Job Advertisement: Closing Date 12th March 2020
Post-doctoral Position in Space Physics: Plasma processes around Venus
using ion distribution functions
Applications are invited for a post-doctoral position studying on the
plasma environment around Venus. The studies are based on data
analysis using observations made by the Venus Express spacecraft.
(More than eight years in orbit, 2006-2014).
The ion mass spectrometer on-board measured ions in the energy range
10 eV-36 keV and distinguished between ions with different masses,
such a H^+ , He^2+ , He^+ and O^+ /O^2+ . The focus of the two-year
position is to investigate the ion velocity distributions and their
implications.
Knowledge of the form of the ion velocity distributions functions is
essential to understand microphysical processes such as heating,
acceleration and wave-particle interaction. This aspect of the ion
data from Venus Express has not yet been much exploited and there are
a number of interesting topics to choose from and explore.
The position is placed in Kiruna and will be part of the Solar System
Physics and Space Technology research programme.Starting date is
during 2020. Funded by a grant from the Swedish National Space Agency.
*Contact:*
Dr. Gabriella Stenberg Wieser, [log in to unmask], +46-980-79014
Last application date *12 March*.
https://www.irf.se/en/news/2020/02/20/post-doctoral-position-in-space-physics-plasma-processes-around-venus-using-ion-distribution-functions-ref-2-2-1-58-20-2/
Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF) is a governmental research
institute that conducts postgraduate education and research in space
physics, atmospheric physics and space technology. Many of IRF's
projects are run as large international projects in collaboration with
other research institutes and space agencies. IRF has about 100
employees and the headquarters in Kiruna.
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