Selection Procedures

10/18/2024
Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the CAS announces an open competition in accordance with the Act No. 283/1992 Coll. on the Czech Academy of Sciences, and the Statutes of the Czech Academy of Sciences for a position Post-Doctoral Researcher in the Department of Space Physics.

Requirements: 

•  Ph.D. in physics, atmospheric sciences or related disciplines, received in 2019 or later
•  Demonstrated publication activity
•  Experience in the relevant research field
•  Active knowledge of the English language
•  Computer programming and data analysis skills

 

The preferred topics include (but are not limited to):

• Atmospheric electricity: analysis of ground based/spacecraft electromagnetic and optical data related to different lightning phenomena,
• Advanced modelling of lightning phenomena, application of AI to larger data sets

 

We offer:

• Start date: 1 January 2025 or later
• Full-time employment
• 2-year contract with a possibility of extension
• Opportunity to work with unique dataset of broad-band ground based electromagnetic waveform measurements obtained by the Department of Space Physics at 8 sites in Europe (Czechia, France, The Netherlands, Slovakia)
• Supportive scientific working environment
• Competitive financial compensation
• Flexible working hours, 5 weeks of vacation, home office options, meals in the area, meal allowance, loans from the social fund, contribution to recreation or leisure activities of children, possibility to place children in a pre-school facility of the Academy of Sciences, possibility of parking in the area

 

Candidates should submit:

• curriculum vitae with list of publications,
• brief (1 page maximum) summary of their proposed work program for 2 years
• copy of their PhD diploma

 

Contact person for queries regarding applications: Dr. Ivana Kolmasova, e-mail iko@ufa.cas.cz

 

Applications should be sent to: iko@ufa.cas.cz

Application deadline: 01/31/2025