Long Night of Careers @ USI 2024:

Thursday 18 April 2024, 17.00-21.00

Palazzo Rosso, Campus Ovest, Lugano

Meet ESA ! with Andrew Kane

We are glad to announce our track: “AI & Space – Algorithms for socio-economic benefits” was selected by the organisers.
During the 90 minutes session on March 26 at the SwissTech Convention Center in Lausanne, Claudia Röösli, PhD and Grégoire Bourban will welcome on stage a panel of speakers presenting the latest developments in AI and ML using space data for socio-economic benefits along the UN_SDGs.  

·       More information and registration

·       Agenda of the track

Die sensationelle Entdeckung des ersten Planeten ausserhalb unseres Sonnensystems vor etwa dreissig Jahren hat eine Revolution in der Astrophysik ausgelöst. Seither haben Forscher:innen mehr als 5500 dieser sogenannten Exoplaneten nachgewiesen – und fast täglich kommen neue hinzu. Astrophysikerin Jo Ann Egger nimmt uns mit auf eine Entdeckungsreise zu diesen weit entfernten Welten und gibt uns einen Einblick in ein immer noch rasant wachsendes Forschungsfeld, von den Methoden zur Entdeckung neuer Exoplaneten bis hin zu den neuesten Erkenntnissen aus den Daten des James Webb Weltraumteleskops.

Jo Ann Egger arbeitet als Doktorandin an der Universität Bern und ist Mitglied des Science Teams des CHEOPS Weltraumteleskops der Europäischen Weltraumagentur.

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The 20th International Career Day (ICD) will be held on Friday, 15 March 2024 in Lausanne. © FDFA

The ICD offers young professionals and students at Swiss universities a platform to meet with representatives of international organisations and find out about jobs and career opportunities in the multilateral environment. More than 50 high-profile multilateral organisations from different sectors will be at the ICD to provide first-hand information and answer visitors' questions about internships and part-time positions as well as entry-level opportunities and the eligibility criteria.

The ICD has grown significantly in terms of both participant and visitor numbers since being launched in 2003. It was held in Bern in 2017 and in Basel in 2018, in St Gallen in 2019, online in 2021, in Fribourg in 2022 and in Lucerne in 2023.

• Admission to the ICD is free of charge.

• Registration

Citizen Science ist Wissenschaft zum selber- und mitmachen. Die Forschungsmethode wird sowohl im akademischen Umfeld als auch in Museen oder Naturschutzvereinen immer beliebter, besonders weil sie durch den Einbezug von Bürger:innen Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft in den Dialog bringt. So finden wir neue und relevante Fragestellungen, sammeln mehr und schneller Daten, analysieren diese mit frischen Perspektiven und machen somit wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse robuster und akzeptierter. Die Astronomie war dabei schon immer ein wichtiger Bereich, in dem mit Citizen Science gearbeitet wurde.

Der Vortrag stellt vor, was Citizen Science ist und warum diese Forschungsmethode wichtig ist. Er beleuchtet die Rolle der Astronomie in Geschichte und Gegenwart von Citizen Science.

Tizian Zumthurm arbeitet bei der Geschäftsstelle Citizen Science Schweiz. Sie ist bei der Stiftung Science et Cité angesiedelt, die als Kompetenzzentrum der Akademien der Wissenschaften Schweiz den Dialog zwischen Gesellschaft und Wissenschaft fördert. Die Geschäftsstelle unterhält das Netzwerk Schweiz forscht, welches Citizen Science im Allgemeinen und konkrete Projekte in der Schweiz sichtbar macht und das gegenseitige Lernen aller Interessierten fördert.

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Heutzutage umkreisen tausende Satelliten unseren Planeten. Sie beobachten und überwachen die Erde und liefern kontinuierlich Terrabytes an wertvollen Daten, die unser Wissen über die Dynamik der Erde ständig erweitern. Anwendung findet die satellitengestützte Fernerkundung in praktisch allen Lebensbereichen, sei es in der Landwirtschaft, Wetter- und Unwettervorhersage, Forstwirtschaft, Überwachung von atmosphärischen Gasen und ozeanischen Prozessen, städtische Entwicklung, Klimaforschung oder im Katastrophenmanagement. Doch wie funktionieren Satelliten eigentlich? Wie genau sehen Bilder aus, die mit Satelliten aufgenommen werden und was kann man alles erkennen, bzw. wo liegen die Limitationen? Und inwiefern ist die Schweiz in der Fernerkundung aktiv? Diese und weitere Fragen werden wir gemeinsam klären und uns dazu die physikalischen und technischen Grundlagen anschauen.

Carmen Meiller: Doktorandin an den Remote Sensing Laboratories (RSL), Geographisches Institut der Universität Zürich und Mitarbeiterin des National Point of Contact für Satellitendaten (NPOC)

Ella Schubiger: Masterstudentin am Geographischen Institut der Universität Zürich und Mitarbeiterin des National Point of Contact für Satellitendaten (NPOC).

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ESA is the European gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability, leading peaceful exploration, and use of the space for the benefit of everyone on earth.

ESA offers several entry-level programs targeting students, recent graduates, and young professionals, alongside its vacancies for experienced professionals.

Andrew Kane and ESA representatives would love to meet you and share ESA career opportunities with you. One of them could be your path to space.

Register here to the event.

16:00 – 16:45: ESA Representatives talk about careers:

 16:45 – 17:00: Networking Break out Session

17:00 – 18:00: One-to-one Speed Meetings. Book here to get answer to your personal questions with your preferred Counselors.

Places are limited and registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.

Please be aware that applications for ESA jobs can be taken only from eligible nationalities (see here).
For more information contact us: career@space-exchange.ch

ESA is the European gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability, leading peaceful exploration, and use of the space for the benefit of everyone on earth.

ESA offers a number of entry-level programs targeting students, recent graduates, and young professionals, alongside its vacancies for experienced professionals.

Andrew Kane and ESA representatives would love to meet you and share ESA career opportunities with you. One of them could be your path to space!

Register here to the event.

Please be aware that applications for ESA jobs can be taken only from eligible nationalities (see here).
For more information contact us: career@space-exchange.ch

12:15 to 13:00 -followed by a snack buffet Conference: Meet your Future Employer - The European Space Agency

ESA is Europe’s gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability, leading peaceful exploration, and use of the space for the benefit of everyone on earth.

ESA offers a number of entry-level programs targeting students, recent graduates, and young professionals, alongside its vacancies for experienced professionals.

Andrew Kane would love to meet you during this presentation and share ESA career opportunities with you. One of them could be your path to space!
 

 13:10 to 14:15 - One-to-One Speed Dating Sessions

Book here your speed meeting session *Places are limited and registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.

ESA will answer your personal question on career opportunities; choose your Counselor in the list below:

• Andrew Kane - ESA entry level career coordinator

• Loic Azzalini - ESA YGT - Advanced Concepts Team

• Maurane Gisiger - ESA YGT - ESA Education Office

• Julien Bonnaud - SXS Harmonization with Industry- former YGT

• Gregoire Bourban - SXS head- former YGT

• Silvia Invrea - SXS Career Head

• Elena Bittante - SXS Movetia grants

• Alexandre Chappuis - EPFL Student and ESA Intern 

By registering, you commit yourself to come to this event. If you are unable to attend, we ask you to unsubscribe before the event (log on to epflcareer.ch, click on this link and then on the "cancel" button of the event). If you encounter problems during registration, please write to cctc@epfl.ch mentioning “ESA’s Presentation”.

Organised by the Transversal Skills and Career Center.

Location: EPFL Campus : SG 0 211

Please be aware that applications for ESA jobs can be taken only from eligible nationalities, namely ESA member states and cooperating states. find information here

Registration

You are invited at the Commercial Space Days in Lucerne at KKL Congress Center

One-to-one meetings SXS and ESA on careers with the participation of:

• Silvia Invrea, Director of USI Career Service & SXS

• Lucy Van der Tass, ESA Head of Talent Acquisition

Register here (for students FREE TICKET)

Few free tickets are available for students wanting a 2-day ticket (September 11 & 12) register here

Euclid – ESA’s mission for exploring the dark Universe launches in early July

Euclid will map the universe in search of what constitutes 95% of the universe: dark matter and dark energy. It is a huge endeavour that includes a consortium of more than 2000 scientists from 300 institutes in 13 European countries, the US, Canada and Japan. Four Swiss institutions contributed to it: The University of Geneva (UniGe, lead of the Swiss participation), the University of Zurich (UZH), the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW) and the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL).

Events list:

UZH: June 16, 3-2-1 Go Euclid! Space Café at the UZH Space Hub, for academic audiences.

• Location: Irchel Campus (room Y16-G-15)

• Program and registration: https://www.spacehub.uzh.ch/en/events/SpaceCafe/Euclid.html

FHNW: July 3rd, afternoon and evening, Euclid pre-launch celebration, public event at the Campus Windisch. Everyone is welcome!

• Program and registration: https://astro-helio.ch/

UniGe: public event planned for later this year. Stay tuned!

Are you interested in organizing a talk with a Euclid expert in your region? Please contact martin.kunz@unige.ch

Find more information on ESA’s Euclid launch kit https://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/science/Euclid-LaunchKit.pdf

Programm

17.00 bis 19.30 - Campus-Platz, für alle

• Aufblasbares Planetarium Spacedome, Platz reservieren!

• Euclid Infostand

• Science Slam, Dr. Stefan Hackstein

• Weltraumlieder mit baboon

• Galaxien-Frisbees

• Raketenglace an der Studi-Bar

19.30 bis 21.30 Uhr - Erdgeschoss Bahnhofstr. 5 für Erwachsene mit Anmeldung

• Apéro

• Begrüssung Jürg Christener, Direktor Hochschule für Technik FHNW

• Ansprache Dr. Oliver Botta, SBFI

• Raumsonde Euclid, Prof. Martin Melchior u. Team, FHNW

• Hunting dark matter and dark energy with Euclid, Dr. Francesca Lepori, UZH

• Liveschaltung zum Kennedy Space Center, Prof. Martin Kunz, UniGE

• Science Slam, Weltraumlieder und Bar

Euclid – ESA’s mission for exploring the dark Universe launches in early July

Euclid will map the universe in search of what constitutes 95% of the universe: dark matter and dark energy. It is a huge endeavour that includes a consortium of more than 2000 scientists from 300 institutes in 13 European countries, the US, Canada and Japan. Four Swiss institutions contributed to it: The University of Geneva (UniGe, lead of the Swiss participation), the University of Zurich (UZH), the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW) and the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL).

Events list:

UZH: June 16, 3-2-1 Go Euclid! Space Café at the UZH Space Hub, for academic audiences.

• Location: Irchel Campus (room Y16-G-15)

• Program and registration: https://www.spacehub.uzh.ch/en/events/SpaceCafe/Euclid.html

FHNW: July 3rd, afternoon and evening, Euclid pre-launch celebration, public event at the Campus Windisch. Everyone is welcome!

• Program and registration: https://astro-helio.ch/

UniGe: public event planned for later this year. Stay tuned!

Are you interested in organizing a talk with a Euclid expert in your region? Please contact martin.kunz@unige.ch

Find more information on ESA’s Euclid launch kit https://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/science/Euclid-LaunchKit.pdf

SAVE THE DATE!

Meet ESA @ the USI Long Night of Career next 20 April 2023

18:00-18:30 Meet the Company Session (workshop)

Red Building A-23 Speakers:

• Andrew Kane, ESA Entry Level Coordinator, European Space Agency

• Gregoire Bourban, Head of Space Exchange Switzerland, European Space Agency

• Elena Bittante, SXS Career Coordinator

19:30-21:00 Job Gallery Walk (One-to-one meetings)

The Intern in ESA Red Building A-11

Speakers: Andrew Kane, Entry Level Coordinator

18:00-21:00 Company corner (outdoor)

Registration: career@space-exchange.ch

More information and registration.