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EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY

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Madrid - Spain

Job type

Full-Time

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Job Req ID: 17061
Closing Date: 30 November 2022 23:59 CET/CEST
Publication: External Only
Vacancy Type: Intern
Date Posted: 1 November 2022
Internship Opportunity in the Directorate of Science.

ESA is an equal opportunity employer, committed to achieving diversity within the workforce and creating an inclusive working environment. We therefore welcome applications from all qualified candidates irrespective of gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, beliefs, age, disability or other characteristics. Applications from women are encouraged.

Location
Madrid

Our team and mission
The Science and Operations Department is responsible for ensuring that maximum scientific return, within applicable constraints, is maintained as an objective for the Directorate’s missions through their lifetime, by providing scientific oversight of the Directorate’s missions throughout their lifecycle, managing and being responsible for the operation of the Directorate’s missions once successfully commissioned, and curating the scientific data in their legacy phase, while establishing and maintaining the necessary science interfaces to the community. These responsibilities are discharged in full coordination with the Directorate’s Departments and Offices and, as appropriate, with the Directorate of Operations.

The Mission Operations Division is responsible for all aspects of missions once they start science operations after completion of their in-flight commissioning phase (i.e. Phase E2 and beyond). As such, the division personnel takes care of operations and maintenance of the space and ground segments, in close collaboration with the Mission Operation Center (MOC) typically run by the Operations Directorate at ESOC, and the science community of the missions. The ground segment typically includes a Science Operations Center component deployed at ESAC and operated under direct responsibility of the Diviaion. The division also manages mission partnerships with other space agencies, and support contracts as required.

For further information visit our web site: http://www.esa.int
Field(s) of activity for the internship
Topic: Enhancement of HILIGT, an X-ray astronomy light curve generator.

As an intern, you will continue the development of a web-based application designed to return historical light-curves of astronomical objects. The tool, called HILIGT (HIgh-energy LIght curve GeneraTor), currently analyses data from many X-ray astronomy satellites. We wish to extend the tool in three ways:


1. Include important extra missions which are currently absent such as Chandra and RXTE (Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer)
2. Integrate a fast access to XMM-Newton data from within the application
3. Help to integrate the tool into the ESASky environment.
From these three tasks you will gain detailed knowledge of some X-ray astronomy missions, a broad awareness of X-ray data analysis, practical programming skills in modern client-server software and the possibilities which are available within the multi-wavelength, ESASky package. Thhis is a project on the borderline between science and software development.

For the detailed topic description please go to this web page:
https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/esac-trainees/2023-projects
Behavioural competencies

Result Orientation
Operational Efficiency
Fostering Cooperation
Relationship Management
Continuous Improvement
Forward Thinking

Education
You must have student status and be enrolled at university for the entire duration of the internship. You should preferably be in your final or second to last year of a university course at master’s level in a technical or scientific discipline.
Additional requirements
The working languages of the Agency are English and French. A good knowledge of one of these is required. Knowledge of another Member State language would be an asset.

  • Programming experience in Python, Javascript experience would be nice to have.
  • Knowledge of Astronomy, X-ray astronomy is a plus.
  • Enthusiasm and curiosity are essential.
Other information
For behavioural competencies expected from ESA staff in general, please refer to the ESA Competency Framework.

If you require support with your application due to a disability, please email [email protected].
Internships can take place remotely, on-site or partially on-site depending on the pandemic situation, and in line with the relevant Establishment’s policy (e.g. possible Green Pass requirement) applicable at the time of starting the internship.
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Please note that applications are only considered from nationals of one of the following States: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Nationals from Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia and Slovenia, as Associate Member States, or Canada as a Cooperating State, can apply as well as those from Bulgaria and Cyprus as European Cooperating States (ECS).

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