Postdoctoral Astrochemistry: Ices & Organics Lab

ORAU; California; On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

NASA offers the Postdoctoral Program (NPP) fellowships to highly-talented scientists to engage in ongoing NASA research projects across Centers and affiliated institutes. Our I3OLAB group studies interstellar ices, astrochemistry, and the interaction with radiation, using IR spectroscopy, GC-MS, fluorescence microscopy, and XANES.

Applicants from designated countries may seek visas or residency routes. Fellows work on 1–3 year projects contributing to space science missions and model

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree required.
• Citizenship or eligible status per NASA rules.
• Eligibility includes J-1 visa or LPR status.

Responsibilities

• Engage in NASA research projects at a NASA Center, NASA Headquarters, or NASA-affiliated institute.
• Investigate astrochemistry topics related to interstellar ices and organic residues.
• Contribute to experimental design and data interpretation in cosmochemistry studies.

Education

Doctoral Degree

Tools

IR spectroscopy

GC-MS

Fluorescence microscopy

XANES spectroscopy

Job description

NASA offers the Postdoctoral Program (NPP) fellowships to highly-talented scientists to engage in ongoing NASA research projects across Centers and affiliated institutes. Our I3OLAB group studies interstellar ices, astrochemistry, and the interaction with radiation, using IR spectroscopy, GC-MS, fluorescence microscopy, and XANES.

Applicants from designated countries may seek visas or residency routes. Fellows work on 1–3 year projects contributing to space science missions and model