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Science and Operations Support

2018-08-09 18:28:20| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Specific Tasks Contribution to instrument calibration or scientific performance monitoring. Development of new algorithms or shared scripts for scientific analysis. Requirements Science PhD or Masters Degree from a recognised Institution of seconday studies or equivalent. In order to capably and efficiently support the XMMNewton user community, the following competencies are required Sufficient expertise in astronomical observations, preferably Xray astronomy, to understand the needs and requirements of the XMMNewton community for the planning and implementation of requested observations and to competently deal with community questions on these observations. Sufficient command of commonly used generic analysis software, like IDL, or Python, and of Xray astronomical data analysis software in particular, with preference to the XMMNewton SAS, FTOOLs and XSPEC or similar, in order to competently interact with and support the community in their use of XMMNewton data. Good understanding of the tasks in scientific operations support for an international space or ground based observatory. Knowledge of the specifics of astronomical Xray detectors,preferably those of XMMNewton. Ability to interact with and provide support to users from a worldwide community and crossing multiple disciplines. This includes fluency in written and spoken English.

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Science Communications Officer

2018-08-07 16:27:58| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

HE Space is a successful international space company. For over 35 years, we have been supporting our customers with qualified experts in the field of engineering, science and administration. We are currently looking for a Science Communications Officer to support our customer in the Netherlands. Science Communications Officer Key Tasks and Responsibilities As Communications Officer in the Directorate of Science at ESAESTEC, you will have the following responsibilities Act as Senior Editor for the science and technology pages of the Science Directorate, including the commissioning, editing and writing of articles and updates Act as administrator of the Science Editorial Board to review news requests and coordinate the publication agenda Act as point of contact for science missions internally ESA project scientists and managers and externally mission science teams and communication partners Under the responsibility of the Science Programme Communication Officer support the drafting and implementation of annual and mission communication plans Organisation of media events, including briefing of speakers and followup of requests from media Setup of outreach events agreed in the science and exploration domain communication plan Support to launch and mission events and tasks and events defined in partnership and cooperation agreements Conception and conduct of social media campaigns, including the management of science related social media accounts Conception, editing and writing of stories for ESA science portal and SciTech pages in English Obtain the necessary internal approval for publication Conception of storyboards for videos, animations and social media assets Represent ESA at scienceoutreachcommunication conferences by giving presentations and to maintain and develop relationships with other science communicators and update own knowledge. Skills Experience You will have the following qualifications and relevant experience A Masters degree in Astronomy, Planetary Science, or Astrophysics Several years of experience in science, engineering or technology communication A good synthesis ability and a thorough understanding and interest for science Indepth knowledge of the missions and topics of ESAs Science Programme Experience working with international media and social media Good interaction skills and capacity to work under stressful situations A fair knowledge in the following areas will be considered an additional advantage Audiovisual requirements Graphic design and layout Social media Fluency in English is mandatory knowledge of another European language is an advantage. This job is located in Noordwijk. We welcome applicants who are available from November 2018 or as soon as possible thereafter. If you think you have what it takes for this job, please send us your CV together with a letter of motivation both in English and in Word to Ms Kirsten Gibbs at jobshespace.com, quoting job NLSC3883 before 10Sep18. An exciting and dynamic international working environment awaits you! Apply for this job

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BASF Selects Science Competition Winner

2018-07-31 20:42:00| Coatings World Breaking News

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Integral Ad Science and FreeWheel partner to measure video inventory

2018-07-31 14:30:14| Digital TV News

Integral Ad Science (IAS) has announces a partnership with FreeWheels ad management platform that allows publishers to measure the quality of their digital video for viewability, brand safety, and fraud.

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