Phd Student Position in Space Research

Updated: April 19, 2024 08:15 PM GMT

Universität Bern

Bern

The Space Research and Planetology Division of the University of Bern is the leading planetary sciences institute in Switzerland and participates in numerous ESA and NASA missions. The Division has a long-standing tradition in space research starting from the solar wind sail placed on the Moon during the Apollo program, recent missions such as Rosetta to comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, to ongoing and future projects including ESA's JUICE mission to the Jovian moons and CI to a yet to be defined target.

Responsibilities

The PhD curriculum contains both theoretical and lab work associated to the study of comets and spacecraft instrumentation. A key aspect is the characterization of CI/MANiaC and includes operation of the different instrument models and subunits. Reference and calibration measurements of different gases in both static as well as dynamic mode (neutral gas and ion beams) will be carried out in the laboratory.
• *Requirements**:
The position requires a Master of Science... More Detail