Lecturer in space environment risk reduction
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A new joint lectureship position has been created between UCL IRDR and the UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory (MSSL). The lectureship will focus on the understanding, assessment and mitigation of risks associated with the Earth’s ionosphere and magnetosphere, either in association with space plasma events (e.g. space weather) or as an indicator of developing high-risk situations (e.g. earthquakes).
Duties and Responsibilities
The successful applicant would work closely with both the IRDR (based in Gower Street, London) and the Space Plasma Physics group at MSSL, the home of UCL’s Department of Space and Climate Physics (based in Holmbury St. Mary, Surrey). The position will entail undertaking internationally-competitive research, teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including PhD supervision, and assuming an active involvement in the current and future work of the Institute and laboratory in risk assessment via data from relevant international space missions. In collaboration with others within IRDR and MSSL, the appointee will, in time, be expected to define, lead and execute their own internationally-competitive research program, secure funding to support that program and also to fully contribute to the wider risk and disaster reduction program at UCL.
Key Requirements
The successful candidate should have a PhD in the field of Space Plasma Physics or a related area, and should have expertise in phenomena associated with hazardous or disastrous space environment events and/ or risks to scientific instruments in space. They should also have the ability to produce high quality research, proven through the authorship of high quality publications and other research outputs. They should also have excellent communication skills and proven teaching and public presentation skills. The successful candidate will have a commitment to academic research and a willingness to participate in the delivery of IRDR and MSSL research and teaching strategies, including participating in securing funding for IRDR and MSSL research programmes.