The Space and Atmospheric Physics group are looking for a Research Assistant/Associate to work on the analysis and interpretation of data related to the solar wind, preferably related to turbulence, kinetic processes or structures in the inner heliosphere. Our Group has built the magnetometer instrument on the ESA Solar Orbiter spacecraft due for launch in 2019 and has scientific involvement in the NASA Parker Solar Probe mission, launching in 2018.… continue to the full article
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ESA Research Fellowships in Space Science
Oliver Jennrich (fellowship at cosmos.esa.int)
The European Space Agency awards several postdoctoral fellowships each year.
The aim of these fellowships is to provide young scientists, holding a PhD
or the equivalent degree, with the means of performing space science
research in fields related to the ESA Science Programmes.… continue to the full article
JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral position in space plasma simulation at Imperial College London, Space and Atmospheric Physics Group
The Space and Atmospheric Physics Group are seeking a Research Assistant/Associate to perform, analyse and interpret high performance computer simulations related to the magnetosphere and radiation belts. The aim of the work is to model the behaviour of the radiation belts during extreme space weather events.… continue to the full article
Job Advert: PDRA position at UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory
The Mullard Space Science Laboratory (MSSL), based near Dorking in Surrey, UK, seek to appoint a scientifically productive post-doctoral scientist to undertake research in the area of space plasma physics, with particular emphasis on studies which are relevant to our preparations for the upcoming ESA Solar Orbiter mission.… continue to the full article
Daphne Jackson Fellowships at Durham University
Two part-time (0.5 FTE) Daphne Jackson Fellowships lasting for 2 years are being offered within the Faculty of Science at Durham University. The salary will be set at Grade 7, £32,004 – £38,183 per annum (pro rata for part-time).
These fellowships are for researchers who would like to return after a career break of 2 or more years (for family, caring or health reasons).… continue to the full article
Two postdoc positions and one PhD position in ERC project BOSS-WAVES (Belgium)
Applications are invited for one PhD position and two postdoc positions. The positions are within the context of the ERC consolidator grant BOSS-WAVES, with PI Tom Van Doorsselaere.
The ERC consolidator grant BOSS-WAVES aims to perform numerical simulations on the heating of coronal loops by non-linear evolution of transverse waves, leading to forward modelling of observables.… continue to the full article
PhD position in (Astro)statistics at Université Catholique de Louvain (Belgium)
The Institute of Statistics, Biostatistics and Actuarial Sciences (ISBA) of the Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL), Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, has a vacancy for a PhD position in (astro)statistics, in collaboration with the Royal Observatory of Belgium (ROB), in Brussels.
Financed by a grant from the Belgian Science Policy Office (BELSPO, https://www.belspo.be), the supervision of the PhD student will be assumed by Prof.… continue to the full article
NASA/MSFC Postdoctoral Position (NPP)
The Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) Solar Physics Sounding Rocket group is seeking an NPP postdoctoral researcher to participate in multiple projects. Our ongoing projects include: CLASP2, which measures polarization of the upper chromosphere in the Mg II h&k lines to explore the magnetic field; MaGIXS, a slit X-Ray spectrometer to study hot coronal plasma in active regions; and Hi-C2, a high resolution EUV coronal imager.… continue to the full article
Job Opportunity at Dstl
Dstl has an exciting opportunity for you to join the Space Systems Group as a Team Leader.
If you have experience/awareness in one or more of the following then we would like to hear from you:
– Leadership & People Management
– Space Systems Engineering
– Space Systems Operations
– Communications Technology
– Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance activities
– Defence Business
For further information please visit the civil service jobs website and search for vacancy 1518550 or email dstlrecruitment@dstl.gov.uk
https://www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cgi… continue to the full article
Postdoctoral position at Leeds
We are advertising a 2 year postdoctoral position, funded by STFC, to work on planetary dynamos in the Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Leeds. The project forms part of the STFC Consolidated Grant awarded to the department. Further details of the post, including application details, can be found at https://jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref=MAPMA1053
https://jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref=MAPMA1053… continue to the full article