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The Sciences and Exploration Directorate at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center is currently seeking qualified applicants for the position of Research Space Scientist in the Planetary Systems Lab (6930). This research position is responsible for design and development of novel visible-to-infrared and/or ultraviolet spectrometer flight instruments for planetary science, and for the publication of results from analyses of spectroscopic data.
Major Duties
- Leads an independent research analysis program supported by peer review proposals; writes competitive grant proposals; presents results to management, colleagues, and the general public through presentations at scientific conferences/public venues.
- Conducts and presents research on topics including empirical/theoretical investigations on planets and/or small bodies in the Solar System, primarily via analyses of spectroscopic data.
- Uses scientific methods including: defining scientific problems, planning the study of those problems, obtaining, analyzing, and interpreting data relevant to those problems, and reporting the resulting findings in peer-reviewed scientific journals.
- Plans/develops new mission/flight instruments to deliver spectrographic data on the mineralogical, atmospheric, or organic composition of planets and small bodies in the Solar System.
- Creates high-level data products based on spectroscopic and/or imaging data for dissemination to/use by the broader scientific community.
- Documents/reports study results to management and contractors.
- Participates as a mission team member in the integration of instrument results with those from other instruments and/or missions.
- Provides guidance/technical advice to other scientists and program specialists about solar system planetary infrared remote sensing and infrared spectroscopy.
- Leads scientific teams, and plays a key role in resolving issues that significantly affect both research and flight programs.
Qualifications
In addition to the Basic Education Requirement, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-12), which has equipped you with the particular competencies needed to successfully perform the duties of the position described above.To qualify for the GS-13:One year of specialized experience is defined as experience researching mineralogy, atmospheric/organic chemistry of small bodies and planets in the Solar System utilizing spacecraft data analysis and/or laboratory experiments; Experience writing/participating in developing proposals for planetary science funding; Experience publishing scientific results on planetary science through peer reviewed publications; Experience working on mission/instrument science teams; Experience analyzing data, performing research to support building spectrographs and other instrumentation for spacecrafts (e.g., building, data interpretation from an instrument); Experience performing data reduction (i.e., taking spacecraft/instrument data, converting raw data to make a figure/or plot data) then reviewing the data and drawing conclusions.
Pay Range
$102,663.00 - $133,465.00