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Scientist and a supertastera enjoys working, playing with food
2015-04-08 10:12:17| Beverages - Topix.net
It's not every day that you have a home cook with the background of the person we are featuring today. Suggested by his wife, Anita Holz Marc She wrote, “Beyond being a great cook, he is witty and has a great understanding of what makes food taste good.
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Sr. Calibration Scientist for TROPOMISWIR fm
2015-04-03 14:05:45| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
SRONs mission is to bring about breakthroughs in international space research. The institute develops pioneering 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. The Instrument Science group has a vacancy for a Sr. Calibration Scientist for TROPOMISWIR fm Vac. Nr. 1149 Project description At SRON, climate and air quality research is conducted in the Earth program line. To that end SRON contributes to the definition, building and operation of space spectrometers. The TROPOMI spectrometer is in the crucial final phase, before launch in the first half of 2016. At this moment, SRON is working on the onground calibration of the TROPOMISWIR channel. Directly after launch, we will be responsible for the inflight calibration. This project was commissioned by the Dutch government and the European Space Agency and is conducted by a European consortium of industrial parties and research institutes. Tasks The candidate will perform the following tasks Perform data analysis and reports results Develop algorithms for data processing Define tests for onboard calibration of the TROPOMISWIR instrument Present results in an international team of partners and agencies. Requirements The candidate shall meet the following requirements Ph.D. in physics or astronomy Experience with space instrumentation Experience with scientific programming Team player and communicator Performs under pressure of deadlines Is a natural leader. Employment conditions Employment as an instrument scientist or potentially a senior instrument scientist in this fulltime position at SRONUtrecht is by NWO The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research and will be for a period of 2 years with the possibility of an extension. The salary will be in accordance with the salary scales of NWO with a maximum of 6,199. gross per month on a fulltime basis highly depending on 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 information For further information about the position, please contact dr. A. van Amerongen, Section head in the Instrument science group, telephone 310887775885. Information about SRON can be found at www.sron.nl. Letter of application If you wish to apply you can send a motivation letter with your CV and the names and addresses of references incl. phone and email via mail to jobssron.nl. Please state the vacancy number SRON 1149 in the subject of your mail and your application letter. Applications will be accepted up to the end of 20 April 2015.
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Rosetta Liaison and Archive Scientist
2015-04-02 16:05:38| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Aurora is an established supplier of skilled manpower to ESA and in particular at ESTEC and ESAC. Aurora has the opportunity to expand our service support within the Science and Robotic Exploration Directorate DSRE. Aurora currently has a team of 20 engineers and scientists at ESAC including support to the Rosetta mission. ESA require an extension of our service to provide an experienced scientist. Overview The Rosetta Science Operations in the Rosetta Science Ground Segment is led by the Rosetta Science Operations Managers in close coordination with the Mission Manager, who has overall responsibility for the Rosetta mission, and with the Project Scientist, who is responsible for optimizing the science return of Rosetta. A basic principle of the Rosetta science operations is the requirement for a strong involvement by each PI team for the preparation of the science operations. The Science Working Team SWT advises the project scientist on science matters for the mission and indirectly assists the RSGS in elaborating science strategies and maximizing the scientific return of the mission. Tasks The work is to support the Rosetta Project Scientist, Dr. Matt Taylor, and will include the following Support to the Rosetta project scientist in his role in extracting the best science from the instruments on Rosetta, primarily as part of the planning process and in tracking the execution of the master science plan versus the actual archived process. Support addressing schedule resource conflicts that may arise with the PI teams during the Long Term Planning phase. Interact with the Science Discipline Groups to produce a consolidated harmonized Long Term Plan Spreadsheets for each of the LTPs in the mission and for each of the activity cases. Support the population of each spreadsheet working directly with the PI teams in defining the pointing and their operations linked to observation requests Support the creation of a proposed schedule of observations and pointing requests from the PI teams Interact with the ASPEN planners in their production of ASPEN schedules which reflect the contents of the spreadsheet Interact with the operations engineers of the Ops planning group, where required, in the spreadsheet harmonization period the ASPEN run phases Support the generation of procedures where relevant Support the MediumTerm Planning Support for Rosetta Iterate on the collection of the mediumterm planning inputs from the PI teams Support the Operations Engineer, where relevant, in support of ensuring consistency of the MTP plan at assembly phase with that derived at ASPEN level in the LTP. Support, where required, specific PI teams in the generation of their MTP level products Support the creation of and delivery to the MOC of the consolidated operational requests in the form of Pointing Requests PTR, most particularly for the High Activity Case. Support the generation of procedures where relevant Support Short Term planning collecting input from the PI teams in particular, support any data volume redistribution that may be needed after MTP submission. Provide support to the Rosetta project scientist in his role in ensuring the legacy of the mission through the provision of a populated archive for Rosetta is achieved. Work will also include support to the Observation Quick Look process in the area of tracking successfailure of observations with the delivery of the data for the archive. Archive support for Rosetta with the Planetary Science Archive PSA as follows Interact with the PSA coordinator to ensure that Rosetta archive needs are addressed in the area of general PDS and PSA software development. Such interactions shall include the provision of requirements. Interact with the PSA Software developer to check the correct implementation of user requirements. Aid in the validation of PSA software specific to the Rosetta mission, including DVAL, PRVV, APC, Archive interface. Interact with the PDS for issues specific to the Rosetta mission archive. Interact with and provide support to the PI teams in the area of archive product generation, delivery validation. Support the archive product validation process including reviews. You will report to the Aurora ESAC service manager, Hugo Costa. Specific qualification requirements University degree preferably Ph.D. in Planetary Science Physics or equivalent and relevant professional experience in science operations. Experience needed in the preparation, testing and operations of a scientific operations centre or a similar system A minimum of 4 years experience in satellite payload operations You must be able to work in English. Be able to work independently and also work with colleagues within a small team. Legal and Security Requirements All applicants must be legally allowed to work in Spain without the need to obtain a work visa. Only European Union citizens can be employed by Aurora in Spain. Applicants are required to provide a copy of their passport and degree certificate. Aurora will validate the Degree with the issuing University and provide evidence to ESA. Prior to issuing a letter of employment the applicant shall provide to Aurora a recent official document declaring that they are of good conduct from the country where currently resident. Location The work will be performed at the ESAC, the European Space Astronomy Centre, at Villafranca del Castillo, near Madrid, Spain. The work will be performed closely with ESTEC and require some travel. Contract You will be registered for both social security and tax in Spain. The standard working hours are 40 per week. There are 12 public holidays and an additional 30 annual holidays. In addition to public health services Aurora provides private medical insurance in Spain. Training to improve efficiency and provide strength for future career are of course included. Aurora can assist financially and provide recent experience information for relocation. To be considered for this Position Provide prior to 12 April 2015 a summary of why you are a good candidate for the position together with a complete and detailed Recruitment Form to Mr. Alex Jeanes, at email alexjeanesaurora.nl quoting reference SRE104. Aurora will agree conditional employment terms and conditions with candidates before presenting their detailed technical proposal and candidates to ESA by 17 April 2015.
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Chile desert rains sign of climate change, chief weather scientist says
2015-03-30 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The heavy rainfall that battered Chile's usually arid north this week happened because of climate change, a senior meteorologist said, as the region gradually returns to normal after rivers broke banks and villages were cut off. "For Chile, this particular system can only be possible in an environment of a changed climate," Deputy Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization Jeremiah Lengoasa told Reuters on a visit to Santiago on Friday. The intense rainfall that began Tuesday in...
Scientist defends WHO group report linking herbicide to cancer
2015-03-27 03:28:44| Chemicals - Topix.net
A World Health Organization group's controversial finding that the world's most popular herbicide "probably is carcinogenic to humans" was based on a thorough scientific review and is a key marker in ongoing evaluations of the product, the scientist who led the study said Thursday. "There were several studies.
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