The School of Earth and Space Exploration (SESE) at Arizona State University invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate who will serve as an Exploration Fellow. The mission of the postdoctoral Fellowship is to foster SESE’s interdisciplinary research program by attracting and supporting outstanding early-career scientists and engineers to pursue independent research in collaboration with SESE faculty. Research areas within SESE encompass astrobiology, astrophysics, cosmology, Earth and planetary science, instrumentation and systems engineering, and science education.

Anticipated start date for the position is July 2017. The expected duration of the Fellowship is three years.

Desired Qualifications:
(1) research proposal that demonstrates relevance, interdisciplinary
merit, and/or potential impact of the proposed research activities
to the overarching “big picture” research questions in the field
and to the mission of SESE,
(2) a record of prior achievement and experience demonstrating
the potential to accomplish proposed research objectives, and
(3) evidence of strong verbal and written communication skills.

Application materials/questions should be submitted by email to [email protected], addressed to the Exploration Fellowship Committee.

More information about the Exploration Fellowship can be found at:

http://sese.asu.edu/exploration-fellowship

Arizona State University is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor and an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.