The Research Center for Astronomy and Applied Mathematics (RCAAM) of the Academy of Athens in Athens, Greece, invites applications for two (2) postdoctoral researcher positions in the FLARECAST space-weather forecasting project funded by the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 Programme. The appointments are scheduled to start during the second half of 2015 and will run for a total period of 2.5 years, with an expiration date of December 31, 2017.
The Flare Likelihood and Region Eruption Forecasting (FLARECAST) space weather project involves an 8-partner European consortium that aims to advance the state-of-the-art in solar flare prediction. The project’s primary objectives are to
- understand the drivers of flare activity and improve flare prediction,
- provide a globally accessible flare prediction service that facilitates expansion and
- engage with space-weather end users and inform policy makers and the public.
To do this, FLARECAST will combine key flare-predictive properties of solar active regions with flare prediction algorithms using supervised and unsupervised machine-learning methods and statistical techniques. At the same time, the project will be operating and exploiting its own voluminous data archive through sophisticated data-mining techniques.
Detailed information for this post can be found at the following link:
http://www.academyofathens.gr/ecportal.asp?id=3536&nt=105&lang=2
The deadline for applications, via sealed envelope mailed to the Academy of Athens, is 12pm (Greek summer time) on May 15, 2015.