<p><b>Responsibilities: </b> </p><ol><li>Lead and/or contribute to development of new missions, mission concepts, and data analysis tools and techniques for solar coronal remote sensing research. </li><li>Develop and advance novel image processing and/or spectroscopic analysis techniques. </li><li>Help build, calibrate, and test new remote sensing instrumentation for solar coronal imaging and/or spectroscopy. </li><li>Develop or extend a program of funded research in the fields of solar coronal physics and space weather, with emphasis on high-energy solar processes and leveraging new missions, instruments, and mission concepts. </li><li>Participate in mission and instrument development activities, including laboratory and/or field calibration and testing of instruments, and development of flight and/or ground operational software. </li><li>Develop and apply cutting edge techniques of coronal imaging and spectroscopy; and prototype, develop, validate, and test software to carry out data processing and analysis of solar coronal observations. </li><li>Develop, propose, and carry out applied and/or fundamental research using existing solar coronal observations, new mission data, and new mission concepts. </li><li>Disseminate scientific and/or technical progress and results to the broader scientific community through internal team meetings, peer-reviewed journal articles, scientific conferences and workshops, and technical documents and reports. </li><li>Develop, foster, and extend new scientific and/or technical research and development collaborations within the Institute, and with external partners, both nationally and internationally. </li> </ol><br/><p><b>Minimum Requirements: </b> </p><ol><li>Requires a PhD in Solar Physics, Space Weather, Astronomy/Astrophysics, Physics, Applied Physics, or related field. </li><li>4-7 years: Scientific analysis of solar remote sensing data. </li><li>4-7 years: Scientific software design or implementation in a data analysis environment such as IDL or Python. </li><li>4-7 years: Flight or laboratory experience with solar remote sensing instrumentation, including calibration and data analysis. </li><li>Experience with X-ray and/or extreme ultraviolet solar image and/or spectroscopic data. </li><li>Demonstrated history of participation in or leadership of successful scientific and/or technical proposals to federal funding agencies. </li> </ol>#J-18808-Ljbffr

<h3>RESEARCH SCIENTIST - Stellar Magnetism - Boulder, Colorado </h3><p>19-00150 </p><h3>Who We Are: </h3><p>As a recognized leader in space science research and spacecraft instrumentation, we are helping to reveal the secrets of our solar system and the universe. We are looking for a research scientist with a strong background in magnetohydrodynamic convection and parallel software development to join our team and contribute to ongoing studies of the solar dynamo. </p><h3>Objectives of this Role: </h3><ul><li>Conduct numerical modeling of stellar interior convection with a focus on those dynamics associated with angular momentum transport by small-scale magnetism. </li><li>Contribute to the development of a theoretical framework for understanding the physical implications of recently-discovered inertial waves in the solar photosphere. </li><li>Implement alternative-basis function representations within the Rayleigh convection code to facilitate the use of a sparse linear solve. </li><li>Develop and grow an independent research program through external program support </li> </ul><h3>Daily and Monthly Responsibilities: </h3><ul><li>Independently develop and implement numerical experiments and theoretical investigations designed to examine angular momentum transport and magnetic field generation in stellar interiors. </li><li>Present and disseminate research results to the broader scientific community. This includes attending professional meetings and conferences, submitting manuscripts to peer-reviewed journals, and contributing to weekly SWRI Solar and Boulder Convection group meetings. </li><li>Actively seek external support of research activities and participate in solar group proposals that support the strategic growth of the department. </li><li>Contribute to the joint mentorship of postdocs in our group working on problems in stellar dynamo theory. </li><li>Contribute to the continued development of open-source fluids software packages such as Rayleigh, Dedelus and Coral. </li> </ul><h3>Requirements: </h3><ul><li>Requires an PhD in Physics, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Applied Mathematics, Applied Physics, Solar Physics, Planetary Sciences or Related Field </li><li>3 years: Post Ph.D. experience in scientific software development with demonstrated proficiency working with compiled languages such as FORTRAN and C/C++, as well as in the MPI and OpenMP standards. </li><li>3 years: Post PhD experience in development of sparse-matrix and/or parallel-spectral algorithms for application in fluids solvers. </li><li>3 years: Post PhD experience in the application of computational fluid dynamics software (e.g., ASH, Rayleigh, Dedelus, Magic) to the study of stellar and planetary convection. </li><li>Demonstrated post-PhD record of published research on the solar dynamo and related topics, including convection, magnetohydrynamics, and atmospheric wave theory. </li> </ul><h3>Special Requirements: </h3><p>Work assignment is in Boulder, Colorado. </p><h3>Job Locations: Boulder, Colorado </h3><p>Salary Range: $71,531.00 - $119,246.00 </p><p>For benefits information at our San Antonio location, click here .<br>For benefits information at all other locations, click here . </p><p>An Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer<br>Race/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disabled/Veteran<br>Committed to Diversity in the Workplace </p>#J-18808-Ljbffr

<h3>RESEARCH SCIENTIST - Planet Formation Modeler - Boulder, Colorado </h3><p>19-00144 </p><h3>Who We Are: </h3><p>As a recognized leader in space science research and spacecraft instrumentation, avionics, and electronics, we are helping to reveal the secrets of our solar system and the universe. </p><h3>Objectives of this Role: </h3><ul><li>Conduct analytical or numerical modeling and model analysis studies of problems in solar system dynamics and collisional physics with relevance to planet formation studies. </li><li>Conduct observational data analysis that supports model validation. </li><li>Incorporate additional physical schemes into numerical models. </li><li>Develop and grow an independent research program through external program support. </li><li>Participate in mission and/or instrument proposals to support the strategic growth of the Department. </li> </ul><h3>Daily and Monthly Responsibilities: </h3><ul><li>Independently develop and implement hypotheses-driven numerical model and data analysis activities. </li><li>Configure, initialize, run, and analyze solar system collisional and/or dynamical evolution models to test hypotheses. </li><li>Maintain and grow a research program in solar system dynamics and/or collisional physics through external funding. </li><li>Actively seek and apply for external support of research activities. </li><li>Participate and contribute to group meetings for the “Center of Lunar Origin and Evolution”. </li> </ul><h3>Requirements: </h3><ul><li>Requires a PhD in Planetary Science, Astronomy, Physics, Astrophysics, Geophysics or related field. </li><li>2 years of post-Ph.D. experience in the dynamics, numerical simulation, analytics, or data analysis of planetary systems. </li><li>Expertise in programming and numerical modeling is required. </li><li>Ability to debug code, test code, and implement new physics is helpful. </li> </ul><h3>Special Requirements: </h3><p>Work assignment is in Boulder, Colorado. </p><h3>Job Locations: </h3><p>Boulder, Colorado </p><h3>Salary Range: </h3><p>$71,531.00 - $119,246.00 </p><p>An Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer<br/>Race/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disabled/Veteran<br/>Committed to Diversity in the Workplace </p>#J-18808-Ljbffr

<p><h3>RESEARCH SCIENTIST - Solar System Science & Exploration - Boulder, Colorado </h3><p>19-00155 </p><h3>Who We Are: </h3><p>Southwest Research Institute's Solar System Science & Exploration Division is located in Boulder, Colorado. We conduct basic observational, modeling, and theoretical research in a wide range of solar system and astrophysical topics, including Solar Physics/Heliophysics, Planetary Science, Astrophysics, Origins Research, and Geophysics. We also participate and/or lead several NASA orbital and deep space missions, including PUNCH (Sun), Solar Orbiter (Sun), Vigil (Sun), Mars Science Laboratory (Mars), New Horizons (Pluto) and Lucy (Jovian Trojans). </p><h3>Objectives of this Role: </h3><ul><li>Perform scientific research using data from the SPICE (Spectral Imaging of the Coronal Environment) instrument on Solar Orbiter. </li><li>SPICE is an extreme-ultraviolet imaging spectrometer to characterize temperature, density, mass flow, and composition in the solar atmosphere. </li><li>Work with other researchers at SwRI on the SPICE team to analyze and interpret SPICE data in combination with data from other Solar Orbiter instruments and Heliophysics missions to study the complex dynamic connection between the Sun and inner heliosphere. </li><li>Participate in data reduction, analysis, modeling and publication of scientific results from SPICE, as well as participate in SPICE observational planning, calibration, and assisting the community in the use of SPICE data. </li><li>Help grow the Heliophysics/Solar Physics group at SwRI. </li><li>Encouraged to develop his/her own research program and participate in proposals for future projects. </li> </ul><h3>Daily and Monthly Responsibilities: </h3><ul><li>Serve as Research Scientist working with other researchers at SwRI on the SPICE team. </li><li>Participation in SPICE Consortium meetings, and the development of joint observing campaigns, planning & observation parameter trades, as appropriate. </li><li>Present results at Team Meetings and other international Scientific Meetings (e.g. AGU, EGU, AAS, etc.). </li> </ul><h3>Requirements: </h3><ul><li>Requires a PhD in Physics, Astrophysics, Astronomy or an equivalent degree field. </li><li>1+ years: Experience as a postdoc in Solar Physics, solar spectroscopy, and data analysis. </li><li>Demonstrated knowledge in data reduction and analysis, and publication of original research in the refereed literature. </li><li>Good communication and leadership skills and be willing to work both independently and in a group setting. </li><li>Proficiency in Python, IDL/Solarsoft (or similar) is highly desirable. </li> </ul><h3>Special Requirements: </h3><p>Work assignment is in Boulder, Colorado. </p><h3>Job Locations: Boulder, Colorado </h3><p>Salary Range: $71,531.00 - $119,246.00 </p> </p>#J-18808-Ljbffr

<h3>LEAD SCIENTIST - SR. RESEARCH SCIENTIST - Solar Coronal Physics - Boulder, Colorado </h3><p>19-00163 </p><h3>Who We Are: </h3><p>The Department of Solar and Heliospheric Physics within SwRI’s Boulder office performs research, develops missions and instruments, and engages in outreach activities in solar and heliophysics, with particular specialties in high energy processes in the solar corona and their propagation through the middle corona into the heliosphere. We are currently developing new missions for spectroscopic imaging of flares, coronal mass ejections, active regions, and the solar wind in the lower and middle corona, as well as developing and applying new data analysis tools and techniques to support the science. </p><h3>Objectives of this Role: </h3><ul><li>Lead and/or contribute to development of new missions, mission concepts, and data analysis tools and techniques for solar coronal remote sensing research. </li><li>Develop and advance novel image processing and/or spectroscopic analysis techniques. </li><li>Help build, calibrate, and test new remote sensing instrumentation for solar coronal imaging and/or spectroscopy. </li><li>Develop or extend a program of funded research in the fields of solar coronal physics and space weather, with emphasis on high-energy solar processes and leveraging new missions, instruments, and mission concepts. </li> </ul><h3>Daily and Monthly Responsibilities: </h3><ul><li>Participate in mission and instrument development activities, including laboratory and/or field calibration and testing of instruments, and development of flight and/or ground operational software. </li><li>Develop and apply cutting edge techniques of coronal imaging and spectroscopy; and prototype, develop, validate, and test software to carry out data processing and analysis of solar coronal observations. </li><li>Develop, propose, and carry out applied and/or fundamental research using existing solar coronal observations, new mission data, and new mission concepts. </li><li>Disseminate scientific and/or technical progress and results to the broader scientific community through internal team meetings, peer-reviewed journal articles, scientific conferences and workshops, and technical documents and reports. </li><li>Develop, foster, and extend new scientific and/or technical research and development collaborations within the Institute, and with external partners, both nationally and internationally. </li> </ul><h3>Requirements: </h3><ul><li>Requires a PhD in Solar Physics, Space Weather, Astronomy/Astrophysics, Physics, Applied Physics, or related field. </li><li>4-7 years: Scientific analysis of solar remote sensing data. </li><li>4-7 years: Scientific software design or implementation in a data analysis environment such as IDL or Python. </li><li>4-7 years: Flight or laboratory experience with solar remote sensing instrumentation, including calibration and data analysis. </li><li>Experience with X-ray and/or extreme ultraviolet solar image and/or spectroscopic data. </li><li>Demonstrated history of participation in or leadership of successful scientific and/or technical proposals to federal funding agencies. </li> </ul><h3>Special Requirements: </h3><p>Work assignment is in Boulder, Colorado. Must be a U.S. person (i.e., U.S. citizen, non-U.S. citizen national, lawful permanent resident, asylee, or refugee) due to ITAR work in section. </p>#J-18808-Ljbffr

<h3>LEAD SCIENTIST - SR. RESEARCH SCIENTIST - Solar Coronal Physics - Boulder, Colorado</h3><p>19-00163</p><h3>Who We Are:</h3><p>The Department of Solar and Heliospheric Physics within SwRI’s Boulder office performs research, develops missions and instruments, and engages in outreach activities in solar and heliophysics, with particular specialties in high energy processes in the solar corona and their propagation through the middle corona into the heliosphere. We are currently developing new missions for spectroscopic imaging of flares, coronal mass ejections, active regions, and the solar wind in the lower and middle corona, as well as developing and applying new data analysis tools and techniques to support the science.</p><h3>Objectives of this Role:</h3><ul><li>Lead and/or contribute to development of new missions, mission concepts, and data analysis tools and techniques for solar coronal remote sensing research.</li><li>Develop and advance novel image processing and/or spectroscopic analysis techniques.</li><li>Help build, calibrate, and test new remote sensing instrumentation for solar coronal imaging and/or spectroscopy.</li><li>Develop or extend a program of funded research in the fields of solar coronal physics and space weather, with emphasis on high-energy solar processes and leveraging new missions, instruments, and mission concepts.</li></ul><h3>Daily and Monthly Responsibilities:</h3><ul><li>Participate in mission and instrument development activities, including laboratory and/or field calibration and testing of instruments, and development of flight and/or ground operational software.</li><li>Develop and apply cutting edge techniques of coronal imaging and spectroscopy; and prototype, develop, validate, and test software to carry out data processing and analysis of solar coronal observations.</li><li>Develop, propose, and carry out applied and/or fundamental research using existing solar coronal observations, new mission data, and new mission concepts.</li><li>Disseminate scientific and/or technical progress and results to the broader scientific community through internal team meetings, peer-reviewed journal articles, scientific conferences and workshops, and technical documents and reports.</li><li>Develop, foster, and extend new scientific and/or technical research and development collaborations within the Institute, and with external partners, both nationally and internationally.</li></ul><h3>Requirements:</h3><ul><li>Requires a PhD in Solar Physics, Space Weather, Astronomy/Astrophysics, Physics, Applied Physics, or related field.</li><li>4-7 years: Scientific analysis of solar remote sensing data.</li><li>4-7 years: Scientific software design or implementation in a data analysis environment such as IDL or Python.</li><li>4-7 years: Flight or laboratory experience with solar remote sensing instrumentation, including calibration and data analysis.</li><li>Experience with X-ray and/or extreme ultraviolet solar image and/or spectroscopic data.</li><li>Demonstrated history of participation in or leadership of successful scientific and/or technical proposals to federal funding agencies.</li></ul><h3>Special Requirements:</h3><p>Work assignment is in Boulder, Colorado. Must be a U.S. person (i.e., U.S. citizen, non-U.S. citizen national, lawful permanent resident, asylee, or refugee) due to ITAR work in section.</p>
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<div><h3>RESEARCH SCIENTIST - Solar System Science & Exploration - Boulder, Colorado</h3><p>19-00155</p><h3>Who We Are:</h3><p>Southwest Research Institute's Solar System Science & Exploration Division is located in Boulder, Colorado. We conduct basic observational, modeling, and theoretical research in a wide range of solar system and astrophysical topics, including Solar Physics/Heliophysics, Planetary Science, Astrophysics, Origins Research, and Geophysics. We also participate and/or lead several NASA orbital and deep space missions, including PUNCH (Sun), Solar Orbiter (Sun), Vigil (Sun), Mars Science Laboratory (Mars), New Horizons (Pluto) and Lucy (Jovian Trojans).</p><h3>Objectives of this Role:</h3><ul><li>Perform scientific research using data from the SPICE (Spectral Imaging of the Coronal Environment) instrument on Solar Orbiter.</li><li>SPICE is an extreme-ultraviolet imaging spectrometer to characterize temperature, density, mass flow, and composition in the solar atmosphere.</li><li>Work with other researchers at SwRI on the SPICE team to analyze and interpret SPICE data in combination with data from other Solar Orbiter instruments and Heliophysics missions to study the complex dynamic connection between the Sun and inner heliosphere.</li><li>Participate in data reduction, analysis, modeling and publication of scientific results from SPICE, as well as participate in SPICE observational planning, calibration, and assisting the community in the use of SPICE data.</li><li>Help grow the Heliophysics/Solar Physics group at SwRI.</li><li>Encouraged to develop his/her own research program and participate in proposals for future projects.</li></ul><h3>Daily and Monthly Responsibilities:</h3><ul><li>Serve as Research Scientist working with other researchers at SwRI on the SPICE team.</li><li>Participation in SPICE Consortium meetings, and the development of joint observing campaigns, planning & observation parameter trades, as appropriate.</li><li>Present results at Team Meetings and other international Scientific Meetings (e.g. AGU, EGU, AAS, etc.).</li></ul><h3>Requirements:</h3><ul><li>Requires a PhD in Physics, Astrophysics, Astronomy or an equivalent degree field.</li><li>1+ years: Experience as a postdoc in Solar Physics, solar spectroscopy, and data analysis.</li><li>Demonstrated knowledge in data reduction and analysis, and publication of original research in the refereed literature.</li><li>Good communication and leadership skills and be willing to work both independently and in a group setting.</li><li>Proficiency in Python, IDL/Solarsoft (or similar) is highly desirable.</li></ul><h3>Special Requirements:</h3><p>Work assignment is in Boulder, Colorado.</p><h3>Job Locations: Boulder, Colorado</h3><p>Salary Range: $71,531.00 - $119,246.00</p></div>
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