
   
• Understanding Quantum Devices for Geodesy, Earthquake Prediction and Water Table Monitoring 
  Center: Ames Research Center
  POC: Gabriel Durkin 
  Email: Gabriel.Durkin@nasa.gov 
  Phone: 626-993-4132

• The Electric Earth 
  Center: Ames Research Center
  POC: Friedemann T. Freund 
  Email: friedemann.t.freund@nasa.gov 
  Phone: 650-604-5183
   
• Ecosystem Impacts of Invasive Plant Species 
  Center: Ames Research Center
  POC: David Bubenheim 
  Email: David.L.Bubenheim@nasa.gov 
  Phone: 650-604-3209
   
• In-Situ and Remote Sensing Greenhouse Gas Measurements 
  Center: Ames Research Center
  POC: Laura T. Iraci 
  Email: Laura.T.Iraci@nasa.gov 
  Phone: 650-604-0129
• Earth System Data Records for Land Process Monitoring 
  Center: Ames Research Center
  POC: Sangram Ganguly 
  Email: Sangram.Ganguly@nasa.gov 
  Phone: 650-604-3329

• Remote Sensing of Coastal Ecosystems and Water Quality 
  Center: Ames Research Center
  POC: Liane S. Guild
  Email: Liane.S.Guild@nasa.gov 
  Phone: 650-604-3915
   
• Surface-Atmosphere Fluxes using Unmanned Systems 
  Center: Ames Research Center
  POC: Matt Fladeland 
  Email: matthew.fladeland@nasa.gov 
  Phone: 650-604-3325
   
• Lunar and Asteroid Volcanic Studies Based on Terrestrial Fieldwork, Laboratory Analysis, and Numerical Modeling 
  Center: Ames Research Center
  POC 1: Anthony Colaprete Email: anthony.colaprete-1@nasa.gov Phone: 650-604-2918
  POC 2: Richard Elphic Email: Richard.Elphic@nasa.gov Phone: 650-604-4164
  POC 3: Jennifer Heldmann Email: Jennifer.Heldmann@nasa.gov Phone: 650-604-5530
• In-Situ Measurements of Atmospheric Carbon Species 
  Center: Ames Research Center
  POC: Laura T. Iraci 
  Email: Laura.T.Iraci@nasa.gov 
  Phone: 650-604-0129

• Ground-Based Remote Sensing of Atmospheric Trace Gases 
  Center: Ames Research Center
  POC: Laura T. Iraci 
  Email: Laura.T.Iraci@nasa.gov 
  Phone: 650-604-0129
   
• Modeling Analysis of Multi-Decadal Trends in Atmospheric Nutrient Deposition to the Global Oceans 
  Center: Ames Research Center
  POC: Matthew Stephen Johnson
  Email: matthew.s.johnson@nasa.gov 
  Phone: 650-604-5420
   
• Simulating the Carbon Cycle Using OCO-2 Remote-Sensing Observations 
  Center: Ames Research Center
  POC: Matthew Stephen Johnson
  Email: matthew.s.johnson@nasa.gov 
  Phone: 650-604-5420