PhD position on the occurrence of small exoplanets revealed by PLATO at MSSL/UCL (UK)
The Mullard Space Science Laboratory (MSSL) at University College London (UCL) invites applications for a funded PhD position to work…
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PLATO Week #17, 2-4 February 2026
The PLATO Week #17 will take place in Leuven (Belgium) from the 2nd to 4th of February 2026. Please save the date! WHEN…
PostDoc position on the early evolution of planetary systems at Queen Mary University (UK)
The Astronomy Unit at Queen Mary University of London invites applications for a postdoctoral position to work on the early…
PhD position on transiting sub-Neptune planets at the University of Bern (Switzerland)
The University of Bern invites applications for a PhD opportunity to work on detecting and confirming new Neptune-like planets using various…
PostDoc position in Exoplanet science preparation for PLATO at the IAC (Tenerife)
The IAC (Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, Tenerife) invites applications for a postdoctoral position to work within the project “Asteroseismology and…
Completed PLATO spacecraft is ready for final tests
By fitting its sunshield and solar panels, engineers have completed the construction of Plato, the European Space Agency’s mission to discover…
PLATO spreads its wings
By fitting its sunshield and solar panels, engineers recently completed the construction of PLATO, the European Space Agency’s mission to discover Earth-like exoplanets. …
PLATO arrived at ESA’s test centre by boat
The European Space Agency’s PLATO spacecraft has safely arrived at ESTEC, ESA’s technical heart in the Netherlands. There, engineers will…
Stephanie Werner
Role: Member of the PLATO Board; PSM Member work in progress
Petr Kabath
Role: Member of the PLATO Board; PSM Member work in progress
Plato’s eyes meet brain
On 11 June, engineers at OHB’s facilities in Germany joined together the two main parts of ESA’s Plato mission. They used a…
PLATO Week #16, 13-15 October 2025
The PLATO Week #16 will be held at the Foyer International d’Accueil de Paris (FIAP) in Paris from the 13th to 15th of October…
PLATO Workshop, 20-21 October 2025, Garching (Germany)
The PLATO workshop “Theoreticians or Observers Alike: Get Ready to submit a successful PLATO Open Time Proposal” will be held…
PostDoc research associate in PLATO benchmark stars at Keele University (UK)
The Keele University invites applications for a postdoctoral position to work in data analysis to generate high-quality data for benchmark stars…
Assistant Professor position at Warwick University (UK)
The Department of Physics at Warwick University invites applications for an Assistant Professor to join the PLATO Mission Consortium and…
PostDoc position in Stellar rotation, magnetic activity and asteroseismology with PLATO at the IAC (Tenerife)
The IAC (Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, Tenerife) invites applications for a postdoctoral position to work within the project “Asteroseismology and…
CHEOPS-PLATO Synergy Science Meeting, 2-3 October 2025, Graz (Austria)
The CHEOPS-PLATO synergy science meeting “From stellar to planetary atmosphere” will take place right after the Autumn 2025 CHEOPS science team meeting in…
PLATO ESP2025 – Planets throughout the Habitable Zone, 23-25 June 2025, Marseille (France)
The meeting PLATO ESP2025 – Planets throughout the Habitable Zone is held in Marseille from 23 to 25 June 2025. We…
Planet hunter Plato to fly on Ariane 6
Today, the European Space Agency (ESA) Director of Science, Carole Mundell, ESA Director of Space Transportation, Toni Tolker-Nielsen, and Arianespace Chief Commercial…
PostDoc position in the PLATO Calibration and Operations Team at FU Berlin (Germany)
The Freie Universität (FU) Berlin (Department of Geosciences/Planetary Sciences), which cooperates with the Institute for Planetary Research of the German Aerospace…
PostDoc position in the PMC Performance Team at FU Berlin (Germany)
The Freie Universität (FU) Berlin (Department of Geosciences/Planetary Sciences), which cooperates with the Institute for Planetary Research of the German Aerospace…
PostDoc position on the detection and characterisation of multi-planetary systems at the University of Geneva (Switzerland)
The University of Geneva invites applications for a postdoc position in the Geneva exoplanet group, to work on the characterisation of…
PhD Position in characterisation of A-F type stars at the University of Granada (Spain)
The University of Granada, in collaboration with the PLATO mission, invites applications for a PhD position on the characterisation of…
PostDoc fellowship position related to PLATO Big Data Analysis and AI
In the framework of ALLIES Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) program the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA-CSIC) and the Instituto de Ciencias de…
PostDoc position related to PLATO Science at FU Berlin (Germany)
The Freie Universität (FU) Berlin (Department of Geosciences/Planetary Sciences), which cooperates with the Institute for Planetary Research of the German Aerospace…
PostDoc Position in Characterization of systematic uncertainties in stellar evolution modelling at the Space Research Institute IWF, Graz (Austria)
The Space Research Institute (IWF) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW), is offering a PostDoc Position in “Characterization of systematic…
First PLATO Camera
The activities to integrate PLATO’s cameras have started in OHB’s Space Centre & Optics facility in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany. One by one the…
PostDoc positions at the Institute of Planetary Research – DLR (Germany)
The Institute of Planetary Research, which is part of the German Aerospace Center (DLR), invites applications for 2 PostDoc positions to…
PLATO Week #15, 23-25 October 2024
The PLATO Week #15 will be held at the MPS in Göttingen from the 23 to 25 October 2024. Please save the date!…
ESP2024: PLATO Planetary Systems – formation to observed architectures, 14-16 May 2024, Catania (Italy)
The meeting ESP2024: PLATO Planetary Systems – formation to observed architectures is held in Catania from 14 to 16 May 2024….
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