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Post-doctoral position – Exoplanet characterization with future instruments
The Star and Planet Formation Research Group at the Institute for Particle Physics and Astrophysics at ETH Zurich invites applications for a new post-doctoral fellowship to work with Dr. Sascha Quanz on the characterization of (small) extra-solar planets. We are looking for a postdoc with expertise in atmospheres / atmospheric retrieval techniques and/or habitability research […]
Continue ReadingExoplanets Postdoctoral research positions in Geneva
The exoplanet team of the University of Geneva has an opening for four postdoctoral researchers to work on detection and characterization of exoplanets through high-precision radial velocity measurements. Focusing on the low-mass range of exoplanets and using the high-precision spectrographs CORALIE, HARPS, HARPS-N, ESPRESSO, SPIROU, and NIRPS, our team is strongly involved in blind radial velocity surveys as well as in the follow-up of transiting candidates from […]
Continue ReadingProgrammkoordinator/in
Im Rahmen des Nationalen Forschungsschwerpunkt PlanetS (NFS PlanetS) suchen wir per 1.03.2019 oder nach Vereinbarung eine/n Programmkoordinator/in Administrative Koordination & Finanzverwaltung des NFS PlanetS In Ihren Aufgabenbereich fallen: Verantwortung für fristgerechte, vollständige und fehlerlose Einreichung des NFS-Finanzberichts beim SNF Kontaktperson für SNF und lokale AdministratorInnen der Teilprojekte bei allen finanz- & personalrelevanten Fragen und Problemen Finanzverwaltung: […]
Continue ReadingPostdoctoral Fellowship in exoplanet observations with CHEOPS
The Theoretical Astrophysics and Planetary Science Group (led by Prof. Willy Benz and Yann Alibert) and the SAINT-EX research group (led by Prof. Brice-Olivier Demory) both at the University of Bern, Switzerland, seek qualified candidates for a Postdoctoral position in CHEOPS exoplanet observations. The Characterising ExoPlanets Satellite (CHEOPS) is a joint mission between ESA and […]
Continue ReadingPostdoctoral research position: Mass of transiting extrasolar planets
The exoplanet team of Geneva University has an opening for a postdoctoral researcher to work on the mass characterization of transiting exoplanets through high-precision radial velocity measurements. Focusing on the low-mass range of exoplanets and using the high-precision spectrographs CORALIE, SOPHIE, HARPS, HARPS-N, SPIROU, ESPRESSO and NIRPS, our team is strongly involved in the follow-up […]
Continue ReadingPostdoctoral Fellowship in exoplanet observations with CHEOPS
The Theoretical Astrophysics and Planetary Science Group (led by Prof. Willy Benz and Yann Alibert) and the SAINT-EX research group (led by Prof. Brice-Olivier Demory) both at the University of Bern, Switzerland, seek qualified candidates for a Postdoctoral position in CHEOPS exoplanet observations. The Characterising ExoPlanets Satellite (CHEOPS) is a joint mission between ESA and […]
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Switzerland has established the National Center of Competences in Research (NCCR) PlanetS with a broad scope which includes planet origin, evolution and characterisation, considering both the Solar System and exoplanets. With the CHEOPS Fellowship programme PlanetS wants to support the scientific exploitation of the ESA CHEOPS mission – the first dedicated to search for transits […]
Continue ReadingInformatiker/in mit Schwerpunkt Web-Design (80-100%)
Im Rahmen des Nationalen Forschungsschwerpunkt (NFS PlanetS) und der CHEOPS Weltraummission sucht das Center for Space and Habitability per 1.11.2018 oder nach Vereinbarung eine/n Informatiker/in mit Schwerpunkt Web-Design (80-100%) In Ihren Aufgabenbereich fallen: Pflege und Verwaltung von bestehenden Web-Auftritten Neu- und Weiterentwicklung von Web-Applikationen (PHP, SQL, JavaScript, Ajax) Installation und Wartung jeglicher webbasierten Tools (z.B. […]
Continue ReadingPhd position on the statistical comparison between planet population synthesis and observations at the universities of Bern and Geneva
Phd position on the statistical comparison between planet population synthesis and observations at the universities of Bern and Geneva. We are offering a new PhD position in the field of planetary sciences. The PhD student is expected to make the link between the theoretical efforts of planet population modeling developed in Bern and the actual […]
Continue ReadingPostdoctoral position in the field of planetary sciences at the University of Bern
We are offering a new postdoctoral position in the field of planetary sciences. The selected applicant will address different key problems of planet formation and will contribute to the development of planet formation models, both based on accretion of planetesimals and accretion of pebbles, as well as the analysis of the results of models. The […]
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