JWST Exoplanet Theory Postdoctoral Fellow

The NASA Postdoctoral Program 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. The Postdoctoral Fellow will work with a team of world-class collaborators on the JWST Cycle 1 GO Program 2512, which includes NIRSpec/BOTS transmission spectroscopy of 11 super-Earth and sub-Neptune transiting exoplanets detected by TESS. These observations will enable a range of investigations into the magnitude and origin of atmospheric diversity in small planets, and are also designed to enable population-level conclusions. The fellow will join a supportive, multi-institutional team and be encouraged to lead publications on individual planets/planet systems as well as contribute to team member led publications.