What are the responsibilities and job description for the Theoretical modeling of exoplanetary atmospheres position at Zintellect?
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:
Research includes the development of 1D, 2D, and 3D models to understand the radiative, advective and chemical processes in exoplanet and brown dwarf atmospheres. We have several ongoing research projects in atmospheric modeling related to the interpretation of ground- and space-based data from Palomar, Spitzer and HST and eventually JWST. These projects are also precursor studies to future telescopes planned for the 2020s including JWST, the Roman Space Telescope and ARIEL/CASE. Research benefits from collaborations at JPL, Caltech, and around the world, and in particular the interactive and interdisciplinary environment enabled by JPL‘s Exoplanetary Science Initiative (ESI). ESI seeks to strengthen connections between astrophysics, planetary science and earth science in study of exoplanets, towards ultimately addressing the question of habitability in the universe. More information on the ESI can be found at https://exoplanetary.jpl.nasa.gov/ .
Location:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, California
Field of Science:Astrophysics
Advisors:
Tiffany Kataria
tiffany.kataria@jpl.nasa.gov
(818) 393-4935
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
