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EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY
Vacancy in the Directorate of Earth Observation Programmes


Earth Observation Principal Scientist - Ocean/Ice

Staff post advertised in the Mission Science Division, Science Applications and Future Technologies Department, Earth Observation (EO) Programmes Directorate, based at ESA-ESTEC.

The post-holder reports to the Head of the Earth Surfaces and Interior Section and has, amongst others, the following key responsibilities:

• maintenance of EO mission requirements relating to the relevant Explorer and GMES Sentinel satellite missions;
• support to these Projects throughout mission development, calibration and validation and commissioning phases, to ensure that the payloads fulfil the relevant mission requirements;
• provision of science support to new Earth Explorer missions during their assessment, implementation, and operations phases;
• assistance and active involvement in the establishment, maintenance and running of international advisory groups related to these missions;
• support to scientific and technical evaluation of proposals and to selection of future missions for implementation;
• preparation and technical leadership of external scientific studies;
• supporting geophysical algorithm development and research involving data from various instrumentation.

Applicants for this post should have a Ph.D or equivalent qualification in oceanography, geophysics, physics or other appropriate field, and have a broad experience in active, passive microwave and optical Earth Observation remote sensing research.

The candidate shall have accumulated at least 5 years of experience working in this field, and shall be familiar with the GMES and Earth Explorer
missions, and related scientific activities. Several years of scientific research experience is an asset. Particular importance will be attached to a
candidate’s personal scientific ability and credibility amongst their peers, and with leading authorities in the field.

Closing Date: 23 December 2009

See details of Vacancy Notice here:
http://www.esa.int/hr/PDF/ESA-VN-ESTEC-2009-197.pdf.
 

For European Space Agency Mission Science Division background, role and responsibilities, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_Science_Division.