Exploration Science Strategy Intern for Space Missions

European Space Agency - ESA; Noordwijk; On-site; EUR 8,900 - 11,000; Full time

Job summary

European Space Agency (ESA) is offering an internship in Exploration Science Strategy at ESTEC/Noordwijk. The role supports consolidating the HRE science strategy by aggregating inputs from ESA white papers, roadmaps and peer-reviewed articles, and organizing them into a coherent knowledge base.

You will extract priorities and prepare synthesis material for future science planning. You will learn how science strategy is developed in an international space agency context, using literature

Qualifications

• Master’s level background in data science, space science, life sciences, physical sciences, engineering.
• Good ability to review, analyse and synthesize scientific literature, white papers, roadmaps and strategy documents.
• Interest in human spaceflight, microgravity research, exploration science, or the development of science strategies for space programmes.
• Good command of Microsoft Office tools, in particular Word, Excel and PowerPoint, for document preparation, source tracking, tables and synthesis material.
• Basic knowledge of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and statistical methods.

Responsibilities

• Collect, catalogue and structure relevant strategy documents, white papers, roadmaps and scientific articles related to HRE science.
• Compare the priorities, science questions, capabilities and implementation approaches identified across ESA material and documents from other agencies.
• Map the scientific literature against the main HRE science themes to highlight evidence, trends, gaps and emerging topics.
• Prepare clear summaries, tables, and visual synthesis material to support discussions within the team and contribute to the consolidation of future science strategy documents.
• Apply existing AI/Machine Learning tools to identify knowledge gaps.
• Learn how science strategy is developed in an international space agency context and how scientific evidence, community inputs and programme constraints are translated into strategic priorities.

Education

Master’s level background in data science, space science, life sciences, physical sciences, engineering

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Python

Zotero/Mendeley/EndNote

Job description

European Space Agency (ESA) is offering an internship in Exploration Science Strategy at ESTEC/Noordwijk. The role supports consolidating the HRE science strategy by aggregating inputs from ESA white papers, roadmaps and peer-reviewed articles, and organizing them into a coherent knowledge base.

You will extract priorities and prepare synthesis material for future science planning. You will learn how science strategy is developed in an international space agency context, using literature