The Nature of Early Solar System and Presolar materials

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

Mineralogical and petrographic studies of extraterrestrial materials are performed at nanometer scales using primarily transmission electron microscopy techniques. Current research focuses on the studies of primitive early solar system materials preserved in meteorites and interplanetary dust particles, circumstellar and interstellar grains, and molecular cloud matter. These analyses are pursued in a coordinated fashion with other analytical instruments in our facilities including isotopic and spectroscopic analysis techniques. Our research is focused on gaining a better understanding of the conditions and processes that affected these primitive materials from their formation through their evolution.

Field of Science

Planetary Science

Advisors

Lindsay P. Keller
Lindsay.P.Keller@nasa.gov
281-483-6090

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.

Skills

Not specified

Benefits

Not specified

Pay

Not specified

Schedule

Not specified

Application Instructions

A complete application to the NASA Postdoctoral Program includes:

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

How to Apply

Please visit the NASA Postdoctoral Program website for application instructions and requirements: How to Apply | NASA Postdoctoral Program

Location

Johnson Space Center
Houston, Texas

Minor Metadata

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