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Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Planetary Surfaces

University of Oxford
Oxfordshire
1 month ago
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Atmospheric Physics Building, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PU Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Planetary Surfaces. The Planetary Surfaces Research Group within the sub-Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics (AOPP) at the University of Oxford is recruiting a highly motivated and dedicated postdoctoral researcher to study the surface of Jupiter’s active moon Europa. Reporting to Professor Carly Howett the post holder will use existing thermal remote sensing data, along with newly developed thermal models, to constrain the variability of Europa’s surface temperatures, properties and activity properties ahead of the arrival of the Europa Clipper (NASA) and Juice (ESA) missions. There is scope to improve the accuracy of these models by studying the fundamental properties of ice in a new ices laboratory. Applicants should have a PhD (or close to completion) in Physics, Planetary Sciences or Earth Sciences. It will be an advantage to have experience in remote sensing, analysis of thermal data, thermal modelling or image analysis. The post is full time and fixed term until 30 June 2028.

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