CEDAR email: Postdoctoral Scholar position in Meteor Science at CU Boulder

[Robert Marshall]

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JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral Scholar in Meteor Science and Heliophysics

Start: ASAP

From: Prof. Robert A. Marshall (robert.marshall at colorado.edu)

The University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder) is soliciting applications
for a Postdoctoral Scholar to participate in research activities in the
area of Meteor Physics in the department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences.
The position is currently open and the successful candidate can start as
soon as possible.

This position is supported by a number of funded research projects in the
Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research (CCAR;
https://www.colorado.edu/ccar/) in the Aerospace Engineering Sciences
department at CU Boulder. These projects are focused on the ablation
physics, detection, and characterization of meteors entering the Earth’s
atmosphere. This work involves measurement of meteors using an array of
all-sky cameras and VLF radio receivers, together with analysis of data
from those instruments; experimental work at CU Boulder’s Institute for
Modeling Plasma, Atmospheres and Cosmic Dust (IMPACT) facility (
http://impact.colorado.edu), where we conduct ablation experiments in one
of the world’s premier dust accelerator facilities; and simulation work of
meteor ablation and radar scattering. The successful postdoc will lead some
of these activities, and work with and mentor a PhD student. This position
is an ideal fit for a recent PhD graduate with interests and experience in
combining the key aspects of scientific research: instrument development,
data collection and analysis, and numerical modeling.

This position is nominally for one year with the possibility of continued
work contingent on performance and funding availability. The position will
be located in the new Aerospace Engineering Sciences building at CU Boulder
(https://www.colorado.edu/engineering/aero-building) and will work in the
Lightning, Atmosphere, Ionosphere, and Radiation Belts (LAIR) research
group led by Professor Robert A. Marshall. The LAIR lab is actively
involved in a number of ongoing projects, including development of
ground-based instrumentation and three CubeSat missions. The successful
candidate will have the opportunity to get involved in some of these
projects as well, collaborating with other researchers in the Aerospace
Engineering Sciences department and the Laboratory for Atmospheric and
Space Physics (LASP).

Applicants should send a complete CV and a brief statement of interests to
Prof. Marshall (robert.marshall at colorado.edu).
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