Required Qualifications (As Evidenced by an attached resume): Doctoral Degree or foreign equivalent degree in Planetary Science or Geoscience or related field in hand by September 1, 2018.
Preferred Qualifications: Experience analyzing sedimentary geochemical data as demonstrated through publication and/or theses. Experience analyzing Mars mission data as demonstrated through publication and/or theses. Experience analyzing Mars Curiosity rover mission geochemical and imaging data as demonstrated through publication and/or theses. Experience taking part in Mars rover remote operations.
Brief Description of Duties: The Postdoctoral Associate will assist the Principal Investigator in the Department of Geosciences. The successful candidate will carry out remote operations for the Curiosity rover currently operating on Mars and carry out sedimentary petrological research using Curiosity returned data and ensure that all data analyses are appropriately conducted following the policies and procedures of Stony Brook University.
- Assist the Mars Science Laboratory science and engineering teams with remote operations of the Curiosity rover.
- Carry out the analysis of data relevant to the sedimentary petrology (e.g., geochemistry, images) of Mount Sharp in Gale crater, Mars that are returned by the various science and engineering instruments onboard the Curiosity rover.
- Participate/assist in manuscript writing for publication in scientific journals and/or presentations. May also assist in grant writing.
- Other duties as assigned, which may include attending scientific conferences, rover science team meetings and EPO activities.
Special Notes: The Research Foundation of SUNY is a private educational corporation. Employment is subject to the Research Foundation policies and procedures, sponsor guidelines and the availability of funding. FLSA Exempt position, not eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA. Minimum salary threshold must be met to maintain FLSA exemption.