PhD in Space Technology

MSCA Doctoral Network position “Electric solar wind sail mission design”. We are now looking for two (2) Doctoral Researchers./nThis PhD topic is part of the “Electric solar wind sail doctors” (E-Sailors) network, funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Doctoral Network Programme. The DR will be enrolled at and hosted by Aalto University, Finland, with the main supervisor Jaan Praks, co-hosted by the FMI with the E-sail researcher Dr. Petri Toivanen./nPosition 2: The E-Sailor 4 doctoral position focuses on the design and engineering of an electric sail (E-sail) payload system for nanospacecraft, with a particular emphasis on developing the payload for the ESTCube-LuNa mission. The main supervisor of the DR at Aalto University, Finland (15 months) is Assoc. Prof. Jaan Praks. The DR will also be co-supervised by the E-sail inventor Petri Toivanen while working for 15 months at the FMI, Finland and by Dr. Iaroslav Iakubivskyi while working 6 months at Spacecraft Anatomy, Estonia./nStarting date: The position is expected to start in the first half of 2026. Target degree: Doctoral degree from Aalto University, Finland.