Research Scientist

Digital Harbor Foundation
Full-time New Orleans, Louisiana Life Scientists
Posted:
June 07, 2026
Location:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Job Description

Overview Current projections of sea level rise aren’t precise enough and potential solutions to mitigate the contributions of land based glaciers to sea level rise are underexplored.


We aim to fund and accelerate existing research by increasing investments in Antarctic science as well as by internally developing accurate forecasts of sea level rise and the expected behavior of Antarctic glaciers.


To achieve this we leverage state of the art computational methods combining physics and AI on remote sensing and field data.  This role specifically is for the internal development of data driven physics and machine learning methods.


Climate change is destabilizing marine ice sheets, creating a risk of catastrophic sea-level rise over the next century.


Arête Glacier Initiative is a new nonprofit initiative dedicated to understanding this risk and assessing the efficacy, safety, and feasibility of potential interventions to stabilize i...

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Job Overview

Job Type: Full-time
Location: New Orleans, United States
Posted: June 07, 2026
Deadline: July 17, 2026