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2013-01-31 18:38:07| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
RHEA the fastest growing leading Belgian SME providing system engineering solutions and professional engineering services to the international space industry is recruiting experienced engineering support for a full time position based in the area of Noordwijk, The Netherlands. Description Gaia is a major astrophysics mission within the ESA science programme. A large and active scientific community is deeply involved in the preparatory tasks for the mission, in particular for the data processing and analysis tasks. These tasks are the responsibility of the scientific community, organized under the umbrella of the Data Processing and Analysis Consortium DPAC. This consortium consists of more than 400 active scientists and engineers making significant contributions to the preparations for the ultimate product of the Gaia mission the Gaia catalogue. The Project Scientist is responsible for all scientific aspects of the mission. A small team of scientists assists him in this task. One aspect is the support of DPAC activities through the provision of essential information services, ensuring access to ESA provided resources, maintaining a current and archive document system, and ensuring effective information flow between all parties involved. This support will be the primary concern of the candidate. The candidate will be a member of the Gaia Project Scientists Support Team based in RSSD at ESTEC. The role of the team is to support and advise the Gaia project team, the Gaia Science Operation Centre team at ESAC and the Data Processing and Analysis Consortium DPAC on all scientific aspects of the mission. Within the team the candidate will be expected to support the daytoday activities of the SOC and DPAC by acting as Information Manager within the team, ensuring access for SOCDPAC to the resources provided by the Project Scientist, supporting activities in the domain of outreach to the Gaia scientific community within the boundaries established by the existing ESA infrastructure. The candidate will be required to Maintain and develop the web pages and associated tools used by the Gaia scientific community for the organization and coordination of scientific development activities Maintain the scientific documentation database for Gaia, and facilitate and promote its use within the Gaia scientific collaboration Support internal and external scientific meetings, workshops, and conferences related to Gaia Provide appropriate projectrelated information to the external scientific community, as requested, and with the approval of the Gaia Project Scientist Support the interface between the Project Scientist and the ESA communication bodies Requirements Masters degree or equivalent in space science, or closely related scientific or engineering field. Webbased communication tools especially web site management wiki use programming methods for example, some of java, xml, php, perl Experience working in a scientific environment is required. The contractor must be able to work independently. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are necessary. Fluency in English is a requirement. A demonstrated interest in outreach activities andor educational support would be an asset. The contractor must be willing to travel when necessary. Location ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands Application deadline 260213 If you are interested, please send your Word format CV as well as a Cover Letter to Lena Englander, Recruitment Manager, or Emilie Royez, Recruitment Assistant at careeropportunitiesrheagroup.com Please do not hesitate to contact us for more information. RHEA provides you with an attractive employment package based on the candidates experience, the opportunity to build experience in the space sector and to grow within an international company. RHEA is an independent Space Engineering Consulting and Software company that offers knowledgebased services and innovative solutions to the space industry. Our technical expertise is coupled with the provision of software tools for both Space and Ground segments. For the past 18 years RHEA has supported over 40 space missions, including comet chasers, planetary and Moon missions, deep space astronomy experiments to understand the fundamental laws of physics, climate monitoring, meteorology, navigation and communications. Rhea is the market leader for MOIS solutions and procedure management systems. Rhea has successfully brought together engineers and scientists from 13 nationalities to support its clients across 7 European countries, Canada and the USA.
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