Icy Moon Interiors and Geophysical Signatures

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

This project is open to proposals that introduce innovative techniques to predict the geophysical expressions of icy moon and dwarf planet interior properties with application to targets highlighted in the OWL decadal report, as well as the Galilean satellites in the context of Europa Clipper and JUICE.

Requirements

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

Qualifications

• Doctoral Degree
• U.S. Citizenship, U.S. Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR), Foreign Nationals eligible for an Exchange Visitor J-1 visa status, or 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

• Innovative techniques to predict geophysical expressions of icy moon and dwarf planet interior properties
• Application to targets highlighted in the OWL decadal report, as well as the Galilean satellites in the context of Europa Clipper and JUICE

Benefits

• One- to three-year fellowship
• Engagement in ongoing NASA research projects
• Opportunity to work at a NASA Center, NASA Headquarters, or at a NASA-affiliated research institute

Pay

• Competitive salary based on experience and qualifications

Schedule

• Full-time position

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Retirement plan
• Professional development opportunities

Contact Information

Point of Contact: Mikeala

Email: npp@orau.org