“Data analysis and modelling of dust dynamics in support of the scientific objectives of the LICIACube/DART mission”

4 Mar 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste

Research Field

Astronomy

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Italy

Application Deadline

25 Mar 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Rome)

Type of Contract

Not Applicable

Job Status

Not Applicable

Offer Starting Date

15 Apr 2024

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

A call is open for a selection procedure on the basis of candidates’ qualifications, integrated by a possible interview, for the assignment of one “Professionalisation Research Grant” of the duration of one year, with a possible extension, entitled: “Data analysis and modelling of dust dynamics in support of the scientific objectives of the LICIACube/DART mission”. The selection, based on the assessment of qualifications and possible interview, is aimed at the acquisition of one personnel unit qualified in research in the field of data analysis and modeling in space exploration through numerical simulations that study physical phenomena affecting minor bodies or environments in the Solar System. Research will be carried out at INAF-OATs. The following activities will be carried out during the fellowship:  Analysis of LICIACube data;  Study of the dynamical and physical properties of the ejecta dust by performing the analysis of LICIACube images by using numerical simulations;  Description of the dusty environment in the near and far field after impact; 5  Interpretation of the ejecta plume by combining the images obtained from LICIACube and from other observations (for example from HST and from ground observations).  Reconstruction of the plume by taking into account the influence by the non-spherical dust, of the initial velocity and of the rotation energy of the ejecta propagation by use of the LIMARDE code (available to the responsible of the fellowship). The research will be carried out at INAF-OATs under the scientific supervision of Dott. Stavro Lambrov Ivanovski. The fellowship is aimed at this specific research project, and was not announced with the aim of programming longer term recruitment either of the Institute or of the project itself, but of offering the opportunity to carry out research activities in the framework of the project to candidates who deem it useful to their professional growth. We specify that the aim of this selection procedure is to:  offer the opportunity of professional development to young candidates holding research master degrees, to research fellows and to fixed-term contract staff who wish to engage in the national and international research environment, with a view to turnover and mobility, which means recruitment of specific professional skills within fixed-term projects and/or activities;  to appoint in this way positions which are external to recruitment programming of permanent staff positions and therefore do not represent any binding prerequisite for access to permanent staff positions of the Institute. Further questions on the scientific project can be addressed to dr. Stavro lambrov Ivanovski (e-mail: stavro.ivanovski[at] inaf.it). Article 2 A

Requirements

Research Field

Astronomy

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

1. Applicants to this Call are required the following: a) Master degree issued according to the previous Italian University regulations or Degree (2^ level) either in Physics, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Information Technologies, Communication Engineering, Computer Science Engineering, Electronic Engineering, obtained before the Reform introduced by Italian Ministerial Decree (DM) n. 509/09 (Diploma di Laurea), namely the classes of specialist higher education (Lauree Specialistiche), namely the classes of Lauree Magistrali which have been considered equivalent to the above mentioned Diploma di Laurea as per DM of 9 July 2009, or equivalent foreign degree, provided that the relevance of the Degree or of the equivalent qualification will be ascertained by the “Selection Board” further mentioned in article 8. 2. For the purposes of admission to this selection procedure only, the equivalence of qualifications obtained abroad will be ascertained by the “Selection Board” further mentioned in Article 5, on the basis of the documentation produced by the applicant in question compliant to Article 4, paragraph 1, letter d), case 2), of this “Call”. Should such applicant be successful, the Administration, upon accepting the assessment of the “Selection Board” will send the assessment report, together with the required documentation mentioned in Article 3, paragraph 2, letter a) or b) of the Decree of the President of the Republic n. 189 of 30 July 2009 and with the application itself, to the Italian Ministry of University and Research in order to obtain their formal advice as foreseen by Article 4, paragraph 2 of the Decree.

Specific Requirements

3. Is also required:  a) excellent knowledge of the English language, both oral and written; b) Good skills to work autonomously; c) Good teamwork skills, also with remote elements. The following will be evaluated: d) knowledge of object-oriented programming with particular reference to Python and C languages; e) familiarity in analyzing data taken from satellites for the study of the Solar System; f) modeling of scientific cases within the Solar System; g) knowledge of the Space Mission DART/LICIACube; h) knowledge of Linux operating system.

4. In addition to the requirement mentioned in previous paragraph 1, applicants to this Call must possess the following: a) Registration in the electoral rolls of their residence place (for Italian citizens only); b) age not less than eighteen years; c) enjoyment of civil and political rights; d) no criminal convictions; e) no pending criminal proceedings;

5. According to Article 3 of President of the Council of Ministers Decree No. 174 of February 7, 1994, citizens of EU Member States, as well as citizens of non-EU States, must: a) possess all the requirements listed in this "Call," except for the Italian citizenship; b) enjoy civil and political rights also in their countries of origin;

6. All the requirements detailed by this "Call" must be possessed by the deadline for the submission of applications.

Languages

ENGLISH

Level

Excellent

Research Field

Astronomy

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Benefits

The grant is worth 24,000.00 Euros gross per year. 11 2. This amount is net of burdens to be charged to the “National Institute for AstrophysicsAstronomical Observatory of Trieste" and will be paid in deferred monthly instalments. 3. The cost deriving from this grant for a total of € 29.605,56 will be charged on the funds assigned in the 2024 Budget on Cost Center 1.04 (INAF - Trieste Astronomical Observatory), for the first eight months on Fonction Objective “Attività scientifica per il progetto LICIACube - Accordo attuativo ASI/INAF n. 2019-31-HH.0 (ref. Elisabetta Dotto)”, CUP F84I19001260005, and, if the extension of the ASI LICIACube project does not take place, for the remaining four months to Fonction Objective“HORIZON 2020: EPN-2024-RI - Europlanet 2024 Research Infrastructure - GA n. 871149 (ref. M.C. De Sanctis)” CUP: C84I20000220006,, to chapter 1.01.01.01.009 "Research grants". 4. It is arranged that the Budget Office will proceed with the budget transfer within the related Objective Function which may be deemed necessary for proceeding with the commitment of expenditure as recalled in the premises of this Directorial Provision and to reset, with a change in commitment, the sums that are still available at the end of the contract or at the end of the relevant financial year. 5. Tax legislation applied to research fellowships are the dispositions of article 4 of Law 335 of 13 August 1995, as amended and supplemented. 6. Applicable rules for obligatory maternity leave are provided in the Decree of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security dated 12 July 2007, published in the “Gazzetta Ufficiale” n. 247 dated 23 October 2007. Applicable rules for sick leave are provided by art. n. 1, paragraph n. 788 of Italian law n. 296 dated 27 December 2006 and subsequent modifications. 7. During the period of obligatory maternity leave the allowance paid by INPS (Italian national institute for social security) according to art. n. 5 of the above Decree dated 12 July 2007 is supplemented by the “National Institute for Astrophysics" up to the total amount of the grant. 8. The period of obligatory maternity leave will not contribute to the duration of the grant foreseen by the contract. 9. Pursuant to article 7, paragraph 11 of this “Call”, the grant holder must draw up at his/her expenses an insurance policy against accidents at work, which must be presented at the time of signing the contract. Arti

Eligibility criteria

1. Research fellowships cannot be awarded to personnel employed by the “National Institute for Astrophysics” either on fixed-term or on permanent contracts, and to personnel employed by the Institutes listed in Article 22, paragraph 1 of Law no. 240 of 30 Dec. 2010, as amended and supplemented. 2. In accordance with Article 22, paragraph 3 of Law n. 240 of 30 Dec. 2010, entitlement to the fellowship is incompatible with enrolment in University Bachelor degree courses, Master degree courses, PhD courses with scholarship, Specialty Medical Training courses both in Italy and abroad, and in First and Second Level Post-graduate University courses. 3. Entitlement to the fellowship involves compulsory unpaid leave for employees of the Italian Public Administration, also in case of part-time employment. 4. Fellowships cannot be held contemporarily with other grants of whatever kind, with the exception of those awarded by Italian Institutes, among which is also the “National Institute for Astrophysics”, or by foreign Institutes, both international or supranational, with the aim of integrating the research activities carried out by the fellowship holders through periods spent abroad. 5. Fellowships cannot be cumulated with emoluments for continuative work activities, also in case of part-time activities. 6. Instead, limited self-employed occasional work is compatible with the research fellowship, provided that it is not in conflict with the research activity carried out on behalf and in the interests of the “National Institute for Astrophysics”, or may cause delayed performance of the activity. 7. The activity of paragraph 6. above must be in any case previously authorized by the Director of the Astronomical Observatory of Trieste after hearing the Responsible for the Research Programme. 8. Research fellowships cannot be awarded to retired personnel either of the “National Institute for Astrophysics”, or of other Research Institutes or Universities. 9. The total duration of work relationships with holders of research fellowships, according to Article 22 of Law n. 240 of 30 December 2010, also in case fellowships were awarded by different Universities, either public or private, or online universities, as well as by other institutes or by public institutes, according to what foreseen by the above mentioned legislation cannot in any case exceed six years, also non-continuous, with the exclusion of periods of maternity leave or absence due to sick leave as foreseen by the law in force.

Selection process

. The selection is based on qualifications and possible interview. 2. Qualifications to be evaluated, within the maximum score of 70 marks, are the following: a) academic qualifications in addition to that required: up to a maximum of 5/70 points; b) seniority in research activities: will be awarded by giving more points to candidates with fewer years since graduating with a master's degree: up to a maximum of 3/70 points (taking off 1 point for each additional year); c) CV and scientific activities relevant to the aims of the call for papers: 47/70; d) articles and scientific production relevant to the purposes of the call: up to a maximum of 15/70 points; and 3. Applicants whose qualifications score is evaluated not lower than 50/70 marks will be admitted to the possible interview. 4. The interview, which could also take place by videoconference, will be focussed on this topics: (a) Experience in studying the exploration of the Solar System; (b) Experience in the study of minor bodies or planets; (c) Experience with numerical codes; (d) Experience in numerical and statistical methods. During the interview the Selection Board will ascertain the candidate’s knowledge of the English language. 5. Applicants admitted to the possible interview will be summoned by a specific notice sent either by electronic certified mail or by ordinary electronic mail, with acknowledgment of receipt of the notice, at least 15 days before the date of the scheduled interview. 6. In the above notice the following will be communicated: a) the total score obtained by the candidate after evaluation of the qualifications; b) day, time, and venue of the interview. 7. For admission to the interview, applications must provide their identity documents with current legal validity. 8. In case interviews take place in videoconference mode, adequate measures will be taken to ensure compliance with the principles of publicity, transparency and impartiality. 9. Conversely, in case interviews take place on-site, the following measures must be taken: a) for conducting the interviews, a room open to the public must be used, with space capacity suited to enable maximum participation; b) after each session of interviews, the “Selection Board” will prepare the list of examined candidates with indication of marks assigned to each of them; c) the above list, undersigned by the "President" and by the "Secretary" of the “Selection Board”, will be posted at the entrance of the room where the interviews are conducted; d) at the end of each session the Selection Board will draw up the relevant official report which will display the marks obtained by each individual candidate for the interview; 13 10. Applicants are deemed to have passed the interview, in case it was performed, if they obtain at least 28/40 marks. 11. The total score assigned to each candidate is determined by the sum of the marks assigned to qualifications and to the interview. 12. At the end of the selection procedure the "Secretary" of the “Selection Board”, who is also “Responsible for the Procedure”, will submit the relevant acts, together with the “final ranked list by merit”, to the Director of the Astronomical Observatory of Trieste. . 13. The “final ranked list by merit” of the selection procedure is approved by decree of the Director of the Astronomical Observatory of Trieste and will be posted on the "Website" of the “National Institute for Astrophysics-Astronomical Observatory of Trieste", at the following link https://www.oats.inaf.it , Section “Job opportunities”.

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http://www.oats.inaf.it/
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Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Istituto nazionale di Astrofisica-Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste

Country

Italy

State/Province

TS

City

TRIESTE

Postal Code

34143

Street

VIA Tiepolo n. 11

Geofield

Where to apply

E-mail

[email protected]

Contact

State/Province

TS

City

TRIESTE

Website

http://www.oats.inaf.it/
http://www.inaf.it/it

Street

VIA Tiepolo n. 11

Postal Code

34143

E-Mail

[email protected]

Phone

0403199111

STATUS: EXPIRED