************************************************************************ IERS Message No. 317 December 29, 2016 ************************************************************************ PhD student position in Space Geodesy in Sweden Dear all, I would like to draw your attention to the advertised PhD student position in Space Geodesy at Chalmers University of Technology. Please forward it to potentially suitable candidates. All the best, Ruediger Haas The Department of Earth and Space Sciences of Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden) has roughly 120 employees, divided into seven research groups, one national facility and one administrative group. We are situated at campus Johanneberg and Onsala Space Observatory. The PhD position is in the research group for Space Geodesy and Geodynamics at the Department of Earth and Space Sciences. The main interests of the research group are geodynamic phenomena and atmospheric processes and the improvement of the associated measurement techniques. The successful candidate should have a M.Sc. degree in Geodesy, Engineering Physics, Geophysics, Physics, Electronic Engineering or an equivalent education. Courses in space geodesy, orbit determination, adjustment theory, signal processing and statistics are highly relevant and a merit for the position but not a strict requirement are highly relevant and a merit for the position but not a strict requirement. The successful candidate shall have good knowledge in programming and should be able to deal with object-oriented code. Knowledge in Linux, C/C++, Python and shell scripting would be an asset. Basic knowledge in electronics, signal processing and statistical data analysis is desirable, too. The successful applicant should also be able to communicate efficiently in written and spoken English. She/he shall have a general interest to learn new topics. The successful applicant should be highly motivated for research work, and able to work well both on her/his own and in groups of researchers. Previous research experience shall be well documented in a master's thesis project of high quality. More information: http://www.chalmers.se/en/about-chalmers/vacancies/Pages/ default.aspx?rmpage=job&rmjob=4698 [Please note the line wrap in this link. To view it please combine the two lines into one or find the link at http://www.chalmers.se/en/about-chalmers/vacancies/Pages/default.aspx .] ************************************************************************ IERS Messages are edited and distributed by the IERS Central Bureau. If not stated otherwise, the IERS is only the distributor of the message and is not responsible for its content. To submit texts for distribution and to subscribe or unsubscribe, please write to . Archives: http://www.iers.org/Messages/ ************************************************************************