PRR Project

Summary

This position is intended for an assistant researcher (PT: investigador auxiliar ) who has a profile in accordance with the FOS system used by FCT in the scientific domain of Natural Sciences under the scientific area of Earth and Environmental Sciences, the subarea of other: Space Weather, most preferably with expertise in Solar activity, Space Weather impact on GNSS in particular in air navigation systems; Ionospheric disturbances due to solar activity.Our institution is currently seeking a candidate to lead cutting-edge research in the field of Space Weather. The candidate is expected to have a PhD degree in Science Engineering, or Geophysics. The successful candidate will actively participate in the research activities of Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA), including lecturing and supervising undergraduate and graduate students, as well as outreach activities.The ideal candidate should have a strong background in the study of the interaction between the Sun and the near-Earth environment, including the Heliosphere, Magnetosphere, and Ionosphere. Particularly in the assessment of Space Weather hazards with the potential to threaten critical infrastructures like power grids, pipelines, and railway systems, and ionospheric disturbances with impact in the GNSS satellite quality signal threatening air navigation. The candidate is also expected to develop algorithms for the automatic extraction of solar activity to be integrated with space weather data.The IA aims to further develop this research line in the UC node ensuring national leadership in this field being already one of the main partners of the Portuguese Space Agency in this field, and increasing its already strong involvement in the European Space Weather community.In addition, this person will be responsible for submitting proposals to various funding bodies as the Principal Investigator and as a member of the research team.This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced researcher to join a dynamic team and make a significant contribution to the field of Space Weather and solar activity.The candidate is also expected to assist with the ongoing education and public outreach unit of the Geophysical and Astronomical Observatory of UC, equipped with a digital planetarium, a museological collection, a spectroheliograph, and a telescope dome.