ELSA (European Leadership in Stellar Astrometry) is a Marie Curie Research Training Network supported by the European Community's Sixth Framework Programme (FP6). The network contract (MRTN-CT-2006-033481) was concluded between the European Commission and ELSA on 1st October 2006 and has a duration of 4 years.

In the framerwork of ELSA, vacant PhD (postgraduate) studentships and postdoc fellowships for contributions to the Gaia mission are available in Europe (Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland). It concerns 9 PhD study positions and 5 postdoctoral positions.

For more information, http://www.astro.lu.se/ELSA/