Physics -Academic Student Employee ISA

Instructional Student Assistant Employment Opportunity

Job no: 558711
Department:
Academic Affairs
Work type:
Instructional Student Assistant

Location:

Stanislaus - Turlock
Categories:
Unit 11 - UAW - California Alliance of Academic Student Workers, Temporary, Part Time, Student Services, On-site (work in-person at business location)

Job title and description:
Student Research Assistant

Students will participate in a NASA research project on Astrophysics, focused on modeling Gamma‑Ray Bursts (GRBs). This work will be carried out in collaboration with researchers at Oregon State University, Stony Brook University, and NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.

• Computational modeling of the afterglows of GRBs, both real and simulated.
• Improve and update afterglow fitting and modeling codes, including implementing additional physics.
• Carry out numerical simulations of relativistic shocks.

Location:

Turlock campus

# of Openings: 2

Expected

Start Date:

7/1/2026

Expected End Date: 8/14/26

Point of Contact Person:
Brian Morsony

Final date to receive applications: 7/1/26

• Undergraduate students must be registered/enrolled in a minimum of six (6) Fall/Spring units.
• Post-baccalaureate students in a graduate program must be registered in a minimum of four (4) Fall/Spring units.

• Astronomy and Physics knowledge.
• Experience in programming languages such as Python and C++.
• Experience working in Linux operating systems and in cluster computing.

If you have any questions regarding this recruitment, please contact:

Dr. Brian Morsony
Department of Physics
California State University, Stanislaus
One University Circle
Turlock, CA 95382
bmorsony

Individuals with disabling conditions who require accommodation during the recruitment process may contact the ADA Coordinator at .

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire. The CSU is a state entity whose business operations reside within the State of California. The CSU prohibits hiring employees to perform CSU-related work outside California.

The university requires a criminal and/or child abuse background check to be completed for many of its new employees, current employees seeking promotional or transfer opportunities, and current employees assigned new duties. Satisfactory completion of a background check (including a criminal records check) is required for employment. CSU will make a conditional offer of employment, which may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information.

Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the continued employment of a current CSU employee who was conditionally offered the position. Failure to consent to any background check will disqualify an applicant from further consideration. Additionally, an applicant who fails to provide the necessary information or who provides false or misleading information may also be disqualified from further consideration.

Later discovery of false or misleading information related to the background check may result in the offer of employment being withdrawn or subject the employee to disciplinary action, up to and including termination.