Director hos Onsala Space Observatory i Göteborg

The Role

As Director of OSO, you will have a central leadership role with overall responsibility for the strategic, scientific and technical activities of the observatory. The role includes responsibility for staff, operations and budgets, as well as developing the organisation and competencies

needed to ensure high-quality operations and strengthen OSO's long-term scientific development, both nationally and internationally.

An important part of the role is to continue to foster an engaging and attractive environment for employees, researchers and collaboration partners, and contribute to Chalmers' long-term vision and ambition to be a leading technical university in Europe.

The Director will represent OSO nationally and internationally, with an ambition to further strengthen its scientific profile, secure long-term funding, and develop strategic partnerships with universities, research infrastructures and other stakeholders. The Director will also play a key role in strengthening and developing OSO's international collaborations.

Working closely with scientific, technical and administrative staff, the Director will lead the continued development of the Observatory's facilities and research-supporting technologies in radio astronomy and space geodesy.

The Director reports to the Head of the https://www.chalmers.se/en/departments/physics-and-astronomy/ at Chalmers University of Technology, as well as to the international OSO Steering Committee. We will provide appropriate support to enable the Director to successfully fulfil the responsibilities of the role.

Qualifications

The successful candidate should have:

Academic qualifications at the level of Professor in astronomy, with an internationally recognised scientific track record.

A broad understanding of the international landscape in radio astronomy, astrophysics and space geodesy.

Experience in leading and developing research infrastructures, research groups and/or laboratories, preferably in an international environment.

Experience in managing personnel, budgets and operations in a complex scientific or technical organisation.

Experience in developing international collaborations.

Experience with advanced observational facilities, large-scale instrumentation or research infrastructures.

Employment terms

The position as Director can be structured in one of two ways: either as a full-time permanent position as Director, or as a permanent faculty position with a fixed-term assignment as Director. The latter option requires an academic review for candidates who do not already hold a faculty position at Chalmers, where the role as Director would then be combined with individual research or teaching up to 20% of full time.

The Director recruitment follows Chalmers' guidelines for leadership appointments and are carried out by a recruitment committee. The final decision is made by the President.

The position is based at Onsala Space Observatory, in Sweden.

Start date by agreement.

Application procedure

Please note that all application materials must be submitted via the advertisement published by Perrett Laver.

https://plusportal.perrettlaver.com/VacancyDetail/d7c4b4d5-4e4d-b3e3-bb57-3a242e9ddd04

Application deadline

November 17, 2026