What are the responsibilities and job description for the Long Wavelength Photonic Integrated Circuits position at ORAU?
Organization
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Reference Code
0220-NPP-NOV26-JPL-TechDev
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:
11/1/2026 6:00:59 PM Eastern Time Zone
Description
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:
Photonics has become an enabling technology for a host of industrial and scientific applications which combine many optical components and functionalities into a miniaturized chip format. While the PICs developed at the last decade has enabled applications the visible and near-IR wavelength range, there is a range of scientific applications that greatly benefits from availability of such chips at longer wavelength.
There are prominent astronomical applications at long wavelength that can benefit greatly from development of long-IR photonic integrated circuits. This effort will target development of state-of-the-art PICs and spectrometers on chip at long wavelength. The postdoctoral researcher will have a unique opportunity to work on different aspects of this new development including but not limited to: (1) Design; (2) Device microfabrication; (3) Test and characterization and (4) integration into a spectrometer instrument.
Successful candidate should have a recent Ph.D. in electrical engineering, or a closely related field. Experiences with photonic modeling, fabrication and characterization of photonic components are highly desirable.
Location:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, California
Field of Science:Technology Development
Advisors:
Mahmood Bagheri
mahmood.bagheri@jpl.nasa.gov
818-354-0413
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:
Point of Contact
Mikeala
Eligibility Requirements
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Reference Code
0220-NPP-NOV26-JPL-TechDev
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
11/1/2026 6:00:59 PM Eastern Time Zone
Description
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:
Photonics has become an enabling technology for a host of industrial and scientific applications which combine many optical components and functionalities into a miniaturized chip format. While the PICs developed at the last decade has enabled applications the visible and near-IR wavelength range, there is a range of scientific applications that greatly benefits from availability of such chips at longer wavelength.
There are prominent astronomical applications at long wavelength that can benefit greatly from development of long-IR photonic integrated circuits. This effort will target development of state-of-the-art PICs and spectrometers on chip at long wavelength. The postdoctoral researcher will have a unique opportunity to work on different aspects of this new development including but not limited to: (1) Design; (2) Device microfabrication; (3) Test and characterization and (4) integration into a spectrometer instrument.
Successful candidate should have a recent Ph.D. in electrical engineering, or a closely related field. Experiences with photonic modeling, fabrication and characterization of photonic components are highly desirable.
Location:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, California
Field of Science:Technology Development
Advisors:
Mahmood Bagheri
mahmood.bagheri@jpl.nasa.gov
818-354-0413
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
Point of Contact
Mikeala
Eligibility Requirements
- Degree: Doctoral Degree.