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Astrophysics: Discovery and Characterization of Transiting Exoplanets

ORAU · Greenbelt, MD · 3 mo ago
OTHRFull-time

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

We are seeking postdoctoral candidates with experience or interest in studying transiting exoplanets with data from space-based facilities like TESS, HST, JWST, and/or ground-based facilities, or with data simulations in preparation for Roman. Potential areas of research include:

  • developing tools and techniques for both extraction of light curves and for searching light curves for transits;
  • modeling scientific yields and developing methods for assessing the completeness of survey data and for making statistical inferences from survey data;
  • developing plans and techniques for follow-up observations of discovered exoplanets to measure masses and/or atmospheric properties;
  • generating models of the atmospheres of discovered exoplanets and performing retrievals to aid the interpretation of atmospheric observations;
  • performing simulations of transiting exoplanets with Roman and developing light curve detrending and transit search algorithms.

Location

Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland

Field of Science

Astrophysics

Advisors

  • Elisa Quintana
    elisa.quintana@nasa.gov
    301.286.0851
  • Knicole D. Colon
    knicole.colon@nasa.gov
    301.286.4560
  • Avi Mandell
    Avi.Mandell@nasa.gov
    301-286-6293
  • Mike McElwain
    Michael.W.McElwain@nasa.gov
    301-286-6094
  • Joshua Schlieder
    joshua.e.schlieder@nasa.gov
    301 286 2584
  • Ravi Kumar Kopparapu
    ravikumar.kopparapu@nasa.gov
    301-286-1548
  • Allison Youngblood
    allison.a.youngblood@nasa.gov
    301-286-6318
  • Thomas Barclay
    thomas.barclay@nasa.gov
    301.286.5079

Application Instructions

All applications must be submitted in Zintellect. Please visit the NASA Postdoctoral Program website for application instructions and requirements: How to Apply | NASA Postdoctoral Program (orau.org).

Requirements

  • A research proposal
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Official doctoral transcript documents

Contact Information

For questions about this opportunity, please email npp@orau.org

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

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