Astrophysics: High-Energy Astronomy

ORAU

Huntsville (AL)

On-site

USD 60,000 - 80,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

A leading research organization is seeking candidates for the NASA Postdoctoral Program at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The position involves contributing to cutting-edge research activities in astrophysics, including X-ray and gamma-ray astronomy. Applicants must hold a doctoral degree and be U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, or eligible foreign nationals. This unique opportunity is designed to further NASA’s missions and requires engagement with innovative projects and high-energy astrophysics technology.

Responsibilities

Contribute to experimental, observational, and theoretical research in astrophysics.
Engage in NASA’s broad research portfolio including X-ray and gamma-ray astronomy.
Support NASA missions and technology development for high-energy astrophysics.

Education

Doctoral Degree

Job description

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

The Astrophysics Branch at MSFC is seeking applicants to contribute to any activities within the broad research portfolio of the group including experimental, observational, and theoretical research in X‑ray and gamma‑ray astronomy; time domain and multi‑messenger astronomy; gravitational wave data analysis and modeling; X‑ray optics; and the development of detectors and technology for future high‑energy astrophysics missions. The Branch currently leads the Imaging X‑ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE); provides project science and observatory support for the Chandra X‑ray Observatory; supports studies for future X‑ray missions; leads the Fermi Gamma‑ray Burst Monitor (GBM); leads StarBurst, a Pioneer class mission to detect high‑energy gamma rays in conjunction with future gravitational wave detections of neutron star mergers; leads SuperHERO, a balloon mission pioneering next‑generation hard X‑ray optics; and leads NASA’s contribution to data processing for the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) mission, an ESA‑led mission to survey the gravitational wave universe in the mHz band. The Branch maintains world‑class facilities to support these efforts, community X‑ray testing (through the MSFC‑100m X‑ray beamline), supports the X‑ray and Cryogenic Facility (XRCF), and has access to MSFC engineering and concept study development.

Location

Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama

Field of Science

Astrophysics

Eligibility Requirements

Doctoral Degree.

Country Eligibility

Applicants who are citizens of Designated Countries are not 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.

Open to the following

U.S. Citizens;
U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR);
Foreign Nationals eligible for an Exchange Visitor J‑1 visa status;
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.

Contact

Questions about this opportunity? Please email npp@orau.org.