VIGIL mission scientist

Annonce transmise par Frédéric Auchère (IAS)

Closing Date:  10 July 2024 23:59 CET/CEST
Type of contrat: fixed-Term
This is a non-renewable post for a limited duration of 4 years.
Location: ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands

VIGIL is a Space Safety Programme cornerstone mission that will position a satellite at the fifth Lagrangian point (L5) with the objective of performing continuous observations of the Sun, and the space between the Earth and the Sun, to provide measurement data for space weather nowcasting and forecasting and for event-based warnings and alerts of solar events. The observations from L5 will complement space weather monitoring from the Sun-Earth line and enable more accurate space weather impact predictions and early warnings of the emergence of potentially hazardous solar weather conditions. ESA is cooperating on space weather monitoring with the US (NOAA and NASA) which is planning to continue maintaining operational space weather monitoring on the Sun-Earth line through missions to the first Lagrangian point (L1) and with instruments on-board satellites orbiting the Earth. You will report to the Head of the Space Safety Programme Office within the Directorate of Operations.

More details on https://jobs.esa.int/job/Noordwijk-Vigil-Mission-Scientist/1084799501/