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Postdoctoral Fellow
Job Title Postdoctoral Fellow
Posting Date 30-Aug-2021
Department Planetary Sciences
Organization Name College of Arts and Sciences
About University

Khalifa University is a world-class, research-intensive institution in Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The University’s mission is to seamlessly integrate research and education to produce world leaders and critical thinkers in science, engineering, and medicine, and also to be a catalyst towards Abu Dhabi’s 2030 vision for a knowledge-based economy. Khalifa University has two campuses in the city of Abu Dhabi – the KU Main Campus and the Sas Al Nakhl Campus, the latter housing two of KU’s flagship research institutes: Masdar Institute and Petroleum Institute.

 

About the Center

 

The selected candidates would be associated with the newly formed Space and Planetary Science Center (SPSC) at Khalifa University. The center was formed in July 2021, and focuses on the analysis of data from current space missions, as well as the development of future ones. The center has privileged data access to a number of space missions and instruments including HiRISE on board NASA’s Mars Reconnoissance Orbiter, CaSSIS on board the European Space Agency (ESA)’s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, and NASA’s New Horizons mission, as well as involvement in future missions including the Emirates Lunar Mission, ESA’s ExoMars rover, and ESA’s Comet Interceptor mission.

Brief Description
  • To provide high quality research support and undertake internationally competitive research aimed at publication thereby contributing to the academic and research mission of the University.
  • Since the Postdoctoral experience is transitional to becoming an independent researcher or faculty member, the Postdoctoral Fellow tries their best to acquire the varied skills necessary to advance their career with guidance from the advisor. These skills include, but are not limited to, the ability to present research plans and findings in a convincing style, both in oral and written modes of communication, the ability to understand research group management and supervision of others, the ability to establish contacts and network with colleagues pursuing a similar research agenda, the ability to organize and teach a class or a course if more inclined towards a teaching career.
Job Requirements

Required Qualifications

  • A PhD degree in planetary science or any related scientific discipline.

Required Experience

  • A wide array of expertise is acceptable including but not limited to
    • 1) geologic and geomorphologic mapping and investigations;
    • 2) remote sensing and remote compositional analysis;
    • 3) thermophysical modeling of relevance to airless bodies;
    • 4) regolith production and evolution on the moon; and
    • 5) volatile stability on the surface of the Moon.
  • Current and continued involvement in space missions is highly desirable, but not mandatory.
How To Apply Applicants should submit a complete application package by email to Dr. Mohamed Ramy El-Maarry (mohamed.elmaarry@ku.ac.ae) in a single pdf file that includes curriculum vitae, publication list, research statement, cover letter, and the names and contact information of three references. Any applications not adhering to this format are unlikely to be considered.
Postdoctoral Fellow