NASA Postdoctoral Program

The NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) provides early-career and more senior scientists the opportunity to share in NASA’s mission, to reach for new heights and reveal the unknown so that what we do and learn will benefit all humankind.

NASA Postdoctoral Fellows work on 1- to 3-year assignments with NASA scientists and engineers at NASA centers and institutes to advance NASA’s missions in Earth science, heliophysics, planetary science, astrophysics, space bioscience, aeronautics, engineering,human exploration and space operations, astrobiology, and science management.

NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellows contribute to our national scientific exploration, confirm NASA’s leadership in fundamental research, and complement the efforts of NASA’s partners in the national science community.

Application cycle deadlines for the NASA Postdoctoral Program are March 1, July 1, and November 1, annually. Currently, the Astrobiology Program accepts applications only during the March and November rounds, and does not consider applications submitted during the July round. Note: You may submit only one application for one research opportunity per application cycle.

For more information, visit https://npp.usra.edu/.