Astrobiology Postdoc: Meteoritic Peptides & Origin of Life

ORAU; Greenbelt (MD); Presencial; USD 65.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading space research organization in Greenbelt, Maryland is offering a competitive postdoctoral opportunity in astrobiology. The research will focus on developing analytical tools for the detection of abiotic peptides in meteorites, and it's designed for candidates with a Doctoral Degree in a related field. This fellowship supports ongoing NASA missions and provides a unique chance to advance knowledge about prebiotic chemical evolution. Applicants must demonstrate strong analytical chemistry skills and experience in chromatography and mass spectrometry.

Formación

• Doctoral Degree in Astrobiology or a related field (origin of life, prebiotic chemistry, etc.).
• Strong background in analytical chemistry, chromatography, and mass spectrometry.
• Experience with contamination control of precious samples.

Responsabilidades

• Develop new analytical tools to detect and quantify abiotic peptides.
• Examine peptide chemical space in meteorites.
• Contribute to research relevant to return samples from space flight missions.

Conocimientos

Analytical chemistry

Chromatography

Mass spectrometry

Contamination control

Educación

Doctoral Degree in Astrobiology or related field

Descripción del empleo

A leading space research organization in Greenbelt, Maryland is offering a competitive postdoctoral opportunity in astrobiology. The research will focus on developing analytical tools for the detection of abiotic peptides in meteorites, and it's designed for candidates with a Doctoral Degree in a related field. This fellowship supports ongoing NASA missions and provides a unique chance to advance knowledge about prebiotic chemical evolution. Applicants must demonstrate strong analytical chemistry skills and experience in chromatography and mass spectrometry.