Studies in Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Mission

Studies in Support of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Mission

Apply for the Studies in Support of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Mission role at ORAU and NASA.

All applications must be submitted in Zintellect.

For full application instructions and requirements:

How to Apply

| NASA Postdoctoral Program (orau.org)

Final date to receive applications: 3/1/2026 6:00:59 PM Eastern Time Zone.

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 fellowships are competitive and are designed to advance NASA’s missions in space science, Earth science, aeronautics, space operations, exploration systems, and astrobiology.

NASA is developing the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (formerly WFIRST), scheduled for launch in the mid‑2020s. Roman will be an astronomical observatory optimized for wide‑area and time‑domain surveys in the near‑infrared (0.5–2.3 µm). Science objectives include studying the accelerating expansion of the universe and large‑scale structure, exoplanet demographics, and near‑infrared surveys of the sky, with a coronagraph instrument for imaging exoplanets and debris disks.

The Goddard Space Flight Center is involved in the design and science of the Roman observatory. Relevant research includes:

• Theoretical or observational studies of dark energy via supernovae, weak lensing, baryon acoustic oscillations, cluster surveys, etc.
• Studies of exoplanet detection and investigation via microlensing, transit techniques, coronagraphy.
• Analysis of the near‑infrared survey for other astrophysics topics from Solar System to Cosmic Dawn.
• Instrumentation studies such as optics, detectors, precision calibration, and coronagraphy.

Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

Astrophysics

• Jeff Kruk – Jeffrey.
  
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• Julie McEnery – Julie.
  
  E.McEnery –
• Kenneth Carpenter – Kenneth.
  
  G.Carpenter –
• Sangeeta Malhotra – sangeeta.malhotra –
• Gregory Mosby – gregory.mosby –
• James E Rhoads – james.e.rhoads –
• Neil T Zimmerman – neil.t.zimmerman –
• Bernard Rauscher – Bernard.
  
  J.Rauscher –
• Tyler
  
  D. Groff – Tyler.
  
  D.Groff –
• Ami Choi – ami.choi –
• Dr. Joshua
  
  E. Schlieder – joshua.e.schlieder –

• Doctoral Degree.
• U.S. Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident, or eligible for J‑1 visa, LPR, asylee, or refugee status with valid EAD and pending I‑485/I‑589.

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://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).-control

Questions about this opportunity? Please email npp.

Internship

Full‑time

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Government Administration