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SWAP (http://swap.sidc.be/) is a small EUV imager ready to be launched on board of the ESA micro-satellite PROBA2 (http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEM402S7NWF_index_0.html) in November this year. PROBA2 is a technology demonstration platform and as such SWAP contains novel technology such as the first CMOS-APS detector in space for solar physics and advanced onboard image processing. Besides the new technology, we will also use SWAP as a space weather monitor capable of registering the occurrence of any flare or eruption in the solar corona.
The scientific exploitation of SWAP is funded by the Belgian Space Office as a joint project of the Royal Observatory of Belgium (ROB, http://sidc.be) and the Centre for Plasma Astrophysics (CPA, http://wis.kuleuven.be/cpa/) at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. The two institutes are only 30km apart and closely collaborate on this project. ROB focusses on the instrumental aspects and data analysis, whereas CPA focusses on numerical simulations in support of the data interpretation.
Given the upcoming launch (http://www.eurockot.com/) we want to hire up to 3 scientists:
- 1 scientist to be hired asap at CPA to help preparing the processing pipeline at the ground segment for the SWAP software as well as the instrument commissioning. After this initial phase, the job content can evolve to any SWAP related scientific research.
- 1 scientist to be hired by October 2009 at CPA to work on numerical simulations of CME eruptions in support of interpretation of data by SWAP and other EUV imagers.
- 1 scientist to be hired by Spring 2010 at ROB to work on advanced data analysis of EUV images as produced by SWAP.
In all 3 cases, the initial contract is for 1 year with possible extensions. The PROBA2 mission duration is foreseen to be 2 years, also with possible extensions. Our preference goes to young post-doc researchers with a few years of experience in a relevant domain, but deviations from this ideal profile are perfectly discussable. Knowledge of English (usual language in the office) is mandatory.
Please send your questions and/or applications to any of the 3 jobs to both Prof. Stefaan Poedts (CPA, Stefaan Poedts AT wis.kuleuven.be) and Dr. David Berghmans (ROB, David.Berghmans AT sidc.be).
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| Name of Contact:
Stefaan Poedts |
| Email for Contact:
Stefaan.Poedts@wis.kuleuven.be |
| Deadline:
2009-10-01 |
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More information: http://wis.kuleuven.be/cpa/
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Last Updated: Tuesday, 1 September 2009, 10:45
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