Asteroid observational studies

About the role

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

This opportunity is for observational studies of asteroids addressing their composition, thermal properties, origin, and/or evolution. New observations can be proposed; studies involving archival data or new data from surveys (e.g., Rubin LSST) are also eligible.

Field of Science

Planetary Science

Advisors

• Lucy Lim
  lucy.f.lim@nasa.gov
  (301) 286-1546

Application Requirements

• Research proposal
• Three letters of recommendation
• Official doctoral transcript documents

Eligibility

• U.S. Citizens;
• U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR);
• Foreign Nationals eligible for an Exchange Visitor J-1 visa status;
• 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

Please email npp@orau.org

Qualifications

• Degree: Doctoral Degree.

Benefits

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