ORAU
Organization
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Reference Code 0208-NPP-MAR26-GSFC-Astrophys
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)
Application Deadline 3/1/2026 6:00:59 PM Eastern Time Zone
Description The NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) offers unique research opportunities to highly-talent 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.
Responsibilities:
Analyze data from calorimeter and grating instruments for high-resolution X-ray spectroscopic observations of astrophysical objects.
Provide high-quality atomic data and an understanding of its limitations through joint theory development and laboratory benchmark experiments.
Participate in laboratory astrophysics collaborations to provide data for interpretation of observations by Chandra, XMM, and future missions (XRISM, Athena, Arcus, Lynx).
Deploy high-resolution X-ray calorimeter arrays, measure transition energies, oscillator strengths, and electron impact excitation cross sections.
Archive and publicize atomic data, and collaborate on astrophysical modeling utilizing this data.
Carry out a targeted program of atomic physics calculations.
Qualifications
Doctoral Degree in Astrophysics, Physics, or related field.
Strong background in X-ray spectroscopy and atomic data.
Experience with high-resolution calorimeter arrays and laboratory astrophysics collaboration.
Location Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
Field of Science Astrophysics
Advisors Maurice Andrew Leutenegger maurice.a.leutenegger@nasa.gov 301-286-6410
Frederick Scott Porter Frederick.S.Porter@nasa.gov 301-286-5016
Eligibility Requirements
U.S. Citizens.
U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR).
Foreign Nationals eligible for an Exchange Visitor J-1 visa status.
Applicants for LPR, asylees, or refugees in the U.S. with a valid EAD card and pending I-485 or I-589 forms.
Contact Questions about this opportunity? Please email npp@orau.org.
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Reference Code 0208-NPP-MAR26-GSFC-Astrophys
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)
Application Deadline 3/1/2026 6:00:59 PM Eastern Time Zone
Description The NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) offers unique research opportunities to highly-talent 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.
Responsibilities:
Analyze data from calorimeter and grating instruments for high-resolution X-ray spectroscopic observations of astrophysical objects.
Provide high-quality atomic data and an understanding of its limitations through joint theory development and laboratory benchmark experiments.
Participate in laboratory astrophysics collaborations to provide data for interpretation of observations by Chandra, XMM, and future missions (XRISM, Athena, Arcus, Lynx).
Deploy high-resolution X-ray calorimeter arrays, measure transition energies, oscillator strengths, and electron impact excitation cross sections.
Archive and publicize atomic data, and collaborate on astrophysical modeling utilizing this data.
Carry out a targeted program of atomic physics calculations.
Qualifications
Doctoral Degree in Astrophysics, Physics, or related field.
Strong background in X-ray spectroscopy and atomic data.
Experience with high-resolution calorimeter arrays and laboratory astrophysics collaboration.
Location Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
Field of Science Astrophysics
Advisors Maurice Andrew Leutenegger maurice.a.leutenegger@nasa.gov 301-286-6410
Frederick Scott Porter Frederick.S.Porter@nasa.gov 301-286-5016
Eligibility Requirements
U.S. Citizens.
U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR).
Foreign Nationals eligible for an Exchange Visitor J-1 visa status.
Applicants for LPR, asylees, or refugees in the U.S. with a valid EAD card and pending I-485 or I-589 forms.
Contact Questions about this opportunity? Please email npp@orau.org.
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