PhD Research Fellow in Space Sensors and Systems (ref 257234)

CENSSS is a Centre for Research-based Innovation (SFI), funded by the Research Council of Norway (RCN) and UiO for up to eight years, starting in November 2020. CENSSS has three research partners and nine user partners. CENSSS is located at Kjeller, Norway, where there is a long history of space science and technology dating back to the 1960s.

CENSSS will address challenges and opportunities in science, technology and business related to “New-Space” satellites and systems for Earth Observation, as well as Space Exploration, by focusing on novel sensors, systems and services. CENSSS is operating the RIMFAX ground penetrating radar on the NASA Perseverance Mars rover. 

Deep space exploration and especially settling humans on extraterrestrial bodies, such as the Moon and Mars, depend among others on the capability to utilize locally available resources, such as water, oxygen, and methane. To identify, localize and characterize the quantity and quality of these resources, different sensors, both spaceborne and on ground are required.

The PhD position shall work with the design, development, and characterization of a novel compact gamma-ray and neutron detector with the long-term goal of mapping planetary surfaces. At this stage of development, the focus will be on terrestrial demonstration and an in-orbit demonstration of the instrument on a CubeSat in Low-Earth orbit. 

For more information and how to apply: https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/257234/phd-research-fellow-in-space-sensors-and-systems