UK Solar Physics Newsletter Lyndsay Fletcher & Duncan Mackay, Editors March 1st 2009 o News, Views and Gossip o Congratulations to Mihalis Mathioudakis on promotion to Professor. o "Topical Issue" of "Solar Physics" on "Solar Image Analysis: Algorithm comparison and effective implementation" o HINODE SPECTRO-POLARIMETER CALIBRATED DATA AND INVERSIONS NOW AVAILABLE o First light from CORONAS-PHOTON o Meetings, Conferences and Workshops o NAM/JENAM Joint Session on MHD seismology of solar, space and astrophysical plasmas o Conference announcement- "Modern Challenges in Nonlinear Plasma Physics: a Conference Honoring the Career of D. Papadopoulos" o SOLAR CORONAL LOOPS WORKSHOP IV o IAU Symposium No.264 "Solar and Stellar Variability - Impact on Earth and Planets" o 2009 SPD Meeting 14-18 June, 2009 in Boulder, CO o First Announcement Stellar Pulsation: Challenges for Theory and Observation, May 31-June 5, 2009 o UK Solar Physics Conference and European Week of Astronomy and Space Science April 20 - 23 2009 o SHINE Workshop 2009: August 3-7 o Ninth International School for Space Simulations (ISSS-9). o Employment Opportunities o Research Fellows in Solar Physics o Job ad for JGR Space Physics editor. o POSTDOCTORAL POSITION AT THE CPA/K.U.LEUVEN (BELGIUM) WITHIN THE SOLAIRE NETWORK o Scientist: "Solar and stellar spectropolarimetry" for the E-ELT project at AIP o Faculty and Postdoctoral Positions at Kyung Hee University, Korea o Postdoctoral Research Associate - Aberystwyth University 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: Francis Keenan Congratulations to Mihalis Mathioudakis at QUB on beening promoted to Professor. ************************************** From: Jack Ireland Invitation to participate in a "Topical Issue" of "Solar Physics" on "Solar Image Analysis: Algorithm comparison and effective implementation" We solicit manuscripts on this general subject for inclusion in a Topical Issue of Solar Physics, with a deadline of 15 March 2009 for submission of statement of interest, title, and abstract, and 15 May 2009 for submission of the completed manuscript. The 4th Solar Image Processing Workshop (SIPWorkIV, www.sipwork.org) was held late last year in Baltimore, Maryland. This latest in a series of successful meetings brought together researchers in image analysis and solar physics. The aim of the meeting was to invite members of the community to present their solar image processing algorithms and to compare their results to other algorithms, and to discuss where the similarities and differences in each algorithmic approach lay. We are especially interested in submissions along these lines. Submissions concerning image analysis algorithms utilizing - image enhancement - image segmentation - multiscale image analysis - 3D image reconstruction - feature recognition, classification, and machine learning - image deconvolution and reconstruction - realtime analysis and large scale image datasets in the service of solar physics are welcome. In addition, the solar physics community has, in the past, largely relied on the identification of solar features and events through manual labor. With ever larger amounts of data (SDO launch is scheduled for later this year), it is necessary to have automated detection and classification algorithms that make scientifically useful information reliably available to the community on a timely basis. We invite papers on automated detection and classification algorithms, particularly those that can demonstrate a feasible on-line and easily accessible catalog of results. Submissions concerning algorithms which automatically detect and classify - active regions (sunspots, coronal loops, etc), - coronal holes, - filaments/prominences - coronal mass ejections - oscillations - transitory (emerging/disappearing) phenomena are welcome. The above lists are suggestive and not exclusive. This Topical Issue is not a conference proceedings, **is not limited to research presented at the Baltimore meeting**, and it will not necessarily contain all of the work presented at this meeting. It will consist of complete research papers on this common theme, which will benefit from being published together. All of the papers will be refereed in the normal manner. Submissions must have a significant solar physics content, and discuss in detail how their algorithm increases our knowledge of the Sun. Examples should be given of the new information about the Sun that a new analysis technique brings, as well as the impact that new information has on our existing understanding. The Topical Issue will start off with two or three invited reviews to summarize the subject and frame the work in the research papers which follow. There will be a limit of approximately 250 pages. In order to respect the other contributors, we will be very strict with deadlines for submission, refereeing, and proofing. To expedite the schedule, referees will be identified prior to the submission of the manuscripts on the basis of the abstracts. Papers which are late, either because of delays in submission or protracted refereeing, will appear individually in later issues of the Journal. If you wish to participate in this Topical Issue of Solar Physics, please contact Jack Ireland (jack.ireland@nasa.gov) with the following information: 1) let us know by 13 March if you would like to be considered for inclusion 2) let us know how many pages you anticipate 3) give us a tentative title, and abstract 4) suggest potential referees. 5) submit the manuscript for refereeing by Friday 15 May 2009. Thank you. J. Ireland (Guest Editor) C. Alex Young (Guest Editor) John Leibacher ************************************ From: Bruce Lites HINODE SPECTRO-POLARIMETER CALIBRATED DATA AND INVERSIONS NOW AVAILABLE Community users now have online access to calibrated data from the Hinode/SOT Spectro-Polarimeter (SP). The processing is now up-to-date. The processed data resulting from the SP_PREP procedure provides calibrated Stokes profiles (Level1 data) and various approximate measures of magnetic flux, field orientation, and a number of other parameters derived from the calibrated profiles (Level1D data). The data may be browsed at: http://sot.lmsal.com/data/sot/level1d/ Cut-and-paste SolarSoft commands are provided for each data set, allowing downloads of either Level1 or Level1D data. The Level1 data are up-to-date, including custom processing of the small percentage of data sets that did not process correctly in the routine SP_PREP processing. Each data set has been individually vetted, and all useful data for the years 2007 and 2008 are now available. A few special cases remain to be processed in 2006. Inversion results using the MERLIN inversion code (see http://www.csac.hao.ucar.edu/) are also available online at: http://sot.lmsal.com/data/sot/level2d/ The Level2 data presentation on this website has a structure and download capability similar to that of Level1 data. The inversions are currently progressing through the data catalog. Inversions are performed at every pixel regardless of signal level, so the user should be aware that weak polarization locations in quiet regions give spurious results. Further information about the inversion products are available at: http://sot.lmsal.com/data/sot/level2dd/sotsp_level2_description.html *********************************** From: "Nakariakov, Valery" Good news: the first light from the coronal imager TESIS came today, http://www.tesis.lebedev.ru/info/TESIS_first_data.php Valery ********************************************************************* * * * Conferences, Workshops, Meetings * * * ********************************************************************* From: "Nakariakov, Valery" NAM/JENAM Joint Session on MHD seismology of solar, space and astrophysical plasmas The abstract submission deadline (9 March 2009) is approaching! The session consists of four 1.5-hour blocks: Session 1 (together with MIST): Earth's and planetary magneto-seismology Session 2 (together with UKSP): Solar coronal seismology Session 3: Magnetohydrodynamic seismology of stellar coronae Session 4: Magnetohydrodynamic seismology of astrophysical objects For the registration and abstract submission please use the conference web page, http://www.jenam2009.eu/ ************************************** From : Dimitris Vassiliadis MEETING: "Modern Challenges in Nonlinear Plasma Physics: A conference honoring the career of Dennis Papadopoulos" June 15-19, 2009, Sani Resort, Halkidiki, Greece http://www.astro.auth.gr/~vlahos/kp Third Announcement Summary: This unique meeting brings together physicists from three different communities (geospace, lab, solar) to review the recent progress in nonlinear plasma processes and chart the exciting future of these disciplines and their applications. The program includes a number of review talks by acclaimed specialists in these fields (listed below). Proceedings of the conference will be published. For more information please consult the website of the meeting or contact one of the organizers. Young scientist travel support: while the meeting is open to everyone, postdocs and graduate students are particularly encouraged to attend and apply for travel support. A limited amount of partial travel support (accommodation and/or registration) has been set aside. Please contact the organizers by February 28. Themes: 1. Building blocks of nonlinear plasmas (Particle acceleration; beam-plasma interactions; nonlinear waves; plasma radiation) 2. Meso- and macroscale structures: formation and stability (Nonlinear evolution of instabilities; magnetic reconnection; turbulence and intermittency; maser mechanisms; hysteresis and storage-release processes in space and lab plasmas; large-scale coherence) 3. Dynamic and interacting plasmas (Multiscale coupling in space and lab plasmas; bursty flows and transitions to turbulence; plasma interaction with solid and magnetic barriers; cascades and power-law regimes) 4. Revealing plasma structure via active experiments (tether and sheath electrodynamics; dusty plasmas; wave excitation and transmission; ionospheric modification) Invited speakers (confirmed): V. Angelopoulos, M. Ashour-Abdalla, D.N. Baker, M. Balikhin, R. Bingham, S.V. Bulanov, C.-L. Chang, S.C. Chapman, J. Chen, R.O. Dendy, J.F. Drake, G. Ganguli, W. Gekelman, S. Ghosh, M.L. Goldstein, C.C. Goodrich, W. Horton, U.S. Inan, M.E. Koepke, S.M. Krimigis, M. Lampe, A.T.Y. Lui, G. Milikh, E. Mishin, Y. Omura, G.K. Parks, J.S. Pickett, E. Priest, T. Pulkkinen, R. Sagdeev, M. Scholer, A.S. Sharma, P. Sprangle, R. Stenzel, A.V. Streltsov, A. Ting, B. Tsurutani, M. Velli, J.L. Vomvoridis, T. Wallace, L.M. Zelenyi Advisory committee: R.C. Davidson, M.L. Goldstein, A.V. Gurevich, K. Hizanidis, C.F. Kennel, C.S. Liu, R. Sagdeev, A.S. Sharma, P. Sprangle Executive committee: K. Akimoto, P.J. Cargill, I.A. Daglis, S.F. Fung, J.D. Huba, X. Shao, D. Vassiliadis (Co-chair), L. Vlahos (Co-chair) Abstract submission deadline: March 13, 2009 Pre-registration deadline: April 17, 2009 For more information please contact: Dimitris Vassiliadis (dimitris.vassiliadis@mail.wvu.edu) Loukas Vlahos (vlahos@astro.auth.gr) ********************************************* From: Giulio Del Zanna SOLAR CORONAL LOOPS WORKSHOP IV Tuesday, June 30 - Friday, July 3, 2009 Astronomy and Space Science Department, University of Florence Largo E. Fermi 2, Firenze, Italy We are pleased to announce the fourth coronal loops workshop. While the workshop will be focused on loops, it will also consider global structures (e.g., entire active regions) as viewed from the perspective of collections of loops (distinguishable or not). Topics include thermal and temporal properties, dynamics, and heating. For information and registration go to the web site http://www.astro.unifi.it/~clw09/ The abstract deadline is May 15. Registration fee will be 250 euros, to cover lunches, the social dinner and student's fees. Please make your own travel and Hotel reservations well in advance since end of June is tourist season in Firenze. Giulio Del Zanna on behalf of the SOC and LOC ********************************************* From : Alexander Kosovichev IAU Symposium No.264 "Solar and Stellar Variability - Impact on Earth and Planets" IAU Symposium No.264 "Solar and Stellar Variability Impact on Earth and Planets ", 3 - 7 August 2009, Rio de Janeiro - Brazil (http://www.on.br/iau-s264/ ) The Symposium will take place during the XXVII IAU General Assembly. It will discuss critical aspects of the solar and stellar variability and its impact on the Earth and planets, including: physical mechanisms of solar and stellar variability, solar diameter and irradiance measurements, helio- and asteroseismic inferences, variability of spectral irradiance and energetic particles, solar cycles and variability on century timescale, effects on space weather and solar system planets, implications for Earth's climate, stellar magnetic activity and cycles, brightness changes in solar-type stars and stellar surface structures, effects of magnetic activity on planet formation and evolution, space- and ground-based observational projects. The deadline for abstract submission and travel grant application is March 1, 2009. For more information on important dates, accommodation, travel and visa issues, please refer to the IAU GA webpage: http://www.astronomy2009. com.br/. ****************************************** From : Todd Hoeksema 2009 SPD Meeting 14-18 June, 2009 in Boulder, CO This is a reminder that the 2009 Solar Physics Division Meeting is scheduled for 14-18 June, 2009 in Boulder, CO. Meeting details, including deadlines, instructions for registration, and abstract submission, will appear at http://spd2009.boulder.swri.edu as they become available. Our meeting will take place at the Millennium Harvest House Hotel, 800 545 -6285. For on-line reservations check http://reservations.synxis.com/LBE/rez.aspx ?Hotel=11538&Chain=5303&lang=1&group=0906SOLARP or http://www.millenniumhotels.com /boulder and enter the group code 0906SOLARP where prompted. The organizers look forward to seeing you there. ****************************************** From: Joyce Guzik First Announcement Stellar Pulsation: Challenges for Theory and Observation May 31-June 5, 2009 Stellar Pulsation: Challenges for Theory and Observation La Fonda Hotel, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA Sunday 31 May through Friday 5 June, 2009 You are invited to attend the upcoming conference, Stellar Pulsation: Challenges for Theory and Observation, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, 31 May through 5 June, 2009. This conference is the nineteenth in the series of stellar pulsation conferences which originated in Los Alamos in 1971. All stellar structure, evolution, and variability topics are welcome, but the emphasis will be on stellar stability and stellar pulsations, both radial and nonradial. Observational and theoretical papers are sought with the goal of better understanding internal stellar structure (including composition details) and the evolution of stars. Also welcomed are papers discussing the luminosity of these intrinsic variable stars with a goal of determining distance scales in our galaxy and nearby ones. Classical topics as well as those relating to solar-like oscillations for stars not intrinsically pulsationally unstable are also encouraged. We invite you to visit and bookmark our web site at: www.lanl.gov/conferences/stellar_pulsation There you will find information on the conference program, organizing committees, the confirmed invited speakers with titles and photos, registration, hotel reservations, abstract submission, and info on a special tour of Los Alamos. The web site will be updated as additional information is available. The sessions topics include: Classical pulsators (Cepheid and RR Lyrae variables), blue variables (LBVs, Wolf-Rayet stars, beta Cephei and slowly-pulsating B stars), lower main-sequence and pre-main sequence variables (sun-like stars, gamma Doradus, delta Scuti), red and yellow giant pulsators (Miras, RV Tauri stars), subdwarf B stars, pre-white dwarf and white dwarf pulsators. We also note important deadlines: *March 1* Abstracts due to be considered for a contributed talk (approx. 15 mins). You will be notified about whether your abstract is accepted for a contributed talk by April 1. *April 1* Poster abstracts due *May 1* Early registration payment deadline Since it will be the beginning of the tourist season in Santa Fe, we advise making your hotel reservations early. If you would like to be on our E-mail distribution for future announcements, please send an E-mail to joy@lanl.gov. We hope to see you soon in Santa Fe! On behalf of the Local and Scientific Organizing Committees, Joyce Ann Guzik and Arthur N. Cox Los Alamos National Laboratory ******************************************** From : Philippa Browning UK Solar Physics Conference and European Week of Astronomy and Space Science April 20 - 23 2009 UK Solar Physics Conference - April 20-April 23 2009. University of Hertfordshire (Near London, UK). Registration and abstract submission now open. Abstract deadline March 9. http://www.jenam2009.eu/ This year UK Solar Physics has an international dimension as well as very strong links with cognate fields of science. We are meeting at University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK April 20 -23 as part of "European Week of Astronomy and Space Science", which also incorporates RAS National Astronomy Meeting (NAM), European Astronomy Society JENAM and UK Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Solar-Terrestrial ("MIST") COnference. UKSP covers all aspects of the Sun, both theoretical and observational, from interior to atmosphere. We expect many new results from space missions such as Stereo, Hinode, RHESSI and SoHO as well as theory and modelling developments which underpin our understanding of processes in the Sun. There will be an emphasis on looking at the Sun in a wider context. Thus, some underlying themes are: the Sun as a star; the Sun as the centre of the solar system, which affects the Earth in many ways; the Sun as a plasma laboratory. There will be plenaries covering topics across astronomy, and ESA overviews. We will have several joint sessions with MIST, and there will be an extensive programme of parallel sessions alongside the UKSP programme. Some solar physicists may find some of these of interest, while we should attract some astronomers to attend our sessions. The conference includes several themed sessions which have been proposed by the community, as well as some which have been specifically designed to link with MIST and the astronomy community. However, talks from all areas of Solar Physics are very welcome and you are all invited to submit abstracts. Talks by students and postdocs are particularly warmly encouraged. Monday April 20 11:00-12:30 UKSP: free session 14:00-15:30 MIST/UKSP: MHD Seismology 16:00-17:30 MIST/UKSP: Magnetic Reconnection Tuesday April 21st 11-12:30 MIST/UKSP: Particle Acceleration 14:00-15:30 UKSP: Solar and stellar interiors MIST: Particle Acceleration 16:00-17:30 UKSP: The Sun as a star/Stars as the Sun Wednesday April 22nd 11-12:30 UKSP/MIST: The unusual (?) solar minimum 14:00-15:30 UKSP/MIST: The unusual (?) solar minimum 16:00-17:30 UKSP/MIST: Solar/STP Missions Forum Thursday April 23rd 11-12:30 UKSP: Dynamics of Solar Magnetic Fields MIST: Heliospheric Structure UKSP SOC (Philippa Browning - chair, Manchester; Lyndsay Fletcher, Glasgow; Stefaan Poedts, Leuven; Steve Tobias, Leeds; Giulio del Zanna, Cambridge) *************************************** From : Christina Cohen SHINE Workshop 2009: August 3-7 The 2009 SHINE workshop will be held August 3-7, 2009 in Wolfville, Nova Scotia at the Old Orchard Inn (http://www.oldorchardinn.com). SHINE workshops provide an opportunity for scientists investigating solar, SEP, and interplanetary physics to come together and discuss topics of joint interest. The workshops are centered around focused-topic, parallel sessions that are discussion-heavy and participant driven. Sessions are organized and lead by people with a particular interest in the session topic. If you have a topic that you think would like to see addressed at this year s SHINE workshop, please email the SHINE steering committee with your suggestion (and willingness to lead the session) at shine-committee@dopey.caltech.edu. More details regarding the meeting will be available in the future at the SHINE website: http://www.shinecon.org. ***************************************** From: Nicolas Labrosse Ninth International School for Space Simulations (ISSS-9) 3rd-10th July 2009, Saint Quentin-en-Yvelines, (near Paris), France The Ninth International School for Space Simulations (ISSS-9) will be held on a new University Campus located in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (very near Paris, France) on 3rd-10th July, 2009. The ISSS-9 program will be organized into two main parts: (i) teaching of space plasma simulation techniques, and (ii) sharing state of the art simulation advances and results with researchers in plasma physics. ISSS-9 will bring together the most recent spacecraft observational results, theoretical advances and numerical simulations to address the outstanding problems in space plasma physics. Please plan on attending and we will be pleased to see you soon in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines. The ISSS9 web site is now open: http://www.isss9.uvsq.fr for registration On behalf of the ISSS-9 Organizing Committee: Bertrand Lemb\ufffdge (bertrand.lembege@latmos.ipsl.fr), Chair. Herv\ufffd de Feraudy (herve.deferaudy@latmos.ipsl.fr), Co-Chair. *********************************************************************** * * * Positions Vacant * * * *********************************************************************** From: Mihalis Mathioudakis Research Fellows in Solar Physics Ref. 09/100816 School of Mathematics and Physics Applications are invited for two 3-year Postdoctoral Research Fellowship positions in Solar Physics. The posts are located within the Astrophysics Research Centre (ARC) of the School of Mathematics and Physics. The successful candidates will be expected to develop and support research within the Solar Physics Group in ARC. This Group makes extensive use of a wide range of solar satellites and ground-based telescopes, with current activities including the study of oscillatory phenomena and reconnection events. Recently, we have built and commissioned the Rapid Oscillations in the Solar Atmosphere (ROSA) imaging system that can observe the solar atmosphere in as many as 6 wavelengths simultaneously, and with a cadence of up to 200 Hz. ROSA is currently at the National Solar Observatory in New Mexico USA. The group makes extensive use of image reconstruction techniques for the analysis of ground-based solar observations from ROSA and other instruments. Applicants must have a PhD in a relevant subject either awarded or submitted by the time of taking up the post. Experience in either (i) the reduction and analysis of solar observations from satellite-borne or ground-based instruments, or (ii) the development of theoretical models of the solar atmosphere, is essential. Also essential is a reasonable number of high quality publications commensurate with stage of career. An application pack for the post, containing further details and guidelines on how to submit your application online, is available at: http://www.qub.ac.uk/sites/QUBJobVacancies/ResearchJobs/ under post reference 09/100816. Salary: \ufffd29,704-\ufffd34,435 per annum. Closing date: 4.00 pm, Friday 24 April 2009 ******************************************** From : David Alexander Guide JGR-Space Physics into the Future AGU is looking for dynamic, well-organized scientists with high editorial standards and strong leadership skills to serve as Editors of JGR-Space Physics. Applicants should be respected leaders in the community, independent-minded, and even- handed. As Editor you should be committed to further strengthen the journal JGR-Space Physics, which covers aeronomy and magnetospheric physics, planetary atmospheres and magnetospheres, interplanetary and external solar physics, cosmic rays, and heliospheric physics and be proactive in attracting innovative contributions in traditional disciplines and in emerging fields. The Union is interested in attracting papers in developing areas and ensuring that readers of JGR-Space Physics receive the best and most timely information possible. As Editor you will - have full authority to accept or reject submitted papers - handle the review process - seek out stimulating papers for inclusion in the journal. A Search Committee appointed by the Union President evaluates candidates and conducts personal interviews with a small number of highly qualified individuals. The President makes the final selection and appointment. All AGU Editors serve at the pleasure of the AGU President. If you would like to be considered as an Editor of JGR-Space Physics, send your curriculum vitae with a letter of interest via e-mail to pubmatters@agu.org. If you would like to nominate a highly qualified colleague, send a letter of recommendation to the same e-mail address. Please make sure that you specify Space Physics in the subject line of the e-mail. ******************************************** From : Stefaan Poedts POSTDOCTORAL POSITION AT THE CPA/K.U.LEUVEN (BELGIUM) 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 18 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 link our MHD code AMRVAC to our kinetic code CELESTE3D and to develop a working AMR-PIC code based on the existing algorithms and code. Basic knowledge of parallelization and C++ will be of advantage. The Centre for Plasma Astrophysics (K.U.Leuven) is heavily involved in state-of-the-art numerical simulation techniques and its applications to solar and astrophysics, and has projects on multi-scale and multi-physics model development and applications. 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 47000 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 Belgium (although Belgian 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 Belgium 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: Stefaan Poedts, Stefaan.Poedts@wis.kuleuven.be - General information about the Solaire Network: F. Moreno-Insertis, fmi@iac.es ******************************************** From: Horst Balthasar Scientist: "Solar and stellar spectropolarimetry" for the E-ELT project at AIP We invite applications for a TV-L E15 position in the area of solar and stellar spectropolarimetry to participate in the design of a high-resolution spectropolarimeter for the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT). The successful candidate will work with Prof. Strassmeier and the research-technology team on science-case specifications and how to convert these into a viable design. Candidates should have a PhD in Physics or Astronomy by the time of the appointment. Experience with polarimetric observations and knowledge of basic polarimetry and high-resolution spectroscopy is expected. Depending on the qualification, candidates with a purely technical background are also encouraged to apply. Then, experience with optical design, laboratory optical and (near)infrared spectropolarimetry and the handling of optical and optomechanical components would be required. The position is initially for two years, with the possibility of further extension depending on the progress made and even tenure depending on the detailed qualification of the candidate. Starting date is as soon as possible. The candidate is encouraged to participate in early LBT/PEPSI commissioning and science programs. Applicants should send a CV, a list of publications, and a brief research statement of interest, and arrange for three letters of recommendation, all to be sent to kgoetz@aip.de and/or the address below. Applications and LORs should be received by March 15, 2009. Astrophysikalisches Institut Potsdam c/o K. Götz An der Sternwarte 16 D-14482 Potsdam. Germany The key science topics of the AIP are cosmic magnetic fields and extragalactic astrophysics. A considerable part of the institute's efforts aim at the development of research technology in the fields of spectroscopy, robotic telescopes, and e-science. The AIP is the successor of the Berlin Observatory founded in 1700 and of the Astrophysical Observatory of Potsdam founded in 1874. The latter was the world's first observatory to emphasize explicitly the research area of astrophysics. The AIP is a foundation according to civil law and is a member of the Leibniz Association. The Leibniz Association is a network of 82 independent research institutes and scientific service facilities, which strive for scientific solutions for major social challenges. ************************************* From : Gwangson Choe Faculty and Postdoctoral Positions at Kyung Hee University, Korea The School of Space Research at Kyung Hee University in Korea invites applications for tenure-track faculty positions, research faculty positions and postdoctoral fellowships in space sciences and astrophysics. Applicants must have a PhD in space sciences, astronomy, physics or related fields. Faculty candidates must have minimum two years of postdoctoral research experience. Faculty positions are in the level of either an assistant professor or an associate professor. A selection process will be applied to individual applications until all the positions are filled. Thus, there is no deadline for application, and early applicants should have an advantage. Employment can start at any time after each selection is made. Salary will be determined by the University, commensurate with qualifications and experience per KHU pay scale, which starts at around 30,000,000 Korean Won per year for a postdoc with no employment history, 38,400,000 Korean Won per year for a research assistant professor with the minimum required experience, and 55,000,000 Korean Won for a tenure-track assistant professor. For postdocs and research faculty members, the initial contract is for two years and can be renewed contingent upon research performance and funding. Kyung Hee University (KHU), founded in 1949, is ranked among the top ten universities of Korea, and research in astronomy and space sciences has been performed at the Department of Astronomy and Space Science of KHU. Recently, the Department is awarded a long-term government grant within the scope of the World Class University (WCU) Program, which pursues the World’s top class research in diverse disciplines, and it is now expanded to form the School of Space Research. The School is located in the city of Yongin approximately 40 km south of Seoul, and currently has 11 professors and about 30 graduate students. It is the policy of KHU not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, or national/ethnic origin. An application consisting of a CV, a list of publications, and names of three references along with a cover letter should be sent to Prof. Gwangson Choe by e-mail at gchoe(at)khu.ac.kr. ************************************** From: Daniel Brown Employment opportunity Postdoctoral Research Associate - Aberystwyth University Applications are invited for a postdoctoral research associate position in the Institute of Mathematics and Physics at Aberystwyth University. The candidate's research should complement at least one area of research carried by the Solar System Physics group, which includes aspects of Solar Physics. The position will be initially offered for 18 months with the possibility of extension depending on the results of the group's STFC Rolling Grant renewal. Salary will be in the range GBP 23,449 - 29,704. The closing date for applications will be 15th March 2009, with the starting date being May 2009, or as soon as possible after. Further details can be found at: http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/hr/jobs/vacancies-external/ or directly at: http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/media/MP.09.01- EXT.pdf Informal enquiries can be addressed to Prof. Manuel Grande (mng@aber.ac.uk). -- Dr Duncan H Mackay Mathematical Institute, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Fife, KY16 9SS, Scotland. Tel 01334 463760 Fax 01334 463748 The University of St Andrews is a charity registered in Scotland : No SC013532 _______________________________________________ uksp mailing list uksp@physics.gla.ac.uk http://www.physics.gla.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/uksp