Chemical and physical processes that impact habitability and life-detection investigations
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.
Responsibilities
The successful NPP candidate will use flight-relevant techniques and/or laboratory instrumentation including mass spectrometry, liquid or supercritical fluid chromatography, and/or UV/Vis/IR spectroscopy to design a study that addresses outstanding questions regarding organic detection and characterization presently or previously habitable Solar System bodies.
Requirements
- Doctoral Degree
- Research proposal
- Three letters of recommendation
- Official doctoral transcript documents
Qualifications
Eligibility is currently open to: U.S. Citizens; U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR); Foreign Nationals eligible for an Exchange Visitor J-1 visa status; and, 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.
Skills
Knowledge of flight-relevant techniques and/or laboratory instrumentation including mass spectrometry, liquid or supercritical fluid chromatography, and/or UV/Vis/IR spectroscopy.
Benefits
Not specified
Pay
Not specified
Schedule
Not specified
Contact Information
Point of Contact: Mikeala
Email: npp@orau.org