A Postdoctoral Fellow Position in Space Physics Group

We are now opening a postdoctoral fellow position for a 2-year project. The selected person will focus on either using and/or developing Vlasiator. Prior knowledge in at least one of the following areas is required: GPU technologies, high-performance computing, parallelisation algorithms, C++, plasma processes in the magnetotail including magnetic reconnection and kinetic instabilities.

We offer a position in a dynamic and international research group, with a possibility to network and to develop as a researcher. The Vlasiator team is innovative, high-spirited and a close community. Finland is the happiest country in the world offering a great environment fostering equality, equality of opportunities, the best schooling system, vacations, and possibilities for work-family balance.

The 2-year position is available immediately. The deadline for applications is 31.10.2025.

For more information, please visit:

• http://helsinki.fi/vlasiator
• http://blogs.helsinki.fi/spacephysics/
• https://github.com/fmihpc/vlasiator

For specifics about the position, contact Professor Minna Palmroth (minna.palmroth@helsinki.fi). Interested candidates should send their informal application, CV, list of publications, and a maximum of three names to act as references in the possible shortlisting to spacephysics-positions@helsinki.fi and cc: Minna.Palmroth@helsinki.fi.