Research Scientist, Magnetometry Investigation Scientist for the NASA Psyche Mission

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Analysis Skills, Atmospheric Sciences, College Level Faculty, Data Processing, Feasibility Analysis, Magnetosphere, Scientific Research
LOCATION
Cambridge, MA
POSTED
30+ days ago

RESEARCH SCIENTIST, MAGNETOMETRY INVESTIGATION SCIENTIST FOR THE NASA PSYCHE MISSION, Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, to perform feasibility studies of detecting Psyche's remanent magnetization from orbit including magnetosphere reconstruction, dipole estimation, spherical harmonic analyses and development of predictive tools for solar wind conditions; participate in data processing and the development of the ground data system for the Psyche Magnetometer; and join the Psyche science team, under the direction of the Magnetometry Investigation Lead, Professor Benjamin Weiss. The Psyche mission is NASA's Discovery mission to explore the largest metal-rich body in the solar system, asteroid (16) Psyche: https://psyche.ssl.berkeley.edu/.

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