What are the responsibilities and job description for the Heliophysics Science: Space Physics Theory and Computer Simulation 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:
Theoretical research and computer simulation are carried out with emphasis on observations of space plasmas. Specific interest areas include (1) nonlinear phenomena in unstable collisionless plasmas, (2) compressible and incompressible magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence in Cartesian and spherical geometries, and (3) wave-particle interactions and parametric instabilities. Simulation approaches include MHD, Vlasov, and hybrid codes run on computers ranging from PCs to massively parallel computers, while analytical work involves linear and nonlinear instability theories.
Location:
Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
Field of Science:Heliophysics Science
Advisors:
John Dorelli
John.Dorelli@nasa.gov
301-286-9753
D. Aaron Roberts
Aaron.Roberts@nasa.gov
301-286-5606
Hyunju Kim Connor
Hyunju.k.connor@nasa.gov
301.286.7417
Christopher Bard
christopher.bard@nasa.gov
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