2024-09-11 Opening for a Gaia science operations scientist

Today a job opening has been posted for a Gaia science operations scientist on the ESA Careers website. The deadline for applications is 2 October.

Gaia will end its operational life in the first half of 2025, after which the mission’s post-operations phase will begin. Four highly successful data releases (DRs) have been achieved so far, all of which were major, transformational events for the astronomical world. A fifth release, Gaia DR4, is currently being prepared for publication in 2026, and a final release, Gaia DR5, is expected to conclude the mission by the end of the decade. Gaia has a relatively long post-operations phase of five and a half years, reflecting the complexity of turning the basic observation data from 10.5 years of science operations into legacy data products of the highest quality.

As a Science Operations Scientist, you will be initially assigned to the Gaia mission, under the direct responsibility of the Mission Manager in the Mission Management and Science Operations Division within SCI-S. The role will later evolve into that of a Science Operations Scientist for an operational mission or mission in development.

Full details of this job opening can be found here.