Your chance to lead space innovation, our mission
The ESA Φ-lab Collaborative Innovation Network (CIN) opportunities are now open for applications! This network aims to accelerate the future of Earth Observation (EO) by means of Transformative Technologies, i.e., all the innovations that are transforming or creating entire industries via emerging technologies, to strengthen the world-leading competitiveness of the European EO industrial and research sectors.
An ESA Φ-lab mission
Within its mission, ESA Φ-lab and Pi School invite you to join the CIN for an exclusive collaboration reshaping research work in Earth Observation. As a participant, you will help to address in a short time real transformative ideas and challenges set by ESA or proposed by you, and ESA will open its door to its community of innovators and researchers within the CIN.Who are we looking for?
Through our highly selective process, we seek people with excellent skills, creativity, and a passion for pushing research boundaries.
You will have to select one of the two types of schemes:
- Φ-lab Visiting Researcher Framework: You are a researcher or a talented innovator from industry or academia, and you want to come onsite at the ESA Φ-lab for a certain period to mingle with researchers, support and enhance ESA Φ-lab 's research and innovation projects, and promote research results in the community (e.g., through seminars, workshops, and publications).
- Visiting Professor Framework: You are a distinguished expert in your field, a Professor from Academia or Expert from the industrial sector, and you want to lead strategic activity aiming to deliver positioning/white papers and overview reports, mentor research teams, strategically contribute to ESA Φ-lab mission on specific topics of interest where ESA Φ-lab would benefit.
If you are interested in joining CIN, please check the Open Calls.