Opportunities

Illustration of the hot gas giant exoplanet HD 189733b, where raining glass is a possibility (Credit: NASA, ESA, M. Kornmesser).

This page is for job opportunities related to the IA Planetary Systems group. For general IA job opportunities follow this link.

Open calls:

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE OPENING OF AN INTERNATIONAL CALL TO HIRE ONE POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER UNDER DECREE-LAW Nº 57/2016, ALTERED BY LAW Nº 57/2017

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE OPENING OF AN INTERNATIONAL CALL TO HIRE ONE POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER UNDER DECREE-LAW Nº 57/2016, ALTERED BY LAW Nº 57/2017

One Research Fellowship for PhD student in the field of Exoplanet Research

Press releases

Closest temperate exoplanet discovered orbiting star close to the Sun
Published 15 November, 2017 in Outreach

Imagem artística do exoplaneta Ross 128 b, com a sua estrela, uma anã vermelha pouco ativa no topo.

Ross 128 b is the closest Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting a quiet red dwarf star, which may increase the likelihood that this planet could potentially harbor life. It was detected with... read more ❯
New planet hunter to be installed in La Silla Observatory
Published 19 September, 2017 in Outreach

Photo of ESO's 3.6-meter Telescope

The new instrument, called NIRPS, will be installed in ESO's 3.6 meter telescope, and has the participation of Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA). Learn more (only in Portuguese) » read more ❯
First detection of Titanium Oxide in the atmosphere of an exoplanet
Published 14 September, 2017 in Outreach

WASP-19b exoplanet transit scheme

This observation, published today in Nature, has the participation of an Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) collaborator. Learn more (only in Portuguese) »   read more ❯
New worlds await ESPRESSO
Published 24 August, 2017 in Outreach

The four VLT telescopes

After nearly ten years of planning and construction, the ESPRESSO spectrograph, a high resolution instrument that will enable the discovery of exoplanets similar to our Earth, will now be installed at... read more ❯
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