Multiwavelength stellar astrophysics

ORAU

Greenbelt (MD)

On-site

USD 60,000 - 80,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

A prestigious research fellowship is available at a leading international space research institute. The program offers unique opportunities for scientists engaged with NASA projects. Candidates must have a Doctoral Degree and submit a research proposal, three letters of recommendation, and an official doctoral transcript. This opportunity is for U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, or eligible foreign nationals. Applications must be submitted through Zintellect by the deadline of 11/1/2026.

Education

Doctoral Degree

Job description

Organization

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Reference Code

0209-NPP-NOV26-GSFC-Astrophys

How to Apply

All applications must be submitted in Zintellect. Please visit the NASA Postdoctoral Program website for application instructions and requirements: How to Apply | NASA Postdoctoral Program (orau.org).

A complete application to the NASA Postdoctoral Program includes:

Research proposal
Three letters of recommendation
Official doctoral transcript documents

Application Deadline

11/1/2026 6:00:59 PM Eastern Time Zone

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.

Research Focus

Past, current, and future space‑based observatories enable access to spectroscopic diagnostics in the IR, UV, X‑ray, as well as precision photometry across the electromagnetic spectrum. Together with traditional ground‑based observatories, these allow holistic multi‑wavelength studies of a wide variety of stellar phenomena.

Low‑mass stars, particularly red dwarfs ≤0.6 solar masses, exhibit a broad range of multi‑wavelength emission. Much of this emission is driven by magnetic activity. Magnetic activity results in star spots, flares, and other related phenomena. Photometric variability monitoring spanning the UV to IR can be measured to understand spot coverage and spot evolution and simultaneous observations of flares from the X‑ray to radio can lead to deep insight into flare emission mechanisms, flare energy equipartition, and the effects of flares on close‑in exoplanets.

Winds of massive stars are of crucial importance in determining their evolution, their end states in supernovae and compact remnants, and in feeding back energy, momentum, and enriched material into the surrounding ISM, triggering future waves of star formation. Studies of spectral line shapes in the UV and X‑ray place strong constraints on fundamental wind properties and diagnose instability‑induced shocks. Photometric variability is used to understand large‑ and small‑scale wind structure. Winds of magnetic massive stars show evidence for large‑scale structure and strong shocks that are studied with phase‑resolved UV and X‑ray spectroscopy.

Location

Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland

Field of Science

Astrophysics

Advisors

Joshua Schlieder
joshua.e.schlieder@nasa.gov
301 286 2584
Maurice Andrew Leutenegger
maurice.a.leutenegger@nasa.gov
301-286-6410
Allison Youngblood
allison.a.youngblood@nasa.gov
Paul Scowen
paul.a.scowen@nasa.gov
(602) 617-3330
Thomas Barclay
thomas.barclay@nasa.gov
301.286.5079

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

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.

Eligibility Requirements