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[Autre] Director of Strategy & Partnerships à Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at the University of Colorado Boulder

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:53:08 +0200

Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
Director of Strategy & Partnerships

The Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at the University of Colorado Boulder invites nominations and applications for the position of Director of Strategy and Partnerships. The position provides a rare opportunity to help define the future of one of the world’s premier space research institutions.

Director of Strategy and Partnerships

The Director of Strategy and Partnerships is a senior leadership team role, reporting to LASP’s Director, that develops and executes LASP's strategic vision, cultivates the partnerships essential to advancing the lab's space science mission, and ensures competitive proposals are submitted for winning new grants and contracts that support the laboratory’s science and technology efforts. In collaboration with the Director of LASP and the executive team, this role represents LASP objectives, champions strategic positions for large missions and instrument lines, leads capture efforts, and oversees proposal activities across key partner relationships. The Director of Strategy and Partnerships leads a team of proposal and capture managers to identify, formulate, and support research and technology in emerging opportunity areas spanning government, commercial, philanthropic, and international sectors. Their team also includes a committee of LASP professionals engaged part-time to support proposal opportunity dissemination and proposal internal support and review.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy

Working with the LASP Director and senior leadership, oversee the development of short- and long-term strategic priorities and future plans that span LASP’s science and technology teams, including in coordination with CU, government, private, and international space partners.
Identify new opportunities across academic, government, commercial, and international sectors, including awareness of emerging domains, products, and sectors eligible for expansion, such as large mission concepts, instrument line development, and strategic faculty and staff hiring

Partnerships

Cultivate partnerships with NASA, NOAA, local and state government, federal agency, industry, foundation, and philanthropic entities, supported by a robust partner relationship management system.
Identify and develop advancement and philanthropic opportunities in collaboration with the Director of LASP.

Proposal & Capture

Interact with prospective principal investigators (PIs) to maintain a continual awareness of future ambitions
Evaluate proposal opportunities and assess resource and capacity requirements for responding to calls, working closely with LASP leadership
Publicize upcoming proposal opportunities within LASP
Lead a team of proposal and capture managers to grow the quality and number of proposals submitted by LASP principal investigators and by external principal investigators partnered with LASP scientists and technologists
Oversee the submission of large mission, instrument, and research proposals, including conducting internal reviews to ensure proposal excellence
Oversee the LASP Strategy and Partnerships Committee, a rotating group of scientists and technologists to support the Director of Strategy & Partnerships in shared responsibility for lab-wide dissemination of opportunities, internal proposal support and review, and fostering the skills growth of new PIs and PMs.
Ensure initiatives for strategy and partnerships are resourced, sequenced, and tracked to completion.

Plus other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum:

Advanced degree or equivalent experience in a relevant discipline of engineering or science.
Ability to lead and define new directions in science, engineering, and mission opportunities
Program/project management experience in a research or science mission capacity
Demonstrated ability to manage complex organizational relationships and drive alignment across diverse teams without direct authority
Knowledge of government, commercial, philanthropic, and international space research goals, objectives, and opportunities
Deep familiarity with federal proposal and procurement processes, including experience with NASA, NOAA, NSF, DoD, or comparable agencies.
Ability to identify academic, financial, and political factors that impact research and mission opportunities
Ability to assess and manage business, social, and cultural factors affecting strategy and partnerships with local, national, and international organizations
Excellent collaborative and adaptive thinking perspectives, along with high emotional intelligence
Excellent cross-cultural and multi-discipline communication skills
Resilience and composure under pressure, with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-moving environment.
Creativity, accountability, and resilience

Preferred

Ph.D. degree in a relevant discipline of engineering or science
Experience with industry, federal, and/or international space agencies
Commercial business development and marketing experience
Eligibility for a high-level security clearance

Due to requirements governing access to export-controlled data and information, only U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents (green card holders), or other protected individuals (i.e., persons designated as an asylee, refugee, or temporary resident under amnesty provisions) are eligible for hire.

LASP

The Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) is one of the largest research institutes of CU Boulder, the #1 public university recipient of NASA research grants, and one of America’s leading aerospace universities. With a focus on solar, stellar, space plasma, atmospheric, and planetary sciences, LASP employs both experimental and theoretical approaches to answer key science questions. Since its inception in 1948, LASP has developed, operated, and analyzed the data from scientific instrumentation for solar science, earth atmospheric, planetary, deep-space, and Earth-orbiting spacecraft missions investigating the Sun, all eight planets, Pluto and beyond. The progressive development of research capabilities and use of innovative technologies in pursuit of emerging research initiatives ensures a continued leadership role for LASP in today’s growing “new space” era. Since 2013, LASP has secured over $1.75B in grants and contracts.

Thanks to its distinctive combination of scientific and engineering expertise and its ability both to manage long-term collaborations with agencies such as NASA and to respond to faster-moving opportunities with private sponsors, LASP has grown rapidly in the last decade, with expenditures that exceed well over $150M annually, secured through grants, contracts, and other funding vehicles. Some 400 of LASP’s 600-person staff are technical staff and research scientists. The LASP community includes tenure/tenure-track faculty, approximately 110 student employees

An important element of LASP’s mission is to train the next generation of space scientists and engineers: through wide-ranging research and flight projects, LASP participates actively in the development of the future leaders of space research and is a leader in educating students with highly valued technical and scientific skills. Undergraduate and graduate student participation is integral to LASP’s R&D and operational success. In this regard, LASP has been both a contributor to and beneficiary of the remarkable growth of the state of Colorado’s space sector.

Search Process and Employment Information

The annual salary range for this position is $225,000 to $265,000, plus moving allowance and performance bonus. The University of Colorado offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefit, and ECO Pass.

The University of Colorado and LASP have engaged Opus Partners (www.opuspartners.net) to support the recruitment of the Director of Strategy and Partnerships. Craig Smith, Managing Partner and Jeffrey Stafford, Senior Associate, are leading the search. Candidates should send their CV and letter of interest to jeffrey.stafford@opuspartners.net.

Nominations, recommendations, and inquiries should go to the same address. Every effort will be made to ensure candidate confidentiality. Applications received by August 1, 2026, will receive full consideration. The search process is confidential.

In compliance with the Colorado Job Application Fairness Act, in any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

CU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. We are committed to creating a workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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[Autre] Senior Director for Science à Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at the University of Colorado Boulder

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:53:08 +0200

Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
Senior Director for Science

The Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at the University of Colorado Boulder invites nominations and applications for the newly created position of Senior Director for Science. The development of the position provides a unique opportunity to help define the future of one of the world’s premier space research institutions.

As a key member of the laboratory’s executive leadership team, reporting directly to the Director of LASP, the Senior Director for Science will shape LASP’s long-term scientific vision, champion emerging research frontiers, cultivate scientific excellence across a multidisciplinary community, and help position the laboratory to lead the next generation of transformative discoveries and missions.

Senior Director of Science

Reporting to LASP’s Director, the Senior Director for Science is responsible for advancing the lab’s scientific leadership, maintaining and growing the excellence of its research community, and ensuring the long-term success and competitiveness of its research and science mission portfolio. This Senior Director for Science leads the multidisciplinary 80-100 person Science Division and supports the development of strategy for LASP’s long-term scientific vision and priorities, working in collaboration with the lab Director and LASP’s leadership team. The Senior Director also identifies and champions high-impact opportunities in missions, instruments, interdisciplinary research, and emerging scientific frontiers; is LASP’s scientific representative for partnerships with government agencies and national and international partners; and creates a collaborative and inclusive scientific community within LASP. The role is approximately 60% leadership and 40% scientific research.

Key Responsibilities

Laboratory-Level Scientific Leadership

Foster a vibrant multi-disciplinary and inclusive scientific community of researchers within LASP’s science division.
Provide strategic leadership for the scientific direction of LASP and advise the Director on all matters related to scientific institutional positioning.
Define, articulate, and implement LASP’s long-term scientific vision.
Enable institutional strategy that ensures continued competitiveness in major research programs and space missions.
Guide the direction of major proposals, new research initiatives, and investment in capability development, including identification of LASP-internal leaders for these.
Oversee tenure-track faculty lines, including recruitment, retention, promotion, and salary structures, working with the Director.
Establish policies affecting the scientific workforce and oversee their implementation, such as hiring, evaluation, and promotion.
Make staffing decisions that provide leadership structure for the Science Division and oversight for LASP’s faculty, researchers, postdoctoral scholars, and science students.
Facilitate cross-divisional collaboration across LASP’s science, technical and operational teams.
Provide guidance to scientific teams facing leadership or organizational challenges.
Collaborate with divisional assistant directors to provide structures and policies that foster mentorship, growth, and career opportunities for LASP scientists.
Execute their own scientific research program with excellence.

External Scientific Leadership and Representation

Work closely with the Director to promote and advocate for LASP’s scientific mission and programs, representing LASP science in interactions with university leadership, industry, federal agencies, and national and international scientific communities.
Strengthen LASP’s leadership within the national and international space science community.
Shape national and international scientific agendas through leadership and participation in panels, advisory bodies, and public-facing communications.
Support the Director in serving as one of LASP’s primary scientific representatives to NASA, NOAA, NSF, and federal agencies; National Academies panels and advisory bodies; international space agencies and global research partners; and commercial and philanthropic partners.
Promote the participation of LASP scientists in national and international leadership, identifying opportunities and providing mentoring.
Strengthen collaborations with CU Boulder departments, institutes, and external research organizations.

Plus other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required

Ph.D. in a relevant scientific discipline (e.g., atmospheric science, planetary science, solar physics, space physics, or related fields).
An internationally recognized record of scientific achievement and research leadership.
Leadership of major research programs, mission science teams, or research organizations.
Demonstrated success in scientific leadership, mentorship, and team development.
>10 years’ experience with large interdisciplinary collaborations and complex research initiatives.
Demonstrated excellence in oral and written communication of science at expert and layperson levels.

Preferred

Scientific expertise in multiple of LASP’s scientific and technical disciplines.
Prior experience in senior leadership roles within research institutes, universities, or space mission organizations.
Experience interacting with federal research agencies such as NASA, NOAA or NSF.
Demonstrated ability to develop and execute long-term scientific strategy.
Experience managing faculty or research scientist career-track systems.
Strong commitment to fostering a multi-disciplinary and inclusive scientific community.

Additional Leadership Attributes

Visionary scientific leadership.
A collaborative and inclusive leadership style.
Strategic thinking and institutional perspective.
Commitment to mentoring and developing scientific talent.
Ability to represent LASP effectively across the national and international research landscape.

LASP

Search Process and Employment Information

The annual salary range for this position is $263,000 to $300,000, plus moving allowance. The University of Colorado offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefit, and ECO Pass.

The University of Colorado and LASP have engaged Opus Partners (www.opuspartners.net) to support the recruitment of the Senior Director for Science. Craig Smith, Managing Partner and Jeffrey Stafford, Senior Associate, are leading the search. Candidates should send their CV and letter of interest to jeffrey.stafford@opuspartners.net. Nominations, recommendations, and inquiries should go to the same address. Every effort will be made to ensure candidate confidentiality. Applications received by August 1, 2026, will receive full consideration. The search process is confidential.

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[Autre] (W-0062) Postdoctoral Position on Multiscale Cloud Modeling à Max Planck Institute for Meteorology

Sat, 30 May 2026 17:53:10 +0200

The Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI‑M) is a multidisciplinary center for climate and Earth system research located in Hamburg, Germany. It is one of the premier climate science research institutes in the world. Located in the heart of one of Europe’s most livable and vibrant cities, it provides a highly international and interdisciplinary environment to conduct scientific research as well as access to state-of-the-art scientific facilities. You can also have a virtual tour to our campus.

THE POSITION

We invite you to apply for a

Postdoctoral Position on Multiscale Cloud Modeling | all genders

with the freedom to develop and pursue your own research program within a broad scope. As a successful candidate, you will become an integral part of the Multiscale Cloud Physics Group led by Franziska Glassmeier at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology.

YOUR PROFILE

We are looking for a curiosity-driven and conceptually minded candidate who enjoys interdisciplinary science and scientific discussion. To be considered for this position, you must hold, or be close to obtaining, a PhD in atmospheric dynamics, fluid dynamics, or a related field. As a suitable candidate, you have experience in conducting complex numerical simulations and scientific data analysis. Prior experience with moist convection and/or the ICON model will be an advantage but is not required. You should have experience in presenting your results to the scientific community at international conferences and through peer-reviewed publications in international journals. As a successful candidate, we will expect you to develop, conduct and present your own innovative research projects.

OUR OFFER

Exceptional opportunity to shape your independent research profile
Friendly and intellectually stimulating work environment
Opportunity to extend your network, locally and through generous funds for scientific travel
Opportunity for professional development including co-supervision of PhD candidates.
Flexible working conditions
Attractive benefits incl. subsidy for public transport across Germany (Deutschlandticket)

EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS

The position is offered for 3 years (full time). We are open to considering part-time employment
The position is available immediately. The start date is negotiable.
Payment will be in accordance with German public service positions depending on qualification (E14 TVöD) and includes extensive social security benefits. The conditions of employment, including salary progression and duration, follow the rules of the Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science and those of the German civil service
The Max Planck Society strives for gender and diversity equality. We particularly encourage applications from researchers who bring diverse perspectives and experiences to the scientific community
The Max Planck Society is committed to increasing the number of individuals with disabilities in its workforce and therefore encourages applications from such qualified individuals

INTERESTED?

Applications received before 25th June, 2026 (23:59 CEST) will receive full consideration.

The application documents should include:

a letter of motivation
a short (<2 pages) description of your research interests for this position in the context of your scientific achievements
a detailed CV, incl. list of publications and other research products
contact information of 2 references

CONTACT

For further information, please contact Dr Franziska Glassmeier.

Please do not send your application by email. Applications are accepted exclusively through our online application system.

Deadline: June 25, 2026

Max Planck Institute for Meteorology
Bundesstraße 53
20146 Hamburg
Germany

mpimet.mpg.de

Mastodon:
@MPI_Meteo@wisskomm.social

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[Contrat doctoral] Décontamination du lait de vache par plasma à Laboratoire DPHE

Fri, 29 May 2026 17:53:06 +0200

PROFIL DU POSTE (Contexte, description du projet et activités principales)
La contamination microbiologique représente un enjeu central pour l’industrie laitière en raison de la forte valeur nutritive des produits laitiers, qui en fait un milieu particulièrement favorable au développement de bactéries, levures et moisissures. Les sources de contamination sont multiples et interviennent à toutes les étapes de la chaîne. Dans ce contexte, la maîtrise de la contamination via des stratégies de décontamination efficaces et adaptées à chaque matrice telle que le lait est un impératif majeur pour l’industrie laitière moderne.

Pour les matrices alimentaires, les méthodes de décontamination diffèrent selon la nature du produit. La pasteurisation constitue la méthode de référence pour le lait. Le procédé HTST (High Temperature Short Time) consiste à chauffer le lait à 72 °C pendant au moins 15 secondes, ce qui élimine efficacement les pathogènes tout en préservant partiellement les qualités organoleptiques du lait. Pour une stérilisation plus poussée, le traitement UHT (Ultra High Temperature) expose le lait à des températures supérieures à 135 °C pendant 3-4 secondes. Ces traitements thermiques présentent néanmoins des inconvénients majeurs : dénaturation des protéines, perte d'arômes volatils, dégradation des vitamines thermosensibles (vitamine C, B12), réactions de Maillard entraînant un brunissement non enzymatique, et une modification du point de congélation.

Les limites des méthodes conventionnelles de décontamination ont conduit à un intérêt croissant pour des procédés non thermiques plus respectueux des matrices laitières et de l’environnement, tout en garantissant un haut niveau de sécurité microbiologique. Parmi ces technologies émergentes, les plasmas froids à pression atmosphérique apparaissent comme une alternative prometteuse aux traitements thermiques et chimiques, en permettant une inactivation microbienne efficace à basse température sans ajout direct de réactifs chimiques. Plusieurs travaux montrent que les plasmas froids peuvent être utilisés pour la décontamination du lait, ouvrant la voie à une approche intégrée de maîtrise de la contamination dans les ateliers laitiers.

Cette thèse a pour objectif d’évaluer le potentiel du plasma pour décontaminer le lait destiné à la production de produits laitiers (lait de transformation). Un lait artificiel standardisé servira d’abord de matrice modèle pour optimiser les paramètres de traitement (type de décharge, tension, gaz, temps d’exposition). Ces conditions optimales seront ensuite affinées puis validées sur du lait écrémé et du lait entier. Le défi est d’établir des conditions de traitement permettant une inactivation bactérienne sans modifier significativement les propriétés fonctionnelles, sensorielles et nutritionnelles du lait. Les travaux de thèse ont été décomposés en 3 lots.

L’objectif du lot 1 est d’identifier la source plasma la plus adaptée au traitement du lait en se basant sur l’efficacité de décontamination des systèmes plasma testés et leur capacité à préserver les propriétés physico-chimiques du lait. Les caractérisations seront basées sur des diagnostics électriques et optiques (spectromètre, camera ICCD). Les tâches associées sont les suivantes : caractérisations expérimentales de prototypes plasma pour le traitement du lait ; estimation de la puissance consommée ; identification des espèces réactives produites en phase gazeuse ; visualisation de la dynamique de décharge plasma (homogénéité, stabilité) ; validation croisée efficacité microbiologique/qualité.

L’objectif du lot 2 est de démontrer l’efficacité biocide du plasma sur le lait et de contribuer à la phase d’optimisation du lot 1. Les tâches associées sont les suivantes : formulation et validation du lait modèle (composition chimique, stabilité) ; préparation des inocula standardisés (pathogènes et flores d'altération) / Mise au point du protocole de traitement plasma sur lait modèle ; analyse des courbes d'inactivation pour chaque microorganisme testé sous forme planctonique et sessile dans un milieu de référence et dans un lait modèle ; sélection des paramètres optimaux du plasma pour progression vers un lait réel.

L’objectif du lot 3 est d’évaluer certains effets secondaires du traitement par plasma sur différents laits (modèle, écrémé, entier). Les analyses du lait traité par plasma permettront d’évaluer l’impact du traitement sur ses principales propriétés physico-chimiques : la température, le pH et la conductivité électrique. Ces mesures permettront de suivre certaines modifications potentielles liées à la formation de RONS dans le liquide et de corréler les paramètres plasma avec la préservation de la matrice laitière. Les taches associées concernent l’évaluation des modifications physico-chimiques du lait et des propriétés fonctionnelles (fermentescibilité, capacité de coagulation).

Les retombées attendues de ces travaux de recherche sont les suivantes :

Identification d’au moins une source plasma pour la décontamination du lait modèle, écrémé et entier
Validation de l’efficacité de décontamination sur des pathogènes prioritaires sans altération significative des propriétés intrinsèques du lait
Caractérisation des modifications induites sur les lipides, protéines et composés volatils du lait traité
Définition d’une fenêtre opératoire optimale alliant efficacité de décontamination et préservation de la qualité nutritionnelle et organoleptique du lait

PARTENARIATS
La thèse s'inscrit dans une démarche résolument collaborative au sein d’un projet plus large qui réunit 2 unités de recherche ayant des expertises complémentaires en physique des plasmas, biologie et agroalimentaire : l’Unité de Recherche DPHE et l’Unité Matériaux et Transformations (UMET), unité mixte de recherche rattachée au CNRS et à l’Université de Lille. Cette dernière développe des recherches en science des matériaux, physico-chimie des interfaces et transformations des systèmes complexes. Enfin, ce projet est soutenu au niveau national par le Centre National Interprofessionnel de l'Economie Laitière (CNIEL, https://www.cniel.com/).

Profil recherché :
COMPETENCES PROFESSIONNELLES Nous recherchons un(e) doctorant(e) titulaire d'un Master 2 en physique des plasmas ou domaine connexe, avec des compétences en diagnostics électriques et optiques (spectroscopie, imagerie ICCD) pour la caractérisation et la compréhension des décharges électriques. Une sensibilité aux applications biologiques des plasmas et un intérêt pour l'interdisciplinarité constituent des atouts pour les futurs candidats. Un bon niveau d’anglais serait un plus.

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