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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">SRON's mission is to bring about breakthroughs in international space research. Therefore, the institute develops pioneering technology
and advanced space instruments, and uses them to pursue fundamental astrophysical, Earth science, and exoplanetary research. As national expertise institute SRON gives counsel to the Dutch government and coordinates national contributions to international
space missions. SRON stimulates the implementation of space science in our society.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Our Earth Science Group has a vacancy for a<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">PhD student<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Vacancy number SRON 1645<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Project Outline<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">In October 2017 ESA’s Sentinel-5 Precursor mission was launched with the TROPOMI instrument as its single
payload. TROPOMI is a collaboration between the Netherlands and ESA. SRON is the co-Principal Investigator Institute and its responsibilities include the operational algorithm for carbon monoxide (CO). TROPOMI combines daily global coverage with high spatial
resolution (7x5.5 km<sup>2</sup>) which makes it ideally suited to study localized emission sources. In this project we will study the emissions of CO related to industry and pollution in cities. In addition to CO, TROPOMI also measures nitrogen dioxide (NO<sub>2</sub>).
Both CO and NO<sub>2</sub> are co-emitted with anthropogenic CO<sub>2</sub>, but much easier to measure from space. In support of the Paris Climate Agreement global monitoring of CO<sub>2</sub> emissions using earth observation data is expected to become increasingly
important. The second aim in this project is to combine TROPOMI CO and NO<sub>2</sub> measurements to estimate CO<sub>2</sub> emissions. CO<sub>2</sub> observations from the OCO-3 instrument on-board the International Space Station will be used for that purpose
as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">This project will be a close collaboration between SRON and the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific
Research (TNO). TNO is an independent research organization in the Netherlands that focuses on applied science for industry and governments. TNO’s department Climate, Air, and Sustainability (CAS) has outstanding knowledge on the quantification of anthropogenic
emissions and increasingly uses satellite data for verification and improvement of its emissions estimates.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Tasks<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The main tasks of the PhD student are to analyze the TROPOMI CO data and quantify urban and industrial emissions;
combine CO and NO<sub>2</sub> TROPOMI data to estimate CO<sub>2</sub> emissions; and verify CO<sub>2</sub> emissions estimates with OCO-3 CO<sub>2</sub> data. The results will be published in scientific peer reviewed journals.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Requirements<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">For this exciting project we are looking for an ambitious and highly motivated PhD student with the following
qualifications:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">M.Sc. degree in (applied) physics, (applied) mathematics, or Earth Sciences (or similar degree)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Skilled in computer programming and data analytics<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Fluent in English<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Ability to work both independently and as part of a team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Employment conditions<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Employment of this full-time position is by NWO-I (the Institutes organization of the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research)
and will be for a period of 18 months. This will be extended to 4 years when your performance evaluation after 9 months is satisfactory. The salary will be in accordance with the salary scales of NWO-I, starting at €2.407,- in the first year and rising to
€3.085,- in the fourth year of employment.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">NWO-I has good secondary employment conditions such as:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">• An end of year bonus of 8,33% of the gross yearly salary;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">• A holiday allowance of 8% of the gross yearly salary;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">• 42 days of vacation leave a year on full-time basis;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">• An excellent pension scheme;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">• Options for (additional) personal development;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">• Excellent facilities for parental leave.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The PhD-student will be based for ~50% of her/his time at SRON in Utrecht/Leiden, and for ~50% at TNO in Utrecht.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Helvetica"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Information and application</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">More information about SRON can be found at
</span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.sron.nl"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">www.sron.nl</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">For further information about the position, please contact prof. dr.
</span><span lang="NL" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Ilse Aben (</span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:i.aben@sron.nl"><span lang="NL" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">i.aben@sron.nl</span></a></span><span lang="NL" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">),
dr. Hugo Denier van der Gon (</span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:hugo.deniervandergon@tno.nl"><span lang="NL" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">hugo.deniervandergon@tno.nl</span></a></span><span lang="NL" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">)
or dr. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Bram Maasakkers (</span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:j.d.maasakkers@sron.nl"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">j.d.maasakkers@sron.nl</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">If you wish to apply you can send a motivation letter with CV and the name(s) and address(es) of reference(s) (incl. phone and e‑mail) via mail to
</span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:jobs@sron.nl"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:blue">jobs@sron.nl</span></a></span><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:blue">.</span></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Please state the vacancy number "SRON 1645" in the subject of your mail. Applications will be accepted until 11 November 2020.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:13.5pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Other<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">SRON Utrecht will move to Leiden in 2021.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:13.5pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">In the event of equal suitability, preference will be given to female applicants.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:13.5pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">No commercial propositions please.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:13.5pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Online screening may be part of the selection procedure.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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