NASA Postdoctoral Program - Exoplanet Habitability and Biosignatures with 3D Climate Modeling and Observation Simulation

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. This specific opportunity focuses on research related to the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO), a space telescope designed to measure reflected light from Earth-size planets orbiting other stars in NASA's search for extraterrestrial life. The research involves using the ROCKE-3D planetary general circulation model to understand planetary habitability, simulate surface and atmospheric states, and quantify detectability of phenomena of interest using telescope observation simulators. The fellowship is closed to Senior Fellows who are five years or more past their PhD. Successful applicants should have background in physics, statistics, and experience analyzing observational and model datasets, with highly desirable backgrounds in astronomy, planetary science, computer science, mathematical modeling, C or FORTRAN95, python or R.