Commissioning and Operations Scientist

CTAO · santa cruz de la palma, islas canarias, Spain

Location
santa cruz de la palma
Job Type
Full-time
Posted
June 27, 2026

Job Description

The CTAO (Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory) will be the world’s largest and most powerful ground‑based observatory for gamma‑ray astronomy at very‑high energies. The Observatory has recently moved into its most exciting phase of development: the construction phase. Teams around the world are working together to make the CTAO reality. And with sites and staff located in Italy, Germany, Spain and Chile, the CTAO Central Organisation, which manages the construction and operation of the Observatory, is at the very centre of these activities.

To strengthen its team at the CTAO‑North site in La Palma (Spain), the CTAO is seeking a Commissioning and Operations Scientist to work on the commissioning of the Large‑Sized Telescopes (LSTs) until their acceptance by the CTAO, during at least the first two years, and subsequently, on the commissioning of the Medium‑Sized Telescopes (MSTs) with the goal of supporting the verification of the entire CTAO‑North array. Once all...

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