Postdoc: EUV Polarimetry for Solar Magnetic Fields

ORAU; Huntsville (AL); Sur place; USD 65 000 - 85 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

NASA's Postdoctoral Program at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville seeks a researcher to advance next‑generation EUV polarimetric instrumentation for solar heliophysics. The fellow will integrate theory, lab work, and calibration with experts in radiative transfer and detector development, potentially contributing to sounding rocket missions.

Applicants must hold a Doctoral Degree and be eligible to work in the United States; the project emphasizes innovation in EUV measurements and

Qualifications

• Doctoral Degree required.
• Eligibility under NASA postdoctoral program rules.
• Experience with solar physics instrumentation is preferred.

Responsabilités

• Develop EUV polarimetric instrumentation for solar observations.
• Model polarization diagnostics and calibrate optical systems.
• Collaborate with detector development and coatings teams.
• Assist with mission concept development and lab validation.
• Contribute to analysis of suborbital flight data.

Connaissances

Solar magnetism

Polarization theory

Optical coatings

EUV/X-ray instrumentation

Detector development

Programming and modeling

Image processing

Laboratory instrumentation

Formation

Doctoral Degree

Description du poste

NASA's Postdoctoral Program at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville seeks a researcher to advance next‑generation EUV polarimetric instrumentation for solar heliophysics. The fellow will integrate theory, lab work, and calibration with experts in radiative transfer and detector development, potentially contributing to sounding rocket missions.

Applicants must hold a Doctoral Degree and be eligible to work in the United States; the project emphasizes innovation in EUV measurements and