<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:x="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:excel" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)">
<style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:Helvetica;
panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
panose-1:3 15 7 2 3 3 2 2 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Helvetica Neue";
panose-1:2 0 5 3 0 0 0 2 0 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#0563C1;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#954F72;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal-compose;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;}
span.apple-converted-space
{mso-style-name:apple-converted-space;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
/* List Definitions */
@list l0
{mso-list-id:1148129194;
mso-list-template-ids:1522441956;}
@list l0:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level2
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level3
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level4
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level5
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level6
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level7
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level8
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level9
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
ol
{margin-bottom:0in;}
ul
{margin-bottom:0in;}
--></style>
</head>
<body lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72">
<div class="WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">JOB OPENING: RESEARCH ASTROPHYSICIST IN ITM PHYSICS AT NASA’S GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#212121;background:white">NASA Goddard’s Sciences and Exploration Directorate, Heliophysics Science Division, ITM Physics Laboratory (Code 675), is seeking a highly skilled individual to provide expertise in the physics of
the middle and upper atmosphere (which may include the ionosphere) and related observation and analysis techniques. Experience in “data science” techniques (data assimilation, machine learning, citizen science, data access/visualization tools) is desirable
but not required.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#212121;background:white"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#212121;background:white">Some of the duties of this position include:</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">You will apply scientific methods, including defining scientific problems, planning the approach for study, analyzing data, interpreting results, and documenting findings.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">You will propose for research funding from sources as PI or co-I for collaborative research. Perform research that is presentable and publishable; research is at the leading edge of knowledge as defined
by the appropriate research community.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Your research will answer important questions relative to the geospace system, confirm or modify current thinking or theories and lead to significant changes in methods, techniques, processes or practices.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">You will serve as a team lead for critical scientific problems recognized as exceptionally difficult. You will provide solution of problems at this level represent a major scientific advance of national/international
proportions.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">You will serve as a project/mission scientist, deputy project/mission scientist, team lead, or co-Investigator.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#212121;margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">You will perform extensive data analysis with mission data sets, providing expertise in defining requirements and resolving scientific, project development, and/or operational issues.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#212121;background:white"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#212121;background:white"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">The position is a permanent civil service position at the GS 13-14 level (suitable for early to mid career scientists), and is open to all US Citizens.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">The duty location is NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">The salary range is<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#212121;background:white">$99,172 to $152,352 per year</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">The vacancy announcement can be found on USAJOBS:</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/534872900"><span style="color:#954F72">https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/534872900</span></a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">The application period opens on June 4, 2019, and closes on June 25, 2019.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">If you have questions about this position, please contact:</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"> Douglas Rowland</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"> Chief, ITM Physics Lab</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"> NASA Goddard Space Flight Center</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:douglas.e.rowland@nasa.gov"><span style="color:#954F72">douglas.e.rowland@nasa.gov</span></a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"> (301) 286-6659</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black">Douglas Rowland</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black">Chief, ITM Physics Lab</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black">Code 675<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black">Building 21, Room 244<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black">Heliophysics Science Division</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black">NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black">Greenbelt, MD 20771</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black"><a href="mailto:Douglas.E.Rowland@nasa.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">email: D</span></a><a href="mailto:douglas.e.rowland@nasa.gov"><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#0563C1">ouglas.E.Rowland@nasa.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black">301-286-6659</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>