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2018-03-27 18:24:16| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
SRONs mission is to bring breakthroughs in space research. The institute develops the state of the art technology and advanced space instruments, and uses them to pursue fundamental astrophysical research, Earth science and exoplanetary research. As national expertise institute, SRON gives counsel to the Dutch government and coordinates national contributions to international space missions. SRON stimulates the implementation of space science in our society. SRON has a prominent track record in the developments of submm and FarInfrared detector technology and space instruments. SRON, as the PI institute, has built the Heterodyne Instrument for the Far Infrared HIFI on the Herschel Space Observatory and has also contributed detector and local oscillator technologies for a balloon borne Stratospheric Terahertz Telescope STO2 , which was successfully launched from Antarctica by NASA. Starting now, we are going to build an instrument for GUSTO, which is approved as the first NASAs Explorer balloon mission of opportunity. GUSTO consists in essence of three terahertz heterodyne receivers and is scheduled to be launched in December 2021 from Antarctica. In parallel, SRON continues to develop terahertz superconducting hot electron bolometer HEB mixer arrays and quantum cascade laser local oscillators for future space applications. Supported financially by NASA, we have an open position equivalent to a postdoctor within the Instrument Science Group. Instrument Scientist fm vac.nr. 1314 Project Outline and Tasks SRON, together with Kavli Institute of Nanoscience at Delft University of Technology TUD, will design, build and test three HEB arrays at 1.4, 1.9 and 4.7 THz, respectively, and also a local oscillator unit at 4.7 THz for GUSTO, and will deliver those units to University of Arizona, where the integration of GUSTO payload and qualification tests will take place. You will work with a team on the microwave and optical aspects of the HEB arrays and the local oscillator unit, including design, construction, test and analysis of detector array and the local oscillator unit. In addition, you will contribute to the RD of heterodyne technology at FarInfrared frequencies, carried out by Ph.D students. The activities will take place at SRONGroningen, in close collaboration with a team at TUD. You will devote a fraction of your time to communicate with collaborators from foreign institutes working in this field. You may also spend a short period of your time at University of Arizona in USA for GUSTOs test campaigns. Requirements PhD in experimental astrophysics or electrical engineering Good track record on previous research Experience with instrumentation, especially on the optical aspects Experience with submm, terahertz or FarInfrared detection technology Ability to guide master and PhD students A selforganizing workstyle A good team player Good communicative skills in English. Functional competencies Takes initiative Result driven Analytical Judicious SRON core competencies Innovative Focused on collaboration Responsibility A global player Flexibility Employment conditions Employment of this fulltime position as an Instrument Scientist at SRONGroningen is by NWOI The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research Institutes and will be for a period of three years. The salary will be in accordance with the salary scales of NWOI scale 10 with a maximum of 4.154, gross per month on a fulltime basis depending on level of education and experience. NWO has good secondary employment conditions such as An end of year bonus of 8,33 of the gross yearly salary 42 days of vacation leave a year on fulltime basis An excellent pension scheme Options for additional personal development Excellent facilities for parental leave A holiday allowance of 8 of the gross yearly salary. For further information Please contact Dr. JianRong Gao j.r.gaosron.nl, telephone 31 88777 5710, and Dr. G de Lange the section head . About the project, you are referred to SRONGUSTO, GaolabTUdelft. More information about SRON can be found at httpwww.sron.nl Letter of application If you wish to apply you can send a motivation letter with CV and the names and addresses of references incl. phone and email to jobssron.nl Please state the vacancy number SRON 1314 in the subject of your mail and your application letter. Applications will be accepted until April 8, 2018 All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply. In the event of equal suitability, preference will be given to female applicants. No commercial propositions please.
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