ORAU
Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detector Arrays
ORAU, Pasadena, California, United States, 91122
Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detector Arrays
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Reference Code: 0066-NPP-MAR26-JPL-Astrophys How To Apply All applications must be submitted in Zintellect. Complete application includes: Research proposal Three letters of recommendation Official doctoral transcript documents Application Deadline 3/1/2026 6:00:59 PM Eastern Time Zone Description The NASA Postdoctoral Program offers one- to three-year fellowships to advance NASA’s missions in space science, Earth science, aeronautics, and astrobiology. This fellowship focuses on Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detectors (MKIDs) for long-wavelength astrophysics imaging and spectroscopy. The postdoctoral researcher will participate in three efforts: Commissioning and science with a multicolor MKID-based mm/submm camera for the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory. Development of MKIDs for far‑infrared and short‑submillimeter imaging and spectroscopy, demonstrating background‑limited sensitivity. Development of a parametric amplifier using niobium titanium nitride with quantum‑limited performance from GHz to THz frequencies. Location Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California Field of Science Astrophysics Advisors Peter Day – Peter.K.Day@jpl.nasa.gov – 818‑354‑9356 Eligibility Requirements Doctoral Degree. U.S. Citizens; U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents; Foreign Nationals eligible for an Exchange Visitor J‑1 visa; Applicants for LPR, asylees, or refugees in the U.S. with a valid EAD card and I‑485 or I‑589 in pending status.
#J-18808-Ljbffr
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Reference Code: 0066-NPP-MAR26-JPL-Astrophys How To Apply All applications must be submitted in Zintellect. Complete application includes: Research proposal Three letters of recommendation Official doctoral transcript documents Application Deadline 3/1/2026 6:00:59 PM Eastern Time Zone Description The NASA Postdoctoral Program offers one- to three-year fellowships to advance NASA’s missions in space science, Earth science, aeronautics, and astrobiology. This fellowship focuses on Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detectors (MKIDs) for long-wavelength astrophysics imaging and spectroscopy. The postdoctoral researcher will participate in three efforts: Commissioning and science with a multicolor MKID-based mm/submm camera for the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory. Development of MKIDs for far‑infrared and short‑submillimeter imaging and spectroscopy, demonstrating background‑limited sensitivity. Development of a parametric amplifier using niobium titanium nitride with quantum‑limited performance from GHz to THz frequencies. Location Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California Field of Science Astrophysics Advisors Peter Day – Peter.K.Day@jpl.nasa.gov – 818‑354‑9356 Eligibility Requirements Doctoral Degree. U.S. Citizens; U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents; Foreign Nationals eligible for an Exchange Visitor J‑1 visa; Applicants for LPR, asylees, or refugees in the U.S. with a valid EAD card and I‑485 or I‑589 in pending status.
#J-18808-Ljbffr