Advanced Mirror Technology for Astrophysics Telescopes

ORAU; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace organization is offering a NASA Postdoctoral Program in Huntsville, Alabama, focusing on developing technologies for free-form optical surfaces for telescopes. This fellowship is designed for qualified individuals with a doctoral degree, allowing them to engage in innovative astrophysics research. Applicants must be U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents, or eligible foreigners. Questions can be directed to [e-mail], and the contact person is Mikeala.

Qualifications

• Must have a doctoral degree.
• Applicants must be U.S. Citizens, U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents, or eligible foreign nationals.
• Legal permanent residents or refugees must have a valid EAD card.

Responsibilities

• Develop processes and technologies for manufacturing free-form optical surfaces.
• Characterize the zero-gravity shape of large-aperture free-form surfaces.

Education

Doctoral degree

Job description

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) offers a NASA Postdoctoral Program at Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) focusing on Astrophysics mission technology and free‑form optical surfaces.

Description

The NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) provides one‑to‑three year fellowships to support research on NASA Astrophysics missions, including the development of processes and technologies for manufacturing and characterizing free‑form and aspheric optical surfaces for grazing‑incidence X‑ray and ultraviolet, optical and infrared telescopes.

Objectives:

• Develop processes and technologies to manufacture free‑form and aspheric optical surfaces for potential grazing‑incidence (X‑ray) and normal‑incidence ultraviolet, optical and infrared (UVOIR) to far‑infrared (Far‑IR) telescopes to be manufactured using MSFC’s precision machining infrastructure.
• Develop processes and technologies to absolutely characterize the zero‑gravity shape of large‑aperture free‑form and aspheric optical surfaces.

Location

Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama

Field of Science

Technology Development

Advisors

Philip H. Stahl
[e-mail]
256-544-0445

Eligibility Requirements

• Doctoral degree.

Eligibility

Applicants must be U.S. Citizens, U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents (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 a valid EAD card and I-485 or I-589 forms pending status.

Applicants from Designated Countries will not be accepted 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.

Contact

Questions: email [e-mail]

Point of Contact: Mikeala