Jovian Magnetic Field and Magnetosphere Post-doc Researcher

(NASA-GSFC/CRESST/University of Maryland)

Applications are now being accepted for a Postdoctoral Research  Associate, funded through the University of Maryland College Park  (UMCP) and the Center for Research and Exploration in Space Science  and Technology (CRESST), to work in the Planetary Magnetospheres  Laboratory of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in the area  of Jupiter’s magnetic field and magnetosphere, using data from the  Juno (New Frontier) mission. Additional details are available at:

http://www.astro.umd.edu/employment/#Juno.

Candidates for this position should have a Ph.D. in a relevant  scientific discipline with prior experience conducting scientific  research. Experience with magnetometer instrumentation and data,  disciplined programming skills (primarily Fortran and IDL), and  scientific writing experience are desired.

The University of Maryland is an equal opportunity employer. All  applications received by Sept. 26, 2014 will receive full  consideration.