진학프로석·박사 채용 접수 플랫폼

UiT The Arctic University of Norway has established «The Arctic MSCA-PF program» (uit.no/arcticmsca) to recruit excellent young researchers planning to apply for a Marie Skƚodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA-PF) to pursue a career in research. We invite applications from promising young researchers within the field of Applied Physics. The selected candidate will write a proposal for a 24-month MSCA-PF at UiT together with Assoc. Prof. Knut Ola Dølvenas supervisor. This is an opportunity to accelerate your research career while living in the urban research city of Narvik.

This call is one of 33 from pre-selected supervisors at UiT The Arctic University of Norway through the “Arctic MSCA-PF program”. Successful postdoc candidates will be invited for a two-day MSCA-PF symposium June 10-11, 2026 (hybrid physical/digital event, see details at https://uit.no/arcticmsca/programstructure). At this event, the candidates will present their past research achievements, discuss future plans with their potential supervisor and learn how to write a successful MSCA-PF application. The selected candidates will, jointly with the supervisor, write the MSCA-PF application by the deadline of September 9, 2026.

In this call we search for talented, young researchers within the field of Environmental Science/Physics/Technology with a special interest in Applied Physics, as presented by Assoc. Prof. Knut Ola Dølven:

The research focus for this project is the environmental consequences of ocean deposited rocket debris from rocket launch sites. With hundreds of orbital launches annually from corridors covering pristine marine ecosystems (e.g., Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand; Andøya, Norway), it is relevant to ask if jettisoned stages, fairings, and propellant residues can adversely affect ecosystems due to seafloor disturbances, chemical leaching (metals, propellants), littering, or increased collision risk for seafaring vehicles. Within this topic, there are several important applied-physics research questions that should be investigated. For instance, one focus could be on establishing environmental risk assessments by predicting dispersion, deposition, bioavailability, and degradation of debris and chemicals using Lagrangian particle dispersion/reaction frameworks. A different focus could be to address engineering aspects of debris dynamics (e.g. separation and fragmentation) and help enabling recovery logistics and improve launch corridor planning. Projects can be fully desktop based (data analysis, simulations and numerical tool development) or use case studies from an accessible rocket range. The aim is to translate applied physics into decision support for operators, agencies and policy makers to minimize ecological risk and help maximize the sustainability of space missions.

Please send your CV (max 3 pages) and describe a research project that will strengthen and complement the presented research (max 2 pages) to knut.o.dolven@uit.no by Feb 16th, 2026. Mark your application "Arctic MSCA". Successful candidates will be contacted in late March 2026.