Properties of the Mercury Plasma Environment with PWI/SORBET on BepiColombo mission (M/F)

id="offer-description" class="ecl-u-type-heading-2 ecl-u-mt-none ecl-u-mb-l">Offer Description The project is centered on the first analysis of the SORBET (Spectroscopie des Ondes Radio et du Bruit Electrostatique Thermique) radio instrument, part of the PWI suite onboard the Mio (Mercury Magnetosphere Orbiter) spacecraft. It focuses on in situ plasma properties, especially on the electron measurements, to map the dynamics of the Mercury's magnetosphere due to its vicinity to the Sun, and its interaction with the solar wind during the nominal phase of the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission. High scientific return is expected. Nominal scientific observations are scheduled from April 2027. The postdoctoral researcher will contribute to the scientific exploitation of the SORBET instrument aboard BepiColombo. The candidate will exploit the first dedicated in-situ measurements of the Hermean plasma environment, which are expected to provide new constraints on electron transport and acceleration, solar-wind–magnetosphere coupling, and the origin and dynamics of cold and suprathermal electrons at Mercury. The work will lead to peer-reviewed publications, scientific data products, which will be shared with the BepiColombo mission community and beyond. he candidate will develop his/her project linked to the SORBET objectives to characterize and understand the plasma environment and Mercury's magnetosphere from electric and magnetic fields, plasma density and temperature measurements. The ca