Scientist, Astronomy (LISA)

Universities Space Research Association • Huntsville, AL

6d • Onsite

About The Position

USRA and the Science and Technology Institute are seeking a full-time scientist to work in our Huntsville, AL, office. This candidate will work supporting the NASA Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) project to develop, implement, and operate data processing algorithms and pipelines as part of the NASA LISA Analysis Center (NLAC), and to conduct scientific investigations using LISA and complementary multimessenger data. The NLAC is part of NASA’s contribution to the ESA-led LISA mission, which aims to develop and operate the first space-based observatory of gravitational waves. The NLAC will develop and operate end-to-end data processing pipelines to convert telemetry from the LISA constellation into scientific data products suitable for conducting research in astrophysics, fundamental physics, and cosmology.

Requirements

• Candidate should be experienced in astrophysical data analysis.
• Ph.D. in physics, space science, Heliophysics, astrophysics, planetary science, or similar field.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in gravitational wave astrophysics is desired but not required.

Responsibilities

• Candidate will contribute to the production and maintenance of open-source prototype software that meets the requirements of the NASA LISA Analysis Center (NLAC) for data science tasks in support of the mission
• Candidate will contribute to MSFC status reports and provide subject matter expertise to the project in service of developing requirements for and interfaces within the Science Ground Segment.
• Candidate will contribute input to MSFC in support of project level reviews, present results at relevant scientific conferences and project technical interchange meetings
• Candidate will lead the publication of peer-reviewed articles describing the methods and demonstrating the capabilities of the prototype analysis software.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees