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

The secret of Venus may be hidden in the heat of the night
Published 22 February, 2022 in Outreach

Conceção artística da superfície de Vénus.

The most complete profile of Venus winds parallel to the equator on the nightside launches fresh clues on the possible link between the rampant greenhouse effect of the atmosphere and... read more ❯
New planet detected around star closest to the Sun
Published 10 February, 2022 in Outreach

The exoplanet, named Proxima d, was detected by a team lead by an Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço researcher, and is the "lightest" ever discovered with the radial... read more ❯
Rare super-mercury discovered
Published 18 January, 2022 in Outreach

With data from NASA's Kepler space mission and ESO's HARPS and CORALIE spectrographs, a team lead by an Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço researcher, was able to discover... read more ❯
CHEOPS reveals a rugby ball-shaped exoplanet
Published 11 January, 2022 in Outreach

Imagem artística do exoplaneta com forma de bola de rugby, WASP-103b, a orbitar a sua estrela-mãe.

This research, lead by Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço researcher Susana Barros, is the first time that the deformation of an exoplanet has been detected. Learn more: ESA News  read more ❯
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