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						     Volume 7, Number 44
						     December 3, 1997

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Technical Staff Opportunities in Space Plasma Physics at Los 
Alamos National Laboratory
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From: Jack Gosling <jgosling at lanl.gov>

The Space Plasma Physics team at Los Alamos has current openings for
one, and possibly two, regular staff members to work in space plasma
physics.  Our most immediate need is for scientists to participate in
the analysis and interpretation of solar wind plasma data obtained from
Ulysses and ACE.   Other space missions in which the plasma team is
involved include Cassini, New Millenium DS1, Polar, Geosynchronous,
FAST, IMAGE, TWINS, IMP, Genesis, Lunar Prospector, and Mars 2001.  To
apply formally one should consult the Los Alamos web site
(http://www.lanl.gov/Internal/Welcome.html) and follow the instructions
for job applications given there.  The position(s) available is/are
indicated as Job 983114.  A copy of the application should also be sent
directly to Dr. J. T. Gosling, MS D466, Los Alamos National Laboratory,
Los Alamos, NM 87545.  Further information about this opportunity can
be obtained by contacting Gosling directly at jgosling at lanl.gov.  A
formal description of the opportunity follows:

                          Job 983114 - STAFF MEMBER
Summary:

Work as member of experimental space plasma physics team active in
designing, developing, and testing scientific instrumentation for both
programmatic and scientific spacecraft missions and for analyzing and
interpreting data returned from these missions. The Space Physics Team
within the Space and Atmospheric Sciences Group (NIS-1) has an active
program of research in solar wind and magnetospheric physics, planetary
physics, nuclear test detection, and advanced sensor development for space
applications. The research program is centered around experiments flown on
NASA and DOD spacecraft and is complemented by theoretical studies.
Activities in the first few years will center on software code development,
analysis, and interpretation of solar wind plasma data from team experiments
on Ulysses and the Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE).

Required Skills, Knowledge, Abilities:

Demonstrated ability in the analysis and interpretation of space physics
data. Demonstrated ability in computer code development. Demonstrated record
of accomplishment as evidenced by a strong record of scientific publications
in peer-reviewed journals. Demonstrated ability to interact well as a team
member. Demonstrated ability to communicate well, orally and in writing.
Ability to obtain a DOE Q clearance which normally requires U.S.
citizenship.

Desired Skills, Knowledge, Abilities:

Experience in solar wind physics.

Education, Training, or Licensing:

Ph.D. in Physics, Space Physics, Astrophysics, and/or related field, or
equivalent combination of education and experience. 

Submit resume or application materials to Staffing Group, MS P286.

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