"Postdoctoral Fellow"

The American Museum of Natural History is one of the world's preeminent scientific and cultural institutions, with a mission to discover, interpret, and disseminate information about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe through research, education, and exhibition.

The Astrophysics department is seeking a full-time Postdoctoral Fellow to advance the scientific content of substellar mass objects.

Job duties include:

• Use data from the James Webb Space Telescope to differentiate atmospheric conditions.
• Perform retrievals on current data of low-temperature brown dwarfs.

The expected salary for the Postdoctoral Fellow is $72,000 annual.

Required Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

• PhD in astronomy or physics.
• Experience working with James Webb Space Telescope data.
• Experience performing spectroscopic retrievals.

To be considered for this position, please visit the application link.