Intern in The Science Operations Department, Juice Strategic Science Planning

Intern in the Science Operations Department, JUICE Strategic Science Planning- **Job Requisition ID**:19862- **Date Posted**:1 November 2025- **Closing Date**:30 November 2025 23:59 CET/CEST- **Publication**:External Only- **Type of Contract**:Intern- **Directorate**:Science- **Workplace**:Villanueva de la Cañada, ES**Location**
ESAC, Villanueva de la Cañada, Spain
** Our team and mission**-
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- Under the direct authority of D/SCI, the Head of the Science Operations Department is responsible for the development of the science operations infrastructure under the Directorate responsibility, the operation of the Directorate’s missions once successfully commissioned, and the curation of all scientific data in the missions’ legacy phase. These responsibilities are discharged in full coordination with the Directorate’s Departments and Offices and as appropriate, with the Directorate of Operations (D/OPS).
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- In implementing his/her duties, SCI-S is supported by the:

- mission Management and Science Operations Division (SCI-SO).
- science Operations Development Division (SCI-SD).
- data Science and Archives Division (SCI-SA).

** Field(s) of activity for the internship**-
-** Topic of the internship: JUICE Strategic Science Planning: Scientific Opportunity Analysis, Trajectory Studies and Tools development in support of the Science Operations Center**--
- For the detailed topic descriptions please go to this web page:- ---
- The role of the Science Operations Center at ESAC is to support our science mission in maximising the scientific return they can yield. The Juice (JUpiter ICy moons Explorer) mission is currently on its way to Jupiter. It is an ambitious mission that has many targets in the Jovian system - its three icy moons (of course) but also Jupiter, its magnetosphere, its plasma environment and its other moons.
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- This internship aims to support the thematic working groups of the science working team and the SOC in identifying the most critical parts of the mission for each discipline and help build the strategic science planning that will enable Juice to make the most of its Jovian adventure. This includes trajectory analysis, interaction with the operations scientists and the working group leads, implementation of the identified needs with python notebooks and synthesis of the findings.

** Behavioural competencies**-
-Result Orientation
Operational Efficiency
Fostering Cooperation
Relationship Management
Continuous Improvement
Forward Thinking-For more information, please refer to ESA Core Behavioural Competencies guidebook-
** Education**-
-You must be a university student, preferably studying at master’s level. In addition, you must be able to prove that you will be enrolled at your University for the entire duration of the internship.-
** Additional requirements**-
-The working languages of the Agency are English and French. A good knowledge of one of these is required. Knowledge of another ESA Member State language is an asset.-
For this position you should have:
-- interest in Planetary Sciences.
- knowledge of one or several of the main disciplines relevant for Juice: Geophysics, Planetary surfaces, Geology, Jupiter atmosphere, Magnetospheric science.
- interest in Science Operations.
- good level of coding in python.
- proficiency in English.
- familiarity with SPICE ancillary data would be a plus.
- experience in complex data analysis.
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