Job Advertisement: Closing Date 8th October 2017
Research Associate in Radiation Belt Physics
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has a 3 year, fixed term appointment
available as part of a NERC funded project: Modelling the acceleration,
transport and loss of radiation belt electrons to protect satellites from
space weather (Rad-Sat). Rad-Sat is led by Professor Richard Horne at BAS
and brings together scientists from BAS and 4 UK universities with
representatives from space insurance and satellite operators to deepen our
understanding of the electron radiation belts and improve our forecasting
capability.
The successful post holder will work on understanding the effects of
different types of plasma waves on the transport, acceleration and loss of
high energy electrons in the Earth's radiation belts. They will use the
PADIE code to calculate diffusion rates due to wave-particle
interactions with plasmaspheric hiss, lightning-generated whistlers,
transmitters and magnetosonic waves. The diffusion rates will then be
incorporated into the BAS Radiation Belt Model (BAS-RBM). The BAS-RBM will
be used for case studies comparing model output with satellite data to
determine the effectiveness of each wave type. The candidate will also be
expected to write software to manage a large number of data files and
contribute to model development and visualisation.
For more details see
https://www.bas.ac.uk/jobs/vacancy/radiation-belt-research-associate-cambridge-2/
or contact Richard Horne ([log in to unmask]) or Sarah Glauert ([log in to unmask]).
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