NASA Postdoctoral Research Program, USA (2015)

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The NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) supports NASA’s goal to expand scientific understanding of the Earth and the universe in which we live. Selected by a competitive peer-review process, NPP Fellows complete one- to three-year Fellowship appointments that advance NASA’s missions in earth science, heliophysics, planetary science, astrophysics, space bioscience, aeronautics and engineering, human exploration and space operations, and astrobiology.

As a result, NPP Fellows contribute to national priorities for scientific exploration; confirm NASA’s leadership in fundamental research; and complement the efforts of NASA’s partners in the national science community

Procedures for applying to the NASA Postdoctoral Program

Three deadlines each calendar year

Annual application deadlines are March 1, July 1, and November 1. Each deadline is 6:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time. Late applications will be considered in the next round.

The Astrobiology Program accepts applications during the March and November rounds, but currently does not consider applications submitted during the July round.

Note: You may submit only one application during a given application cycle.

Register before you apply

You must register and create a password before you can complete an application. Once you have registered, you may log in using your e-mail address and password. You may return and edit the application; you do not have to complete it in one session.

Research opportunity

Begin by selecting a research opportunity. You may search the opportunities before you begin your application. Once you identify a research opportunity that matches your education, experience, and interests, we recommend that you contact the advisor of that research opportunity to discuss the opportunity. The advisor can provide more specific information on current research and available technical facilities and may offer scientific advice that may help you develop the proposal you must submit with your application.

How To Apply

In the course of completing the application, you will be categorized as either a Postdoctoral Fellow or a Senior Fellow. A Postdoctoral Fellow has held the doctoral degree for less than five years at the time of application. A Senior Fellow has held the doctoral degree for five or more years at the time of application.

Enter the rest of the information required in the application, tracking completion of each component using the “Applicant Menu” on the left sidebar of the application. The application itself contains detailed instructions for each one of these components:

Arrange your references

Three references must be received by the deadline for your application to be considered in the current round. If you have received your doctoral degree within the last five years, one reference must be from your thesis advisor. The NPP Research Opportunity Advisor should not serve as a reference, even if he or she was your thesis advisor.

Research proposal

You must submit a research proposal that responds to the goals and objectives described in the research opportunity you selected.

Again, we recommend that you communicate directly with the advisor for the research opportunity before writing the proposal. Your proposal will be reviewed by the Center to assess its suitability for the research opportunity and may thereafter be reviewed by an external peer review committee.

Proposals for the NASA Postdoctoral Research Program should begin with a brief abstract, followed by the body of the proposal, which should contain these components: a) statement of problem, b) background and relevance to previous work, c) general methodology, procedures to be followed, and timeline for completion of each step; d) explanation of new or unusual techniques, e) expected results and their significance and application, and f) literature citations, where appropriate.

Proposals for the NASA Postdoctoral Management Program should begin with a statement of purpose for seeking the NPMP appointment, followed by these components: a) an abstract of goals for NPMP appointment (maximum one page); b) a description of pre-NPP knowledge, skills, and abilities relevant to the NPMP appointment; c) an explanation of the relevance of current NPP experience to the NPMP appointment; d) expected contributions during the NPMP appointment; e) methods or innovations to achieve those goals and contributions; and f) career goals beyond the NPMP appointment.

The maximum length for the proposal is 15 pages, including figures and citations; double-spaced; 12-point font.

Next deadline: 1 November, 2015

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