Job Description
Summary You will serve as an Astrophysicist in the Space Science and Astrobiology Division of the Science Directorate and lead pioneering studies in the design, development, and testing of novel exoplanet coronagraph technologies e.g., Photonics) at NASA Ames Research Center. The exoplanet technology group develops and tests high contrast coronagraph technologies for directly imaging exoplanets around single and binary stars. Responsibilities Duties described below are at the highest grade advertised. Duties assigned at lower grade levels will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity; duties will be commensurate with the grade of selected employee. Conducts, coordinates, and leads the development of technologies to enable astrophysics research. Enables exoplanet research; develops, models, and tests coronagraph technologies for high contrast imaging in support of NASA missions such as the Roman Space Telescope and the next astrophysics flagship,...