International tender for 1 position of PhD Researcher - Assistant Researcher for the scientific area of Astronomy, scientific subarea of Astrophysics at CFisUC - FCTUC

PUBLIC NOTICE I publicly announce that, by my order of October 15, 2026, an international tender to fill 1 (one) position of PhD Researcher equivalent to the category of Assistant Researcher is hereby open for 10 (ten) working days following the publication of the present notice at Diário da República [Official Journal of the Portuguese Republic].

The stated positions will be held under a public service employment contract of specified duration at the Centre for Physics (CFisUC) of Department of Physics of Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Coimbra.

This international tender shall be conducted pursuant to paragraph 1 of Article 57 of the Lei Geral do Trabalho em Funções Públicas [Public Employment Act], to the Decree nr.

57/2016, in its latest version, to the Regulatory Decree nr.

11-A/2017, of December 29th, and the Regulamento de recrutamento, contratação, prestação de serviço e avaliação de doutorados contratados a termo, na Universidade de Coimbra [Regulation on the Recruitment, Hiring, Service Provision and Assessment of Fixed-term PhD Employees at the University of Coimbra], hereinafter referred to as RRCPADCT, as well as further applicable legislation, for the scientific area of Astronomy, scientific subarea of Astrophysics, at the Centre for Physics (CFisUC) of Department of Physics of Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Coimbra.

SPACE – Monitoring, forecasting and control of the Earth’s space environment Programme and competition: MPr-2023-12 -

Reference, Place of Work and Monthly Wage I.1 Public tender reference: IT057-26-47. I.2. Place of Work: Department of Physics of Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Coimbra I.3. Job description: development of orbit determination processes for Resident Space Objects (RSOs) based on the Theory of Functional Connections (TFC);

development of techniques and methods to design maneuvers with the purpose of collision mitigation and docking, including for satellites equipped with solar sail.

I.4. Gross monthly wage: 3.576,56 euros, corresponding to index 195 to the single remuneration table, approved by Ordinance nr.

1553-C/2008, of December 31st, in its current version.

I.5. Maximum duration: three years, renewable for periods of one year, up to a maximum of six years.

II.

PhD degree in Astronomy, Astrophysics, or a related field.

Experience in orbit determination, orbit propagation, and collision probability estimation.

Knowledge of the Theory of Functional Connections (TFC) is required.