Lunar and Planetary Science: Geophysics and Interiors

Lunar and Planetary Science:
Geophysics and Interiors

Posted 4 days ago – be among the first 25 applicants.

Organization: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Reference Code: 0015-NPP-MAR
26-MSFC-Planet Sci

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

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

How to Apply

| NASA Postdoctoral Program (orau.org)

A complete application includes:

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

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 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.

In order to advance our knowledge on the formation and evolution of planetary bodies, a detailed picture of their interiors is required. While a variety of geophysical data have been collected for many terrestrial bodies in our solar system, seismic recordings offer the most detailed information on their interior structure. Up until InSight landed and deployed its instruments on Mars in 2018, the Moon was the only body besides the Earth for which we had seismic recordings.

Magnetometer data at the surface or from orbit can also be used to learn about conducting layers within the interior. Analysis of seismic and electromagnetic data from both Apollo and InSight continues to reveal new information on the interiors of the Moon and Mars, including the structure of the crust, the state of the mantle, and the presence of a core.

However, considerable uncertainties remain as to their overall internal structure. With the goal of supporting next‑generation geophysical investigations to the Moon, Mars, and the icy satellites of the outer Solar System in mind, we welcome solicitations of original research in the fields of planetary geophysics, including (but not limited to):
Apollo and InSight seismic or electromagnetic data analyses, theoretical waveform modelling, equations of state modelling, shallow and deep structure determination, surface image analysis as it relates to seismology and tectonism, and modelling in support of site selection and science return for future planetary geophysical missions.

Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama

Planetary Science

Heidi Haviland – heidi.haviland

Renee Weber – Renee.

C.Weber

Paul M. Bremner – Paul.m.bremner

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)..

Eligibility is currently open to:

• 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. at the time of application with a valid EAD card and I‑485 or I‑589 forms in pending status.

Degree:
Doctoral Degree.

Internship

Full‑time

Research, Analyst, and Information Technology;
Government Administration

Questions about this opportunity? Please email npp.