Coordinated Organic Geo- and Cosmochemical studies of Planetary Materials

Coordinated Organic Geo- and Cosmochemical Studies of Planetary Materials

Organization: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Reference Code: 0020-NPP-MAR
26-JSC-Planet Sci

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

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

Required Application Materials:

• Research proposal
• Three letters of recommendation
• Official doctoral transcript documents

Description: The research opportunity focuses on the relationships between organic materials and their mineralogical hosts, bridging the gap between observed organics and the processes that affected them. The role involves coordinated analyses of extraterrestrial samples, terrestrial analogs, and experimental products using liquid and gas chromatography mass spectrometers, scanning electron microscopes, transmission electron microscopes, and other instrumentation available in the Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science division eral chemistry, experimental impact, and petrology laboratories are used to simulate processes affecting organic molecules.

By exploring these relationships, the fellow will place more robust constraints on the histories of asteroidal, cometary, and planetary bodies.

Field of Science: Planetary Science

Advisors: Eve Berger (eve.l.berger, )

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 I-485 or I-589 forms in pending status.
• Doctoral Degree.

Questions: Please email npp