Geospatial data analysis for global and regional gravity field estimation from Earth and Mars future satellite missions - 2026_IDR_DICA_10

Position: Research appointment (pre-doc) Institute: Polytechnic of Milano
Posted on: 22/04/2026 Deadline: 08/06/2026

Scientific-Disciplinary Group

08/CEAR-04 - Geomatics

Description

The research program consists of the study and software implementation of data analysis methodologies within the so-called space-wise approach to gravity field estimation. This is an approach developed by the Satellite Geodesy group of Politecnico di Milano and oriented to the geospatial data modelling, mainly in the stochastic description of the signal and errors. The research objective is the estimation of the gravity field and its temporal variations in spherical harmonics (global models) or as gridded values of some functionals of the potential (regional models) or through the direct estimation of the mass distribution (global or regional gravimetric inversion). In this research, realistic simulations of future gravimetric missions for the Earth (like NGGM/MAGIC or CARIOQA) or for other planets (namely Mars) that will exploit technological innovations such as laser tracking between pairs of satellites or measurements provided by quantum accelerometers.

Job posting website

https://www.polimi.it/en/bandi-incarichidiricerca

Number of positions

1

Funding body

Politecnico di Milano

How to apply

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Selection process

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In order to participate in the selection, please read the call ("bando") available at the following website: https://www.polimi.it/en/bandi-incarichidiricerca Oral test aimed at ascertaining candidates’ aptitude and suitability to carry out the research activity covered by the Fellowship, as well as at assessing their knowledge of English and/or other languages relevant to the research activities to be performed (up to 40 points) Relevance and pertinence of the publications, theses and scientific products attached to the research programme covered by the Fellowship (up to 20 points) Relevance and pertinence of previous research activities and work experience, if any, in relation to the research activity covered by the Fellowship (up to 20 points) Relevance and pertinence of their study programme to the research programme covered by the Fellowship (up to 20 points)

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