Apologies for cross posting.
Two year post-doctoral position in satellite force modelling, University
College London.
The Department of Geomatic Engineering at University College London is
offering a two year post-doctoral position to work within the department’s
Geodesy Research Group on mathematical modelling of spacecraft surface
forces for orbit determination purposes. The project is being run as part
of an on-going collaboration between UCL and NASA’s Jet Propulsion
Laboratory, and develops links with NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Centre
(the funding includes at least one working visit to JPL). The project
centres on migrating the group’s existing and proven solar radiation
pressure and thermal re-radiation force modelling tools to a parallel
processing environment using national supercomputing facilities. The
algorithms will then be applied to current and proposed Earth observation
missions including the Wide Swath Ocean Altimeter (JASON-2), GRACE, CHAMP
and Mars Global Surveyor. A subsequent phase of the project involves
developing a spacecraft-environment interaction simulator in support of
atmospheric drag modelling, again focusing on utilising national high
performance computing facilities.
The applicant will be joining, and will work with, an established group of
around ten PhD students, two post-doctoral researchers and two full-time
academic staff members. A pre-requisite for the post is that you either
have a PhD, or are about to submit your thesis, in a cognate discipline
(satellite geodesy, astrodynamics, aeronautical engineering, physics,
mathematics or a similar subject). The project involves a substantial
amount of coding and therefore preference will be given to candidates with
proven programming skills, preferably in C/C++, and ideally with some
experience in parallel processing, although funding is available to attend
short courses on parallel processing in the UK.
The annual salary is in the region of £27k. Closing date for applications
is November 30th 2004.
Contact:
Dr Marek Ziebart
Department of Geomatic Engineering
University College London
Gower Street
London
WC1E 6BT
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Phone: +44 (0) 20 7679 1359
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7380 0453
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