Postdoc: Insight Mission Data Analysis - Pasadena, United States - JPL/NASA

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New ideas are all around us, but only a few will change the world. That's our focus at JPL. We ask the biggest questions, then search the universe for answers—literally. We build upon ideas that have guided generations, then share our discoveries to inspire generations to come. Your mission—your opportunity—is to seek out the answers that bring us one step closer. If you're driven to discover, create, and inspire something that lasts a lifetime and beyond, you're ready for JPL.

Located in Pasadena, California, JPL has a campus-like environment situated on 177 acres in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains and offers a work environment unlike any other: we inspire passion, foster innovation, build collaboration, and reward excellence.

JPL is unique among NASA Centers in that its staff are Caltech employees, yet can access NASA technical resources.

Cross-discipline teamwork is standard here: colleagues across JPL's science and engineering organizations and on Caltech's academic campus often work together.

Learning to speak and understand other disciplines' languages is a doorway to the creativity needed to do what has not been done before.

JPL staff are encouraged to create mission concepts that address humanity's core questions through a combination of science and technology.

They are supported in developing ideas into proposals and hardware, and in communicating funded missions' results to the scientific community and the broader public.

JPL seeks to employ scientists and engineers who are passionate about lifelong learning and excited to both contribute to and lead team efforts.

We emphasize the importance of partnering across discipline boundaries and creating a friendly, constructive work environment to overcome space exploration's challenges.

The Postdoctoral scholars at JPL benefit from an informal mentoring network, an annual conference showcasing their results, a dedicated seminar series, exposure to diverse career paths, and social connections across the JPL and Caltech community for advice on housing, childcare, and other aspects of living in southern California.

A newly selected project in the NASA Mars Data Analysis Program (MDAP) will require a postdoc to analyze data from the InSight mission, focusing on a perplexing feature of the data known as the 2.4 Hz resonance.

It is a prominent feature of the data affecting both the background noise and marsquake event signals and appears to be linked both to the near surface structure of Mars beneath the lander as well as possible resonances within the lander itself.

Required Qualifications:

• A Ph.

D. in PhD in Astrophysics, Space Sciences, or Planetary Sciences is required.

The appointee will carry out research in collaboration with the JPL advisor, resulting in publications in the open literature.

JPL has a catalog of benefits and perks that span from the traditional to the unique.

This includes a variety of health, dental, vision, wellbeing, and retirement plans, paid time off, learning, rideshare, childcare, flexible schedule, parental leave and many more.

Our focus is on work-life balance, and living healthy, fulfilling lives as we Dare Mighty Things Together.

For benefits eligible positions, benefits are effective the first day of the month coincident with or immediately following the employee's start date.

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The typical full time equivalent annual hiring range for this job in Pasadena, California.

$82,180 - $82,180

JPL is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy or perceived pregnancy, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status or any other characteristic or condition protected by Federal, state or local law.

In addition, JPL is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

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