A NASA civil-servant position is available in the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s Astrochemistry Laboratory in Greenbelt, Maryland. The work will be in the Cosmic Ice group on problems relevant to low-temperature, low-pressure chemical changes and physical properties
related to solar-system and interstellar materials. See the Cosmic Ice Laboratory’s website for information on the group’s recent work at: https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/691/cosmicice/

Candidates should have good oral and written communications skills, laboratory experience in cryogenic, vacuum, and infrared spectral measurements, and preferably some familiarity with radiation-chemical or photochemical studies. Duties in this research position will include
investigating astrochemical problems connected to NASA missions and projects.

This position will be at the GS-13 level or, depending on the applicant’s qualifications, GS-14. Due to the lapse in government funding, the date has been extended. Interested persons can apply until February 5, 2018, at: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/487185400

US citizenship at the time of the application is a requirement for this position.