PhD Research Fellowship in physics and/or electronics (ref 209237)

CENSSS is a Centre for researched based innovation (SFI) at the Department of Technology Systems at Kjeller. The Centre is funded by the Research Council of Norway for 5 years with a possible 3-year prolongation.

CENSSS addresses science and technology challenges and business opportunities within New Space satellites for Earth Observation and within Space Exploration “to the Moon and Mars”.

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 quality of these resources, different sensors, both spaceborne and on ground, such as on rovers, are required.

The PhD position shall work with the design, development and characterization of the next generation of a rover-based mapping instrument for in-situ resource utilization. The candidate can either focus on the development of a miniaturized solid state neutron detector with focus on instrument development, or on the implementation of a gamma spectrometer based on Compton reconstruction algorithms with focus on programming.

For more information and how to apply: https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/209237/phd-research-fellowship-in-physics-and-or-electronics