ESA Research Fellowships in Space Science

We are pleased to inform you about the opening of the call for the European Space Agency’s Research Fellowships in Space Science. The call is opening on 28 August 2023 with an application deadline on 18 September 2023.

ESA’s postdoctoral Research Fellowship programme offers early-career scientists and engineers the possibility to carry out research in a variety of disciplines related to space science, space applications or space technology. Research Fellowships in Space Science specifically offer the opportunity to contribute to ESA’s endeavour to explore our Solar System and the Universe, and cover the fields of heliophysics, planetary science, astrophysics and fundamental physics.

The research fellowships offer unique insights into ESA’s environment and activities while conducting cutting-edge research. Mentoring and training opportunities are available, as are possibilities to engage with ESA science-related activities (e.g., archive/data science, operations, calibration, communication, citizen science).

Within the Science Directorate (SCI), we welcome all independent proposals for innovative research associated with one or more of our missions. The Space Science fellowships can be taken up at any of the three sites ESAC (Spain), ESTEC (Netherlands) or STScI (USA) and we encourage applicants to choose sites that allow for best local collaborations. To learn more about the research conducted by the ESA scientists at different sites, please visit the Faculty Member Directory and the pages for the Faculty research groups. There is a separate page for research at the ESA Office at STScI (see also the research of non-ESA scientists at STScI).

Duration

Appointments are for a maximum of three years. The initial project is for two years. An extension for a third year requires a dedicated proposal and is frequently granted.

Who can apply

Applicants should have recently completed or be close to completing their PhD in a technical or scientific discipline. Preference will be given to candidates with up to five years of relevant experience after their PhD.

Please note that applications are only considered from nationals of one of the following States: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Nationals from Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia and Slovenia, as Associate Member States, or Canada as a Cooperating State, can apply as well as those from Bulgaria, Croatia and Cyprus as European Cooperating States (ECS).

According to the ESA Convention, the recruitment of staff must take into account an adequate distribution of posts among nationals of the ESA Member States. When short-listing for an interview, priority will first be given to candidates from under-represented Member States.

More information on the Research Fellowship programme and on how to apply can be found at https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/space-science-faculty/opportunities/research-fellowships

Deadline for applications is 18 September 2023.… continue to the full article

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A post-doctoral position is available starting immediately to work on a project titled “Investigation of the Origin of Switchbacks in the Solar Corona via Interchange Reconnection – A Statistical and Multi-Instruments Approach Including Machine Learning”. This is an Indo-French project funded through the Indo-French Center for the Promotion of Advanced Research. The French collaborator is Dr Clara Froment from the Laboratoire de Physique et dr Chimie de l’Environnement et de l’Espace (LPC2E), Orléans, France. The position is to work at the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune, India, with possible (may be extended) visits to France.

Job Description: Perform studies of observations of solar atmospheric phenomena using statistical and machine learning techniques. The successful candidate will primarily use observations from the Interface Region Imaging Spectrometer (IRIS), Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) and Parker Solar Probe. The candidate will also work on performing numerical simulations of solar atmospheric phenomena using the Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) framework.

Period of Contract: Total three years (reviewed and renewed annually).

Deadline for application: September 15th, 2023

For details on the application, see https://web.iucaa.in/attachments/opportunities_attach/JRF-PDF/I-2023/PDF-CEFIPRA-082023.pdf

For further information regarding the position, please contact Prof Durgesh Tripathi (durgesh@iucaa.in).… continue to the full article

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The University of Dundee invites applications for the position of Lecturer in Mathematics (Teaching and Research). This is a joint position with the Dundee International Institute (DII) of Central South University (CSU) in China. The successful candidate will spend one semester each academic year at CSU to deliver teaching and develop research collaborations with colleagues at CSU. The rest of the time will be spent in Dundee, continuing their research activities. Further details can be found in the documentation attached to the job advert:
https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DBX104/lecturer-in-mathematics-teaching-and-research-uod891

You are welcome to contact Professor Ping Lin (Academic Lead, Mathematics, P.Lin@dundee.ac.uk) or Professor Karen Petrie (k.petrie@dundee.ac.uk, Interim Director, DII) with informal enquiries.

The application deadline is the 3rd of September 2023.… continue to the full article

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A 12 month position with the Solar Physics group at Queen’s University Belfast is available. The closing date for applications is the 7th August 2023.

https://hrwebapp.qub.ac.uk/tlive_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107GF.open?VACANCY_ID=587181KGrH&WVID=6273090Lgx&LANG=USA… continue to the full article

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We are delighted to advertise a 3-year postdoctoral position to focus on pre-flare signatures in active regions, with the goal of using these to (a) improve flare prediciton and (b) help to understand the underlying mechanisms of flares. The successful candidate will work primarily with Dr David MacTaggart and Professor Lynsday Fletcher. The post is funded by the Leverhulme Trust.

For more information and the link to apply, please see

https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DBI029/research-associate

Best wishes,
David MacTaggart… continue to the full article

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A postdoctoral researcher position is currently available to work on the EU Horizon Europe-funded ARCAFF project at the Università degli Studi di Genova in Italy. The successful candidate will work with Prof Anna Maria Massone and her team on applying deep learning algorithms to active region classification and flare forecasting. The deadline to apply is 26 July 2023, for more information visit arcaff.eu/unige-postdoc!… continue to the full article

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The deadline is 5th August.

The Department of Physics at Aberystwyth University wishes to appoint a permanent Lecturer. The post-holder will be expected to contribute to all areas of the department’s activities, including research, teaching, external engagement and administration. The post-holder will have an excellent research record and will be expected to undertake independent research of high quality. The successful candidate will be highly organised, adaptable and an effective team member, with the ability and flexibility to prioritise a changing workload.

The department has an active Solar System Physics research group with expertise in data analysis and numerical modelling of the solar atmosphere, solar wind modelling, operational space weather, development of space instrumentation, gas giant aurorae, and lunar impacts.

To make an informal enquiry, please contact Professor Andrew Evans at dne@aber.ac.uk.

Appointments are normally made within 4 – 8 weeks of the closing date.

Apply here:

https://jobs.aber.ac.uk/en/vacancies.html#filter=p_web_site_id%3D4249%26p_published_to%3DWWW%26p_language%3DDEFAULT%26p_direct%3DY%26p_format%3DMOBILE%26p_include_exclude_from_list%3DN%26p_category_code_arr%3D10740-506964%26p_search%3D… continue to the full article

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The Centre for Fusion, Space and Astrophysics in the Physics Department of the University of Warwick is advertising a PDRA position in solar physics (application deadline 4 August 2023). The post is funded by STFC for 30 months with the possibility of a 6-month extension.

Informal enquires to Tony Arber (t.d.arber@warwick.ac.uk)

Details and a link to apply can be found on the University of Warwick’s Vacancies webpage:
https://atsv7.wcn.co.uk/search_engine/jobs.cgi?owner=5062452&ownertype=fair&jcode=1891493&vt_template=1457&adminview=1… continue to the full article

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The Department of mathematical science at Durham University is advertising a postdoc position for 3 years, supervised by Dr Christopher Prior. The project’s aim is to use novel topological spatiotemporal time series derived from magnetogram data to predict flaring activity. It is funded by the American Air Force. The method has shown significant promise in correctly identifying the twisted nature of emerging magnetic fields where other metrics struggle. This will be in collaboration with David MacTaggart at Glasgow University. The ideal candidate will join the group at Durham which has a number of permanent staff, PhD students, and postdocs, who work at the cutting edge of this field. The aim is to apply a variety of methods from spatiotemporal time series analysis and machine learning to a large data set of solar active regions across the solar cycle (using code developed in a precursor project), in order to develop a reliable set of diagnostics and a live predictive code. The successful applicant will have a PhD in applied mathematics/physics/computer science. The candidate should ideally have some experience of spatiotemporal time series analysis. A background in solar physics and the use of observational data (magnetograms in particular) would be desirable but is not essential. Similarly, some experience of using machine learning methods would also be desirable.

Follow this link for more details:

https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DAT196/postdoctoral-research-associate

Any interested candidates are encouraged to contact Christopher Prior by email: christopher.prior@durham.ac.uk.… continue to the full article

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We are advertising several postdoc positions at Queen Mary University of London to work in the Space & Astrophysical Plasmas group. The available postdoc positions cover spacecraft observations, numerical simulations, plasma theory, and laboratory experiments in areas of heliospheric physics, magnetospheric physics, fundamental plasma processes, and space weather. Further detail on the positions, along with application information is given below.

Comparing particle acceleration at bow shocks of Venus and Earth, and interplanetary shocks
Application deadline: 9th July 2023
Contact: Dr Heli Hietala (h.hietala@qmul.ac.uk)
Application link and more information: https://www.qmul.ac.uk/jobs/vacancies/items/8516.html
Description: One position is available to work with the project “Accelerating Charged Particles in Space – the Role of Transient Plasma Structures” funded by the Royal Society University Research Fellowship led by Dr Heli Hietala. The postdoc project involves primarily spacecraft data analysis, as well as related theory and/or simulation/models, to systematically compare various aspects of shock particle acceleration in different regions of space, with the goal using this fundamental understanding to improve space weather prediction. The key data comes from Solar Orbiter and Parker Solar Probe, as well as databases of Magnetospheric MultiScale and Venus Express. The project involves a high level of collaboration, both internationally and locally within the QMUL.

Role of plasma turbulence in heliophysics, space weather, and lab experiments
Application deadline: 9th July 2023
Contact: Dr Christopher Chen (christopher.chen@qmul.ac.uk)
Application link and more information: https://www.qmul.ac.uk/jobs/vacancies/items/7718.html
Description: Up to two positions are available to work in Dr Christopher Chen’s UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship (FLF) team on the research programme “Exploring New Regions of Space: Fundamentals and Impacts of Astrophysical Plasma Turbulence”. The research involves spacecraft data analysis, lab plasma experiments, theory & simulation, and space weather research, so applicants with expertise in any of these areas (and interest in getting involved in the others) are encouraged, although we are particularly interested in applicants with space weather or lab plasma expertise. The research aims are to understand turbulence as a fundamental process in space/lab/astrophysics, the role it plays in controlling the dynamics of these systems, and modeling its effects in space weather. This is a highly collaborative team effort, involving interlinking (and flexible) sub-projects, and multiple leading international project partners in different disciplines. The FLF programme also offers extensive dedicated career support for all team members.

Turbulence as a Controlling Agent in the Inner Heliosphere
Application deadline: 9th July 2023
Contact: Prof David Burgess (D.Burgess@qmul.ac.uk)
Application link and more information: https://www.qmul.ac.uk/jobs/vacancies/items/8056.html
Description: A postdoctoral researcher position is available to work on a project exploring the controlling role that turbulence plays in the inner heliosphere primarily using plasma simulations. The post is funded by STFC as part of a Consolidated Grant. The project will use plasma simulations to study how turbulence can control the key plasma processes of particle energization, shock dynamics, and turbulence-driven reconnection. The simulations will be motivated and tested against results from Parker Solar Probe (PSP), Solar Orbiter and Magnetospheric Multiscale MMS. The project will build on collaborations within the Space Plasma group and there will be opportunities for collaborations across the data/simulation boundary.… continue to the full article

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