What are the responsibilities and job description for the Astrophysics: The Nature of Star-forming Galaxies at High Redshift position at National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)?
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:
We are characterizing the nature of star-forming galaxies at the epoch when most stars formed (redshift 1-3). We do this by studying spatially resolved spectroscopy and narrow-band imaging of galaxies that have been dramatically magnified by gravitational lensing. Research involves in-hand optical, near-IR, and mid-IR spectra from Magellan, Keck, and Spitzer, as well as broad and narrow-band imaging from Hubble. Such work prototypes the sorts of science that JWST will be able to conduct for large samples of unlensed galaxies.Location:
Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
Field of Science:Astrophysics
Advisors:
Jane Rigby
Jane.R.Rigby@nasa.gov
301-286-1507
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 is currently open to:
- 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
Questions about this opportunity? Please email npp@orau.org