UK Solar Physics Newsletter Lyndsay Fletcher & Duncan Mackay, Editors December 15th 2008 o News, Views and Gossip o Christmas Greeting from UKSP Editors and Council. o Congratulations to Rekha Jain on promotion to Senior Lecturer. o Change of Address: Giulio Del Zanna o Announcement of MDI Magnetic Field Recalibration o FLUX v2.2 released o Announcing a new RHESSI Science Nugget o IYA 2009, Help needed o Meetings, Conferences and Workshops o SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT: STEREO-3/SOHO-22 Workshop: Three Eyes on the Sun o 38th Scientific Assembly of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) o Theory and simulation of solar system plasmas at the EGU 2009, Vienna, Austria, April 19-24, 2009 o Second Announcement for the Solar Wind 12 conference o Employment Opportunities o Solaire Research Fellow at Solar and Magnetospheric Theory Group, University of St Andrews o POSTDOCTORAL POSITION AT THE RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM WITHIN THE SOLAIRE NETWORK o Postdoctoral Fellowships at NAOJ/Hinode project o Entry Level High Energy Particle Scientist Position, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland o PDRA in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow o EC postdoc position in the Ruhr University, Bochum Dear Colleague, Here are a few items which have come to our attention since the last Newsletter. You can find this newsletter also at the UKSP website: http://www.uksolphys.org Lyndsay (lyndsay@astro.gla.ac.uk) Duncan (duncan@mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk) ********************************************************************* * * * News, Views and Gossip * * * ********************************************************************* From: Editors The UKSP Editors and the UKSP Council would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. We look forward to seeing you all in 2009. ************************************* From: Robert von Fay-Siebenburgen Congratulations: Congratulations to Rekha Jain who has just been promoted to Senior Lecturer at Dept of Applied Math, Sheffield. Well done Rekha, long deserved! ************************************ From: Giulio Del Zanna My new address is: STFC Advanced Fellow Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics CMS, University of Cambridge Wilberforce Road, Cambridge, CB3 0WA Tel. No.: +44 (0)1223 337.916 Fax No.: +44 (0)1223 765.900 E.mail: GDelZanna@spd.aas.org ************************************ From: Todd Hoeksema Announcement of MDI Magnetic Field Recalibration The MDI team plans to re-calibrate all of the full-disk MDI magnetograms on or shortly after December 15, 2008. This results from an improvement to the MDI magnetic field correction map recently devised by R. Ulrich and collaborators. At the same time we will convert the FITS files to store values as floats rather than as scaled integers. This will double the size of the files, but eliminate concerns about digitization noise in the calibrated Level 1.8 magnetograms. We also plan to calibrate the quick-look magnetograms and recalibrate the MDI synoptic maps. As soon as validation is complete we intend to apply the same calibration to MDI high-resolution magnetograms as well. Until now the high-res magnetograms have not been calibrated. The new MDI magnetic flat field reduces the reported magnitude of the field at disk center by ~8%. The new correction multiplies the current calibration map [Tran et al., Ap.J.Suppl., 2005] by a factor that depends on distance from disk center, (4.15-2.82sin**2(rho))/(4.5-2.5sin**2(rho)). Polar and other limb field measurements are reduced by about 30% when compared with the current calibration. The new correction improves the agreement between the measurements from MDI and other observatories. MDI policy calls for Level 1.8 data products to provide data with the best current calibration. We recognize that some confusion may be generated by this change and regret any inconvenience. We do not plan any further changes to the data processing in the near future. Uncalibrated magnetograms continue to be available as Level 1.5. Note that Level 1.5 data are not calibrated for plate scale variations. ************************************* From : Craig DeForest FLUX v2.2 released FLUX v2.2, the low-beta MHD simulation engine, has been released as Free software under the GPL and is available for download at http://flux.boulder.swri.edu. FLUX comprises a C simulation engine and a Perl control interface for scripting and interactive manipulation of the arena. This latest version introduces preliminary single-fluid plasma tracking, preliminary first-stage parallelization, and interpolation of physical quantities to arbitrary non-grid locations. FLUX's primary advantages remain its high CPU efficiency and its complete lack of numerical reconnection. The authors gratefully acknowledge support from NASA's SHP-SR&T and LWS-TR &T programs. ************************************* From: Steven Christe Announcing a new RHESSI Science Nugget "Inverse Compton X-rays from relativistic flare leptons," by Alec MacKinnon and Procheta Mallik (http://sprg.ssl.berkeley.edu/~tohban/wiki/index.php/RHESSI_Science_Nuggets ). *Compton scattering makes the Sun visible at high energies, via processes related to the galactic cosmic rays. This is not your ordinary Bremsstrahlung...* Steven Christe Hugh Hudson *************************************** From: Helen Walker IYA2009 - HELP NEEDED The Society for Popular Astronomy (SPA) is leading a project to give 1000 telescopes to secondary schools, with support from the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) and the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS), to encourage schools to celebrate the International Year of Astronomy (IYA2009). (See http://www.popastro.com/moonwatch for more information.) The SPA wants each school to have contact with someone who knows some astronomy to help them with the project and if the school does not know anyone, the SPA has offered to try and help them find someone. - Would you be willing to help? The schools are hoping to look at the Moon, Jupiter, Saturn and a few other targets with the 70mm refractor they receive. The telescope comes with a tripod, several eyepieces, and with a DVD showing how to set up the telescope, use a starchart, roam the SPA moonwatch website for information. We are looking for people who are interested in astronomy, professional and amateur, teachers, scientists, engineers, etc, to go into the school on at least three occasions to help the teacher run the events, and get the pupils excited about doing science. The SPA will arrange CRB checks through the STEMNET Science and Engineering Ambassaador scheme. If you would be willing to help a school near you, please contact the SPA (IYA2009@popastro.com) with your name, town, and how far you would travel to support a school. ********************************************************************* * * * Conferences, Workshops, Meetings * * * ********************************************************************* SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT STEREO-3/SOHO-22 Workshop: Three Eyes on the Sun - Multi-spacecraft studies of the corona and impacts on the heliosphere April 27 - May 1, 2009 at the Royal Bath Hotel, Bournemouth, Dorset, England The hugely successful SOHO Workshops are being combined with the international STEREO Workshops into the first STEREO/SOHO Workshop, to be hosted by the UK in the week of April 27 2009. This combined workshop promises to be a major celebration of the continuing scientific achievements of these missions. The meeting will be held in a grand Victorian hotel with panoramic views across the English Channel, will include a conference dinner at the National Motor Museum and a visit to Stonehenge (surely a must for any solar physicist!) where we will have rare access to the stones themselves. Scientific structure: The workshop aim is to consider a range of scientific topics key to our current studies of the Sun and Heliosphere, to take stock of our understanding of those topics and to plan strategies to address outstanding issues. Are we approaching the use of observational and modeling resources in ways which maximize our physical understanding? Are we exploiting instrument coordination effectively? What steps can we take to make real progress? How can we better understand the next solar maximum? What more can we do to set the stage for the next generation of missions and analyses? Thus, a major aim of this meeting is to look at the big picture, assess where we are and where we need to go, and ask whether we need to adjust the direction of our efforts. This will be achieved through invited talks covering the topical areas, reviewing our current position and assessing future needs. The hope is that this approach will be continued in the contributed talks covering the science coming out of STEREO and SOHO. After the initial invited talks, the basic workshop structure will be: Session I. 'Quiet' solar wind sources, structure, interplanetary evolution (includes coronal hole regions - jets and plumes, SIRs/CIRs, heliospheric imaging and in-situ slow solar wind studies) Session II. 'Active' corona and its heliospheric consequences (includes active regions, CME initiation and propagation, SEPs, solar system impacts) Session III. The solar cycle and solar dynamo implications The detailed structure of the science programme will be available nearer to the meeting date but key events include: Monday April 27 - Drinks reception at the Royal Bath Hotel Tuesday April 28 - 'Stonehenge and the Sun' - A keynote talk, possibly open to the public, to be given by a local archeologist. Wednesday April 29 - Visit to Stonehenge and Salisbury. Thursday April 30 - Dinner at the Beaulieu National Motor Museum. Other information: Attendees can register, book accommodation and submit abstracts (for talks or posters) at the meeting website, http://www.sstd.rl.ac.uk/stereo-soho. We anticipate a modest support programme and attendees needing support should look out for details at the website in the coming months. The following deadlines apply: o Up to February 1 2009 - 'Early-bird' registration. Registration fee of ?200. o After February 1 up to the meeting date - Registration fee is ?250. o February 27 - Abstract submission deadline. The meeting is formally hosted by the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Solar Group, the PI institute for the two HI/STEREO and the CDS/SOHO instruments. The Scientific Organising Committee includes the following: Richard Harrison (Chair, RAL) Mike Kaiser (STEREO Project Scientist) Bernhard Fleck (SOHO Project Scientist) Frederic Auchere (IAS) David Berghmans (ROB) Volker Bothmer (Univ. Goettingen) Chris Davis (RAL) ) Andrzej Fludra (RAL) Berndt Heber (Univ. Kiel) Bernd Inhester (MPS) Janet Luhmann (Univ. California, Berkeley) Simon Plunkett (NRL) Giannina Poletto (Arcetri) Mark Popecki (Univ. New Hampshire) Chris St Cyr (NASA GSFC) David Webb (Boston College) The Royal Bath Hotel (http://www.devere-hotels.com/our-hotels/royal-bath/the-hotel) is described as a grand Victorian hotel with panoramic views across the Channel. It is located on the cliff top overlooking Bournemouth beach. There are many facilities nearby, including a range of hotels and restaurants to suit every budget. Stonehenge is a 5000 year old World Heritage Site (http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.16465), with clear links to the Sun, but was it a place of Sun worship, or part of a huge astronomical calendar? The monument is a circular structure, aligned with the rising sun at the solstice. Bealieu is famous for its National Motor Museum (http://www.beaulieu.co.uk/), which houses a large collection of historical and classic cars, including Donald Campbell's Bluebird and even Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. We look forward to welcoming you to the Royal Bath hotel. On behalf of the organising committee. Richard Harrison, Space Science & Technology Dept, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Science & Innovation Campus, Oxfordshire OX11 0QX, UK [richard.harrison@stfc.ac.uk; tel. (44) 1235 44 6884] *************************************** From: A. Janofsky 38th Scientific Assembly of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) Date: 18 - 25 July 2010 Place: Bremen, Germany Contact: COSPAR Secretariat, c/o CNES, 2 place Maurice Quentin, 75039 Paris Cedex 01, France Tel: +33 1 44 76 75 10 Fax: +33 1 44 76 74 37 cospar@cosparhq.cnes.fr http://www.cospar2010.org/ or http://www.cospar-assembly.org Scientific Program Chair: Prof. Tilman Spohn, Institute of Planetary Research, German Aerospace Center (DLR) Abstract Deadline: Mid-February 2010 Topics: Approximately 90 meetings covering the fields of COSPAR Scientific Commissions (SC) and Panels: - SC A: The Earth's Surface, Meteorology and Climate - SC B: The Earth-Moon System, Planets, and Small Bodies of the Solar System - SC C: The Upper Atmospheres of the Earth and Planets Including Reference Atmospheres - SC D: Space Plasmas in the Solar System, Including Planetary Magnetospheres - SC E: Research in Astrophysics from Space - SC F: Life Sciences as Related to Space - SC G: Materials Sciences in Space - SC H: Fundamental Physics in Space - Panel on Satellite Dynamics (PSD) - Panel on Scientific Ballooning (PSB) - Panel on Potentially Environmentally Detrimental Activities in Space (PEDAS ) - Panel on Radiation Belt Environment Modelling (PRBEM) - Panel on Space Weather (PSW) - Panel on Planetary Protection (PPP) - Panel on Capacity Building (PCB) - Panel on Education (PE) - Panel on Exploration (PEX) - Special events: Interdisciplinary lectures, space agency round table, etc. Selected papers published in Advances in Space Research, a fully refereed journal with no deadlines open to all submissions in relevant fields. ********************************************* From: Joerg Buechner Theory and simulation of solar system plasmas at the EGU 2009, Vienna, Austria, April 19-24, 2009 EGU 2009 Session ST6/PS5.3 "Theory and simulation of solar system plasmas " Convener: J. Buechner (buechner AT mps.mpg.de) Co-Conveners: G. Belmont (Gerard.Belmont AT cetp.ipsl.fr), M. Leubner (manfred.leubner AT uibk.ac.at) Link for abstract submission: http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2009/session/1373 Deadline for abstract submission: 13 January 2009 Deadline for financial support: 7 December 2008 This EGU session aims to highlight results from microscopic to global scales, achieved by theoretical investigations and numerical simulations of the plasma dynamics in the solar system. The theoretical approach must allow evidencing the universality of the phenomena being considered, whatever the region is where their role is studied; at the Sun, in the solar corona, in the interplanetary space or in planetary magnetospheres. All possible theoretical issues concerning plasma dynamics are welcome, especially those using numerical models and simulations, since these tools are mandatory whenever analytical treatments fail, in particular when complex nonlinear phenomena are at work. In this view we encourage all contributions addressing the problem of complexity, cross-scale coupling and the different approaches to turbulence, questions that can be linked through theory and simulations now to the results obtained by multi-point space experiments. Closely related appears the issue of driven reconnection: waves, turbulence or structures are indeed able to break the frozen in hypothesis, either directly, by the small scales they provide, or indirectly, by forcing stable layers toward an unstable state. ********************************************* From: Milan Maksimovic Second Announcement for the Solar Wind 12 conference Call for Pre-Registration and Abstract submissions Dear colleagues, The Twelfth International Conference on the Solar Wind, organized by the Laboratoire d'Etudes Spatiales et d'Instrumentation en Astrophysique (LESIA ) of the Paris Observatory, will be held at the Palais du Grand Large in Saint-Malo, France, from 21 to 26 June 2009. The meeting, covering all aspects of solar wind physics, will comprise both invited and contributed papers. Check out the program and the preliminary list of invited speakers at http://www.lesia.obspm.fr/SW12 For all participants, the pre-registration is required http://www.lesia.obspm.fr/SW12/pages/inscript.html , and the abstracts of both contributed and invited papers may be submitted using this link http://www.lesia.obspm.fr/SW12/pages/Absub.html For the Solar Wind 12 SOC & LOC M. Maksimovic *********************************************************************** * * * Positions Vacant * * * *********************************************************************** From: Clare Parnell Research Fellow School of Mathematics and Statistics Solar and Magnetospheric Theory Group Salary 29,704 pounds per annum The post will be for 15 months, starting on 1 April 2009, or as soon as possible thereafter to work on Magnetic Reconnection and Coronal Heating. Experience in analytical or numerical modelling of magnetic fields and/or magnetic reconnection are desirable, but not essential. Applicants must already hold a PhD in solar MHD or plasma physics. The Group has eight staff members (Professors Hood, Priest and Roberts, Drs De Moortel, Mackay, Neukirch, Parnell and Wright), a Senior Scientific Officer, a number of Research Fellows and PhD Students. Links between analytical theory, numerical computations and observations are strongly encouraged. Areas of particular interest within the group include magnetic reconnection, coronal heating, particle acceleration, coronal seismology, MHD waves and computational MHD. The Group leads a national MHD Consortium in computational MHD and has a large Beowulf parallel computer. You will benefit from the networking activities within Solaire, including network-wide research and research training, postgraduate schools, network meetings and complementary-skills courses. The Solaire network (http://www.solairenetwork.eu) is a joint initiative of 12 European Universities and Research Institutes and a private R&TD company. Salary and social benefits are based on the applicable EU regulations, as well as the local regulations of the University of St Andrews. Following the European Commission rules, in addition to your salary you will receive an mobility allowance depending on your marital status. From these amounts, local taxes and the employee's contribution to national insurance will be deducted. In addition, you will receive travel and career exploratory allowances in accordance with the European Commission's rules for Marie Curie Networks. Details about salary and benefits can be obtained through the contacts given below. The position is open to nationals of any EU or associated country other than the UK. At the start of your appointment, you must not have resided or carried out your main activity in the UK for more than 12 months in the previous 3 years (for exceptions to these rules please see further particulars). Informal enquiries to Dr Clare Parnell, tel: +44 (0)1334 463706, email: clare@mcs.st-and.ac.uk, or Prof Eric Priest, tel: +44 (0)1334 463709, email: eric@mcs.st-and.ac.uk. The Group's website address is http://www-solar.mcs.st-and.ac.uk. For general information about the Solaire Network, please contact Dr Fernando Moreno-Insertis, fmi@iac.es. ******************************************** From: F Moreno-Insertis POSTDOCTORAL POSITION AT THE RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM WITHIN THE SOLAIRE NETWORK In the framework of the SOLAIRE Marie Curie Network, a position is available to carry out research at the recent postdoctoral level. The position will last for 12 months, with a possible extension by another 6 months. Topic: This postdoctoral position is for a researcher with experience in computational physics and numerical MHD modelling. We are looking for a candidate with interest in solar and plasma physics, who will continue and extend our present numerical modelling of the physics of coronal mass ejections. In particular, the task is to modify our Centrally Weighted Essentially Non-Oscillatory (CWENO)-based MHD code to spherical polar coordinates and, subsequently, to embed it into the existing adaptive mesh refinement (AMR) framework ``racoon''.? Basic knowledge of parallelization and C++ will be of advantage. The "Fakultät für Physik und Astronomie" hosts the "Lehrstuhl für Weltraum- und? Astrophysik" and the "Lehrstuhl für Plasma -, Laser- und Atomphysik", whose? members have high expertise in the theory and modelling of space and laboratory plasmas as well as in computational physics. Their participation in various international collaborations involves frequent visits of internationally recognized scientists thereby providing a stimulating research environment. The research of the appointee will benefit from the networking activities within SOLAIRE. The latter include network-wide research and research training, postgraduate schools, network meetings and complementary-skills courses. The Solaire network (http://www.solairenetwork.eu) is a joint initiative of 12 European Universities and Research Institutes and a private R&TD company. Salary and additional benefits will follow the applicable national and European Union rules. The basic gross salary for this employment contract will be roughly 34150 Euro/year, plus a mobility allowance depending on the marital status of the applicant. Local taxes and the employee's contribution to social security must be deducted from that amount. In addition, the appointees will receive career exploration and travel allowances in accordance with the European Commission's rules for Marie Curie Networks. Details about salary and benefits can be obtained through the contact address given below. At the time of appointment, applicants must be in possession of a PhD and have between 4 and 10 years of research experience after obtaining a degree that gives access to doctoral studies in the country in which the degree was obtained. The position is open to nationals of any EU or associated country other than Germany (although Germany nationals may apply if they have spent at least 4 of the last 5 years in a country which is not an EU Member or associated country). Additionally, at the start of their appointment, the candidate may not have resided or carried out their main activity in Germany for more than 12 months in the previous 3 years. Further conditions and exceptions to these rules can be obtained in the contact addresses given below. The Solaire network especially encourages applications from women. For further information (description of the positions, application procedure, address for submission, etc) visit the Solaire web page: http://www.solairenetwork.eu Contact email addresses: -- Further details about the position: Horst Fichtner, hf@tp4.rub.de -- General information about the Solaire Network: F. Moreno-Insertis, fmi@iac.es ******************************************** From: Takashi Sekii Postdoctoral Fellowships at NAOJ/Hinode project The National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) invites applications for postdoctoral positions available starting from FY2009 (commencing April 2009). The Hinode project at NAOJ would like to encourage young solar physicists to apply for these positions. Members of the Hinode project are engaged in the science operation of Hinode, running Hinode Science Center as well as conducting their own research. There are two types of positions: the so-called 'project' positions and the 'general' positions. (a)A project position is associated with a particular project such as Hinode, and application is made to the project directly. (b)A general position has no association with a project at the instance of application, although you are required to state which field of astrophysics you expect to focus (e.g. solar physics) and most of the successful applicants eventually choose to be associated with a project. For a general position application is made to NAOJ. You are adivised to contact us before you decide which position you are apllying for. All the positions are for three years. To complete application please send your i)CV including a list of publications, ii)a statement of research interest, iii)copies of up to three papers and iv)letters of reference (not compulsory) to either the address (1), for a general position, or the address (2), for a Hinode position. You also must state explicitly in your cover letter which position you are applying for, and in the case of a general position in which field you are interested in. If you have any query please contact Prof. Saku Tsuneta (email: saku.tsuneta@nao.ac.jp, phone: +81-422-34-3720, fax: +81-422-34-372) (1)Director General National Astronomical Observatory of Japan Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588 Japan 2)Prof. Saku Tsuneta Hinode project National Astronomical Observatory of Japan Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588 Japan ******************************************** From: Adam Szabo Entry Level High Energy Particle Scientist Position, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland Entry level scientist that either just completed their PhD program or have one or two year of post-doctoral experience are sought by the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in greenbelt Maryland. The duties of the position will include carrying out independent research in the area of solar energetic particles, their acceleration, propagation and impact on the planetary environments. Successful applicant will work in the Heliospheric Physics Laboratory in the Heliophysics Division and will be expected to support hardware and project work of the laboratory. The announcement is for a term-hire civil service gs-12 or -13 position as appropriate by the applicant qualifications. The salary of the position is determined by the GS pay scale for the Wahington DC area. For details of the position and the application process, consult http://jobsearch.usajobs.gov/getjob.asp?JobID =77723291. Or contact Dr. Adam Szabo at Adam.Szabo@nasa.gov ************************************************** From: John Brown PDRA in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow Closing date: 7th of January 2009 The Astronomy and Astrophysics Group in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow seeks a postdoctoral research assistant to undertake high-quality research in solar plasma physics, and assist in other activities, including outreach, of the Astronomy and Astrophysics Group as requested by the Group Leader. The purpose of the job is to: advance understanding of solar flares by applying a sound knowledge of plasma physics in solar and astrophysical contexts to data modelling and kinetic aspects of non-thermal flare plasmas; build further on a good track record in research supported by publications; strengthen further the group?s research profile, primarily in utilisation of solar space mission, but also in other areas of plasma astrophysics. Salary will be on the Research and Teaching Grade, level 7, ?31,513 - ?35,469 per annum. This post is available until March 2011. The successful applicant (if aged under 60) will be eligible to join the Universities' Superannuation Scheme. For further information including job purpose and features, terms and conditions and method of application please see: http://www.gla.ac.uk/jobs/vacancies/researchandteaching/14757researchassociate/#d.en.101092 Applications should be submitted to Professor John Brown, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, G12 8QQ ************************************** From: Fernando Moreno-Insertis POSTDOCTORAL POSITION AT THE RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM WITHIN THE SOLAIRE NETWORK In the framework of the SOLAIRE Marie Curie Network, a position is available to carry out research at the recent postdoctoral level. The position will last for 12 months, with a possible extension by another 6 months. Topic: This postdoctoral position is for a researcher with experience in computational physics and numerical MHD modelling. We are looking for a candidate with interest in solar and plasma physics, who will continue and extend our present numerical modelling of the physics of coronal mass ejections. In particular, the task is to modify our Centrally Weighted Essentially Non-Oscillatory (CWENO)-based MHD code to spherical polar c oordinates and, subsequently, to embed it into the existing adaptive mesh refinement (AMR) framework ``racoon''.?Basic knowledge of parallelization and C++ will be of advantage.?The "Fakultat fur Physik und Astronomie" hosts the "Lehrstuhl fur Weltraum- und Astrophysik" and the "Lehrstuhl fur Plasma-, Laser- und Atomphysik", whose members have high expertise in the theory and modelling of space and laboratory plasmas as well as in computational physics. Their participation in various international collaborations involves frequent visits of internationally recognized scientists thereby providing a stimulating research environment. The research of the appointee will benefit from the networking activities within SOLAIRE. The latter include network-wide research and research training, postgraduate schools, network meetings and complementary-skills courses. The Solaire network (http://www.solairenetwork.eu) is a joint initiative of 12 European Universities and Research Institutes and a private R&TD company. Salary and additional benefits will follow the applicable national and European Union rules. The basic gross salary for this employment contract will be roughly 34150 Euro/year, plus a mobility allowance depending on the marital status of the applicant. Local taxes and the employee's contribution to social security must be deducted from that amount. In addition, the appointees will receive career exploration and travel allowances in accordance with the European Commission's rules for Marie Curie Networks. Details about salary and benefits can be obtained through the contact address given below. At the time of appointment, applicants must be in possession of a PhD and have between 4 and 10 years of research experience after obtaining a degree that gives access to doctoral studies in the country in which the degree was obtained. The position is open to nationals of any EU or associated country other than Germany (although Germany nationals may apply if they have spent at least 4 of the last 5 years in a country which is not an EU Member or associated country). Additionally, at the start of their appointment, the candidate may not have resided or carried out their main activity in Germany f or more than 12 months in the previous 3 years. Further conditions and exceptions to these rules can be obtained in the contact addresses given below. The Solaire network especially encourages applications from women. For further information (description of the positions, application procedure, address for submission, etc) visit the Solaire web page: http://www.solairenetwork.eu Deadline - Feb 15th 2009 Contact email addresses: -- Further details about the position: Horst Fichtner, hf@tp4.rub.de -- General information about the Solaire Network: F. Moreno-Insertis, fmi@iac.es _______________________________________________ uksp mailing list uksp@physics.gla.ac.uk http://www.physics.gla.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/uksp