Internal Research Fellow in Planetary Protection
ESA · ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands
About this role
Apply now » Internal Research Fellow in Planetary Protection Job Requisition ID: 20339 Date Posted: 9 September 2026 Closing Date: 7 October 2026 23:59 CET/CEST Publication Method: External Only Type of Appointment ( learn more) : Internal Research Fellow Directorate: Technology, Engineering and Quality Workplace: Noordwijk, NL #job-location.job-location-inline { display: inline; } Grade Band: F2 - F2 $(function(){$('span.joblayouttoken-label').filter(function() {return $(this).text().trim()==='Grade Band:';}).html('Grade Band ( learn more ): ');}); Location ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands Our team and mission The Research Fellow in Planetary Protection will work in close cooperation with other staff of the Independent Safety Office in the Directorate of Technology, Engineering and Quality. The Independent Safety Office is responsible for overseeing the development, implementation, maintenance of ESA policies, requirements, standards and functional support to ESA projects for: Planetary Protection. Space Debris Mitigation. Nuclear Safety for applications in space. Re-entry safety. Human Spaceflight Safety. Europe leads the way in sustainable and responsible space exploration, with…