Exciting opportunities have arisen for 2 Research Fellows to join the Department of Space and Climate Physics (Mullard Space Science Laboratory), University College London (UCL). The closing date is 24 April 2026.
Both post are available from on a fixed term contract with a start date ‘as soon as possible’ for 36 months.
Post 1 has been awarded funding to pursue original research addressing key questions relating to how processes such as wave-particle interactions and collisions shape the solar wind electron populations and what implications these have on the global heliosphere.
Post 2 has been awarded funding to pursue an integrated original research programme that combines observations and theoretical/numerical analyses, aimed at transforming our understanding of kinetic instabilities in space plasmas. The postholder will combine the latest spacecraft measurements from Parker Solar Probe and Solar Orbiter with our cutting-edge ALPS code to answer the question: « When and where do kinetic micro-instabilities impact the solar wind? »
The post holders will join the Space Plasma Physics Group in the Department of Space and Climate Physics and perform scientific research into the origins, evolution and fundamental processes of the solar wind and/or the solar atmosphere. The appointees will be expected to perform scientific investigations using the state-of-the-art SWA data which are being collected by MSSL’s PI/Co-PI instruments on Solar Orbiter (launched in February 2020), together with relevant datasets from other instruments on the mission, and from other missions such as Parker Solar Probe
Please find all details, including a complete job description and a link to submit your application on this website.