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Chalmers University of Technology is seeking to recruit an outstanding individual to serve as Director of https://www.chalmers.se/en/infrastructure/oso / (OSO) and lead the Observatory’s continued development as a world-class research infrastructure. About us Chalmers University of Technology strives for academic excellence while addressing the challenges and needs of society and industry. We offer a creative and dynamic environment for research, education, innovation and applied science. Chalmers University of Technology hosts Onsala Space Observatory (OSO), Sweden’s national infrastructure for radio astronomy and space geodesy. OSO has a strong link to the https://www.chalmers.se/en/departments/physics-and-astronomy/research/aop / and its broad astronomy research environment. The observatory is also a key part of Chalmers’ wider research and innovation ecosystem, benefiting from strong synergies with complementary infrastructures, such as Myfab for micro- and nanofabrication, Chalmers e-Commons for research data and computing, and the National Academic Infrastructure for Supercomputing in Sweden (NAISS). OSO supports internationally leading research through advanced facilities and instrumentation in radio astronomy and space geodesy. OSO is also a key partner in major international collaborations, including ALMA, SKAO, EVN, JIV-ERIC and LOFAR ERIC, and is a leading station within the International VLBI Service for Geodesy and Astrometry (IVS). OSO is operated by Chalmers University of Technology with financial support from the Swedish Research Council (VR) and Lantmäteriet (the National Land Survey of Sweden). OSO employs around 50 researchers and research support staff, as part of the Department of Physics and Astronomy. 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 wel