Astrophysics: of Star-forming Galaxies at Redshift

Astrophysics:
The Nature of Star-forming Galaxies at High Redshift

Organization: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Reference Code: 0117-NPP-MAR
26-GSFC-Astrophys

How to Apply: All applications must be submitted in Zintellect. Please visit the NASA Postdoctoral Program website for application instructions and requirements:

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

Description:

• We are characterizing the nature of star-forming galaxies at the epoch when most stars formed (redshift 1‑3).
• We do this by studying spatially resolved spectroscopy and narrow‑band imaging of galaxies that have been dramatically magnified by gravitational lensing.
• Research involves in‑hand optical, near‑IR, and mid‑IR spectra from Magellan, Keck, and Spitzer, as well as broad and narrow‑band imaging from Hubble.
• Such work prototypes the sorts of science that JWST will be able to conduct for large samples of unlensed galaxies.

Location: Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland

Field of Science: Astrophysics

Advisors: Jane Rigby – Jane.

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Eligibility Requirements:

• Degree:
  Doctoral Degree.
• Applicants must be U.S. Citizens or U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR), Foreign Nationals eligible for a J‑1 visa status, or applicants for LPR, asylees, or refugees in the U.S. at the time of application with a valid EAD card and I‑485 or I‑589 forms in pending status.

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