Location:

International
United States

Description:
The NRC conducts a national competition to recommend and make awards to outstanding scientists and engineers at recent postdoctoral and experienced senior levels for tenure as guest researchers at participating NASA laboratories. Recent postdoctoral graduates are provided with an opportunity for concentrated research in association with selected members of the permanent professional laboratory staff, often as a climax to formal career preparation. Recent doctoral recipients as well as experienced Ph.D. scientists and engineers are afforded an opportunity for research without the interruptions and distractions of permanent career positions. The RRA program is administered by the National Research Council under a contract monitored by NASA's Education Division.

This program is open to all Ph.D.s, or equivalent, in science and engineering disciplines relevant to NASA research programs, including NASA's Earth Science Enterprise. As many as 200 NRC-NASA Associates are on tenure annually. All opportunities for research at NASA Centers are open to U.S. citizens and U.S. legal permanent residents; many of the opportunities are also open to other non-U.S. citizens.

Applicants must submit a research proposal that responds to a specific research opportunity at the desired NASA Center. These research opportunities are published annually in brochures for each Center and on the Internet at www.national-academies.org/rap. Awardees must hold a Ph.D., Sc.D., or other earned research doctoral degree recognized in U.S. academic circles as equivalent to the Ph.D., or must submit acceptable evidence of completion of all formal academic requirements for one of these degrees before tenure may begin. Applications, submitted directly to the NRC, are accepted on a continuous basis. The following is the general schedule for this program:

Applications postmarked by: April 15
Will be reviewed in: late June

Applications postmarked by: August 15
Will be reviewed in: late October

lications postmarked by: January 15
Will be reviewed in: late February 

URL:
http://www.national-academies.org/rap

Organization:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
National Research Council (NRC)

Cost:
Free, participants selected by application

Contact:
National Research Council, Associateship Programs - TJ 2114, 2101 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20418; Fax: (202) 334-2759

Education Level:
Post Secondary

Subject:
Earth System Science
Remote Sensing

Program type:
Fellowship/Research Opportunity

Date Added to teachearth.com:
5/1/00