Applications are invited for a two-year Research Associate position in the Space and Atmospheric Physics Group, Imperial College London. The research would involve data analysis, interpretation and modelling in space and/or planetary physics to complement and advance areas of interest within the Group. Some of these topics would take advantage of magnetic field measurements taken by Imperial magnetometers currently operating on several spacecraft and in situ particle data for which the group undertakes significant roles. Supporting theoretical and modelling work is also required. Main areas of interest within the Group include the Earth’s outer magnetosphere and bow shock, magnetic reconnection, turbulence and related phenomena in interplanetary space, planetary magnetospheres, atmospheres and exospheres, solar-wind cometary interactions, and magnetic field measurements at or near other planets.

The work will exploit the Group’s involvement in current space missions, including Cassini, Cluster, Rosetta, Stereo, Themis, and Venus Express together with future missions (e.g., NASA’s MMS or the CINEMA/TRIO CubeSat mission).

Our preferred method of application is online via our website http://www.imperial.ac.uk/employment (please select “Job Search” then enter the vacancy reference number NS2012008RD into “Keywords”). Please complete and upload an application form as directed, also providing a CV and list of publications and the names of three referees.

Should you have any queries about the application process please contact the Space and Atmospheric Physics Group Administration office via space.sec@imperial.ac.uk

Closing date: 22nd February 2012 (midnight GMT)

Dr. Jonathan Eastwood
Research Fellow (STFC Advanced Fellow)
The Blackett Laboratory
Imperial College London
SW7 2AZ, UK
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