SKA JOBS

As we ramp up towards start of construction in the next few months, we will be recruiting UK HQ based staff in Procurement, Finance, Communications, IT, Health & Safety and Engineering roles. We are also starting to recruit for some roles to be based in Australia and South Africa. Some of those roles will be employed through our partners CSIRO and SARAO. Make sure to register on our recruitment website (https://recruitment.skatelescope.org/) to receive alerts.

OPERATIONS SCIENTIST /SAFE® PRODUCT MANAGER

The SKA Operations Group is seeking to employ a talented and motivated person to act as a Product Manager to support and guide the software development for the construction of the SKA telescopes. As a large and globally distributed project, the software is being developed by many teams across different time zones from outside of the SKA Observatory. Deadline: 02/04/2021 Apply here

MECHANICAL ENGINEER Role based in South Africa

A unique opportunity for a mechanical engineer with experience in design, integration and verification of large precision motion systems and structure to support the delivery of a ground-breaking scientific facility. Deadline: 26/03/2021 Apply here

MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT

An amazing opportunity for a qualified or near-qualified management accountant who enjoys developing and maintaining highly complex spreadsheets while supporting the Finance Manager with business-as-usual activities. Deadline: 18/03/2021 Apply here

COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT

Upcoming job opportunities in the next few weeks include Communications Leads (one based in Australia, one based in South Africa), and a Media Manager (based at the HQ). More information about these roles will be posted on our recruitment website.

PARTNER INSTITUTE JOBS

CSIRO SKA/MRO - STATION MANAGER - BOOLARDY (MURCHISON RADIO-ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY – MRO)

The Station Manager lives on-site at the Boolardy Station Homestead and works closely with the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory (MRO) Site Entity Leader and other managers in CSIRO. Liaising closely with key stakeholder communities, the successful candidate will deliver land management activities at the MRO, ensuring the onsite needs of CSIRO and the Australian Government are met. In particular, this involves care, rehabilitation and management of the MRO (Boolardy Station) and includes “hands-on” maintenance and pastoral station related activities. Deadline: 14/03/2021

POSITIONS AT THE INSTITUTO ASTROFÍSICA ANDALUCÍA (IAA) (CSIC)

Project Scientist – This is a job for radio-astronomers both active in their own research and passionate about different areas of Astrophysics in which the SKA will have an impact.

Radio astronomer postdoctoral – This is a position for a radio astronomer with experience in science archives and services for their exploitation, user support, and analysis of radiointerferometric data. Apply Here