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Description
Deep Space exploration Scientist, in the SciSpacE Team, Research and Utilisation Group, Directorate of Human & Robotic Exploration Programmes.
You will support scientific utilisation in future human exploration missions beyond low-Earth orbit, with emphasis on the Gateway, a human-tended platform in the lunar vicinity. Your primary role will be to provide project and study scientist support to ESA’s scientific activities on the Deep Space Gateway. This will be built up in two phases during the 2020s by the International Space Station international partners: ESA, NASA, JAXA, CSA and Roscosmos. In Phase 1, which runs up to around 2025, a minimum configuration is established to support early human access to the lunar surface. Research on the Gateway in this phase will be characterised by rapid development and constrained capabilities. Limited crew time will be available for utilisation but the majority of science data will be gathered when the crew are not present. Phase 2 should see expansion of the Gateway, and with this enhanced capabilities for utilisation. The emphasis for you will be on supporting development and utilisation of payloads for flight in Phase 1, whilst preparing for scientific utilisation of the Gateway in Phase 2.Focus areas for research to be conducted on the Gateway, in particular in Phase 1, include:
Duties
Reporting to the SciSpace Team Leader, your primary duties will include:
Technical competencies
Behavioural competencies
Education
You should have a PhD in life sciences, physical sciences, space sciences, or a closely related discipline.
The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe’s gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world.
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