RAP opportunity at Air Force Science and Technology Fellowship Program AF STFP
Spacecraft Materials Properties for Spacecraft Charging
Location
Space Vehicles Directorate, RV/Space and Planetary Sciences
| opportunity |
location |
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| 13.40.01.B7497 |
Kirtland Air Force Base, NM 871175776 |
Advisers
| name |
email |
phone |
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| Ryan Carl Hoffmann |
ryan.hoffmann@spaceforce.mil |
505 853 2939 |
Description
This opportunity consists of measuring, analyzing, and evaluating spacecraft materials properties that have a direct bearing on spacecraft charging (i.e., bulk and surface resistivities, dielectric constants, secondary electron emission, and photoemission). Measurements of materials properties and/or charging of materials under electron beam irradiation will be made using laboratory facilities at the Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Special attention will be paid to changes of materials properties and spacecraft charging with temperature, contamination, radiation dose, and/or vacuum aging.
key words
Spacecraft charging; Materials properties; Space environment;
Eligibility
Citizenship:
Open to U.S. citizens
Level:
Open to Postdoctoral and Senior applicants
Stipend
| Base Stipend |
Travel Allotment |
Supplementation |
|
| $95,000.00 |
$5,000.00 |
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Experience Supplement
Postdoctoral and Senior awardees will receive an appropriately higher stipend based on the number of years of experience past their PhD.
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Additional Benefits
Relocation
Awardees who reside more than 50 miles from their host laboratory and remain on tenure for at least six months are eligible for paid relocation to within the vicinity of their host laboratory.
Health insurance
A group health insurance program is available to awardees and their qualifying dependents in the United States.