[This application is not an on-line document. All applications must be returned by mail.]

• Read this Notice first

Please complete an application package for each Postdoctoral Fellowship position in which you have interest as determined by item #14 on the application.

*Incomplete application packages will not be processed or returned.*

All applications must have the following:

• Cover letter explaining interest in project and other relevant information you wish to add
• Fully completed application (original and three copies)
• Full transcript (three copies)
• Copy of dissertation title sheet and summary (three copies)
• One set of recent relevant publications
• One copy of NASA Form 531 if you are not a United States Citizen (Name Check Request)
• Please send an email to isso@mail.uh.edu with your name and the date the application was mailed

ISSO PDAF Application (MS Word)

Mail to:

UH-AEROSPACE POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
INSTITUTE FOR SPACE SYSTEMS OPERATIONS
Dr. David Criswell, Director
617 Science & Research 1, Mail Code 5005
University of Houston
Houston, TX 77204

**Notice**
The Post-Doctoral Aerospace Fellowship program is open to United States Citizens and Foreign Nationals.

Each Post-Doctoral Aerospace Fellow will conduct part of his or her research activities at the NASA Johnson Space Center under the direction of the university investigator and the JSC investigator (JSC Team Leader). Each fellow must obtain a badge from JSC in order to work at JSC. In all cases, the badge request must be initiated by the JSC “Team Leader” of the project-team that is extending the fellowship award. United States citizens normally complete the badging process in a few hours at the Security Office at NASA-JSC.

We require that the foreign nationals seeking to participate in this program contact the JSC Team Leader in advance of being hired by the University of Houston or the University of Houston-Clear Lake. The foreign national must provide the JSC Team Leader a completed “NAME CHECK REQUEST” form. That form is on the ISSO website. The JSC Team Leader will provide a list of information that the applicant must provide in advance of being hired by the University of Houston or the University of Houston-Clear Lake. This information will be used to determine access privileges to JSC facilities. Review and approval for the foreign national JSC access badge can sometimes require 3-6 months. There is also a possibility that a badge can not be approved by the Foreign Visitor Coordinator at JSC. If access to JSC is not approved then the candidate can not be hired for the Post-Doctoral Aerospace Fellowship.

All hiring of foreign nationals by the University of Houston or the University of Houston-Clear Lake will be in compliance with the United States Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) of 1986. IRCA requires all new foreign national employees to present documentation proving identity and authorization to work in the United States. The applicant must provide documentation that proves his or her right to work in the United States.

A foreign national who holds any type of United States visa and IS FROM A NON-DESIGNATED NATION must provide the visa information to JSC in advance of being hired by the University of Houston or the University of Houston-Clear Lake. Review and approval for the JSC badge can require approximately three weeks. There is a possibility that a badge can not be approved by the Foreign Visitor Coordinator at JSC. If access to JSC is not approved then the candidate can not be hired for the Post-Doctoral Aerospace Fellowship.

A foreign national who holds any other type of United States visa and IS FROM A DESIGNATED NATION must provide the visa information to JSC in advance of being hired. Review and approval for the JSC badge can require two to three months. Each applicant is considered on a case-by-case basis. It is possible that the badge can not be approved by the International Relations office at NASA Headquarters. If access to JSC is not approved then the candidate can not be hired for the Post-Doctoral Aerospace Fellowship.

If a fellow has a NASA Approved Clearance (NAC) from another NASA center then the badging process is expedited.

ISSO PDAF Application (MS Word)

ISSO PDAF Projects