The European Space Agency (ESA) is inviting applications for its Research Fellowship programme. The fellowship is available for international applicants to conduct research in the field of Atmospheric Composition Research applied to ADM-Aeolus and EarthCARE.

The aim of the fellowship is the development of the Payload Data Ground Segment of the Earth Explorers missions and for the management of sensor performance, data and product quality of EO missions, including Earth Explorer missions.

The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe’s gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world.

• Course Level: The fellowship is available to pursue research.
• Study Subject: The Fellowship is awarded  in the field of  Atmospheric Composition Research applied to ADM-Aeolus and EarthCARE
• Scholarship Award: The Fellowship will cover the following:
• The research fellow will join the section in charge of the sensor performance, data quality, algorithm development, calibration and validation for the ESA EO missions.
• Numbers of Scholarships: Not known
• Scholarship can be taken in Italy

Eligibility

Applicants must meet the following area for the fellowship:

• The programme is open to suitably qualified women and men. Preference will be given to applications submitted by candidates within five years of receiving their PhD.
• The Research Fellow programme is open to nationals of the following states: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK, Slovenia as an Associate Member or Canada as a Cooperating State, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, and Slovakia as European Cooperating States (ECS).

Nationality:  Applicants of Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, Slovenia as, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, and Slovakia can apply for the fellowship.

How to Apply

• How to Apply: Applicants can apply through the online processor.
• Please fill in the online application form attaching to it, in one document only, your CV, motivation letter and your research proposal. Candidates must also arrange for up to three letters of reference to be sent by e-mail, before the deadline, to temp.htr-at-esa.int. The letters must be sent by the referees themselves with the candidate’s name mentioned in the subject of the email.
• Entrance Requirement: Applicants must be PhD or equivalent
• English Language Requirement: Applicants must be fluent in English and/or French, the working languages of the Agency. Good proficiency in English is required.

Application Deadline: Closed

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