Astrophysics: Discovery and Characterization of Transiting Exoplanets
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Please visit the NASA Postdoctoral Program website for application instructions and requirements: How to Apply | NASA Postdoctoral Program (orau.org)
A complete application to the NASA Postdoctoral Program includes:
- Research proposal
- Three letters of recommendation
- Official doctoral transcript documents
About the NASA Postdoctoral Program
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:
(1) developing tools and techniques for both extraction of light curves and for searching light curves for transits;
(2) modeling scientific yields and developing methods for assessing the completeness of survey data and for making statistical inferences from survey data;
(3) developing plans and techniques for follow-up observations of discovered exoplanets to measure masses and/or atmospheric properties;
(4) generating models of the atmospheres of discovered exoplanets and performing retrievals to aid the interpretation of atmospheric observations;
(5) performing simulations of transiting exoplanets with Roman and developing light curve detrending and transit search algorithms.
For each of these areas, we anticipate opportunities to work with current data and to obtain new observations of transiting exoplanets with ground-based and/or space-based facilities.
Interested applicants should reach out to at least one of the advisors listed here in advance of the application deadline to express interest and discuss potential research projects.
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
Applications with citizens from Designated Countries will not be accepted at this time, unless they are Legal Permanent Residents of the United States. A complete list of Designated Countries can be found at: https://www.nasa.gov/oiir/export-control.
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
Questions about this opportunity? Please email npp@orau.org
- Degree: Doctoral Degree.
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