What are the responsibilities and job description for the POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER - Mars Science Laboratory - Boulder, Colorado position at Southwest Research Institute?
Who We Are :
Southwest Research Institute's Solar System Science & Exploration Division is located in Boulder, Colorado. We conduct basic observational, modeling, and theoretical research in a wide range of solar system and astrophysical topics, including Solar Physics / Heliophysics, Planetary Science, Astrophysics, Origins Research, and Geophysics. We also participate and / or lead several NASA orbital and deep space missions, including New Horizons (Pluto), Mars Science Laboratory (Mars), Lucy (Jovian Trojans), PUNCH (Sun) and Solar Orbiter (Sun).
Objectives of this Role :
- Work on data analysis, modeling, and other scientific activities associated with the Radiation Assessment Detector (RAD), which is a heliophysics instrument on the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), and has been operating on the surface of Mars since August 2012.
- Participate in operations, data reduction, analysis, modeling and publication of scientific results from RAD.
- The successful candidate is also encouraged to develop his / her own research program and participate in proposals for future projects.
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