Postdoctoral Researcher in Planetary Science–12841
Introduction: The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), a national leader in scientific research and development, located midway between Baltimore and Washington, DC is seeking a Post-doctoral Researcher to undertake interdisciplinary planetary science research as part of the Space Exploration Sector’s Planetary Exploration Group.
Job Summary: The successful candidate will engage in research on the thermal and physical properties of the lunar regolith and polar regions. Working with scientists on the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission, the candidate will analyze data from the Diviner and Mini-RF instruments. These data will be compared to other relevant data sets. A model will be developed to interpret the results with respect to the distribution and stability of volatiles in the lunar polar regions. A candidate who has experience in both remote sensing data analysis and computational modeling is especially desired.
Duties (Listed in order of importance with the estimated amount of time spent at each task):
Supporting the Diviner and Mini-RF science investigations, including participating in team meetings, conducting research, publishing results, and presenting the results at one or more professional conference yearly. (75%)
Developing a thermal model of volatile stability in lunar regolith, including conducting research, publishing the results, and presenting the results at least one professional conference yearly. (25%)