Location: Los Alamos, NM
Cap-Exempt H-1B Position — No lottery required
**What You Will Do** Successful candidates will engage in a combination of instrumentation development and original scientific research, tailored to their background and interests. Specific activities may include: - Supporting the development, calibration, testing, and operation of space plasma instrumentation, including instruments for NASA's IMAP mission and current national security-related space systems - Contributing to the design and development of instrumentation for future space missions - Performing original research in one or more of the following areas: - Heliospheric physics - Magnetospheric or ionospheric physics - Solar wind-plasma interactions - Energetic neutral atom (ENA) measurements - Analyzing and interpreting space-based data, and disseminating results through peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations - Postdoctoral researchers are encouraged to develop an independent scientific identity while collaborating closely with senior scientists, engineers, and other postdocs across observational, computational, and theoretical efforts. ******What You Need**** **Minimum Job Requirements:**** - Ph.D. completed within the past five years (or soon to be completed) in Space Physics, Physics, Astronomy, Engineering, or a closely related field - Demonstrated research experience relevant to space plasma physics or space instrumentation - Ability to obtain a DOE Q clearance, which typically requires U.S. citizenship **Education/Experience** By the start of the position the applicant must have completed a Ph.D. in a relevant STEM field. **Desired Qualifications:** - Laboratory experience relevant to space plasma or ENA instrumentation (e.g., detectors, electronics, calibration facilities, vacuum systems) - Familiarity with, or strong interest in learning about, heliophysics and space plasma environments (e.g., magnetospheres, solar wind, heliosphere) - Experience with data analysis, modeling, or simulation related to space-based measurements - Stro