Postdoctoral Positions in

Space Systems

Engineering and

Instrumentation

Development

(image courtesy of ESA)

Salary and benefits competitive with

American and European standards

Contract Duration: 1 year, extendible

The position is available as of September 1, 2014.

The starting date is negotiable and applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

The Strategic Innovation Research Group at the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology invites applications for a full time Postdoctoral Associate for a) space systems engineering b) space instrumentation development. Principal Investigator is Skoltech Professor Alessandro Golkar.

We are looking for committed, pro-active and motivated candidates that hold a Doctoral Degree in a relevant engineering discipline. Backgrounds of interest include aerospace engineering, electronics engineering, telecommunications engineering, and computer science. Successful candidates have relevant research and/or industrial work experience.

Experience should include an understanding of systems modeling, concurrent engineering and multidisciplinary optimization. A strong foundation in MATLAB and modeling and simulation is essential. A background in synthetic aperture radar imagery and radar hardware are highly valued assets. Appointments of will be made with competitive salary, depending on experience and qualifications (including previous publication record), in addition to housing allowance and medical benefits for expatriate candidates. Excellent travel and computing support will be provided and opportunities exist for supervising PhD students.

For more information please contact Prof. Golkar (golkar@skolkovotech.ru) and attach your CV and statement of purpose.

Alessandro Golkar, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Ph.D., MIT Aero/Astro   Research Interests: Space Systems Architecture, Satellite Engineering, Large-scale Engineering Systems Design Website: http://web.mit.edu/golkar/www Email: golkar@skolkovotech.ru

The Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology is a new English-language graduate university founded in 2011 and located just outside of Moscow in the Skolkovo Innovation Center. Established in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Skoltech will educate coming generations of entrepreneurial scientists, advance knowledge, and foster technological innovation to address critical issues facing Russia and the world.

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