Two postdoctoral researcher positions for the FLARECAST project at the RCAAM of the Academy of Athens

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

  1. understand the drivers of flare activity and improve flare prediction,
  2. provide a globally accessible flare prediction service that facilitates expansion and
  3. 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.