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Lettre N° 186 du 1 juillet 2024
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PROGRAMME NATIONAL HAUTES ÉNERGIES
lettre d’information n°186
https://pnhe.cnrs.fr
1 juillet 2024
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NOUVELLES DU PNHE
1. APPEL À PROJET 2025 : DEADLINE 2 SEPT. ET CHANGEMENTS MAJEURS
ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. XIII INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NEW FRONTIERS IN PHYSICS 2024 (Kolymbari, Grèce, 26 août au 4 septembre 2024)
2. HIGH ENERGY ASTROPHYSICS AND COSMOLOGY IN THE ERA OF ALL-SKY SURVEYS HEACOSS-2024 (Erevan, Arménie, 7 au 11 octobre 2024)
3. INTERNATIONAL PULSAR SYMPOSIUM 2024 (Guiyang, Chine, 12 au 17 décembre 2024)
4. 2-7 Feb 2025 Aspen Conference, Coordination of Nanohertz-Frequency Gravitational-Wave Follow-up (Aspen, Etats-Unis, 2 au 7 février 2024)
POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. POSTDOC POSITION WITH IFIN-HH (BUCHAREST)
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NOUVELLES DU PNHE
1. APPEL À PROJET 2025 : DEADLINE 2 SEPT. ET CHANGEMENTS MAJEURS
Bonjour à toutes et tous
L’appel à projet 2025 des programmes nationaux INSU est maintenant ouvert.
La lettre de cadrage est à récupérer ici :
https://programmes.insu.cnrs.fr/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Texte-AAP-AA-2025.pdf
Vous noterez des changements structurels importants dans l’organisation des programmes nationaux historiques dont PNHE fait partie. Ces programmes nationaux AA (en dehors du PNP) deviennent des Actions Thématiques (AT) regroupées dans un nouveau Programme National Astronomie et Astrophysique unique (cf. https://programmes.insu.cnrs.fr/actualite/ouverture-aap-2025-programmes-nationaux/).
Au niveau de l’appel à projet, les changements majeurs sont reportés ci dessous:
– Les dates d’ouverture et de clôture ont été avancées. Attention donc que vos demandes doivent être soumises pour le 2 septembre 2024 à 17h.
– Les « outils » que vous deviez cocher (Projets en lien avec les IR ou IR*, Projets collaboratifs etc) n’existent plus.
– Le montant minimum d’attribution (tous PNs confondus) pour une demande est de 5k€.
– Les demandes de subvention pour l’animation (financements de colloque ou école) doivent être soumises à la CSAA et non aux ATs. La limite minimum des 5k€ ne concerne pas ces demandes. Il y a un formulaire dédié à télécharger (cf lien ci dessous)
– Il n’est désormais plus nécessaire pour les laboratoires ayant pour tutelle le CNRS de faire de demande de ressources dans DIALOG.
* L’ensemble des documents sont accessibles via le lien suivant (besoin de connection SIGAP)
https://sigap.cnrs.fr/sigap/web/candidature.php/appel_projet_voir_infos/664
* Dossier scientifique:
https://sigap.cnrs.fr/sigap/web/candidature.php/fichier/download/id_pj/36093
* Dossier animation (Conference, ecole, cf ci dessous)
https://sigap.cnrs.fr/sigap/web/candidature.php/fichier/download/id_pj/36094
Suite a la nouvelle structuration de l’INSU-AA qui sera effective dès la rentrée, la direction de PNHE a organisé une visioconférence le lundi 10 juin pour répondre aux questions de la communauté. Cette visioconference a été enregistrée et peut etre consultée ici jusqu’au 27 Juillet
https://filesender.renater.fr/?s=download&token=938c2ea8-110c-4e37-bc06-10cdd30d7df3
Cordialement
Pierre-Olivier Petrucci & David Maurin
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ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. XIII INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NEW FRONTIERS IN PHYSICS 2024 (Kolymbari, Grèce, 26 août au 4 septembre 2024)
Dear all,
I apologize if you received this email through other channels.
This is to draw your attention to this conference in Crete, Greece,
https://indico.cern.ch/event/1307446/overview
XIII International Conference on New Frontiers in Physics 2024
We plan the organization of an embedded workshop on Astro-Cosmo-Gravity at ICNFP 2024 from August 26 to 28 with my colleagues Profs. David Blaschke and Igor Mishustin. Please let me know if you are interested.
PS. I am not responsible for the organization, so please contact the proper organizers (Profs. Sonia Kabana and Larisa Bravina) for any details.
Best regards,
dr hab. Armen Sedrakjan
2. HIGH ENERGY ASTROPHYSICS AND COSMOLOGY IN THE ERA OF ALL-SKY SURVEYS HEACOSS-2024 (Erevan, Arménie, 7 au 11 octobre 2024)
Dates: 2024 Oct 7 – 11
Location: Yerevan, Armenia
Registration deadline: August 1, 2024
Web page: https://indico.cern.ch/event/1382899/
Email: heacoss2024@gmail.com
SOC: Niel Brandt Andrei Bykov, Massimo Della Valle, Elena Galo, Marat Gilfanov (Co-chair), Paolo Giommi, Zoltan Haiman, Luis Ho, Andrey Kravtsov, Di Li, Alexander Lutovinov, Felix Mirabel, Razmik Mirzoyan, Maria Petropoulou, Vahe Petrosyan, Tsvi Piran, Konstantin Postnov, Remo Ruffini, Narek Sahakyan (Co-chair), Olga Silchenko, Alexandra Veledina, Alexey Vikhlinin, Shuang-Nan Zhang
The start of the 21st century was marked with the advent of all-sky surveys at all wavelengths, from radio to X-ray and Gamma-ray. Together with recent breakthroughs in large-volume ice neutrino detectors, and the successful detection of astrophysical gravitational waves, these pivotal advancements are giving rise to multi-messenger astrophysics setting the stage for new theoretical challenges. The goal of the conference is to review and discuss recent achievements in high energy astrophysics and cosmology in the context of these developments. The meeting will focus on astrophysics of compact objects on all mass scales, formation and growth of supermassive black holes, non-stationary and transient phenomena in the vicinity of compact objects and selected themes of physical cosmology. The physics of jets in blazars and
gamma-ray bursts will be also addressed, exploring the mechanisms and consequences of these extreme events.
The topics covered at the meeting will include
* Sky surveys from radio to X/gamma-ray bands
* Physics of AGN, QSO, blazars – clues from sky surveys
* TDEs and other extragalactic X-ray transients
* Gamma-ray bursts
* Spectral formation near compact objects – clues from X-ray spectroscopy and polarimetry
* Gravitational wave astronomy
* Neutrino astronomy
* Cosmic rays and ultra-high energy gamma-rays
* Sky surveys in cosmological context
* Future prospects/missions
The conference venue is Ani Plaza Hotel in Yerevan downtown area. The hotel offers accommodation for the conference participants at a discounted rate starting from 31,000 AMD. The deadline for discounted room reservation at the Ani Plaza Hotel is August 1, 2024. Alternative accommodation options in a broad price range will be offered at the conference website nearer the meeting.
The registration fee is €300 (€150 for students), which will cover the admission to scientific sessions, coffee breaks, and registration materials.
Participants unable to pay the registration fee or book your hotel with a credit card or bank transfer prior to the meeting, please contact us by writing to heacoss2024@gmail.com.
Transmis par Zoltan Haiman
3. INTERNATIONAL PULSAR SYMPOSIUM 2024 (Guiyang, Chine, 12 au 17 décembre
2024)
Dear Esteemed Colleagues,
Apologies if you receive this message more than once.
We cordially invite you to join us at The International Pulsar Symposium 2024, scheduled to take place in Guiyang, China, December 12-17, 2024.
The symposium will encompass a broad spectrum of topics, including:
* Pulsars discovered by all kinds of telescopes
* Pulsars of different manifestations observed at all electromagnetic bands
* Pulsar radiation produced in and outside of the magnetosphere
* Pulsars as tools for various related physics
* Pulsars and related transients
* Pulsars in public outreach
and more. It offers a valuable opportunity to exchange insights, forge collaborations, and advance our collective understanding of pulsar phenomena.
For further details, please visit the conference website at
https://psr2024.casconf.cn/ .
We encourage you to submit an abstract to the symposium and share the information about this symposium with anyone else who may be interested.
Notes:
* Online Registration close: December 1st,2024
* Early-bird Registration: Before June 30th, 2024
* Regular Registration: After July 1st, 2024
* Presentation submission before: October 10th, 2024
Looking forward to your participation and contributions to making this event a
success.
All the best,
JinLin Han (on behalf of the SOC)
4. 2-7 Feb 2025 Aspen Conference, Coordination of Nanohertz-Frequency Gravitational-Wave Follow-up (Aspen, Etats-Unis, 2 au 7 février 2024)
Dear all,
We are pleased to circulate a preliminary save-the-date for an Aspen Center for Astrophysics meeting that will happen 2-7 Feb, 2025.
This meeting will be for anyone interested in interacting with a broad, interdisciplinary crowd on the topic of Coordination of Nanohertz-Frequency Gravitational-Wave Follow-up. Please find the details here; the application portal for this conference will be opening in August:
https://gwac.wvu.edu/aspen-physics-conference
Cheers,
Sarah Burke-Spolaor on behalf of the organizers
Kayhan Gultekin
Jeffrey Hazboun
Chiara Mingarelli
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POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. POSTDOC POSITION WITH IFIN-HH (BUCHAREST)
The National Institute of Nuclear Physics and Engineering in Bucharest, Romania invites applications for a postdoctoral research position in the field of neutron stars. The position is for 24 months with a start date preferably before January 15, 2025 (flexible).
The candidate must have a PhD degree (or equivalent) in theoretical nuclear or astro- physics, established track record in neutron star physics and excellent computational skills. The successful applicant will join the group of Dr. Raduta and Dr. Beznogov and pursue research in one of the following subjects: equations of state, crust formation & crystallization, non-equilibrium neutrino processes, transport properties.
The position offers a competitive salary and social benefits.
Applications should be send via email to adriana.raduta[at]gmail.com and mikhail.beznogov[at]nipne.ro with a topic « Postdoc Application – Last Name ».
They must contain the following list of documents in PDF format: cover letter (2 pages maximum), curriculum vitae and research statement (each 3 pages maximum), list of publications. Two recommendation letters should also be sent to the above e-mail addresses.
Contact: Adriana R. Raduta, Mikhail Beznogov
For full consideration please apply before 12th July 2024. The review of applications will start as soon as they are received.
Transmis par Mikhail Beznogov
PROGRAMME NATIONAL HAUTES ÉNERGIES
lettre d’information n°186
https://pnhe.cnrs.fr
1 juillet 2024
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NOUVELLES DU PNHE
1. APPEL À PROJET 2025 : DEADLINE 2 SEPT. ET CHANGEMENTS MAJEURS
ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. XIII INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NEW FRONTIERS IN PHYSICS 2024 (Kolymbari, Grèce, 26 août au 4 septembre 2024)
2. HIGH ENERGY ASTROPHYSICS AND COSMOLOGY IN THE ERA OF ALL-SKY SURVEYS HEACOSS-2024 (Erevan, Arménie, 7 au 11 octobre 2024)
3. INTERNATIONAL PULSAR SYMPOSIUM 2024 (Guiyang, Chine, 12 au 17 décembre 2024)
4. 2-7 Feb 2025 Aspen Conference, Coordination of Nanohertz-Frequency Gravitational-Wave Follow-up (Aspen, Etats-Unis, 2 au 7 février 2024)
POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. POSTDOC POSITION WITH IFIN-HH (BUCHAREST)
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NOUVELLES DU PNHE
1. APPEL À PROJET 2025 : DEADLINE 2 SEPT. ET CHANGEMENTS MAJEURS
Bonjour à toutes et tous
L’appel à projet 2025 des programmes nationaux INSU est maintenant ouvert.
La lettre de cadrage est à récupérer ici :
https://programmes.insu.cnrs.fr/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Texte-AAP-AA-2025.pdf
Vous noterez des changements structurels importants dans l’organisation des programmes nationaux historiques dont PNHE fait partie. Ces programmes nationaux AA (en dehors du PNP) deviennent des Actions Thématiques (AT) regroupées dans un nouveau Programme National Astronomie et Astrophysique unique (cf. https://programmes.insu.cnrs.fr/actualite/ouverture-aap-2025-programmes-nationaux/).
Au niveau de l’appel à projet, les changements majeurs sont reportés ci dessous:
– Les dates d’ouverture et de clôture ont été avancées. Attention donc que vos demandes doivent être soumises pour le 2 septembre 2024 à 17h.
– Les « outils » que vous deviez cocher (Projets en lien avec les IR ou IR*, Projets collaboratifs etc) n’existent plus.
– Le montant minimum d’attribution (tous PNs confondus) pour une demande est de 5k€.
– Les demandes de subvention pour l’animation (financements de colloque ou école) doivent être soumises à la CSAA et non aux ATs. La limite minimum des 5k€ ne concerne pas ces demandes. Il y a un formulaire dédié à télécharger (cf lien ci dessous)
– Il n’est désormais plus nécessaire pour les laboratoires ayant pour tutelle le CNRS de faire de demande de ressources dans DIALOG.
* L’ensemble des documents sont accessibles via le lien suivant (besoin de connection SIGAP)
https://sigap.cnrs.fr/sigap/web/candidature.php/appel_projet_voir_infos/664
* Dossier scientifique:
https://sigap.cnrs.fr/sigap/web/candidature.php/fichier/download/id_pj/36093
* Dossier animation (Conference, ecole, cf ci dessous)
https://sigap.cnrs.fr/sigap/web/candidature.php/fichier/download/id_pj/36094
Suite a la nouvelle structuration de l’INSU-AA qui sera effective dès la rentrée, la direction de PNHE a organisé une visioconférence le lundi 10 juin pour répondre aux questions de la communauté. Cette visioconference a été enregistrée et peut etre consultée ici jusqu’au 27 Juillet
https://filesender.renater.fr/?s=download&token=938c2ea8-110c-4e37-bc06-10cdd30d7df3
Cordialement
Pierre-Olivier Petrucci & David Maurin
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ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. XIII INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NEW FRONTIERS IN PHYSICS 2024 (Kolymbari, Grèce, 26 août au 4 septembre 2024)
Dear all,
I apologize if you received this email through other channels.
This is to draw your attention to this conference in Crete, Greece,
https://indico.cern.ch/event/1307446/overview
XIII International Conference on New Frontiers in Physics 2024
We plan the organization of an embedded workshop on Astro-Cosmo-Gravity at ICNFP 2024 from August 26 to 28 with my colleagues Profs. David Blaschke and Igor Mishustin. Please let me know if you are interested.
PS. I am not responsible for the organization, so please contact the proper organizers (Profs. Sonia Kabana and Larisa Bravina) for any details.
Best regards,
dr hab. Armen Sedrakjan
2. HIGH ENERGY ASTROPHYSICS AND COSMOLOGY IN THE ERA OF ALL-SKY SURVEYS HEACOSS-2024 (Erevan, Arménie, 7 au 11 octobre 2024)
Dates: 2024 Oct 7 – 11
Location: Yerevan, Armenia
Registration deadline: August 1, 2024
Web page: https://indico.cern.ch/event/1382899/
Email: heacoss2024@gmail.com
SOC: Niel Brandt Andrei Bykov, Massimo Della Valle, Elena Galo, Marat Gilfanov (Co-chair), Paolo Giommi, Zoltan Haiman, Luis Ho, Andrey Kravtsov, Di Li, Alexander Lutovinov, Felix Mirabel, Razmik Mirzoyan, Maria Petropoulou, Vahe Petrosyan, Tsvi Piran, Konstantin Postnov, Remo Ruffini, Narek Sahakyan (Co-chair), Olga Silchenko, Alexandra Veledina, Alexey Vikhlinin, Shuang-Nan Zhang
The start of the 21st century was marked with the advent of all-sky surveys at all wavelengths, from radio to X-ray and Gamma-ray. Together with recent breakthroughs in large-volume ice neutrino detectors, and the successful detection of astrophysical gravitational waves, these pivotal advancements are giving rise to multi-messenger astrophysics setting the stage for new theoretical challenges. The goal of the conference is to review and discuss recent achievements in high energy astrophysics and cosmology in the context of these developments. The meeting will focus on astrophysics of compact objects on all mass scales, formation and growth of supermassive black holes, non-stationary and transient phenomena in the vicinity of compact objects and selected themes of physical cosmology. The physics of jets in blazars and
gamma-ray bursts will be also addressed, exploring the mechanisms and consequences of these extreme events.
The topics covered at the meeting will include
* Sky surveys from radio to X/gamma-ray bands
* Physics of AGN, QSO, blazars – clues from sky surveys
* TDEs and other extragalactic X-ray transients
* Gamma-ray bursts
* Spectral formation near compact objects – clues from X-ray spectroscopy and polarimetry
* Gravitational wave astronomy
* Neutrino astronomy
* Cosmic rays and ultra-high energy gamma-rays
* Sky surveys in cosmological context
* Future prospects/missions
The conference venue is Ani Plaza Hotel in Yerevan downtown area. The hotel offers accommodation for the conference participants at a discounted rate starting from 31,000 AMD. The deadline for discounted room reservation at the Ani Plaza Hotel is August 1, 2024. Alternative accommodation options in a broad price range will be offered at the conference website nearer the meeting.
The registration fee is €300 (€150 for students), which will cover the admission to scientific sessions, coffee breaks, and registration materials.
Participants unable to pay the registration fee or book your hotel with a credit card or bank transfer prior to the meeting, please contact us by writing to heacoss2024@gmail.com.
Transmis par Zoltan Haiman
3. INTERNATIONAL PULSAR SYMPOSIUM 2024 (Guiyang, Chine, 12 au 17 décembre
2024)
Dear Esteemed Colleagues,
Apologies if you receive this message more than once.
We cordially invite you to join us at The International Pulsar Symposium 2024, scheduled to take place in Guiyang, China, December 12-17, 2024.
The symposium will encompass a broad spectrum of topics, including:
* Pulsars discovered by all kinds of telescopes
* Pulsars of different manifestations observed at all electromagnetic bands
* Pulsar radiation produced in and outside of the magnetosphere
* Pulsars as tools for various related physics
* Pulsars and related transients
* Pulsars in public outreach
and more. It offers a valuable opportunity to exchange insights, forge collaborations, and advance our collective understanding of pulsar phenomena.
For further details, please visit the conference website at
https://psr2024.casconf.cn/ .
We encourage you to submit an abstract to the symposium and share the information about this symposium with anyone else who may be interested.
Notes:
* Online Registration close: December 1st,2024
* Early-bird Registration: Before June 30th, 2024
* Regular Registration: After July 1st, 2024
* Presentation submission before: October 10th, 2024
Looking forward to your participation and contributions to making this event a
success.
All the best,
JinLin Han (on behalf of the SOC)
4. 2-7 Feb 2025 Aspen Conference, Coordination of Nanohertz-Frequency Gravitational-Wave Follow-up (Aspen, Etats-Unis, 2 au 7 février 2024)
Dear all,
We are pleased to circulate a preliminary save-the-date for an Aspen Center for Astrophysics meeting that will happen 2-7 Feb, 2025.
This meeting will be for anyone interested in interacting with a broad, interdisciplinary crowd on the topic of Coordination of Nanohertz-Frequency Gravitational-Wave Follow-up. Please find the details here; the application portal for this conference will be opening in August:
https://gwac.wvu.edu/aspen-physics-conference
Cheers,
Sarah Burke-Spolaor on behalf of the organizers
Kayhan Gultekin
Jeffrey Hazboun
Chiara Mingarelli
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POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. POSTDOC POSITION WITH IFIN-HH (BUCHAREST)
The National Institute of Nuclear Physics and Engineering in Bucharest, Romania invites applications for a postdoctoral research position in the field of neutron stars. The position is for 24 months with a start date preferably before January 15, 2025 (flexible).
The candidate must have a PhD degree (or equivalent) in theoretical nuclear or astro- physics, established track record in neutron star physics and excellent computational skills. The successful applicant will join the group of Dr. Raduta and Dr. Beznogov and pursue research in one of the following subjects: equations of state, crust formation & crystallization, non-equilibrium neutrino processes, transport properties.
The position offers a competitive salary and social benefits.
Applications should be send via email to adriana.raduta[at]gmail.com and mikhail.beznogov[at]nipne.ro with a topic « Postdoc Application – Last Name ».
They must contain the following list of documents in PDF format: cover letter (2 pages maximum), curriculum vitae and research statement (each 3 pages maximum), list of publications. Two recommendation letters should also be sent to the above e-mail addresses.
Contact: Adriana R. Raduta, Mikhail Beznogov
For full consideration please apply before 12th July 2024. The review of applications will start as soon as they are received.
Transmis par Mikhail Beznogov
Lettre N° 185 du 31 mai 2024
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PROGRAMME NATIONAL HAUTES ÉNERGIES
lettre d’information n°185
http://pnhe.cnrs.fr
31 mai 2024
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NOUVELLES DU PNHE
1. JOURNÉES THÉORIE DE LA COMMUNAUTÉ HAUTES ÉNERGIES (Paris, 4 au 7 novembre 2024)
ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. MULTI-MESSENGER ASTRONOMY WITH GRAVITATIONAL WAVES – 17TH MARCEL GROSSMANN MEETING (Pescara, Italie, 7 au 12 juillet 2024)
2. MG17 PARALLEL SESSION ON ”MODELING COMPACT OBJECT MERGERS AND THEIR ELECTROMAGNETIC COUNTERPARTS” (Pescara, Italie, 7 au 12 juillet 2024)
3. GEMMA2 (GRAVITATIONAL-WAVES, ELECTROMAGNETIC AND DARK MATTER) PHYSICS WORKSHOP (Rome, Italie, 16 au 19 septembre 2024)
4. 3RD ASTRO-COLIBRI MULTI-MESSENGER ASTROPHYSICS WORKSHOP (Paris, 16 au 20 septembre 2024)
5. EXTREME MATTER IN EXTREME STAR 2024 WORKSHOP (Leiden, Pays-Bas, 23 au 27 septembre 2024)
6. HIGH ENERGY ASTROPHYSICS AND COSMOLOGY IN THE ERA OF ALL-SKY SURVEYS — HEACOSS-2024 (Erevan, Géorgie, 7 au 11 octobre 2024)
7. ERLANGEN SCHOOL FOR ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS 2024 (Erlangen, Allemagne, 7 au 15 octobre 2024)
POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. POSTDOC OR ENGINEER POSITION FOR LISA DATA PREPROCESSING (L0-L1) AT SYRTE, PARIS
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NOUVELLES DU PNHE
1. JOURNÉES THÉORIE DE LA COMMUNAUTÉ HAUTES ÉNERGIES (Paris, 4 au 7 novembre 2024)
Bonjour à toutes et à tous,
Nous mettons en place des Journées Théorie de la communauté Hautes Energies, les dernières ayant eu lieu en 2018 déjà!
Ces journées auront lieu du 4 (à partir de 14h) au 7 (jusqu’à 13h) Novembre 2024 dans l’amphithéatre Pierre Gilles de Gennes de l’APC à Paris.
Merci de bloquer ces dates dans vos agendas!
La participation est gratuite mais l’inscription est obligatoire. Le programme
est largement ouvert à vos contributions via le site web:
https://indico.in2p3.fr/event/32157/overview
La date limite pour s’inscrire est fixée au 13 septembre 2024!
Ces Journées ont pour objectif de réunir les astronomes et physiciens français intéressés par les travaux menés en France en théorie et en modélisation autour des thématiques PNHE. Elles revêtent une importance particulière dans le contexte actuel, qui connaît un essor sans précédent dans ce domaine de l’astrophysique. Des développements expérimentaux majeurs, tant au sol que dans l’espace avec XRISM, IXPE, Swift, Fermi, H.E.S.S., MAGIC, LHAASO, EHT, GRAVITY, Antares, KM3NeT, IceCube, Auger, LIGO, VIRGO, LoFAR, Meerkat, etc., ont offert une nouvelle vision des phénomènes de haute énergie, qui nécessite
de nouveaux développements théoriques et de nouveaux outils de simulation
numérique pour le calcul à haute performance.
– Vous êtes plutôt théoricien ou modélisateur : Quels sont les problèmes que vous abordez ? Quelle est votre approche ? Qu’attendez-vous des observations?
– Vous êtes plutôt observateur ou expérimentateur : venez comprendre ce qui motive les théoriciens et leur poser toutes les questions qui vous démangent !
Ce domaine de recherche couvre un large éventail de thématiques et de méthodologies partagées par les chercheurs d’un grand nombre d’instituts français. Le programme scientifique couvrira à la fois les aspects théoriques et numériques et sera divisé en cinq grands thèmes :
– « Nouvelle physique – L’Univers comme laboratoire », sur la physique fondamentale (par exemple la physique au-delà du modèle standard, la gravité à champ fort et l’équation d’état de la matière dense).
– « Objets compacts et leur environnement », incluant les trous noirs de différentes masses, les étoiles à neutrons et les systèmes binaires.
– « Particules de haute énergie », traitant de l’origine des photons de haute énergie, des rayons cosmiques et des neutrinos.
– « Phénomènes transitoires », incluant notamment les sursauts gamma, les sursauts radio, les supernovae, …
– « Ondes gravitationnelles », incluant les arrière-plans stochastiques et les sources isolées.
Le programme comprendra une dizaine de présentations de synthèse (30mn) et une quarantaine de contributions (15mn). Les présentations des jeunes chercheurs de ce domaine seront fortement encouragées.
Si le présentiel est fortement conseillé pour permettre de nombreuses interactions entre chercheurs, il sera aussi possible de suivre la conférence en distanciel.
Nous espérons vous y voir nombreux!
Les organisateurs
S. Gabici (chair), M. Lemoine (co-chair), B. Cerutti, F. Calore, J. Nowak, P.O. Petrucci, V. Tatischeff, P. Varniere
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ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. MULTI-MESSENGER ASTRONOMY WITH GRAVITATIONAL WAVES – 17TH MARCEL GROSSMANN MEETING (Pescara, Italie, 7 au 12 juillet 2024)
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce a call for abstracts for a session titled “MA1: Multi-messenger Astronomy with Gravitational Waves” at the upcoming Seventeenth Marcel Grossmann Meeting (MG17) in Pescara,scheduled for July 7-12, 2024.
The advent of gravitational wave astronomy has heralded a new era in multi-messenger astrophysics, offering unprecedented insights into the cosmos through the synergistic analysis of gravitational waves, electromagnetic signals, and other cosmic messengers. This collaborative approach has not only enhanced our understanding of some of the universe’s most enigmatic phenomena, such as binary neutron star collisions, but has also paved new pathways for exploring the fundamental laws of physics and the nature of the Universe itself.
This session welcomes presentations that utilize joint observations with gravitational waves and other astronomical messengers as probes into fundamental physics, cosmology, and astrophysics. Furthermore, we invite contributors to share works that offer software tools designed for simulating, analyzing, or aiding in the joint observation of gravitational waves and other messengers.
Deadline for abstract submission: May 31, 2024, 11:59 PM CEST
Abstracts can be submitted through the MG17 submission portal:
https://indico.icranet.org/event/8/abstracts/
Please circulate this announcement to other potentially interested colleagues.
For further questions, do not hesitate to contact us.
We look forward to seeing you in Pescara for a fruitful session!
Best regards,
Shu-Xu Yi
Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2. MG17 PARALLEL SESSION ON ”MODELING COMPACT OBJECT MERGERS AND THEIR ELECTROMAGNETIC COUNTERPARTS” (Pescara, Italie, 7 au 12 juillet 2024)
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce a call for abstracts for a parallel session on « Modeling compact object mergers and their electromagnetic counterparts » at the upcoming Seventeenth Marcel Grossmann Meeting (MG17) in Pescara, Italy, July 7-12, 2024; see
https://indico.icranet.org/event/8/
https://indico.icranet.org/event/8/program
Please consider attending, or distributing in your organization for the interested parties.
Session abstract:
The recent detections in gravitational waves of binary neutron star and black hole-neutron star mergers have confirmed their relevance both from an astrophysical and a fundamental physics perspective. Additionally, GW170817 confirmed that compact binary mergers could be the primary sites for r-process nucleosynthesis and the central engine of electromagnetic counterparts, including kilonovae and gamma-ray bursts. The detailed modeling of these
mergers still present an open challenge that is key to predict and to interpret observations. This session welcomes presentations that illustrate the most recent and advanced progress in modeling the strong-field dynamics occurring in mergers, as well as models that describe the production of kilonovae, gamma-ray bursts and r-process nucleosynthesis. Presentations about the physics and the microphysics entering all these models are also welcome.
Useful information:
– The deadline for submission is May 31, 2024, 11:59 PM.
– Proposals can be submitted through the MG17’s submission portal
https://indico.icranet.org/event/8/abstracts/.
– Online participation is also possible,
For any further information or questions, please feel free to contact us directly.
We look forward to your contributions and to an engaging session at MG17.
Best regards,
– Oleg Korobkin (LANL)
– Albino Perego (University of Trento)
3. GEMMA2 (GRAVITATIONAL-WAVES, ELECTROMAGNETIC AND DARK MATTER) PHYSICS WORKSHOP (Rome, Italie, 16 au 19 septembre 2024)
Dear colleagues,
I am happy to announce the International GEMMA2 (Gravitational-waves, ElectroMagnetic and dark MAtter) Physics Workshop to be held in Rome (Italy) from September 16th to September 19th, 2024.
The aim of the GEMMA2 workshop is to discuss gravitational waves, multimessenger astrophysics and dark matter physics at these especially exciting times, bringing together mainly the theoretical and data-analysis aspects of such apparently heterogeneous fields.
Registration and Abstract Submission on these topics is possible at
https://agenda.infn.it/event/39794/.
Deadline for abstract submission: June 16th, 2024
Deadline for early registration: June 28th, 2024.
The sessions of the workshop will be introduced by keynote speakers (see the list below), followed by invited and contributed talks. There will also be a poster session, along with two Young Scientist GEMMA2 Awards for the best poster contributions by skilled young researchers.
Keynote speakers:
Gianfranco Bertone, University of Amsterdam
Giancarlo Ghirlanda, Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera
Vanessa Graber, University of Hertfordshire
Giovanni Losurdo, INFN, Pisa
Andrew Melatos (tbc), University of Melbourne
Patricia Schmidt, University of Birmingham
The LOC and the SOC are looking forward to welcoming you to Rome.
Best Regards,
Alessandro Papitto on behalf of the SOC of GEMMA2
4. 3RD ASTRO-COLIBRI MULTI-MESSENGER ASTROPHYSICS WORKSHOP (Paris, 16 au 20 septembre 2024)
We are pleased to announce the 3rd Astro-COLIBRI multi-messenger astrophysics workshop, which will take place from September 16 to 20, 2024, at Institut Pascal at the Paris-Saclay University (France).
Building on the successful previous workshops in 2022 and 2023, we aim to develop and disseminate a research agenda on interconnecting software tools for real-time multi-messenger astronomy. This international workshop provides a forum for leading scientists and young researchers to foster communication within the community between developers and users with a wide range of expertise in the production and use of software tools that facilitate life in the rapidly evolving field of real-time multi-messenger astronomy.
Topics to be discussed at the workshop include:
Physics of transient phenomena
Multimessenger observations of transients
Alert & follow-up systems
The first two days of the workshop will consist of invited and contributed talks to discuss the current issues, challenges and opportunities in real-time multimessenger astronomy. Following these introductions, we will work together in small teams in a Hackathon-like event implementing prototypes and ideas developed during the workshop.
We do not require a registration fee for the workshop and will cover local expenses (lunch, coffee breaks, social dinner, etc.). We have a (very limited) amount of additional funding available mainly aimed to cover accommodation expenses of early career researchers. Please let us know if you would need support during the application process. Applications are open now and will close on June 21. Places are limited and will be allocated after the deadline
by the Scientific Organizing Committee. Details incl. a preliminary program
are available on the indico page:
https://indico.ijclab.in2p3.fr/event/10545/overview
All the best,
Fabian Schüssler, on behalf of the Scientific Organizing Committee
5. EXTREME MATTER IN EXTREME STAR 2024 WORKSHOP (Leiden, Pays-Bas, 23 au 27 septembre 2024)
Hi everyone,
We are delighted to announce the workshop “eXtreme Matter in eXtreme Star 2024” to be held at the Lorentz Center (Leiden, Netherlands) from Sept. 23rd to Sept 27th, 2024.
The goal of the workshop is to gather experts in the various disciplines related to the physics of neutron star interiors, i.e., nuclear physicists, gravitational waves astrophysicists, neutron star observers and theorists. The workshop will be centered around the preparation of a community-driven white paper that focuses on the current and future probes of dense matter
(experimental, astrophysical and theoretical) that would inform neutron star science, as well as how the communities can move forward together.
The workshop will be composed of a few review presentations by key participants, some « pop-up talks » that will be planned during the workshop, and of discussion/breakout sessions for the planing of the white paper.
Some practical information:
– There is an open-call for registration on the workshop webpage:
https://www.lorentzcenter.nl/extreme-matter-in-extreme-stars-2024.html
– Maximum attendance is 55 people (limited by the room size). A selection of the participants will be made by the organisers to ensure a balanced representation of research themes, gender, diversity and career-level.
– Some funding is available to help cover travel and/or accommodation costs, especially for young researchers.
For more practical information, please email extremematter@lorentzcenter.nl.
For scientific questions (program, etc.), please email the scientific organisers (CC’d to this email).
We are looking forward to your registration, and to a very promising workshop.
Best regards,
The XMXS 2024 Organisers
(Sebastien, Dave, Samaya, Bruno and Ingo)
Transmis par Sébastien Guillot
6. HIGH ENERGY ASTROPHYSICS AND COSMOLOGY IN THE ERA OF ALL-SKY SURVEYS — HEACOSS-2024 (Erevan, Géorgie, 7 au 11 octobre 2024)
Dear Colleague,
I hope this email finds you well.
It is our pleasure to announce the “High Energy Astrophysics and Cosmology in the era of all-sky surveys” conference (HEACOSS-2024), which will be held in Yerevan from 7-11 October 2024.
A brief summary of the HEACOSS-2024 conference is attached below.
The registration deadline is 01 August 2024.
We look forward to meeting you in Yerevan.
Please feel free to forward this announcement to other colleagues who might find it interesting.
Best regards,
Narek Sahakyan
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High Energy Astrophysics and Cosmology in the era of all-sky surveys HEACOSS-2024
Dates: 2024 Oct 7 – 11
Location: Yerevan, Armenia
Web page: https://indico.cern.ch/event/1382899/
Email: heacoss2024@gmail.com
SOC: Niel Brandt Andrei Bykov, Massimo Della Valle, Elena Galo, Marat Gilfanov (Co-chair), Paolo Giommi, Zoltan Haiman, Luis Ho, Andrey Kravtsov, Di Li, Alexander Lutovinov, Felix Mirabel, Razmik Mirzoyan, Maria Petropoulou, Vahe Petrosyan, Tsvi Piran, Konstantin Postnov, Remo Ruffini, Narek Sahakyan (Co-chair), Olga Silchenko, Alexandra Veledina, Alexey Vikhlinin, Shuang-Nan Zhang
The start of the 21st century was marked with the advent of all-sky surveys at all wavelengths, from radio to X-ray and Gamma-ray. Together with recent breakthroughs in large-volume ice neutrino detectors, and the successful detection of astrophysical gravitational waves, these pivotal advancements are giving rise to multi-messenger astrophysics setting the stage for new theoretical challenges. The goal of the conference is to review and discuss recent achievements in high energy astrophysics and cosmology in the context of these developments. The meeting will focus on astrophysics of compact objects on all mass scales, formation and growth of supermassive black holes, non-stationary and transient phenomena in the vicinity of compact objects and selected themes of physical cosmology. The physics of jets in blazars and gamma-ray bursts will be also addressed, exploring the mechanisms and consequences of these extreme events.
7. ERLANGEN SCHOOL FOR ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS 2024 (Erlangen, Allemagne, 7 au 15 octobre 2024)
Dear Colleagues,
apologies if you receive this more than once.
We are pleased to announce the 20th edition of the annual School for Astroparticle Physics, to be held from 7th to 15th October 2024 in Obertrubach-Bärnfels, close to Erlangen, Germany. The school is aimed at advanced graduate and PhD students from all fields of experimental and theoretical astroparticle physics. It will be held in English and is open for
international participation.
The school covers topics from astrophysics to particle physics and cosmology.
Lectures are given by key scientists in the field, please find a list of speakers in the attached poster. The school combines education, discussion and contributions by the participants. The participation fee of 500 Euro covers accommodation and meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner, coffee breaks). Further information and the registration form can be found on
<http://www.astroteilchenschule.nat.fau.de/>
We would be delighted to welcome participants from your groups.
The deadline for registration is June 9, 2024, 12pm. If a visa letter is required, prospective participants should contact us as soon as possible, well before the registration deadline.
With best regards,
Stefan Funk for the organisers
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POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. POSTDOC OR ENGINEER POSITION FOR LISA DATA PREPROCESSING (L0-L1) AT SYRTE, PARIS
The LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) space mission will allow the detection of low frequency gravitational waves and will have a large scientific impact in various fields such as astrophysics, cosmology, and fundamental physics. The LISA mission consists in performing interferometric measurements of laser links exchanged between three spacecraft in heliocentric orbits. The signatures from gravitational waves will be imprinted in those interferometric measurements and will have to be extracted from various instrumental noises. In particular, it will be crucial to reduce the laser frequency noise by about 8 orders of magnitude in order to reach the sensitivity required to detect gravitational waves. This will be achieved by a technique named “Time Delay Interferometry” (TDI) which combines the various interferometric measurements by applying temporal delays. This procedure will be performed during the data preprocessing step which will also reduce various other noises present in the LISA data. The resulting TDI data will be used to search for gravitational waves.
In this project, we will develop new methods to reduce various noises in the LISA data efficiently in order to detect gravitational waves and to extract scientific results for various types of sources. These methods will then be implemented in a LISA data preprocessing pipeline.
This position is devoted either to a researcher or to a software engineer.
Strong skills in software development, data analysis, and numerical calculations are required. In addition, knowledge of the LISA mission and of its instruments will be favoured.
This project will be conducted within the « Theory and metrology” group at SYRTE, which is largely involved in the development of the LISA preprocessing pipeline. Furthermore, SYRTE is also developing laser systems needed to test various LISA instrument components, is involved in the development of galactic binary waveforms and will be involved in the validation and testing of the payload. SYRTE is a full member of the LISA consortium and is part of the instrument working group, the simulation expert group and the “on-ground instrument processing” expert group. In addition, the group has developed various collaborations around these topics.
The position is initially for one year, starting earliest on 1st November 2024, with the possibility of extension to two or more years.
For further information, contact Marc Lilley (marc.lilley@obspm.fr), Aurélien Hees (aurelien.hees@obspm.fr) or Peter Wolf (peter.wolf@obspm.fr).
Applications should be made through the CNRS website, see https://shorturl.at/6BC9n for a researcher (PhD) or https://shorturl.at/4vIMq for an engineer.
Transmis par Aurélien Hees
PROGRAMME NATIONAL HAUTES ÉNERGIES
lettre d’information n°185
http://pnhe.cnrs.fr
31 mai 2024
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NOUVELLES DU PNHE
1. JOURNÉES THÉORIE DE LA COMMUNAUTÉ HAUTES ÉNERGIES (Paris, 4 au 7 novembre 2024)
ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. MULTI-MESSENGER ASTRONOMY WITH GRAVITATIONAL WAVES – 17TH MARCEL GROSSMANN MEETING (Pescara, Italie, 7 au 12 juillet 2024)
2. MG17 PARALLEL SESSION ON ”MODELING COMPACT OBJECT MERGERS AND THEIR ELECTROMAGNETIC COUNTERPARTS” (Pescara, Italie, 7 au 12 juillet 2024)
3. GEMMA2 (GRAVITATIONAL-WAVES, ELECTROMAGNETIC AND DARK MATTER) PHYSICS WORKSHOP (Rome, Italie, 16 au 19 septembre 2024)
4. 3RD ASTRO-COLIBRI MULTI-MESSENGER ASTROPHYSICS WORKSHOP (Paris, 16 au 20 septembre 2024)
5. EXTREME MATTER IN EXTREME STAR 2024 WORKSHOP (Leiden, Pays-Bas, 23 au 27 septembre 2024)
6. HIGH ENERGY ASTROPHYSICS AND COSMOLOGY IN THE ERA OF ALL-SKY SURVEYS — HEACOSS-2024 (Erevan, Géorgie, 7 au 11 octobre 2024)
7. ERLANGEN SCHOOL FOR ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS 2024 (Erlangen, Allemagne, 7 au 15 octobre 2024)
POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. POSTDOC OR ENGINEER POSITION FOR LISA DATA PREPROCESSING (L0-L1) AT SYRTE, PARIS
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NOUVELLES DU PNHE
1. JOURNÉES THÉORIE DE LA COMMUNAUTÉ HAUTES ÉNERGIES (Paris, 4 au 7 novembre 2024)
Bonjour à toutes et à tous,
Nous mettons en place des Journées Théorie de la communauté Hautes Energies, les dernières ayant eu lieu en 2018 déjà!
Ces journées auront lieu du 4 (à partir de 14h) au 7 (jusqu’à 13h) Novembre 2024 dans l’amphithéatre Pierre Gilles de Gennes de l’APC à Paris.
Merci de bloquer ces dates dans vos agendas!
La participation est gratuite mais l’inscription est obligatoire. Le programme
est largement ouvert à vos contributions via le site web:
https://indico.in2p3.fr/event/32157/overview
La date limite pour s’inscrire est fixée au 13 septembre 2024!
Ces Journées ont pour objectif de réunir les astronomes et physiciens français intéressés par les travaux menés en France en théorie et en modélisation autour des thématiques PNHE. Elles revêtent une importance particulière dans le contexte actuel, qui connaît un essor sans précédent dans ce domaine de l’astrophysique. Des développements expérimentaux majeurs, tant au sol que dans l’espace avec XRISM, IXPE, Swift, Fermi, H.E.S.S., MAGIC, LHAASO, EHT, GRAVITY, Antares, KM3NeT, IceCube, Auger, LIGO, VIRGO, LoFAR, Meerkat, etc., ont offert une nouvelle vision des phénomènes de haute énergie, qui nécessite
de nouveaux développements théoriques et de nouveaux outils de simulation
numérique pour le calcul à haute performance.
– Vous êtes plutôt théoricien ou modélisateur : Quels sont les problèmes que vous abordez ? Quelle est votre approche ? Qu’attendez-vous des observations?
– Vous êtes plutôt observateur ou expérimentateur : venez comprendre ce qui motive les théoriciens et leur poser toutes les questions qui vous démangent !
Ce domaine de recherche couvre un large éventail de thématiques et de méthodologies partagées par les chercheurs d’un grand nombre d’instituts français. Le programme scientifique couvrira à la fois les aspects théoriques et numériques et sera divisé en cinq grands thèmes :
– « Nouvelle physique – L’Univers comme laboratoire », sur la physique fondamentale (par exemple la physique au-delà du modèle standard, la gravité à champ fort et l’équation d’état de la matière dense).
– « Objets compacts et leur environnement », incluant les trous noirs de différentes masses, les étoiles à neutrons et les systèmes binaires.
– « Particules de haute énergie », traitant de l’origine des photons de haute énergie, des rayons cosmiques et des neutrinos.
– « Phénomènes transitoires », incluant notamment les sursauts gamma, les sursauts radio, les supernovae, …
– « Ondes gravitationnelles », incluant les arrière-plans stochastiques et les sources isolées.
Le programme comprendra une dizaine de présentations de synthèse (30mn) et une quarantaine de contributions (15mn). Les présentations des jeunes chercheurs de ce domaine seront fortement encouragées.
Si le présentiel est fortement conseillé pour permettre de nombreuses interactions entre chercheurs, il sera aussi possible de suivre la conférence en distanciel.
Nous espérons vous y voir nombreux!
Les organisateurs
S. Gabici (chair), M. Lemoine (co-chair), B. Cerutti, F. Calore, J. Nowak, P.O. Petrucci, V. Tatischeff, P. Varniere
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ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. MULTI-MESSENGER ASTRONOMY WITH GRAVITATIONAL WAVES – 17TH MARCEL GROSSMANN MEETING (Pescara, Italie, 7 au 12 juillet 2024)
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce a call for abstracts for a session titled “MA1: Multi-messenger Astronomy with Gravitational Waves” at the upcoming Seventeenth Marcel Grossmann Meeting (MG17) in Pescara,scheduled for July 7-12, 2024.
The advent of gravitational wave astronomy has heralded a new era in multi-messenger astrophysics, offering unprecedented insights into the cosmos through the synergistic analysis of gravitational waves, electromagnetic signals, and other cosmic messengers. This collaborative approach has not only enhanced our understanding of some of the universe’s most enigmatic phenomena, such as binary neutron star collisions, but has also paved new pathways for exploring the fundamental laws of physics and the nature of the Universe itself.
This session welcomes presentations that utilize joint observations with gravitational waves and other astronomical messengers as probes into fundamental physics, cosmology, and astrophysics. Furthermore, we invite contributors to share works that offer software tools designed for simulating, analyzing, or aiding in the joint observation of gravitational waves and other messengers.
Deadline for abstract submission: May 31, 2024, 11:59 PM CEST
Abstracts can be submitted through the MG17 submission portal:
https://indico.icranet.org/event/8/abstracts/
Please circulate this announcement to other potentially interested colleagues.
For further questions, do not hesitate to contact us.
We look forward to seeing you in Pescara for a fruitful session!
Best regards,
Shu-Xu Yi
Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2. MG17 PARALLEL SESSION ON ”MODELING COMPACT OBJECT MERGERS AND THEIR ELECTROMAGNETIC COUNTERPARTS” (Pescara, Italie, 7 au 12 juillet 2024)
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce a call for abstracts for a parallel session on « Modeling compact object mergers and their electromagnetic counterparts » at the upcoming Seventeenth Marcel Grossmann Meeting (MG17) in Pescara, Italy, July 7-12, 2024; see
https://indico.icranet.org/event/8/
https://indico.icranet.org/event/8/program
Please consider attending, or distributing in your organization for the interested parties.
Session abstract:
The recent detections in gravitational waves of binary neutron star and black hole-neutron star mergers have confirmed their relevance both from an astrophysical and a fundamental physics perspective. Additionally, GW170817 confirmed that compact binary mergers could be the primary sites for r-process nucleosynthesis and the central engine of electromagnetic counterparts, including kilonovae and gamma-ray bursts. The detailed modeling of these
mergers still present an open challenge that is key to predict and to interpret observations. This session welcomes presentations that illustrate the most recent and advanced progress in modeling the strong-field dynamics occurring in mergers, as well as models that describe the production of kilonovae, gamma-ray bursts and r-process nucleosynthesis. Presentations about the physics and the microphysics entering all these models are also welcome.
Useful information:
– The deadline for submission is May 31, 2024, 11:59 PM.
– Proposals can be submitted through the MG17’s submission portal
https://indico.icranet.org/event/8/abstracts/.
– Online participation is also possible,
For any further information or questions, please feel free to contact us directly.
We look forward to your contributions and to an engaging session at MG17.
Best regards,
– Oleg Korobkin (LANL)
– Albino Perego (University of Trento)
3. GEMMA2 (GRAVITATIONAL-WAVES, ELECTROMAGNETIC AND DARK MATTER) PHYSICS WORKSHOP (Rome, Italie, 16 au 19 septembre 2024)
Dear colleagues,
I am happy to announce the International GEMMA2 (Gravitational-waves, ElectroMagnetic and dark MAtter) Physics Workshop to be held in Rome (Italy) from September 16th to September 19th, 2024.
The aim of the GEMMA2 workshop is to discuss gravitational waves, multimessenger astrophysics and dark matter physics at these especially exciting times, bringing together mainly the theoretical and data-analysis aspects of such apparently heterogeneous fields.
Registration and Abstract Submission on these topics is possible at
https://agenda.infn.it/event/39794/.
Deadline for abstract submission: June 16th, 2024
Deadline for early registration: June 28th, 2024.
The sessions of the workshop will be introduced by keynote speakers (see the list below), followed by invited and contributed talks. There will also be a poster session, along with two Young Scientist GEMMA2 Awards for the best poster contributions by skilled young researchers.
Keynote speakers:
Gianfranco Bertone, University of Amsterdam
Giancarlo Ghirlanda, Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera
Vanessa Graber, University of Hertfordshire
Giovanni Losurdo, INFN, Pisa
Andrew Melatos (tbc), University of Melbourne
Patricia Schmidt, University of Birmingham
The LOC and the SOC are looking forward to welcoming you to Rome.
Best Regards,
Alessandro Papitto on behalf of the SOC of GEMMA2
4. 3RD ASTRO-COLIBRI MULTI-MESSENGER ASTROPHYSICS WORKSHOP (Paris, 16 au 20 septembre 2024)
We are pleased to announce the 3rd Astro-COLIBRI multi-messenger astrophysics workshop, which will take place from September 16 to 20, 2024, at Institut Pascal at the Paris-Saclay University (France).
Building on the successful previous workshops in 2022 and 2023, we aim to develop and disseminate a research agenda on interconnecting software tools for real-time multi-messenger astronomy. This international workshop provides a forum for leading scientists and young researchers to foster communication within the community between developers and users with a wide range of expertise in the production and use of software tools that facilitate life in the rapidly evolving field of real-time multi-messenger astronomy.
Topics to be discussed at the workshop include:
Physics of transient phenomena
Multimessenger observations of transients
Alert & follow-up systems
The first two days of the workshop will consist of invited and contributed talks to discuss the current issues, challenges and opportunities in real-time multimessenger astronomy. Following these introductions, we will work together in small teams in a Hackathon-like event implementing prototypes and ideas developed during the workshop.
We do not require a registration fee for the workshop and will cover local expenses (lunch, coffee breaks, social dinner, etc.). We have a (very limited) amount of additional funding available mainly aimed to cover accommodation expenses of early career researchers. Please let us know if you would need support during the application process. Applications are open now and will close on June 21. Places are limited and will be allocated after the deadline
by the Scientific Organizing Committee. Details incl. a preliminary program
are available on the indico page:
https://indico.ijclab.in2p3.fr/event/10545/overview
All the best,
Fabian Schüssler, on behalf of the Scientific Organizing Committee
5. EXTREME MATTER IN EXTREME STAR 2024 WORKSHOP (Leiden, Pays-Bas, 23 au 27 septembre 2024)
Hi everyone,
We are delighted to announce the workshop “eXtreme Matter in eXtreme Star 2024” to be held at the Lorentz Center (Leiden, Netherlands) from Sept. 23rd to Sept 27th, 2024.
The goal of the workshop is to gather experts in the various disciplines related to the physics of neutron star interiors, i.e., nuclear physicists, gravitational waves astrophysicists, neutron star observers and theorists. The workshop will be centered around the preparation of a community-driven white paper that focuses on the current and future probes of dense matter
(experimental, astrophysical and theoretical) that would inform neutron star science, as well as how the communities can move forward together.
The workshop will be composed of a few review presentations by key participants, some « pop-up talks » that will be planned during the workshop, and of discussion/breakout sessions for the planing of the white paper.
Some practical information:
– There is an open-call for registration on the workshop webpage:
https://www.lorentzcenter.nl/extreme-matter-in-extreme-stars-2024.html
– Maximum attendance is 55 people (limited by the room size). A selection of the participants will be made by the organisers to ensure a balanced representation of research themes, gender, diversity and career-level.
– Some funding is available to help cover travel and/or accommodation costs, especially for young researchers.
For more practical information, please email extremematter@lorentzcenter.nl.
For scientific questions (program, etc.), please email the scientific organisers (CC’d to this email).
We are looking forward to your registration, and to a very promising workshop.
Best regards,
The XMXS 2024 Organisers
(Sebastien, Dave, Samaya, Bruno and Ingo)
Transmis par Sébastien Guillot
6. HIGH ENERGY ASTROPHYSICS AND COSMOLOGY IN THE ERA OF ALL-SKY SURVEYS — HEACOSS-2024 (Erevan, Géorgie, 7 au 11 octobre 2024)
Dear Colleague,
I hope this email finds you well.
It is our pleasure to announce the “High Energy Astrophysics and Cosmology in the era of all-sky surveys” conference (HEACOSS-2024), which will be held in Yerevan from 7-11 October 2024.
A brief summary of the HEACOSS-2024 conference is attached below.
The registration deadline is 01 August 2024.
We look forward to meeting you in Yerevan.
Please feel free to forward this announcement to other colleagues who might find it interesting.
Best regards,
Narek Sahakyan
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High Energy Astrophysics and Cosmology in the era of all-sky surveys HEACOSS-2024
Dates: 2024 Oct 7 – 11
Location: Yerevan, Armenia
Web page: https://indico.cern.ch/event/1382899/
Email: heacoss2024@gmail.com
SOC: Niel Brandt Andrei Bykov, Massimo Della Valle, Elena Galo, Marat Gilfanov (Co-chair), Paolo Giommi, Zoltan Haiman, Luis Ho, Andrey Kravtsov, Di Li, Alexander Lutovinov, Felix Mirabel, Razmik Mirzoyan, Maria Petropoulou, Vahe Petrosyan, Tsvi Piran, Konstantin Postnov, Remo Ruffini, Narek Sahakyan (Co-chair), Olga Silchenko, Alexandra Veledina, Alexey Vikhlinin, Shuang-Nan Zhang
The start of the 21st century was marked with the advent of all-sky surveys at all wavelengths, from radio to X-ray and Gamma-ray. Together with recent breakthroughs in large-volume ice neutrino detectors, and the successful detection of astrophysical gravitational waves, these pivotal advancements are giving rise to multi-messenger astrophysics setting the stage for new theoretical challenges. The goal of the conference is to review and discuss recent achievements in high energy astrophysics and cosmology in the context of these developments. The meeting will focus on astrophysics of compact objects on all mass scales, formation and growth of supermassive black holes, non-stationary and transient phenomena in the vicinity of compact objects and selected themes of physical cosmology. The physics of jets in blazars and gamma-ray bursts will be also addressed, exploring the mechanisms and consequences of these extreme events.
7. ERLANGEN SCHOOL FOR ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS 2024 (Erlangen, Allemagne, 7 au 15 octobre 2024)
Dear Colleagues,
apologies if you receive this more than once.
We are pleased to announce the 20th edition of the annual School for Astroparticle Physics, to be held from 7th to 15th October 2024 in Obertrubach-Bärnfels, close to Erlangen, Germany. The school is aimed at advanced graduate and PhD students from all fields of experimental and theoretical astroparticle physics. It will be held in English and is open for
international participation.
The school covers topics from astrophysics to particle physics and cosmology.
Lectures are given by key scientists in the field, please find a list of speakers in the attached poster. The school combines education, discussion and contributions by the participants. The participation fee of 500 Euro covers accommodation and meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner, coffee breaks). Further information and the registration form can be found on
<http://www.astroteilchenschule.nat.fau.de/>
We would be delighted to welcome participants from your groups.
The deadline for registration is June 9, 2024, 12pm. If a visa letter is required, prospective participants should contact us as soon as possible, well before the registration deadline.
With best regards,
Stefan Funk for the organisers
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POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. POSTDOC OR ENGINEER POSITION FOR LISA DATA PREPROCESSING (L0-L1) AT SYRTE, PARIS
The LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) space mission will allow the detection of low frequency gravitational waves and will have a large scientific impact in various fields such as astrophysics, cosmology, and fundamental physics. The LISA mission consists in performing interferometric measurements of laser links exchanged between three spacecraft in heliocentric orbits. The signatures from gravitational waves will be imprinted in those interferometric measurements and will have to be extracted from various instrumental noises. In particular, it will be crucial to reduce the laser frequency noise by about 8 orders of magnitude in order to reach the sensitivity required to detect gravitational waves. This will be achieved by a technique named “Time Delay Interferometry” (TDI) which combines the various interferometric measurements by applying temporal delays. This procedure will be performed during the data preprocessing step which will also reduce various other noises present in the LISA data. The resulting TDI data will be used to search for gravitational waves.
In this project, we will develop new methods to reduce various noises in the LISA data efficiently in order to detect gravitational waves and to extract scientific results for various types of sources. These methods will then be implemented in a LISA data preprocessing pipeline.
This position is devoted either to a researcher or to a software engineer.
Strong skills in software development, data analysis, and numerical calculations are required. In addition, knowledge of the LISA mission and of its instruments will be favoured.
This project will be conducted within the « Theory and metrology” group at SYRTE, which is largely involved in the development of the LISA preprocessing pipeline. Furthermore, SYRTE is also developing laser systems needed to test various LISA instrument components, is involved in the development of galactic binary waveforms and will be involved in the validation and testing of the payload. SYRTE is a full member of the LISA consortium and is part of the instrument working group, the simulation expert group and the “on-ground instrument processing” expert group. In addition, the group has developed various collaborations around these topics.
The position is initially for one year, starting earliest on 1st November 2024, with the possibility of extension to two or more years.
For further information, contact Marc Lilley (marc.lilley@obspm.fr), Aurélien Hees (aurelien.hees@obspm.fr) or Peter Wolf (peter.wolf@obspm.fr).
Applications should be made through the CNRS website, see https://shorturl.at/6BC9n for a researcher (PhD) or https://shorturl.at/4vIMq for an engineer.
Transmis par Aurélien Hees
Lettre N° 184 du 29 avril 2024
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PROGRAMME NATIONAL HAUTES ÉNERGIES
lettre d’information n°184
http://pnhe.cnrs.fr
29 avril 2024
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ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. ANNOUNCEMENT: FIRST SUMMER SCHOOL EUR PLASMASCIENCE (Porquerolles, 23 au 29 juin 2024)
2. RAMSES SCHOOL FOR NEW USERS (Lyon, 4 au 5 novembre 2024)
POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. JOB POSITIONS AT THE INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS PAS IN KRAKOW, POLAND
2. 10 PHD POSITIONS IN ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS AT THE GSSI (ITALY)
3. PHD POSITIONS IN MULTI-MESSENGER ASTROPHYSICS
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ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. ANNOUNCEMENT: FIRST SUMMER SCHOOL EUR PLASMASCIENCE (Porquerolles, 23 au 29 juin 2024)
Dear colleagues,
We are excited to welcome applications to the first edition of the EUR (Ecole
Universitaire de Recherches) PLASMAScience summer school dedicated to
astrophysical plasmas that will be held in Porquerolles, France, on June 23-
29, 2024.
The School is a one-week, charge-free, training program for highly-motivated
PhD students, post-docs and early career scientists interested in space and
astrophysical plasmas.
The school will bring together world leading scientists to lecture on a broad
spectrum of topics and methodologies (theory, numerical simulations,
laboratory experiments, observations and modern techniques of data analysis,
e.g. AI/ML). The topics include heliospheric plasmas (Sun, solar wind,
planetary magnetosphere), the interstellar medium (ISM), Cosmic rays, disks
around compact objects/black holes, Inter-Cluster medium (ICM), etc.
More information and registration can be found here: https://plasmascience.fr/
Deadline for application: April, 30th, 2024 (the number of participants is
limited).
Fouad Sahraoui (on behalf of the SOC)
2. RAMSES SCHOOL FOR NEW USERS (Lyon, 4 au 5 novembre 2024)
The RAMSES SNO (https://ramses.cnrs.fr/) is pleased to announce its first
RAMSES school (https://ramses-school24.sciencesconf.org/). This school is
designed to provide practical training for new users of the RAMSES code who
wish to learn how to design and run simulations for their science projects.
The school will provide a core training on basic usage of HPC environments and
fundamental instruction on obtaining, compiling, and running the RAMSES code
in parallel. Participants will then focus on practical applications through
hands-on projects. A list of projects spanning diverse areas (dense-core
collapse, forced-turbulence, idealized galaxies, and cosmological volumes)
will be provided for participants to select according to their scientific
interests.
Where : Lyon
When : Nov. 4 & 5
Limited Capacity : 8 participants max
Who can attend : anyone (PhD student, postdoc, staff) working in a French
astrophysics institute.
Lecturers : J. Rosdahl, B. Commerçon, with the assistance of N. Brucy and J.
Blaizot.
Registration deadline : Sept. 15
We have some funding available to partially cover the expenses of
participants. Please contact J. Blaizot (jeremy.blaizot@univ-lyon1.fr) for
inquiries.
Full information and registration : https://ramses-school24.sciencesconf.org/.
Transmis par Jeremy Blaizot
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POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. JOB POSITIONS AT THE INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS PAS IN KRAKOW, POLAND
Dear Colleagues,
The Institute of Nuclear Physics PAS in Krakow, Poland, currently has 4 job
openings in the field of high-energy astrophysics. This includes a professor
position in experimental gravitational waves astrophysics, 2 post-doc
positions in the same field, and one post-doc position in VHE gamma-ray
astronomy. Please forward this information to potential candidates who may be
interested. Details of the job openings can be found at the following links.
Interested candidates can also contact me directly.
https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/75202
https://www.ifj.edu.pl/en/career/job-offers/offers/recruitment/NZ12_1_astrofizykagamma_Konkurs-2024-postdoc-eng.pdf
https://www.ifj.edu.pl/en/career/job-offers/offers/recruitment/NZ12_2_falegrawitacyjne_Konkurs-2024-postdoc-eng.pdf
Best ragards,
Jacek Niemiec
2. 10 PHD POSITIONS IN ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS AT THE GSSI (ITALY)
Dear colleagues,
Apologies for the spam and if you receive this more than once.
The Physics Division of the GSSI – Gran Sasso Science Institute (www.gssi.it,
L’Aquila, Italy) offers the opportunity for 10 students to pursue a Ph.D. in
Astroparticle Physics, starting in the Academic Year 2024/2025. The research
lines at GSSI include both experimental and theoretical projects on: high
energy cosmic radiations, underground rare event searches, gravitational
waves, multimessenger astrophysics and neutrino physics, in close
collaboration with the nearby INFN Gran Sasso Laboratory and University of
L’Aquila.
The official language for all Ph.D. courses is English and the duration is 4
years. The yearly gross amount of each fellowship is 16.243,00 EUROs, in
addition to which accommodation contribution, health insurance, free luncheon
vouchers and laptop contribution are also foreseen.
The applications must be submitted by ***May 23, 2024 at 3 pm*** (Italian
Time) through the online form available at the following link
http://www.gssi.it/phd/, where also the actual call (both in Italian and
English) can be found.
Further details can be found also on inspire at this link:
https://inspirehep.net/jobs/2774940
Please consider to bring the announcement to the attention of qualified
candidates and forward this information to whoever you think could be
interested.
Thank you for your attention,
Carmelo Evoli
3. PHD POSITIONS IN MULTI-MESSENGER ASTROPHYSICS
The Institute of Astrophysics at the Foundation for Research and Technology –
Hellas (IA-FORTH) invites applications for several PhD positions broadly on
supermassive black hole binaries to work in Dr Maria Charisi’s group, funded
by the ERC Starting Grant MMMonsters (https://www.ia.forth.gr/project/1052).
MMMonsters aims to detect supermassive black hole binaries using
electromagnetic (time-domain) and gravitational-wave (PTA) data and the
combination of the two.
Applicants who can connect their previous research to the objectives of
MMMonsters are encouraged to apply, but all applications will be considered
equally. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to join
international collaborations (NANOGrav, EPTA, IPTA collaborations, the LSST
AGN Collaboration and the LISA Consortium) and will benefit from extensive
networking and mentoring opportunities.
The position comes with competitive salary, a generous travel package, and
opportunities to spend extended research visits in the US. The expected start
date is in the Fall of 2024 (negotiable). The group and IA-FORTH are committed
to diversity, equity and inclusion, encourages applications from women and
underrepresented minorities, and supports a flexible and family-friendly work
environment.
Candidates must have a Master’s in astronomy, physics or a related field by
the time of the appointment. Applicants should send to
mmmonsters.phd@gmail.com: (1) a cover letter (1-2 pages), (2) unofficial
transcripts with grades of Master’s & Bachelor’s courses (3) a CV including
publications (if any). (4) They should also arrange for two recommendation
letters to be sent directly to the same email address by the deadline. For
more information, please contact Dr. Charisi directly at
maria.charisi@ia.forth.gr
Deadline: May 15 2024 (Applications received by the deadline will receive full
consideration, but
review will continue until the positions are filled.)
IA-FORTH (https://www.ia.forth.gr/) is a premier research institute in Greece.
Founded in 2019, it provides an international and dynamic research environment
with 10 permanent researchers, 11 postdocs and 18 PhD students. Its members
perform cutting-edge research in a variety of topics including supermassive
black holes (Charisi, Cassadio, Liodakis, Papadakis, Pavlidou), compact
objects and pulsar timing (Antoniadis, Reig, Zezas), and galaxy evolution
(Charmandaris, Diaz-Santos, Tassis). IA currently hosts three additional ERC
grants led by Dr. Cassadio (radio observations of quasars), Dr Liodakis
(multi-wavelength polarization of supermassive black holes) and Prof Tassis
(polarimetry of the Milky Way) and an ERA chair in Astro-informatics led by Dr
Starck (CEA/Saclay, France). IA-FORTH also manages the Skinakas Observatory
with 3 small and medium-size telescopes, located at an altitude of 1750m just
60km from the Institute.
IA-FORTH boasts a tight-knit and inclusive community, which fosters close
collaborations among the different groups, and is committed to the
professional development of its early-career members. The institute has
established collaborative links with leading institutes in the US, such as
Caltech, NASA/JPL, CfA/Harvard, Vanderbilt, UC Berkeley, Stanford, as well as
in Europe including CEA/Saclay and Obs. de Paris (France), MPE, MPP and MPIfR
(Germany), and Cambridge (UK).
IA-FORTH is located in Heraklion, a vibrant medium-sized city in Crete.
Located in the biggest island of Greece with international visitors throughout
the year, it maintains a very well-connected airport, phenomenal food scene
(with plenty high-end restaurants) and a strong cultural identity with multi-
cultural influences and historical gems. It is also surrounded by magnificent
nature, beaches and mountains, with year-round outdoor activities (sea sports,
hiking, cross-country skiing, etc).
Transmis par Maria Charisi
PROGRAMME NATIONAL HAUTES ÉNERGIES
lettre d’information n°184
http://pnhe.cnrs.fr
29 avril 2024
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— SOMMAIRE
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ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. ANNOUNCEMENT: FIRST SUMMER SCHOOL EUR PLASMASCIENCE (Porquerolles, 23 au 29 juin 2024)
2. RAMSES SCHOOL FOR NEW USERS (Lyon, 4 au 5 novembre 2024)
POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. JOB POSITIONS AT THE INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS PAS IN KRAKOW, POLAND
2. 10 PHD POSITIONS IN ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS AT THE GSSI (ITALY)
3. PHD POSITIONS IN MULTI-MESSENGER ASTROPHYSICS
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ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. ANNOUNCEMENT: FIRST SUMMER SCHOOL EUR PLASMASCIENCE (Porquerolles, 23 au 29 juin 2024)
Dear colleagues,
We are excited to welcome applications to the first edition of the EUR (Ecole
Universitaire de Recherches) PLASMAScience summer school dedicated to
astrophysical plasmas that will be held in Porquerolles, France, on June 23-
29, 2024.
The School is a one-week, charge-free, training program for highly-motivated
PhD students, post-docs and early career scientists interested in space and
astrophysical plasmas.
The school will bring together world leading scientists to lecture on a broad
spectrum of topics and methodologies (theory, numerical simulations,
laboratory experiments, observations and modern techniques of data analysis,
e.g. AI/ML). The topics include heliospheric plasmas (Sun, solar wind,
planetary magnetosphere), the interstellar medium (ISM), Cosmic rays, disks
around compact objects/black holes, Inter-Cluster medium (ICM), etc.
More information and registration can be found here: https://plasmascience.fr/
Deadline for application: April, 30th, 2024 (the number of participants is
limited).
Fouad Sahraoui (on behalf of the SOC)
2. RAMSES SCHOOL FOR NEW USERS (Lyon, 4 au 5 novembre 2024)
The RAMSES SNO (https://ramses.cnrs.fr/) is pleased to announce its first
RAMSES school (https://ramses-school24.sciencesconf.org/). This school is
designed to provide practical training for new users of the RAMSES code who
wish to learn how to design and run simulations for their science projects.
The school will provide a core training on basic usage of HPC environments and
fundamental instruction on obtaining, compiling, and running the RAMSES code
in parallel. Participants will then focus on practical applications through
hands-on projects. A list of projects spanning diverse areas (dense-core
collapse, forced-turbulence, idealized galaxies, and cosmological volumes)
will be provided for participants to select according to their scientific
interests.
Where : Lyon
When : Nov. 4 & 5
Limited Capacity : 8 participants max
Who can attend : anyone (PhD student, postdoc, staff) working in a French
astrophysics institute.
Lecturers : J. Rosdahl, B. Commerçon, with the assistance of N. Brucy and J.
Blaizot.
Registration deadline : Sept. 15
We have some funding available to partially cover the expenses of
participants. Please contact J. Blaizot (jeremy.blaizot@univ-lyon1.fr) for
inquiries.
Full information and registration : https://ramses-school24.sciencesconf.org/.
Transmis par Jeremy Blaizot
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POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. JOB POSITIONS AT THE INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS PAS IN KRAKOW, POLAND
Dear Colleagues,
The Institute of Nuclear Physics PAS in Krakow, Poland, currently has 4 job
openings in the field of high-energy astrophysics. This includes a professor
position in experimental gravitational waves astrophysics, 2 post-doc
positions in the same field, and one post-doc position in VHE gamma-ray
astronomy. Please forward this information to potential candidates who may be
interested. Details of the job openings can be found at the following links.
Interested candidates can also contact me directly.
https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/75202
https://www.ifj.edu.pl/en/career/job-offers/offers/recruitment/NZ12_1_astrofizykagamma_Konkurs-2024-postdoc-eng.pdf
https://www.ifj.edu.pl/en/career/job-offers/offers/recruitment/NZ12_2_falegrawitacyjne_Konkurs-2024-postdoc-eng.pdf
Best ragards,
Jacek Niemiec
2. 10 PHD POSITIONS IN ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS AT THE GSSI (ITALY)
Dear colleagues,
Apologies for the spam and if you receive this more than once.
The Physics Division of the GSSI – Gran Sasso Science Institute (www.gssi.it,
L’Aquila, Italy) offers the opportunity for 10 students to pursue a Ph.D. in
Astroparticle Physics, starting in the Academic Year 2024/2025. The research
lines at GSSI include both experimental and theoretical projects on: high
energy cosmic radiations, underground rare event searches, gravitational
waves, multimessenger astrophysics and neutrino physics, in close
collaboration with the nearby INFN Gran Sasso Laboratory and University of
L’Aquila.
The official language for all Ph.D. courses is English and the duration is 4
years. The yearly gross amount of each fellowship is 16.243,00 EUROs, in
addition to which accommodation contribution, health insurance, free luncheon
vouchers and laptop contribution are also foreseen.
The applications must be submitted by ***May 23, 2024 at 3 pm*** (Italian
Time) through the online form available at the following link
http://www.gssi.it/phd/, where also the actual call (both in Italian and
English) can be found.
Further details can be found also on inspire at this link:
https://inspirehep.net/jobs/2774940
Please consider to bring the announcement to the attention of qualified
candidates and forward this information to whoever you think could be
interested.
Thank you for your attention,
Carmelo Evoli
3. PHD POSITIONS IN MULTI-MESSENGER ASTROPHYSICS
The Institute of Astrophysics at the Foundation for Research and Technology –
Hellas (IA-FORTH) invites applications for several PhD positions broadly on
supermassive black hole binaries to work in Dr Maria Charisi’s group, funded
by the ERC Starting Grant MMMonsters (https://www.ia.forth.gr/project/1052).
MMMonsters aims to detect supermassive black hole binaries using
electromagnetic (time-domain) and gravitational-wave (PTA) data and the
combination of the two.
Applicants who can connect their previous research to the objectives of
MMMonsters are encouraged to apply, but all applications will be considered
equally. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to join
international collaborations (NANOGrav, EPTA, IPTA collaborations, the LSST
AGN Collaboration and the LISA Consortium) and will benefit from extensive
networking and mentoring opportunities.
The position comes with competitive salary, a generous travel package, and
opportunities to spend extended research visits in the US. The expected start
date is in the Fall of 2024 (negotiable). The group and IA-FORTH are committed
to diversity, equity and inclusion, encourages applications from women and
underrepresented minorities, and supports a flexible and family-friendly work
environment.
Candidates must have a Master’s in astronomy, physics or a related field by
the time of the appointment. Applicants should send to
mmmonsters.phd@gmail.com: (1) a cover letter (1-2 pages), (2) unofficial
transcripts with grades of Master’s & Bachelor’s courses (3) a CV including
publications (if any). (4) They should also arrange for two recommendation
letters to be sent directly to the same email address by the deadline. For
more information, please contact Dr. Charisi directly at
maria.charisi@ia.forth.gr
Deadline: May 15 2024 (Applications received by the deadline will receive full
consideration, but
review will continue until the positions are filled.)
IA-FORTH (https://www.ia.forth.gr/) is a premier research institute in Greece.
Founded in 2019, it provides an international and dynamic research environment
with 10 permanent researchers, 11 postdocs and 18 PhD students. Its members
perform cutting-edge research in a variety of topics including supermassive
black holes (Charisi, Cassadio, Liodakis, Papadakis, Pavlidou), compact
objects and pulsar timing (Antoniadis, Reig, Zezas), and galaxy evolution
(Charmandaris, Diaz-Santos, Tassis). IA currently hosts three additional ERC
grants led by Dr. Cassadio (radio observations of quasars), Dr Liodakis
(multi-wavelength polarization of supermassive black holes) and Prof Tassis
(polarimetry of the Milky Way) and an ERA chair in Astro-informatics led by Dr
Starck (CEA/Saclay, France). IA-FORTH also manages the Skinakas Observatory
with 3 small and medium-size telescopes, located at an altitude of 1750m just
60km from the Institute.
IA-FORTH boasts a tight-knit and inclusive community, which fosters close
collaborations among the different groups, and is committed to the
professional development of its early-career members. The institute has
established collaborative links with leading institutes in the US, such as
Caltech, NASA/JPL, CfA/Harvard, Vanderbilt, UC Berkeley, Stanford, as well as
in Europe including CEA/Saclay and Obs. de Paris (France), MPE, MPP and MPIfR
(Germany), and Cambridge (UK).
IA-FORTH is located in Heraklion, a vibrant medium-sized city in Crete.
Located in the biggest island of Greece with international visitors throughout
the year, it maintains a very well-connected airport, phenomenal food scene
(with plenty high-end restaurants) and a strong cultural identity with multi-
cultural influences and historical gems. It is also surrounded by magnificent
nature, beaches and mountains, with year-round outdoor activities (sea sports,
hiking, cross-country skiing, etc).
Transmis par Maria Charisi
Lettre N° 183 du 30 mars 2024
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PROGRAMME NATIONAL HAUTES ÉNERGIES
lettre d’information n°183
http://pnhe.cnrs.fr
30 mars 2024
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ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. S16 WORKSHOP ON « SHOCK WAVES IN ASTROPHYSICS » AT THE SF2A MEETING 2024 (Marseille, 4 au 7 juin 2024)
2. « PLASMA PHYSICS IN THE HIGH-ENERGY UNIVERSE » WORKSHOP (Toulouse, 10 au 12 juin 2024)
3. 3RD MANITOU SUMMER SCHOOL ON GRAVITATIONAL WAVES (Toulouse, 1 au 6 juillet 2024)
4. FIRST ANNOUCEMENT: THE « IXPO: INTERNATIONAL X-RAY POLARIMETRY SYMPOSIUM » (Huntsville, Etats-Unis, 16 au 19 septembre 2024)
5. ANNOUNCEMENT: FIRST TEONGRAV WORKSHOP ON THE THEORY OF GRAVITATIONAL WAVES (Rome, Italie, 16 au 20 septembre 2024)
POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. POSTDOC POSITION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OSLO
2. MULTI-WAVELENGTH POSITION AT UJA
3. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN GAMMA-RAY ASTRONOMY AT APC, PARIS
4. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN CTA AT LPNHE (PARIS, FRANCE): NECTARCAM CALIBRATION & VALIDATION
5. PHD POSITION, INSTITUTE OF ASTROPHYSICS – FORTH
DIVERS
1. APPEL D’OFFRES TÉLESCOPES NATIONAUX 2024B
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ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. S16 WORKSHOP ON « SHOCK WAVES IN ASTROPHYSICS » AT THE SF2A MEETING 2024 (Marseille, 4 au 7 juin 2024)
We are pleased to announce workshops S16 (« Ondes de chocs en astrophysique ») of the upcoming SF2A Meeting 2024, held on Wednesday, June 5 afternoon: https://journees.sf2a.eu/ateliers/s16/
General information about the SF2A meeting can be found at this address: https://journees.sf2a.eu/ .
We encourage everyone interested in these topics to submit abstracts for this workshop!
Transmis par Martin Lemoine
2. « Plasma physics in the high-energy Universe » workshop (Toulouse, 10 au 12 juin 2024)
We are happy to announce an informal workshop on the physics of collisionless plasmas in high-energy astrophysical sources, which will take place at IRAP (Toulouse) from June 10 to 12. Our aim is to bring together the French community interested in this topic and its applications to high-energy multi-messenger astrophysics, to exchange ideas on recent advances and to foster new collaborations. The program will cover three main themes: turbulence, shocks and magnetospheres, and it will leave plenty of room for discussion. Funding from the PNHE and IRAP offers the possibility to cover the costs for some of the participants.
If you are interested in joining, please let us know (mlemoine@apc.in2p3.fr, iplotnikov@irap.omp.eu). The number of participants will be limited to about 30.
Organizing committee: S. Cerri (OCA), B. Cerutti (IPAG), M. Lemoine (APC), A. Marcowith (LUPM), J. Pétri (Obs. Strasbourg), I. Plotnikov (IRAP).
Transmis par Martin Lemoine
3. 3RD MANITOU SUMMER SCHOOL ON GRAVITATIONAL WAVES (Toulouse, 1 au 6 juillet 2024)
Registration to the 3rd edition of the MaNiTou Summer School on Gravitational Waves (Toulouse, 1-6 July 2024) is now open.
Please circulate this announcement to all potential participants, in particular master and PhD students.
Please note that the school offers accommodation free of charge for up to 50 master and PhD students.
You can find more details about the school here below. Registration and further information are available at the following website:
https://indico.in2p3.fr/event/31714/overview
SCHOOL INFORMATION
Title: 3rd MaNiTou Summer School on Gravitational Waves
Date: July 1-6, 2024.
Location: Université Paul Sabatier – Toulouse, France
Registration: https://indico.in2p3.fr/event/31714/registrations
Registration deadline: 27/05/24 (15/04/24 to request free accommodation)
Topics: The school will cover the emerging field of gravitational wave detection and of its scientific exploitation. The goal of the school is to provide the students with a solid introduction to most aspects of this interdisciplinary field in fast expansion.
Target audience: The school is open primarily to Master and PhD students, and also to young (and not so young) scientists who would like to get better acquainted with gravitational waves.
Practical information: There is no registration fee to participate to the school, but attendance is limited to 80 participants. The School will provide coffee breaks and lunches for all participants. Dinners, travel and accommodation expenses are not covered, however accommodation free of charge will be provided for up to 50 master and PhD students.
Looking forward to seeing you in Toulouse!
The organisers
Transmis par Sébastien Guillot
4. FIRST ANNOUCEMENT: THE « IXPO: INTERNATIONAL X-RAY POLARIMETRY SYMPOSIUM » (Huntsville, Etats-Unis, 16 au 19 septembre 2024)
Dear Colleagues,
We are excited to announce the « IXPO: International X-ray POlarimetry Symposium » to be held 16-19 September, 2024 in Huntsville, Alabama.
Decades after the pioneering launch of the first X-ray polarimeter onboard OSO-8, the field of X-ray polarimetry is experiencing a major resurgence, catalyzed by the launch of the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) —- the first dedicated astrophysics mission for X-ray polarimetry. During the initial 2-year prime mission phase IXPE has increased the number of X-ray polarization detections from one to a few dozen, with significant consequences for our understanding of high-energy astrophysical objects. The opening of the first General Observer period in early 2024 promises to expand on these discoveries to new source classes and science questions.
This conference will be an opportunity to explore the wide range of science enabled by X-ray polarimetry provided by IXPE and other missions such as XPoSAT and PolarLight. It will include sessions focused on active galactic nuclei, blazars, accreting neutron stars and stellar black holes, supernova remnants, magnetars, and pulsar wind nebulae, as well as future mission concepts. This conference aims to foster inclusivity and collaboration within the scientific community by providing sessions on X-ray polarimetry data analysis, and we invite researchers of all backgrounds to engage in the frontier of high energy polarimetry. As a highlight, the workshop will coincide with a celebration of the awarding of the Rossi Prize to Martin Weisskopf, Paolo Soffitta, and the IXPE team, to be held at the nearby U.S. Space and Rocket Center.
Sign up here (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1c_VTZMIJ2SJbLD7EBJZpO4F_PMW3yz9v0FuBQpiQnuU) to receive future updates about the meeting & deadlines, or visit the meeting website at https://sti.usra.edu/ixpo/ .
The meeting will be in-person with approximately 100 participants. Abstract submission and registration will open in early April, and we plan to announce the program by the end of May. Please do not hesitate to contact ixpohsv@gmail.com for further information, and feel free to forward to anyone who might be interested.
We hope to meet you all in Huntsville!
Chien-Ting Chen,
On behalf of the SOC,
Chien-Ting Chen (USRA, co-chair)
Eileen Meyer (UMBC, co-chair)
Alessandra De Rosa (INAF-IAPS)
Ioannis Liodakis (ORAU)
Giorgio Matt (Università Roma Tre)
Roger Romani (Stanford)
Doug Swartz (USRA)
5. ANNOUNCEMENT: FIRST TEONGRAV WORKSHOP ON THE THEORY OF GRAVITATIONAL WAVES (Rome, Italie, 16 au 20 septembre 2024)
Dear Colleagues,
We are happy to announce the first “TEONGRAV international workshop on theory of gravitational waves”, to be held at Sapienza University of Rome on Sep, 16-20 2024.
The workshop webpage (under construction) is available here: https://agenda.infn.it/e/GWtheory
TEONGRAV is a large INFN (National Institute for Nuclear Physics) initiative comprising 10 research units across Italy, with the aim to explore different aspects of the theory of gravitational-wave sources. Topics of the workshop will include GW modeling, tests of gravity, neutron-star equations of state, astrophysical black-hole formation channels, and EM counterparts to GW events.
Registrations are now open! We expect to ask for a small fee (around EUR 100) to partially cover organization costs.
We will have slots for contributed talks, round tables, and discussion. The deadline for abstract submission is May 31st, 2024.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Sincerely,
The TEONGRAV Scientific Committee
Enrico Barausse, Mariafelicia De Laurentis, Luca Del Zanna, Bruno Giacomazzo, Leonardo Gualtieri, Giuliano Iorio, Andrea Maselli, Alessandro Nagar, Paolo Pani, Albino Perego
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POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. POSTDOC POSITION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OSLO
Dear colleagues,
The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences of the University of Oslo is inviting applications for 18 three-year Postdoctoral Research Fellowships, including Computational Science applied to astrophysics.
We are looking to help and support the application of a candidate interested in an international (with collaborators in Portugal and France) and innovative project focused on the description of the spacetime during the merger of compact objects, via various methods. Some experience in general relativity, numerical methods, or numerical relativity would be an asset.
Interested candidates should send a mail with their CV to David Mota (d.f.mota@astro.uio.no) and Raphaël Mignon-Risse (raphael.mignon-risse@ntnu.no) before the 21st of March (deadline for application to the grant: 14th of April).
More details on the fellowships: https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/e04a3609 and https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/255679/dstrain-msca-postdoctoral-fellowships-in-computational-and-natural-sciences-18-positions«
2. MULTI-WAVELENGTH POSITION AT UJA
The University of Jaén (UJA) announces ONE postdoctoral contract to work on the line of research « CTA Galactic Plane Survey and multi-frequency follow-up ». The contract is available as part of the project « Desarrollo de Instrumentación Científica Avanzada para Infraestructuras Nacionales e Internacionales en Astrofísica y Física de Altas Energías » (Ref. AST22_00001), funded by Spain’s recovery and resilience plan (European Union – NextGenerationEU).
The duration of the contract is 18 months with a gross monthly salary of 2544.79 euro. An additional gross salary will be received at the end of the contract as compensation. The successful candidate will carry out research on very high-energy observational astrophysics contributing to prepare the scientific exploitation of the future Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA), mainly focusing on Galactic compact sources. Multi-wavelength observations and data analysis will be among his/her duties, as well as UJA shifts in the island of La Palma for commissioning of the CTA Large Size Telescope (LST1).
The details of the application procedure (deadline 2024 April 4th) are available (in Spanish) at:
https://sede.ujaen.es/publico/tablon/3d45b2ab-aa92-4bee-81d3-8967c1fc289d
Candidates should not hesitate to contact the UJA PI Josep Martí (jmarti@ujaen.es) for any additional information they may need.
Josep Martí
3. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN GAMMA-RAY ASTRONOMY AT APC, PARIS
Dear all,
we have an immediate opening for a postdoctoral position in the gamma-ray group of the APC, to work on HESS data and join the Gammapy development team.
Additional informations are available here (in English and French):
https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/UMR7164-MATCER-001/Default.aspx?lang=EN
Applications must be done via the CNRS website.
If you want additional details, feel free to contact us by email,
best regards,
Matteo and Bruno
Matteo Cerruti
4. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN CTA AT LPNHE (PARIS, FRANCE): NECTARCAM CALIBRATION & VALIDATION
Dear colleagues,
I am pleased to announce the opening of a postdoctoral position in our group at LPNHE, Paris, to work primarily on NectarCAM calibration software and validation, and to join our research activities.
Additional information are available (in English and French) at:
https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/UMR7585-YOLBON-009/Default.aspx?lang=EN
Candidates should have less than 2 years of professional experience after obtaining their PhD. Applications must be submitted via the CNRS website.
If you want additional details, feel free to contact me (jlenain@in2p3.fr) by email.
I would be grateful if you could forward this information to any potentially interested candidates.
Many thanks in advance!
Kind regards,
Jean-Philippe Lenain
5. PHD POSITION, INSTITUTE OF ASTROPHYSICS – FORTH
The Institute of Astrophysics at the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (IA-FORTH) invites applications for a 3-year PhD position broadly on blazars and Tidal Disruption events to work with Dr. Ioannis Liodakis’s group, funded by the ERC Starting Grant BOOTES (Black hOle Optical polarization TimE-domain Survey). BOOTES is focusing on multiwavelength polarization observations of blazars and TDEs trying to understand early accretion disk and jet formation as well particle acceleration and high-energy processes in jets from supermassive black holes. Applicants who can connect their previous research to the objectives of BOOTES are encouraged to apply, but all applications will be considered equally. The PhD projects of the successful applicant will be decided based on their expertise and aspirations for their future academic career. The group is involved in many international collaborations providing networking and mentoring opportunities. The position comes wi!
th competitive salary, a generous travel package, and opportunities to spend extended research visits in the US. The expected start date is September 2024 (negotiable).
The group and IA-FORTH, committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, encourages applications from women and underrepresented minorities, and supports a flexible and family-friendly work environment. Candidates must have a MSc in astronomy, physics or a related field by the time of the appointment. Applicants should send (1) a cover letter (1-2 pages max); (2) a CV including publications (if any); and (3) arrange up to three recommendation letters to be sent directly to Dr. Liodakis (liodakis@ia.forth.gr) by the deadline.
For more information, please contact Dr. Liodakis at liodakis@ia.forth.gr
Deadline: May 1 2024 (Applications received by the deadline will receive full consideration, but review will continue until the position is filled).
IA-FORTH (https://www.ia.forth.gr/) is a premier research institute in Greece. Founded in 2019, it provides an international and dynamic research environment with 10 permanent researchers, 11 postdocs and 18 PhD students. Its members perform cutting-edge research in a variety of topics including supermassive black holes (Casadio, Charisi, Liodakis, Papadakis, Pavlidou), compact objects and pulsar timing (Antoniadis, Reig, Zezas), and galaxy evolution (Charmandaris, Diaz-Santos, Tassis). IA currently hosts three additional ERC grants led by Dr. Casadio (radio observations of quasars), Dr. Charisi (multimessenger signatures from supermassive black hole binaries), Prof. Tassis (polarimetry of the Milky Way) and an ERA chair in Astro-informatics led by Dr. Starck (CEA/Saclay, France). IA- FORTH also manages the Skinakas Observatory with 3 small and medium-size telescopes, located at an altitude of 1750m just 60km from the Institute. IA-FORTH boasts a tight-knit and inclusive com!
munity, which fosters close collaborations among the different groups, and is committed to the professional development of its early-career members. The institute has established collaborative links with leading institutes in the US, such as Caltech, NASA/JPL, NASA/MSFC, CfA/Harvard, Vanderbilt, UC Berkeley, Stanford, Northwestern, as well as in Europe including CEA/Saclay (France), FINCA (Finland), IAA (Spain), MPE, MPP and MPIfR (Germany), and Cambridge (UK). IA-FORTH is located in Heraklion, a vibrant medium-sized city in the island of Crete, Greece. Located in the biggest island of Greece with international visitors throughout the year, it maintains a very well- connected airport, phenomenal food scene (with plenty high-end restaurants) and a strong cultural identity with multi-cultural influences and historical gems. It is also surrounded by magnificent nature, beaches and mountains, with year-round outdoor activities (sea sports, hiking, cross-country skiing, etc).
Ioannis Liodakis
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DIVERS
1. APPEL D’OFFRES TÉLESCOPES NATIONAUX 2024B
L’appel d’offres INSU pour les observations sur les télescopes de 2-m, OHP-T193 et TBL, pour le semestre 2024B, est sorti et consultable sur la page des programmes de l’INSU : https://programmes.insu.cnrs.fr .
Date limite de réponse : 19 Avril 2024, midi (heure de Paris)
Transmis par Philippe Stee
PROGRAMME NATIONAL HAUTES ÉNERGIES
lettre d’information n°183
http://pnhe.cnrs.fr
30 mars 2024
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ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. S16 WORKSHOP ON « SHOCK WAVES IN ASTROPHYSICS » AT THE SF2A MEETING 2024 (Marseille, 4 au 7 juin 2024)
2. « PLASMA PHYSICS IN THE HIGH-ENERGY UNIVERSE » WORKSHOP (Toulouse, 10 au 12 juin 2024)
3. 3RD MANITOU SUMMER SCHOOL ON GRAVITATIONAL WAVES (Toulouse, 1 au 6 juillet 2024)
4. FIRST ANNOUCEMENT: THE « IXPO: INTERNATIONAL X-RAY POLARIMETRY SYMPOSIUM » (Huntsville, Etats-Unis, 16 au 19 septembre 2024)
5. ANNOUNCEMENT: FIRST TEONGRAV WORKSHOP ON THE THEORY OF GRAVITATIONAL WAVES (Rome, Italie, 16 au 20 septembre 2024)
POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. POSTDOC POSITION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OSLO
2. MULTI-WAVELENGTH POSITION AT UJA
3. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN GAMMA-RAY ASTRONOMY AT APC, PARIS
4. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN CTA AT LPNHE (PARIS, FRANCE): NECTARCAM CALIBRATION & VALIDATION
5. PHD POSITION, INSTITUTE OF ASTROPHYSICS – FORTH
DIVERS
1. APPEL D’OFFRES TÉLESCOPES NATIONAUX 2024B
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ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. S16 WORKSHOP ON « SHOCK WAVES IN ASTROPHYSICS » AT THE SF2A MEETING 2024 (Marseille, 4 au 7 juin 2024)
We are pleased to announce workshops S16 (« Ondes de chocs en astrophysique ») of the upcoming SF2A Meeting 2024, held on Wednesday, June 5 afternoon: https://journees.sf2a.eu/ateliers/s16/
General information about the SF2A meeting can be found at this address: https://journees.sf2a.eu/ .
We encourage everyone interested in these topics to submit abstracts for this workshop!
Transmis par Martin Lemoine
2. « Plasma physics in the high-energy Universe » workshop (Toulouse, 10 au 12 juin 2024)
We are happy to announce an informal workshop on the physics of collisionless plasmas in high-energy astrophysical sources, which will take place at IRAP (Toulouse) from June 10 to 12. Our aim is to bring together the French community interested in this topic and its applications to high-energy multi-messenger astrophysics, to exchange ideas on recent advances and to foster new collaborations. The program will cover three main themes: turbulence, shocks and magnetospheres, and it will leave plenty of room for discussion. Funding from the PNHE and IRAP offers the possibility to cover the costs for some of the participants.
If you are interested in joining, please let us know (mlemoine@apc.in2p3.fr, iplotnikov@irap.omp.eu). The number of participants will be limited to about 30.
Organizing committee: S. Cerri (OCA), B. Cerutti (IPAG), M. Lemoine (APC), A. Marcowith (LUPM), J. Pétri (Obs. Strasbourg), I. Plotnikov (IRAP).
Transmis par Martin Lemoine
3. 3RD MANITOU SUMMER SCHOOL ON GRAVITATIONAL WAVES (Toulouse, 1 au 6 juillet 2024)
Registration to the 3rd edition of the MaNiTou Summer School on Gravitational Waves (Toulouse, 1-6 July 2024) is now open.
Please circulate this announcement to all potential participants, in particular master and PhD students.
Please note that the school offers accommodation free of charge for up to 50 master and PhD students.
You can find more details about the school here below. Registration and further information are available at the following website:
https://indico.in2p3.fr/event/31714/overview
SCHOOL INFORMATION
Title: 3rd MaNiTou Summer School on Gravitational Waves
Date: July 1-6, 2024.
Location: Université Paul Sabatier – Toulouse, France
Registration: https://indico.in2p3.fr/event/31714/registrations
Registration deadline: 27/05/24 (15/04/24 to request free accommodation)
Topics: The school will cover the emerging field of gravitational wave detection and of its scientific exploitation. The goal of the school is to provide the students with a solid introduction to most aspects of this interdisciplinary field in fast expansion.
Target audience: The school is open primarily to Master and PhD students, and also to young (and not so young) scientists who would like to get better acquainted with gravitational waves.
Practical information: There is no registration fee to participate to the school, but attendance is limited to 80 participants. The School will provide coffee breaks and lunches for all participants. Dinners, travel and accommodation expenses are not covered, however accommodation free of charge will be provided for up to 50 master and PhD students.
Looking forward to seeing you in Toulouse!
The organisers
Transmis par Sébastien Guillot
4. FIRST ANNOUCEMENT: THE « IXPO: INTERNATIONAL X-RAY POLARIMETRY SYMPOSIUM » (Huntsville, Etats-Unis, 16 au 19 septembre 2024)
Dear Colleagues,
We are excited to announce the « IXPO: International X-ray POlarimetry Symposium » to be held 16-19 September, 2024 in Huntsville, Alabama.
Decades after the pioneering launch of the first X-ray polarimeter onboard OSO-8, the field of X-ray polarimetry is experiencing a major resurgence, catalyzed by the launch of the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) —- the first dedicated astrophysics mission for X-ray polarimetry. During the initial 2-year prime mission phase IXPE has increased the number of X-ray polarization detections from one to a few dozen, with significant consequences for our understanding of high-energy astrophysical objects. The opening of the first General Observer period in early 2024 promises to expand on these discoveries to new source classes and science questions.
This conference will be an opportunity to explore the wide range of science enabled by X-ray polarimetry provided by IXPE and other missions such as XPoSAT and PolarLight. It will include sessions focused on active galactic nuclei, blazars, accreting neutron stars and stellar black holes, supernova remnants, magnetars, and pulsar wind nebulae, as well as future mission concepts. This conference aims to foster inclusivity and collaboration within the scientific community by providing sessions on X-ray polarimetry data analysis, and we invite researchers of all backgrounds to engage in the frontier of high energy polarimetry. As a highlight, the workshop will coincide with a celebration of the awarding of the Rossi Prize to Martin Weisskopf, Paolo Soffitta, and the IXPE team, to be held at the nearby U.S. Space and Rocket Center.
Sign up here (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1c_VTZMIJ2SJbLD7EBJZpO4F_PMW3yz9v0FuBQpiQnuU) to receive future updates about the meeting & deadlines, or visit the meeting website at https://sti.usra.edu/ixpo/ .
The meeting will be in-person with approximately 100 participants. Abstract submission and registration will open in early April, and we plan to announce the program by the end of May. Please do not hesitate to contact ixpohsv@gmail.com for further information, and feel free to forward to anyone who might be interested.
We hope to meet you all in Huntsville!
Chien-Ting Chen,
On behalf of the SOC,
Chien-Ting Chen (USRA, co-chair)
Eileen Meyer (UMBC, co-chair)
Alessandra De Rosa (INAF-IAPS)
Ioannis Liodakis (ORAU)
Giorgio Matt (Università Roma Tre)
Roger Romani (Stanford)
Doug Swartz (USRA)
5. ANNOUNCEMENT: FIRST TEONGRAV WORKSHOP ON THE THEORY OF GRAVITATIONAL WAVES (Rome, Italie, 16 au 20 septembre 2024)
Dear Colleagues,
We are happy to announce the first “TEONGRAV international workshop on theory of gravitational waves”, to be held at Sapienza University of Rome on Sep, 16-20 2024.
The workshop webpage (under construction) is available here: https://agenda.infn.it/e/GWtheory
TEONGRAV is a large INFN (National Institute for Nuclear Physics) initiative comprising 10 research units across Italy, with the aim to explore different aspects of the theory of gravitational-wave sources. Topics of the workshop will include GW modeling, tests of gravity, neutron-star equations of state, astrophysical black-hole formation channels, and EM counterparts to GW events.
Registrations are now open! We expect to ask for a small fee (around EUR 100) to partially cover organization costs.
We will have slots for contributed talks, round tables, and discussion. The deadline for abstract submission is May 31st, 2024.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Sincerely,
The TEONGRAV Scientific Committee
Enrico Barausse, Mariafelicia De Laurentis, Luca Del Zanna, Bruno Giacomazzo, Leonardo Gualtieri, Giuliano Iorio, Andrea Maselli, Alessandro Nagar, Paolo Pani, Albino Perego
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POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. POSTDOC POSITION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OSLO
Dear colleagues,
The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences of the University of Oslo is inviting applications for 18 three-year Postdoctoral Research Fellowships, including Computational Science applied to astrophysics.
We are looking to help and support the application of a candidate interested in an international (with collaborators in Portugal and France) and innovative project focused on the description of the spacetime during the merger of compact objects, via various methods. Some experience in general relativity, numerical methods, or numerical relativity would be an asset.
Interested candidates should send a mail with their CV to David Mota (d.f.mota@astro.uio.no) and Raphaël Mignon-Risse (raphael.mignon-risse@ntnu.no) before the 21st of March (deadline for application to the grant: 14th of April).
More details on the fellowships: https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/e04a3609 and https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/255679/dstrain-msca-postdoctoral-fellowships-in-computational-and-natural-sciences-18-positions«
2. MULTI-WAVELENGTH POSITION AT UJA
The University of Jaén (UJA) announces ONE postdoctoral contract to work on the line of research « CTA Galactic Plane Survey and multi-frequency follow-up ». The contract is available as part of the project « Desarrollo de Instrumentación Científica Avanzada para Infraestructuras Nacionales e Internacionales en Astrofísica y Física de Altas Energías » (Ref. AST22_00001), funded by Spain’s recovery and resilience plan (European Union – NextGenerationEU).
The duration of the contract is 18 months with a gross monthly salary of 2544.79 euro. An additional gross salary will be received at the end of the contract as compensation. The successful candidate will carry out research on very high-energy observational astrophysics contributing to prepare the scientific exploitation of the future Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA), mainly focusing on Galactic compact sources. Multi-wavelength observations and data analysis will be among his/her duties, as well as UJA shifts in the island of La Palma for commissioning of the CTA Large Size Telescope (LST1).
The details of the application procedure (deadline 2024 April 4th) are available (in Spanish) at:
https://sede.ujaen.es/publico/tablon/3d45b2ab-aa92-4bee-81d3-8967c1fc289d
Candidates should not hesitate to contact the UJA PI Josep Martí (jmarti@ujaen.es) for any additional information they may need.
Josep Martí
3. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN GAMMA-RAY ASTRONOMY AT APC, PARIS
Dear all,
we have an immediate opening for a postdoctoral position in the gamma-ray group of the APC, to work on HESS data and join the Gammapy development team.
Additional informations are available here (in English and French):
https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/UMR7164-MATCER-001/Default.aspx?lang=EN
Applications must be done via the CNRS website.
If you want additional details, feel free to contact us by email,
best regards,
Matteo and Bruno
Matteo Cerruti
4. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN CTA AT LPNHE (PARIS, FRANCE): NECTARCAM CALIBRATION & VALIDATION
Dear colleagues,
I am pleased to announce the opening of a postdoctoral position in our group at LPNHE, Paris, to work primarily on NectarCAM calibration software and validation, and to join our research activities.
Additional information are available (in English and French) at:
https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/UMR7585-YOLBON-009/Default.aspx?lang=EN
Candidates should have less than 2 years of professional experience after obtaining their PhD. Applications must be submitted via the CNRS website.
If you want additional details, feel free to contact me (jlenain@in2p3.fr) by email.
I would be grateful if you could forward this information to any potentially interested candidates.
Many thanks in advance!
Kind regards,
Jean-Philippe Lenain
5. PHD POSITION, INSTITUTE OF ASTROPHYSICS – FORTH
The Institute of Astrophysics at the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (IA-FORTH) invites applications for a 3-year PhD position broadly on blazars and Tidal Disruption events to work with Dr. Ioannis Liodakis’s group, funded by the ERC Starting Grant BOOTES (Black hOle Optical polarization TimE-domain Survey). BOOTES is focusing on multiwavelength polarization observations of blazars and TDEs trying to understand early accretion disk and jet formation as well particle acceleration and high-energy processes in jets from supermassive black holes. Applicants who can connect their previous research to the objectives of BOOTES are encouraged to apply, but all applications will be considered equally. The PhD projects of the successful applicant will be decided based on their expertise and aspirations for their future academic career. The group is involved in many international collaborations providing networking and mentoring opportunities. The position comes wi!
th competitive salary, a generous travel package, and opportunities to spend extended research visits in the US. The expected start date is September 2024 (negotiable).
The group and IA-FORTH, committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, encourages applications from women and underrepresented minorities, and supports a flexible and family-friendly work environment. Candidates must have a MSc in astronomy, physics or a related field by the time of the appointment. Applicants should send (1) a cover letter (1-2 pages max); (2) a CV including publications (if any); and (3) arrange up to three recommendation letters to be sent directly to Dr. Liodakis (liodakis@ia.forth.gr) by the deadline.
For more information, please contact Dr. Liodakis at liodakis@ia.forth.gr
Deadline: May 1 2024 (Applications received by the deadline will receive full consideration, but review will continue until the position is filled).
IA-FORTH (https://www.ia.forth.gr/) is a premier research institute in Greece. Founded in 2019, it provides an international and dynamic research environment with 10 permanent researchers, 11 postdocs and 18 PhD students. Its members perform cutting-edge research in a variety of topics including supermassive black holes (Casadio, Charisi, Liodakis, Papadakis, Pavlidou), compact objects and pulsar timing (Antoniadis, Reig, Zezas), and galaxy evolution (Charmandaris, Diaz-Santos, Tassis). IA currently hosts three additional ERC grants led by Dr. Casadio (radio observations of quasars), Dr. Charisi (multimessenger signatures from supermassive black hole binaries), Prof. Tassis (polarimetry of the Milky Way) and an ERA chair in Astro-informatics led by Dr. Starck (CEA/Saclay, France). IA- FORTH also manages the Skinakas Observatory with 3 small and medium-size telescopes, located at an altitude of 1750m just 60km from the Institute. IA-FORTH boasts a tight-knit and inclusive com!
munity, which fosters close collaborations among the different groups, and is committed to the professional development of its early-career members. The institute has established collaborative links with leading institutes in the US, such as Caltech, NASA/JPL, NASA/MSFC, CfA/Harvard, Vanderbilt, UC Berkeley, Stanford, Northwestern, as well as in Europe including CEA/Saclay (France), FINCA (Finland), IAA (Spain), MPE, MPP and MPIfR (Germany), and Cambridge (UK). IA-FORTH is located in Heraklion, a vibrant medium-sized city in the island of Crete, Greece. Located in the biggest island of Greece with international visitors throughout the year, it maintains a very well- connected airport, phenomenal food scene (with plenty high-end restaurants) and a strong cultural identity with multi-cultural influences and historical gems. It is also surrounded by magnificent nature, beaches and mountains, with year-round outdoor activities (sea sports, hiking, cross-country skiing, etc).
Ioannis Liodakis
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DIVERS
1. APPEL D’OFFRES TÉLESCOPES NATIONAUX 2024B
L’appel d’offres INSU pour les observations sur les télescopes de 2-m, OHP-T193 et TBL, pour le semestre 2024B, est sorti et consultable sur la page des programmes de l’INSU : https://programmes.insu.cnrs.fr .
Date limite de réponse : 19 Avril 2024, midi (heure de Paris)
Transmis par Philippe Stee
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PROGRAMME NATIONAL HAUTES ÉNERGIES
lettre d’information n°182
http://pnhe.cnrs.fr
1 mars 2024
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NOUVELLES DU PNHE
1. S06 AND S14 WORKSHOPS AT THE SF2A MEETING 2024 (Marseille, 4 à 7 juin 2024)
ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. GWPAW 2024 (Birmingham, Royaume-Uni, 28 au 31 mai 2024)
2. APPEL À CONTRIBUTIONS POUR L’ATELIER GÉNÉRAL DE L’ACTION SPÉCIFIQUE NUMÉRIQUE – SF2A (Marseille, 6 juin 2024)
3. SPECIAL SESSIONS AT THE EAS MEETING (Padoue, Italie, 1er au 5 juillet 2024)
4. EAS SYMPOSIUM S9 “GAMMA-RAY BURSTS: A DYNAMIC PUZZLE YET TO BE COMPOSED” (Padoue, Italie, 3 et 4 juillet 2024)
5. IAU SYMPOSIUM 389: GRAVITATIONAL WAVE ASTROPHYSICS (Cape Town, Afrique du Sud, 6 au 8 août 2024)
6. IAU FM 12: THE HIGH-ENERGY GAMMA-RAY UNIVERSE: RESULTS AND PERSPECTIVES WITH WIDE-FIELD GROUND-BASED FACILITIES (Cape Town, Afrique du Sud, 14 et 15 août 2024)
7. RICAP 2024 CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT (Rome, Italie, 23 au 27 septembre 2024)
POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. POSTDOC POSITION: MULTI-MESSENGER TRANSIENTS WITH ASTRO-COLIBRI
2. POSTDOC POSITION AT INAF – ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY OF ROME
3. POSTE DE PROFESSEUR EN ASTROPARTICULES À MONTPELLIER
4. POSTE DE MAÎTRE.SSE DE CONFÉRENCES : ASTRONOMIE DES SOURCES TRANSITOIRES DE RAYONS GAMMA, OBSERVATIONS MULTI-LONGUEURS D’ONDE ET MULTI-MESSAGERS, UNIVERSITE PARIS-SACLAY
5. POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN CTA AT CPPM (MARSEILLE)
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NOUVELLES DU PNHE
1. S06 AND S14 WORKSHOPS AT THE SF2A MEETING 2024 (Marseille, 4 à 7 juin 2024)
We are pleased to announce workshops S06 (« Atelier PNHE: La frontière du PeV / The PeV frontier ») and S14 (« From dual to binary supermassive black holes
« ) of the upcoming SF2A Meeting 2024. Information about the workshops can be found at the links below:
– Workshop S06 « Atelier PNHE: La frontière du PeV / The PeV frontier »: https://journees.sf2a.eu/ateliers/s06/ – held on June 6, afternoon
– Workshop S14 « From dual to binary supermassive black holes »: https://journees.sf2a.eu/ateliers/s14/ – held on June 4, afternoon
General information about the SF2A meeting can be found at this address: https://journees.sf2a.eu/ .
We encourage everyone interested in these topics to submit abstracts for these workshops!
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ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. GWPAW 2024 (Birmingham, Royaume-Uni, 28 au 31 mai 2024)
Dear all,
Unfortunately, due to the continued situation in Israel, it will not be possible to host GWPAW 2024 in Tel Aviv this year. Instead, we will have it in Birmingham, UK on almost the same dates as originally planned: May 28-31. We are very grateful to Alberto Vecchio for stepping up to the task of hosting the meeting at such short notice.
We will update the website soon with all the relevant information. For now, we can say that:
1. The registration fee will be in the 280-350 GBP range.
2. The talks will be broadcast by Zoom but there will be a preference for presentations to be in person (except for special cases).
3. Abstract submission deadline will likely be on February 20. Accepted posters and talks will be announced on or before March 15. Early registration will end on March 31 and final registration will end on April 30.
So for now, please (continue to) save the dates and start thinking about your abstract submissions. We will send another announcement when submission and registration opens.
Best,
Iair Arcavi on behalf of the GWPAW 2024 SOC
2. APPEL À CONTRIBUTIONS POUR L’ATELIER GÉNÉRAL DE L’ACTION SPÉCIFIQUE NUMÉRIQUE – SF2A (Marseille, 6 juin 2024)
Le premier atelier général de l’Action Spécifique Numérique (ASN) à la SF2A se tiendra le jeudi 6 juin après midi à Marseille (Session 04).
Nous lançons un appel à contribution à la communauté française pour présenter ses avancées en matière de développement d’outils numériques, de méthodes de calcul et visualisation, tout en illustrant les applications astrophysiques. Il sera également possible de réaliser des démonstrations des outils présentés en direct pour rendre la session la plus interactive possible. Les équipes de recherche ayant bénéficié du soutien de l’ASN sont aussi encouragées à présenter leurs travaux.
Nous veillerons au bon équilibre entre les contributions des domaines HPC et HPDA pour favoriser les discussions sur les points de convergence entre ces deux approches. Nous encourageons donc à inclure dans les présentations une introduction générale pour les rendre accessibles et utiles à toute la communauté.
Les contributions pourront être sous la forme d’une présentation orale ou d’un e-poster. Rendez-vous sur le site des journées de la SF2A pour les inscriptions et les soumissions de vos contributions, https://journees.sf2a.eu/. La date limite de soumission est fixée au 27 mars. Le programme sera publié le 10 avril.
Pour toute question, vous pouvez contacter le SOC via cette adresse: soc_s04@sf2a.eu
Composition du SOC: Benoît Cerutti (IPAG), Franck Le Petit (LERMA), Héloïse Méheut (Lagrange), Christian Surace (LAM)
3. SPECIAL SESSIONS AT THE EAS MEETING (Padoue, Italie, 1er au 5 juillet 2024)
Dear Colleagues,
I would like to advertise our special session at the EAS meeting (1st-5th of July) in Padova this year:
SS35: Galactic PeVatrons: searching for the most powerful particle accelerators in the Milky Way: https://eas.unige.ch/EAS_meeting/session.jsp?id=SS35
The call for abstracts is open now and the deadline is on March 4: https://eas.unige.ch/EAS_meeting/abstract_submission.jsp
We would be glad to see you there and please forward this to anyone who
might be interested!
Best,
Robert Brose for the SOC
4. EAS SYMPOSIUM S9 “GAMMA-RAY BURSTS: A DYNAMIC PUZZLE YET TO BE COMPOSED” (Padoue, Italie, 3 et 4 juillet 2024)
we are pleased to announce the Symposium S9 “Gamma-ray bursts: a dynamic puzzle yet to be composed” that will be held during the forthcoming European Astronomical Society (EAS) annual meeting in Padua (Italy) on 1-5 July 2024.
The Symposium is scheduled for July 3 – 4:
https://eas.unige.ch/EAS_meeting/session.jsp?id=S9
The deadline for abstract submission and fee waiver/grant requests is March 4th.
We remark that this year’s EAS will host several sessions and symposia about transients, including gravitational wave sources, supernovae, and their host galaxies, making this an attractive meeting for scientists in the field.
Kind regards,
Paolo D’Avanzo & Susanna Vegani on behalf of the SOC
5. IAU SYMPOSIUM 389: GRAVITATIONAL WAVE ASTROPHYSICS (Cape Town, Afrique du Sud, 6 au 8 août 2024)
Dear Colleagues,
On March 1 the call for abstracts and the early registration for the IAU General Assembly at Cape Town, South Africa (August 6-15, 2024) will close. https://astronomy2024.org/
We would like to encourage you to sign up for the early registration and submit an abstract for IAU Symposium 389: Gravitational Wave Astrophysics (August 6-8, 2024): https://gw2024.saao.ac.za/
This is the first ever gravitational wave astrophysics symposium at a General Assembly and we want to highlight our exciting field in all its aspects.
Invited speakers include:
* Ryan Shannon (Swinburne University)
* Kenta Hotokezaka ( University of Tokyo)
* Jocelyn Read (CSU Fullerton)
* Jonathan Gair (Albert Einstein Institute)
* Stefan Ballmer (Syracuse University) and
* Floor Broekgaarden (Columbia University)
The symposium will cover all aspects of gravitational wave astrophysics, ranging from source populations and their evolutionary histories, to merger events with LIGO/Virgo; the use of gravitational waves for understanding the physics of neutron stars, black holes, outflows, fundamental physics and cosmology; pulsar timing array results, and the development of new detectors and upcoming missions.
Come join us in Cape Town!
the SOC:
Paul Groot, Samaya Nissanke, Masaki Ando, Marica Branchesi, Varun
Bhalerao, David Buckley, Marisa Geyer, Mansi Kasliwal, Andrew Levan,
Ilya Mandel, Raffaella Margutti, Elena Rossi.
6. IAU FM 12: THE HIGH-ENERGY GAMMA-RAY UNIVERSE: RESULTS AND PERSPECTIVES WITH WIDE-FIELD GROUND-BASED FACILITIES (Cape Town, Afrique du Sud, 14 et 15 août 2024)
Dear Colleagues,
Apologies if you receive this message more than one.
We would like to announce a Focus Meeting taking place during this year’s IAU General Assembly that can be of interest to you
FM 12: The High-Energy Gamma-ray Universe: Results and Perspectives with Wide-Field Ground-based Facilities
The XXXII IAU General Assembly is taking place between August 6-15, in Cape Town, South Africa.
This Focus Meeting concentrates on reviewing the most recent results and the future perspectives of wide-field ground-based gamma-ray observatories, aiming to promote this emerging field and its multiple synergies at the International Astronomical Union.
Registration is open and the abstract submission deadline is March 01, 2024.
More details can be found in the meeting webpage at https://cbpf.br/ga2024-fmgamma/.
Best regards,
Ulisses Barres
7. RICAP 2024 CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT (Rome, Italie, 23 au 27 septembre 2024)
Dear Colleague,
on behalf of the Organizing Committee, we are glad to announce the 9th edition of the Roma International Conference on Astroparticle Physics (RICAP-2024).
The Conference, as in the previous editions, in a multi-messenger contest, will be dedicated to discussions on experimental results and theoretical predictions in the field of Astroparticle, Cosmic Ray physics and Dark Matter search.
We invite you to submit abstracts, starting from April 1st, for oral presentation and posters following the instructions on the conference’s website.
The Conference will be hosted by the Hotel Villa Tuscolana, in Frascati, close to Roma, where we had the 2016 edition.
Participants will be welcomed in the afternoon of September 23rd, the Conference will begin at 9:00 on September 24th and will be closed in the afternoon of September 27th, 2024.
The Conference Website is:
https://agenda.infn.it/event/35353/
Important dates and deadlines:
– Conference Dates: September 23-27, 2024
– Registration opening: April 1, 2024
– Deadline date for early registration : June 15 2024
– Starting date for abstract submission: April 1, 2024
– Deadline for abstract submission: July 15, 2024
Deadline for proceedings submission: November 1, 2024
Best regards
Aldo Morselli and Antonio Capone
for the Organizing Committee of the RICAP-2024 Conference
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POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. POSTDOC POSITION: MULTI-MESSENGER TRANSIENTS WITH ASTRO-COLIBRI
Dear colleagues,
The High-Energy Astroparticle Physics group of the Particle Physics Department of IRFU / CEA Paris-Saclay is inviting applications for a Postdoctoral Research Position, set for two years with the possibility of extension. The position is focused on multi-messenger studies in the context of the Astro-COLIBRI platform.
As part of the “Multi-messenger Observations of the Transient Sky” (MOTS) project, backed by the French National Research Agency, the successful candidate will participate in the development of Astro-COLIBRI, a novel software framework that provides easy access to information about multi-wavelength and multi-messenger transient phenomena. The role also offers the opportunity to contribute to the science program of the H.E.S.S. and CTA/LST VHE gamma-ray observatories, the SVOM mission and to exploit other multi-wavelength or multi-messenger opportunities.
Prospective candidates must hold a PhD in astroparticle physics or astrophysics, with a pronounced interest in software development, experimental data interpretation, and physics analysis. Proficiency in Python is essential, and experience in web or app development is advantageous. We, a dynamic and international team, are particularly keen on increasing female representation in our field and strongly support applications from women in our quest for diversity, excellence, and innovation.
The two-year position begins in mid-2024, with funds allocated for conference travel and equipment. The search will continue until the right candidates are selected. However, we strongly encourage interested applicants to submit their applications by March 2024 to be considered in the initial round of evaluations.
Please submit the following to Fabian Schüssler at fabian.schussler@cea.fr and refer to the Postdoc Application Guidelines (https://jobregister.aas.org/postdoc-application-guidelines) for further details:
Curriculum Vitae, including a selected bibliography to showcase personal contributions
A statement outlining main research interests
Contacts of at least two senior scientists from whom letters of reference may be requested
With about 700 employees, IRFU is the largest fundamental research institute of CEA, in the heart of the emerging Paris-Saclay University, 40 km south of Paris. It covers major science fields in particle and nuclear physics and astrophysics, with a strong participation in instrumentation. DPhP comprises about 110 physicists working on scientific themes including elementary components of matter at the highest energies at the CERN LHC collider, R&D for future accelerators, instrumentation, study of antimatter, neutrino physics, gamma-ray astronomy, study of gravitational waves, and observational cosmology. The high-energy astroparticle physics group consists of about ten scientists with expertise in dark matter, primordial black holes and transient sources. Among many activities, the group leads the transient and multi-messenger activities within the H.E.S.S. collaboration, participates in the upcoming SVOM mission and is heavily involved in the preparation of the Cherenkov Te!
lescope Array.
More information:
Irfu: http://irfu.cea.fr
Irfu Particle Physics department: http://irfu.cea.fr/DPhP/en/
MOTS: https://anr-mots.fr
Astro-COLIBRI : https://astro-colibri.science
Fabian Schüssler: https://www.multimessenger-astronomy.com
Fabian Schüssler
2. POSTDOC POSITION AT INAF – ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY OF ROME
Dear colleagues,
My apologies if you receive this message more than once.
I would like to advertise this one-year (renewable) postdoc position at INAF Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma (Rome, Italy) to work on simulations and development of software tools associated to data analysis and optimization of new-generation Cherenkov telescopes, in close collaboration with the local VHE astrophysics group.
The deadline for application is March 7th, 2024.
More information and instructions on how to apply can be found here:
http://www.inaf.it/it/lavora-con-noi/assegni-di-ricerca/assegno-di-ricerca-dal-titolo-simulazioni-e-sviluppo-dl-strumenti-software-associati-per-lanalisi-dati-e-lottimizzazione-dei-telescopi-cherenkov-dl-nuova-generazione
I would kindly ask you to forward this announcement to potentially interested candidates.
Feel free to contact me, Ciro Bigongiari (ciro.bigongiari@inaf.it) or Francesco Gabriele Saturni (francesco.saturni@inaf.it) for further information.
Many thanks in advance!
Best,
Alessandro Carosi
3. POSTE DE PROFESSEUR EN ASTROPARTICULES À MONTPELLIER
Chèr/e/s collègues / Dear colleagues,
This is an announcement for a professor position in Montpellier, which requires the successful applicant to teach in French. The rest of this message is therefore only in French.
Le Laboratoire Univers et Particules de Montpellier (LUPM) et la Faculté des Sciences de l’Université de Montpellier recrutent un/e professeur/e des universités sur la thématique des astroparticules expérimentales dans le cadre de la session 2024. L’activité de recherche de la personne recrutée s’inscrira dans l’équipe Expériences et Modélisation en Astroparticules et Cosmologie (EMAC), et l’activité d’enseignement sera réalisée au sein du Département de Physique.
Vous trouverez en pièce jointe la fiche de ce poste, incluant le détail des profils d’enseignement et de recherche souhaités. N’hésitez pas à transmettre ce message à d’autres collègues potentiellement intéressé/e/s. Les candidat/e/s potentiel/le/s souhaitant davantage d’informations sur ce poste peuvent contacter les responsables des projets instrumentaux au LUPM (soit moi-même pour CTA) pour la partie recherche, et les responsables du Master « Cosmos, Champs et Particules » (C. Hugonie ou J. Larena) pour la partie enseignement.
Ce poste doit paraître le 22 février sur le portail GALAXIE ( https://www.galaxie.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/ensup/candidats.html ). La date limite de dépôt des dossiers de candidature devrait être le 29 mars 2024.
Cordialement,
Yves Gallant
4. POSTE DE MAÎTRE.SSE DE CONFÉRENCES : ASTRONOMIE DES SOURCES TRANSITOIRES DE RAYONS GAMMA, OBSERVATIONS MULTI-LONGUEURS D’ONDE ET MULTI-MESSAGERS, UNIVERSITE PARIS-SACLAY
Chers collègues,
J’ai le plaisir de vous annoncer l’ouverture d’un nouveau poste de maître de conférences à l’Université Paris-Saclay (https://www.universite-paris-saclay.fr/en/about/universite-paris-saclay), dans l’équipe CTA du laboratoire IJCLab (https://www.ijclab.in2p3.fr/en/ijclab-en/overview/). De plus amples informations sur ce poste d’enseignement et de recherche sont disponibles à la fin de ce message.
Je vous serais gré de transmettre ce message à vos collègues susceptibles d’être intéressés.
Merci,
Jonathan Biteau
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Intitulé du poste de maître.sse de conférences :
Astronomie des sources transitoires de rayons gamma, observations multi-longueurs d’onde et multi-messagers
Un descriptif de la fiche de poste est disponible au lien suivant
https://www.galaxie.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/ensup/ListesPostesPublies/ANTEE/2024_1/0912408Y/FOPC_0912408Y_291.pdf
Pour de plus amples informations, les candidat.es intéréssé.es et disposant d’une qualification sont invité.es à prendre contact avec Sophie Henrot-Versillé <sophie.versille@ijclab.in2p3.fr>, directrice du pôle astroparticules, astrophysique et cosmologie (https://www.ijclab.in2p3.fr/en/scientific-poles/astroparticles-astrophysics-cosmology/) du laboratoire IJCLab, et Jonathan Biteau <jonathan.biteau@ijclab.in2p3.fr>, contact pour les parties recherche et enseignement.
Le dépôt de candidature sur l’application GALAXIE (https://galaxie.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/antares/can/astree/index.jsp) est attendu avant le vendredi 29 mars.
5. POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN CTA AT CPPM (MARSEILLE)
Dear colleagues,
We are opening a two years +one year renewal post-doctoral position at CPPM (Marseille) to work on the development of the CTA data analysis pipeline. See https://inspirehep.net/jobs/2762579 for more information on the position.
Candidates should have less than 2 years of professional experience after the PhD.
Please forward this announcement to potentially interested candidates.
Best regards,
Heide Costantini
PROGRAMME NATIONAL HAUTES ÉNERGIES
lettre d’information n°182
http://pnhe.cnrs.fr
1 mars 2024
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NOUVELLES DU PNHE
1. S06 AND S14 WORKSHOPS AT THE SF2A MEETING 2024 (Marseille, 4 à 7 juin 2024)
ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. GWPAW 2024 (Birmingham, Royaume-Uni, 28 au 31 mai 2024)
2. APPEL À CONTRIBUTIONS POUR L’ATELIER GÉNÉRAL DE L’ACTION SPÉCIFIQUE NUMÉRIQUE – SF2A (Marseille, 6 juin 2024)
3. SPECIAL SESSIONS AT THE EAS MEETING (Padoue, Italie, 1er au 5 juillet 2024)
4. EAS SYMPOSIUM S9 “GAMMA-RAY BURSTS: A DYNAMIC PUZZLE YET TO BE COMPOSED” (Padoue, Italie, 3 et 4 juillet 2024)
5. IAU SYMPOSIUM 389: GRAVITATIONAL WAVE ASTROPHYSICS (Cape Town, Afrique du Sud, 6 au 8 août 2024)
6. IAU FM 12: THE HIGH-ENERGY GAMMA-RAY UNIVERSE: RESULTS AND PERSPECTIVES WITH WIDE-FIELD GROUND-BASED FACILITIES (Cape Town, Afrique du Sud, 14 et 15 août 2024)
7. RICAP 2024 CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT (Rome, Italie, 23 au 27 septembre 2024)
POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. POSTDOC POSITION: MULTI-MESSENGER TRANSIENTS WITH ASTRO-COLIBRI
2. POSTDOC POSITION AT INAF – ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY OF ROME
3. POSTE DE PROFESSEUR EN ASTROPARTICULES À MONTPELLIER
4. POSTE DE MAÎTRE.SSE DE CONFÉRENCES : ASTRONOMIE DES SOURCES TRANSITOIRES DE RAYONS GAMMA, OBSERVATIONS MULTI-LONGUEURS D’ONDE ET MULTI-MESSAGERS, UNIVERSITE PARIS-SACLAY
5. POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN CTA AT CPPM (MARSEILLE)
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NOUVELLES DU PNHE
1. S06 AND S14 WORKSHOPS AT THE SF2A MEETING 2024 (Marseille, 4 à 7 juin 2024)
We are pleased to announce workshops S06 (« Atelier PNHE: La frontière du PeV / The PeV frontier ») and S14 (« From dual to binary supermassive black holes
« ) of the upcoming SF2A Meeting 2024. Information about the workshops can be found at the links below:
– Workshop S06 « Atelier PNHE: La frontière du PeV / The PeV frontier »: https://journees.sf2a.eu/ateliers/s06/ – held on June 6, afternoon
– Workshop S14 « From dual to binary supermassive black holes »: https://journees.sf2a.eu/ateliers/s14/ – held on June 4, afternoon
General information about the SF2A meeting can be found at this address: https://journees.sf2a.eu/ .
We encourage everyone interested in these topics to submit abstracts for these workshops!
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ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. GWPAW 2024 (Birmingham, Royaume-Uni, 28 au 31 mai 2024)
Dear all,
Unfortunately, due to the continued situation in Israel, it will not be possible to host GWPAW 2024 in Tel Aviv this year. Instead, we will have it in Birmingham, UK on almost the same dates as originally planned: May 28-31. We are very grateful to Alberto Vecchio for stepping up to the task of hosting the meeting at such short notice.
We will update the website soon with all the relevant information. For now, we can say that:
1. The registration fee will be in the 280-350 GBP range.
2. The talks will be broadcast by Zoom but there will be a preference for presentations to be in person (except for special cases).
3. Abstract submission deadline will likely be on February 20. Accepted posters and talks will be announced on or before March 15. Early registration will end on March 31 and final registration will end on April 30.
So for now, please (continue to) save the dates and start thinking about your abstract submissions. We will send another announcement when submission and registration opens.
Best,
Iair Arcavi on behalf of the GWPAW 2024 SOC
2. APPEL À CONTRIBUTIONS POUR L’ATELIER GÉNÉRAL DE L’ACTION SPÉCIFIQUE NUMÉRIQUE – SF2A (Marseille, 6 juin 2024)
Le premier atelier général de l’Action Spécifique Numérique (ASN) à la SF2A se tiendra le jeudi 6 juin après midi à Marseille (Session 04).
Nous lançons un appel à contribution à la communauté française pour présenter ses avancées en matière de développement d’outils numériques, de méthodes de calcul et visualisation, tout en illustrant les applications astrophysiques. Il sera également possible de réaliser des démonstrations des outils présentés en direct pour rendre la session la plus interactive possible. Les équipes de recherche ayant bénéficié du soutien de l’ASN sont aussi encouragées à présenter leurs travaux.
Nous veillerons au bon équilibre entre les contributions des domaines HPC et HPDA pour favoriser les discussions sur les points de convergence entre ces deux approches. Nous encourageons donc à inclure dans les présentations une introduction générale pour les rendre accessibles et utiles à toute la communauté.
Les contributions pourront être sous la forme d’une présentation orale ou d’un e-poster. Rendez-vous sur le site des journées de la SF2A pour les inscriptions et les soumissions de vos contributions, https://journees.sf2a.eu/. La date limite de soumission est fixée au 27 mars. Le programme sera publié le 10 avril.
Pour toute question, vous pouvez contacter le SOC via cette adresse: soc_s04@sf2a.eu
Composition du SOC: Benoît Cerutti (IPAG), Franck Le Petit (LERMA), Héloïse Méheut (Lagrange), Christian Surace (LAM)
3. SPECIAL SESSIONS AT THE EAS MEETING (Padoue, Italie, 1er au 5 juillet 2024)
Dear Colleagues,
I would like to advertise our special session at the EAS meeting (1st-5th of July) in Padova this year:
SS35: Galactic PeVatrons: searching for the most powerful particle accelerators in the Milky Way: https://eas.unige.ch/EAS_meeting/session.jsp?id=SS35
The call for abstracts is open now and the deadline is on March 4: https://eas.unige.ch/EAS_meeting/abstract_submission.jsp
We would be glad to see you there and please forward this to anyone who
might be interested!
Best,
Robert Brose for the SOC
4. EAS SYMPOSIUM S9 “GAMMA-RAY BURSTS: A DYNAMIC PUZZLE YET TO BE COMPOSED” (Padoue, Italie, 3 et 4 juillet 2024)
we are pleased to announce the Symposium S9 “Gamma-ray bursts: a dynamic puzzle yet to be composed” that will be held during the forthcoming European Astronomical Society (EAS) annual meeting in Padua (Italy) on 1-5 July 2024.
The Symposium is scheduled for July 3 – 4:
https://eas.unige.ch/EAS_meeting/session.jsp?id=S9
The deadline for abstract submission and fee waiver/grant requests is March 4th.
We remark that this year’s EAS will host several sessions and symposia about transients, including gravitational wave sources, supernovae, and their host galaxies, making this an attractive meeting for scientists in the field.
Kind regards,
Paolo D’Avanzo & Susanna Vegani on behalf of the SOC
5. IAU SYMPOSIUM 389: GRAVITATIONAL WAVE ASTROPHYSICS (Cape Town, Afrique du Sud, 6 au 8 août 2024)
Dear Colleagues,
On March 1 the call for abstracts and the early registration for the IAU General Assembly at Cape Town, South Africa (August 6-15, 2024) will close. https://astronomy2024.org/
We would like to encourage you to sign up for the early registration and submit an abstract for IAU Symposium 389: Gravitational Wave Astrophysics (August 6-8, 2024): https://gw2024.saao.ac.za/
This is the first ever gravitational wave astrophysics symposium at a General Assembly and we want to highlight our exciting field in all its aspects.
Invited speakers include:
* Ryan Shannon (Swinburne University)
* Kenta Hotokezaka ( University of Tokyo)
* Jocelyn Read (CSU Fullerton)
* Jonathan Gair (Albert Einstein Institute)
* Stefan Ballmer (Syracuse University) and
* Floor Broekgaarden (Columbia University)
The symposium will cover all aspects of gravitational wave astrophysics, ranging from source populations and their evolutionary histories, to merger events with LIGO/Virgo; the use of gravitational waves for understanding the physics of neutron stars, black holes, outflows, fundamental physics and cosmology; pulsar timing array results, and the development of new detectors and upcoming missions.
Come join us in Cape Town!
the SOC:
Paul Groot, Samaya Nissanke, Masaki Ando, Marica Branchesi, Varun
Bhalerao, David Buckley, Marisa Geyer, Mansi Kasliwal, Andrew Levan,
Ilya Mandel, Raffaella Margutti, Elena Rossi.
6. IAU FM 12: THE HIGH-ENERGY GAMMA-RAY UNIVERSE: RESULTS AND PERSPECTIVES WITH WIDE-FIELD GROUND-BASED FACILITIES (Cape Town, Afrique du Sud, 14 et 15 août 2024)
Dear Colleagues,
Apologies if you receive this message more than one.
We would like to announce a Focus Meeting taking place during this year’s IAU General Assembly that can be of interest to you
FM 12: The High-Energy Gamma-ray Universe: Results and Perspectives with Wide-Field Ground-based Facilities
The XXXII IAU General Assembly is taking place between August 6-15, in Cape Town, South Africa.
This Focus Meeting concentrates on reviewing the most recent results and the future perspectives of wide-field ground-based gamma-ray observatories, aiming to promote this emerging field and its multiple synergies at the International Astronomical Union.
Registration is open and the abstract submission deadline is March 01, 2024.
More details can be found in the meeting webpage at https://cbpf.br/ga2024-fmgamma/.
Best regards,
Ulisses Barres
7. RICAP 2024 CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT (Rome, Italie, 23 au 27 septembre 2024)
Dear Colleague,
on behalf of the Organizing Committee, we are glad to announce the 9th edition of the Roma International Conference on Astroparticle Physics (RICAP-2024).
The Conference, as in the previous editions, in a multi-messenger contest, will be dedicated to discussions on experimental results and theoretical predictions in the field of Astroparticle, Cosmic Ray physics and Dark Matter search.
We invite you to submit abstracts, starting from April 1st, for oral presentation and posters following the instructions on the conference’s website.
The Conference will be hosted by the Hotel Villa Tuscolana, in Frascati, close to Roma, where we had the 2016 edition.
Participants will be welcomed in the afternoon of September 23rd, the Conference will begin at 9:00 on September 24th and will be closed in the afternoon of September 27th, 2024.
The Conference Website is:
https://agenda.infn.it/event/35353/
Important dates and deadlines:
– Conference Dates: September 23-27, 2024
– Registration opening: April 1, 2024
– Deadline date for early registration : June 15 2024
– Starting date for abstract submission: April 1, 2024
– Deadline for abstract submission: July 15, 2024
Deadline for proceedings submission: November 1, 2024
Best regards
Aldo Morselli and Antonio Capone
for the Organizing Committee of the RICAP-2024 Conference
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POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. POSTDOC POSITION: MULTI-MESSENGER TRANSIENTS WITH ASTRO-COLIBRI
Dear colleagues,
The High-Energy Astroparticle Physics group of the Particle Physics Department of IRFU / CEA Paris-Saclay is inviting applications for a Postdoctoral Research Position, set for two years with the possibility of extension. The position is focused on multi-messenger studies in the context of the Astro-COLIBRI platform.
As part of the “Multi-messenger Observations of the Transient Sky” (MOTS) project, backed by the French National Research Agency, the successful candidate will participate in the development of Astro-COLIBRI, a novel software framework that provides easy access to information about multi-wavelength and multi-messenger transient phenomena. The role also offers the opportunity to contribute to the science program of the H.E.S.S. and CTA/LST VHE gamma-ray observatories, the SVOM mission and to exploit other multi-wavelength or multi-messenger opportunities.
Prospective candidates must hold a PhD in astroparticle physics or astrophysics, with a pronounced interest in software development, experimental data interpretation, and physics analysis. Proficiency in Python is essential, and experience in web or app development is advantageous. We, a dynamic and international team, are particularly keen on increasing female representation in our field and strongly support applications from women in our quest for diversity, excellence, and innovation.
The two-year position begins in mid-2024, with funds allocated for conference travel and equipment. The search will continue until the right candidates are selected. However, we strongly encourage interested applicants to submit their applications by March 2024 to be considered in the initial round of evaluations.
Please submit the following to Fabian Schüssler at fabian.schussler@cea.fr and refer to the Postdoc Application Guidelines (https://jobregister.aas.org/postdoc-application-guidelines) for further details:
Curriculum Vitae, including a selected bibliography to showcase personal contributions
A statement outlining main research interests
Contacts of at least two senior scientists from whom letters of reference may be requested
With about 700 employees, IRFU is the largest fundamental research institute of CEA, in the heart of the emerging Paris-Saclay University, 40 km south of Paris. It covers major science fields in particle and nuclear physics and astrophysics, with a strong participation in instrumentation. DPhP comprises about 110 physicists working on scientific themes including elementary components of matter at the highest energies at the CERN LHC collider, R&D for future accelerators, instrumentation, study of antimatter, neutrino physics, gamma-ray astronomy, study of gravitational waves, and observational cosmology. The high-energy astroparticle physics group consists of about ten scientists with expertise in dark matter, primordial black holes and transient sources. Among many activities, the group leads the transient and multi-messenger activities within the H.E.S.S. collaboration, participates in the upcoming SVOM mission and is heavily involved in the preparation of the Cherenkov Te!
lescope Array.
More information:
Irfu: http://irfu.cea.fr
Irfu Particle Physics department: http://irfu.cea.fr/DPhP/en/
MOTS: https://anr-mots.fr
Astro-COLIBRI : https://astro-colibri.science
Fabian Schüssler: https://www.multimessenger-astronomy.com
Fabian Schüssler
2. POSTDOC POSITION AT INAF – ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY OF ROME
Dear colleagues,
My apologies if you receive this message more than once.
I would like to advertise this one-year (renewable) postdoc position at INAF Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma (Rome, Italy) to work on simulations and development of software tools associated to data analysis and optimization of new-generation Cherenkov telescopes, in close collaboration with the local VHE astrophysics group.
The deadline for application is March 7th, 2024.
More information and instructions on how to apply can be found here:
http://www.inaf.it/it/lavora-con-noi/assegni-di-ricerca/assegno-di-ricerca-dal-titolo-simulazioni-e-sviluppo-dl-strumenti-software-associati-per-lanalisi-dati-e-lottimizzazione-dei-telescopi-cherenkov-dl-nuova-generazione
I would kindly ask you to forward this announcement to potentially interested candidates.
Feel free to contact me, Ciro Bigongiari (ciro.bigongiari@inaf.it) or Francesco Gabriele Saturni (francesco.saturni@inaf.it) for further information.
Many thanks in advance!
Best,
Alessandro Carosi
3. POSTE DE PROFESSEUR EN ASTROPARTICULES À MONTPELLIER
Chèr/e/s collègues / Dear colleagues,
This is an announcement for a professor position in Montpellier, which requires the successful applicant to teach in French. The rest of this message is therefore only in French.
Le Laboratoire Univers et Particules de Montpellier (LUPM) et la Faculté des Sciences de l’Université de Montpellier recrutent un/e professeur/e des universités sur la thématique des astroparticules expérimentales dans le cadre de la session 2024. L’activité de recherche de la personne recrutée s’inscrira dans l’équipe Expériences et Modélisation en Astroparticules et Cosmologie (EMAC), et l’activité d’enseignement sera réalisée au sein du Département de Physique.
Vous trouverez en pièce jointe la fiche de ce poste, incluant le détail des profils d’enseignement et de recherche souhaités. N’hésitez pas à transmettre ce message à d’autres collègues potentiellement intéressé/e/s. Les candidat/e/s potentiel/le/s souhaitant davantage d’informations sur ce poste peuvent contacter les responsables des projets instrumentaux au LUPM (soit moi-même pour CTA) pour la partie recherche, et les responsables du Master « Cosmos, Champs et Particules » (C. Hugonie ou J. Larena) pour la partie enseignement.
Ce poste doit paraître le 22 février sur le portail GALAXIE ( https://www.galaxie.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/ensup/candidats.html ). La date limite de dépôt des dossiers de candidature devrait être le 29 mars 2024.
Cordialement,
Yves Gallant
4. POSTE DE MAÎTRE.SSE DE CONFÉRENCES : ASTRONOMIE DES SOURCES TRANSITOIRES DE RAYONS GAMMA, OBSERVATIONS MULTI-LONGUEURS D’ONDE ET MULTI-MESSAGERS, UNIVERSITE PARIS-SACLAY
Chers collègues,
J’ai le plaisir de vous annoncer l’ouverture d’un nouveau poste de maître de conférences à l’Université Paris-Saclay (https://www.universite-paris-saclay.fr/en/about/universite-paris-saclay), dans l’équipe CTA du laboratoire IJCLab (https://www.ijclab.in2p3.fr/en/ijclab-en/overview/). De plus amples informations sur ce poste d’enseignement et de recherche sont disponibles à la fin de ce message.
Je vous serais gré de transmettre ce message à vos collègues susceptibles d’être intéressés.
Merci,
Jonathan Biteau
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Intitulé du poste de maître.sse de conférences :
Astronomie des sources transitoires de rayons gamma, observations multi-longueurs d’onde et multi-messagers
Un descriptif de la fiche de poste est disponible au lien suivant
https://www.galaxie.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/ensup/ListesPostesPublies/ANTEE/2024_1/0912408Y/FOPC_0912408Y_291.pdf
Pour de plus amples informations, les candidat.es intéréssé.es et disposant d’une qualification sont invité.es à prendre contact avec Sophie Henrot-Versillé <sophie.versille@ijclab.in2p3.fr>, directrice du pôle astroparticules, astrophysique et cosmologie (https://www.ijclab.in2p3.fr/en/scientific-poles/astroparticles-astrophysics-cosmology/) du laboratoire IJCLab, et Jonathan Biteau <jonathan.biteau@ijclab.in2p3.fr>, contact pour les parties recherche et enseignement.
Le dépôt de candidature sur l’application GALAXIE (https://galaxie.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/antares/can/astree/index.jsp) est attendu avant le vendredi 29 mars.
5. POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN CTA AT CPPM (MARSEILLE)
Dear colleagues,
We are opening a two years +one year renewal post-doctoral position at CPPM (Marseille) to work on the development of the CTA data analysis pipeline. See https://inspirehep.net/jobs/2762579 for more information on the position.
Candidates should have less than 2 years of professional experience after the PhD.
Please forward this announcement to potentially interested candidates.
Best regards,
Heide Costantini
Lettre N° 181 du 1 février 2024
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PROGRAMME NATIONAL HAUTES ÉNERGIES
lettre d’information n°181
http://pnhe.cnrs.fr
1 février 2024
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NOUVELLES DU PNHE
1. INFORMATIONS PNHE
ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. WORKSHOP ON NUMERICAL MULTI MESSENGER MODELING (Paris, 21 au 23 février 2024)
2. NCFA MULTI-MESSENGER SYMPOSIUM 2024 (Las Vegas, Etats-Unis, 28 février au 1er mars 2024)
3. WORKSHOP “II SYNERGIES AT NEW FRONTIERS” (Kashiwa, Japon, 25 au 26 mars 2024)
4. HOT WIRING THE TRANSIENT UNIVERSE VII (Toronto, Canada, 13 au 17 mai 2024)
5. 13TH CRIS-MAC CONFERENCE (Trapani, Italie, 17 au 21 juin 2024)
6. SPECIAL SESSION SS39 – JETS AND OUTFLOWS FROM NEUTRON STAR X-RAY BINARIES: TOWARDS A UNIFIED SCENARIO FOR THE EJECTION/ACCRETION DISC COUPLING IN LOW MASS X-RAY BINARIES (Padoue, Italie, 1er juillet 2024)
7. SPECIAL SESSION SS16, « RELATIVISTIC JETS FROM AGN IN THE ERA OF HIGH-ENERGY POLARIMETRY, » AT THE EUROPEAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING 2024 (Padoue, Italie, 2 juillet 2024)
8. COSPAR 2024 – 1ST ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE EVENT E1.12: GAMMA-RAY BURST IN THE NEXT DECADE (Busan, Corée du Sud, 13 au 21 juillet 2024)
9. EVENTS E1.2 AND E1.15 AT COSPAR (Busan, Corée du Sud, 13 au 21 juillet 2024)
POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. POSTE DE CHARGÉ DE RECHERCHE CNRS EST OUVERT AU LABORATOIRE D’ANNECY DE PHYSIQUE DES PARTICULES (LAPP)
2. TWO YEAR GRANT FOR INVESTIGATING THE UFOS LAUNCHING MECHANISMS IN AGNS
3. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN DIRECT DARK MATTER DETECTION
4. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION AT IAA-CSIC IN THE VERY HIGH ENERGY GROUP FOR ASTROPHYSICS
5. TWO-YEAR POST-DOC POSITION AT INAF
6. POSTDOC IN TRANSIENT ASTROPHYSICS – DTU SPACE
7. POSTDOC OPPORTUNITY AT RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM
DIVERS
1. AHEAD2020 ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY CYCLE 7
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NOUVELLES DU PNHE
1. INFORMATIONS PNHE
Le compte-rendu des actions menées par le PNHE en 2023 est désormais disponible sur notre site (https://pnhe.cnrs.fr/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/202401_CR_CSPNHE.pdf).
Nous tenions aussi à vous informer de l’évolution du budget alloué au PNHE en 2024, mais aussi de probables évolutions du PNHE dans l’année à venir.
Concernant le budget, le PNHE n’a reçu que 84.5 k€ cette année (au lieu des 94 k€ les années précédentes) :
– CNES : 37 k€ (incluant les financements fléchés GAIA et JWST)
– INSU : 25.5 k€
– CEA : 10 k€
– INP : 7k€
– IN2P3 : 5k€
Par rapport à l’année passée, ceci correspond à un soutien similaire du CNES, du CEA et de l’INP, mais une (i) baisse attendue de 15% pour l’INSU (moins doté par le CNRS que les années précédentes), qui a été similaire pour tous les PN sauf le PNP (la raison invoquée étant son plus fort taux de pression) ; (ii) baisse surprise de 50% pour l’IN2P3 annoncée en janvier 2024 (5 k€ au lieu de 10 k€ les années précédentes).
L’explication côté IN2P3 est la volonté de se concentrer sur son fonctionnement en « Master projet » (demandes de projets sur 3 ans pouvant être renouvelables, portés uniquement par des membres de l’IN2P3, mais pouvant inclure des collaborations inter-instituts). Le PNHE est très soucieux de cette évolution, car elle apporte un soutien financier en remplacement et non en complément du budget apporté aux actions du PNHE, avec le risque important que cela conduise à un affaiblissement de la communauté PNHE (dispersion de la communauté, diminution des échanges, des collaborations et des actions d’animations. Pour plus de détails et d’arguments échangés avec Vincent Poireau, DAS IN2P3 astroparticules et cosmologie, voir le compte-rendu du CS du PNHE 2023, dont le lien est donné en début de ce message). Pour rappel, les chercheuses et chercheurs IN2P3 représentent actuellement environ 40 % de la communauté PNHE quand le soutien de l’IN2P3 ne représente cette année que 6 % du budget total du PNHE.
L’effet immédiat de la diminution du budget est l’impossibilité de financer l’ensemble des P1 (seul 1 k€ a été mis en P1), alors même que la part de financement du CS (pour ses réunions et autres missions) à été réduite cette année à 4.9 k€. L’effet sur les prochains appels d’offre pourrait être un ré-équilibrage des projets soutenus en fonction des budgets par institut (le CS du PNHE mènera une réflexion à ce propos).
Notons enfin que cette baisse de budget intervient dans le contexte de refonte des sections et de redéfinition, à l’INSU-AA, des contours des PN actuels (qui devraient devenir des Actions Thématiques dans le futur), alors que l’exercice de prospective INSU-AA est en cours. Il est donc difficile de prévoir de quoi l’avenir sera fait. Mais la direction et le CS du PNHE continueront leurs efforts pour faire remonter aux décideurs l’importance du rôle transversal joué par le PNHE, pour animer et soutenir la communauté, dans un contexte scientifique qui n’a jamais été autant propice aux interactions inter-instituts. Pour finir, nous soulignons que l’un des axes de la prospective CNRS-INSU (https://prospective-aa.sciencesconf.org) concerne l’organisation nationale des structures, incluant les PNs. Vous aurez donc l’occasion, dans les semaines qui viennent, de vous prononcer sur le rôle que vous souhaitez voir jouer par le PNHE dans les années à venir.
P.-O. Petrucci (directeur du PNHE) et D. Maurin (président du CS du PNHE).
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ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. WORKSHOP ON NUMERICAL MULTI MESSENGER MODELING (Paris, 21 au 23 février 2024)
Dear all,
we are organizing a three-days workshop on numerical multi messenger (gamma/neutrino/cosmic-rays) modeling, held at the APC, Paris on February 21/23.
For informations and registration see:
https://indico.in2p3.fr/event/31722/overview
The workshop aims at bringing together the community working on numerical codes to simulate multi-messenger (photon/neutrino/cosmic-ray) emission from astrophysical sources. It is a second meeting of this kind following the first one held in Bochum in 2023 (https://indico.uni-wuppertal.de/event/230/). The workshop will allow for extensive time for discussion and co-working. The main topics addressed are:
– news from code developments and code comparison
– applications to hot sources in the photon/neutrino sky
– multi-messenger fitting
– open source practices
There are no participation fees. We have some budget to partially support travel fees for some participants. Please contact us directly if needed.
Remote participation is possible (please register anyhow).
cheers,
Matteo and Andreas
Transmis par Matteo Cerruti
2. NCFA MULTI-MESSENGER SYMPOSIUM 2024 (Las Vegas, Etats-Unis, 28 février au 1er mars 2024)
The Nevada Center for Astrophysics (NCfA) is hosting the second symposium on new advances in multimessenger astrophysics. The meeting intends to bring together experts in theory, experiment, and observation to discuss recent developments and envision the path forward for finding more sources. The symposium will be held from Wednesday, February 28, to Friday, March 1, 2024, at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). More information about the meeting is available at
https://www.physics.unlv.edu/~kheirand/ncfasymp2.html
The symposium consists of invited plenary, contributed talks, and poster presentations. Talks will be followed by a panel discussion. The registration is now open and abstracts for contributed talks and posters are accepted until February 10. If you have any questions about the symposium please contact the organizers.
3. WORKSHOP “II SYNERGIES AT NEW FRONTIERS” (Kashiwa, Japon, 25 au 26 mars 2024)
Dear all,
apologies if you received this information already.
We are organizing the workshop II Synergies at new frontiers, which will take place at ICRR/University of Tokyo in Kashiwa (Japan) during March 25-26, 2024. This is the second edition of the workshop series « Synergies at new frontiers at gamma-rays, neutrinos and gravitational waves », which started in 2022 with the aim of strengthening synergies between different multi-messenger windows of the highly-energetic Universe. This time the workshop will focus on the available alert systems which have been developed by the astrophysics community to improve the detection of all messengers from different sources.
For registration and information please proceed to https://indico.icrr.u-tokyo.ac.jp/event/951/
There is no conference fee. Furthermore, we are happily accepting contributed talks. If you are interested in presenting a related work, please submit your abstract to the above indico until February 28. We encourage young people to participate. No remote participation is possible.
Please forward this information to any interested colleagues.
The following invited speakers are confirmed:
Katsuaki Asano (ICRR)
Susumu Inoue (ICRR)
Kazumi Kashiyama (Tohoku University)
Dmitry Khangulyan (ICRR)
Yusuke Koshio (Okayama University)
Lluis Martí-Magro (Yokohama National University)
Soichiro Morisaki (ICRR)
Koji Noda (Chiba University)
Takanori Sakamoto (Aoyama Gakuin University)
Fabian Schüssler (IRFU / CEA Paris-Saclay)
Nozomu Tominaga (National Astronomical Observatory of Japan)
Mark Vagins (IPMU)
We are looking forward to welcoming you in Kashiwa!
With best regards,
Alicia López-Oramas
Nataly Ospina
Daniela Hadasch on behalf of the SOC
This workshop is supported by the grant for ICRR’s Fiscal Year 2023 Inter-University Research Program (PI: N. Ospina).
4. HOT WIRING THE TRANSIENT UNIVERSE VII (Toronto, Canada, 13 au 17 mai 2024)
Dear Colleagues,
After a nearly 5 year hiatus, Hot-Wiring the Transient Universe is returning with a bang!
Hotwiring VII will be hosted by the Dunlap Institute at the University of Toronto, May 13-17 2024.
https://www.dunlap.utoronto.ca/hotwired7/
Please come join us to build the future of time-domain astrophysics.
This will be a WORKshop, and will have a mix of talks, hack sessions, brainstorming new instruments and systems, and dreaming up big robots to look at the sky!
We will focus on software AND hardware infrastructure, and this will include related questions of how to turn the coming flood of observations into scientific inference at scale!
The three science pillars of the workshop will be:
Enabling GW astronomy
Rubin and the deep time-domain optical sky
the Radio transient revolution
and how to link developments in these fields for a bright multi-messenger and multi-wavelength future.
Please sign up to be notified of updates, registration, a call for abstracts, etc.
A preliminary agenda will be available, and registration will open, by early February.
https://www.dunlap.utoronto.ca/hotwired7/
5. 13TH CRIS-MAC CONFERENCE (Trapani, Italie, 17 au 21 juin 2024)
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to distribute the second circular for the 13th CRIS-MAC Conference to be held in Trapani from 17 to 21 June 2024. As in previous CRIS editions, the conference will focus on fundamental topics in astroparticle physics with special emphasis on multi-messenger studies. For this reason, the conference acronym has been changed to CRIS-MAC (Cosmic Ray International Studies and Multi-messenger Astroparticle Conference) while retaining the old CRIS series numbering.
Registrations are now open. For details about the Conference, including registration, travel and accommodation information, you are kindly invited to visit the Conference Web site: crismac2024.na.infn.it
Important dates and information:
● Conference dates: 17 – 21 June 2024
● Registration opening: January 22, 2024
● Abstract submission deadline : March 15, 2024
● Notification of acceptance: March 31, 2024
● Early registration: April 15, 2024
● Proceeding submission (preliminary): June 15, 2024
● Proceeding submission (final): June 30, 2024
Attached the second circular and the conference poster.
Please circulate this announcement to interested people within your collaborations and institutions.
Fausto Guarino and Antonio Insolia for the organizers
6. SPECIAL SESSION SS39 – JETS AND OUTFLOWS FROM NEUTRON STAR X-RAY BINARIES: TOWARDS A UNIFIED SCENARIO FOR THE EJECTION/ACCRETION DISC COUPLING IN LOW MASS X-RAY BINARIES (Padoue, Italie, 1er juillet 2024)
Dear all,
we are pleased to announce the Special Session SS39:
Jets and outflows from neutron star X-ray binaries: towards a unified scenario for the ejection/accretion disc coupling in Low Mass X-ray binaries
that will be held in Padova (Italy) on Monday, July 1st 2024 as part of the European Astronomical Society annual meeting (1st-5th of July, see https://eas.unige.ch/EAS2024/).
While much of the early research on outflows has focused on BHs due to their higher brightness, recent multi-wavelength observations have revealed a new, complex phenomenology also surrounding accreting neutron stars. This allows us to study the physics and launching mechanisms of these outflows across various compact object types. Recognizing the importance of these recent discoveries, we aim to bring together experts to review these findings and discuss the directions of this exciting new field.
The session will be divided into three 90 minutes blocks:
Jets in NS-XRBs: a multi-wavelength approach
Winds in NS-XRBs: a multi-wavelength approach
Jets and winds: how to bring them together
Confirmed invited speakers:
Teo Muñoz Darias (Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias)
James H. Matthews (University of Oxford)
More details can be found here: https://eas.unige.ch/EAS_meeting/session.jsp?id=SS39
We invite you to submit your contributions to the session (deadline: March 4th, 2024) here: https://eas.unige.ch/EAS2024/abstract_submission.jsp
Please feel free to forward the announcement to anyone who may be interested.
Important dates:
Very early bird registration deadline: 26 February 2024
Abstract submission and fee waiver/grant requests deadline: 4 March 2024
Early bird registration deadline: 29 April 2024
Regular registration deadline: 30 June 2024
EAS 2024: 1 July – 5 July 2024
SS39: 1 July 2024
Best Regards,
M. Cristina Baglio, Federico Vincentelli (on behalf of the SOC)
SOC: M. Cristina Baglio (chair; INAF-OAB), Federico Vincentelli (co-chair; IAC), D. M. Russell (NYUAD), Maria Diaz-Trigo (ESO), Sara E. Motta (INAF-OAB), T. D. Russell (INAF-Palermo)
7. SPECIAL SESSION SS16, « RELATIVISTIC JETS FROM AGN IN THE ERA OF HIGH-ENERGY POLARIMETRY, » AT THE EUROPEAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING 2024 (Padoue, Italie, 2 juillet 2024)
Dear colleagues,
*** Apologies if you receive this message more than once. ***
We are delighted to announce Special Session SS16, « Relativistic Jets from AGN in the Era of High-Energy Polarimetry, » at the European Astronomical Society annual meeting 2024, scheduled to take place in Padova, Italy, on July 2nd.
(For additional details, please visit the session’s webpage, https://eas.unige.ch/EAS_meeting/session.jsp?id=SS16)
* Aims and Scope: Explore the fascinating realm of Relativistic Jets emanating from active galactic nuclei (AGN) with a focus on high-energy polarimetry. Delve into the latest polarization measurements and advancements in theoretical modeling, providing a comprehensive understanding of the inner physics of these powerful and luminous phenomena. The session aims to bridge current discoveries with future endeavors, anticipating novel data from upcoming facilities such as COSI, AMEGO, eASTROGAM, eXTP, and leveraging insights from the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE).
* Programme:
(1) New Polarization Measurements of Relativistic Jets of AGN in the High-Energy Band
(2) Novel Theories and Modeling of Relativistic Jets of AGN Involving High-Energy Polarimetry
(3) The Future of High-Energy Polarimetry: Upcoming Developments and Trends
* Important Dates:
Very early bird registration deadline: 26 February 2024
Abstract submission and fee waiver/grant requests deadline: 4 March 2024
Early bird registration deadline: 29 April 2024
Regular registration deadline: 30 June 2024
EAS 2024: 1 July – 5 July 2024
SS16 « Relativistic Jets from AGN in the Era of High-Energy Polarimetry »: 2 July 2024
Join us on this journey of discovery and collaboration!
Best regards,
Scientific Organising Committee
Dawoon E. Kim
Markus Boettcher
Laura Di Gesu
Immacolata Donnarumma
Svetlana Jostard
Yannis Liodakis
Riccardo Middei
Fabrizio Tavecchio
Paolo Soffitta
Francesco Tombesi
Haocheng Zhang
8. COSPAR 2024 – 1ST ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE EVENT E1.12: GAMMA-RAY BURST IN THE NEXT DECADE (Busan, Corée du Sud, 13 au 21 juillet 2024)
Dear Colleagues,
we are pleased to announce a conference event on Gamma-ray Bursts that will be held at the forthcoming COSPAR assembly in Busan, South Korea, on 13-21 July 2024.
The event title is “GAMMA-RAY BURSTS IN THE NEXT DECADE”.
The deadline for abstract submission is February 9th.
Below you can find the 1st announcement of the event, with detailed information and useful links.
Kind regards,
Paolo D’Avanzo & Elisabetta Bissaldi on behalf of the SOC
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1st announcement for the Event COSPAR-24-E1.12
GAMMA-RAY BURSTS IN THE NEXT DECADE
45th COSPAR Scientific Assembly
Busan, South Korea, 13- 21 July 2024
GRBs are among the most fascinating phenomena in the Universe. Their prompt emission has duration measured in seconds and is produced in relativistic jets with luminosities exceeding 10^53 erg/s. Such gamma-ray prompt phase is followed by a long-lasting afterglow, observable at all wavelengths. Recent highlights, like the association of short GRBs with GWs and the detection of GRBs at VHE, consolidated a multi-disciplinary and multi-messenger approach to GRB studies. By 2024 new GRB missions will be operating (like SVOM) and the first results of the 4th run of GW interferometers will be available. The proposed event, starting from the legacy of 2 decades of GRB observations with Swift, Fermi and the present generation of high-energy satellites, will address the following topics:
– GRB classes and progenitors
– GRB emission from VHE to radio
– GRB central engine
– GRB as multi-messengers sources
– New missions and perspectives for the next decade
Event Organizer: Paolo D’Avanzo (INAF – Brera Astronomical Observatory, IT)
Deputy Organizer: Elisabetta Bissaldi (INFN & Politecnico di Bari, IT)
Scientific Organizing Committee:
Maria Grazia Bernardini (INAF – Brera Astronomical Observatory, IT) Francesco Longo (University of Trieste, IT) Frederic Piron (LUPM, FR) Soebur Razzaque (University of Johannesburg, ZA)
Confirmed Solicited Speakers: a preliminary list of solicited speakers is available at the event webpage.
Event webpage:
https://www.cospar-assembly.org/admin/session_cospar.php?session=1247
****Abstract submission deadline: 9 February 2024****
https://www.cospar2024.org/
9. EVENTS E1.2 AND E1.15 AT COSPAR (Busan, Corée du Sud, 13 au 21 juillet 2024)
Dear colleagues,
We would like to draw your attention to the following two Scientific Events that we are organizing during the COSPAR Assembly in Busan, South Korea, from 13 to 21 July, 2024:
E1.2: « Advanced Timing-spectral Polarimetric Analysis and Modeling of Accreting Black Holes and Neutron Stars »
Session details: https://www.cospar-assembly.org/admin/session_cospar.php?session=1237
E1.15: « To Flow in or to Flow out, That is the Question of Black-hole X-ray Binaries »
Session details: https://www.cospar-assembly.org/admin/session_cospar.php?session=1250
****** Notice that the deadline for abstract submission is February 9, 2024 *****
More information about the COSPAR Assembly and the rest of the Science Program is available at:
https://www.cospar-assembly.org/admin/congress.php?congress=11
Best regards,
Nick Kylafis and Mariano Mendez
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POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. POSTE DE CHARGÉ DE RECHERCHE CNRS EST OUVERT AU LABORATOIRE D’ANNECY DE PHYSIQUE DES PARTICULES (LAPP)
Un poste de chargé de recherche CNRS est ouvert au Laboratoire d’Annecy de Physique des Particules (LAPP) pour le concours CNRS 2024, en section 01.
La description du poste est :
Étude des ondes gravitationnelles exploitant les données de l’interféromètre Virgo et développements instrumentaux associés aux mises à jour du détecteur et aux expériences futures, au sein de l’équipe Virgo du Laboratoire d’Annecy de Physique des Particules (LAPP) à Annecy.
Le lien pour le concours est ici : https://www.cnrs.fr/fr/concours-ch
Il sera ouvert du 10 janvier au 9 février. La limite de candidature est le 9 février.
Si vous avez des questions, n’hésitez pas à nous contacter : loic.rolland@lapp.in2p3.fr
2. TWO YEAR GRANT FOR INVESTIGATING THE UFOS LAUNCHING MECHANISMS IN AGNS
A selection is called, based on qualifications and possible interview, for n. 1 grant for the duration of 2 years for carrying out research activities on; “Investigating the UFOs launching mechanisms in AGNs”.
Deadline for application: March 4, 2024, before 11.59 pm
See the following link
https://www.oas.inaf.it/it/opportunities/bando-227-2023-it/
for the complete announcement and for the forms to be filled.
– For any scientific and administrative information, please send an email to mauro.dadina@inaf.it
Research Project: In a project aimed at studying the launching mechanism of UFOs in AGNs, the candidate will be requested to study X-ray data of these sources taken both with CCD-like instruments and, more importantly, using microcalorimeter data coming from XRISM/Resolve. In doing so, the candidate will be also requested to submit her/his/their own proposals to the XRISM AOs. The data analysis will focus on testing MHD- and radiation- driven mechanisms for wind launching using high-resolution grids/machine learning techniques.
ELIGIBILITY and REQUIREMENTS
The appointment is expected to begin by May 2nd, 2024 (the exact date will be arranged with the appointed candidate) and will be for two year in the first instance, and renewable afterwards, subject to funding availability and performance review.
Participation to the selection is reserved to Italian and foreign citizens holding the following minimum requirements:
1) Bachelor’s degree in Physics, Astronomy, and all specialist master’s degrees equivalent to them, or;
2) PhD in Physics or Astronomy or Astrophysics or equivalent foreign qualification, or documented experience of at least three years carried out in companies, universities or qualified public and private bodies, organizations or research centers.
An excellent knowledge of the English language is also required.
Preferential requisites will be:
1) Adequate knowledge of Extragalactic astrophysics;
2) Adequate knowledge of AGN astrophysics;
3) Experience in X-ray data analysis;
The following will be additionally required:
4) Basic knowledge of Python programming;
5) Good skills in working autonomously
6) Good team working skills.
Application must be sent before the deadline by mean of the Certified Electronic Post (PEC) or by ordinary e-mail with return receipt at the address inafoasbo@postecert.it indicating in the subject “Domanda per Assegno di Ricerca – UFO-AGN”.
The application must include the following files in PDF format
(for templates of Annex A and B, please see https://www.oas.inaf.it/it/opportunities/bando-227-2023-it/)
Annex A – application form
Annex B – substitutive declaration of certification – substitutive declaration of deed of notoriety;
“Curriculum vitae”, signed and dated by the candidate, which also indicates any scholarships an research grants previously or in progress;
Copy of a valid identity document;
List of publications
Any other qualification, work experience, research activity at public or private institutions and publications that the candidate deems appropriate to attach;
List of all documents submitted.
REFERENCE LETTERS
Up to two reference letters in PDF format must be sent by the referees (selected by the candidate) before the deadline to mauro.dadina@inaf.it. Dr. Mauro Dadina will forward them, within the same deadline, to the address
inafoasbo@postecert.it. Letters received after the deadline will not be considered.
3. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN DIRECT DARK MATTER DETECTION
The Physics Department at South Dakota School of Mines & Technology (South Dakota Mines) invites applications for a post-doctoral research scientist position with its Experimental Dark Matter group. The successful applicant will work on the direct dark matter searches, LZ and/or SuperCDMS. LZ is already the most sensitive direct detection search for most masses of WIMP dark matter with only 1/20th of its expected full exposure analyzed. SuperCDMS, currently under construction at SNOLAB in Canada, will use novel low-temperature detectors that provide extremely low energy thresholds and excellent separation of possible dark matter interactions from backgrounds, resulting in unique sensitivity to low-mass WIMPs. The successful candidate may play a major role in the analysis of LZ and/or the construction, testing, and analysis of SuperCDMS, and perform research and development towards future dark matter experiments including efforts to mitigate otherwise dominant backgrounds from radon daughters. Starting date is potentially flexible, with start dates between March 1, 2024 and August 31, 2024 preferred.
A PhD in particle astrophysics, high-energy physics, nuclear physics, or a related field is required. Experience with low-noise electronics, cryogenic systems, detector development, radiation detection, low-background techniques, data acquisition, data analysis, and/or simulations would be advantageous.
South Dakota Mines is committed to recruiting and retaining a talented workforce and offers an excellent comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and life coverage options for employees, spouses and dependents; retirement plans; paid holidays; and a generous vacation and sick day allowance. Individuals interested in this position must apply online at https://www.sdsmt.edu/employment/ (click “Search Employment Opportunities” then click on “Search Jobs” and search for posting number NFE02221P). Human Resources can provide accommodation to the online application process and may be reached at (605) 394-1203. Review of applications will begin January 31, 2024. Employment is contingent upon completion of a satisfactory background investigation.
Attach a cover letter, a statement of qualifications and interests (attach as other document), a curriculum vitae, and the name, address, phone number and email addresses of three professional references. By providing this contact information, you agree that we may contact your references.
More information : https://inspirehep.net/jobs/2741446
Contact:
Schnee, Richard W. (richard.schnee@sdsmt.edu)
Letters of Reference should be sent to:
richard.schnee@sdsmt.edu
4. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION AT IAA-CSIC IN THE VERY HIGH ENERGY GROUP FOR ASTROPHYSICS
The Very High Energy Group for Astrophysics (VHEGA, https://vhega.iaa.es/)
invites outstanding researchers to apply for two postdoctoral positions. We offer
a contract associated to a project that will run for 2 years with a gross salary of
41 k€/year. Eligible candidates should hold a PhD degree in Physics,
Astrophysics or any related subject at the beginning of the contract. We search
for candidates with the following profiles:
– 1 Postdoctoral researcher with experience on imaging atmospheric
Cherenkov data reconstruction or reconstruction of high energy experiment
data, with special focus on the application of novel techniques such as
Convolutional Neural Networks.
– 1 Postdoctoral researcher with experience in high-energy astrophysics, with
special special focus on the observation of pulsars and other sources for
which the threshold of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes is crucial.
IAA-CSIC is a worldwide recognized center for astrophysics with a leading role
on international projects as the Square Kilometer Array Observatory (SKAO) or
the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT). IAA-CSIC is an equal opportunity employer
and encourages application from women.
The VHEGA group is specialized on the study of AGNs and galactic compact
objects and their environments at all spectral ranges from gamma rays to radio
wavelengths as well as in software development for astronomical data analysis.
Its members belong to the MAGIC collaboration and are involved in the
commissioning of the Large-Sized Telescopes (LSTs) of CTA-North.
Applications including a Curriculum Vitae and a Research Interest statement
should be addressed to Dr. Rubén López-Coto (rlopezcoto@iaa.es) and Dr.
Iván Agudo (iagudo@iaa.es). Applicants should also arrange the sending of two
recommendation letters supporting their application to the same email address.
Evaluation of the applications will start 31st of January 2024 and will end once
the position is filled.
5. TWO-YEAR POST-DOC POSITION AT INAF
Two-year post-doc position at INAF – Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri (Florence, Italy)
to work on « Physically motivated modeling of LHAASO PeVatrons and their surroundings », in close collaboration with the local High Energy Astrophysics group.
The deadline for application is February 10th 2024.
More information and instructions on how to apply can be
found here:
https://www.arcetri.inaf.it/articoli/gare-e-concorsi/concorsi/assegno-di-ricerca-tipologia-b-post-dottorato-della-durata-di-24-mesi-rinnovabile-dal-titolo-physically-motivated-models-of-lhaaso-pevatrons-and-their-surroundings-det-122-2023
6. POSTDOC IN TRANSIENT ASTROPHYSICS – DTU SPACE
We are seeking a talented and highly motivated post-doc to work in the field of transient astrophysics. You will pursue research on the different aspects of stellar death, participate in cutting-edge transient surveys, and analyze datasets of extreme astrophysical phenomena, such as supernova explosions and neutron star mergers. You will have the chance to investigate the nature of tidal disruption events (TDEs) and utilize them as tools for measuring black hole masses. You will actively engage in international collaborations and you will be encouraged to lead observing proposals and contribute to the supervision of students.
The position is with Giorgos Leloudas, in the research group of compact objects and transient phenomena, in the section of Astrophysics and Atmospheric Physics at DTU Space (the National Space Institute at the Technical University of Denmark). We study all kinds of astrophysical transients with a particular interest on exotic and rare phenomena. We are part of various international collaborations and transient surveys, including BlackGEM, ENGRAVE, ePESSTO and LSST (through the Danish participation). In addition, we have access to and obtain data from the ESO facilities and the Nordic Optical Telescope.
Responsibilities and qualifications
Applicants with strong programming skills and previous experience in one of the following areas are especially encouraged to apply: supernovae, tidal disruption events and their relation to AGN, reverberation mapping, kilonovae, gravitational waves, transient surveys and/or big-data astrophysics and machine learning. A part of your time will be devoted to activities and science related to the BlackGEM and the LSST surveys. Flexibility and self-motivation are desired skills at DTU Space, as well as a natural interest in collaboration and personal responsibility.
As a formal qualification, you must hold a PhD degree (or equivalent) in Physics or Astrophysics (or related field) by the date of appointment.
We offer
DTU is a leading technical university globally recognized for the excellence of its research, education, innovation and scientific advice. We offer a rewarding and challenging job in an international environment. We strive for academic excellence in an environment characterized by collegial respect and academic freedom tempered by responsibility.
Salary and terms of employment
The appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. The allowance will be agreed upon with the relevant union.
The starting date is 01 September 2024 (but a different date can be negotiated according to mutual agreement). The position is a full-time position. The period of employment is 3 years.
Funding for travel and IT is included.
You can read more about career paths at DTU here.
Further information
Further information may be obtained from senior scientist Giorgos Leloudas, DTU Space, https://www.space.dtu.dk/english/ , email: giorgos@space.dtu.dk, https://www.dtu.dk/english/person/giorgos-leloudas?id=26459&entity=profile
You can read more about DTU Space at www.space.dtu.dk
If you are applying from abroad, you may find useful information on working in Denmark and at DTU at DTU – Moving to Denmark.
Application procedure
Your complete online application must be submitted no later than 29 February 2024 (23:59 Danish time).
Applications must be submitted as one PDF file containing all materials to be given consideration. To apply, please open the link « Apply now », fill out the online application form, and attach all your materials in English in one PDF file. The file must include:
Application (cover letter)
CV
Academic Diplomas (MSc/PhD – in English)
List of publications
A research statement describing your research interests (maximum 2 pages).
Three reference letters (you can arrange for those to be sent directly to giorgos@space.dtu.dk).
Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.
All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, disability, race, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.
Call web page: https://efzu.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/2995/?utm_medium=jobshare
7. POSTDOC OPPORTUNITY AT RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM
We have an opening for a postdoc in the multi-messenger group (led by Anna Franckowiak) at Ruhr University Bochum, to work on CTA and LAST, as well as VERITAS or Fermi-LAT. Full details are here: https://jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/44aad119c7cf2cf9e32aca5160ae55e82e1f63220?ref=homepage. Interested candidates can feel free to contact Anna (franckowiak@astro.ruhr-uni-bochum.de)
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DIVERS
1. AHEAD2020 ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY CYCLE 7
The AHEAD2020 (Integrated Activities for High Energy Astrophysics*) calls for a program of transnational visits and remote access activities to be performed starting ~ April to October 2024. The main objectives are:
1) fostering new or strengthening existing collaborations on science and technology topics in high energy astrophysics;
2) providing access free of cost to selected European astronomical institutes and data centres for support in high energy and multimessenger data analysis, observation proposal preparation and computational astrophysics;
3) providing access free of cost to some of the best European ground test and calibration facilities relevant for high-energy astrophysics.
Visitor grants include full reimbursement of travel and subsistence expenses. The possibility of remote access for a number of services in the area of data analysis, tools and computational astrophysics will be also provided.
AO-7 Calls Opening: 15 January 2024
Submission Deadline: 16 February 2024(**)
For further information and links to the AO-7 calls:
https://ahead.iaps.inaf.it/?page_id=2527
* AHEAD2020 is a Research Infrastructure program funded by EU Horizon 2020. Its main goal is to integrate and open research infrastructures for high energy Astrophysics.
For general information on AHEAD2020:
https://ahead.iaps.inaf.it/
** For activities concerning access to experimental facilities, submission will remain open and proposals can be submitted anytime until 28 June 2024; they will be evaluated typically within one month from delivery.
PROGRAMME NATIONAL HAUTES ÉNERGIES
lettre d’information n°181
http://pnhe.cnrs.fr
1 février 2024
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NOUVELLES DU PNHE
1. INFORMATIONS PNHE
ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. WORKSHOP ON NUMERICAL MULTI MESSENGER MODELING (Paris, 21 au 23 février 2024)
2. NCFA MULTI-MESSENGER SYMPOSIUM 2024 (Las Vegas, Etats-Unis, 28 février au 1er mars 2024)
3. WORKSHOP “II SYNERGIES AT NEW FRONTIERS” (Kashiwa, Japon, 25 au 26 mars 2024)
4. HOT WIRING THE TRANSIENT UNIVERSE VII (Toronto, Canada, 13 au 17 mai 2024)
5. 13TH CRIS-MAC CONFERENCE (Trapani, Italie, 17 au 21 juin 2024)
6. SPECIAL SESSION SS39 – JETS AND OUTFLOWS FROM NEUTRON STAR X-RAY BINARIES: TOWARDS A UNIFIED SCENARIO FOR THE EJECTION/ACCRETION DISC COUPLING IN LOW MASS X-RAY BINARIES (Padoue, Italie, 1er juillet 2024)
7. SPECIAL SESSION SS16, « RELATIVISTIC JETS FROM AGN IN THE ERA OF HIGH-ENERGY POLARIMETRY, » AT THE EUROPEAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING 2024 (Padoue, Italie, 2 juillet 2024)
8. COSPAR 2024 – 1ST ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE EVENT E1.12: GAMMA-RAY BURST IN THE NEXT DECADE (Busan, Corée du Sud, 13 au 21 juillet 2024)
9. EVENTS E1.2 AND E1.15 AT COSPAR (Busan, Corée du Sud, 13 au 21 juillet 2024)
POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. POSTE DE CHARGÉ DE RECHERCHE CNRS EST OUVERT AU LABORATOIRE D’ANNECY DE PHYSIQUE DES PARTICULES (LAPP)
2. TWO YEAR GRANT FOR INVESTIGATING THE UFOS LAUNCHING MECHANISMS IN AGNS
3. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN DIRECT DARK MATTER DETECTION
4. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION AT IAA-CSIC IN THE VERY HIGH ENERGY GROUP FOR ASTROPHYSICS
5. TWO-YEAR POST-DOC POSITION AT INAF
6. POSTDOC IN TRANSIENT ASTROPHYSICS – DTU SPACE
7. POSTDOC OPPORTUNITY AT RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM
DIVERS
1. AHEAD2020 ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY CYCLE 7
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NOUVELLES DU PNHE
1. INFORMATIONS PNHE
Le compte-rendu des actions menées par le PNHE en 2023 est désormais disponible sur notre site (https://pnhe.cnrs.fr/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/202401_CR_CSPNHE.pdf).
Nous tenions aussi à vous informer de l’évolution du budget alloué au PNHE en 2024, mais aussi de probables évolutions du PNHE dans l’année à venir.
Concernant le budget, le PNHE n’a reçu que 84.5 k€ cette année (au lieu des 94 k€ les années précédentes) :
– CNES : 37 k€ (incluant les financements fléchés GAIA et JWST)
– INSU : 25.5 k€
– CEA : 10 k€
– INP : 7k€
– IN2P3 : 5k€
Par rapport à l’année passée, ceci correspond à un soutien similaire du CNES, du CEA et de l’INP, mais une (i) baisse attendue de 15% pour l’INSU (moins doté par le CNRS que les années précédentes), qui a été similaire pour tous les PN sauf le PNP (la raison invoquée étant son plus fort taux de pression) ; (ii) baisse surprise de 50% pour l’IN2P3 annoncée en janvier 2024 (5 k€ au lieu de 10 k€ les années précédentes).
L’explication côté IN2P3 est la volonté de se concentrer sur son fonctionnement en « Master projet » (demandes de projets sur 3 ans pouvant être renouvelables, portés uniquement par des membres de l’IN2P3, mais pouvant inclure des collaborations inter-instituts). Le PNHE est très soucieux de cette évolution, car elle apporte un soutien financier en remplacement et non en complément du budget apporté aux actions du PNHE, avec le risque important que cela conduise à un affaiblissement de la communauté PNHE (dispersion de la communauté, diminution des échanges, des collaborations et des actions d’animations. Pour plus de détails et d’arguments échangés avec Vincent Poireau, DAS IN2P3 astroparticules et cosmologie, voir le compte-rendu du CS du PNHE 2023, dont le lien est donné en début de ce message). Pour rappel, les chercheuses et chercheurs IN2P3 représentent actuellement environ 40 % de la communauté PNHE quand le soutien de l’IN2P3 ne représente cette année que 6 % du budget total du PNHE.
L’effet immédiat de la diminution du budget est l’impossibilité de financer l’ensemble des P1 (seul 1 k€ a été mis en P1), alors même que la part de financement du CS (pour ses réunions et autres missions) à été réduite cette année à 4.9 k€. L’effet sur les prochains appels d’offre pourrait être un ré-équilibrage des projets soutenus en fonction des budgets par institut (le CS du PNHE mènera une réflexion à ce propos).
Notons enfin que cette baisse de budget intervient dans le contexte de refonte des sections et de redéfinition, à l’INSU-AA, des contours des PN actuels (qui devraient devenir des Actions Thématiques dans le futur), alors que l’exercice de prospective INSU-AA est en cours. Il est donc difficile de prévoir de quoi l’avenir sera fait. Mais la direction et le CS du PNHE continueront leurs efforts pour faire remonter aux décideurs l’importance du rôle transversal joué par le PNHE, pour animer et soutenir la communauté, dans un contexte scientifique qui n’a jamais été autant propice aux interactions inter-instituts. Pour finir, nous soulignons que l’un des axes de la prospective CNRS-INSU (https://prospective-aa.sciencesconf.org) concerne l’organisation nationale des structures, incluant les PNs. Vous aurez donc l’occasion, dans les semaines qui viennent, de vous prononcer sur le rôle que vous souhaitez voir jouer par le PNHE dans les années à venir.
P.-O. Petrucci (directeur du PNHE) et D. Maurin (président du CS du PNHE).
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ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. WORKSHOP ON NUMERICAL MULTI MESSENGER MODELING (Paris, 21 au 23 février 2024)
Dear all,
we are organizing a three-days workshop on numerical multi messenger (gamma/neutrino/cosmic-rays) modeling, held at the APC, Paris on February 21/23.
For informations and registration see:
https://indico.in2p3.fr/event/31722/overview
The workshop aims at bringing together the community working on numerical codes to simulate multi-messenger (photon/neutrino/cosmic-ray) emission from astrophysical sources. It is a second meeting of this kind following the first one held in Bochum in 2023 (https://indico.uni-wuppertal.de/event/230/). The workshop will allow for extensive time for discussion and co-working. The main topics addressed are:
– news from code developments and code comparison
– applications to hot sources in the photon/neutrino sky
– multi-messenger fitting
– open source practices
There are no participation fees. We have some budget to partially support travel fees for some participants. Please contact us directly if needed.
Remote participation is possible (please register anyhow).
cheers,
Matteo and Andreas
Transmis par Matteo Cerruti
2. NCFA MULTI-MESSENGER SYMPOSIUM 2024 (Las Vegas, Etats-Unis, 28 février au 1er mars 2024)
The Nevada Center for Astrophysics (NCfA) is hosting the second symposium on new advances in multimessenger astrophysics. The meeting intends to bring together experts in theory, experiment, and observation to discuss recent developments and envision the path forward for finding more sources. The symposium will be held from Wednesday, February 28, to Friday, March 1, 2024, at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). More information about the meeting is available at
https://www.physics.unlv.edu/~kheirand/ncfasymp2.html
The symposium consists of invited plenary, contributed talks, and poster presentations. Talks will be followed by a panel discussion. The registration is now open and abstracts for contributed talks and posters are accepted until February 10. If you have any questions about the symposium please contact the organizers.
3. WORKSHOP “II SYNERGIES AT NEW FRONTIERS” (Kashiwa, Japon, 25 au 26 mars 2024)
Dear all,
apologies if you received this information already.
We are organizing the workshop II Synergies at new frontiers, which will take place at ICRR/University of Tokyo in Kashiwa (Japan) during March 25-26, 2024. This is the second edition of the workshop series « Synergies at new frontiers at gamma-rays, neutrinos and gravitational waves », which started in 2022 with the aim of strengthening synergies between different multi-messenger windows of the highly-energetic Universe. This time the workshop will focus on the available alert systems which have been developed by the astrophysics community to improve the detection of all messengers from different sources.
For registration and information please proceed to https://indico.icrr.u-tokyo.ac.jp/event/951/
There is no conference fee. Furthermore, we are happily accepting contributed talks. If you are interested in presenting a related work, please submit your abstract to the above indico until February 28. We encourage young people to participate. No remote participation is possible.
Please forward this information to any interested colleagues.
The following invited speakers are confirmed:
Katsuaki Asano (ICRR)
Susumu Inoue (ICRR)
Kazumi Kashiyama (Tohoku University)
Dmitry Khangulyan (ICRR)
Yusuke Koshio (Okayama University)
Lluis Martí-Magro (Yokohama National University)
Soichiro Morisaki (ICRR)
Koji Noda (Chiba University)
Takanori Sakamoto (Aoyama Gakuin University)
Fabian Schüssler (IRFU / CEA Paris-Saclay)
Nozomu Tominaga (National Astronomical Observatory of Japan)
Mark Vagins (IPMU)
We are looking forward to welcoming you in Kashiwa!
With best regards,
Alicia López-Oramas
Nataly Ospina
Daniela Hadasch on behalf of the SOC
This workshop is supported by the grant for ICRR’s Fiscal Year 2023 Inter-University Research Program (PI: N. Ospina).
4. HOT WIRING THE TRANSIENT UNIVERSE VII (Toronto, Canada, 13 au 17 mai 2024)
Dear Colleagues,
After a nearly 5 year hiatus, Hot-Wiring the Transient Universe is returning with a bang!
Hotwiring VII will be hosted by the Dunlap Institute at the University of Toronto, May 13-17 2024.
https://www.dunlap.utoronto.ca/hotwired7/
Please come join us to build the future of time-domain astrophysics.
This will be a WORKshop, and will have a mix of talks, hack sessions, brainstorming new instruments and systems, and dreaming up big robots to look at the sky!
We will focus on software AND hardware infrastructure, and this will include related questions of how to turn the coming flood of observations into scientific inference at scale!
The three science pillars of the workshop will be:
Enabling GW astronomy
Rubin and the deep time-domain optical sky
the Radio transient revolution
and how to link developments in these fields for a bright multi-messenger and multi-wavelength future.
Please sign up to be notified of updates, registration, a call for abstracts, etc.
A preliminary agenda will be available, and registration will open, by early February.
https://www.dunlap.utoronto.ca/hotwired7/
5. 13TH CRIS-MAC CONFERENCE (Trapani, Italie, 17 au 21 juin 2024)
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to distribute the second circular for the 13th CRIS-MAC Conference to be held in Trapani from 17 to 21 June 2024. As in previous CRIS editions, the conference will focus on fundamental topics in astroparticle physics with special emphasis on multi-messenger studies. For this reason, the conference acronym has been changed to CRIS-MAC (Cosmic Ray International Studies and Multi-messenger Astroparticle Conference) while retaining the old CRIS series numbering.
Registrations are now open. For details about the Conference, including registration, travel and accommodation information, you are kindly invited to visit the Conference Web site: crismac2024.na.infn.it
Important dates and information:
● Conference dates: 17 – 21 June 2024
● Registration opening: January 22, 2024
● Abstract submission deadline : March 15, 2024
● Notification of acceptance: March 31, 2024
● Early registration: April 15, 2024
● Proceeding submission (preliminary): June 15, 2024
● Proceeding submission (final): June 30, 2024
Attached the second circular and the conference poster.
Please circulate this announcement to interested people within your collaborations and institutions.
Fausto Guarino and Antonio Insolia for the organizers
6. SPECIAL SESSION SS39 – JETS AND OUTFLOWS FROM NEUTRON STAR X-RAY BINARIES: TOWARDS A UNIFIED SCENARIO FOR THE EJECTION/ACCRETION DISC COUPLING IN LOW MASS X-RAY BINARIES (Padoue, Italie, 1er juillet 2024)
Dear all,
we are pleased to announce the Special Session SS39:
Jets and outflows from neutron star X-ray binaries: towards a unified scenario for the ejection/accretion disc coupling in Low Mass X-ray binaries
that will be held in Padova (Italy) on Monday, July 1st 2024 as part of the European Astronomical Society annual meeting (1st-5th of July, see https://eas.unige.ch/EAS2024/).
While much of the early research on outflows has focused on BHs due to their higher brightness, recent multi-wavelength observations have revealed a new, complex phenomenology also surrounding accreting neutron stars. This allows us to study the physics and launching mechanisms of these outflows across various compact object types. Recognizing the importance of these recent discoveries, we aim to bring together experts to review these findings and discuss the directions of this exciting new field.
The session will be divided into three 90 minutes blocks:
Jets in NS-XRBs: a multi-wavelength approach
Winds in NS-XRBs: a multi-wavelength approach
Jets and winds: how to bring them together
Confirmed invited speakers:
Teo Muñoz Darias (Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias)
James H. Matthews (University of Oxford)
More details can be found here: https://eas.unige.ch/EAS_meeting/session.jsp?id=SS39
We invite you to submit your contributions to the session (deadline: March 4th, 2024) here: https://eas.unige.ch/EAS2024/abstract_submission.jsp
Please feel free to forward the announcement to anyone who may be interested.
Important dates:
Very early bird registration deadline: 26 February 2024
Abstract submission and fee waiver/grant requests deadline: 4 March 2024
Early bird registration deadline: 29 April 2024
Regular registration deadline: 30 June 2024
EAS 2024: 1 July – 5 July 2024
SS39: 1 July 2024
Best Regards,
M. Cristina Baglio, Federico Vincentelli (on behalf of the SOC)
SOC: M. Cristina Baglio (chair; INAF-OAB), Federico Vincentelli (co-chair; IAC), D. M. Russell (NYUAD), Maria Diaz-Trigo (ESO), Sara E. Motta (INAF-OAB), T. D. Russell (INAF-Palermo)
7. SPECIAL SESSION SS16, « RELATIVISTIC JETS FROM AGN IN THE ERA OF HIGH-ENERGY POLARIMETRY, » AT THE EUROPEAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING 2024 (Padoue, Italie, 2 juillet 2024)
Dear colleagues,
*** Apologies if you receive this message more than once. ***
We are delighted to announce Special Session SS16, « Relativistic Jets from AGN in the Era of High-Energy Polarimetry, » at the European Astronomical Society annual meeting 2024, scheduled to take place in Padova, Italy, on July 2nd.
(For additional details, please visit the session’s webpage, https://eas.unige.ch/EAS_meeting/session.jsp?id=SS16)
* Aims and Scope: Explore the fascinating realm of Relativistic Jets emanating from active galactic nuclei (AGN) with a focus on high-energy polarimetry. Delve into the latest polarization measurements and advancements in theoretical modeling, providing a comprehensive understanding of the inner physics of these powerful and luminous phenomena. The session aims to bridge current discoveries with future endeavors, anticipating novel data from upcoming facilities such as COSI, AMEGO, eASTROGAM, eXTP, and leveraging insights from the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE).
* Programme:
(1) New Polarization Measurements of Relativistic Jets of AGN in the High-Energy Band
(2) Novel Theories and Modeling of Relativistic Jets of AGN Involving High-Energy Polarimetry
(3) The Future of High-Energy Polarimetry: Upcoming Developments and Trends
* Important Dates:
Very early bird registration deadline: 26 February 2024
Abstract submission and fee waiver/grant requests deadline: 4 March 2024
Early bird registration deadline: 29 April 2024
Regular registration deadline: 30 June 2024
EAS 2024: 1 July – 5 July 2024
SS16 « Relativistic Jets from AGN in the Era of High-Energy Polarimetry »: 2 July 2024
Join us on this journey of discovery and collaboration!
Best regards,
Scientific Organising Committee
Dawoon E. Kim
Markus Boettcher
Laura Di Gesu
Immacolata Donnarumma
Svetlana Jostard
Yannis Liodakis
Riccardo Middei
Fabrizio Tavecchio
Paolo Soffitta
Francesco Tombesi
Haocheng Zhang
8. COSPAR 2024 – 1ST ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE EVENT E1.12: GAMMA-RAY BURST IN THE NEXT DECADE (Busan, Corée du Sud, 13 au 21 juillet 2024)
Dear Colleagues,
we are pleased to announce a conference event on Gamma-ray Bursts that will be held at the forthcoming COSPAR assembly in Busan, South Korea, on 13-21 July 2024.
The event title is “GAMMA-RAY BURSTS IN THE NEXT DECADE”.
The deadline for abstract submission is February 9th.
Below you can find the 1st announcement of the event, with detailed information and useful links.
Kind regards,
Paolo D’Avanzo & Elisabetta Bissaldi on behalf of the SOC
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1st announcement for the Event COSPAR-24-E1.12
GAMMA-RAY BURSTS IN THE NEXT DECADE
45th COSPAR Scientific Assembly
Busan, South Korea, 13- 21 July 2024
GRBs are among the most fascinating phenomena in the Universe. Their prompt emission has duration measured in seconds and is produced in relativistic jets with luminosities exceeding 10^53 erg/s. Such gamma-ray prompt phase is followed by a long-lasting afterglow, observable at all wavelengths. Recent highlights, like the association of short GRBs with GWs and the detection of GRBs at VHE, consolidated a multi-disciplinary and multi-messenger approach to GRB studies. By 2024 new GRB missions will be operating (like SVOM) and the first results of the 4th run of GW interferometers will be available. The proposed event, starting from the legacy of 2 decades of GRB observations with Swift, Fermi and the present generation of high-energy satellites, will address the following topics:
– GRB classes and progenitors
– GRB emission from VHE to radio
– GRB central engine
– GRB as multi-messengers sources
– New missions and perspectives for the next decade
Event Organizer: Paolo D’Avanzo (INAF – Brera Astronomical Observatory, IT)
Deputy Organizer: Elisabetta Bissaldi (INFN & Politecnico di Bari, IT)
Scientific Organizing Committee:
Maria Grazia Bernardini (INAF – Brera Astronomical Observatory, IT) Francesco Longo (University of Trieste, IT) Frederic Piron (LUPM, FR) Soebur Razzaque (University of Johannesburg, ZA)
Confirmed Solicited Speakers: a preliminary list of solicited speakers is available at the event webpage.
Event webpage:
https://www.cospar-assembly.org/admin/session_cospar.php?session=1247
****Abstract submission deadline: 9 February 2024****
https://www.cospar2024.org/
9. EVENTS E1.2 AND E1.15 AT COSPAR (Busan, Corée du Sud, 13 au 21 juillet 2024)
Dear colleagues,
We would like to draw your attention to the following two Scientific Events that we are organizing during the COSPAR Assembly in Busan, South Korea, from 13 to 21 July, 2024:
E1.2: « Advanced Timing-spectral Polarimetric Analysis and Modeling of Accreting Black Holes and Neutron Stars »
Session details: https://www.cospar-assembly.org/admin/session_cospar.php?session=1237
E1.15: « To Flow in or to Flow out, That is the Question of Black-hole X-ray Binaries »
Session details: https://www.cospar-assembly.org/admin/session_cospar.php?session=1250
****** Notice that the deadline for abstract submission is February 9, 2024 *****
More information about the COSPAR Assembly and the rest of the Science Program is available at:
https://www.cospar-assembly.org/admin/congress.php?congress=11
Best regards,
Nick Kylafis and Mariano Mendez
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POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. POSTE DE CHARGÉ DE RECHERCHE CNRS EST OUVERT AU LABORATOIRE D’ANNECY DE PHYSIQUE DES PARTICULES (LAPP)
Un poste de chargé de recherche CNRS est ouvert au Laboratoire d’Annecy de Physique des Particules (LAPP) pour le concours CNRS 2024, en section 01.
La description du poste est :
Étude des ondes gravitationnelles exploitant les données de l’interféromètre Virgo et développements instrumentaux associés aux mises à jour du détecteur et aux expériences futures, au sein de l’équipe Virgo du Laboratoire d’Annecy de Physique des Particules (LAPP) à Annecy.
Le lien pour le concours est ici : https://www.cnrs.fr/fr/concours-ch
Il sera ouvert du 10 janvier au 9 février. La limite de candidature est le 9 février.
Si vous avez des questions, n’hésitez pas à nous contacter : loic.rolland@lapp.in2p3.fr
2. TWO YEAR GRANT FOR INVESTIGATING THE UFOS LAUNCHING MECHANISMS IN AGNS
A selection is called, based on qualifications and possible interview, for n. 1 grant for the duration of 2 years for carrying out research activities on; “Investigating the UFOs launching mechanisms in AGNs”.
Deadline for application: March 4, 2024, before 11.59 pm
See the following link
https://www.oas.inaf.it/it/opportunities/bando-227-2023-it/
for the complete announcement and for the forms to be filled.
– For any scientific and administrative information, please send an email to mauro.dadina@inaf.it
Research Project: In a project aimed at studying the launching mechanism of UFOs in AGNs, the candidate will be requested to study X-ray data of these sources taken both with CCD-like instruments and, more importantly, using microcalorimeter data coming from XRISM/Resolve. In doing so, the candidate will be also requested to submit her/his/their own proposals to the XRISM AOs. The data analysis will focus on testing MHD- and radiation- driven mechanisms for wind launching using high-resolution grids/machine learning techniques.
ELIGIBILITY and REQUIREMENTS
The appointment is expected to begin by May 2nd, 2024 (the exact date will be arranged with the appointed candidate) and will be for two year in the first instance, and renewable afterwards, subject to funding availability and performance review.
Participation to the selection is reserved to Italian and foreign citizens holding the following minimum requirements:
1) Bachelor’s degree in Physics, Astronomy, and all specialist master’s degrees equivalent to them, or;
2) PhD in Physics or Astronomy or Astrophysics or equivalent foreign qualification, or documented experience of at least three years carried out in companies, universities or qualified public and private bodies, organizations or research centers.
An excellent knowledge of the English language is also required.
Preferential requisites will be:
1) Adequate knowledge of Extragalactic astrophysics;
2) Adequate knowledge of AGN astrophysics;
3) Experience in X-ray data analysis;
The following will be additionally required:
4) Basic knowledge of Python programming;
5) Good skills in working autonomously
6) Good team working skills.
Application must be sent before the deadline by mean of the Certified Electronic Post (PEC) or by ordinary e-mail with return receipt at the address inafoasbo@postecert.it indicating in the subject “Domanda per Assegno di Ricerca – UFO-AGN”.
The application must include the following files in PDF format
(for templates of Annex A and B, please see https://www.oas.inaf.it/it/opportunities/bando-227-2023-it/)
Annex A – application form
Annex B – substitutive declaration of certification – substitutive declaration of deed of notoriety;
“Curriculum vitae”, signed and dated by the candidate, which also indicates any scholarships an research grants previously or in progress;
Copy of a valid identity document;
List of publications
Any other qualification, work experience, research activity at public or private institutions and publications that the candidate deems appropriate to attach;
List of all documents submitted.
REFERENCE LETTERS
Up to two reference letters in PDF format must be sent by the referees (selected by the candidate) before the deadline to mauro.dadina@inaf.it. Dr. Mauro Dadina will forward them, within the same deadline, to the address
inafoasbo@postecert.it. Letters received after the deadline will not be considered.
3. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN DIRECT DARK MATTER DETECTION
The Physics Department at South Dakota School of Mines & Technology (South Dakota Mines) invites applications for a post-doctoral research scientist position with its Experimental Dark Matter group. The successful applicant will work on the direct dark matter searches, LZ and/or SuperCDMS. LZ is already the most sensitive direct detection search for most masses of WIMP dark matter with only 1/20th of its expected full exposure analyzed. SuperCDMS, currently under construction at SNOLAB in Canada, will use novel low-temperature detectors that provide extremely low energy thresholds and excellent separation of possible dark matter interactions from backgrounds, resulting in unique sensitivity to low-mass WIMPs. The successful candidate may play a major role in the analysis of LZ and/or the construction, testing, and analysis of SuperCDMS, and perform research and development towards future dark matter experiments including efforts to mitigate otherwise dominant backgrounds from radon daughters. Starting date is potentially flexible, with start dates between March 1, 2024 and August 31, 2024 preferred.
A PhD in particle astrophysics, high-energy physics, nuclear physics, or a related field is required. Experience with low-noise electronics, cryogenic systems, detector development, radiation detection, low-background techniques, data acquisition, data analysis, and/or simulations would be advantageous.
South Dakota Mines is committed to recruiting and retaining a talented workforce and offers an excellent comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and life coverage options for employees, spouses and dependents; retirement plans; paid holidays; and a generous vacation and sick day allowance. Individuals interested in this position must apply online at https://www.sdsmt.edu/employment/ (click “Search Employment Opportunities” then click on “Search Jobs” and search for posting number NFE02221P). Human Resources can provide accommodation to the online application process and may be reached at (605) 394-1203. Review of applications will begin January 31, 2024. Employment is contingent upon completion of a satisfactory background investigation.
Attach a cover letter, a statement of qualifications and interests (attach as other document), a curriculum vitae, and the name, address, phone number and email addresses of three professional references. By providing this contact information, you agree that we may contact your references.
More information : https://inspirehep.net/jobs/2741446
Contact:
Schnee, Richard W. (richard.schnee@sdsmt.edu)
Letters of Reference should be sent to:
richard.schnee@sdsmt.edu
4. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION AT IAA-CSIC IN THE VERY HIGH ENERGY GROUP FOR ASTROPHYSICS
The Very High Energy Group for Astrophysics (VHEGA, https://vhega.iaa.es/)
invites outstanding researchers to apply for two postdoctoral positions. We offer
a contract associated to a project that will run for 2 years with a gross salary of
41 k€/year. Eligible candidates should hold a PhD degree in Physics,
Astrophysics or any related subject at the beginning of the contract. We search
for candidates with the following profiles:
– 1 Postdoctoral researcher with experience on imaging atmospheric
Cherenkov data reconstruction or reconstruction of high energy experiment
data, with special focus on the application of novel techniques such as
Convolutional Neural Networks.
– 1 Postdoctoral researcher with experience in high-energy astrophysics, with
special special focus on the observation of pulsars and other sources for
which the threshold of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes is crucial.
IAA-CSIC is a worldwide recognized center for astrophysics with a leading role
on international projects as the Square Kilometer Array Observatory (SKAO) or
the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT). IAA-CSIC is an equal opportunity employer
and encourages application from women.
The VHEGA group is specialized on the study of AGNs and galactic compact
objects and their environments at all spectral ranges from gamma rays to radio
wavelengths as well as in software development for astronomical data analysis.
Its members belong to the MAGIC collaboration and are involved in the
commissioning of the Large-Sized Telescopes (LSTs) of CTA-North.
Applications including a Curriculum Vitae and a Research Interest statement
should be addressed to Dr. Rubén López-Coto (rlopezcoto@iaa.es) and Dr.
Iván Agudo (iagudo@iaa.es). Applicants should also arrange the sending of two
recommendation letters supporting their application to the same email address.
Evaluation of the applications will start 31st of January 2024 and will end once
the position is filled.
5. TWO-YEAR POST-DOC POSITION AT INAF
Two-year post-doc position at INAF – Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri (Florence, Italy)
to work on « Physically motivated modeling of LHAASO PeVatrons and their surroundings », in close collaboration with the local High Energy Astrophysics group.
The deadline for application is February 10th 2024.
More information and instructions on how to apply can be
found here:
https://www.arcetri.inaf.it/articoli/gare-e-concorsi/concorsi/assegno-di-ricerca-tipologia-b-post-dottorato-della-durata-di-24-mesi-rinnovabile-dal-titolo-physically-motivated-models-of-lhaaso-pevatrons-and-their-surroundings-det-122-2023
6. POSTDOC IN TRANSIENT ASTROPHYSICS – DTU SPACE
We are seeking a talented and highly motivated post-doc to work in the field of transient astrophysics. You will pursue research on the different aspects of stellar death, participate in cutting-edge transient surveys, and analyze datasets of extreme astrophysical phenomena, such as supernova explosions and neutron star mergers. You will have the chance to investigate the nature of tidal disruption events (TDEs) and utilize them as tools for measuring black hole masses. You will actively engage in international collaborations and you will be encouraged to lead observing proposals and contribute to the supervision of students.
The position is with Giorgos Leloudas, in the research group of compact objects and transient phenomena, in the section of Astrophysics and Atmospheric Physics at DTU Space (the National Space Institute at the Technical University of Denmark). We study all kinds of astrophysical transients with a particular interest on exotic and rare phenomena. We are part of various international collaborations and transient surveys, including BlackGEM, ENGRAVE, ePESSTO and LSST (through the Danish participation). In addition, we have access to and obtain data from the ESO facilities and the Nordic Optical Telescope.
Responsibilities and qualifications
Applicants with strong programming skills and previous experience in one of the following areas are especially encouraged to apply: supernovae, tidal disruption events and their relation to AGN, reverberation mapping, kilonovae, gravitational waves, transient surveys and/or big-data astrophysics and machine learning. A part of your time will be devoted to activities and science related to the BlackGEM and the LSST surveys. Flexibility and self-motivation are desired skills at DTU Space, as well as a natural interest in collaboration and personal responsibility.
As a formal qualification, you must hold a PhD degree (or equivalent) in Physics or Astrophysics (or related field) by the date of appointment.
We offer
DTU is a leading technical university globally recognized for the excellence of its research, education, innovation and scientific advice. We offer a rewarding and challenging job in an international environment. We strive for academic excellence in an environment characterized by collegial respect and academic freedom tempered by responsibility.
Salary and terms of employment
The appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. The allowance will be agreed upon with the relevant union.
The starting date is 01 September 2024 (but a different date can be negotiated according to mutual agreement). The position is a full-time position. The period of employment is 3 years.
Funding for travel and IT is included.
You can read more about career paths at DTU here.
Further information
Further information may be obtained from senior scientist Giorgos Leloudas, DTU Space, https://www.space.dtu.dk/english/ , email: giorgos@space.dtu.dk, https://www.dtu.dk/english/person/giorgos-leloudas?id=26459&entity=profile
You can read more about DTU Space at www.space.dtu.dk
If you are applying from abroad, you may find useful information on working in Denmark and at DTU at DTU – Moving to Denmark.
Application procedure
Your complete online application must be submitted no later than 29 February 2024 (23:59 Danish time).
Applications must be submitted as one PDF file containing all materials to be given consideration. To apply, please open the link « Apply now », fill out the online application form, and attach all your materials in English in one PDF file. The file must include:
Application (cover letter)
CV
Academic Diplomas (MSc/PhD – in English)
List of publications
A research statement describing your research interests (maximum 2 pages).
Three reference letters (you can arrange for those to be sent directly to giorgos@space.dtu.dk).
Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.
All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, disability, race, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.
Call web page: https://efzu.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/2995/?utm_medium=jobshare
7. POSTDOC OPPORTUNITY AT RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM
We have an opening for a postdoc in the multi-messenger group (led by Anna Franckowiak) at Ruhr University Bochum, to work on CTA and LAST, as well as VERITAS or Fermi-LAT. Full details are here: https://jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/44aad119c7cf2cf9e32aca5160ae55e82e1f63220?ref=homepage. Interested candidates can feel free to contact Anna (franckowiak@astro.ruhr-uni-bochum.de)
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DIVERS
1. AHEAD2020 ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY CYCLE 7
The AHEAD2020 (Integrated Activities for High Energy Astrophysics*) calls for a program of transnational visits and remote access activities to be performed starting ~ April to October 2024. The main objectives are:
1) fostering new or strengthening existing collaborations on science and technology topics in high energy astrophysics;
2) providing access free of cost to selected European astronomical institutes and data centres for support in high energy and multimessenger data analysis, observation proposal preparation and computational astrophysics;
3) providing access free of cost to some of the best European ground test and calibration facilities relevant for high-energy astrophysics.
Visitor grants include full reimbursement of travel and subsistence expenses. The possibility of remote access for a number of services in the area of data analysis, tools and computational astrophysics will be also provided.
AO-7 Calls Opening: 15 January 2024
Submission Deadline: 16 February 2024(**)
For further information and links to the AO-7 calls:
https://ahead.iaps.inaf.it/?page_id=2527
* AHEAD2020 is a Research Infrastructure program funded by EU Horizon 2020. Its main goal is to integrate and open research infrastructures for high energy Astrophysics.
For general information on AHEAD2020:
https://ahead.iaps.inaf.it/
** For activities concerning access to experimental facilities, submission will remain open and proposals can be submitted anytime until 28 June 2024; they will be evaluated typically within one month from delivery.
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PROGRAMME NATIONAL HAUTES ÉNERGIES
lettre d’information n°180
http://pnhe.cnrs.fr
2 janvier 2024
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Meilleurs voeux à tous !
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ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. XRISM SCIENCE PERFORMANCE AND DATA ANALYSIS WORKSHOP (Genève, Suisse, 12 au 14 février 2024)
2. 2024 FERMI SUMMER SCHOOL NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS (Lewes, Etats-Unis, 28 mai au 7 juin 2024)
POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. POST-DOC POSITION (ASSEGNO DI RICERCA) AT THE INAF-OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI BRERA (MILAN)
2. ASSISTANT TO THE CHAIR OF HIGH ENERGY ASTROPHYSICS, KEPLER CENTER FOR ASTRO AND PARTICLE
PHYSICS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN, GERMANY
3. SENIOR POSTDOC POSITION IN HIGH-ENERGY / MULTI-WAVELENGTH ASTROPHYSICS AT THE NWU
4. TWO YEAR POSTDOC POSITION AT THE HIGH ENERGY ASTROPHYSICS GROUP AT THE INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI ROMA TO WORK ON FAST VARIABILITY OF NEUTRON STARS
5. POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS IN THEORETICAL BLACK HOLE ASTROPHYSICS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM
6. TENURE TRACK FACULTY POSITION IN HIGH-ENERGY AND EXTREME ASTROPHYSICS
7. PHD POSITION AT STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY ON NEUTRON STARS MERGERS
8. POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS AT THE OSKAR KLEIN CENTRE, STOCKHOLM
9. TWO POST-DOC OPPORTUNITIES FOR NUCLEAR THEORETICIANS AT IJCLAB ORSAY AND IP2I LYON – FRANCE
10. POSTDOC POSITION ON RELATIVISTIC TRANSIENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
11. TWO NEW POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS WITHIN THE PROJECT “SEAWIND: SUPER-EDDINGTON ACCRETION: WIND INFLOW AND DISK” AT INAF-IASF PALERMO AND IUSS PAVIA.
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ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. XRISM SCIENCE PERFORMANCE AND DATA ANALYSIS WORKSHOP (Genève, Suisse, 12 au 14 février 2024)
The 1st XRISM science performance and data analysis Workshop aims at providing the scientific community in Europe with a comprehensive view of the scientific performance of the XRISM mission following its commissioning and the start of the nominal scientific operations. The Workshop is scheduled well in advance of the deadline for proposal submission to the European Guest Observer Announcement of Opportunity (4th of April 2024). The workshop will be structured into a series of presentations XRISM science and scientific performance – held by JAXA and ESA specialists – and hands-on sessions where the participants will be able to accomplish, with the support of experts, the:
– installation of the XRISM data analysis and simulation software;
– analysis the data of the Early Release Science targets, specifically designed to provide a glimpse to the revolutionary scientific capabilities of the XRISM payload;
– mock simulations of prospective GO targets.
Early-career scientists are particularly encouraged to join.
While lectures will be carried out in hybrid form, hands-on sessions will require the physical presence of the participants at the workshop venue.
For information on the XRISM mission, its scientific performance, and the status of operations, please refer to the web sites at ESA and JAXA.
Registration
No registration fee will be requested for the workshop, but pre-registration is mandatory to access the event. Please, pre-register through the form available at the following web site by the 10th of January 2024:
https://www.astro.unige.ch/xrism/index.php/pre-registration
Pre-registered participants will receive a confirmation (not later than 2024 January 15) that they have access granted to all sessions. Coffee breaks and lunches will be offered on site to all confirmed participants.
For any further information, please refer to the Workshop web site:
https://www.astro.unige.ch/xrism/index.php/2024-workshop
2. 2024 FERMI SUMMER SCHOOL NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS (Lewes, Etats-Unis, 28 mai au 7 juin 2024)
We are pleased to announce that the 2024 Fermi Summer School is now open for applications (https://fermi.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/mtgs/summerschool/2024/). This year’s school will be held at the University of Delaware Conference Center in Lewes, Delaware, from May 28 to June 7, 2024. We will explore the new views of the high-energy Universe that Fermi has revealed over the past 15 years.
The Fermi Summer School emphasizes the analysis of data from the Fermi instruments through lectures and hands-on workshops aimed at graduate students and postdoctoral researchers. Students spend time working directly with experts in instrumentation, analysis, theory and modeling to develop and extend their own research projects. We will explore the gamma-ray band ranging from keV-MeV transients seen with Fermi’s GBM to the transient, variable and persistent emission studies up to the highest energies observed by the LAT and the very high energies observed by ground-based gamma-ray telescopes. The program will include particle acceleration and gamma-ray production mechanisms; space-based and ground-based gamma-ray instrumentation; spectral, spatial, and time-based analysis of gamma-ray data; modeling and interpretation of gamma-ray data in context with multiwavelength and multimessenger observations; and astrophysical source classes such as AGN, GRBs, pulsars and binary syste!
ms, supernova remnants, and pulsar wind nebulae as well as searches for dark matter and new physics.
Please forward this message to anyone who may be interested in attending. If you have questions, contact the organizers at fermischool@bigbang.gsfc.nasa.gov.
We hope to see you this summer.
Liz Hays, Jamie Holder and Judy Racusin
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POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. POST-DOC POSITION (ASSEGNO DI RICERCA) AT THE INAF-OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI BRERA (MILAN)
Post-doc position (Assegno di Ricerca) at the INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera (Milan) entitled « Testing the obscuration in the Early Universe ».
This is a 1-year position possibly renewable depending on funding availability. The application deadline is January 15th.
The post-doc will perform the research activity at the INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera, in close collaboration with Dr. Alessandro Caccianiga, coordinator of the project, Dr. Alberto Moretti and the other members of the Grant financed by INAF and titled: “Testing the obscuration in the Early Universe”.
The selected post-doctoral researcher will be responsible for conducting a comprehensive investigation into high redshift radio-loud quasars. Key activities include the reduction and analysis of proprietary data encompassing:
Radio interferometric data from instruments such as ATCA, GMRT, and LBA;
Optical/NIR spectroscopic data from VLT+FORS2, LBT+MODS, and TNG+DOLORES;
X-ray data from Swift-XRT and Chandra;
In addition to data processing, the post-doc will undertake statistical analyses on the selected high redshift sample of radio-loud quasars. A pivotal aspect of the role involves comparing the observed data with the predictions of the « Beaming Model, » while also assessing the impact of circum-nuclear absorption. This multifaceted approach aims to deepen our understanding of the properties and behavior of high redshift radio-loud quasars and to estimate the impact of obscuration in the Early Universe.
All the details and the application procedure can be found in the official announcement (both in Italian and in English):
http://www.inaf.it/it/lavora-con-noi/assegni-di-ricerca/assegno-di-ricerca-dal-titolo-201ctesting-the-obscuration-in-the-early-universe201d
or here:
http://www.brera.inaf.it/?page=lavoro;ritorno=home
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact alessandro.caccianiga@inaf.it
2. ASSISTANT TO THE CHAIR OF HIGH ENERGY ASTROPHYSICS, KEPLER CENTER FOR ASTRO AND PARTICLE
PHYSICS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN, GERMANY
The Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics of the Kepler Center for Astro and Particle
Physics at the University of Tübingen, Germany, invites application for an Akademische Rätin / Akademischer Rat auf Zeit (m/f/d; Bes. Gr. A 13, Assistant to the Chair of High Energy Astrophysics)
The position is expected to be filled from the 1st of June 2024. Initial appointment will be
for 3 years that can be extended for a second 3 year term. In the 3+3 years, the successful candidate shall seek to obtain the Habilitation.
The successful candidate is an outstanding astrophysicist with a doctoral degree in
Astrophysics/Physics or related disciplines, who will conduct a vigorous research program with focus on compact objects and multi-messenger astrophysics and/or experimental high energy astrophysics. The multi-messenger science program and/or experimental developments of the THESEUS, eXTP, and NewATHENA missions are expected to be a key element of the research program. The successful candidate shall actively participate to the teaching activities of the department and is expected to collaborate in the supervision of theses at undergraduate and graduate level.
The High Energy Astrophysics Group of IAAT has a wide range of interests, including
experimental developments in X-ray and TeV Astronomy. Main projects include eROSITA,
NewATHENA, H.E.S.S., CTA, eXTP, THESEUS, HERMES and GIFTS. We are conducting data analysis and modelling of multi-wavelength observations of galactic compact sources, supernova remnants, and for indirect dark matter search.
The University of Tübingen is committed to equal opportunity and diversity. To raise the
number of women in research and teaching, we invite qualified women to apply. In line
with its internationalization agenda, the university welcomes applications from researchers outside Germany. Applications from equally qualified candidates with disabilities will be given preference.
Applications, including a full curriculum vitae, motivation letter, list of publications and the
names and email addresses of at least two references, should be sent, as soon as possible and not later than the 15th of January 2024, via e-mail (single pdf preferred), to the director of the Institute: Prof. Andrea Santangelo, andrea.santangelo@uni-tuebingen.de
The responsibility for the employment lies with the administration of the University of
Tübingen.
For further information: Prof. Andrea Santangelo, +49 7071 29-76128,
andrea.santangelo@uni-tuebingen.de
3. SENIOR POSTDOC POSITION IN HIGH-ENERGY / MULTI-WAVELENGTH ASTROPHYSICS AT THE NWU
The Centre for Space Research at North-West University (NWU), Potchefstroom, South Africa, is seeking outstanding candidates for a senior postdoctoral fellowship in high-energy / multi-wavelength astrophysics. The appointments are initially for 1 year, renewable up to 2 – 3 years, depending on performance and funding availability. The fellowship is ZAR466 704 p.a. (significantly higher than a usual postdoc fellowship in South Africa, and income-tax-free), with a once-off ZAR20 000 relocation allowance plus a ZAR40 000 p.a. research allocation.
A Ph.D. in astronomy / astrophysics or a closely related field is required. The ideal candidate should have prior postdoctoral experience, be under 45 years of age, and within 5 years of their PhD graduation date.
The research activities should focus on observational or theoretical high-energy and multi-wavelength astrophysics. The postdoc will work with prof. Christo Venter on modelling of broadband pulsar, pulsar binary, and pulsar wind nebula emission, as well as observational / theoretical work on pulsars and fast radio bursts. The CSR’s Pulsar Group has links with H.E.S.S., CTA, Fermi LAT, SALT, and MeerKAT projects.
Institutional expectations include:
· publication of 4 refereed journal papers p.a.
· co-supervision of at least 1 M.Sc. or Ph.D. student p.a.
· participation in grant proposal writing – at least one submission p.a.
· a moderate amount of administration.
Applicants should send a CV, publication list, summary of past research, research plan to Christo.Venter@nwu.ac.za and organize and 3 referee letters to be sent to the same email address no later than 28 February 2024. The position will start on 1 May 2024 or soon thereafter.
Christo Venter
4. TWO YEAR POSTDOC POSITION AT THE HIGH ENERGY ASTROPHYSICS GROUP AT THE INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI ROMA TO WORK ON FAST VARIABILITY OF NEUTRON STARS
Title: “Temporal and spectral variability of neutron stars in the optical, UV and X-ray energy bands”
The successful applicant will chiefly analyse and interpret observations of quickly variable neutron stars in Galactic binary systems. These include proprietary data obtained with the fast optical photometer SiFAP2 – an instrument permanently mounted at the Galileo Telescope and managed by our group – and by the Hubble Space Telescope, XMM-Newton and NICER telescopes. The investigation will be mainly aimed at (but not restricted to) the search and characterisation of fast variability (e.g. optical/UV pulsations) from millisecond pulsars to measure the physical properties of these neutron stars.
Non-millisecond-pulsar-experts are also highly encouraged to apply.
The appointment will be for two years, with the possibility of an extension. The gross salary is 32k€ (equivalent to ~2.4k€/month after taxes).
Applicants should submit their documents, including a CV, a list of publications, a brief (~1 page) description or research interests and two recommendation letters by 2024 January 10th.
All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply, especially those from under-represented groups. Please, contact Dr. Alessandro Papitto (alessandro.papitto@inaf.it) for informal inquiries.
More informations are available here:
https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/174702
The call for applications is available here:
https://www.oa-roma.inaf.it/blog/assegno-di-ricerca-gems-temporal-and-spectral-variability-of-neutron-stars-in-the-optical-uv-and-x-ray-energy-bands/
5. POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS IN THEORETICAL BLACK HOLE ASTROPHYSICS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM
We invite applications for up to two postdoctoral research positions within the research group of Prof. Sera Markoff, as part of a large European project (ERC SyG) “Blackholistic”, a partnership between the University of Amsterdam, Radboud University in the Netherlands, and the University of Oxford in the UK. The successful candidate(s) will help develop new cutting edge capabilities to model black holes, via either our collaboration’s numerical GRMHD code H-AMR, and/or semi-analytical models, with a focus on understanding jets and forging new new connections between VLBI imaging and multi-wavelength/multi-messenger science. Preference will be given to candidates who are not only curious and science driven, but who also have strong coding skills and an affinity for creative problem solving. We especially welcome candidates who will contribute to the diversity of the group.
This project is affiliated with the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration, where we are leading an expansion project to build a new mm-wave dish in Namibia. While the successful candidate(s) will be based at the University of Amsterdam, they will be working as part of a dynamic, international team, and should be enthusiastic about spending some time at other partner institutes.
The positions are nominally for 1+2 years contingent on performance, however there is funding available for up to 5 years for one position, particularly for a candidate keen on code development and on playing a more active role in the group leadership.
Applicants must have a PhD in an Astrophysics-related topic. The position comes with a competitive salary, as well as generous funding for travel and computer resources. Interested candidates should submit their applications via the link below, as well as the names and emails of three references. The deadline is 15 January.
More information here : https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/dcc7bb17
6. TENURE TRACK FACULTY POSITION IN HIGH-ENERGY AND EXTREME ASTROPHYSICS
A tenure-track faculty position is available at the Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy (API) of the University of Amsterdam (UvA). Candidates must have a strong research program in high energy and extreme astrophysics. These research areas include, among others, cosmic explosions, studies of dense matter, and investigations into accretion onto and outflows from relativistic objects.
Application deadline: 10 January 2024.
More information at
https://vacatures.uva.nl/UvA/job/Tenure-Track-Faculty-Position-in-High-Energy-and-Extreme-Astrophysics/780289302/
7. PHD POSITION AT STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY ON NEUTRON STARS MERGERS
The Department of Astronomy at Stockholm University invites applications for a PhD position in the field of modelling the electromagnetic signatures of neutron stars mergers and their ejecta of radioactive, heavy elements. The successful applicant will work in the group of Dr Anders Jerkstrand, which leads development of computational tools for light curves and spectra of explosive transients, and then uses these to decode observations. This allows us to infer which elements are made in which kind of events, understand how the explosion happens, and put constraints on fundamental physics probable only in these most extreme conditions in cosmos.
The work will be carried out in collaboration with other researchers both at the department, at SU Physics, and internationally. Suitable prerequistes are a strong passion and interest in physics, computations, and for finding out where the elements in the Universe come from.
More information here: https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/160ced6a
Application Deadline:
Monday, January 15, 2024
8. POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS AT THE OSKAR KLEIN CENTRE, STOCKHOLM
The Oskar Klein Centre is announcing four postdoctoral research positions focused on transients and supernovae. The Centre houses research groups from Stockholm University and KTH Royal Institute of Technology. The Centre hosts a vibrant research programme on dark matter, dark energy, transient and multimessenger astrophysics, galaxy evolution, structure formation, and related particle physics questions. Theoretical activities at the Centre include particle and astroparticle phenomenology, neutrino theory, gravitation and string theory. Postdoctoral associates are also welcome to participate in Scientific Programs at Nordita, the Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics.
Postdoctoral positions are available in the following areas:
Observational Transients and Supernovae: Up to three postdoctoral fellows will conduct research on time-domain astronomy, with an emphasis on our upcoming involvement in the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) with Jesper Sollerman and Ragnhild Lunnan in the Department of Astronomy at Stockholm University. This includes work on supernovae, kilonovae or other transients. OKC are part of ZTF and of the upcoming LS4 for discovering transients, and are members of LSST. The positions are aimed to prepare for and take advantage of the upcoming LSST transient stream, for which the OKC will deliver classifications with the Nordic Optical Telescope (advert). Deadline January 12, 2024
Computational Supernovae: a postdoctoral fellow position to work with Evan O’Connor within the OKC and the computational astrophysics group at the Department of Astronomy at Stockholm University. This project aims at the development and execution of state-of-the-art (and next generation) computational tools for simulating core-collapse supernovae, with a particular focus on black hole formation and the multi-messenger signals produced from these extreme environments. (advert). Deadline January 12, 2024
Contact details and the application procedure for each set of positions can be found in the individual links above. For general information you may also contact the Director of the Oskar Klein Centre, Ariel Goobar (ariel@fysik.su.se).
Application Deadline:
Friday, January 12, 2024
Selection Deadline:
Friday, January 26, 2024
9. TWO POST-DOC OPPORTUNITIES FOR NUCLEAR THEORETICIANS AT IJCLAB ORSAY AND IP2I LYON – FRANCE
Dear Colleagues,
We would like to draw your attention to the following announcement for two post-doctoral positions in nuclear theory and nuclear astrophysics:
– IJCLab has an opening for a postdoctoral researcher to pursue research on relativistic Lagrangians, energy density functionnals approaches applied to finite nuclei, spherical and deformed systems.
– IP2I Lyon has an opening for a postdoctoral researcher to pursue research on relativistic Lagrangians, dense matter equation of state and phase transitions, and neutron star phenomenology
The two positions are related to a synergetic project in the field of theoretical nuclear and astronuclear physics. IJCLab and IP2I have long records in the development of relativistic approaches for nuclear systems. We are now investigating together relativistic approaches for the description of finite nuclei and neutron stars in view of the recent advances of effective methods derived from QCD. The project is to develop new relativistic Hartree-Fock approaches for the description of finite nuclei and dense matter equation of state and we are looking for complementary expertises for the two positions. In addition, short term visits at IRL NPA, East Lansing, USA are also possible.
The candidates will be selected according to their expertise in the field related to the project, and their knowledge in numerical methods and computer languages, such as python, C or Fortran95 will also be appreciated.
The deadline is: 15/01/2024 for a position which could start, at earliest, on 01/04/2024.
In complement to the official application, we kindly ask the candidates to send their application file to Prof. Guy Chanfray <g.chanfray@ipnl.in2p3.fr>.
An interview will be organised virtually for the short list of candidates.
The positions will start at the beginning of the year 2024 (January to March).
More information about the project could be find at the following address:
https://perso.ip2i.in2p3.fr/margueron/site/site/project-relanse.html
Official application:
To apply to the position at IJCLab Orsay, please visit: https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/UMR9012-AMAMOL-016/Default.aspx?lang=FR
To apply to the position at IP2I Lyon, please visit: https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/UMR5822-FLOJAC-071/Default.aspx?lang=FR
On INSPIRE:
https://inspirehep.net/jobs/2738397
Jérôme Margueron
10. POSTDOC POSITION ON RELATIVISTIC TRANSIENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
The Department of Physics & Astronomy at the University of Utah invites applications for a postdoctoral research position to collaborate with Dr Tanmoy Laskar in the field of time-domain astrophysics.
We are looking for candidates who will participate and take leadership roles in a broad and dynamic research program, focused on observations, modeling, and theoretical explorations of astrophysical transients. The program has a strong emphasis on radio follow-up of relativistic transients (gamma-ray bursts, tidal disruption events, gravitational wave counterparts). You will have access to a broad suite of multi-wavelength observational facilities for this science as well as significant opportunity for independent, related research. Funds are also available for travel and participation at national and international conferences. The PI values responsive and responsible mentoring and strives to a diverse team and a welcoming work environment.
Letters of recommendation are not required at this stage, and may only be requested for short-listed candidates. For any inquiries about this position, please contact Dr. Tanmoy Laskar (tanmoy.laskar@utah.edu).
Application Deadline:
Sunday, January 21, 2024
More information here : https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/ead42259
11. TWO NEW POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS WITHIN THE PROJECT “SEAWIND: SUPER-EDDINGTON ACCRETION: WIND INFLOW AND DISK” AT INAF-IASF PALERMO AND IUSS PAVIA.
The position at IUSS Pavia (deadline: 15th of January 2024) will focus on X-ray spectral-timing studies of X-ray binaries (primarily) and active galactic nuclei. Application link: AdR-IUSS-Pavia. For detail contact Dr. Paolo Esposito (paolo.esposito@iusspavia.it).
The position at INAF-IASF Palermo (deadline: 31st of March 2024) will focus on broadband X-ray spectroscopy of X-ray binaries and active galactic nuclei. Application link: AdR-IASF-Palermo. For detail contact Dr. Ciro Pinto (ciro.pinto@inaf.it).
The postdoctoral researchers will collaborate with a large team of scientists from different institutions on various aspects of the extreme physics of accretion and ejection in compact objects including neutron stars and black holes at different scales of mass, including active galactic nuclei, primarily through X-ray spectral – timing techniques and multi-wavelength studies. The ultimate goal of the projects is to understand how fast compact objects can grow and how significant is their feedback on the surrounding media. All positions will run on a 1-year contract with the possibility of annual renewals. The exact start date is negotiable.
A description of The SEAWIND Team, the research projects, the supporting funds and the postdoctoral jobs opportunities available can be found at the following website: http://www.ifc.inaf.it/index.php/projects/seawind/.
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ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. XRISM SCIENCE PERFORMANCE AND DATA ANALYSIS WORKSHOP (Genève, Suisse, 12 au 14 février 2024)
2. 2024 FERMI SUMMER SCHOOL NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS (Lewes, Etats-Unis, 28 mai au 7 juin 2024)
POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. POST-DOC POSITION (ASSEGNO DI RICERCA) AT THE INAF-OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI BRERA (MILAN)
2. ASSISTANT TO THE CHAIR OF HIGH ENERGY ASTROPHYSICS, KEPLER CENTER FOR ASTRO AND PARTICLE
PHYSICS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN, GERMANY
3. SENIOR POSTDOC POSITION IN HIGH-ENERGY / MULTI-WAVELENGTH ASTROPHYSICS AT THE NWU
4. TWO YEAR POSTDOC POSITION AT THE HIGH ENERGY ASTROPHYSICS GROUP AT THE INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI ROMA TO WORK ON FAST VARIABILITY OF NEUTRON STARS
5. POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS IN THEORETICAL BLACK HOLE ASTROPHYSICS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM
6. TENURE TRACK FACULTY POSITION IN HIGH-ENERGY AND EXTREME ASTROPHYSICS
7. PHD POSITION AT STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY ON NEUTRON STARS MERGERS
8. POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS AT THE OSKAR KLEIN CENTRE, STOCKHOLM
9. TWO POST-DOC OPPORTUNITIES FOR NUCLEAR THEORETICIANS AT IJCLAB ORSAY AND IP2I LYON – FRANCE
10. POSTDOC POSITION ON RELATIVISTIC TRANSIENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
11. TWO NEW POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS WITHIN THE PROJECT “SEAWIND: SUPER-EDDINGTON ACCRETION: WIND INFLOW AND DISK” AT INAF-IASF PALERMO AND IUSS PAVIA.
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ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. XRISM SCIENCE PERFORMANCE AND DATA ANALYSIS WORKSHOP (Genève, Suisse, 12 au 14 février 2024)
The 1st XRISM science performance and data analysis Workshop aims at providing the scientific community in Europe with a comprehensive view of the scientific performance of the XRISM mission following its commissioning and the start of the nominal scientific operations. The Workshop is scheduled well in advance of the deadline for proposal submission to the European Guest Observer Announcement of Opportunity (4th of April 2024). The workshop will be structured into a series of presentations XRISM science and scientific performance – held by JAXA and ESA specialists – and hands-on sessions where the participants will be able to accomplish, with the support of experts, the:
– installation of the XRISM data analysis and simulation software;
– analysis the data of the Early Release Science targets, specifically designed to provide a glimpse to the revolutionary scientific capabilities of the XRISM payload;
– mock simulations of prospective GO targets.
Early-career scientists are particularly encouraged to join.
While lectures will be carried out in hybrid form, hands-on sessions will require the physical presence of the participants at the workshop venue.
For information on the XRISM mission, its scientific performance, and the status of operations, please refer to the web sites at ESA and JAXA.
Registration
No registration fee will be requested for the workshop, but pre-registration is mandatory to access the event. Please, pre-register through the form available at the following web site by the 10th of January 2024:
https://www.astro.unige.ch/xrism/index.php/pre-registration
Pre-registered participants will receive a confirmation (not later than 2024 January 15) that they have access granted to all sessions. Coffee breaks and lunches will be offered on site to all confirmed participants.
For any further information, please refer to the Workshop web site:
https://www.astro.unige.ch/xrism/index.php/2024-workshop
2. 2024 FERMI SUMMER SCHOOL NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS (Lewes, Etats-Unis, 28 mai au 7 juin 2024)
We are pleased to announce that the 2024 Fermi Summer School is now open for applications (https://fermi.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/mtgs/summerschool/2024/). This year’s school will be held at the University of Delaware Conference Center in Lewes, Delaware, from May 28 to June 7, 2024. We will explore the new views of the high-energy Universe that Fermi has revealed over the past 15 years.
The Fermi Summer School emphasizes the analysis of data from the Fermi instruments through lectures and hands-on workshops aimed at graduate students and postdoctoral researchers. Students spend time working directly with experts in instrumentation, analysis, theory and modeling to develop and extend their own research projects. We will explore the gamma-ray band ranging from keV-MeV transients seen with Fermi’s GBM to the transient, variable and persistent emission studies up to the highest energies observed by the LAT and the very high energies observed by ground-based gamma-ray telescopes. The program will include particle acceleration and gamma-ray production mechanisms; space-based and ground-based gamma-ray instrumentation; spectral, spatial, and time-based analysis of gamma-ray data; modeling and interpretation of gamma-ray data in context with multiwavelength and multimessenger observations; and astrophysical source classes such as AGN, GRBs, pulsars and binary syste!
ms, supernova remnants, and pulsar wind nebulae as well as searches for dark matter and new physics.
Please forward this message to anyone who may be interested in attending. If you have questions, contact the organizers at fermischool@bigbang.gsfc.nasa.gov.
We hope to see you this summer.
Liz Hays, Jamie Holder and Judy Racusin
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POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. POST-DOC POSITION (ASSEGNO DI RICERCA) AT THE INAF-OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI BRERA (MILAN)
Post-doc position (Assegno di Ricerca) at the INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera (Milan) entitled « Testing the obscuration in the Early Universe ».
This is a 1-year position possibly renewable depending on funding availability. The application deadline is January 15th.
The post-doc will perform the research activity at the INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera, in close collaboration with Dr. Alessandro Caccianiga, coordinator of the project, Dr. Alberto Moretti and the other members of the Grant financed by INAF and titled: “Testing the obscuration in the Early Universe”.
The selected post-doctoral researcher will be responsible for conducting a comprehensive investigation into high redshift radio-loud quasars. Key activities include the reduction and analysis of proprietary data encompassing:
Radio interferometric data from instruments such as ATCA, GMRT, and LBA;
Optical/NIR spectroscopic data from VLT+FORS2, LBT+MODS, and TNG+DOLORES;
X-ray data from Swift-XRT and Chandra;
In addition to data processing, the post-doc will undertake statistical analyses on the selected high redshift sample of radio-loud quasars. A pivotal aspect of the role involves comparing the observed data with the predictions of the « Beaming Model, » while also assessing the impact of circum-nuclear absorption. This multifaceted approach aims to deepen our understanding of the properties and behavior of high redshift radio-loud quasars and to estimate the impact of obscuration in the Early Universe.
All the details and the application procedure can be found in the official announcement (both in Italian and in English):
http://www.inaf.it/it/lavora-con-noi/assegni-di-ricerca/assegno-di-ricerca-dal-titolo-201ctesting-the-obscuration-in-the-early-universe201d
or here:
http://www.brera.inaf.it/?page=lavoro;ritorno=home
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact alessandro.caccianiga@inaf.it
2. ASSISTANT TO THE CHAIR OF HIGH ENERGY ASTROPHYSICS, KEPLER CENTER FOR ASTRO AND PARTICLE
PHYSICS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN, GERMANY
The Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics of the Kepler Center for Astro and Particle
Physics at the University of Tübingen, Germany, invites application for an Akademische Rätin / Akademischer Rat auf Zeit (m/f/d; Bes. Gr. A 13, Assistant to the Chair of High Energy Astrophysics)
The position is expected to be filled from the 1st of June 2024. Initial appointment will be
for 3 years that can be extended for a second 3 year term. In the 3+3 years, the successful candidate shall seek to obtain the Habilitation.
The successful candidate is an outstanding astrophysicist with a doctoral degree in
Astrophysics/Physics or related disciplines, who will conduct a vigorous research program with focus on compact objects and multi-messenger astrophysics and/or experimental high energy astrophysics. The multi-messenger science program and/or experimental developments of the THESEUS, eXTP, and NewATHENA missions are expected to be a key element of the research program. The successful candidate shall actively participate to the teaching activities of the department and is expected to collaborate in the supervision of theses at undergraduate and graduate level.
The High Energy Astrophysics Group of IAAT has a wide range of interests, including
experimental developments in X-ray and TeV Astronomy. Main projects include eROSITA,
NewATHENA, H.E.S.S., CTA, eXTP, THESEUS, HERMES and GIFTS. We are conducting data analysis and modelling of multi-wavelength observations of galactic compact sources, supernova remnants, and for indirect dark matter search.
The University of Tübingen is committed to equal opportunity and diversity. To raise the
number of women in research and teaching, we invite qualified women to apply. In line
with its internationalization agenda, the university welcomes applications from researchers outside Germany. Applications from equally qualified candidates with disabilities will be given preference.
Applications, including a full curriculum vitae, motivation letter, list of publications and the
names and email addresses of at least two references, should be sent, as soon as possible and not later than the 15th of January 2024, via e-mail (single pdf preferred), to the director of the Institute: Prof. Andrea Santangelo, andrea.santangelo@uni-tuebingen.de
The responsibility for the employment lies with the administration of the University of
Tübingen.
For further information: Prof. Andrea Santangelo, +49 7071 29-76128,
andrea.santangelo@uni-tuebingen.de
3. SENIOR POSTDOC POSITION IN HIGH-ENERGY / MULTI-WAVELENGTH ASTROPHYSICS AT THE NWU
The Centre for Space Research at North-West University (NWU), Potchefstroom, South Africa, is seeking outstanding candidates for a senior postdoctoral fellowship in high-energy / multi-wavelength astrophysics. The appointments are initially for 1 year, renewable up to 2 – 3 years, depending on performance and funding availability. The fellowship is ZAR466 704 p.a. (significantly higher than a usual postdoc fellowship in South Africa, and income-tax-free), with a once-off ZAR20 000 relocation allowance plus a ZAR40 000 p.a. research allocation.
A Ph.D. in astronomy / astrophysics or a closely related field is required. The ideal candidate should have prior postdoctoral experience, be under 45 years of age, and within 5 years of their PhD graduation date.
The research activities should focus on observational or theoretical high-energy and multi-wavelength astrophysics. The postdoc will work with prof. Christo Venter on modelling of broadband pulsar, pulsar binary, and pulsar wind nebula emission, as well as observational / theoretical work on pulsars and fast radio bursts. The CSR’s Pulsar Group has links with H.E.S.S., CTA, Fermi LAT, SALT, and MeerKAT projects.
Institutional expectations include:
· publication of 4 refereed journal papers p.a.
· co-supervision of at least 1 M.Sc. or Ph.D. student p.a.
· participation in grant proposal writing – at least one submission p.a.
· a moderate amount of administration.
Applicants should send a CV, publication list, summary of past research, research plan to Christo.Venter@nwu.ac.za and organize and 3 referee letters to be sent to the same email address no later than 28 February 2024. The position will start on 1 May 2024 or soon thereafter.
Christo Venter
4. TWO YEAR POSTDOC POSITION AT THE HIGH ENERGY ASTROPHYSICS GROUP AT THE INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI ROMA TO WORK ON FAST VARIABILITY OF NEUTRON STARS
Title: “Temporal and spectral variability of neutron stars in the optical, UV and X-ray energy bands”
The successful applicant will chiefly analyse and interpret observations of quickly variable neutron stars in Galactic binary systems. These include proprietary data obtained with the fast optical photometer SiFAP2 – an instrument permanently mounted at the Galileo Telescope and managed by our group – and by the Hubble Space Telescope, XMM-Newton and NICER telescopes. The investigation will be mainly aimed at (but not restricted to) the search and characterisation of fast variability (e.g. optical/UV pulsations) from millisecond pulsars to measure the physical properties of these neutron stars.
Non-millisecond-pulsar-experts are also highly encouraged to apply.
The appointment will be for two years, with the possibility of an extension. The gross salary is 32k€ (equivalent to ~2.4k€/month after taxes).
Applicants should submit their documents, including a CV, a list of publications, a brief (~1 page) description or research interests and two recommendation letters by 2024 January 10th.
All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply, especially those from under-represented groups. Please, contact Dr. Alessandro Papitto (alessandro.papitto@inaf.it) for informal inquiries.
More informations are available here:
https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/174702
The call for applications is available here:
https://www.oa-roma.inaf.it/blog/assegno-di-ricerca-gems-temporal-and-spectral-variability-of-neutron-stars-in-the-optical-uv-and-x-ray-energy-bands/
5. POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS IN THEORETICAL BLACK HOLE ASTROPHYSICS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM
We invite applications for up to two postdoctoral research positions within the research group of Prof. Sera Markoff, as part of a large European project (ERC SyG) “Blackholistic”, a partnership between the University of Amsterdam, Radboud University in the Netherlands, and the University of Oxford in the UK. The successful candidate(s) will help develop new cutting edge capabilities to model black holes, via either our collaboration’s numerical GRMHD code H-AMR, and/or semi-analytical models, with a focus on understanding jets and forging new new connections between VLBI imaging and multi-wavelength/multi-messenger science. Preference will be given to candidates who are not only curious and science driven, but who also have strong coding skills and an affinity for creative problem solving. We especially welcome candidates who will contribute to the diversity of the group.
This project is affiliated with the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration, where we are leading an expansion project to build a new mm-wave dish in Namibia. While the successful candidate(s) will be based at the University of Amsterdam, they will be working as part of a dynamic, international team, and should be enthusiastic about spending some time at other partner institutes.
The positions are nominally for 1+2 years contingent on performance, however there is funding available for up to 5 years for one position, particularly for a candidate keen on code development and on playing a more active role in the group leadership.
Applicants must have a PhD in an Astrophysics-related topic. The position comes with a competitive salary, as well as generous funding for travel and computer resources. Interested candidates should submit their applications via the link below, as well as the names and emails of three references. The deadline is 15 January.
More information here : https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/dcc7bb17
6. TENURE TRACK FACULTY POSITION IN HIGH-ENERGY AND EXTREME ASTROPHYSICS
A tenure-track faculty position is available at the Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy (API) of the University of Amsterdam (UvA). Candidates must have a strong research program in high energy and extreme astrophysics. These research areas include, among others, cosmic explosions, studies of dense matter, and investigations into accretion onto and outflows from relativistic objects.
Application deadline: 10 January 2024.
More information at
https://vacatures.uva.nl/UvA/job/Tenure-Track-Faculty-Position-in-High-Energy-and-Extreme-Astrophysics/780289302/
7. PHD POSITION AT STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY ON NEUTRON STARS MERGERS
The Department of Astronomy at Stockholm University invites applications for a PhD position in the field of modelling the electromagnetic signatures of neutron stars mergers and their ejecta of radioactive, heavy elements. The successful applicant will work in the group of Dr Anders Jerkstrand, which leads development of computational tools for light curves and spectra of explosive transients, and then uses these to decode observations. This allows us to infer which elements are made in which kind of events, understand how the explosion happens, and put constraints on fundamental physics probable only in these most extreme conditions in cosmos.
The work will be carried out in collaboration with other researchers both at the department, at SU Physics, and internationally. Suitable prerequistes are a strong passion and interest in physics, computations, and for finding out where the elements in the Universe come from.
More information here: https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/160ced6a
Application Deadline:
Monday, January 15, 2024
8. POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS AT THE OSKAR KLEIN CENTRE, STOCKHOLM
The Oskar Klein Centre is announcing four postdoctoral research positions focused on transients and supernovae. The Centre houses research groups from Stockholm University and KTH Royal Institute of Technology. The Centre hosts a vibrant research programme on dark matter, dark energy, transient and multimessenger astrophysics, galaxy evolution, structure formation, and related particle physics questions. Theoretical activities at the Centre include particle and astroparticle phenomenology, neutrino theory, gravitation and string theory. Postdoctoral associates are also welcome to participate in Scientific Programs at Nordita, the Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics.
Postdoctoral positions are available in the following areas:
Observational Transients and Supernovae: Up to three postdoctoral fellows will conduct research on time-domain astronomy, with an emphasis on our upcoming involvement in the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) with Jesper Sollerman and Ragnhild Lunnan in the Department of Astronomy at Stockholm University. This includes work on supernovae, kilonovae or other transients. OKC are part of ZTF and of the upcoming LS4 for discovering transients, and are members of LSST. The positions are aimed to prepare for and take advantage of the upcoming LSST transient stream, for which the OKC will deliver classifications with the Nordic Optical Telescope (advert). Deadline January 12, 2024
Computational Supernovae: a postdoctoral fellow position to work with Evan O’Connor within the OKC and the computational astrophysics group at the Department of Astronomy at Stockholm University. This project aims at the development and execution of state-of-the-art (and next generation) computational tools for simulating core-collapse supernovae, with a particular focus on black hole formation and the multi-messenger signals produced from these extreme environments. (advert). Deadline January 12, 2024
Contact details and the application procedure for each set of positions can be found in the individual links above. For general information you may also contact the Director of the Oskar Klein Centre, Ariel Goobar (ariel@fysik.su.se).
Application Deadline:
Friday, January 12, 2024
Selection Deadline:
Friday, January 26, 2024
9. TWO POST-DOC OPPORTUNITIES FOR NUCLEAR THEORETICIANS AT IJCLAB ORSAY AND IP2I LYON – FRANCE
Dear Colleagues,
We would like to draw your attention to the following announcement for two post-doctoral positions in nuclear theory and nuclear astrophysics:
– IJCLab has an opening for a postdoctoral researcher to pursue research on relativistic Lagrangians, energy density functionnals approaches applied to finite nuclei, spherical and deformed systems.
– IP2I Lyon has an opening for a postdoctoral researcher to pursue research on relativistic Lagrangians, dense matter equation of state and phase transitions, and neutron star phenomenology
The two positions are related to a synergetic project in the field of theoretical nuclear and astronuclear physics. IJCLab and IP2I have long records in the development of relativistic approaches for nuclear systems. We are now investigating together relativistic approaches for the description of finite nuclei and neutron stars in view of the recent advances of effective methods derived from QCD. The project is to develop new relativistic Hartree-Fock approaches for the description of finite nuclei and dense matter equation of state and we are looking for complementary expertises for the two positions. In addition, short term visits at IRL NPA, East Lansing, USA are also possible.
The candidates will be selected according to their expertise in the field related to the project, and their knowledge in numerical methods and computer languages, such as python, C or Fortran95 will also be appreciated.
The deadline is: 15/01/2024 for a position which could start, at earliest, on 01/04/2024.
In complement to the official application, we kindly ask the candidates to send their application file to Prof. Guy Chanfray <g.chanfray@ipnl.in2p3.fr>.
An interview will be organised virtually for the short list of candidates.
The positions will start at the beginning of the year 2024 (January to March).
More information about the project could be find at the following address:
https://perso.ip2i.in2p3.fr/margueron/site/site/project-relanse.html
Official application:
To apply to the position at IJCLab Orsay, please visit: https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/UMR9012-AMAMOL-016/Default.aspx?lang=FR
To apply to the position at IP2I Lyon, please visit: https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/UMR5822-FLOJAC-071/Default.aspx?lang=FR
On INSPIRE:
https://inspirehep.net/jobs/2738397
Jérôme Margueron
10. POSTDOC POSITION ON RELATIVISTIC TRANSIENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
The Department of Physics & Astronomy at the University of Utah invites applications for a postdoctoral research position to collaborate with Dr Tanmoy Laskar in the field of time-domain astrophysics.
We are looking for candidates who will participate and take leadership roles in a broad and dynamic research program, focused on observations, modeling, and theoretical explorations of astrophysical transients. The program has a strong emphasis on radio follow-up of relativistic transients (gamma-ray bursts, tidal disruption events, gravitational wave counterparts). You will have access to a broad suite of multi-wavelength observational facilities for this science as well as significant opportunity for independent, related research. Funds are also available for travel and participation at national and international conferences. The PI values responsive and responsible mentoring and strives to a diverse team and a welcoming work environment.
Letters of recommendation are not required at this stage, and may only be requested for short-listed candidates. For any inquiries about this position, please contact Dr. Tanmoy Laskar (tanmoy.laskar@utah.edu).
Application Deadline:
Sunday, January 21, 2024
More information here : https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/ead42259
11. TWO NEW POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS WITHIN THE PROJECT “SEAWIND: SUPER-EDDINGTON ACCRETION: WIND INFLOW AND DISK” AT INAF-IASF PALERMO AND IUSS PAVIA.
The position at IUSS Pavia (deadline: 15th of January 2024) will focus on X-ray spectral-timing studies of X-ray binaries (primarily) and active galactic nuclei. Application link: AdR-IUSS-Pavia. For detail contact Dr. Paolo Esposito (paolo.esposito@iusspavia.it).
The position at INAF-IASF Palermo (deadline: 31st of March 2024) will focus on broadband X-ray spectroscopy of X-ray binaries and active galactic nuclei. Application link: AdR-IASF-Palermo. For detail contact Dr. Ciro Pinto (ciro.pinto@inaf.it).
The postdoctoral researchers will collaborate with a large team of scientists from different institutions on various aspects of the extreme physics of accretion and ejection in compact objects including neutron stars and black holes at different scales of mass, including active galactic nuclei, primarily through X-ray spectral – timing techniques and multi-wavelength studies. The ultimate goal of the projects is to understand how fast compact objects can grow and how significant is their feedback on the surrounding media. All positions will run on a 1-year contract with the possibility of annual renewals. The exact start date is negotiable.
A description of The SEAWIND Team, the research projects, the supporting funds and the postdoctoral jobs opportunities available can be found at the following website: http://www.ifc.inaf.it/index.php/projects/seawind/.
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ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. WORKSHOP “LOOKING AHEAD TO SOFT GAMMA-RAY ASTROPHYSICS: PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES” (Ferrara, Italie, 14 au 16 février 2024)
2. SECOND CTAO SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM (Bologne, Italie, 15 au 18 avril 2024)
3. 3RD NANJING GRB CONFERENCE (Suzhou, Chine, 21 au 25 mai 2024)
4. FIRST CTAO SCHOOL (Bertinoro, Italie, 16 au 22 juin puis La Palma, Espagne, 22 au 29 juin 2024)
5. FIRST MPIK-CDY SUMMER SCHOOL ON THE FUTURE OF GAMMA-RAY ASTRONOMY (Heidelberg, Allemagne, 25 juin au 3 juillet 2024)
POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION (F/M/D) – HIGH-ENERGY GAMMA-RAY ASTRONOMY
2. SEVERAL POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS IN MULTI-MESSENGER ASTROPHYSICS
3. POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS IN HIGH ENERGY THEORETICAL AND OBSERVATIONAL ASTROPHYSICS
4. POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS WITHIN GALACTIC & EXTRAGALACTIC ASTRONOMY AND COSMOLOGY
5. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN THEORY/PHENOMENOLOGY OF COSMIC RAYS AT GSSI
6. FELLOWSHIP AND POSTDOC POSITIONS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
7. SEEKING NOMINATIONS FOR DIRECTOR OF THE WISCONSIN ICECUBE PARTICLE ASTROPHYSICS CENTER
8. 18-MONTHS POSTDOC POSITION, PROJECT « EMERGE – NEUTRON STAR MERGERS AND THE ORIGIN OF SHORT GAMMA-RAY BURSTS »
9. 2-YEARS POSTDOC POSITION IN GRAVITATIONAL PHYSICS AT THE GRAN SASSO SCIENCE INSTITUTE.
10. FOUR POSTDOC POSITIONS AT OSKAR KLEIN CENTRE
11. POST-DOCTORAL POSITION ON SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLE BINARIES AT WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
12. SEVERAL POST-DOCTORAL POSITIONS ON SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLE BINARIES AT IA_FORTH
13. PHD PROJECT, ON X-RAY BINARY JET NEBULAE
14. PRESTIGIOUS PHD FELLOWSHIPS “INPHINIT – INCOMING”, UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA
DIVERS
1. FINAL THREE FOR ESA’S NEXT MEDIUM SCIENCE MISSION
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ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. WORKSHOP “LOOKING AHEAD TO SOFT GAMMA-RAY ASTROPHYSICS: PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES” (Ferrara, Italie, 14 au 16 février 2024)
Dear all,
we are pleased to announce the workshop “Looking AHEAD to soft gamma-ray astrophysics: prospects and challenges” to be held in Ferrara 14-16 February 2024 .
This is a mid-scale workshop organised in the context of the AHEAD 2020 project, which aims to discuss outstanding questions in the hard-X-ray/soft gamma-ray domain in the landscape of multi-messenger astrophysics, as well as related technological prospects and challenges.
We kindly ask you to share this announcement with anyone who might be interested.
Workshop website: https://agenda.infn.it/event/37541/
Kind Regards,
Cristiano Guidorzi on behalf of the LOC
2. SECOND CTAO SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM (Bologne, Italie, 15 au 18 avril 2024)
Dear colleagues,
We have just opened the registration and abstract submission for the 2nd edition of the CTAO Science Symposium, which will take place on April 15 -18, 2024, in Bologna (Italy): https://www.ctao-symposium.org/
On the dedicated webpage, you can find the preliminary agenda and goals for the conference. As already anticipated, significant time for contributed talks and posters will be allocated, with reserved time for early-career researchers. Distinguished speakers will also join to share the latest results through highlight talks and foster synergies with the CTAO.
The abstract submission is open until January 14, 2024. The fee of the conference is 350 euros, reduced to 250 euros for students, which covers all meals, coffee breaks and the conference dinner.
Learn more, register and submit an abstract on the website, and, please, share the information through your internal channels to reach a broad audience.
See you in Bologna!
Roberta
3. 3RD NANJING GRB CONFERENCE (Suzhou, Chine, 21 au 25 mai 2024)
« The 3rd Nanjing GRB Conference »
Date: May 21 – May 25, 2024
Location: Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
URL: http://grb2024.org
Scope:
Since the 2nd Nanjing GRB conference held in 2019, significant strides have been made in the field of Gamma-Ray Bursts. The detection of several distinctive GRBs, including the unprecedented « Brightest of All Time » GRB 221009A, has continuously driven this vigorous field. In May 2024, we will gather once again in the beautiful city of Suzhou to summarize and discuss recent progress in both new observations and theoretical modeling. The conference will also highlight the initiatives and results of existing, newly launched, or anticipated space/ground-based missions/telescopes, with a strong focus on their connections to multi-messenger astrophysics.
Topics of the conference will include:
• GRB prompt emission
• GRB afterglow theory and observations
• GRB central engines
• GRB polarization
• GRB progenitors and host galaxies
• GW & EM counterparts observations
• GW & EM counterparts theory
• GRB-cosmological and GRB-fundamental physics connections
• Fast Radio Bursts
• Cosmic rays and neutrinos
• Current and Future survey missions
The current confirmed invited speakers can be found on the conference website http://grb2024.org. You can also visit the website for more information about Nanjing GRB conferences and register for GRB 2024.
Important dates:
• 2023 Nov 22 – First announcement and Registration Open
• 2024 Mar 01 – Early Registration Ends
• 2024 Apr 1 – Abstract Deadline (Hard Deadline for Oral Contributions)
• 2024 Apr 12 – Preliminary Program Announced
• 2024 Apr 30 – Poster Abstract Deadline
• 2024 May 1 – Regular Registration Ends (Late/Onsite Registration is available)
• 2024 May 20 – Reception
• 2024 May 21-25 – Conference
• 2023 May 26 – Conference Adjourn
Sponsor:
The conference is supported by Nanjing University and Purple Mountain Observatory.
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4. FIRST CTAO SCHOOL (Bertinoro, Italie, 16 au 22 juin puis La Palma, Espagne, 22 au 29 juin 2024)
Dear colleagues and especially early-career researchers,
We have just opened the application process for the first CTAO School. The school is a two-week workshop aimed at students and postdoctoral researchers who want to begin or delve deeper into CTAO science and technology, as well as data analysis. As an international, enriching experience, the first week will take place in Bertinoro (Italy), from June 16 – 22, while the second will be carried out on La Palma (Spain), from June 22 – 29, 2024. You can find all the information, as well as the application form, on a dedicated webpage (accessible through our official website, too): www.school.cta-observatory.org
The goal of the school is to develop both fundamental hard and soft skills in our field, from understanding and discussing the hot topics, learning how to prepare a successful observing proposal, analysing low-level and DL3 data, presenting your own results or taking data with the Large-Sized Telescope prototype, the LST-1.
To provide the best educational experience, the school is limited to a maximum of 25 participants. As part of the selection process, applicants will be asked to submit a one-page statement about the research work they have carried out so far, and supervisors will need to send a one-page reference letter via email (see details on the webpage).
The fee for the two-week school is 900 euros, which covers accommodation, meals, coffee breaks and local transportation at both sites, as well as the plane ticket from Bologna (Italy) to La Palma (Spain). Flights from or to the students’ countries (to Italy and from Spain) are not covered and must be booked separately by participants. The CTAO will offer several fee-waiver fellowships. Please, read the requirements on the Application page.
I would appreciate it if you can share the information throughout your channels to reach potential interested early-career researchers.
Looking forward to seeing you in this first CTAO School!
Roberta on behalf of the SOC
5. FIRST MPIK-CDY SUMMER SCHOOL ON THE FUTURE OF GAMMA-RAY ASTRONOMY (Heidelberg, Allemagne, 25 juin au 3 juillet 2024)
We are pleased to announce the first MPIK-CDY Summer School on the Future of Gamma-Ray Astronomy, to be held at the Max Planck Institut fuer Kernphysik, Heidelberg, Germany between 25 June and 3 July, 2024.
Our understanding of the universe at gamma-ray energies (ranging from MeV to PeV) has expanded significantly in the last two decades, thanks to the advent of powerful space-based instruments like Fermi, as well as ground-based tools such as imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes and wide-field-of-view water Cherenkov detector arrays. The introduction of these instruments has opened the very high-energy window, enabling us to explore extreme physical conditions and processes in new ways. The universe, as revealed by these instruments, has proven to be rich, varied, and, in some aspects, more extreme than initially anticipated. Yet, the most exciting developments are expected in the coming years, with substantial improvements in sensitivity as next-generation instruments come online. The MPIK-CDY school aims to equip scientists entering the field with the necessary background knowledge to fully exploit these future opportunities.
This one week school will cover topics in VHE-UHE astrophysics including instrumentation and detection techniques. Pedagogical style lectures will be delivered by experts in the field and each topic will include an overview talk on the status of the field accompanied by in-depth seminars and hands-on sessions with the gamma-ray analysis toolkit Gammapy. The school will cover the basic physical processes most relevant to very high-energy sources and review our current understanding of what these sources are and how they operate. The school will also discuss gamma-ray astronomy’s place in the upcoming landscape of multi-messenger and time domain astronomy where, for example, increasingly powerful neutrino and gravitational wave detectors will provide complementary information on extreme sources. The school is appropriate for graduate students as well as early-career researchers in the fields of particle astrophysics, high-energy astrophysics and cosmology.
Further details on travel, and registration can be found here (https://www.mpi-hd.mpg.de/MPIK_CDY_2024/).
From the MPIK-CDY School Organising Committee
Felix Aharonian
Paolo Coppi
Ruth Crespo
Julia Djuvsland
Jim Hinton
Yuri Levin
Reshmi Mukherjee
Brian Reville
Richard White
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POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION (F/M/D) – HIGH-ENERGY GAMMA-RAY ASTRONOMY
The Max Planck Institute for Physics is a research institute focusing on particle and astroparticle physics from an experimental and theoretical perspective. The research activities of the experimental astroparticle physics group comprise participation in the gamma-ray telescopes, CTA, MAGIC, and Fermi Gamma-Ray satellite, and the CRESST dark matter search.
This group takes a leading role in overseeing the development of the CTA Large Size Telescopes (LST) with- in CTA North. The first telescope, Large Size Telescope 1 (LST1), has been successfully constructed and commissioned since 2018. It is now transitioning into scientific operation and operated in stereo observation with the MAGIC telescopes. Currently, three additional large-size telescopes (LST2-4) are in progress and will be completed in 2026. Once finished, they will form a formidable array of four telescopes, each with a diame- ter of 23 meters. This array promises exceptional sensitivity in detecting high-energy gamma rays, spanning from 20GeV to 10 TeV, broadening our view of the gamma-ray universe to cosmological distances. CTA-LST is set to revolutionize our understanding of the high-energy Universe by providing unprecedented sensitivity.
MAGIC, on the other hand, represents a groundbreaking ground-based Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov tele- scope stereo system featuring two 17-meter diameter dishes. Its primary mission is to investigate high- energy phenomena in the Universe by studying gamma rays above 50 GeV. Operating in stereo mode with remarkable sensitivity since 2009, MAGIC has stood at the forefront of high-energy gamma-ray astrophysics for a number of years.
We invite applications for postdoctoral positions (f/m/d) in high-energy gamma-ray astrophysics to strengthen our experimental astroparticle physics group.
We are looking for postdoctoral researchers who can contribute to the development and commissioning of the new generation CTA-LSTs and also to the data analysis and science with the newly built CTA-LSTs and MAGIC Telescopes. The successful candidate is expected to have an experimental background in cosmic- ray physics, gamma-ray astrophysics, or neighboring fields, such as elementary particle physics and astro- physics.
The position is initially limited to two years, to the end of February 2026. Salary and benefits are in accordance with the German public service pay scale (TVöD).
The Max Planck Society strives for gender equality and diversity. The Max Planck Society is committed to increasing the number of individuals with disabilities in its workforce and therefore encourages applications from such qualified individuals. Furthermore, the Max Planck Society seeks to increase the number of women in those areas where they are underrepresented and therefore explicitly encourages women to apply.
For questions concerning the position offered, please contact Prof. Masahiro Teshima (e-mail: mteshima@mpp.mpg.de). Interested scientists should send their applications (including a CV, list of publica- tions, and research interest) until 1st December 2023 and arrange for two recommendation letters to be sent as PDFs and received by the same date via e-mail to dwerner@mpp.mpg.de.
Prof. Dr. Masahiro Teshima
2. SEVERAL POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS IN MULTI-MESSENGER ASTROPHYSICS
Dear colleagues
The Institute of Astrophysics at the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (IA-FORTH) invites applications for several post-doctoral positions broadly on supermassive black hole binaries to work in Dr Maria Charisi’s group, funded by the ERC Starting Grant MMMonsters. MMMonsters aims to detect supermassive black hole binaries using electromagnetic (time-domain) and gravitational-wave (PTA) data and the combination of the two.
Applicants with experience in observations or variability studies of quasars, big data and machine learning especially for time-domain astrophysics, as well as gravitational wave data analysis with PTAs/LISA are highly encouraged to apply. Candidates who can connect their previous research to the objectives of MMMonsters are also encouraged to apply. The post-doctoral researchers will have the opportunity to join international collaborations (NANOGrav, EPTA, IPTA collaborations, the LSST AGN Collaboration and the LISA Consortium) and will benefit from extensive networking and mentoring opportunities. They will also have ample opportunities to develop independent research projects with the group or other members of the Institute and co-advise students (if they wish to).
The position comes with competitive salary, benefits (medical, retirement), a generous travel package, and opportunities to spend extended research visits in the US. The expected start date is in the summer of 2024 (negotiable). Postdoctoral researchers are appointed to one-year terms (renewable up to 3-4 years) upon satisfactory performance and availability of funds. The group and IA-FORTH are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, encourages applications from women and underrepresented minorities, and supports a flexible and family-friendly work environment.
Candidates must have a PhD in astronomy, physics or a related field by the time of the appointment. Applicants should send: (1) a cover letter (max 1 page), (2) a research statement (max 3 pages) and (3) a CV including publications to mmmonsters.postdoc@gmail.com. (4) They should also arrange for two (preferably three) recommendation letters to be sent directly to the same email address by the deadline. For more information, please contact Dr. Charisi directly at maria.charisi@ia.forth.gr
Deadline: December 15 2023 (Applications received by the deadline will receive full consideration, but review will continue until the positions are filled.)
IA-FORTH is a premier research institute in Greece. Founded in 2019, it provides an international and dynamic research environment with 10 permanent researchers, 11 postdocs and 18 PhD students. Its members perform cutting-edge research in a variety of topics including supermassive black holes (Charisi, Cassadio, Liodakis, Papadakis, Pavlidou), compact objects and pulsar timing (Antoniadis, Reig, Zezas), and galaxy evolution (Charmandaris, Diaz-Santos, Tassis). IIA currently hosts three additional ERC grants led by Dr. Casadio (radio observations of quasars), Dr. Liodakis (multi-wavelength polarization of supermassive black holes), Prof. Tassis (polarimetry of the Milky Way) and an ERA chair in Astro-informatics led by Dr Starck. IA-FORTH also manages the Skinakas Observatory with 3 small and medium-size telescopes, located at an altitude of 1750m just 60km from the Institute.
IA-FORTH boasts a tight-knit and inclusive community, which fosters close collaborations among the different groups, and is committed to the professional development of its early-career members. The institute has established collaborative links with leading institutes in the US, such as Caltech, NASA/JPL, CfA/Harvard, Vanderbilt, UC Berkeley, Stanford, Northwestern, as well as in Europe including CEA/Saclay (France), MPE, MPP and MPIfR (Germany), and Cambridge (UK).
IA-FORTH is located in Heraklion, a vibrant medium-sized city in Crete. Located in the biggest island of Greece with international visitors throughout the year, it maintains a very well-connected airport, phenomenal food scene (with plenty high-end restaurants) and a strong cultural identity with multi-cultural influences and historical gems. It is also surrounded by magnificent nature, beaches and mountains, with year-round outdoor activities (sea sports, hiking, cross-country skiing, etc).
Best regards
Maria Charisi
3. POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS IN HIGH ENERGY THEORETICAL AND OBSERVATIONAL ASTROPHYSICS
We invite applications for four postdoctoral positions at the Instituto de Astronomia, Geofisica e
Ciencias Atmosfericas, Universidade de São Paulo (IAG-USP), within the High Energy and Plasma Astrophysics group (GAPAE). These positions are part of the FAPESP funded project, « Investigation of High Energy and Plasma Astrophysics Phenomena, Installation of the ASTRI-Mini Array & Construction of the Cherenkov Telescope Array Small Size Telescopes (CTA-SSTs) » (FAPESP grant 2021/02120-0).
The objective of these positions is to conduct research in magneto-hydrodynamics (MHD) and high-energy phenomena, ranging from stars and compact objects to clusters of galaxies. This involves the application of analytic and numerical techniques using high-performance computing, and also active involvement in the CTA and ASTRI Mini-Array projects.
Special attention will be given to studies on cosmic ray accelerators, cosmic magnetic fields and turbulence, galactic outflows, relativistic jets, accretion flows, and the development of science programs for the CTA and ASTRI-CTA Mini-Array. Applicants with expertise and experience in any of these fields, as well as familiarity with MHD and PIC codes, are strongly encouraged to apply.
Key research topics involve:
• Magnetohydrodynamics and High Energy Phenomena around Black Holes and Jets
• Cosmic Ray Acceleration, Diffusion, and Propagation in Astrophysical Sources &
Environments
• Star Formation, MHD Turbulence, and High Energy Phenomena Interlinks
• Star Formation, AGN feedback, and High Energy Phenomena in the Evolution of Galaxies
The postdoctoral positions are for two years with possible renewal for up to four years.
The FAPESP postdoctoral fellowships are tax-free and pay moving costs as well as a research grant for travel, computer equipment and research expenses (http://www.fapesp.br/en/5427).
Applicants’ qualifications:
• PhD in Physics or Astronomy, or related fields.
• Research experience in one or more of the research fields listed above.
• Ability in programming.
• Ability to design and implement original scientific research programs.
• Capacity to develop scientific reports and manuscripts based on original research.
• Capability to deliver professional scientific presentations.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a group environment and with remote collaborators.
• Knowledge of data analysis (statistical concepts and tools).
• Excellent proficiency in English.
Applicants are required to submit a curriculum vitae, publication list, and a concise statement
detailing research accomplishments and interests. Additionally, two letters of recommendation
should be arranged to be sent directly via email to:
Elisabete M. de Gouveia Dal Pino
dalpino@iag.usp.br
Review of applications will continue until the positions are filled.
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4. POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS WITHIN GALACTIC & EXTRAGALACTIC ASTRONOMY AND COSMOLOGY
Durham have a generic AAS advert out for a PDRA but I will probably be looking to hire on an AGN-winds-variability theme. please spread this widely on your networks, especially encourage good just finishing phd students and pdras to apply!
https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/b930d366
deadline is 13th december, but all it really needs is a CV
Christine Done
5. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN THEORY/PHENOMENOLOGY OF COSMIC RAYS AT GSSI
Dear Colleague,
we have just opened one postdoctoral position in Theoretical High Energy Astroparticle Physics, at the Gran Sasso Science Institute in L’Aquila (Italy), seeking candidates interested in working on theory and phenomenology of cosmic rays. All relevant information about the position and how to apply for it can be found here:
https://inspirehep.net/jobs/2723767
or here:
https://applications.gssi.it/applications/index.php?op=login&type=post-doc
(please choose Position: Phys 1.1 PRIN_Blasi – Physics)
Please notify people that might be interested in applying, having in mind that the deadline for applications is December 14 2023 (3 p.m. Italian time zone).
Thank you in advance for your help in spreading this piece of information, and please do not hesitate to contact me if any additional info is needed.
Best,
Pasquale Blasi
6. FELLOWSHIP AND POSTDOC POSITIONS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
Dear Colleagues,
We are hiring several postdocs, including a prize fellowship (Bahcall Fellow) at the Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center (WIPAC) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Please help distribute the attached advertisement to suitable candidates, and I encourage CTA and SCT members to apply!
I’d be happy to chat about the positions, in particular about possible CTA or IceCube work.
Please apply by December 20 for full consideration.
best wishes
Justin Vandenbroucke
7. SEEKING NOMINATIONS FOR DIRECTOR OF THE WISCONSIN ICECUBE PARTICLE ASTROPHYSICS CENTER
Dear Colleagues,
We are hiring a new director of the Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center (WIPAC) at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. I would appreciate if you can share this advertisement with any suitable candidates.
WIPAC is responsible for maintenance and operations of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and also plays a vital role in IceCube data analysis and other projects in multi-messenger astrophysics including CTA, HAWC, SWGO, Fermi, ARA, and RNO-G. The center is also involved in theory and phenomenology projects and works closely with both the Physics and Astronomy departments.
The candidate selected to assume this 50% time position with a concurrent 50% faculty appointment in the Department of Physics or Astronomy will begin on or around July 1, 2024.
The Director will report to the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education, and will provide overall scientific leadership, strategic planning, and management of finances and day-to-day management of the center. The Director will create a scientific climate that fosters creativity, collaboration, and productivity in research. They will develop and execute a strategic plan and will have overall responsibility for the scientific success of WIPAC.
The successful applicant will have an international reputation for scholarship in a relevant field and be tenured or tenure-eligible at the rank of Professor. He or she will bring to the position a record of excellence in scholarship and research, experience in administrative responsibilities, and a commitment to maintaining the high quality of research at UW-Madison.
You can find more information at: https://go.wisc.edu/6m9719.
Consideration of applicants will begin December 4 and continue until the position is filled.
best wishes
Justin Vandenbroucke
8. 18-MONTHS POSTDOC POSITION, PROJECT « EMERGE – NEUTRON STAR MERGERS AND THE ORIGIN OF SHORT GAMMA-RAY BURSTS »
Opening of a 18-months postdoc position (Assegno di Ricerca) at the University of Trento funded via the PRIN MUR 2022 project « EMERGE – Neutron star
mergers and the origin of short gamma-ray bursts » to work with Albino Perego and within his research group in Trento.
EMERGE is a project developed within INAF Padova (National PI: R. Ciolfi), Milano-Bicocca
University (local PI: B. Giacomazzo) and Trento University (local PI: Albino Perego).
Recently, all the three units have advertised similar positions.
The researcher in Trento will work on the modeling of binary neutron star mergers and of their
observables by means of sophisticated computational models. Possible topics include the role of weak interaction, r-process nucleosynthesis, kilonova emission, the equation of state of
neutron star matter.
The application is rather straightforward and it must include the CV and publication list of the
candidate. Candidates are expected to provide a research proposal, to briefly introduce
themselves and to explain how they would develop the research topic (about 2 pages).
More information about the application can be found here:
https://lavoraconnoi.unitn.it/en/research-contracts/department-physics-call-selections-awarding-no-1-research-fellowship-project-prin-2022-prof-perego
and in the pdf link you can find at the bottom of that page (the so-called « bando »),
where a courtesy English translation is on the right column, while the original Italian
version is on the left.
Additionally, any interested candidates is strongly encourage to directly contact
albino.perego@unitn.it
especially for questions and further information. The deadline for the application is
December 13th 2023 (12:00 noon, CET).
The position is expected to start between January-April 2024.
Candidates planning to finish their PhD after December 13th 2023 are also welcome to apply, but they are expected to have their doctoral degree before the starting of the position.
Please, feel free to share this information with anyone who might be interested in applying.
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9. 2-YEARS POSTDOC POSITION IN GRAVITATIONAL PHYSICS AT THE GRAN SASSO SCIENCE INSTITUTE.
Interested candidates should submit their application to https://applications.gssi.it/applications/index.php?op=login&type=post-doc
[Position: Phys 1.2 PRIN_Maselli – Physics]
The successful candidate will work with Prof. Andrea Maselli. The position is on the modelling of black holes and relativistic compact binaries, and open to all candidates with a background in gravitational-wave astrophysics.
Candidates with experience in relativistic perturbation theory, semi-analytical approaches and/or gravitational-wave data analysis for asymmetric binaries are encouraged to apply. Candidates with related experience are also welcome.
The successful candidate will work within an international network across different nodes in Europe and US, including the University of Pisa, the University of Nottingham, and the Johns Hopkins University.
There will be ample opportunities to collaborate with the gravity group at the GSSI
and to pursue their own research topics.
Faculty members in the gravity group at GSSI include Prof. M. Branchesi, Prof. Jan Harms, Prof. M. Arca Sedda and Prof. Gor Oganesyan.
Deadline: December 14 2023
The expected start date is in the Summer/Fall of 2024 (negotiable)
Please forward this to anyone who may be interested.
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10. FOUR POSTDOC POSITIONS AT OSKAR KLEIN CENTRE
The Oskar Klein Centre is announcing four postdoctoral research positions focused on transients and supernovae. The Centre houses research groups from Stockholm University and KTH Royal Institute of Technology. The Centre hosts a vibrant research programme on dark matter, dark energy, transient and multimessenger astrophysics, galaxy evolution, structure formation, and related particle physics questions. Theoretical activities at the Centre include particle and astroparticle phenomenology, neutrino theory, gravitation and string theory. Postdoctoral associates are also welcome to participate in Scientific Programs at Nordita, the Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics.
Postdoctoral positions are available in the following areas:
Observational Transients and Supernovae: Up to three postdoctoral fellows will conduct research on time-domain astronomy, with an emphasis on our upcoming involvement in the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) with Jesper Sollerman and Ragnhild Lunnan in the Department of Astronomy at Stockholm University. This includes work on supernovae, kilonovae or other transients. OKC are part of ZTF and of the upcoming LS4 for discovering transients, and are members of LSST. The positions are aimed to prepare for and take advantage of the upcoming LSST transient stream, for which the OKC will deliver classifications with the Nordic Optical Telescope (advert: https://www.su.se/english/about-the-university/work-at-su/available-jobs?rmpage=job&rmjob=22111&rmlang=UK). Deadline January 12, 2024
Computational Supernovae: a postdoctoral fellow position to work with Evan O’Connor within the OKC and the computational astrophysics group at the Department of Astronomy at Stockholm University. This project (https://www.su.se/english/research/research-projects/black-holes-from-core-collapse-supernovae) aims at the development and execution of state-of-the-art (and next generation) computational tools for simulating core-collapse supernovae, with a particular focus on black hole formation and the multi-messenger signals produced from these extreme environments. (advert: https://www.su.se/english/about-the-university/work-at-su/available-jobs?rmpage=job&rmjob=21969&rmlang=UK). Deadline January 12, 2024
Contact details and the application procedure for each set of positions can be found in the individual links above. For general information you may also contact the Director of the Oskar Klein Centre, Ariel Goobar (ariel@fysik.su.se).
Application Deadline:
Friday, January 12, 2024
Selection Deadline:
Friday, January 26, 2024
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11. POST-DOCTORAL POSITION ON SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLE BINARIES AT WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
The Department of Physics and Astronomy at Washington State University invites applications for one post-doctoral position broadly on supermassive black hole binaries to work in Dr Maria Charisi’s group.Applicants with experience in observations or variability studies of quasars, big data and machine learning especially for time-domain astrophysics, as well as gravitational wave data analysis with PTAs/LISA are highly encouraged to apply. Candidates who can connect their previous research to the above topics are also encouraged to apply.The post-doctoral researcher will have the opportunity to join international collaborations (the NANOGrav, IPTA collaborations, the LSST AGN Collaboration and the LISA Consortium) and will benefit from extensive networking and mentoring opportunities. They will also have ample opportunities to develop independent research projects with the group or other members of the department and co-advise students (if they wish to).The position comes w!
ith competitive salary, benefits, a generous travel package, and opportunities to spend extended research visits in Europe (at the University of Crete in Greece). The expected start date is in the Fall of 2024 (negotiable). The initial appointment will be for two years, with the possibility of extension to a third year contingent upon satisfactory performance and availability of funds. WSU is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, and highly encourages applications from women, minorities, veterans, LGBTQ+ people, and other members of underrepresented groups.Candidates must have a PhD in astronomy, physics or a related field by the time of the appointment. Applicants should send: (1) a cover letter (max 1 page), (2) a research statement (max 3 pages) and (3) a CV including publications to astropostdoc.wsu@gmail.com. (4) They should also arrange for two (preferably three) recommendation letters to be sent directly to the same email address by the deadline. For more inf!
ormation, please contact Dr. Charisi directly at mariacharisi1@gmail.comDeadline: December 15 2023 (Applications received by the deadline will receive full consideration, but review will continue until the position is filled.)The Physics and Astronomy Department at Washington State University is composed of over 20 faculty and lecturers with an active and growing astronomy group. Our astronomy faculty perform cutting-edge research in stellar populations, transients, active galactic nuclei and gravitational waves (LIGO, LISA, PTAs). The astronomy group boasts a tight-knit and inclusive community and is committed to the professional development of its early-career members.
The position is based in Pullman in Whitman County, WA. Pullman is a dynamic hub for higher education, research, and culture and hosts an expanding high-tech industry. Pullman has a young population (with over 70% of its population at an age of <44yr) and was named the” Best City to raise a child in WA” due to its safety, affordability and quality of schools. It is surrounded by immense natural beauty with excellent opportunities for outdoor recreation.
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12. SEVERAL POST-DOCTORAL POSITIONS ON SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLE BINARIES AT IA_FORTH
The Institute of Astrophysics at the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (IA-FORTH) invites applications for several post-doctoral positions broadly on supermassive black hole binaries to work in Dr Maria Charisi’s group, funded by the ERC Starting Grant MMMonsters. MMMonsters aims to detect supermassive black hole binaries using electromagnetic (time-domain) and gravitational-wave (PTA) data and the combination of the two.
Applicants with experience in observations or variability studies of quasars, big data and machine learning especially for time-domain astrophysics, as well as gravitational wave data analysis with PTAs/LISA are highly encouraged to apply. Candidates who can connect their previous research to the objectives of MMMonsters are also encouraged to apply. The post-doctoral researchers will have the opportunity to join international collaborations (NANOGrav, EPTA, IPTA collaborations, the LSST AGN Collaboration and the LISA Consortium) and will benefit from extensive networking and mentoring opportunities. They will also have ample opportunities to develop independent research projects with the group or other members of the Institute and co-advise students (if they wish to).
The position comes with competitive salary, benefits (medical, retirement), a generous travel package, and opportunities to spend extended research visits in the US. The expected start date is in the summer of 2024 (negotiable). Postdoctoral researchers are appointed to one-year terms (renewable up to 3-4 years) upon satisfactory performance and availability of funds. The group and IA-FORTH are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, encourages applications from women and underrepresented minorities, and supports a flexible and family-friendly work environment.
Candidates must have a PhD in astronomy, physics or a related field by the time of the appointment. Applicants should send: (1) a cover letter (max 1 page), (2) a research statement (max 3 pages) and (3) a CV including publications to mmmonsters.postdoc@gmail.com. (4) They should also arrange for two (preferably three) recommendation letters to be sent directly to the same email address by the deadline. For more information, please contact Dr. Charisi directly at maria.charisi@ia.forth.gr
More information here: https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/2e646491
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13. PHD PROJECT, ON X-RAY BINARY JET NEBULAE
Jet trails and hot bubbles: The interaction of X-ray binaries with the interstellar medium
Supervisory team: Klaas Wiersema, Dominic Walton, Martin Krause
Interested students should feel free to contact potential supervisors of projects of interest by email in the first instance.
X-ray binaries are a class of stellar binaries, in which a black hole or neutron star accretes matter from its companion star. This process leads to a bright accretion disk, as well as powerful collimated outflows in the form of narrow jets or wider-angle disk-winds. These outflows slam into the interstellar medium (ISM), forming an expanding shock front: an expanding bubble is inflated. In rare cases, the velocity of the X-ray binary through the Galaxy exceeds the local sound speed in the ISM. In those cases, the bubble gets “stretched out”, taking the shape of a so-called head-tail nebula, with a funnel-like linear “neck’’ terminating in a bubble.
Such Galactic head-tail sources were first predicted from theory, and are believed to be responsible for a significant fraction of the buoyant plasma in the Milky Way. The first actual detection was done accidentally by one of us: in deep imaging data we found a head-tail nebula formed by the neutron star X-ray binary SAX J1712.6-3739. This discovery now allows us to test theoretical models for these jet-ISM interaction sites through detailed observations. We can then use the shape of the nebula to answer questions like: how long have the jets been “on”? How did the X-ray binary get such a high velocity? What does the nebula do to the gas and dust around the X-ray binary? How much hot plasma is produced?
This project is observational in nature, using large amounts of data (radio, X-ray and optical) to study the brightest X-ray binary bubbles in detail; and we will search for additional X-ray binary powered bubbles in the Galaxy. The student will be able to work with data from the largest telescopes (such as VLT, XMM, ATCA, Gemini) and acquire new observations using the biggest and newest facilities (such as the Cherenkov Telescope Array, currently under construction) to study these enigmatic objects.
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14. PRESTIGIOUS PHD FELLOWSHIPS “INPHINIT – INCOMING”, UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA
The Institute of Cosmos Sciences at the University of Barcelona (ICCUB) announces the opportunity to apply for the prestigious PhD Fellowships “INPhINIT – Incoming” sponsored by La Caixa Foundation.
The INPhINIT – Incoming Program aims to attract talented young researchers willing to pursue PhD studies in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics disciplines at Research Centers awarded with either the “Maria de Maeztu” or the “Severo Ochoa” Spanish Seal of Excellence. The INPhINIT Fellowships offer a highly competitive salary and complementary training opportunities, making these fellowships some of the most attractive and complete in Europe. The ICCUB renewed its María de Maeztu award in 2020, providing a privileged environment to carry out your PhD project through these INPhINIT – Incoming Fellowships.
The High-Energy Astrophysics Group at ICCUB is seeking a highly-motivated, young physicist with a strong interest in Gamma-ray Astrophysics to carry out her/his PhD Project on the study of “Gamma-ray Sources as Extreme Particle Accelerators”. The Project aims at understanding the nature of VHE and UHE gamma-ray sources, both from an observational perspective (CTA, LST, LHAASO) and on theoretical grounds. More detailed information on this PhD offer, the hosting Group and Institute, the employment conditions and the application procedures can be found here. Note that the deadline for applications is January 24th 2024.
We would much appreciate if you could distribute this offer among potentially interested candidates. For further inquiries, do not hesitate in contacting us (pbordas@fqa.ub.edu)
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DIVERS
1. FINAL THREE FOR ESA’S NEXT MEDIUM SCIENCE MISSION
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Final_three_for_ESA_s_next_medium_science_missionzard
PROGRAMME NATIONAL HAUTES ÉNERGIES
lettre d’information n°179
http://pnhe.cnrs.fr
30 novembre 2023
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ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. WORKSHOP “LOOKING AHEAD TO SOFT GAMMA-RAY ASTROPHYSICS: PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES” (Ferrara, Italie, 14 au 16 février 2024)
2. SECOND CTAO SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM (Bologne, Italie, 15 au 18 avril 2024)
3. 3RD NANJING GRB CONFERENCE (Suzhou, Chine, 21 au 25 mai 2024)
4. FIRST CTAO SCHOOL (Bertinoro, Italie, 16 au 22 juin puis La Palma, Espagne, 22 au 29 juin 2024)
5. FIRST MPIK-CDY SUMMER SCHOOL ON THE FUTURE OF GAMMA-RAY ASTRONOMY (Heidelberg, Allemagne, 25 juin au 3 juillet 2024)
POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION (F/M/D) – HIGH-ENERGY GAMMA-RAY ASTRONOMY
2. SEVERAL POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS IN MULTI-MESSENGER ASTROPHYSICS
3. POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS IN HIGH ENERGY THEORETICAL AND OBSERVATIONAL ASTROPHYSICS
4. POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS WITHIN GALACTIC & EXTRAGALACTIC ASTRONOMY AND COSMOLOGY
5. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN THEORY/PHENOMENOLOGY OF COSMIC RAYS AT GSSI
6. FELLOWSHIP AND POSTDOC POSITIONS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
7. SEEKING NOMINATIONS FOR DIRECTOR OF THE WISCONSIN ICECUBE PARTICLE ASTROPHYSICS CENTER
8. 18-MONTHS POSTDOC POSITION, PROJECT « EMERGE – NEUTRON STAR MERGERS AND THE ORIGIN OF SHORT GAMMA-RAY BURSTS »
9. 2-YEARS POSTDOC POSITION IN GRAVITATIONAL PHYSICS AT THE GRAN SASSO SCIENCE INSTITUTE.
10. FOUR POSTDOC POSITIONS AT OSKAR KLEIN CENTRE
11. POST-DOCTORAL POSITION ON SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLE BINARIES AT WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
12. SEVERAL POST-DOCTORAL POSITIONS ON SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLE BINARIES AT IA_FORTH
13. PHD PROJECT, ON X-RAY BINARY JET NEBULAE
14. PRESTIGIOUS PHD FELLOWSHIPS “INPHINIT – INCOMING”, UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA
DIVERS
1. FINAL THREE FOR ESA’S NEXT MEDIUM SCIENCE MISSION
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ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. WORKSHOP “LOOKING AHEAD TO SOFT GAMMA-RAY ASTROPHYSICS: PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES” (Ferrara, Italie, 14 au 16 février 2024)
Dear all,
we are pleased to announce the workshop “Looking AHEAD to soft gamma-ray astrophysics: prospects and challenges” to be held in Ferrara 14-16 February 2024 .
This is a mid-scale workshop organised in the context of the AHEAD 2020 project, which aims to discuss outstanding questions in the hard-X-ray/soft gamma-ray domain in the landscape of multi-messenger astrophysics, as well as related technological prospects and challenges.
We kindly ask you to share this announcement with anyone who might be interested.
Workshop website: https://agenda.infn.it/event/37541/
Kind Regards,
Cristiano Guidorzi on behalf of the LOC
2. SECOND CTAO SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM (Bologne, Italie, 15 au 18 avril 2024)
Dear colleagues,
We have just opened the registration and abstract submission for the 2nd edition of the CTAO Science Symposium, which will take place on April 15 -18, 2024, in Bologna (Italy): https://www.ctao-symposium.org/
On the dedicated webpage, you can find the preliminary agenda and goals for the conference. As already anticipated, significant time for contributed talks and posters will be allocated, with reserved time for early-career researchers. Distinguished speakers will also join to share the latest results through highlight talks and foster synergies with the CTAO.
The abstract submission is open until January 14, 2024. The fee of the conference is 350 euros, reduced to 250 euros for students, which covers all meals, coffee breaks and the conference dinner.
Learn more, register and submit an abstract on the website, and, please, share the information through your internal channels to reach a broad audience.
See you in Bologna!
Roberta
3. 3RD NANJING GRB CONFERENCE (Suzhou, Chine, 21 au 25 mai 2024)
« The 3rd Nanjing GRB Conference »
Date: May 21 – May 25, 2024
Location: Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
URL: http://grb2024.org
Scope:
Since the 2nd Nanjing GRB conference held in 2019, significant strides have been made in the field of Gamma-Ray Bursts. The detection of several distinctive GRBs, including the unprecedented « Brightest of All Time » GRB 221009A, has continuously driven this vigorous field. In May 2024, we will gather once again in the beautiful city of Suzhou to summarize and discuss recent progress in both new observations and theoretical modeling. The conference will also highlight the initiatives and results of existing, newly launched, or anticipated space/ground-based missions/telescopes, with a strong focus on their connections to multi-messenger astrophysics.
Topics of the conference will include:
• GRB prompt emission
• GRB afterglow theory and observations
• GRB central engines
• GRB polarization
• GRB progenitors and host galaxies
• GW & EM counterparts observations
• GW & EM counterparts theory
• GRB-cosmological and GRB-fundamental physics connections
• Fast Radio Bursts
• Cosmic rays and neutrinos
• Current and Future survey missions
The current confirmed invited speakers can be found on the conference website http://grb2024.org. You can also visit the website for more information about Nanjing GRB conferences and register for GRB 2024.
Important dates:
• 2023 Nov 22 – First announcement and Registration Open
• 2024 Mar 01 – Early Registration Ends
• 2024 Apr 1 – Abstract Deadline (Hard Deadline for Oral Contributions)
• 2024 Apr 12 – Preliminary Program Announced
• 2024 Apr 30 – Poster Abstract Deadline
• 2024 May 1 – Regular Registration Ends (Late/Onsite Registration is available)
• 2024 May 20 – Reception
• 2024 May 21-25 – Conference
• 2023 May 26 – Conference Adjourn
Sponsor:
The conference is supported by Nanjing University and Purple Mountain Observatory.
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4. FIRST CTAO SCHOOL (Bertinoro, Italie, 16 au 22 juin puis La Palma, Espagne, 22 au 29 juin 2024)
Dear colleagues and especially early-career researchers,
We have just opened the application process for the first CTAO School. The school is a two-week workshop aimed at students and postdoctoral researchers who want to begin or delve deeper into CTAO science and technology, as well as data analysis. As an international, enriching experience, the first week will take place in Bertinoro (Italy), from June 16 – 22, while the second will be carried out on La Palma (Spain), from June 22 – 29, 2024. You can find all the information, as well as the application form, on a dedicated webpage (accessible through our official website, too): www.school.cta-observatory.org
The goal of the school is to develop both fundamental hard and soft skills in our field, from understanding and discussing the hot topics, learning how to prepare a successful observing proposal, analysing low-level and DL3 data, presenting your own results or taking data with the Large-Sized Telescope prototype, the LST-1.
To provide the best educational experience, the school is limited to a maximum of 25 participants. As part of the selection process, applicants will be asked to submit a one-page statement about the research work they have carried out so far, and supervisors will need to send a one-page reference letter via email (see details on the webpage).
The fee for the two-week school is 900 euros, which covers accommodation, meals, coffee breaks and local transportation at both sites, as well as the plane ticket from Bologna (Italy) to La Palma (Spain). Flights from or to the students’ countries (to Italy and from Spain) are not covered and must be booked separately by participants. The CTAO will offer several fee-waiver fellowships. Please, read the requirements on the Application page.
I would appreciate it if you can share the information throughout your channels to reach potential interested early-career researchers.
Looking forward to seeing you in this first CTAO School!
Roberta on behalf of the SOC
5. FIRST MPIK-CDY SUMMER SCHOOL ON THE FUTURE OF GAMMA-RAY ASTRONOMY (Heidelberg, Allemagne, 25 juin au 3 juillet 2024)
We are pleased to announce the first MPIK-CDY Summer School on the Future of Gamma-Ray Astronomy, to be held at the Max Planck Institut fuer Kernphysik, Heidelberg, Germany between 25 June and 3 July, 2024.
Our understanding of the universe at gamma-ray energies (ranging from MeV to PeV) has expanded significantly in the last two decades, thanks to the advent of powerful space-based instruments like Fermi, as well as ground-based tools such as imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes and wide-field-of-view water Cherenkov detector arrays. The introduction of these instruments has opened the very high-energy window, enabling us to explore extreme physical conditions and processes in new ways. The universe, as revealed by these instruments, has proven to be rich, varied, and, in some aspects, more extreme than initially anticipated. Yet, the most exciting developments are expected in the coming years, with substantial improvements in sensitivity as next-generation instruments come online. The MPIK-CDY school aims to equip scientists entering the field with the necessary background knowledge to fully exploit these future opportunities.
This one week school will cover topics in VHE-UHE astrophysics including instrumentation and detection techniques. Pedagogical style lectures will be delivered by experts in the field and each topic will include an overview talk on the status of the field accompanied by in-depth seminars and hands-on sessions with the gamma-ray analysis toolkit Gammapy. The school will cover the basic physical processes most relevant to very high-energy sources and review our current understanding of what these sources are and how they operate. The school will also discuss gamma-ray astronomy’s place in the upcoming landscape of multi-messenger and time domain astronomy where, for example, increasingly powerful neutrino and gravitational wave detectors will provide complementary information on extreme sources. The school is appropriate for graduate students as well as early-career researchers in the fields of particle astrophysics, high-energy astrophysics and cosmology.
Further details on travel, and registration can be found here (https://www.mpi-hd.mpg.de/MPIK_CDY_2024/).
From the MPIK-CDY School Organising Committee
Felix Aharonian
Paolo Coppi
Ruth Crespo
Julia Djuvsland
Jim Hinton
Yuri Levin
Reshmi Mukherjee
Brian Reville
Richard White
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POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION (F/M/D) – HIGH-ENERGY GAMMA-RAY ASTRONOMY
The Max Planck Institute for Physics is a research institute focusing on particle and astroparticle physics from an experimental and theoretical perspective. The research activities of the experimental astroparticle physics group comprise participation in the gamma-ray telescopes, CTA, MAGIC, and Fermi Gamma-Ray satellite, and the CRESST dark matter search.
This group takes a leading role in overseeing the development of the CTA Large Size Telescopes (LST) with- in CTA North. The first telescope, Large Size Telescope 1 (LST1), has been successfully constructed and commissioned since 2018. It is now transitioning into scientific operation and operated in stereo observation with the MAGIC telescopes. Currently, three additional large-size telescopes (LST2-4) are in progress and will be completed in 2026. Once finished, they will form a formidable array of four telescopes, each with a diame- ter of 23 meters. This array promises exceptional sensitivity in detecting high-energy gamma rays, spanning from 20GeV to 10 TeV, broadening our view of the gamma-ray universe to cosmological distances. CTA-LST is set to revolutionize our understanding of the high-energy Universe by providing unprecedented sensitivity.
MAGIC, on the other hand, represents a groundbreaking ground-based Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov tele- scope stereo system featuring two 17-meter diameter dishes. Its primary mission is to investigate high- energy phenomena in the Universe by studying gamma rays above 50 GeV. Operating in stereo mode with remarkable sensitivity since 2009, MAGIC has stood at the forefront of high-energy gamma-ray astrophysics for a number of years.
We invite applications for postdoctoral positions (f/m/d) in high-energy gamma-ray astrophysics to strengthen our experimental astroparticle physics group.
We are looking for postdoctoral researchers who can contribute to the development and commissioning of the new generation CTA-LSTs and also to the data analysis and science with the newly built CTA-LSTs and MAGIC Telescopes. The successful candidate is expected to have an experimental background in cosmic- ray physics, gamma-ray astrophysics, or neighboring fields, such as elementary particle physics and astro- physics.
The position is initially limited to two years, to the end of February 2026. Salary and benefits are in accordance with the German public service pay scale (TVöD).
The Max Planck Society strives for gender equality and diversity. The Max Planck Society is committed to increasing the number of individuals with disabilities in its workforce and therefore encourages applications from such qualified individuals. Furthermore, the Max Planck Society seeks to increase the number of women in those areas where they are underrepresented and therefore explicitly encourages women to apply.
For questions concerning the position offered, please contact Prof. Masahiro Teshima (e-mail: mteshima@mpp.mpg.de). Interested scientists should send their applications (including a CV, list of publica- tions, and research interest) until 1st December 2023 and arrange for two recommendation letters to be sent as PDFs and received by the same date via e-mail to dwerner@mpp.mpg.de.
Prof. Dr. Masahiro Teshima
2. SEVERAL POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS IN MULTI-MESSENGER ASTROPHYSICS
Dear colleagues
The Institute of Astrophysics at the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (IA-FORTH) invites applications for several post-doctoral positions broadly on supermassive black hole binaries to work in Dr Maria Charisi’s group, funded by the ERC Starting Grant MMMonsters. MMMonsters aims to detect supermassive black hole binaries using electromagnetic (time-domain) and gravitational-wave (PTA) data and the combination of the two.
Applicants with experience in observations or variability studies of quasars, big data and machine learning especially for time-domain astrophysics, as well as gravitational wave data analysis with PTAs/LISA are highly encouraged to apply. Candidates who can connect their previous research to the objectives of MMMonsters are also encouraged to apply. The post-doctoral researchers will have the opportunity to join international collaborations (NANOGrav, EPTA, IPTA collaborations, the LSST AGN Collaboration and the LISA Consortium) and will benefit from extensive networking and mentoring opportunities. They will also have ample opportunities to develop independent research projects with the group or other members of the Institute and co-advise students (if they wish to).
The position comes with competitive salary, benefits (medical, retirement), a generous travel package, and opportunities to spend extended research visits in the US. The expected start date is in the summer of 2024 (negotiable). Postdoctoral researchers are appointed to one-year terms (renewable up to 3-4 years) upon satisfactory performance and availability of funds. The group and IA-FORTH are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, encourages applications from women and underrepresented minorities, and supports a flexible and family-friendly work environment.
Candidates must have a PhD in astronomy, physics or a related field by the time of the appointment. Applicants should send: (1) a cover letter (max 1 page), (2) a research statement (max 3 pages) and (3) a CV including publications to mmmonsters.postdoc@gmail.com. (4) They should also arrange for two (preferably three) recommendation letters to be sent directly to the same email address by the deadline. For more information, please contact Dr. Charisi directly at maria.charisi@ia.forth.gr
Deadline: December 15 2023 (Applications received by the deadline will receive full consideration, but review will continue until the positions are filled.)
IA-FORTH is a premier research institute in Greece. Founded in 2019, it provides an international and dynamic research environment with 10 permanent researchers, 11 postdocs and 18 PhD students. Its members perform cutting-edge research in a variety of topics including supermassive black holes (Charisi, Cassadio, Liodakis, Papadakis, Pavlidou), compact objects and pulsar timing (Antoniadis, Reig, Zezas), and galaxy evolution (Charmandaris, Diaz-Santos, Tassis). IIA currently hosts three additional ERC grants led by Dr. Casadio (radio observations of quasars), Dr. Liodakis (multi-wavelength polarization of supermassive black holes), Prof. Tassis (polarimetry of the Milky Way) and an ERA chair in Astro-informatics led by Dr Starck. IA-FORTH also manages the Skinakas Observatory with 3 small and medium-size telescopes, located at an altitude of 1750m just 60km from the Institute.
IA-FORTH boasts a tight-knit and inclusive community, which fosters close collaborations among the different groups, and is committed to the professional development of its early-career members. The institute has established collaborative links with leading institutes in the US, such as Caltech, NASA/JPL, CfA/Harvard, Vanderbilt, UC Berkeley, Stanford, Northwestern, as well as in Europe including CEA/Saclay (France), MPE, MPP and MPIfR (Germany), and Cambridge (UK).
IA-FORTH is located in Heraklion, a vibrant medium-sized city in Crete. Located in the biggest island of Greece with international visitors throughout the year, it maintains a very well-connected airport, phenomenal food scene (with plenty high-end restaurants) and a strong cultural identity with multi-cultural influences and historical gems. It is also surrounded by magnificent nature, beaches and mountains, with year-round outdoor activities (sea sports, hiking, cross-country skiing, etc).
Best regards
Maria Charisi
3. POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS IN HIGH ENERGY THEORETICAL AND OBSERVATIONAL ASTROPHYSICS
We invite applications for four postdoctoral positions at the Instituto de Astronomia, Geofisica e
Ciencias Atmosfericas, Universidade de São Paulo (IAG-USP), within the High Energy and Plasma Astrophysics group (GAPAE). These positions are part of the FAPESP funded project, « Investigation of High Energy and Plasma Astrophysics Phenomena, Installation of the ASTRI-Mini Array & Construction of the Cherenkov Telescope Array Small Size Telescopes (CTA-SSTs) » (FAPESP grant 2021/02120-0).
The objective of these positions is to conduct research in magneto-hydrodynamics (MHD) and high-energy phenomena, ranging from stars and compact objects to clusters of galaxies. This involves the application of analytic and numerical techniques using high-performance computing, and also active involvement in the CTA and ASTRI Mini-Array projects.
Special attention will be given to studies on cosmic ray accelerators, cosmic magnetic fields and turbulence, galactic outflows, relativistic jets, accretion flows, and the development of science programs for the CTA and ASTRI-CTA Mini-Array. Applicants with expertise and experience in any of these fields, as well as familiarity with MHD and PIC codes, are strongly encouraged to apply.
Key research topics involve:
• Magnetohydrodynamics and High Energy Phenomena around Black Holes and Jets
• Cosmic Ray Acceleration, Diffusion, and Propagation in Astrophysical Sources &
Environments
• Star Formation, MHD Turbulence, and High Energy Phenomena Interlinks
• Star Formation, AGN feedback, and High Energy Phenomena in the Evolution of Galaxies
The postdoctoral positions are for two years with possible renewal for up to four years.
The FAPESP postdoctoral fellowships are tax-free and pay moving costs as well as a research grant for travel, computer equipment and research expenses (http://www.fapesp.br/en/5427).
Applicants’ qualifications:
• PhD in Physics or Astronomy, or related fields.
• Research experience in one or more of the research fields listed above.
• Ability in programming.
• Ability to design and implement original scientific research programs.
• Capacity to develop scientific reports and manuscripts based on original research.
• Capability to deliver professional scientific presentations.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a group environment and with remote collaborators.
• Knowledge of data analysis (statistical concepts and tools).
• Excellent proficiency in English.
Applicants are required to submit a curriculum vitae, publication list, and a concise statement
detailing research accomplishments and interests. Additionally, two letters of recommendation
should be arranged to be sent directly via email to:
Elisabete M. de Gouveia Dal Pino
dalpino@iag.usp.br
Review of applications will continue until the positions are filled.
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4. POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS WITHIN GALACTIC & EXTRAGALACTIC ASTRONOMY AND COSMOLOGY
Durham have a generic AAS advert out for a PDRA but I will probably be looking to hire on an AGN-winds-variability theme. please spread this widely on your networks, especially encourage good just finishing phd students and pdras to apply!
https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/b930d366
deadline is 13th december, but all it really needs is a CV
Christine Done
5. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN THEORY/PHENOMENOLOGY OF COSMIC RAYS AT GSSI
Dear Colleague,
we have just opened one postdoctoral position in Theoretical High Energy Astroparticle Physics, at the Gran Sasso Science Institute in L’Aquila (Italy), seeking candidates interested in working on theory and phenomenology of cosmic rays. All relevant information about the position and how to apply for it can be found here:
https://inspirehep.net/jobs/2723767
or here:
https://applications.gssi.it/applications/index.php?op=login&type=post-doc
(please choose Position: Phys 1.1 PRIN_Blasi – Physics)
Please notify people that might be interested in applying, having in mind that the deadline for applications is December 14 2023 (3 p.m. Italian time zone).
Thank you in advance for your help in spreading this piece of information, and please do not hesitate to contact me if any additional info is needed.
Best,
Pasquale Blasi
6. FELLOWSHIP AND POSTDOC POSITIONS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
Dear Colleagues,
We are hiring several postdocs, including a prize fellowship (Bahcall Fellow) at the Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center (WIPAC) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Please help distribute the attached advertisement to suitable candidates, and I encourage CTA and SCT members to apply!
I’d be happy to chat about the positions, in particular about possible CTA or IceCube work.
Please apply by December 20 for full consideration.
best wishes
Justin Vandenbroucke
7. SEEKING NOMINATIONS FOR DIRECTOR OF THE WISCONSIN ICECUBE PARTICLE ASTROPHYSICS CENTER
Dear Colleagues,
We are hiring a new director of the Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center (WIPAC) at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. I would appreciate if you can share this advertisement with any suitable candidates.
WIPAC is responsible for maintenance and operations of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and also plays a vital role in IceCube data analysis and other projects in multi-messenger astrophysics including CTA, HAWC, SWGO, Fermi, ARA, and RNO-G. The center is also involved in theory and phenomenology projects and works closely with both the Physics and Astronomy departments.
The candidate selected to assume this 50% time position with a concurrent 50% faculty appointment in the Department of Physics or Astronomy will begin on or around July 1, 2024.
The Director will report to the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education, and will provide overall scientific leadership, strategic planning, and management of finances and day-to-day management of the center. The Director will create a scientific climate that fosters creativity, collaboration, and productivity in research. They will develop and execute a strategic plan and will have overall responsibility for the scientific success of WIPAC.
The successful applicant will have an international reputation for scholarship in a relevant field and be tenured or tenure-eligible at the rank of Professor. He or she will bring to the position a record of excellence in scholarship and research, experience in administrative responsibilities, and a commitment to maintaining the high quality of research at UW-Madison.
You can find more information at: https://go.wisc.edu/6m9719.
Consideration of applicants will begin December 4 and continue until the position is filled.
best wishes
Justin Vandenbroucke
8. 18-MONTHS POSTDOC POSITION, PROJECT « EMERGE – NEUTRON STAR MERGERS AND THE ORIGIN OF SHORT GAMMA-RAY BURSTS »
Opening of a 18-months postdoc position (Assegno di Ricerca) at the University of Trento funded via the PRIN MUR 2022 project « EMERGE – Neutron star
mergers and the origin of short gamma-ray bursts » to work with Albino Perego and within his research group in Trento.
EMERGE is a project developed within INAF Padova (National PI: R. Ciolfi), Milano-Bicocca
University (local PI: B. Giacomazzo) and Trento University (local PI: Albino Perego).
Recently, all the three units have advertised similar positions.
The researcher in Trento will work on the modeling of binary neutron star mergers and of their
observables by means of sophisticated computational models. Possible topics include the role of weak interaction, r-process nucleosynthesis, kilonova emission, the equation of state of
neutron star matter.
The application is rather straightforward and it must include the CV and publication list of the
candidate. Candidates are expected to provide a research proposal, to briefly introduce
themselves and to explain how they would develop the research topic (about 2 pages).
More information about the application can be found here:
https://lavoraconnoi.unitn.it/en/research-contracts/department-physics-call-selections-awarding-no-1-research-fellowship-project-prin-2022-prof-perego
and in the pdf link you can find at the bottom of that page (the so-called « bando »),
where a courtesy English translation is on the right column, while the original Italian
version is on the left.
Additionally, any interested candidates is strongly encourage to directly contact
albino.perego@unitn.it
especially for questions and further information. The deadline for the application is
December 13th 2023 (12:00 noon, CET).
The position is expected to start between January-April 2024.
Candidates planning to finish their PhD after December 13th 2023 are also welcome to apply, but they are expected to have their doctoral degree before the starting of the position.
Please, feel free to share this information with anyone who might be interested in applying.
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9. 2-YEARS POSTDOC POSITION IN GRAVITATIONAL PHYSICS AT THE GRAN SASSO SCIENCE INSTITUTE.
Interested candidates should submit their application to https://applications.gssi.it/applications/index.php?op=login&type=post-doc
[Position: Phys 1.2 PRIN_Maselli – Physics]
The successful candidate will work with Prof. Andrea Maselli. The position is on the modelling of black holes and relativistic compact binaries, and open to all candidates with a background in gravitational-wave astrophysics.
Candidates with experience in relativistic perturbation theory, semi-analytical approaches and/or gravitational-wave data analysis for asymmetric binaries are encouraged to apply. Candidates with related experience are also welcome.
The successful candidate will work within an international network across different nodes in Europe and US, including the University of Pisa, the University of Nottingham, and the Johns Hopkins University.
There will be ample opportunities to collaborate with the gravity group at the GSSI
and to pursue their own research topics.
Faculty members in the gravity group at GSSI include Prof. M. Branchesi, Prof. Jan Harms, Prof. M. Arca Sedda and Prof. Gor Oganesyan.
Deadline: December 14 2023
The expected start date is in the Summer/Fall of 2024 (negotiable)
Please forward this to anyone who may be interested.
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10. FOUR POSTDOC POSITIONS AT OSKAR KLEIN CENTRE
The Oskar Klein Centre is announcing four postdoctoral research positions focused on transients and supernovae. The Centre houses research groups from Stockholm University and KTH Royal Institute of Technology. The Centre hosts a vibrant research programme on dark matter, dark energy, transient and multimessenger astrophysics, galaxy evolution, structure formation, and related particle physics questions. Theoretical activities at the Centre include particle and astroparticle phenomenology, neutrino theory, gravitation and string theory. Postdoctoral associates are also welcome to participate in Scientific Programs at Nordita, the Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics.
Postdoctoral positions are available in the following areas:
Observational Transients and Supernovae: Up to three postdoctoral fellows will conduct research on time-domain astronomy, with an emphasis on our upcoming involvement in the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) with Jesper Sollerman and Ragnhild Lunnan in the Department of Astronomy at Stockholm University. This includes work on supernovae, kilonovae or other transients. OKC are part of ZTF and of the upcoming LS4 for discovering transients, and are members of LSST. The positions are aimed to prepare for and take advantage of the upcoming LSST transient stream, for which the OKC will deliver classifications with the Nordic Optical Telescope (advert: https://www.su.se/english/about-the-university/work-at-su/available-jobs?rmpage=job&rmjob=22111&rmlang=UK). Deadline January 12, 2024
Computational Supernovae: a postdoctoral fellow position to work with Evan O’Connor within the OKC and the computational astrophysics group at the Department of Astronomy at Stockholm University. This project (https://www.su.se/english/research/research-projects/black-holes-from-core-collapse-supernovae) aims at the development and execution of state-of-the-art (and next generation) computational tools for simulating core-collapse supernovae, with a particular focus on black hole formation and the multi-messenger signals produced from these extreme environments. (advert: https://www.su.se/english/about-the-university/work-at-su/available-jobs?rmpage=job&rmjob=21969&rmlang=UK). Deadline January 12, 2024
Contact details and the application procedure for each set of positions can be found in the individual links above. For general information you may also contact the Director of the Oskar Klein Centre, Ariel Goobar (ariel@fysik.su.se).
Application Deadline:
Friday, January 12, 2024
Selection Deadline:
Friday, January 26, 2024
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11. POST-DOCTORAL POSITION ON SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLE BINARIES AT WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
The Department of Physics and Astronomy at Washington State University invites applications for one post-doctoral position broadly on supermassive black hole binaries to work in Dr Maria Charisi’s group.Applicants with experience in observations or variability studies of quasars, big data and machine learning especially for time-domain astrophysics, as well as gravitational wave data analysis with PTAs/LISA are highly encouraged to apply. Candidates who can connect their previous research to the above topics are also encouraged to apply.The post-doctoral researcher will have the opportunity to join international collaborations (the NANOGrav, IPTA collaborations, the LSST AGN Collaboration and the LISA Consortium) and will benefit from extensive networking and mentoring opportunities. They will also have ample opportunities to develop independent research projects with the group or other members of the department and co-advise students (if they wish to).The position comes w!
ith competitive salary, benefits, a generous travel package, and opportunities to spend extended research visits in Europe (at the University of Crete in Greece). The expected start date is in the Fall of 2024 (negotiable). The initial appointment will be for two years, with the possibility of extension to a third year contingent upon satisfactory performance and availability of funds. WSU is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, and highly encourages applications from women, minorities, veterans, LGBTQ+ people, and other members of underrepresented groups.Candidates must have a PhD in astronomy, physics or a related field by the time of the appointment. Applicants should send: (1) a cover letter (max 1 page), (2) a research statement (max 3 pages) and (3) a CV including publications to astropostdoc.wsu@gmail.com. (4) They should also arrange for two (preferably three) recommendation letters to be sent directly to the same email address by the deadline. For more inf!
ormation, please contact Dr. Charisi directly at mariacharisi1@gmail.comDeadline: December 15 2023 (Applications received by the deadline will receive full consideration, but review will continue until the position is filled.)The Physics and Astronomy Department at Washington State University is composed of over 20 faculty and lecturers with an active and growing astronomy group. Our astronomy faculty perform cutting-edge research in stellar populations, transients, active galactic nuclei and gravitational waves (LIGO, LISA, PTAs). The astronomy group boasts a tight-knit and inclusive community and is committed to the professional development of its early-career members.
The position is based in Pullman in Whitman County, WA. Pullman is a dynamic hub for higher education, research, and culture and hosts an expanding high-tech industry. Pullman has a young population (with over 70% of its population at an age of <44yr) and was named the” Best City to raise a child in WA” due to its safety, affordability and quality of schools. It is surrounded by immense natural beauty with excellent opportunities for outdoor recreation.
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12. SEVERAL POST-DOCTORAL POSITIONS ON SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLE BINARIES AT IA_FORTH
The Institute of Astrophysics at the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (IA-FORTH) invites applications for several post-doctoral positions broadly on supermassive black hole binaries to work in Dr Maria Charisi’s group, funded by the ERC Starting Grant MMMonsters. MMMonsters aims to detect supermassive black hole binaries using electromagnetic (time-domain) and gravitational-wave (PTA) data and the combination of the two.
Applicants with experience in observations or variability studies of quasars, big data and machine learning especially for time-domain astrophysics, as well as gravitational wave data analysis with PTAs/LISA are highly encouraged to apply. Candidates who can connect their previous research to the objectives of MMMonsters are also encouraged to apply. The post-doctoral researchers will have the opportunity to join international collaborations (NANOGrav, EPTA, IPTA collaborations, the LSST AGN Collaboration and the LISA Consortium) and will benefit from extensive networking and mentoring opportunities. They will also have ample opportunities to develop independent research projects with the group or other members of the Institute and co-advise students (if they wish to).
The position comes with competitive salary, benefits (medical, retirement), a generous travel package, and opportunities to spend extended research visits in the US. The expected start date is in the summer of 2024 (negotiable). Postdoctoral researchers are appointed to one-year terms (renewable up to 3-4 years) upon satisfactory performance and availability of funds. The group and IA-FORTH are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, encourages applications from women and underrepresented minorities, and supports a flexible and family-friendly work environment.
Candidates must have a PhD in astronomy, physics or a related field by the time of the appointment. Applicants should send: (1) a cover letter (max 1 page), (2) a research statement (max 3 pages) and (3) a CV including publications to mmmonsters.postdoc@gmail.com. (4) They should also arrange for two (preferably three) recommendation letters to be sent directly to the same email address by the deadline. For more information, please contact Dr. Charisi directly at maria.charisi@ia.forth.gr
More information here: https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/2e646491
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13. PHD PROJECT, ON X-RAY BINARY JET NEBULAE
Jet trails and hot bubbles: The interaction of X-ray binaries with the interstellar medium
Supervisory team: Klaas Wiersema, Dominic Walton, Martin Krause
Interested students should feel free to contact potential supervisors of projects of interest by email in the first instance.
X-ray binaries are a class of stellar binaries, in which a black hole or neutron star accretes matter from its companion star. This process leads to a bright accretion disk, as well as powerful collimated outflows in the form of narrow jets or wider-angle disk-winds. These outflows slam into the interstellar medium (ISM), forming an expanding shock front: an expanding bubble is inflated. In rare cases, the velocity of the X-ray binary through the Galaxy exceeds the local sound speed in the ISM. In those cases, the bubble gets “stretched out”, taking the shape of a so-called head-tail nebula, with a funnel-like linear “neck’’ terminating in a bubble.
Such Galactic head-tail sources were first predicted from theory, and are believed to be responsible for a significant fraction of the buoyant plasma in the Milky Way. The first actual detection was done accidentally by one of us: in deep imaging data we found a head-tail nebula formed by the neutron star X-ray binary SAX J1712.6-3739. This discovery now allows us to test theoretical models for these jet-ISM interaction sites through detailed observations. We can then use the shape of the nebula to answer questions like: how long have the jets been “on”? How did the X-ray binary get such a high velocity? What does the nebula do to the gas and dust around the X-ray binary? How much hot plasma is produced?
This project is observational in nature, using large amounts of data (radio, X-ray and optical) to study the brightest X-ray binary bubbles in detail; and we will search for additional X-ray binary powered bubbles in the Galaxy. The student will be able to work with data from the largest telescopes (such as VLT, XMM, ATCA, Gemini) and acquire new observations using the biggest and newest facilities (such as the Cherenkov Telescope Array, currently under construction) to study these enigmatic objects.
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14. PRESTIGIOUS PHD FELLOWSHIPS “INPHINIT – INCOMING”, UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA
The Institute of Cosmos Sciences at the University of Barcelona (ICCUB) announces the opportunity to apply for the prestigious PhD Fellowships “INPhINIT – Incoming” sponsored by La Caixa Foundation.
The INPhINIT – Incoming Program aims to attract talented young researchers willing to pursue PhD studies in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics disciplines at Research Centers awarded with either the “Maria de Maeztu” or the “Severo Ochoa” Spanish Seal of Excellence. The INPhINIT Fellowships offer a highly competitive salary and complementary training opportunities, making these fellowships some of the most attractive and complete in Europe. The ICCUB renewed its María de Maeztu award in 2020, providing a privileged environment to carry out your PhD project through these INPhINIT – Incoming Fellowships.
The High-Energy Astrophysics Group at ICCUB is seeking a highly-motivated, young physicist with a strong interest in Gamma-ray Astrophysics to carry out her/his PhD Project on the study of “Gamma-ray Sources as Extreme Particle Accelerators”. The Project aims at understanding the nature of VHE and UHE gamma-ray sources, both from an observational perspective (CTA, LST, LHAASO) and on theoretical grounds. More detailed information on this PhD offer, the hosting Group and Institute, the employment conditions and the application procedures can be found here. Note that the deadline for applications is January 24th 2024.
We would much appreciate if you could distribute this offer among potentially interested candidates. For further inquiries, do not hesitate in contacting us (pbordas@fqa.ub.edu)
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DIVERS
1. FINAL THREE FOR ESA’S NEXT MEDIUM SCIENCE MISSION
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Final_three_for_ESA_s_next_medium_science_missionzard
Lettre N° 178 du 31 octobre 2023
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PROGRAMME NATIONAL HAUTES ÉNERGIES
lettre d’information n°178
http://pnhe.cnrs.fr
31 octobre 2023
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ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. ISAPP 2023 (TEXEL): EXPLORING THE DARK UNIVERSE – FROM PARTICLES TO GALAXIES (Texel, Pays-Bas, 13 au 19 novembre 2023)
2. CONFERENCE « BLACK HOLES & COSMOLOGY » (BHCOS 2024) (Nassau, Bahamas, 11 au 15 mars 2024)
POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. « SUPER-EDDINGTON ACCRETION: WIND INFLOW AND DISK » (SEAWIND) POSITIONS
2. LEAD SCIENTIST FOR FERMI SCIENCE SUPPORT CENTER
3. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION – MULTI-MESSENGER HIGH-ENERGY ASTROPHYSICS
4. POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP AT THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE
5. PHD POSITION ON TIME DOMAIN SURVEYS
6. POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR IN GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE ASTROPHYSICS AND DATA ANALYSIS
7. PHD OPPORTUNITIES AT ANTON PANNEKOEK INSTITUTE FOR ASTRONOMY
8. POSTDOC POSITION OPENED FOR 2-YEARS (POSSIBLY EXTENDABLE) AT OABRERA-MERATE TO WORK ON THE BEATRIX X-RAY TEST LABORATORY
9. POSTDOC POSITIONS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY AND OZGRAV CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE
10. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN TRANSIENT ASTRONOMY AT NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (TAIWAN)
11. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN OBSERVATIONAL HIGH-ENERGY ASTROPHYSICS
12. RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS IN GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE ASTRONOMY
13. POSTDOC POSITIONS AT UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
14. TENURE-TRACK RESEARCH POSITIONS IN ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS AT CBPF / RIO
15. JOINT ACADEMIC POSITION IN GRAVITATIONAL WAVE PHYSICS
16. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN “PARTICLE ESCAPE FROM THEIR ACCELERATION SITES: THEORY CONFRONTS OBSERVATION” AT INAF
17. POST-DOC POSITION TO WORK ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF RAPID INFERENCE ALGORITHMS FOR GRAVITATIONAL WAVES AND RELATIVE ELECTROMAGNETIC COUNTERPART
18. POSTDOCTORAL AND PHD POSITION IN GRAVITATIONAL WAVE PROBES OF DARK MATTER, AND POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN GRAVITATIONAL WAVE ASTROPHYSICS FOR THE LISA MISSION
19. FIVE POSITIONS TO WORK ON PULSAR TIMING AND FAST RADIO BURSTS
20. POSTDOC POSITION AT UNIVERSITY OF UTAH ON GAMMA-RAY AND MULTI-MESSENGER ASTRONOMY
21. POSTDOC JOB OPENING AT CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (CLEMSON, SOUTH CAROLINA, USA)
22. TWO POSTDOCS IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE ULTRA LOW FREQUENCY UNIVERSE PROJECT FUNDED BY THE ERC CONSOLIDATOR GRANT ULU
23. POSTDOC POSITION IN PLASMA/COSMIC-RAY ASTROPHYSICS AT THE OBSERVATORY IN NICE
24. OPENING OF A POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS AT INFN TORINO
25. POSTDOC POSITION FOR 1-YEAR (EXTENDABLE) AT OABRERA-MERATE TO WORK ON SIMULATIONS AND INTERPRETATION OF RELATIVISTIC JETS
DIVERS
1. APPEL D’OFFRES TÉLESCOPES NATIONAUX 2024A
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ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. ISAPP 2023 (TEXEL): EXPLORING THE DARK UNIVERSE – FROM PARTICLES TO GALAXIES (Texel, Pays-Bas, 13 au 19 novembre 2023)
**Last-minute slots available. Registration open until filled.**
We would like to draw your attention to the next ISAPP Doctoral School which will be held this fall in Texel (The Netherlands):
ISAPP 2023 (Texel): Exploring the Dark Universe – From Particles to Galaxies
13- 19 Nov 2023
De Krim Holiday Park, de Cocksdorp, North Sea Island Texel (The Netherlands)
Web page: https://indico.nikhef.nl/event/4270/
Email:isapp.texel.2023@gmail.com
We invite you to forward this message to potentially interested students and young postdocs.
Every year, the ISAPP European network (https://www.isapp-schools.org) organizes doctoral schools addressed to students – theorists, experimentalists and observers – in the astroparticle physics domain.
This school is organized by the GRAPPA center of excellence (GRavitation and Astroparticle Physics Amsterdam) at the University of Amsterdam and Nikhef, and by the Radboud University in Nijmegen. It will be held on the beautiful island of Texel, located off the northern coast of The Netherlands.
The school is dedicated to a range of topics that are focused on high-energy astrophysics, cosmology/dark matter and compact objects. The topics include cosmic-ray theory and detection, gamma-rays and neutrinos, lab searches for dark matter and cosmological small/large scale structure probes, gravitational waves and multi-messenger astrophysics, compact objects and MHD simulations, and machine learning.
The schedule is organized in slots of 1.5 hours lectures (intended as 75 min of teaching, followed by 15 min of discussion with the students). Discussion sessions, placed at the end of most of the lecture days, as well as various student projects, are further devoted to stimulate
dialogue amongst students and between students and teachers. Details on the program
will be available on the School webpage.
Students are encouraged to bring posters showing their own research work, which will be presented and discussed in dedicated poster sessions.
The School is addressed to PhD students and early postdocs working in the field of dark matter, particle physics, high energy astrophysics and astroparticle physics in general.
Contact information about the registrant’s advisor (e.g. for requesting reference letters) is required to finalize the registration process.
Applications should be sent through the registration form on the School
webpage until filled. Please contact the organisers in the case of questions.
2. CONFERENCE « BLACK HOLES & COSMOLOGY » (BHCOS 2024) (Nassau, Bahamas, 11 au 15 mars 2024)
We are excited to draw attention to our conference « Black Holes & Cosmology » (BHCos 2024), taking place at the University of The Bahamas in Nassau from the 11th to the 15th of March 2024.
This international meeting (aimed at around 120 participants) will bring together world-renowned experts as well as junior researchers working on theoretical and observational aspects of black holes, particularly (but not limited to) their rôle in cosmology.
The registration is now open!
https://indico.mpp.mpg.de/e/BHCos24
We encourage early registration and reservation of accommodation and travel since economic hotels and flights fill in very rapidly.
Best wishes & looking forward to seeing you in Nassau!
the organisational committee of BHCos 2024
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POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. « SUPER-EDDINGTON ACCRETION: WIND INFLOW AND DISK » (SEAWIND) POSITIONS
Dear colleagues,
On behalf of the SEAWIND Team, I am happy to inform you that we have received a two-year grant from PRIN 2022 regarding the project « Super-Eddington Accretion: Wind INflow and Disk » (SEAWIND) and another two-year grant from INAF Large Grants on the project Black Holes’ Swift Formation (BLOSSOM) to work on two parallel research projects involving 11 INAF Institutes and 5 Universities in Italy. The ultimate goal of the projects is to achieve a comprehensive understanding of the fast growth of compact objects and their feedback on the surrounding media.
A description of The SEAWIND Team, the research projects, the supporting funds and the available jobs opportunities can be found at the following website:
http://www.ifc.inaf.it/index.php/projects/seawind/
In the next few months we will open 4-5 postdoctoral positions to work on various aspects of the extreme physics of accretion and ejection from compact objects including neutron stars and black holes at different scales of mass. The positions will be held at INAF – IASF Palermo, University School for Advanced Studies (IUSS) Pavia and University “Roma Tre”. They will run on the basis of a 1-year contract (renewable subject to availability of funds). The postdocs will work on X-ray spectral-timing analysis of stellar-mass compact objects and supermassive black holes in active galactic nuclei at high accretion rates complemented with multi-wavelength studies.
The position at IUSS Pavia is already open. Please see the SEAWIND website or the online call at https://www.iusspavia.it/it/node/2100 (deadline: 03/11/2023 – 13:00 (CEST). The Doctorate (PhD) in Physics or Astronomy or closely related fields is required. The postdocs will start ideally towards the end of 2023 or early 2024 but the start dates are negotiable.
For any enquiries, please contact me (ciro.pinto@inaf.it), Paolo Esposito (paolo.esposito@iusspavia.it) or Federica Ricci (federica.ricci@uniroma3.it).
Thanks, all the best,
Ciro Pinto
On the behalf of the SEAWIND Team
2. LEAD SCIENTIST FOR FERMI SCIENCE SUPPORT CENTER
Applications are now being accepted for a scientist to lead the Fermi Science Support Center
(FSSC) for the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope mission at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight
Center (GSFC) in Greenbelt, MD. The position consists of an appointment in the Department of Physics at The Catholic University of America (CUA), funded by NASA through the Center for Research and Exploration in Space Sciences & Technology II (CRESST II) cooperative agreement.
Candidates should send a complete application – which includes a cover letter, Curriculum
Vitae including a publication list, a statement of research interests, a statement describing your
vision for how the FSSC will fulfill its role to support the Fermi user community, and contact
information for three references – to Ms. Katherine McKee (katherine.s.mckee@nasa.gov) by
November 19, 2023, for full consideration. The position will remain available until filled.
More detailed information here: https://cresst2.umd.edu/opportunities/Lead%20Scientist%20for%20Fermi%20Science%20Support%20Center.pdf
3. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION – MULTI-MESSENGER HIGH-ENERGY ASTROPHYSICS
Dear colleagues,
There is an opening for a postdoc position within my group to carry out research in the multi-messenger astrophysics field. A solid knowledge of theoretical modelling of active galactic nuclei is of advantage. More information is provided at the following link:
https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/0f831a71
More about our group at:
https://messmapp.github.io/
Feel free to bring this to the attention of suitable candidates, and don’t hesitate to reach out for more information.
Best,
Sara Buson
4. POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP AT THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE
Dear colleagues,
Applications are invited for a postdoctoral research fellowship in the Department of Physics at the National University of Singapore (NUS). The successful candidate will work under the supervision of faculty member Alvin Chua.
We seek applicants with a strong background in scientific modelling and analysis for contemporary and/or near-future gravitational-wave detectors such as LIGO, LISA and pulsar timing arrays. The successful candidate will join and contribute to the growth of a new gravity/astrophysics group at NUS with both theoretical and observational interests. This group presently includes faculty members Profs Edward Teo (gravitation) and Xinliang An (mathematical physics), research fellows Drs Soichiro Isoyama and Josh Mathews, as well as several PhD and MSc students. There will also be opportunities to take up (or retain) membership in international gravitational-wave collaborations such as LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA and the LISA Consortium, and to be formally involved in their activities.
Applicants with expertise in gravitational-wave data analysis are particularly encouraged to apply. Those with a more general background in applied mathematics, statistics, data science or computational science will also be considered. Relevant areas of expertise can include (but are not limited to) topics such as applied geometry, numerical analysis, computational statistics, time-series analysis and statistical learning.
The ideal candidate for this position will possess skills and interests in both theoretical and computational research, a willingness to diversify their expertise and to be involved in cross-disciplinary projects, as well as the disposition to work well independently and as part of a team. They will be expected to maintain their own individual research programme, while working in close collaboration with Prof. Chua on topics of mutual interest.
The initial appointment is for one year, with expected renewal up to three years in total, and could start as early as June 2024. This position comes with a competitive salary and personal benefits, as well as travel funds for international conferences/visits. There will also be opportunities for the successful candidate to gain additional experience in teaching and research supervision during their appointment.
Applicants should submit the following materials via e-mail to Alvin Chua (alvincjk@nus.edu.sg): a cover letter, their CV and list of publications, a short statement of research, and the e-mail addresses of three academic referees who will provide letters of reference. All materials should be received by 31 December 2023 for full consideration.
Alvin Chua
5. PHD POSITION ON TIME DOMAIN SURVEYS
The Cosmology, Particle astrophysics and Strings (CoPS) research division at the Physics Department (Fysikum) of Stockholm University invites applicants for a PhD position on time domain surveys.
The primary focus of the project is to work on analysis of observations from optical time domain astronomical surveys, including the US-based Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF), and two surveys in Chile: the La Silla Schmidt Southern Survey (LS4) and the Legacy Survey in Space and Time (LSST) at the Vera Rubin Observatory. Observations of supernova explosions, gravitationally lensed supernovae, and kilonovae in coincidence with signals in gravitational wave interferometers, are excellent laboratories of fundamental physics, e.g., the nature of dark matter and dark energy.
Over the next years, wide-field optical surveys will accumulate an unprecedented number of Type Ia supernovae used to measure the expansion rate of the Universe. Among these, a handful are expected to be gravitationally lensed by foreground galaxies, and split into multiple images, offering and independent way to carry out cosmological tests. These optical surveys have also a great potential to identify the electromagnetic counterparts of gravitational wave signals generated by the merger of compact objects, potentially the sources of most of the heavy elements.
We seek two highly motivated students with interest in astrophysics, cosmology and fundamental physics, as well as having programming skills. Experience in astronomical observations, data analysis and machine learning are valuable merits. Please indicate in the application any order of preference for the two positions.
More information here: https://www.su.se/english/about-the-university/work-at-su/available-jobs/phd-student-positions-1.507588?rmpage=job&rmjob=21983&rmlang=UK
6. POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR IN GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE ASTROPHYSICS AND DATA ANALYSIS
Vanderbilt University invites applications for a postdoctoral scholar in gravitational-wave astrophysics and data analysis to work in Professor Stephen Taylor’s VIPER Group (the Vanderbilt Initiative in Probes of Extreme Relativity).
This position is one of several postdoctoral positions that are funded through the North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves (NANOGrav) Physics Frontier Center (PFC); see http://nanograv.org. The goal of the NANOGrav PFC is to characterize the low-frequency gravitational-wave universe through radio-timing observations of pulsars. The postdoctoral researcher will be part of a diverse community of NANOGrav members in the United States and Canada and will benefit from mentoring by, and collaboration with, researchers at a range of institutions. The postdoctoral researcher will also be expected to play a large role in the work of the International Pulsar Timing Array (IPTA), particularly in driving forward its newest dataset and associated gravitational wave analysis, with ample opportunities for international travel and collaboration.
Candidates with experience in PTAs, LISA, ground-based GW detectors, or associated astrophysical/cosmological sources are strongly encouraged to apply. Postdoctoral researchers are appointed to renewable one-year terms, up to a total of three years. The position comes with an attractive salary commensurate with other prestigious prize fellowships in astrophysics, full benefits, and a competitive research budget.
VIPER (aka the Taylor Group) operates within the vibrant Department of Physics & Astronomy at Vanderbilt University (https://as.vanderbilt.edu/astronomy) and includes faculty at the forefront of research in Gravitational Waves (Taylor, Holley-Bockelmann, Jani), Supermassive Black Holes (Runnoe, Taylor, Holley-Bockelmann, Lupsasca), and Stellar Astrophysics & Exoplanets (Stassun). Faculty are world leaders within multi-messenger astrophysics collaborations such as NANOGrav, the International Pulsar Timing Array, LISA, LVK, SDSS, LSST, and EHT. An overarching research theme at Vanderbilt is the burgeoning arena of astro-informatics, which confronts the challenges of Big Data analytics, often employs simulation-based methods and machine learning, and lives at the interface of astrophysics, data science, and statistics. Vanderbilt (ranked 18th in 2024 US News & World Report Rankings) houses the state-of-the-art Advanced Computing Center for Research and Education (ACCRE) cluster!
with ~10,000 cores and bleeding-edge GPU resources, as well as a Data Science Institute (DSI) with strong faculty connections in the Department of Physics & Astronomy, and the Vanderbilt Initiative for Gravity, Waves, & Fluids (https://as.vanderbilt.edu/physics/gwaf). Nashville is ranked amongst the top 25 cities to live in the US, with thriving scenes in music, art, entertainment, education, and technology (https://realestate.usnews.com/places/tennessee/nashville).
Candidates must have a Ph.D. in physics, astronomy, or equivalent, by the date of appointment. Applicants should ensure that all of the following are sent directly to
viper.vanderbilt@gmail.com, with the subject line “NANOGrav Postdoc 2023, LASTNAME FIRSTNAME”, and received by 11.59pm Central US Time on December 10th, 2023.
A cover letter stating the applicant’s overall goals, motivation for applying, and how their research aligns with the position (1 page; LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_Cover.pdf)
A curriculum vitae including a list of publications and talks. (LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_CV.pdf)
A description of research accomplishments and future plans (3-page limit, 1-inch margins, 12 pt font; LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_Research.pdf)
Names and contact details of three professional references (LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_References.pdf)
Three letters of recommendation are to be sent directly to viper.vanderbilt@gmail.com with the subject line “NANOGrav Postdoc 2023: reference letter for LASTNAME FIRSTNAME”.
Candidates interested in further details are encouraged to contact Professor Stephen Taylor (stephen.r.taylor@vanderbilt.edu, https://my.vanderbilt.edu/stephentaylor/).
7. PHD OPPORTUNITIES AT ANTON PANNEKOEK INSTITUTE FOR ASTRONOMY
A Multi-wavelength Pulsar Timing Array
Supervisor: Dr. Aditya Parthasarathy (adityapartha3112@gmail.com)
Pulsar timing array (PTA) collaborations around the world have recently published evidence for the presence of ultra-low frequency gravitational waves; opening a new window into the Universe. Although this milestone result has made the first inroads into the low-frequency gravitational wave spectrum, there is much left to be understood.
This position offers exciting opportunities to develop novel techniques in precision pulsar timing and characterize the astrophysical origins of low-frequency gravitational waves using radio and gamma-ray observations of pulsars. Detecting the subtle effects of gravitational waves on pulsar timing data requires robust data analysis techniques and a deep understanding of the underlying noise processes. Complimentary to radio pulsar timing, the gamma-ray pulsar timing array uses observations from NASA’s Fermi gamma-ray space telescope and provides a unique opportunity to independently characterize low-frequency gravitational waves without being biased by the interstellar medium – one of the largest sources of noise in radio pulsar data sets.A combination of radio and gamma-ray data will enable the best constraints on understanding the astrophysical origins of the gravitational wave background.
Successful PhD candidates will be part of the PTA group at ASTRON and will be affiliated with the University of Amsterdam. They will join the core team of « GIGA », an ERC-funded project aimed at pushing the state-of-the-art of PTA science in radio and gamma-ray wavelengths. They will work with a vibrant international community and with large data sets from various telescopes around the world.
We are looking for two Ph.D. candidates who have an interest in scientific data analysis and experience in computer programming.
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Modelling High Resolution X-ray Spectra of Galaxy Clusters with AI
Supervisor: Daniela Huppenkothen (daniela@huppenkothen.org)
X-ray spectroscopy is one of our main tools for studying the physical and chemical properties of the intracluster, circumgalactic, and intergalactic media, and understanding their connection, interaction, and evolution. This gives us invaluable insight into physical processes spanning an enormous range of scales: nuclear reactions in the core of a star produce chemical elements that may later be expelled from the host galaxy by jets launched near the event horizon of a supermassive black hole (SMBH); these metals roam through the cosmos and can then accrete onto a different halo, many millions of light years away.
The X-ray telescope XRISM, launched in September, is poised to revolutionize this field with its high-resolution spectrometer Resolve. However, new data is only as good as the theoretical models available to infer astrophysical properties, and the statistical methods to compare the data to these models. In this project, we will use neural networks to emulate plasma emission models, and combine them in novel ways, which will allow us to build realistic models, inferring the complex temperature and velocity structure that is a result of the interaction between the SMBH and the hot medium surrounding brightest cluster galaxies. These models will then be applied to fit science data taken by XRISM/Resolve. The student carrying out this project will have the opportunity to collaborate closely with a large, wordwide team of experts on X-ray spectroscopy, machine learning and XRISM.
Applications needed to be submitted by November 6th. By mid-December we will invite candidates for a presentation and interviews to be held on 8 and 9 February 2024.
More information here:https://api.uva.nl/vacancies/phd-research-topics/phd-research-topics.html?cb
8. POSTDOC POSITION OPENED FOR 2-YEARS (POSSIBLY EXTENDABLE) AT OABRERA-MERATE TO WORK ON THE BEATRIX X-RAY TEST LABORATORY
The candidate will support the BEaTriX team in the following activities:
– calibration of the newAthena optical modules produced by the Dutch company cosine B.V., for the European Space Agency ESA;
– development, installation and verification of a second calibration line in the soft X rays spectral region (1.49 keV);
– preparation for calibration campaigns of X-ray instrumentations with BEaTriX, within the European project AHEAD;
– opto-mechanical upgrade of the facility;
– upgrade to the facility control software.
The official call in Italian can be found at the following link
http://www.inaf.it/it/lavora-con-noi/assegni-di-ricerca/assegno-di-ricerca-dal-titolo-201ccalibrazioni-e-upgrades-alla-facility-di-test-x-beatrix201d
Both the Italian and the English version (unbinding), can be found at:
http://www.brera.inaf.it/?page=lavoro;ritorno=home;
DEADLINE IS 10 NOVEMBER 2023.
9. POSTDOC POSITIONS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY AND OZGRAV CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE
Two new postdoctoral positions are announced at the University of Sydney, and there will be more to come from the other OzGrav Centre of Excellence nodes, so keep an eye on the AAS jobs register. Deadline Nov 17th
Please contact Tara Murphy (tara.murphy@sydney.edu.au) if you have any questions
https://usyd.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/USYD_EXTERNAL_CAREER_SITE/job/Camperdown-Campus/Postdoctoral-Research-Associate_0110810-1
https://usyd.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/USYD_EXTERNAL_CAREER_SITE/job/Camperdown-Campus/Postdoctoral-Fellow_0110805-1
10. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN TRANSIENT ASTRONOMY AT NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (TAIWAN)
https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/0854bbb4
We invite applications for a postdoctoral researcher position in transient astronomy at the Graduate Institute of Astronomy at National Central University, working within the research group led by Prof. Janet Ting-Wan Chen. This position is supported by her Yushan Young Fellowship and will involve research projects related to core-collapse supernovae, superluminous supernovae, fast transients and kilonovae.
The successful candidate will be granted data access rights and participate in various time-domain surveys, including the Vera Rubin Observatory’s LSST, ATLAS, ePESSTO+ and ENGRAVE projects, as well as involvement in TAOS2 and YSE. NCUIA operates the Lulin One-meter Telescope and a 40cm-SLT at Lulin Observatory, Taiwan. A new 2-meter telescope is also planned for installation in San Pedro Martir, Mexico, expected to be completed by 2025. The successful candidate will share observational duties with group members, help establish a new laboratory and mentor students.
The position is initially for two years with the potential for extension based on performance and funding. The starting date is flexible, with an emphasis on beginning as soon as possible. The salary will be based on research experience, ranging from 60k to 80k NTD monthly (annual salary of 13.5 months). The successful candidate will be member of the excellent public health insurance system of Taiwan.
We encourage applicants with a Ph.D. in astronomy or physics, expertise in observations and programing skills to apply. Please submit the following materials by November 15, 2023: a cover letter, curriculum vitae, publication list, research statement (limited to 2 pages), and research plan (limited to 1 page), all compiled into a single PDF file. Additionally, applicants should arrange for two letters of recommendation to be sent directly to Prof. Chen by the same deadline.
11. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN OBSERVATIONAL HIGH-ENERGY ASTROPHYSICS
The Department of Astronomy at the University of Michigan invites applications for a postdoctoral position in observational high-energy astrophysics. The successful applicant will work with Prof. Elena Gallo on characterizing compact X-ray sources in external galaxies.
More information here :
https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/60c5c3f7
12. RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS IN GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE ASTRONOMY
Swinburne University of Technology: Two researchers, who will lead Centre efforts in studying and interpreting the nanohertz-frequency gravitational wave universe using pulsar timing array data sets and undertaking tests of fundamental physics through pulsar timing. Applications will be considered for appointment at either Level A or Level B.
2 x Level A or Level B: https://swinjobs.nga.net.au/?jati=D9DC693D-0D13-DB59-BAC2-D21BA3E0172C
Monash University: Two postdoctoral research positions to do fundamental physics and astrophysics with gravitational waves. This could include many broad aspects of gravitational-wave theory, population synthesis, gravitational-wave data analysis, and cosmology. Applicants from all related areas will be considered.
2 x Level A: https://careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/job/656669/research-fellow-in-gravitationalwave-astronomy
13. POSTDOC POSITIONS AT UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
ICRR, Univ. of Tokyo has an opening for positions of postdoc researchers who work on
(a) CTA LST
The announcement is at https://www.icrr.u-tokyo.ac.jp/prwps/wp-content/uploads/231019_3e.pdf
The application deadline is 12:00 PM (JST) on 18th December, 2023
(b) Cosmic ray, Astroparticle physics, and Observational cosmology
The announcement is at https://www.icrr.u-tokyo.ac.jp/prwps/wp-content/uploads/231020e.pdf
The application deadline is 12:00 PM (JST) on 13th December, 2023
14. TENURE-TRACK RESEARCH POSITIONS IN ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS AT CBPF / RIO
Dear Colleagues,
Apologies if you receive this announcement more than once.
The Brazilian Center for Physics Research (CBPF), a Research Institute of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI) of Brazil has opened a call for 2 (two) tenure-track Research positions in Astroparticle Physics, with a focus on Ground-based Gamma-ray Astronomy. The official announcement (in Portuguese) is available here (see “perfil 16”).
The application period will be from 18th December 2023 to 08th March 2024, and the selection process and interviews are expected to take place before 28th June 2024. Applicants must hold a PhD in Physics/Astrophysics/Astronomy and are expected to develop a research project in Astroparticle Physics and Ground-based Gamma-ray Astronomy, either theoretical or experimental.
During the application process the candidates shall submit a Curriculum Vitae and a detailed memorial, along with a research plan and the names of two non-CBPF experts that can provide references on the candidates’ past work.
The successful candidates are going to work at CBPF (http://www.cbpf.br/), one of the leading physics institutes in Latin America, located at Urca, Rio de Janeiro, with a wide range of fundamental and applied physics research. As a research-oriented institution, the position does not involve any undergraduate teaching, but the successful candidate is expected to integrate CBPF’s postgraduate programme, the oldest, and one of the most prestigious in Brazil.
For further information, please contact Dr. Ulisses Barres de Almeida (ulisses@cbpf.br).
PhD diplomas from abroad must be validated by a Brazilian University, which might take around a month, depending on the case.
The Astroparticle Physics group at CBPF is a member of the Pierre Auger Observatory, the CTA Consortium, and the MAGIC Collaboration, and is also involved in the SWGO Project.
Please, forward this message to potential candidates.
Best Regards,
Ulisses Barres.
15. JOINT ACADEMIC POSITION IN GRAVITATIONAL WAVE PHYSICS
UCLouvain and the Royal Observatory of Belgium are looking for a full-time academic/researcher in Gravitational Wave Physics.
https://jobs.uclouvain.be/PersonnelAcademique/job/Joint-Academic-position-in-Gravitational-Wave-Physics/977831801/
The application deadline is approaching: 13 November 2023 at 12pm (midday).
This is a joint position with the Royal Observatory of Belgium in Brussels.
Please, note that previous university teaching experience is not mandatory to apply for this position, contrary to what the text in the official announcement seems to suggest. The hiring can indeed be at the assistant professor level, as it is most common.
16. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN “PARTICLE ESCAPE FROM THEIR ACCELERATION SITES: THEORY CONFRONTS OBSERVATION” AT INAF
INAF-Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri (INAF-OAA) is inviting applications for a twenty-two months postdoctoral position in“Particle escape from their acceleration sites: theory confronts observation”
The research activity will concern: the fellow will work on the escape of accelerated particles from their acceleration sites, the impact they have on the medium in which they propagate and the diagnostics of these effects through high energy astrophysical observations.
Scientific supervisor: Dr. Elena Amato elena.amato@inaf.it (INAF-OAA)
The deadline for sending applications is November 30, 2023 – 11.59 p.m. (Italian time)
17. POST-DOC POSITION TO WORK ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF RAPID INFERENCE ALGORITHMS FOR GRAVITATIONAL WAVES AND RELATIVE ELECTROMAGNETIC COUNTERPART
The University of Pisa is inviting applications to a 2 years post-doc position to work on the development of rapid inference algorithms for gravitational waves and relative electromagnetic counterpart. The deadline for the application is November 2nd.
The position offers a generous salary and will be located at the Physics Department of the University of Pisa.
The University of Pisa is among the best public institutions in Italy, the physics department is among the highest ranked in Italy in terms of scientific production and quality. Pisa is a small Renaissance city, famous for its unique leaning tower and rich in good restaurants and touristic attractions. The University has a large impact on the life in the city, that is therefore vibrant and rich in night life. Pisa is also strategically placed to visit Florence (1h train) and Rome (2h train). Last but not least, Pisa is very close (15km) to Cascina, where the Virgo detector is located.
All details regarding the application can be found at the following link:
https://bandi.unipi.it/public/Bandi/Detail/700eabb0-afbd-4df0-8b82-9ea2e644b3fe
18. POSTDOCTORAL AND PHD POSITION IN GRAVITATIONAL WAVE PROBES OF DARK MATTER, AND POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN GRAVITATIONAL WAVE ASTROPHYSICS FOR THE LISA MISSION
GRAPPA, the centre of excellence in Gravitation and Astroparticle physics, at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, is inviting applications for a postdoctoral and a PhD position in gravitational wave probes of dark matter, as well as a postdoctoral position in gravitational wave astrophysics for the LISA mission.
Please follow these links to view the details (including benefits and salary) of the three positions:
1) Postdoc position in gravitational wave probes of dark matter:
https://vacatures.uva.nl/UvA/job/Postdoc-position-in-gravitational-wave-probes-of-particle-dark-matter/780045902/
2) PhD position in gravitational wave probes of dark matter:
https://vacatures.uva.nl/UvA/job/PhD-position-in-gravitational-wave-probes-of-particle-dark-matter/780048102/
3) Postdoc position in gravitational wave and multi-messenger astrophysics with the LISA mission
https://vacatures.uva.nl/UvA/job/Postdoc-position-on-gravitational-wave-and-multi-messenger-astrophysics-with-the-LISA-mission/780052802/
19. FIVE POSITIONS TO WORK ON PULSAR TIMING AND FAST RADIO BURSTS
The University of Amsterdam (UvA) is offering up to five (5) positions to work on pulsar timing and fast radio bursts (FRBs). These will be hosted at the Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy (https://api.uva.nl/).
See the AAS job ad here: https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/2a949a3b
…as well as a description of the projects (and also some other non-pulsar/FRB projects at UvA) here:
https://api.uva.nl/vacancies/phd-research-topics/phd-research-topics.html
Note that the deadline for applications is already on ** November 6th ** (see internal UvA webpage here:
https://vacatures.uva.nl/UvA/job/PhD-Positions-in-Astronomy-and-Astrophysics/779777602/).
Note that this is actually 2 days before what is listed on the AAS Job Register (so please default to the earlier deadline).
Please feel free to share with any potentially interested candidates!
20. POSTDOC POSITION AT UNIVERSITY OF UTAH ON GAMMA-RAY AND MULTI-MESSENGER ASTRONOMY
Postdoc position at the University of Utah in 2024 to work on gamma-ray and multi-messenger astronomy.
The information can be found at https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/a563a2ce .
21. POSTDOC JOB OPENING AT CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (CLEMSON, SOUTH CAROLINA, USA)
The successful candidate will work under the mentorship of professor Marco Ajello and Stefano Marchesi on the analysis and interpretation of data provided by the NuSTAR, Chandra and Swift satellites. The group research focuses on the study of active galactic nuclei and of Galactic sources: a summary of the group activities in the field of heavily obscured AGN can be found here: https://science.clemson.edu/ctagn/. Research experience in these or related fields, and familiarity with the physics of X-ray sources, is required. The capability to work with multi-wavelength data and knowledge of Python are considered assets.
The anticipated start is August 2024. The appointment will be for one year with options for yearly renewal for up to three years based on performance and funding availability.
All the informations can be found here: https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/d5b35262
The application should be submitted here: https://apply.interfolio.com/133916
22. TWO POSTDOCS IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE ULTRA LOW FREQUENCY UNIVERSE PROJECT FUNDED BY THE ERC CONSOLIDATOR GRANT ULU
We are inviting applications for two postdocs in the framework of the Ultra Low Frequency Universe project funded by the ERC Consolidator Grant ULU. The duration of the contracts is 3 years in both cases.
The successful candidates will have the chance to work with the LOFAR telescope and other SKA precursors and pathfinders to study the Universe at the lowest frequencies with emphasis on the physics of galaxy clusters, AGN, ICM, cosmic ray acceleration processes and the development of novel techniques for big data analysis.
The postdocs will be based at the Institute of Radio astronomy (IRA – INAF) in the city of Bologna (IT) and they will be part of the quickly growing group of low-frequency radio astronomers at IRA. The candidates will have the chance to interface with the large community of astronomers present in Bologna (including those working at IRA INAF, OAS INAF and UniBO department). The candidates will be part of the LOFAR collaboration and will have privileged access to data. The candidate will have access to state-of-the-art computing facilities and to large survey data from MeerKAT, LOFAR and other telescopes. Funding for computing and travel will be available and strong international collaborations are expected with the possibility of extended periods abroad. The positions come with no teaching duties. A PhD in astronomy, physics or equivalent is a requirement.
The application must include:
– CV
– Filled annex A and B (see website)
– A copy of the ID card
– Copy of phd certificate valid in Italy (or any master certificate with documented declaration to have at least 3 or 6 yrs of research experience depending on the position)
– Signed list of the attached material
Details about the positions, as well as instructions on the application procedure, deadlines, and requirements are available at this link:
https://www.ulu.radio/positions
Interested candidates are encouraged to get in touch with the PI of the project for further information and questions on the application procedure (Francesco de Gasperin <fdg@ira.inaf.it>).
23. POSTDOC POSITION IN PLASMA/COSMIC-RAY ASTROPHYSICS AT THE OBSERVATORY IN NICE
Job description:
The successful candidate will work with Dr. Silvio Sergio Cerri on kinetic and multiscale modeling of cosmic-ray transport in the Galaxy, as well as its impact on direct and indirect cosmic-ray observables. Depending on the candidate’s background, the project can include characterization of cascading processes of turbulent fluctuations in astrophysical plasmas, modeling the diffusion and re-acceleration of high-energy charged particles in pre-existing plasma turbulence, and/or investigation of cosmic-ray driven instabilities and feedback. These problems will be tackled by the new postdoctoral researcher by means of both analytical techniques and numerical methods.
This position is funded through the ANR grant “Micro-physics of Cosmic-Ray Observables” (MiCRO) and will involve a multi-institutional collaboration that focuses on the theory of cosmic-ray transport and on its impact on the associated observables (from direct detection of cosmic rays, to gamma-ray and radio emission, as well as neutrino fluxes). See MiCRO’s webpage: https://lagrange.oca.eu/fr/silvio-cerri/4527-anr-micro-2
The new postdoctoral researcher will join the group “Fluid and Plasma Turbulence” at the Laboratoire Lagrange, within the Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur. This group includes researchers with a wide variety of expertise in theory and simulations of fluid and plasma turbulence, plasma models and transport processes, as well as state-of-the-art numerical methods.
Additional info:
The successful candidate is expected to carry out original research related to the micro-physics of cosmic-ray transport by both analytical calculations and numerical simulations. This can include one or more of the following topics: kinetic treatment of particle-turbulence interaction, cosmic-ray induced instabilities, magnetohydrodynamic turbulence, global cosmic-ray transport in the Galaxy, and/or synthetic observables associated to different cosmic-ray transport models. To that end, a complete suite of state-of-the-art numerical tools will be made available by the PI and his collaborators, but the postdoc will also be able to develop their own new numerical tools. Access to high-performance computing facilities will be granted, but we strongly encourage the successful candidate to apply for their own computing time. The postdoc will have access to substantial support for travel.
The new postdoctoral researcher will be able to join ongoing projects within the MICRO collaboration and with other members of the Turbulence Group at the Observatory in Nice, as well as to develop their own, original, research program.
Type of position: Postdoc position for 24 months (2 years), renewable for additional 12 months (+1 year) based on satisfactory perfmormances and funding
Starting date: flexible (as soon as March-April 2024, but no later than 1st November 2024)
Required or preferred skills and knowledge:
· A PhD in Plasma Physics, Astrophysics, or related discipline is required.
· Experience with programming, performing numerical simulations, and data analysis is required.
· Capability of working in a collaborative environment is required.
· A background in plasma physics, turbulence, and/or in high-energy astrophysics is preferred.
· Knowledge of French is not a requirement.
Application procedure:
In order to apply, candidates should provide:
· Curriculum Vitae (4 pages max)
· Publication List
· Statement of research interests (2 pages max)
· arrange for 2 letters of reference to be provided separately
Send all materials to silvio.cerri@oca.eu using “MiCRO postdoc” in the email header (with human resources cc’d: srh@oca.eu).
A first selection will be done based on the above material, and the selected candidates will be subsequently interviewed.
All our positions are open to people with disabilities. Recruitment is based on skills, regardless of origin, age, or gender.
Application Deadline: December 15th, 2023
24. OPENING OF A POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS AT INFN TORINO
Institute: National Institute for Nuclear Physics, Torino Division
Position: Post-doc
Duration: 24 months
Starting date: February-July 2024
Project: The postdoc fellow will join the activities of the INFN Torino MAGIC/CTA group and
will carry out her/his research within the MAGIC, LST and CTA international collaborations.
These activities include in general:
• Analysis of LST and MAGIC data
• Monte Carlo simulations for CTA
• Development of a SiPM-based Advanced Camera for LST
More specifically the succesful candidate will also work at the development of Deep Learning
methods to the reconstruction of Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope data.
Requirements: Ph.D. or at least 3-year documented post-degree experience in the fields of Physics,
Astronomy, Astroparticle Physics or Computer Science
Preferred qualifications: experience in IACT data analysis and in Deep Learning techniques.
Contacts: For further details and information, please contact:
Dr. Federico Di Pierro, federico.dipierro@to.infn.it, +39.011.6707488
25. POSTDOC POSITION FOR 1-YEAR (EXTENDABLE) AT OABRERA-MERATE TO WORK ON SIMULATIONS AND INTERPRETATION OF RELATIVISTIC JETS
The selected fellow will work to:
simulations of the dynamics of relativistic jets with the PLUTO code;
modeling of particle acceleration;
derivation of the expected multi-wavelength emission;
comparison with multi-wavelength observations.
The application forms (the official version in Italian and the unbinding version in English) can be found at the link:
http://www.brera.inaf.it/?page=lavoro;ritorno=home
Getti relativistici: dalle simulazioni al confronto con le osservazioni
The deadline for the presentation of the applications is 20 November 2023.
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DIVERS
1. APPEL D’OFFRES TÉLESCOPES NATIONAUX 2024A
Pour information aux Programmes Nationaux :
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L’appel d’offres INSU pour les observations sur les télescopes de 2-m, OHP-T193 et TBL, pour le semestre 2024A, est sorti et consultable sur la page des programmes de l’INSU : .
https://programmes.insu.cnrs.fr .
Date limite de réponse : 6 novembre 2023, midi (heure de Paris)
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Bien cordialement,
Bruno Bézard
PROGRAMME NATIONAL HAUTES ÉNERGIES
lettre d’information n°178
http://pnhe.cnrs.fr
31 octobre 2023
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ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. ISAPP 2023 (TEXEL): EXPLORING THE DARK UNIVERSE – FROM PARTICLES TO GALAXIES (Texel, Pays-Bas, 13 au 19 novembre 2023)
2. CONFERENCE « BLACK HOLES & COSMOLOGY » (BHCOS 2024) (Nassau, Bahamas, 11 au 15 mars 2024)
POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. « SUPER-EDDINGTON ACCRETION: WIND INFLOW AND DISK » (SEAWIND) POSITIONS
2. LEAD SCIENTIST FOR FERMI SCIENCE SUPPORT CENTER
3. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION – MULTI-MESSENGER HIGH-ENERGY ASTROPHYSICS
4. POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP AT THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE
5. PHD POSITION ON TIME DOMAIN SURVEYS
6. POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR IN GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE ASTROPHYSICS AND DATA ANALYSIS
7. PHD OPPORTUNITIES AT ANTON PANNEKOEK INSTITUTE FOR ASTRONOMY
8. POSTDOC POSITION OPENED FOR 2-YEARS (POSSIBLY EXTENDABLE) AT OABRERA-MERATE TO WORK ON THE BEATRIX X-RAY TEST LABORATORY
9. POSTDOC POSITIONS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY AND OZGRAV CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE
10. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN TRANSIENT ASTRONOMY AT NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (TAIWAN)
11. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN OBSERVATIONAL HIGH-ENERGY ASTROPHYSICS
12. RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS IN GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE ASTRONOMY
13. POSTDOC POSITIONS AT UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
14. TENURE-TRACK RESEARCH POSITIONS IN ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS AT CBPF / RIO
15. JOINT ACADEMIC POSITION IN GRAVITATIONAL WAVE PHYSICS
16. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN “PARTICLE ESCAPE FROM THEIR ACCELERATION SITES: THEORY CONFRONTS OBSERVATION” AT INAF
17. POST-DOC POSITION TO WORK ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF RAPID INFERENCE ALGORITHMS FOR GRAVITATIONAL WAVES AND RELATIVE ELECTROMAGNETIC COUNTERPART
18. POSTDOCTORAL AND PHD POSITION IN GRAVITATIONAL WAVE PROBES OF DARK MATTER, AND POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN GRAVITATIONAL WAVE ASTROPHYSICS FOR THE LISA MISSION
19. FIVE POSITIONS TO WORK ON PULSAR TIMING AND FAST RADIO BURSTS
20. POSTDOC POSITION AT UNIVERSITY OF UTAH ON GAMMA-RAY AND MULTI-MESSENGER ASTRONOMY
21. POSTDOC JOB OPENING AT CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (CLEMSON, SOUTH CAROLINA, USA)
22. TWO POSTDOCS IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE ULTRA LOW FREQUENCY UNIVERSE PROJECT FUNDED BY THE ERC CONSOLIDATOR GRANT ULU
23. POSTDOC POSITION IN PLASMA/COSMIC-RAY ASTROPHYSICS AT THE OBSERVATORY IN NICE
24. OPENING OF A POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS AT INFN TORINO
25. POSTDOC POSITION FOR 1-YEAR (EXTENDABLE) AT OABRERA-MERATE TO WORK ON SIMULATIONS AND INTERPRETATION OF RELATIVISTIC JETS
DIVERS
1. APPEL D’OFFRES TÉLESCOPES NATIONAUX 2024A
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ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. ISAPP 2023 (TEXEL): EXPLORING THE DARK UNIVERSE – FROM PARTICLES TO GALAXIES (Texel, Pays-Bas, 13 au 19 novembre 2023)
**Last-minute slots available. Registration open until filled.**
We would like to draw your attention to the next ISAPP Doctoral School which will be held this fall in Texel (The Netherlands):
ISAPP 2023 (Texel): Exploring the Dark Universe – From Particles to Galaxies
13- 19 Nov 2023
De Krim Holiday Park, de Cocksdorp, North Sea Island Texel (The Netherlands)
Web page: https://indico.nikhef.nl/event/4270/
Email:isapp.texel.2023@gmail.com
We invite you to forward this message to potentially interested students and young postdocs.
Every year, the ISAPP European network (https://www.isapp-schools.org) organizes doctoral schools addressed to students – theorists, experimentalists and observers – in the astroparticle physics domain.
This school is organized by the GRAPPA center of excellence (GRavitation and Astroparticle Physics Amsterdam) at the University of Amsterdam and Nikhef, and by the Radboud University in Nijmegen. It will be held on the beautiful island of Texel, located off the northern coast of The Netherlands.
The school is dedicated to a range of topics that are focused on high-energy astrophysics, cosmology/dark matter and compact objects. The topics include cosmic-ray theory and detection, gamma-rays and neutrinos, lab searches for dark matter and cosmological small/large scale structure probes, gravitational waves and multi-messenger astrophysics, compact objects and MHD simulations, and machine learning.
The schedule is organized in slots of 1.5 hours lectures (intended as 75 min of teaching, followed by 15 min of discussion with the students). Discussion sessions, placed at the end of most of the lecture days, as well as various student projects, are further devoted to stimulate
dialogue amongst students and between students and teachers. Details on the program
will be available on the School webpage.
Students are encouraged to bring posters showing their own research work, which will be presented and discussed in dedicated poster sessions.
The School is addressed to PhD students and early postdocs working in the field of dark matter, particle physics, high energy astrophysics and astroparticle physics in general.
Contact information about the registrant’s advisor (e.g. for requesting reference letters) is required to finalize the registration process.
Applications should be sent through the registration form on the School
webpage until filled. Please contact the organisers in the case of questions.
2. CONFERENCE « BLACK HOLES & COSMOLOGY » (BHCOS 2024) (Nassau, Bahamas, 11 au 15 mars 2024)
We are excited to draw attention to our conference « Black Holes & Cosmology » (BHCos 2024), taking place at the University of The Bahamas in Nassau from the 11th to the 15th of March 2024.
This international meeting (aimed at around 120 participants) will bring together world-renowned experts as well as junior researchers working on theoretical and observational aspects of black holes, particularly (but not limited to) their rôle in cosmology.
The registration is now open!
https://indico.mpp.mpg.de/e/BHCos24
We encourage early registration and reservation of accommodation and travel since economic hotels and flights fill in very rapidly.
Best wishes & looking forward to seeing you in Nassau!
the organisational committee of BHCos 2024
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POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. « SUPER-EDDINGTON ACCRETION: WIND INFLOW AND DISK » (SEAWIND) POSITIONS
Dear colleagues,
On behalf of the SEAWIND Team, I am happy to inform you that we have received a two-year grant from PRIN 2022 regarding the project « Super-Eddington Accretion: Wind INflow and Disk » (SEAWIND) and another two-year grant from INAF Large Grants on the project Black Holes’ Swift Formation (BLOSSOM) to work on two parallel research projects involving 11 INAF Institutes and 5 Universities in Italy. The ultimate goal of the projects is to achieve a comprehensive understanding of the fast growth of compact objects and their feedback on the surrounding media.
A description of The SEAWIND Team, the research projects, the supporting funds and the available jobs opportunities can be found at the following website:
http://www.ifc.inaf.it/index.php/projects/seawind/
In the next few months we will open 4-5 postdoctoral positions to work on various aspects of the extreme physics of accretion and ejection from compact objects including neutron stars and black holes at different scales of mass. The positions will be held at INAF – IASF Palermo, University School for Advanced Studies (IUSS) Pavia and University “Roma Tre”. They will run on the basis of a 1-year contract (renewable subject to availability of funds). The postdocs will work on X-ray spectral-timing analysis of stellar-mass compact objects and supermassive black holes in active galactic nuclei at high accretion rates complemented with multi-wavelength studies.
The position at IUSS Pavia is already open. Please see the SEAWIND website or the online call at https://www.iusspavia.it/it/node/2100 (deadline: 03/11/2023 – 13:00 (CEST). The Doctorate (PhD) in Physics or Astronomy or closely related fields is required. The postdocs will start ideally towards the end of 2023 or early 2024 but the start dates are negotiable.
For any enquiries, please contact me (ciro.pinto@inaf.it), Paolo Esposito (paolo.esposito@iusspavia.it) or Federica Ricci (federica.ricci@uniroma3.it).
Thanks, all the best,
Ciro Pinto
On the behalf of the SEAWIND Team
2. LEAD SCIENTIST FOR FERMI SCIENCE SUPPORT CENTER
Applications are now being accepted for a scientist to lead the Fermi Science Support Center
(FSSC) for the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope mission at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight
Center (GSFC) in Greenbelt, MD. The position consists of an appointment in the Department of Physics at The Catholic University of America (CUA), funded by NASA through the Center for Research and Exploration in Space Sciences & Technology II (CRESST II) cooperative agreement.
Candidates should send a complete application – which includes a cover letter, Curriculum
Vitae including a publication list, a statement of research interests, a statement describing your
vision for how the FSSC will fulfill its role to support the Fermi user community, and contact
information for three references – to Ms. Katherine McKee (katherine.s.mckee@nasa.gov) by
November 19, 2023, for full consideration. The position will remain available until filled.
More detailed information here: https://cresst2.umd.edu/opportunities/Lead%20Scientist%20for%20Fermi%20Science%20Support%20Center.pdf
3. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION – MULTI-MESSENGER HIGH-ENERGY ASTROPHYSICS
Dear colleagues,
There is an opening for a postdoc position within my group to carry out research in the multi-messenger astrophysics field. A solid knowledge of theoretical modelling of active galactic nuclei is of advantage. More information is provided at the following link:
https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/0f831a71
More about our group at:
https://messmapp.github.io/
Feel free to bring this to the attention of suitable candidates, and don’t hesitate to reach out for more information.
Best,
Sara Buson
4. POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP AT THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE
Dear colleagues,
Applications are invited for a postdoctoral research fellowship in the Department of Physics at the National University of Singapore (NUS). The successful candidate will work under the supervision of faculty member Alvin Chua.
We seek applicants with a strong background in scientific modelling and analysis for contemporary and/or near-future gravitational-wave detectors such as LIGO, LISA and pulsar timing arrays. The successful candidate will join and contribute to the growth of a new gravity/astrophysics group at NUS with both theoretical and observational interests. This group presently includes faculty members Profs Edward Teo (gravitation) and Xinliang An (mathematical physics), research fellows Drs Soichiro Isoyama and Josh Mathews, as well as several PhD and MSc students. There will also be opportunities to take up (or retain) membership in international gravitational-wave collaborations such as LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA and the LISA Consortium, and to be formally involved in their activities.
Applicants with expertise in gravitational-wave data analysis are particularly encouraged to apply. Those with a more general background in applied mathematics, statistics, data science or computational science will also be considered. Relevant areas of expertise can include (but are not limited to) topics such as applied geometry, numerical analysis, computational statistics, time-series analysis and statistical learning.
The ideal candidate for this position will possess skills and interests in both theoretical and computational research, a willingness to diversify their expertise and to be involved in cross-disciplinary projects, as well as the disposition to work well independently and as part of a team. They will be expected to maintain their own individual research programme, while working in close collaboration with Prof. Chua on topics of mutual interest.
The initial appointment is for one year, with expected renewal up to three years in total, and could start as early as June 2024. This position comes with a competitive salary and personal benefits, as well as travel funds for international conferences/visits. There will also be opportunities for the successful candidate to gain additional experience in teaching and research supervision during their appointment.
Applicants should submit the following materials via e-mail to Alvin Chua (alvincjk@nus.edu.sg): a cover letter, their CV and list of publications, a short statement of research, and the e-mail addresses of three academic referees who will provide letters of reference. All materials should be received by 31 December 2023 for full consideration.
Alvin Chua
5. PHD POSITION ON TIME DOMAIN SURVEYS
The Cosmology, Particle astrophysics and Strings (CoPS) research division at the Physics Department (Fysikum) of Stockholm University invites applicants for a PhD position on time domain surveys.
The primary focus of the project is to work on analysis of observations from optical time domain astronomical surveys, including the US-based Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF), and two surveys in Chile: the La Silla Schmidt Southern Survey (LS4) and the Legacy Survey in Space and Time (LSST) at the Vera Rubin Observatory. Observations of supernova explosions, gravitationally lensed supernovae, and kilonovae in coincidence with signals in gravitational wave interferometers, are excellent laboratories of fundamental physics, e.g., the nature of dark matter and dark energy.
Over the next years, wide-field optical surveys will accumulate an unprecedented number of Type Ia supernovae used to measure the expansion rate of the Universe. Among these, a handful are expected to be gravitationally lensed by foreground galaxies, and split into multiple images, offering and independent way to carry out cosmological tests. These optical surveys have also a great potential to identify the electromagnetic counterparts of gravitational wave signals generated by the merger of compact objects, potentially the sources of most of the heavy elements.
We seek two highly motivated students with interest in astrophysics, cosmology and fundamental physics, as well as having programming skills. Experience in astronomical observations, data analysis and machine learning are valuable merits. Please indicate in the application any order of preference for the two positions.
More information here: https://www.su.se/english/about-the-university/work-at-su/available-jobs/phd-student-positions-1.507588?rmpage=job&rmjob=21983&rmlang=UK
6. POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR IN GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE ASTROPHYSICS AND DATA ANALYSIS
Vanderbilt University invites applications for a postdoctoral scholar in gravitational-wave astrophysics and data analysis to work in Professor Stephen Taylor’s VIPER Group (the Vanderbilt Initiative in Probes of Extreme Relativity).
This position is one of several postdoctoral positions that are funded through the North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves (NANOGrav) Physics Frontier Center (PFC); see http://nanograv.org. The goal of the NANOGrav PFC is to characterize the low-frequency gravitational-wave universe through radio-timing observations of pulsars. The postdoctoral researcher will be part of a diverse community of NANOGrav members in the United States and Canada and will benefit from mentoring by, and collaboration with, researchers at a range of institutions. The postdoctoral researcher will also be expected to play a large role in the work of the International Pulsar Timing Array (IPTA), particularly in driving forward its newest dataset and associated gravitational wave analysis, with ample opportunities for international travel and collaboration.
Candidates with experience in PTAs, LISA, ground-based GW detectors, or associated astrophysical/cosmological sources are strongly encouraged to apply. Postdoctoral researchers are appointed to renewable one-year terms, up to a total of three years. The position comes with an attractive salary commensurate with other prestigious prize fellowships in astrophysics, full benefits, and a competitive research budget.
VIPER (aka the Taylor Group) operates within the vibrant Department of Physics & Astronomy at Vanderbilt University (https://as.vanderbilt.edu/astronomy) and includes faculty at the forefront of research in Gravitational Waves (Taylor, Holley-Bockelmann, Jani), Supermassive Black Holes (Runnoe, Taylor, Holley-Bockelmann, Lupsasca), and Stellar Astrophysics & Exoplanets (Stassun). Faculty are world leaders within multi-messenger astrophysics collaborations such as NANOGrav, the International Pulsar Timing Array, LISA, LVK, SDSS, LSST, and EHT. An overarching research theme at Vanderbilt is the burgeoning arena of astro-informatics, which confronts the challenges of Big Data analytics, often employs simulation-based methods and machine learning, and lives at the interface of astrophysics, data science, and statistics. Vanderbilt (ranked 18th in 2024 US News & World Report Rankings) houses the state-of-the-art Advanced Computing Center for Research and Education (ACCRE) cluster!
with ~10,000 cores and bleeding-edge GPU resources, as well as a Data Science Institute (DSI) with strong faculty connections in the Department of Physics & Astronomy, and the Vanderbilt Initiative for Gravity, Waves, & Fluids (https://as.vanderbilt.edu/physics/gwaf). Nashville is ranked amongst the top 25 cities to live in the US, with thriving scenes in music, art, entertainment, education, and technology (https://realestate.usnews.com/places/tennessee/nashville).
Candidates must have a Ph.D. in physics, astronomy, or equivalent, by the date of appointment. Applicants should ensure that all of the following are sent directly to
viper.vanderbilt@gmail.com, with the subject line “NANOGrav Postdoc 2023, LASTNAME FIRSTNAME”, and received by 11.59pm Central US Time on December 10th, 2023.
A cover letter stating the applicant’s overall goals, motivation for applying, and how their research aligns with the position (1 page; LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_Cover.pdf)
A curriculum vitae including a list of publications and talks. (LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_CV.pdf)
A description of research accomplishments and future plans (3-page limit, 1-inch margins, 12 pt font; LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_Research.pdf)
Names and contact details of three professional references (LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_References.pdf)
Three letters of recommendation are to be sent directly to viper.vanderbilt@gmail.com with the subject line “NANOGrav Postdoc 2023: reference letter for LASTNAME FIRSTNAME”.
Candidates interested in further details are encouraged to contact Professor Stephen Taylor (stephen.r.taylor@vanderbilt.edu, https://my.vanderbilt.edu/stephentaylor/).
7. PHD OPPORTUNITIES AT ANTON PANNEKOEK INSTITUTE FOR ASTRONOMY
A Multi-wavelength Pulsar Timing Array
Supervisor: Dr. Aditya Parthasarathy (adityapartha3112@gmail.com)
Pulsar timing array (PTA) collaborations around the world have recently published evidence for the presence of ultra-low frequency gravitational waves; opening a new window into the Universe. Although this milestone result has made the first inroads into the low-frequency gravitational wave spectrum, there is much left to be understood.
This position offers exciting opportunities to develop novel techniques in precision pulsar timing and characterize the astrophysical origins of low-frequency gravitational waves using radio and gamma-ray observations of pulsars. Detecting the subtle effects of gravitational waves on pulsar timing data requires robust data analysis techniques and a deep understanding of the underlying noise processes. Complimentary to radio pulsar timing, the gamma-ray pulsar timing array uses observations from NASA’s Fermi gamma-ray space telescope and provides a unique opportunity to independently characterize low-frequency gravitational waves without being biased by the interstellar medium – one of the largest sources of noise in radio pulsar data sets.A combination of radio and gamma-ray data will enable the best constraints on understanding the astrophysical origins of the gravitational wave background.
Successful PhD candidates will be part of the PTA group at ASTRON and will be affiliated with the University of Amsterdam. They will join the core team of « GIGA », an ERC-funded project aimed at pushing the state-of-the-art of PTA science in radio and gamma-ray wavelengths. They will work with a vibrant international community and with large data sets from various telescopes around the world.
We are looking for two Ph.D. candidates who have an interest in scientific data analysis and experience in computer programming.
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Modelling High Resolution X-ray Spectra of Galaxy Clusters with AI
Supervisor: Daniela Huppenkothen (daniela@huppenkothen.org)
X-ray spectroscopy is one of our main tools for studying the physical and chemical properties of the intracluster, circumgalactic, and intergalactic media, and understanding their connection, interaction, and evolution. This gives us invaluable insight into physical processes spanning an enormous range of scales: nuclear reactions in the core of a star produce chemical elements that may later be expelled from the host galaxy by jets launched near the event horizon of a supermassive black hole (SMBH); these metals roam through the cosmos and can then accrete onto a different halo, many millions of light years away.
The X-ray telescope XRISM, launched in September, is poised to revolutionize this field with its high-resolution spectrometer Resolve. However, new data is only as good as the theoretical models available to infer astrophysical properties, and the statistical methods to compare the data to these models. In this project, we will use neural networks to emulate plasma emission models, and combine them in novel ways, which will allow us to build realistic models, inferring the complex temperature and velocity structure that is a result of the interaction between the SMBH and the hot medium surrounding brightest cluster galaxies. These models will then be applied to fit science data taken by XRISM/Resolve. The student carrying out this project will have the opportunity to collaborate closely with a large, wordwide team of experts on X-ray spectroscopy, machine learning and XRISM.
Applications needed to be submitted by November 6th. By mid-December we will invite candidates for a presentation and interviews to be held on 8 and 9 February 2024.
More information here:https://api.uva.nl/vacancies/phd-research-topics/phd-research-topics.html?cb
8. POSTDOC POSITION OPENED FOR 2-YEARS (POSSIBLY EXTENDABLE) AT OABRERA-MERATE TO WORK ON THE BEATRIX X-RAY TEST LABORATORY
The candidate will support the BEaTriX team in the following activities:
– calibration of the newAthena optical modules produced by the Dutch company cosine B.V., for the European Space Agency ESA;
– development, installation and verification of a second calibration line in the soft X rays spectral region (1.49 keV);
– preparation for calibration campaigns of X-ray instrumentations with BEaTriX, within the European project AHEAD;
– opto-mechanical upgrade of the facility;
– upgrade to the facility control software.
The official call in Italian can be found at the following link
http://www.inaf.it/it/lavora-con-noi/assegni-di-ricerca/assegno-di-ricerca-dal-titolo-201ccalibrazioni-e-upgrades-alla-facility-di-test-x-beatrix201d
Both the Italian and the English version (unbinding), can be found at:
http://www.brera.inaf.it/?page=lavoro;ritorno=home;
DEADLINE IS 10 NOVEMBER 2023.
9. POSTDOC POSITIONS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY AND OZGRAV CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE
Two new postdoctoral positions are announced at the University of Sydney, and there will be more to come from the other OzGrav Centre of Excellence nodes, so keep an eye on the AAS jobs register. Deadline Nov 17th
Please contact Tara Murphy (tara.murphy@sydney.edu.au) if you have any questions
https://usyd.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/USYD_EXTERNAL_CAREER_SITE/job/Camperdown-Campus/Postdoctoral-Research-Associate_0110810-1
https://usyd.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/USYD_EXTERNAL_CAREER_SITE/job/Camperdown-Campus/Postdoctoral-Fellow_0110805-1
10. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN TRANSIENT ASTRONOMY AT NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (TAIWAN)
https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/0854bbb4
We invite applications for a postdoctoral researcher position in transient astronomy at the Graduate Institute of Astronomy at National Central University, working within the research group led by Prof. Janet Ting-Wan Chen. This position is supported by her Yushan Young Fellowship and will involve research projects related to core-collapse supernovae, superluminous supernovae, fast transients and kilonovae.
The successful candidate will be granted data access rights and participate in various time-domain surveys, including the Vera Rubin Observatory’s LSST, ATLAS, ePESSTO+ and ENGRAVE projects, as well as involvement in TAOS2 and YSE. NCUIA operates the Lulin One-meter Telescope and a 40cm-SLT at Lulin Observatory, Taiwan. A new 2-meter telescope is also planned for installation in San Pedro Martir, Mexico, expected to be completed by 2025. The successful candidate will share observational duties with group members, help establish a new laboratory and mentor students.
The position is initially for two years with the potential for extension based on performance and funding. The starting date is flexible, with an emphasis on beginning as soon as possible. The salary will be based on research experience, ranging from 60k to 80k NTD monthly (annual salary of 13.5 months). The successful candidate will be member of the excellent public health insurance system of Taiwan.
We encourage applicants with a Ph.D. in astronomy or physics, expertise in observations and programing skills to apply. Please submit the following materials by November 15, 2023: a cover letter, curriculum vitae, publication list, research statement (limited to 2 pages), and research plan (limited to 1 page), all compiled into a single PDF file. Additionally, applicants should arrange for two letters of recommendation to be sent directly to Prof. Chen by the same deadline.
11. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN OBSERVATIONAL HIGH-ENERGY ASTROPHYSICS
The Department of Astronomy at the University of Michigan invites applications for a postdoctoral position in observational high-energy astrophysics. The successful applicant will work with Prof. Elena Gallo on characterizing compact X-ray sources in external galaxies.
More information here :
https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/60c5c3f7
12. RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS IN GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE ASTRONOMY
Swinburne University of Technology: Two researchers, who will lead Centre efforts in studying and interpreting the nanohertz-frequency gravitational wave universe using pulsar timing array data sets and undertaking tests of fundamental physics through pulsar timing. Applications will be considered for appointment at either Level A or Level B.
2 x Level A or Level B: https://swinjobs.nga.net.au/?jati=D9DC693D-0D13-DB59-BAC2-D21BA3E0172C
Monash University: Two postdoctoral research positions to do fundamental physics and astrophysics with gravitational waves. This could include many broad aspects of gravitational-wave theory, population synthesis, gravitational-wave data analysis, and cosmology. Applicants from all related areas will be considered.
2 x Level A: https://careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/job/656669/research-fellow-in-gravitationalwave-astronomy
13. POSTDOC POSITIONS AT UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
ICRR, Univ. of Tokyo has an opening for positions of postdoc researchers who work on
(a) CTA LST
The announcement is at https://www.icrr.u-tokyo.ac.jp/prwps/wp-content/uploads/231019_3e.pdf
The application deadline is 12:00 PM (JST) on 18th December, 2023
(b) Cosmic ray, Astroparticle physics, and Observational cosmology
The announcement is at https://www.icrr.u-tokyo.ac.jp/prwps/wp-content/uploads/231020e.pdf
The application deadline is 12:00 PM (JST) on 13th December, 2023
14. TENURE-TRACK RESEARCH POSITIONS IN ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS AT CBPF / RIO
Dear Colleagues,
Apologies if you receive this announcement more than once.
The Brazilian Center for Physics Research (CBPF), a Research Institute of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI) of Brazil has opened a call for 2 (two) tenure-track Research positions in Astroparticle Physics, with a focus on Ground-based Gamma-ray Astronomy. The official announcement (in Portuguese) is available here (see “perfil 16”).
The application period will be from 18th December 2023 to 08th March 2024, and the selection process and interviews are expected to take place before 28th June 2024. Applicants must hold a PhD in Physics/Astrophysics/Astronomy and are expected to develop a research project in Astroparticle Physics and Ground-based Gamma-ray Astronomy, either theoretical or experimental.
During the application process the candidates shall submit a Curriculum Vitae and a detailed memorial, along with a research plan and the names of two non-CBPF experts that can provide references on the candidates’ past work.
The successful candidates are going to work at CBPF (http://www.cbpf.br/), one of the leading physics institutes in Latin America, located at Urca, Rio de Janeiro, with a wide range of fundamental and applied physics research. As a research-oriented institution, the position does not involve any undergraduate teaching, but the successful candidate is expected to integrate CBPF’s postgraduate programme, the oldest, and one of the most prestigious in Brazil.
For further information, please contact Dr. Ulisses Barres de Almeida (ulisses@cbpf.br).
PhD diplomas from abroad must be validated by a Brazilian University, which might take around a month, depending on the case.
The Astroparticle Physics group at CBPF is a member of the Pierre Auger Observatory, the CTA Consortium, and the MAGIC Collaboration, and is also involved in the SWGO Project.
Please, forward this message to potential candidates.
Best Regards,
Ulisses Barres.
15. JOINT ACADEMIC POSITION IN GRAVITATIONAL WAVE PHYSICS
UCLouvain and the Royal Observatory of Belgium are looking for a full-time academic/researcher in Gravitational Wave Physics.
https://jobs.uclouvain.be/PersonnelAcademique/job/Joint-Academic-position-in-Gravitational-Wave-Physics/977831801/
The application deadline is approaching: 13 November 2023 at 12pm (midday).
This is a joint position with the Royal Observatory of Belgium in Brussels.
Please, note that previous university teaching experience is not mandatory to apply for this position, contrary to what the text in the official announcement seems to suggest. The hiring can indeed be at the assistant professor level, as it is most common.
16. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN “PARTICLE ESCAPE FROM THEIR ACCELERATION SITES: THEORY CONFRONTS OBSERVATION” AT INAF
INAF-Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri (INAF-OAA) is inviting applications for a twenty-two months postdoctoral position in“Particle escape from their acceleration sites: theory confronts observation”
The research activity will concern: the fellow will work on the escape of accelerated particles from their acceleration sites, the impact they have on the medium in which they propagate and the diagnostics of these effects through high energy astrophysical observations.
Scientific supervisor: Dr. Elena Amato elena.amato@inaf.it (INAF-OAA)
The deadline for sending applications is November 30, 2023 – 11.59 p.m. (Italian time)
17. POST-DOC POSITION TO WORK ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF RAPID INFERENCE ALGORITHMS FOR GRAVITATIONAL WAVES AND RELATIVE ELECTROMAGNETIC COUNTERPART
The University of Pisa is inviting applications to a 2 years post-doc position to work on the development of rapid inference algorithms for gravitational waves and relative electromagnetic counterpart. The deadline for the application is November 2nd.
The position offers a generous salary and will be located at the Physics Department of the University of Pisa.
The University of Pisa is among the best public institutions in Italy, the physics department is among the highest ranked in Italy in terms of scientific production and quality. Pisa is a small Renaissance city, famous for its unique leaning tower and rich in good restaurants and touristic attractions. The University has a large impact on the life in the city, that is therefore vibrant and rich in night life. Pisa is also strategically placed to visit Florence (1h train) and Rome (2h train). Last but not least, Pisa is very close (15km) to Cascina, where the Virgo detector is located.
All details regarding the application can be found at the following link:
https://bandi.unipi.it/public/Bandi/Detail/700eabb0-afbd-4df0-8b82-9ea2e644b3fe
18. POSTDOCTORAL AND PHD POSITION IN GRAVITATIONAL WAVE PROBES OF DARK MATTER, AND POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN GRAVITATIONAL WAVE ASTROPHYSICS FOR THE LISA MISSION
GRAPPA, the centre of excellence in Gravitation and Astroparticle physics, at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, is inviting applications for a postdoctoral and a PhD position in gravitational wave probes of dark matter, as well as a postdoctoral position in gravitational wave astrophysics for the LISA mission.
Please follow these links to view the details (including benefits and salary) of the three positions:
1) Postdoc position in gravitational wave probes of dark matter:
https://vacatures.uva.nl/UvA/job/Postdoc-position-in-gravitational-wave-probes-of-particle-dark-matter/780045902/
2) PhD position in gravitational wave probes of dark matter:
https://vacatures.uva.nl/UvA/job/PhD-position-in-gravitational-wave-probes-of-particle-dark-matter/780048102/
3) Postdoc position in gravitational wave and multi-messenger astrophysics with the LISA mission
https://vacatures.uva.nl/UvA/job/Postdoc-position-on-gravitational-wave-and-multi-messenger-astrophysics-with-the-LISA-mission/780052802/
19. FIVE POSITIONS TO WORK ON PULSAR TIMING AND FAST RADIO BURSTS
The University of Amsterdam (UvA) is offering up to five (5) positions to work on pulsar timing and fast radio bursts (FRBs). These will be hosted at the Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy (https://api.uva.nl/).
See the AAS job ad here: https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/2a949a3b
…as well as a description of the projects (and also some other non-pulsar/FRB projects at UvA) here:
https://api.uva.nl/vacancies/phd-research-topics/phd-research-topics.html
Note that the deadline for applications is already on ** November 6th ** (see internal UvA webpage here:
https://vacatures.uva.nl/UvA/job/PhD-Positions-in-Astronomy-and-Astrophysics/779777602/).
Note that this is actually 2 days before what is listed on the AAS Job Register (so please default to the earlier deadline).
Please feel free to share with any potentially interested candidates!
20. POSTDOC POSITION AT UNIVERSITY OF UTAH ON GAMMA-RAY AND MULTI-MESSENGER ASTRONOMY
Postdoc position at the University of Utah in 2024 to work on gamma-ray and multi-messenger astronomy.
The information can be found at https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/a563a2ce .
21. POSTDOC JOB OPENING AT CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (CLEMSON, SOUTH CAROLINA, USA)
The successful candidate will work under the mentorship of professor Marco Ajello and Stefano Marchesi on the analysis and interpretation of data provided by the NuSTAR, Chandra and Swift satellites. The group research focuses on the study of active galactic nuclei and of Galactic sources: a summary of the group activities in the field of heavily obscured AGN can be found here: https://science.clemson.edu/ctagn/. Research experience in these or related fields, and familiarity with the physics of X-ray sources, is required. The capability to work with multi-wavelength data and knowledge of Python are considered assets.
The anticipated start is August 2024. The appointment will be for one year with options for yearly renewal for up to three years based on performance and funding availability.
All the informations can be found here: https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/d5b35262
The application should be submitted here: https://apply.interfolio.com/133916
22. TWO POSTDOCS IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE ULTRA LOW FREQUENCY UNIVERSE PROJECT FUNDED BY THE ERC CONSOLIDATOR GRANT ULU
We are inviting applications for two postdocs in the framework of the Ultra Low Frequency Universe project funded by the ERC Consolidator Grant ULU. The duration of the contracts is 3 years in both cases.
The successful candidates will have the chance to work with the LOFAR telescope and other SKA precursors and pathfinders to study the Universe at the lowest frequencies with emphasis on the physics of galaxy clusters, AGN, ICM, cosmic ray acceleration processes and the development of novel techniques for big data analysis.
The postdocs will be based at the Institute of Radio astronomy (IRA – INAF) in the city of Bologna (IT) and they will be part of the quickly growing group of low-frequency radio astronomers at IRA. The candidates will have the chance to interface with the large community of astronomers present in Bologna (including those working at IRA INAF, OAS INAF and UniBO department). The candidates will be part of the LOFAR collaboration and will have privileged access to data. The candidate will have access to state-of-the-art computing facilities and to large survey data from MeerKAT, LOFAR and other telescopes. Funding for computing and travel will be available and strong international collaborations are expected with the possibility of extended periods abroad. The positions come with no teaching duties. A PhD in astronomy, physics or equivalent is a requirement.
The application must include:
– CV
– Filled annex A and B (see website)
– A copy of the ID card
– Copy of phd certificate valid in Italy (or any master certificate with documented declaration to have at least 3 or 6 yrs of research experience depending on the position)
– Signed list of the attached material
Details about the positions, as well as instructions on the application procedure, deadlines, and requirements are available at this link:
https://www.ulu.radio/positions
Interested candidates are encouraged to get in touch with the PI of the project for further information and questions on the application procedure (Francesco de Gasperin <fdg@ira.inaf.it>).
23. POSTDOC POSITION IN PLASMA/COSMIC-RAY ASTROPHYSICS AT THE OBSERVATORY IN NICE
Job description:
The successful candidate will work with Dr. Silvio Sergio Cerri on kinetic and multiscale modeling of cosmic-ray transport in the Galaxy, as well as its impact on direct and indirect cosmic-ray observables. Depending on the candidate’s background, the project can include characterization of cascading processes of turbulent fluctuations in astrophysical plasmas, modeling the diffusion and re-acceleration of high-energy charged particles in pre-existing plasma turbulence, and/or investigation of cosmic-ray driven instabilities and feedback. These problems will be tackled by the new postdoctoral researcher by means of both analytical techniques and numerical methods.
This position is funded through the ANR grant “Micro-physics of Cosmic-Ray Observables” (MiCRO) and will involve a multi-institutional collaboration that focuses on the theory of cosmic-ray transport and on its impact on the associated observables (from direct detection of cosmic rays, to gamma-ray and radio emission, as well as neutrino fluxes). See MiCRO’s webpage: https://lagrange.oca.eu/fr/silvio-cerri/4527-anr-micro-2
The new postdoctoral researcher will join the group “Fluid and Plasma Turbulence” at the Laboratoire Lagrange, within the Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur. This group includes researchers with a wide variety of expertise in theory and simulations of fluid and plasma turbulence, plasma models and transport processes, as well as state-of-the-art numerical methods.
Additional info:
The successful candidate is expected to carry out original research related to the micro-physics of cosmic-ray transport by both analytical calculations and numerical simulations. This can include one or more of the following topics: kinetic treatment of particle-turbulence interaction, cosmic-ray induced instabilities, magnetohydrodynamic turbulence, global cosmic-ray transport in the Galaxy, and/or synthetic observables associated to different cosmic-ray transport models. To that end, a complete suite of state-of-the-art numerical tools will be made available by the PI and his collaborators, but the postdoc will also be able to develop their own new numerical tools. Access to high-performance computing facilities will be granted, but we strongly encourage the successful candidate to apply for their own computing time. The postdoc will have access to substantial support for travel.
The new postdoctoral researcher will be able to join ongoing projects within the MICRO collaboration and with other members of the Turbulence Group at the Observatory in Nice, as well as to develop their own, original, research program.
Type of position: Postdoc position for 24 months (2 years), renewable for additional 12 months (+1 year) based on satisfactory perfmormances and funding
Starting date: flexible (as soon as March-April 2024, but no later than 1st November 2024)
Required or preferred skills and knowledge:
· A PhD in Plasma Physics, Astrophysics, or related discipline is required.
· Experience with programming, performing numerical simulations, and data analysis is required.
· Capability of working in a collaborative environment is required.
· A background in plasma physics, turbulence, and/or in high-energy astrophysics is preferred.
· Knowledge of French is not a requirement.
Application procedure:
In order to apply, candidates should provide:
· Curriculum Vitae (4 pages max)
· Publication List
· Statement of research interests (2 pages max)
· arrange for 2 letters of reference to be provided separately
Send all materials to silvio.cerri@oca.eu using “MiCRO postdoc” in the email header (with human resources cc’d: srh@oca.eu).
A first selection will be done based on the above material, and the selected candidates will be subsequently interviewed.
All our positions are open to people with disabilities. Recruitment is based on skills, regardless of origin, age, or gender.
Application Deadline: December 15th, 2023
24. OPENING OF A POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS AT INFN TORINO
Institute: National Institute for Nuclear Physics, Torino Division
Position: Post-doc
Duration: 24 months
Starting date: February-July 2024
Project: The postdoc fellow will join the activities of the INFN Torino MAGIC/CTA group and
will carry out her/his research within the MAGIC, LST and CTA international collaborations.
These activities include in general:
• Analysis of LST and MAGIC data
• Monte Carlo simulations for CTA
• Development of a SiPM-based Advanced Camera for LST
More specifically the succesful candidate will also work at the development of Deep Learning
methods to the reconstruction of Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope data.
Requirements: Ph.D. or at least 3-year documented post-degree experience in the fields of Physics,
Astronomy, Astroparticle Physics or Computer Science
Preferred qualifications: experience in IACT data analysis and in Deep Learning techniques.
Contacts: For further details and information, please contact:
Dr. Federico Di Pierro, federico.dipierro@to.infn.it, +39.011.6707488
25. POSTDOC POSITION FOR 1-YEAR (EXTENDABLE) AT OABRERA-MERATE TO WORK ON SIMULATIONS AND INTERPRETATION OF RELATIVISTIC JETS
The selected fellow will work to:
simulations of the dynamics of relativistic jets with the PLUTO code;
modeling of particle acceleration;
derivation of the expected multi-wavelength emission;
comparison with multi-wavelength observations.
The application forms (the official version in Italian and the unbinding version in English) can be found at the link:
http://www.brera.inaf.it/?page=lavoro;ritorno=home
Getti relativistici: dalle simulazioni al confronto con le osservazioni
The deadline for the presentation of the applications is 20 November 2023.
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1. APPEL D’OFFRES TÉLESCOPES NATIONAUX 2024A
Pour information aux Programmes Nationaux :
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L’appel d’offres INSU pour les observations sur les télescopes de 2-m, OHP-T193 et TBL, pour le semestre 2024A, est sorti et consultable sur la page des programmes de l’INSU : .
https://programmes.insu.cnrs.fr .
Date limite de réponse : 6 novembre 2023, midi (heure de Paris)
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Bien cordialement,
Bruno Bézard
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ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. 27TH CAPRA MEETING AT NUS, 17-21 JUN 2024 – SAVE THE DATES! (Singapour, 17 au 24 juin 2024)
POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. ERC AND DFG POSITIONS ON GRAVITATIONAL-WAVES AND MULTI-MESSENGER ASTROPHYSICS (THEORY), JENA – GERMANY
2. POSITIONS IN HIGH ENERGY ASTROPHYSICS AT INAF
3. POSTDOC POSITION IN HIGH ENERGY ASTROPHYSICS AT SISSA AND UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE
4. POSITION(S) IN CZECH REPUBLIC, PHYSICS FOR FUTURE (P4F) POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS, FIRST CALL OPEN, FZU
5. PHD POSITIONS AT THE MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR RADIO ASTRONOMY
6. POSTDOCTORAL OPPORTUNITIES AT THE INSTITUTE OF SPACE SCIENCES (ICE, CSIC & IEEC)
7. POSITIONS IN HIGH-ENERGY-DENSITY PHYSICS AND PLASMA ASTROPHYSICS (LISBON)
8. PARIS-SACLAY POSTDOC POSITION ON CTA/SII
9. POSTDOC POSITION IN NUMERICAL RELATIVITY IN MILANO-BICOCCA
DIVERS
1. CAMPAGNE DE QUALIFICATION 2024 AUX FONCTIONS DE MAÎTRE DE CONFÉRENCES OU DE PROFESSEUR DES UNIVERSITÉS
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1. 27TH CAPRA MEETING AT NUS, 17-21 JUN 2024 – SAVE THE DATES! (Singapour, 17 au 24 juin 2024)
Dear colleagues,
The 27th Capra Meeting on Radiation Reaction in General Relativity will take place at the National University of Singapore from 17 to 21 June 2024.
The Capra Meeting is an annual conference/workshop on the topic of radiation reaction in general relativity. Its primary focus is the development of the gravitational-self-force approach to further our understanding of the two-body problem in general relativity, and to model gravitational waves from the extreme-mass-ratio binaries that will be a key target for the near-future space-based detector LISA. The Capra Meeting will comprise invited review talks, short contributed presentations, and focused discussion sessions. The tradition of the meeting is that there is no registration fee for participating.
At the Capra Meeting, we provide equal opportunities regardless of gender, age, race, disability, ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, civil status, or family status. If you have any feedback or suggestions as to how we can ensure a successful and inclusive meeting, please do not hesitate to get in touch at edi@caprameeting.org.
The meeting website will be accessible at https://www.caprameeting.org in due course, and we will be in touch again when registration opens. We look forward to seeing you in Singapore next year!
Yours faithfully,
Alvin Chua
(on behalf of the LOC: Soichiro Isoyama, Josh Mathews, Jonathan Thompson)
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POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. ERC AND DFG POSITIONS ON GRAVITATIONAL-WAVES AND MULTI-MESSENGER ASTROPHYSICS (THEORY), JENA – GERMANY
Dear colleague,
Please share this information with anyone who might be interested in applying.
(with apologies if you receive this Email more than once)
Applications are invited for one PhD and two postdoc positions in the field of gravitational-wave and multi-messenger astrophysics with focus on theory/modeling. The positions are associated with the research group (https://www.tpi.uni-jena.de/~bernuzzi/) of Prof. Sebastiano Bernuzzi at the Institute for Theoretical Physics, Friedrich-Schiller-Universitaet Jena (Germany). Deadline: October 31st, 2023.
* ERC-funded PhD position in multi-messenger astrophysics (https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2023/08/07/erc-funded-phd-position-in-multi-messenger-astrophysics-with-neutron-star-mergers-at-the-university-of-jena-germany-2/) (3+ years)
The position is funded by the European Research Council consolidator grant 101043372 “InspiReM » of the Horizon programme. The successful researcher is expected to work on the topic of binary neutron star mergers with focus on numerical relativity, theoretical and computational astrophysics, gravitational waves or multi-messenger data analysis.
* ERC-funded postdoc position in computational relativistic astrophysics (https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2023/08/07/erc-funded-postdoc-position-in-computational-relativistic-astrophysics-of-neutron-star-mergers-at-the-university-of-jena-germany-2/) (2+ years)
The position is funded by the European Research Council consolidator grant 101043372 “InspiReM” of the Horizon programme. The selected researcher is expected to work on simulations of binary neutron star mergers in general relativity including high-performance computing, magnetohydrodynamics, microphysics, nuclear physics aspects, radiation transport, and ab-initio modeling of astrophysical observables.
* DFG-funded postdoc position in gravitational waves theory (https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2023/07/18/postdoc-position-in-gravitational-waves-theory-at-the-university-of-jena-germany/) (3 years)
The selected researcher is expected to work on the project “GROOVHY: Gravitational radiation from black holes’ hyperbolic mergers”, which is funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.
The project’s work plan spans effective-one-body models for hyperbolic and generic-orbit binary black hole mergers, numerical-relativity simulations including test-body perturbative simulations, and Bayesian data analysis of non-circularized black hole mergers.
Official announcements can be found also at the institute website (https://www.physik.uni-jena.de/en/tpijobs).
Sebastiano Bernuzzi
2. POSITIONS IN HIGH ENERGY ASTROPHYSICS AT INAF
A postdoctoral position (1+1 year) in high energy astrophysics (modelling and observations of Gamma-ray bursts) is available at INAF (Astronomical Observatory of Brera, Merate, Italy). The selected candidate will work in collaboration with Drs. Lara Nava, Giancarlo Ghirlanda and Om Salafia.
The call can be found here (http://www.inaf.it/it/lavora-con-noi/assegni-di-ricerca/assegno-di-ricerca-dal-titolo-studio-dell2019origine-dell2019emissione-dei-gamma-ray-bursts201d) (in Italian and English).
The application deadline is 16 October 2023, at midnight (CET time).
Expertise in non-thermal radiative emission and particle acceleration processes as well as data analysis of transient sources will be valuable.
The fellowship can start immediately after the end of the selection procedure or later, but preferably before March 2024.
A second position (2+1 years) funded on the same project to work at SISSA and Univ. Trieste will open soon at SISSA (for enquiries contact Prof. Annalisa Celotti at celotti@sissa.it).
We would kindly ask you to circulate this email among possible interested candidates.
For any enquiries, please contact Dr. Lara Nava (lara.nava@inaf.it).
Transmis par Susanna Vergani
3. POSTDOC POSITION IN HIGH ENERGY ASTROPHYSICS AT SISSA AND UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE
Dear Colleagues,
a postdoctoral position in high energy astrophysics related to modelling and observations of high energy
emission of relativistic outflows is available at SISSA and University of Trieste (Italy).
The selected candidate will work in collaboration with Profs. Annalisa Celotti and Francesco Longo.
The project is focused on Gamma-Ray Bursts, but of course expertise in non-thermal radiative emission and particle acceleration processes as well as in data analysis of transient sources will be valuable.
The position is for 2 years and is extendable to a 3rd one (depending on funding and performance).
It can start as soon as possible, but preferably no later than March 2024).
A call of interest is now open on AJO: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/25704.
The expressions of interest should be uploaded on the AJO site by September 30th for full consideration,
but the search will remain open until the position is filled.
A second position (1+1 yr) funded on the same project is open at the Observatory of Brera (Merate, Italy). For enquiries please contact Dr. Lara Nava (lara.nava@inaf.it).
We would kindly ask you to circulate this email among possible interested candidates.
For any enquiries, please contact Annalisa Celotti (celotti@sissa.it).
Best regards,
Annalisa Celotti
4. POSITION(S) IN CZECH REPUBLIC, PHYSICS FOR FUTURE (P4F) POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS, FIRST CALL OPEN, FZU
Dear CTA colleagues,
FZU has launched a first call for excellent postdoctoral researchers under Marie Skłodowska-Curie COFUND with a first deadline for application set for November 10, 2023.
The research projects in astroparticle physics including those related to CTA observatory are welcomed to apply. You can find more details in the following general advertisement and attached flyer. We would like to kindly invite you to explore this and share this opportunity within your networks.
If you search for astroparticle physics supervisors/contacts at FZU you may click to https://p4f.fzu.cz/our-supervisors/?expertise%5B%5D=Astronomy%2C+astrophysics+and+cosmology-328
For comprehensive details, I encourage you to go through the attached flyer and visit our website at https://p4f.fzu.cz/.
best regards, Petr for other FZU colleagues
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5. PHD POSITIONS AT THE MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR RADIO ASTRONOMY
Hi All,
Apologies if you receive this email several times. I would be grateful if you could forward this to your research networks.
The Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy’s (MPIfR) Fundamental Physics in Radio Astronomy (FUNDI) group is delighted to announce several PhD positions related to Pulsar and Fast Radio Burst (FRB) research for the upcoming intake cycle. You can find detailed information about these positions and the application procedure, along with other non-pulsar projects available at MPIfR and the Universities of Bonn & Cologne, by visiting here (https://blog.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/imprs/for-applicants/phd-projects/) and here (https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/8dd7ff55). The formal call for applications opened today, and the deadline for application submissions is November 1, 2023.
I am specifically reaching out to advertise projects within my ERC Starting grant (COMPACT, https://erc-compact.org/), which is presently hosted by the FUNDI group. Our team is actively seeking three students to contribute to projects related to this grant (check Projects – MK03 and MK01 in the link above). If you or anyone you know is interested in these projects, please feel free to reach out to me directly or complete this additional expression of interest form available here (https://forms.gle/SbBB22NisB8sLbL28). I am happy to answer any questions that you may have.
Thanks,
Vivek Venkatraman Krishnan
6. POSTDOCTORAL OPPORTUNITIES AT THE INSTITUTE OF SPACE SCIENCES (ICE, CSIC & IEEC)
Dear colleagues,
I would like to let you know about Postdoctoral opportunities at the Institute of Space Sciences (ICE, CSIC & IEEC) in Barcelona. You can find detailed descriptions of each of them below.
1) Two Junior Postdoctoral Fellowships at the ICE, CSIC.
2) « La Caixa » Foundation Postdoctoral Junior Leader Fellowships.
The Institute of Space Sciences (ICE-CSIC) is part of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and is affiliated with the Institut d’Estudis Espacials de Catalunya (IEEC). Officially created in 2008, ICE engages in theoretical and observational research across disciplines, including fundamental physics, astrophysics, planetary and Earth sciences. The institute also develops theoretical models, as well as instrumentation and technology for space and ground-based missions and experiments. ICE has about 120 members, two departments (Astrophysics & Planetary Sciences, and Cosmology & Fundamental Physics) and an Advanced Engineering Unit running 7 laboratories. The Institute has obtained the María de Maeztu seal of excellence, awarded by the Spanish State Research Agency for the period 2022 – 2025.
ICE has significant involvement in more than a dozen space missions, in particular LISA, Euclid, as well as ground-based experiments like CTA, DES, DESI, ET.
ICE is located in a modern building on the Campus of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona in Bellaterra, just outside Barcelona.
Best regards,
Carlos F. Sopuerta
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1) Two Junior Postdoctoral Fellowships at the ICE, CSIC.
The Institute of Space Sciences (ICE-CSIC) in Barcelona, is offering two junior Postdoctoral Fellowships.
– Candidates should be within 2 years after the PhD, excluding maternity/paternity leaves.
– The appointments are for 2 years.
– The fellow is expected to develop her/his independent research and to interact with one or more of the research lines within the Institute.
– Mobility rule: candidates should not be affiliated to ICE-CSIC nor have carried out her/his PhD or initial postdoc at the Institute.
To apply, interested persons should send (to the the attention of
Noemí Cortés Miguel. Email: jobs@ice.csic.es with subject Junior Postdoc 2023):
+ Curriculum vitae
+ Full publications list (for candidates working within large collaborations, please distinguish those in which you have done a substantial contribution and explain which was it.)
+ A minimum of 2 reference letters (to be sent separately by email to the same address)
+ A research statement (maximum 3 pages)
The research statement should include commentary of the appropriateness of developing your research line at the Institute, how this can positively impact on your career and the prospects you see for collaboration with the established groups here.
Please state in your cover letter/email whether you wish to be considered for additional positions within research groups, if they become available.
If so, your materials will be automatically transferred to the corresponding committees within ICE-CSIC.
The starting date during 2024 is flexible, but is expected not to be beyond September 1st, 2024.
The Institute of Space Sciences (ICE-CSIC) is recognised as a Unit of Excellence in Spain, it is an institute of the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), and is affiliated with the Institut d’Estudis Espacials de Catalunya (IEEC).
Application procedure
Deadline: Thursday, November 15th, 2023.
Attention To: Noemí Cortés. Email: jobs@ice.csic.es
Positions will be open until filled, but initial screening will start on November 15th and a decision is expected before the end of the year or shortly after the start of 2024.
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2) « La Caixa » Foundation Postdoctoral Junior Leader Fellowships.
The “la Caixa” Foundation grants 25 postdoctoral fellowships for researchers of any nationality to carry out a research project in a STEM discipline at universities and research centres of accredited excellence.
Maximum duration: 3 years. Maximum amount: €305,100.
The Institute of Space Sciences (ICE-CSIC, in Barcelona, Spain) is one of the host institutions for applicants to these fellowships, as it has recently received the ‘María de Maeztu’ seal of excellence.
We welcome applicants working in any of the aspects of the LISA mission, from Instrumentation to Theory, including Data Analysis. If you are interested, please contact either Carlos F. Sopuerta <carlos.f.sopuerta@csic.es> or Miquel Nofrarias <nofrarias@ice.cat>.
DEADLINE: October 5th, 2023. More details below.
REQUIREMENTS
The candidates should be outstanding experienced researchers in terms of the originality and significance of their contributions in their scientific discipline, as well as having the leadership skills to head their own research group.
– Experience: Applicants should have earned their doctoral degree two to seven years prior to the deadline of the call for applications. The date of obtaining the PhD will be understood as the date the doctoral thesis is defended. Special deadlines apply for candidates with interrupted research careers.
Mobility [Spain]: Candidates must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Spain for more than 12 months in the three years immediately preceding the closing date of the call.
MORE INFORMATION
https://lacaixafoundation.org/en/postdoctoral-junior-leader-fellowships-incoming-call
7. POSITIONS IN HIGH-ENERGY-DENSITY PHYSICS AND PLASMA ASTROPHYSICS (LISBON)
We invite applications for research positions in the plasma physics group at the University of Lisbon of Prof. Frederico Fiuza. Positions are open at different levels, including PhD students, postdocs, and research scientists. We welcome applications from candidates interested in a wide range of topics in high-energy- density physics and plasma astrophysics. Our current research interests include particle acceleration and radiation emission in astrophysical jets, collisionless shocks, and magnetic reconnection, intense laser-plasma interactions and laboratory astrophysics, and applications of machine learning to multi-scale modeling of plasmas. These positions will involve basic research in theory and numerical modeling of plasmas. Depending on the project and interests of the candidate, it can also involve close collaboration with planned experiments at high-energy-density facilities such as NIF at LLNL and FACET-II and LCLS at SLAC. These positions will be funded by the ER!
C Consolidator grant XPACE.
Candidates interested in these position should send a cover letter and a CV with a complete list of publications via e-mail to Prof. Frederico Fiuza at frederico.fiuza@tecnico.ulisboa.pt or fredfiuza@gmail.com. Applicants should also arrange for at least two letters of recommendation to be sent by e-mail to Prof. Frederico Fiuza at the same address. Review of applications will begin on July 1st, 2023 but the positions will remain open until filled.
The University of Lisbon is an equal opportunity employer. It welcomes applications from women and members of minority groups, as well as from others who would bring additional dimensions to the university’s research.
Transmis par Benoît Cerutti
8. PARIS-SACLAY POSTDOC POSITION ON CTA/SII
Dear colleagues,
Apologies if you receive this message more than once.
Please find attached an announcement for a postdoctoral contract on stellar intensity interferometry with CTA’s NectarCAM cameras at University Paris-Saclay (application details at this link: https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/UMR9012-MARJOU-009/Default.aspx?lang=EN).
Please forward to interested candidates, who are invited to get in touch with the contact points before mid-October.
Thanks and all the best,
Jonathan Biteau & François Brun
9. POSTDOC POSITION IN NUMERICAL RELATIVITY IN MILANO-BICOCCA
The astrophysics group at the University of Milano-Bicocca has an opening for a 2-year postdoc position in the field of numerical relativity sponsored by the National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN). The postdoc will work in the Physics department of the University of Milano-Bicocca under the supervision of Prof. Bruno Giacomazzo. The research topic is “Numerical Relativity simulations of neutron star binary mergers”.
The deadline for applications is November 10 2023 (11:59 a.m. CET) and the starting date for the position should be no later than November 1st 2024. Candidates planning to finish their PhD before November 1st 2024 are also welcome to apply.
The annual gross salary is 31308 EUR (the net yearly salary is ~28000 EUR). Candidates from outside Milan may also be eligible to get an additional 5000 EUR per year. Funds for attending conferences and HPC resources are also available via INFN.
Applications are only accepted online via the following link: https://reclutamento.dsi.infn.it/ (search for job number 25864)
The astrophysics unit at Milano-Bicocca provides a vibrant environment with expertise covering all aspects of gravitational-wave astronomy, relativistic astrophysics, and numerical relativity, as well as a wider astronomical context including observational and experimental activities. The gravitational wave group is composed of professors Monica Colpi, Massimo Dotti, Davide Gerosa, Bruno Giacomazzo, and Alberto Sesana. The group has tight connections with the LISA Consortium, the Virgo Collaboration, the Einstein Telescope Observational Science Board, the European Pulsar Timing Array, the Italian National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN), and the Italian Center for Supercomputing (ICSC).
Transmis par Susanna Vergani
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DIVERS
1. CAMPAGNE DE QUALIFICATION 2024 AUX FONCTIONS DE MAÎTRE DE CONFÉRENCES OU DE PROFESSEUR DES UNIVERSITÉS
Pour information, la campagne de qualification 2024 aux fonctions de maître de conférences ou de professeur des universités est ouverte.
Les informations sur cette campagne sont disponibles à cette adresse :
https://www.galaxie.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/ensup/CNU_qualification.htm
PROGRAMME NATIONAL HAUTES ÉNERGIES
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http://pnhe.cnrs.fr
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ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. 27TH CAPRA MEETING AT NUS, 17-21 JUN 2024 – SAVE THE DATES! (Singapour, 17 au 24 juin 2024)
POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. ERC AND DFG POSITIONS ON GRAVITATIONAL-WAVES AND MULTI-MESSENGER ASTROPHYSICS (THEORY), JENA – GERMANY
2. POSITIONS IN HIGH ENERGY ASTROPHYSICS AT INAF
3. POSTDOC POSITION IN HIGH ENERGY ASTROPHYSICS AT SISSA AND UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE
4. POSITION(S) IN CZECH REPUBLIC, PHYSICS FOR FUTURE (P4F) POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS, FIRST CALL OPEN, FZU
5. PHD POSITIONS AT THE MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR RADIO ASTRONOMY
6. POSTDOCTORAL OPPORTUNITIES AT THE INSTITUTE OF SPACE SCIENCES (ICE, CSIC & IEEC)
7. POSITIONS IN HIGH-ENERGY-DENSITY PHYSICS AND PLASMA ASTROPHYSICS (LISBON)
8. PARIS-SACLAY POSTDOC POSITION ON CTA/SII
9. POSTDOC POSITION IN NUMERICAL RELATIVITY IN MILANO-BICOCCA
DIVERS
1. CAMPAGNE DE QUALIFICATION 2024 AUX FONCTIONS DE MAÎTRE DE CONFÉRENCES OU DE PROFESSEUR DES UNIVERSITÉS
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ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. 27TH CAPRA MEETING AT NUS, 17-21 JUN 2024 – SAVE THE DATES! (Singapour, 17 au 24 juin 2024)
Dear colleagues,
The 27th Capra Meeting on Radiation Reaction in General Relativity will take place at the National University of Singapore from 17 to 21 June 2024.
The Capra Meeting is an annual conference/workshop on the topic of radiation reaction in general relativity. Its primary focus is the development of the gravitational-self-force approach to further our understanding of the two-body problem in general relativity, and to model gravitational waves from the extreme-mass-ratio binaries that will be a key target for the near-future space-based detector LISA. The Capra Meeting will comprise invited review talks, short contributed presentations, and focused discussion sessions. The tradition of the meeting is that there is no registration fee for participating.
At the Capra Meeting, we provide equal opportunities regardless of gender, age, race, disability, ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, civil status, or family status. If you have any feedback or suggestions as to how we can ensure a successful and inclusive meeting, please do not hesitate to get in touch at edi@caprameeting.org.
The meeting website will be accessible at https://www.caprameeting.org in due course, and we will be in touch again when registration opens. We look forward to seeing you in Singapore next year!
Yours faithfully,
Alvin Chua
(on behalf of the LOC: Soichiro Isoyama, Josh Mathews, Jonathan Thompson)
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POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. ERC AND DFG POSITIONS ON GRAVITATIONAL-WAVES AND MULTI-MESSENGER ASTROPHYSICS (THEORY), JENA – GERMANY
Dear colleague,
Please share this information with anyone who might be interested in applying.
(with apologies if you receive this Email more than once)
Applications are invited for one PhD and two postdoc positions in the field of gravitational-wave and multi-messenger astrophysics with focus on theory/modeling. The positions are associated with the research group (https://www.tpi.uni-jena.de/~bernuzzi/) of Prof. Sebastiano Bernuzzi at the Institute for Theoretical Physics, Friedrich-Schiller-Universitaet Jena (Germany). Deadline: October 31st, 2023.
* ERC-funded PhD position in multi-messenger astrophysics (https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2023/08/07/erc-funded-phd-position-in-multi-messenger-astrophysics-with-neutron-star-mergers-at-the-university-of-jena-germany-2/) (3+ years)
The position is funded by the European Research Council consolidator grant 101043372 “InspiReM » of the Horizon programme. The successful researcher is expected to work on the topic of binary neutron star mergers with focus on numerical relativity, theoretical and computational astrophysics, gravitational waves or multi-messenger data analysis.
* ERC-funded postdoc position in computational relativistic astrophysics (https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2023/08/07/erc-funded-postdoc-position-in-computational-relativistic-astrophysics-of-neutron-star-mergers-at-the-university-of-jena-germany-2/) (2+ years)
The position is funded by the European Research Council consolidator grant 101043372 “InspiReM” of the Horizon programme. The selected researcher is expected to work on simulations of binary neutron star mergers in general relativity including high-performance computing, magnetohydrodynamics, microphysics, nuclear physics aspects, radiation transport, and ab-initio modeling of astrophysical observables.
* DFG-funded postdoc position in gravitational waves theory (https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2023/07/18/postdoc-position-in-gravitational-waves-theory-at-the-university-of-jena-germany/) (3 years)
The selected researcher is expected to work on the project “GROOVHY: Gravitational radiation from black holes’ hyperbolic mergers”, which is funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.
The project’s work plan spans effective-one-body models for hyperbolic and generic-orbit binary black hole mergers, numerical-relativity simulations including test-body perturbative simulations, and Bayesian data analysis of non-circularized black hole mergers.
Official announcements can be found also at the institute website (https://www.physik.uni-jena.de/en/tpijobs).
Sebastiano Bernuzzi
2. POSITIONS IN HIGH ENERGY ASTROPHYSICS AT INAF
A postdoctoral position (1+1 year) in high energy astrophysics (modelling and observations of Gamma-ray bursts) is available at INAF (Astronomical Observatory of Brera, Merate, Italy). The selected candidate will work in collaboration with Drs. Lara Nava, Giancarlo Ghirlanda and Om Salafia.
The call can be found here (http://www.inaf.it/it/lavora-con-noi/assegni-di-ricerca/assegno-di-ricerca-dal-titolo-studio-dell2019origine-dell2019emissione-dei-gamma-ray-bursts201d) (in Italian and English).
The application deadline is 16 October 2023, at midnight (CET time).
Expertise in non-thermal radiative emission and particle acceleration processes as well as data analysis of transient sources will be valuable.
The fellowship can start immediately after the end of the selection procedure or later, but preferably before March 2024.
A second position (2+1 years) funded on the same project to work at SISSA and Univ. Trieste will open soon at SISSA (for enquiries contact Prof. Annalisa Celotti at celotti@sissa.it).
We would kindly ask you to circulate this email among possible interested candidates.
For any enquiries, please contact Dr. Lara Nava (lara.nava@inaf.it).
Transmis par Susanna Vergani
3. POSTDOC POSITION IN HIGH ENERGY ASTROPHYSICS AT SISSA AND UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE
Dear Colleagues,
a postdoctoral position in high energy astrophysics related to modelling and observations of high energy
emission of relativistic outflows is available at SISSA and University of Trieste (Italy).
The selected candidate will work in collaboration with Profs. Annalisa Celotti and Francesco Longo.
The project is focused on Gamma-Ray Bursts, but of course expertise in non-thermal radiative emission and particle acceleration processes as well as in data analysis of transient sources will be valuable.
The position is for 2 years and is extendable to a 3rd one (depending on funding and performance).
It can start as soon as possible, but preferably no later than March 2024).
A call of interest is now open on AJO: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/25704.
The expressions of interest should be uploaded on the AJO site by September 30th for full consideration,
but the search will remain open until the position is filled.
A second position (1+1 yr) funded on the same project is open at the Observatory of Brera (Merate, Italy). For enquiries please contact Dr. Lara Nava (lara.nava@inaf.it).
We would kindly ask you to circulate this email among possible interested candidates.
For any enquiries, please contact Annalisa Celotti (celotti@sissa.it).
Best regards,
Annalisa Celotti
4. POSITION(S) IN CZECH REPUBLIC, PHYSICS FOR FUTURE (P4F) POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS, FIRST CALL OPEN, FZU
Dear CTA colleagues,
FZU has launched a first call for excellent postdoctoral researchers under Marie Skłodowska-Curie COFUND with a first deadline for application set for November 10, 2023.
The research projects in astroparticle physics including those related to CTA observatory are welcomed to apply. You can find more details in the following general advertisement and attached flyer. We would like to kindly invite you to explore this and share this opportunity within your networks.
If you search for astroparticle physics supervisors/contacts at FZU you may click to https://p4f.fzu.cz/our-supervisors/?expertise%5B%5D=Astronomy%2C+astrophysics+and+cosmology-328
For comprehensive details, I encourage you to go through the attached flyer and visit our website at https://p4f.fzu.cz/.
best regards, Petr for other FZU colleagues
Transmis par Petr Travnicek
5. PHD POSITIONS AT THE MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR RADIO ASTRONOMY
Hi All,
Apologies if you receive this email several times. I would be grateful if you could forward this to your research networks.
The Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy’s (MPIfR) Fundamental Physics in Radio Astronomy (FUNDI) group is delighted to announce several PhD positions related to Pulsar and Fast Radio Burst (FRB) research for the upcoming intake cycle. You can find detailed information about these positions and the application procedure, along with other non-pulsar projects available at MPIfR and the Universities of Bonn & Cologne, by visiting here (https://blog.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/imprs/for-applicants/phd-projects/) and here (https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/8dd7ff55). The formal call for applications opened today, and the deadline for application submissions is November 1, 2023.
I am specifically reaching out to advertise projects within my ERC Starting grant (COMPACT, https://erc-compact.org/), which is presently hosted by the FUNDI group. Our team is actively seeking three students to contribute to projects related to this grant (check Projects – MK03 and MK01 in the link above). If you or anyone you know is interested in these projects, please feel free to reach out to me directly or complete this additional expression of interest form available here (https://forms.gle/SbBB22NisB8sLbL28). I am happy to answer any questions that you may have.
Thanks,
Vivek Venkatraman Krishnan
6. POSTDOCTORAL OPPORTUNITIES AT THE INSTITUTE OF SPACE SCIENCES (ICE, CSIC & IEEC)
Dear colleagues,
I would like to let you know about Postdoctoral opportunities at the Institute of Space Sciences (ICE, CSIC & IEEC) in Barcelona. You can find detailed descriptions of each of them below.
1) Two Junior Postdoctoral Fellowships at the ICE, CSIC.
2) « La Caixa » Foundation Postdoctoral Junior Leader Fellowships.
The Institute of Space Sciences (ICE-CSIC) is part of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and is affiliated with the Institut d’Estudis Espacials de Catalunya (IEEC). Officially created in 2008, ICE engages in theoretical and observational research across disciplines, including fundamental physics, astrophysics, planetary and Earth sciences. The institute also develops theoretical models, as well as instrumentation and technology for space and ground-based missions and experiments. ICE has about 120 members, two departments (Astrophysics & Planetary Sciences, and Cosmology & Fundamental Physics) and an Advanced Engineering Unit running 7 laboratories. The Institute has obtained the María de Maeztu seal of excellence, awarded by the Spanish State Research Agency for the period 2022 – 2025.
ICE has significant involvement in more than a dozen space missions, in particular LISA, Euclid, as well as ground-based experiments like CTA, DES, DESI, ET.
ICE is located in a modern building on the Campus of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona in Bellaterra, just outside Barcelona.
Best regards,
Carlos F. Sopuerta
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1) Two Junior Postdoctoral Fellowships at the ICE, CSIC.
The Institute of Space Sciences (ICE-CSIC) in Barcelona, is offering two junior Postdoctoral Fellowships.
– Candidates should be within 2 years after the PhD, excluding maternity/paternity leaves.
– The appointments are for 2 years.
– The fellow is expected to develop her/his independent research and to interact with one or more of the research lines within the Institute.
– Mobility rule: candidates should not be affiliated to ICE-CSIC nor have carried out her/his PhD or initial postdoc at the Institute.
To apply, interested persons should send (to the the attention of
Noemí Cortés Miguel. Email: jobs@ice.csic.es with subject Junior Postdoc 2023):
+ Curriculum vitae
+ Full publications list (for candidates working within large collaborations, please distinguish those in which you have done a substantial contribution and explain which was it.)
+ A minimum of 2 reference letters (to be sent separately by email to the same address)
+ A research statement (maximum 3 pages)
The research statement should include commentary of the appropriateness of developing your research line at the Institute, how this can positively impact on your career and the prospects you see for collaboration with the established groups here.
Please state in your cover letter/email whether you wish to be considered for additional positions within research groups, if they become available.
If so, your materials will be automatically transferred to the corresponding committees within ICE-CSIC.
The starting date during 2024 is flexible, but is expected not to be beyond September 1st, 2024.
The Institute of Space Sciences (ICE-CSIC) is recognised as a Unit of Excellence in Spain, it is an institute of the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), and is affiliated with the Institut d’Estudis Espacials de Catalunya (IEEC).
Application procedure
Deadline: Thursday, November 15th, 2023.
Attention To: Noemí Cortés. Email: jobs@ice.csic.es
Positions will be open until filled, but initial screening will start on November 15th and a decision is expected before the end of the year or shortly after the start of 2024.
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2) « La Caixa » Foundation Postdoctoral Junior Leader Fellowships.
The “la Caixa” Foundation grants 25 postdoctoral fellowships for researchers of any nationality to carry out a research project in a STEM discipline at universities and research centres of accredited excellence.
Maximum duration: 3 years. Maximum amount: €305,100.
The Institute of Space Sciences (ICE-CSIC, in Barcelona, Spain) is one of the host institutions for applicants to these fellowships, as it has recently received the ‘María de Maeztu’ seal of excellence.
We welcome applicants working in any of the aspects of the LISA mission, from Instrumentation to Theory, including Data Analysis. If you are interested, please contact either Carlos F. Sopuerta <carlos.f.sopuerta@csic.es> or Miquel Nofrarias <nofrarias@ice.cat>.
DEADLINE: October 5th, 2023. More details below.
REQUIREMENTS
The candidates should be outstanding experienced researchers in terms of the originality and significance of their contributions in their scientific discipline, as well as having the leadership skills to head their own research group.
– Experience: Applicants should have earned their doctoral degree two to seven years prior to the deadline of the call for applications. The date of obtaining the PhD will be understood as the date the doctoral thesis is defended. Special deadlines apply for candidates with interrupted research careers.
Mobility [Spain]: Candidates must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Spain for more than 12 months in the three years immediately preceding the closing date of the call.
MORE INFORMATION
https://lacaixafoundation.org/en/postdoctoral-junior-leader-fellowships-incoming-call
7. POSITIONS IN HIGH-ENERGY-DENSITY PHYSICS AND PLASMA ASTROPHYSICS (LISBON)
We invite applications for research positions in the plasma physics group at the University of Lisbon of Prof. Frederico Fiuza. Positions are open at different levels, including PhD students, postdocs, and research scientists. We welcome applications from candidates interested in a wide range of topics in high-energy- density physics and plasma astrophysics. Our current research interests include particle acceleration and radiation emission in astrophysical jets, collisionless shocks, and magnetic reconnection, intense laser-plasma interactions and laboratory astrophysics, and applications of machine learning to multi-scale modeling of plasmas. These positions will involve basic research in theory and numerical modeling of plasmas. Depending on the project and interests of the candidate, it can also involve close collaboration with planned experiments at high-energy-density facilities such as NIF at LLNL and FACET-II and LCLS at SLAC. These positions will be funded by the ER!
C Consolidator grant XPACE.
Candidates interested in these position should send a cover letter and a CV with a complete list of publications via e-mail to Prof. Frederico Fiuza at frederico.fiuza@tecnico.ulisboa.pt or fredfiuza@gmail.com. Applicants should also arrange for at least two letters of recommendation to be sent by e-mail to Prof. Frederico Fiuza at the same address. Review of applications will begin on July 1st, 2023 but the positions will remain open until filled.
The University of Lisbon is an equal opportunity employer. It welcomes applications from women and members of minority groups, as well as from others who would bring additional dimensions to the university’s research.
Transmis par Benoît Cerutti
8. PARIS-SACLAY POSTDOC POSITION ON CTA/SII
Dear colleagues,
Apologies if you receive this message more than once.
Please find attached an announcement for a postdoctoral contract on stellar intensity interferometry with CTA’s NectarCAM cameras at University Paris-Saclay (application details at this link: https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/UMR9012-MARJOU-009/Default.aspx?lang=EN).
Please forward to interested candidates, who are invited to get in touch with the contact points before mid-October.
Thanks and all the best,
Jonathan Biteau & François Brun
9. POSTDOC POSITION IN NUMERICAL RELATIVITY IN MILANO-BICOCCA
The astrophysics group at the University of Milano-Bicocca has an opening for a 2-year postdoc position in the field of numerical relativity sponsored by the National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN). The postdoc will work in the Physics department of the University of Milano-Bicocca under the supervision of Prof. Bruno Giacomazzo. The research topic is “Numerical Relativity simulations of neutron star binary mergers”.
The deadline for applications is November 10 2023 (11:59 a.m. CET) and the starting date for the position should be no later than November 1st 2024. Candidates planning to finish their PhD before November 1st 2024 are also welcome to apply.
The annual gross salary is 31308 EUR (the net yearly salary is ~28000 EUR). Candidates from outside Milan may also be eligible to get an additional 5000 EUR per year. Funds for attending conferences and HPC resources are also available via INFN.
Applications are only accepted online via the following link: https://reclutamento.dsi.infn.it/ (search for job number 25864)
The astrophysics unit at Milano-Bicocca provides a vibrant environment with expertise covering all aspects of gravitational-wave astronomy, relativistic astrophysics, and numerical relativity, as well as a wider astronomical context including observational and experimental activities. The gravitational wave group is composed of professors Monica Colpi, Massimo Dotti, Davide Gerosa, Bruno Giacomazzo, and Alberto Sesana. The group has tight connections with the LISA Consortium, the Virgo Collaboration, the Einstein Telescope Observational Science Board, the European Pulsar Timing Array, the Italian National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN), and the Italian Center for Supercomputing (ICSC).
Transmis par Susanna Vergani
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DIVERS
1. CAMPAGNE DE QUALIFICATION 2024 AUX FONCTIONS DE MAÎTRE DE CONFÉRENCES OU DE PROFESSEUR DES UNIVERSITÉS
Pour information, la campagne de qualification 2024 aux fonctions de maître de conférences ou de professeur des universités est ouverte.
Les informations sur cette campagne sont disponibles à cette adresse :
https://www.galaxie.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/ensup/CNU_qualification.htm
Lettre N° 176 du 1er septembre 2023
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NOUVELLES DU PNHE
1. JOURNEES PNHE: QUELQUES INFORMATIONS
POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. PHD POSITION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM
2. SCEECS POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS
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NOUVELLES DU PNHE
1. JOURNEES PNHE: QUELQUES INFORMATIONS
Bonjour à tous et à toutes
Les Journées PNHE vont bientôt commencer. Je rappelle ci dessous quelques informations importantes:
** Lieu, site web, programme **
– Les journées auront lieu du 6 au 8 Sept à l’IAP https://www.iap.fr/accueil/acces/acces.php. Elles débuteront à 9h le Mercredi 6 et se termineront le Vendredi 8 a 13h
La fin de matinée du Vendredi 10h30-13h sera dédiée aux discussions notamment sur le travail de prospective à venir. Cela sera aussi un moment d’échanges avec nos tutelles. Nous comptons donc sur votre présence!
– Le site web est accessible ici https://indico.in2p3.fr/event/28794/
– Le programme est visible ici https://indico.in2p3.fr/event/28794/timetable/#20230906
** Présentations **
– Pour les présentations, nous suggérons de les faire en français. Ceux qui préfèrent l’anglais le pourront bien évidemment. Par contre les slides doivent être en anglais.
– Les présentations invitées sont de 25 min (incluant 5 min de questions)
– Les présentations sollicitées sont de 15 min (incluant 3 min de questions)
– Le timing va être très serré donc
-> pour les présentations invitées, sollicitées ou contributives nous vous suggérons très fortement de télécharger vos présentations via le site indico de la conférence, à l’endroit correspondant à votre intervention. Si vous n’y arrivez pas, envoyez nous vos présentations et nous le ferons pour vous.
L’autre possibilité est d’utiliser le portable de la conférence en y téléchargeant vos présentations au plus tard durant la demi-journée précédent votre intervention (i.e. le matin pour l’après midi, le soir pour le lendemain matin).
-> Pour les présentations éclair, il n’y a par contre pas le choix. Elles doivent nous être données en format pdf et là aussi au plus tard durant la demi-journée précédant votre intervention. Pour rappel, ces présentations ne doivent avoir qu’un transparent et ne durent que 2 min. par personne.
** Lien ZOOM **
Un lien zoom sera envoyé la veille des journées, Mardi 5 Sept
** Repas ***
-> les repas du midi ne sont pas fournis. Vous pourrez soit aller à la cafetaria de l’observatoire, soit dans un des nombreux restaurants proches de l’IAP
-> le 6 au soir, il y aura un apéritif dînatoire de 19h à 21h30-22h dans la salle Cassini, dans le Bat. Perrault de l’Observatoire de Paris (cf plan https://luth.obspm.fr/IMG/pdf/plan_paris_291117-1200.pdf). Seuls ceux qui se sont préalablement inscrits pourront y participer. Les inscriptions ne sont plus possibles
Voila pour le moment.
En attendant de vous voir bientôt
Pierre-Olivier Petrucci
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POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. PHD POSITION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM
The Faculty of Science, Institute of Physics and Astronomy, Theoretical Astroparticle Physics at the University of Potsdam invites applications for the following position limited to three years, which will be filled as soon as possible: Academic Staff Member, PhD student, ID no. 403/2023
The astroparticle-physics theory group at the University of Potsdam, currently consisting of four postdocs and three PhD students, is particularly interested in the physics of cosmic accelerators (such as supernova remnants), gamma-ray astronomy, and plasma physics. We offer excellent research opportunities in astroparticle physics through close cooperation with many research groups and major institutions in this field in Germany and abroad.
The Institute for Physics & Astronomy at the University of Potsdam supports a broad range of research in observational and theoretical astrophysics. It has close links with the neighboring Leibniz-Institute für Astrophysik (AIP) and Albert Einstein Institute in addition to DESY (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron), which is one of the world’s leading research centers for particle and astroparticle physics. The Professor responsible for the astroparticle-physics theory group, Prof. Martin Pohl holds a joint position at University of Potsdam and DESY.
The position will be associated with a project involving massively parallel Particle-in-cell simulations of electron acceleration at collisionless shocks that is funded by DFG and embedded in a cooperation with research groups in Cracow and in Tokyo.
For more information about this position, please contact Mr. Prof. Martin Pohl (marpohl@uni-potsdam.de).
Please send us your application in electronic form a CV, a 2-page statement of current and future research interests, a list of publications, a link to the M.Sc. thesis, and the names and contact info of at least 2 references by the deadline of November 1, 2023. Provide the ID no. 403/2023, by email to ines.tietgen@uni-potsdam.de
Transmis par Benoît Cerutti
2. SCEECS POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS
The Simons Collaboration on Extreme Electrodynamics of Compact Sources (SCEECS) is advertising up to fourteen SCEECS Fellowships for postdoctoral researchers working in fields relevant to the collaboration. The positions will be for up to 3 years and will offer competitive salaries, in the range $65k-85k, and benefits. Most appointments are anticipated to begin in the fall of 2024, though earlier start dates can be entertained, if appropriate.
SCEECS is a new, multi-national, collaboration that focuses on the theory of neutron stars and black holes, building on recent astrophysical discoveries and upcoming experimental opportunities that confront classical and quantum electrodynamics with new challenges. With a highly synergistic research approach, we are addressing these challenges by following a methodology that is both “bottom up” and “top down” to span a vast range of length scales. These approaches involve the physics of collisionless relativistic plasmas (including in strong QED fields), relativistic magnetohydrodynamics and the physics of dense matter of relevance to the interior of neutron stars. We encourage candidates with expertise in any of these and neighboring physics subfields to apply. The new postdoctoral researchers will be able to join ongoing projects within the collaboration and develop their own, original, research programs.
The Principal Investigators and Co-Principal Investigators collaborating on SCEECS are Roger Blandford, Stanford, Director (rdb3@stanford.edu), Sasha Philippov, Maryland, Deputy Director (sashaph@umd.edu), Richard Anantua, U Texas, San Antonio, (richard.anantua@utsa.edu), Matt Caplan, Illinois State (mecapl1@ilstu.edu), Katerina Chatziioannou, Caltech, (kchatziioannou@caltech.edu), Ke Fang (kefang@physics.wisc.edu) and Ellen Zweibel (egzweibel@wis.edu), U. Wisconsin, Sam Gralla, Arizona, (sgralla@email.arizona.edu), Yuri Levin (yl3470@columbia.edu) and Lorenzo Sironi (lsironi@astro.columbia.edu), Columbia, Amir Levinson, Tel Aviv, (levinson@tauex.tau.ac.il), Tsvi Piran, Hebrew University, (tsvi.piran@mail.huji.ac.il), Anatoly Spitkovsky, Princeton (anatoly@astro.princeton.edu), Chris Thompson, CITA, (thompson@cita.utoronto.ca), and Yajie Yuan, Washington University in St Louis (yajiey@wustl.edu). Applications made in response to this advertisement, as well as those made thr!
ough the institutions of collaborating investigators that designate SCEECS, will be considered by the entire collaboration.
Candidates for these positions should have, or expect to receive, a Ph.D. in astronomy or physics prior to starting their appointment. They should provide a curriculum vitae, including a publication list and a 3-page statement of research interests and plans, and arrange to have three letters of recommendation submitted. In addition, applicants should indicate the preferred institutions to hold a fellowship and are invited, as a component of their research statement, to discuss their experience with or commitment to engaging in mentoring, outreach, teaching, fostering inclusive environments and activities that diversify the field. We also encourage applicants to follow the structure of the AAS advice on the content of CVs and research statements given here: https://jobregister.aas.org/postdoc-application-guidelines.
The deadline for applications, through AcademicJobsOnline, is November 15, 2023. Late applications will be considered at the discretion of the search committee.
More information about SCEECS can be found at https://www.simonsceecs.com
Informal enquiries about these positions can be directed to simonsceecs@stanford.edu.
Transmis par Benoît Cerutti
PROGRAMME NATIONAL HAUTES ÉNERGIES
lettre d’information n°176
http://pnhe.cnrs.fr
1 septembre 2023
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NOUVELLES DU PNHE
1. JOURNEES PNHE: QUELQUES INFORMATIONS
POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. PHD POSITION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM
2. SCEECS POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS
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NOUVELLES DU PNHE
1. JOURNEES PNHE: QUELQUES INFORMATIONS
Bonjour à tous et à toutes
Les Journées PNHE vont bientôt commencer. Je rappelle ci dessous quelques informations importantes:
** Lieu, site web, programme **
– Les journées auront lieu du 6 au 8 Sept à l’IAP https://www.iap.fr/accueil/acces/acces.php. Elles débuteront à 9h le Mercredi 6 et se termineront le Vendredi 8 a 13h
La fin de matinée du Vendredi 10h30-13h sera dédiée aux discussions notamment sur le travail de prospective à venir. Cela sera aussi un moment d’échanges avec nos tutelles. Nous comptons donc sur votre présence!
– Le site web est accessible ici https://indico.in2p3.fr/event/28794/
– Le programme est visible ici https://indico.in2p3.fr/event/28794/timetable/#20230906
** Présentations **
– Pour les présentations, nous suggérons de les faire en français. Ceux qui préfèrent l’anglais le pourront bien évidemment. Par contre les slides doivent être en anglais.
– Les présentations invitées sont de 25 min (incluant 5 min de questions)
– Les présentations sollicitées sont de 15 min (incluant 3 min de questions)
– Le timing va être très serré donc
-> pour les présentations invitées, sollicitées ou contributives nous vous suggérons très fortement de télécharger vos présentations via le site indico de la conférence, à l’endroit correspondant à votre intervention. Si vous n’y arrivez pas, envoyez nous vos présentations et nous le ferons pour vous.
L’autre possibilité est d’utiliser le portable de la conférence en y téléchargeant vos présentations au plus tard durant la demi-journée précédent votre intervention (i.e. le matin pour l’après midi, le soir pour le lendemain matin).
-> Pour les présentations éclair, il n’y a par contre pas le choix. Elles doivent nous être données en format pdf et là aussi au plus tard durant la demi-journée précédant votre intervention. Pour rappel, ces présentations ne doivent avoir qu’un transparent et ne durent que 2 min. par personne.
** Lien ZOOM **
Un lien zoom sera envoyé la veille des journées, Mardi 5 Sept
** Repas ***
-> les repas du midi ne sont pas fournis. Vous pourrez soit aller à la cafetaria de l’observatoire, soit dans un des nombreux restaurants proches de l’IAP
-> le 6 au soir, il y aura un apéritif dînatoire de 19h à 21h30-22h dans la salle Cassini, dans le Bat. Perrault de l’Observatoire de Paris (cf plan https://luth.obspm.fr/IMG/pdf/plan_paris_291117-1200.pdf). Seuls ceux qui se sont préalablement inscrits pourront y participer. Les inscriptions ne sont plus possibles
Voila pour le moment.
En attendant de vous voir bientôt
Pierre-Olivier Petrucci
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POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. PHD POSITION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM
The Faculty of Science, Institute of Physics and Astronomy, Theoretical Astroparticle Physics at the University of Potsdam invites applications for the following position limited to three years, which will be filled as soon as possible: Academic Staff Member, PhD student, ID no. 403/2023
The astroparticle-physics theory group at the University of Potsdam, currently consisting of four postdocs and three PhD students, is particularly interested in the physics of cosmic accelerators (such as supernova remnants), gamma-ray astronomy, and plasma physics. We offer excellent research opportunities in astroparticle physics through close cooperation with many research groups and major institutions in this field in Germany and abroad.
The Institute for Physics & Astronomy at the University of Potsdam supports a broad range of research in observational and theoretical astrophysics. It has close links with the neighboring Leibniz-Institute für Astrophysik (AIP) and Albert Einstein Institute in addition to DESY (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron), which is one of the world’s leading research centers for particle and astroparticle physics. The Professor responsible for the astroparticle-physics theory group, Prof. Martin Pohl holds a joint position at University of Potsdam and DESY.
The position will be associated with a project involving massively parallel Particle-in-cell simulations of electron acceleration at collisionless shocks that is funded by DFG and embedded in a cooperation with research groups in Cracow and in Tokyo.
For more information about this position, please contact Mr. Prof. Martin Pohl (marpohl@uni-potsdam.de).
Please send us your application in electronic form a CV, a 2-page statement of current and future research interests, a list of publications, a link to the M.Sc. thesis, and the names and contact info of at least 2 references by the deadline of November 1, 2023. Provide the ID no. 403/2023, by email to ines.tietgen@uni-potsdam.de
Transmis par Benoît Cerutti
2. SCEECS POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS
The Simons Collaboration on Extreme Electrodynamics of Compact Sources (SCEECS) is advertising up to fourteen SCEECS Fellowships for postdoctoral researchers working in fields relevant to the collaboration. The positions will be for up to 3 years and will offer competitive salaries, in the range $65k-85k, and benefits. Most appointments are anticipated to begin in the fall of 2024, though earlier start dates can be entertained, if appropriate.
SCEECS is a new, multi-national, collaboration that focuses on the theory of neutron stars and black holes, building on recent astrophysical discoveries and upcoming experimental opportunities that confront classical and quantum electrodynamics with new challenges. With a highly synergistic research approach, we are addressing these challenges by following a methodology that is both “bottom up” and “top down” to span a vast range of length scales. These approaches involve the physics of collisionless relativistic plasmas (including in strong QED fields), relativistic magnetohydrodynamics and the physics of dense matter of relevance to the interior of neutron stars. We encourage candidates with expertise in any of these and neighboring physics subfields to apply. The new postdoctoral researchers will be able to join ongoing projects within the collaboration and develop their own, original, research programs.
The Principal Investigators and Co-Principal Investigators collaborating on SCEECS are Roger Blandford, Stanford, Director (rdb3@stanford.edu), Sasha Philippov, Maryland, Deputy Director (sashaph@umd.edu), Richard Anantua, U Texas, San Antonio, (richard.anantua@utsa.edu), Matt Caplan, Illinois State (mecapl1@ilstu.edu), Katerina Chatziioannou, Caltech, (kchatziioannou@caltech.edu), Ke Fang (kefang@physics.wisc.edu) and Ellen Zweibel (egzweibel@wis.edu), U. Wisconsin, Sam Gralla, Arizona, (sgralla@email.arizona.edu), Yuri Levin (yl3470@columbia.edu) and Lorenzo Sironi (lsironi@astro.columbia.edu), Columbia, Amir Levinson, Tel Aviv, (levinson@tauex.tau.ac.il), Tsvi Piran, Hebrew University, (tsvi.piran@mail.huji.ac.il), Anatoly Spitkovsky, Princeton (anatoly@astro.princeton.edu), Chris Thompson, CITA, (thompson@cita.utoronto.ca), and Yajie Yuan, Washington University in St Louis (yajiey@wustl.edu). Applications made in response to this advertisement, as well as those made thr!
ough the institutions of collaborating investigators that designate SCEECS, will be considered by the entire collaboration.
Candidates for these positions should have, or expect to receive, a Ph.D. in astronomy or physics prior to starting their appointment. They should provide a curriculum vitae, including a publication list and a 3-page statement of research interests and plans, and arrange to have three letters of recommendation submitted. In addition, applicants should indicate the preferred institutions to hold a fellowship and are invited, as a component of their research statement, to discuss their experience with or commitment to engaging in mentoring, outreach, teaching, fostering inclusive environments and activities that diversify the field. We also encourage applicants to follow the structure of the AAS advice on the content of CVs and research statements given here: https://jobregister.aas.org/postdoc-application-guidelines.
The deadline for applications, through AcademicJobsOnline, is November 15, 2023. Late applications will be considered at the discretion of the search committee.
More information about SCEECS can be found at https://www.simonsceecs.com
Informal enquiries about these positions can be directed to simonsceecs@stanford.edu.
Transmis par Benoît Cerutti
Lettre N° 175 du 1er août 2023
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PROGRAMME NATIONAL HAUTES ÉNERGIES
lettre d’information n°175
http://pnhe.cnrs.fr
1 août 2023
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NOUVELLES DU PNHE
1. APPEL D’OFFRES PNHE 2024
POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN GRAVITATIONAL WAVE ASTROPHYSICS AT THE GRAN SASSO SCIENCE INSTITUTE
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NOUVELLES DU PNHE
1. APPEL D’OFFRES PNHE 2024
L’appel d’offres 2024 du Programme National des Hautes Energies (PNHE) est ouvert.
La note de cadrage Astronomie-Astrophysique incluant le texte de l’AO PNHE est disponible sur le site de l’INSU :
https://programmes.insu.cnrs.fr/programmes-aa/
Le dépôt des projets se fait en ligne sur le site https://sigap.cnrs.fr
Les porteurs appartenant à une unité CNRS devront impérativement renseigner leurs demandes dans Dialog (Titre, Montant, Résumé) avant le 12 septembre 2023 – 17h.
Les propositions complètes de projets scientifiques sont à présenter au moyen d’un formulaire électronique disponible sur https://sigap.cnrs.fr avant le 15 septembre 2023 – 17 h.
Nous vous encourageons à renseigner ce formulaire en ligne bien avant la date limite.
Notez que, par rapport aux années précédentes : la justification scientifique d’une demande (parties A+B du dossier scientifique) < 5 k€ doit être limitée à 2 pages de texte et 1 page supplémentaire pour figures et références au total. Pour toute demande > 5k€, pour des demandes de financement d’écoles ou de conférences, ou pour des dossiers proposés simultanément auprès du PNHE et d’un ou plusieurs autres PN, le nombre de pages est limité à 5.
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POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN GRAVITATIONAL WAVE ASTROPHYSICS AT THE GRAN SASSO SCIENCE INSTITUTE
We are looking for a 2-years postdoc in our GW group to work on source modelling of black hole binaries.
Candidates with experience in relativistic perturbation theory, as well semi-analytical approaches
to describe astrophysical compact sources and their gravitational wave emission are encouraged to apply.
We expect the candidate to work on the modelling of asymmetric systems beyond General Relativity
or in non vacuum astrophysical environments. The successful candidate will also work within an
international network which includes different nodes in Europe,
as the University of Pisa and the University of Nottingham.
Applications need to be submitted online:
https://applications.gssi.it/postdoc/
(ref. Position 1.4)
Application deadline is on 11 September.
Andrea Maselli
PROGRAMME NATIONAL HAUTES ÉNERGIES
lettre d’information n°175
http://pnhe.cnrs.fr
1 août 2023
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NOUVELLES DU PNHE
1. APPEL D’OFFRES PNHE 2024
POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN GRAVITATIONAL WAVE ASTROPHYSICS AT THE GRAN SASSO SCIENCE INSTITUTE
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NOUVELLES DU PNHE
1. APPEL D’OFFRES PNHE 2024
L’appel d’offres 2024 du Programme National des Hautes Energies (PNHE) est ouvert.
La note de cadrage Astronomie-Astrophysique incluant le texte de l’AO PNHE est disponible sur le site de l’INSU :
https://programmes.insu.cnrs.fr/programmes-aa/
Le dépôt des projets se fait en ligne sur le site https://sigap.cnrs.fr
Les porteurs appartenant à une unité CNRS devront impérativement renseigner leurs demandes dans Dialog (Titre, Montant, Résumé) avant le 12 septembre 2023 – 17h.
Les propositions complètes de projets scientifiques sont à présenter au moyen d’un formulaire électronique disponible sur https://sigap.cnrs.fr avant le 15 septembre 2023 – 17 h.
Nous vous encourageons à renseigner ce formulaire en ligne bien avant la date limite.
Notez que, par rapport aux années précédentes : la justification scientifique d’une demande (parties A+B du dossier scientifique) < 5 k€ doit être limitée à 2 pages de texte et 1 page supplémentaire pour figures et références au total. Pour toute demande > 5k€, pour des demandes de financement d’écoles ou de conférences, ou pour des dossiers proposés simultanément auprès du PNHE et d’un ou plusieurs autres PN, le nombre de pages est limité à 5.
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POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN GRAVITATIONAL WAVE ASTROPHYSICS AT THE GRAN SASSO SCIENCE INSTITUTE
We are looking for a 2-years postdoc in our GW group to work on source modelling of black hole binaries.
Candidates with experience in relativistic perturbation theory, as well semi-analytical approaches
to describe astrophysical compact sources and their gravitational wave emission are encouraged to apply.
We expect the candidate to work on the modelling of asymmetric systems beyond General Relativity
or in non vacuum astrophysical environments. The successful candidate will also work within an
international network which includes different nodes in Europe,
as the University of Pisa and the University of Nottingham.
Applications need to be submitted online:
https://applications.gssi.it/postdoc/
(ref. Position 1.4)
Application deadline is on 11 September.
Andrea Maselli
Lettre N° 174 du 1er juillet 2023
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PROGRAMME NATIONAL HAUTES ÉNERGIES
lettre d’information n°174
http://pnhe.cnrs.fr
1 juillet 2023
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NOUVELLES DU PNHE
1. JOURNÉES PNHE: PROGRAMME ET DATE LIMITE INSCRIPTION (Paris, 6 au 8 septembre 2023)
ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. 2ND ASTRO-COLIBRI MULTI-MESSENGER WORKSHOP (Paris, 20 au 24 novembre 2023)
POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. TWO POSTDOC POSITIONS IN JAPAN FOR GAMMA-RAY / MULTI-MESSENGER ASTRONOMY
2. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN GRAVITATIONAL WAVE ASTROPHYSICS AT THE GRAN SASSO SCIENCE INSITUTE
3. POSTDOC POSITION AT BOCHUM TO WORK ON ICECUBE
4. PHD POSITION AT THE INFN FERRARA – ITALY
DIVERS
1. IXPE BECOMES AN OBSERVATORY
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NOUVELLES DU PNHE
1. JOURNÉES PNHE: PROGRAMME ET DATE LIMITE INSCRIPTION (Paris, 6 au 8 septembre 2023)
Bonjour
Le programme des journées PNHE (6-8 Septembre a l’IAP) est maintenant accessible suivant le lien
https://indico.in2p3.fr/event/28794/timetable/#20230906
Il est composé d’interventions invitées, sollicitées, et contributives, ainsi que de présentations « éclair », réparties suivant 5 grandes thématiques :
– Objets compacts et leur environnement
– Nouveaux moyens d’observation
– Transitoires/Phénomènes explosifs
– Particules de haute énergie : phénomènes d’accélération, rayons cosmiques, neutrinos, photons VHE
– Univers multi-messagers: théorie et Observations
Ces journées se termineront par un long moment de discussion, vendredi matin, dans l’objectif d’initier le travail de prospective à venir. Nous comptons sur votre présence pour participer à ces discussions…
Vous pouvez encore vous inscrire à ces journées (l’inscription est gratuite mais nécessaire pour anticiper le nombre de personnes notamment pour l’apéritif dinatoire du mercredi soir) jusqu’au 7 juillet via le lien suivant:
https://indico.in2p3.fr/event/28794/registrations/3458/
En espérant vous voir bientot à ces journées.
Cordialement
Pierre-Olivier Petrucci
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ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. 2ND ASTRO-COLIBRI MULTI-MESSENGER WORKSHOP (Paris, 20 au 24 novembre 2023)
We are pleased to announce the 2nd Astro-COLIBRI multi-messenger astrophysics workshop that will take place from November 20 to November 24, 2023, at Institut Pascal at the Paris-Saclay University (France).
Building on the successful first workshop last year, we aim to discuss and develop a research agenda on interconnecting software tools for real-time multi-messenger astronomy. This international workshop provides a forum for leading scientists and young researchers to foster communication between developers and users with a wide range of expertise in the production and use of software tools that facilitate life in the rapidly evolving field of real-time multi-messenger astronomy.
The first two days of the workshop will consist of invited and contributed talks to discuss the current hot topics, challenges, and opportunities in real-time multimessenger astronomy. Starting Wednesday, we will work together in small teams in a Hackathon-like event (“Sciathon”) prototyping and implementing new ideas developed during the workshop.
Participation is free of charge but the number of available places is limited. Application for participation is possible until August 31. The selected participants will be announced shortly after that.
See details on the agenda on our website, where you can also register for the event: https://astrophysics-workshop-2nd.web.app
Looking forward to welcoming you at Paris-Saclay,
Fabian on behalf of the Organizing Committee
– Fabian Schüssler (Irfu, CEA Paris-Saclay), chair
– Mathieu de Bony de Lavergne (Irfu, CEA Paris-Saclay)
– Patrick Reichherzer (Oxford University)
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POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. TWO POSTDOC POSITIONS IN JAPAN FOR GAMMA-RAY / MULTI-MESSENGER ASTRONOMY
We open two postdoc positions located in Japan, working for gamma-ray / multi-messenger astronomy. Locations
(1) ICEHAP, Chiba University / ICRR, University of Tokyo (Chiba)
(2) Hiroshima University (Hiroshima)
Job descriptions
(1)
The successful candidate will work with Dr. Daniela Hadasch for the MAGIC and CTA projects, and will perform physics analysis with multi-year experimental data of MAGIC and CTA Large Size Telescopes (LSTs). He/ She will conduct research in multi messenger astrophysics focussing on variable and transient sources in the gamma-ray sky. Since CTA is a quite large international project, applicants with an international mind are strongly encouraged.
(2)
The successful candidate will work with Dr. Yusuke Suda and pursue research in high energy transient phenomena. He/She is expected to join the CTA LST project and to lead LST data analysis. Development of a new silicon pixel detector for future MeV gamma-ray astronomy will be the other main task. He/She will have the opportunity to join international research collaborations such as MAGIC, Fermi-LAT, CAMELOT and AMEGO-X.
Contract: 3-year contract, which should start from October 2023 at earliest. The applicant should have a PhD degree when she/he starts the position. Salary is a competitive one compared with similar opportunities in Japan.
The deadline of the application is 31 Aug 2023 (Japanese time). The selection is done with the application documents, followed by interviews if needed (can be online on request).
The following application documents should be sent to each of the Academic Online Jobs sites (even if one applies for both positions).
– CV
– Publication list
– Research plans, including starting date (max. 2 pages)
– 2 reference letters
Links for the submission and further details
(1) https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/24917
(2) https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/24925
Any questions / inquiries can be addressed to
(1)(2) Koji Noda nodak@chiba-u.jp
(1) Daniela Hadasch hadasch@icrr.u-tokyo.ac.jp
(2) Yusuke Suda ysuda@hiroshima-u.ac.jp
Best regards,
Yusuke Suda
2. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN GRAVITATIONAL WAVE ASTROPHYSICS AT THE GRAN SASSO SCIENCE INSITUTE
We are looking for a 2-years postdoc in our GW group to work on source modelling of black hole binaries.
Candidates with experience in relativistic perturbation theory, as well semi-analytical approaches
to describe astrophysical compact sources and their gravitational wave emission
are encouraged to apply.
We expect the candidate to work within an international network which includes different nodes in Europe,
as the University of Pisa and the University of Nottingham
Applications need to be submitted online:
https://applications.gssi.it/postdoc/
(ref. Position 1.4)
Application deadline is on July 6.
Andrea Maselli
3. POSTDOC POSITION AT BOCHUM TO WORK ON ICECUBE
We’re hiring a postdoc in Bochum to work on the IceCube realtime program and multi-messenger studies. Deadline for applications is July 24.
https://jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/66b714c996b20857c3fb194ac3432dbd5a56c4f90?ref=homepage
Please bring this to the attention of suitable candidates, and don’t hesitate to contact me in case of questions. Thanks!
Best,
Anna Franckowiak
4. PHD POSITION AT THE INFN FERRARA – ITALY
Dear all,
please share with your students/colleagues the information below concerning a PhD position at the University of Ferrara in the Doctoral programme Space Science and Technology – SST, for activities in the R&D of technologies for space observation of hard-X and gamma-rays of astrophysical interest. Call deadline 6th July 2023 (https://www.unitn.it/en/ateneo/107293/announcement-of-selection).
Here below you may find the details on the PhD position.
Title of the PhD project: Development of technologies for the use of oriented crystals for observations of astrophysical interest – E66E23000110001
https://www.unitn.it/phd-sst/785/details-about-funded-positions-39th-cycle-curriculum-5
Contacts: guidi@fe.infn.it, bandiera@fe.infn.it, mazzolari@fe.infn.it, malagu@fe.infn.it
Thank you very much and sorry if you get this message more than once.
Transmis par Sara Cutini
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DIVERS
1. IXPE BECOMES AN OBSERVATORY
As of February 2024, the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) becomes an observatory opened to the X-ray enthusiast community. IXPE General Observer (GO) Program solicits proposals for basic research relevant to the IXPE mission in any area of astrophysics (not constrained to address IXPE’s prime science areas). Further details on IXPE Cycle 1 may be found on the IXPE GO Program website at https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/ixpe/.
Optional Notices of Intent are requested by September 18, 2023. Phase-1 proposals are due at 4:30 p.m. eastern time October 18, 2023, via ARK/RPS. Phase-1 proposals will be evaluated using a dual-anonymous peer review process. See Section 2.2.2 and in the associated « Guidelines for Anonymous Proposals » document.
If you are interested to measure the 2-8 keV polarization of your favorite high energy sources, do not hesitate to submit a proposal.
IXPE contact person in France : Frédéric MARIN (Obs. Strasbourg) frederic.marin@astro.unistra.fr
Frédéric Marin
PROGRAMME NATIONAL HAUTES ÉNERGIES
lettre d’information n°174
http://pnhe.cnrs.fr
1 juillet 2023
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NOUVELLES DU PNHE
1. JOURNÉES PNHE: PROGRAMME ET DATE LIMITE INSCRIPTION (Paris, 6 au 8 septembre 2023)
ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. 2ND ASTRO-COLIBRI MULTI-MESSENGER WORKSHOP (Paris, 20 au 24 novembre 2023)
POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. TWO POSTDOC POSITIONS IN JAPAN FOR GAMMA-RAY / MULTI-MESSENGER ASTRONOMY
2. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN GRAVITATIONAL WAVE ASTROPHYSICS AT THE GRAN SASSO SCIENCE INSITUTE
3. POSTDOC POSITION AT BOCHUM TO WORK ON ICECUBE
4. PHD POSITION AT THE INFN FERRARA – ITALY
DIVERS
1. IXPE BECOMES AN OBSERVATORY
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NOUVELLES DU PNHE
1. JOURNÉES PNHE: PROGRAMME ET DATE LIMITE INSCRIPTION (Paris, 6 au 8 septembre 2023)
Bonjour
Le programme des journées PNHE (6-8 Septembre a l’IAP) est maintenant accessible suivant le lien
https://indico.in2p3.fr/event/28794/timetable/#20230906
Il est composé d’interventions invitées, sollicitées, et contributives, ainsi que de présentations « éclair », réparties suivant 5 grandes thématiques :
– Objets compacts et leur environnement
– Nouveaux moyens d’observation
– Transitoires/Phénomènes explosifs
– Particules de haute énergie : phénomènes d’accélération, rayons cosmiques, neutrinos, photons VHE
– Univers multi-messagers: théorie et Observations
Ces journées se termineront par un long moment de discussion, vendredi matin, dans l’objectif d’initier le travail de prospective à venir. Nous comptons sur votre présence pour participer à ces discussions…
Vous pouvez encore vous inscrire à ces journées (l’inscription est gratuite mais nécessaire pour anticiper le nombre de personnes notamment pour l’apéritif dinatoire du mercredi soir) jusqu’au 7 juillet via le lien suivant:
https://indico.in2p3.fr/event/28794/registrations/3458/
En espérant vous voir bientot à ces journées.
Cordialement
Pierre-Olivier Petrucci
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ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. 2ND ASTRO-COLIBRI MULTI-MESSENGER WORKSHOP (Paris, 20 au 24 novembre 2023)
We are pleased to announce the 2nd Astro-COLIBRI multi-messenger astrophysics workshop that will take place from November 20 to November 24, 2023, at Institut Pascal at the Paris-Saclay University (France).
Building on the successful first workshop last year, we aim to discuss and develop a research agenda on interconnecting software tools for real-time multi-messenger astronomy. This international workshop provides a forum for leading scientists and young researchers to foster communication between developers and users with a wide range of expertise in the production and use of software tools that facilitate life in the rapidly evolving field of real-time multi-messenger astronomy.
The first two days of the workshop will consist of invited and contributed talks to discuss the current hot topics, challenges, and opportunities in real-time multimessenger astronomy. Starting Wednesday, we will work together in small teams in a Hackathon-like event (“Sciathon”) prototyping and implementing new ideas developed during the workshop.
Participation is free of charge but the number of available places is limited. Application for participation is possible until August 31. The selected participants will be announced shortly after that.
See details on the agenda on our website, where you can also register for the event: https://astrophysics-workshop-2nd.web.app
Looking forward to welcoming you at Paris-Saclay,
Fabian on behalf of the Organizing Committee
– Fabian Schüssler (Irfu, CEA Paris-Saclay), chair
– Mathieu de Bony de Lavergne (Irfu, CEA Paris-Saclay)
– Patrick Reichherzer (Oxford University)
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POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. TWO POSTDOC POSITIONS IN JAPAN FOR GAMMA-RAY / MULTI-MESSENGER ASTRONOMY
We open two postdoc positions located in Japan, working for gamma-ray / multi-messenger astronomy. Locations
(1) ICEHAP, Chiba University / ICRR, University of Tokyo (Chiba)
(2) Hiroshima University (Hiroshima)
Job descriptions
(1)
The successful candidate will work with Dr. Daniela Hadasch for the MAGIC and CTA projects, and will perform physics analysis with multi-year experimental data of MAGIC and CTA Large Size Telescopes (LSTs). He/ She will conduct research in multi messenger astrophysics focussing on variable and transient sources in the gamma-ray sky. Since CTA is a quite large international project, applicants with an international mind are strongly encouraged.
(2)
The successful candidate will work with Dr. Yusuke Suda and pursue research in high energy transient phenomena. He/She is expected to join the CTA LST project and to lead LST data analysis. Development of a new silicon pixel detector for future MeV gamma-ray astronomy will be the other main task. He/She will have the opportunity to join international research collaborations such as MAGIC, Fermi-LAT, CAMELOT and AMEGO-X.
Contract: 3-year contract, which should start from October 2023 at earliest. The applicant should have a PhD degree when she/he starts the position. Salary is a competitive one compared with similar opportunities in Japan.
The deadline of the application is 31 Aug 2023 (Japanese time). The selection is done with the application documents, followed by interviews if needed (can be online on request).
The following application documents should be sent to each of the Academic Online Jobs sites (even if one applies for both positions).
– CV
– Publication list
– Research plans, including starting date (max. 2 pages)
– 2 reference letters
Links for the submission and further details
(1) https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/24917
(2) https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/24925
Any questions / inquiries can be addressed to
(1)(2) Koji Noda nodak@chiba-u.jp
(1) Daniela Hadasch hadasch@icrr.u-tokyo.ac.jp
(2) Yusuke Suda ysuda@hiroshima-u.ac.jp
Best regards,
Yusuke Suda
2. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN GRAVITATIONAL WAVE ASTROPHYSICS AT THE GRAN SASSO SCIENCE INSITUTE
We are looking for a 2-years postdoc in our GW group to work on source modelling of black hole binaries.
Candidates with experience in relativistic perturbation theory, as well semi-analytical approaches
to describe astrophysical compact sources and their gravitational wave emission
are encouraged to apply.
We expect the candidate to work within an international network which includes different nodes in Europe,
as the University of Pisa and the University of Nottingham
Applications need to be submitted online:
https://applications.gssi.it/postdoc/
(ref. Position 1.4)
Application deadline is on July 6.
Andrea Maselli
3. POSTDOC POSITION AT BOCHUM TO WORK ON ICECUBE
We’re hiring a postdoc in Bochum to work on the IceCube realtime program and multi-messenger studies. Deadline for applications is July 24.
https://jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/66b714c996b20857c3fb194ac3432dbd5a56c4f90?ref=homepage
Please bring this to the attention of suitable candidates, and don’t hesitate to contact me in case of questions. Thanks!
Best,
Anna Franckowiak
4. PHD POSITION AT THE INFN FERRARA – ITALY
Dear all,
please share with your students/colleagues the information below concerning a PhD position at the University of Ferrara in the Doctoral programme Space Science and Technology – SST, for activities in the R&D of technologies for space observation of hard-X and gamma-rays of astrophysical interest. Call deadline 6th July 2023 (https://www.unitn.it/en/ateneo/107293/announcement-of-selection).
Here below you may find the details on the PhD position.
Title of the PhD project: Development of technologies for the use of oriented crystals for observations of astrophysical interest – E66E23000110001
https://www.unitn.it/phd-sst/785/details-about-funded-positions-39th-cycle-curriculum-5
Contacts: guidi@fe.infn.it, bandiera@fe.infn.it, mazzolari@fe.infn.it, malagu@fe.infn.it
Thank you very much and sorry if you get this message more than once.
Transmis par Sara Cutini
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DIVERS
1. IXPE BECOMES AN OBSERVATORY
As of February 2024, the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) becomes an observatory opened to the X-ray enthusiast community. IXPE General Observer (GO) Program solicits proposals for basic research relevant to the IXPE mission in any area of astrophysics (not constrained to address IXPE’s prime science areas). Further details on IXPE Cycle 1 may be found on the IXPE GO Program website at https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/ixpe/.
Optional Notices of Intent are requested by September 18, 2023. Phase-1 proposals are due at 4:30 p.m. eastern time October 18, 2023, via ARK/RPS. Phase-1 proposals will be evaluated using a dual-anonymous peer review process. See Section 2.2.2 and in the associated « Guidelines for Anonymous Proposals » document.
If you are interested to measure the 2-8 keV polarization of your favorite high energy sources, do not hesitate to submit a proposal.
IXPE contact person in France : Frédéric MARIN (Obs. Strasbourg) frederic.marin@astro.unistra.fr
Frédéric Marin
Lettre N° 173 du 31 mai 2023
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PROGRAMME NATIONAL HAUTES ÉNERGIES
lettre d’information n°173
http://pnhe.cnrs.fr
31 mai 2023
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NOUVELLES DU PNHE
1. JOURNEES PNHE: RAPPEL! DATE LIMITE POUR LES INSCRIPTIONS ET CONTRIBUTIONS (Paris, 6 au 8 septembre 2023)
ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. HIGH ENERGY PHENOMENA IN RELATIVISTIC OUTFLOWS (HEPRO) VIII (PARIS, 23 AU 26 OCTOBRE 2023)
POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. POSITIONS IN HIGH-ENERGY-DENSITY PHYSICS AND PLASMA ASTROPHYSICS
2. POSTDOC IN ML/GWDA AT SISSA
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NOUVELLES DU PNHE
1. JOURNEES PNHE: RAPPEL! DATE LIMITE POUR LES INSCRIPTIONS ET CONTRIBUTIONS (Paris, 6 au 8 septembre 2023)
Bonjour à tous et à toutes
Ce message est un rappel de la date limite pour la soumission de vos contributions aux journées PNHE 2023 (qui auront lieu du 6 au 8 Septembre 2023 à l’IAP, cf la copie de la dernière circulaire en fin de message).
Cette date limite est fixée au *** 9 Juin ***.
Pour soumettre une contribution utilisez le lien suivant
https://indico.in2p3.fr/event/28794/registrations
Le programme final sera publié fin Juin.
Un buffet dînatoire devrait également être organisé le Mercredi 6 Sept. au soir dans la salle Cassini de l’Observatoire de Paris.
*** La participation est gratuite mais l’inscription est obligatoire avant le 10 Juillet ***
via le lien
https://indico.in2p3.fr/event/28794/registrations
Pierre-Olivier Petrucci
Pour le Conseil Scientifique du PNHE
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ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. HIGH ENERGY PHENOMENA IN RELATIVISTIC OUTFLOWS (HEPRO) VIII (PARIS, 23 AU 26 OCTOBRE 2023)
Dear All,
this is a kind reminder that the formal deadline for abstract submission for the HEPRO VIII (High Energy Phenomena in Relativistic Outflows), which will take place next Fall in Paris, October 23 – 26, 2023, is drawing near: June 15!
The organization of this conference in France presents a rare occasion for the PNHE community to participate and showcase its activities and achievements. Do not miss this opportunity! You can register through the website https://hepro8.sciencesconf.org
We look very much forward to seeing you next October in Paris,
for the LOC: Sandy Artero, Frédéric Daigne, Kumiko Kotera, Martin Lemoine (chair) and Hélène Sol.
Transmis par Martin Lemoine
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POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. POSITIONS IN HIGH-ENERGY-DENSITY PHYSICS AND PLASMA ASTROPHYSICS
We invite applications for research positions at the plasma physics group at the University of Lisbon to be led by Prof. Frederico Fiuza. Positions are open at different levels, including PhD students, postdocs, and research scientists. We welcome applications from candidates interested in a wide range of topics in high- energy-density physics and plasma astrophysics. Our current research interests include particle acceleration and radiation emission in astrophysical jets, collisionless shocks, and magnetic reconnection, intense laser-plasma interactions and laboratory astrophysics, and applications of machine learning to multi-scale modeling of plasmas. This position will involve basic research in theory and numerical modeling of plasmas. Depending on the project and interests of the candidate, it can also involve close collaboration with planned experiments at high-energy-density facilities such as NIF at LLNL and FACET-II and LCLS at SLAC. These positions will be funded b!
y the ERC Consolidator grant XPACE.
Candidates interested in these position should send a cover letter and a CV with a complete list of publications via e-mail to Prof. Frederico Fiuza at fiuza@slac.stanford.edu or fredfiuza@gmail.com. Applicants should also arrange for at least two letters of recommendation to be sent by e-mail to Prof. Frederico Fiuza at the same address. Review of applications will being on July 1st, 2023 but the positions will remain open until filled.
The University of Lisbon is an equal opportunity employer. It welcomes applications from women and members of minority groups, as well as from others who would bring additional dimensions to the university’s research.
Frederico Fiuza
2. POSTDOC IN ML/GWDA AT SISSA
Dear Colleagues
please find below the announcement for a postdoc in ML/GWDA at SISSA
(Trieste Italy) starting in Jan 2024. Please feel free to forward to
potentially interested parties
https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2023/05/10/postdoc-in-ml-gwda/
best regards
Enrico Barausse
PROGRAMME NATIONAL HAUTES ÉNERGIES
lettre d’information n°173
http://pnhe.cnrs.fr
31 mai 2023
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NOUVELLES DU PNHE
1. JOURNEES PNHE: RAPPEL! DATE LIMITE POUR LES INSCRIPTIONS ET CONTRIBUTIONS (Paris, 6 au 8 septembre 2023)
ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. HIGH ENERGY PHENOMENA IN RELATIVISTIC OUTFLOWS (HEPRO) VIII (PARIS, 23 AU 26 OCTOBRE 2023)
POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. POSITIONS IN HIGH-ENERGY-DENSITY PHYSICS AND PLASMA ASTROPHYSICS
2. POSTDOC IN ML/GWDA AT SISSA
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NOUVELLES DU PNHE
1. JOURNEES PNHE: RAPPEL! DATE LIMITE POUR LES INSCRIPTIONS ET CONTRIBUTIONS (Paris, 6 au 8 septembre 2023)
Bonjour à tous et à toutes
Ce message est un rappel de la date limite pour la soumission de vos contributions aux journées PNHE 2023 (qui auront lieu du 6 au 8 Septembre 2023 à l’IAP, cf la copie de la dernière circulaire en fin de message).
Cette date limite est fixée au *** 9 Juin ***.
Pour soumettre une contribution utilisez le lien suivant
https://indico.in2p3.fr/event/28794/registrations
Le programme final sera publié fin Juin.
Un buffet dînatoire devrait également être organisé le Mercredi 6 Sept. au soir dans la salle Cassini de l’Observatoire de Paris.
*** La participation est gratuite mais l’inscription est obligatoire avant le 10 Juillet ***
via le lien
https://indico.in2p3.fr/event/28794/registrations
Pierre-Olivier Petrucci
Pour le Conseil Scientifique du PNHE
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ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. HIGH ENERGY PHENOMENA IN RELATIVISTIC OUTFLOWS (HEPRO) VIII (PARIS, 23 AU 26 OCTOBRE 2023)
Dear All,
this is a kind reminder that the formal deadline for abstract submission for the HEPRO VIII (High Energy Phenomena in Relativistic Outflows), which will take place next Fall in Paris, October 23 – 26, 2023, is drawing near: June 15!
The organization of this conference in France presents a rare occasion for the PNHE community to participate and showcase its activities and achievements. Do not miss this opportunity! You can register through the website https://hepro8.sciencesconf.org
We look very much forward to seeing you next October in Paris,
for the LOC: Sandy Artero, Frédéric Daigne, Kumiko Kotera, Martin Lemoine (chair) and Hélène Sol.
Transmis par Martin Lemoine
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POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. POSITIONS IN HIGH-ENERGY-DENSITY PHYSICS AND PLASMA ASTROPHYSICS
We invite applications for research positions at the plasma physics group at the University of Lisbon to be led by Prof. Frederico Fiuza. Positions are open at different levels, including PhD students, postdocs, and research scientists. We welcome applications from candidates interested in a wide range of topics in high- energy-density physics and plasma astrophysics. Our current research interests include particle acceleration and radiation emission in astrophysical jets, collisionless shocks, and magnetic reconnection, intense laser-plasma interactions and laboratory astrophysics, and applications of machine learning to multi-scale modeling of plasmas. This position will involve basic research in theory and numerical modeling of plasmas. Depending on the project and interests of the candidate, it can also involve close collaboration with planned experiments at high-energy-density facilities such as NIF at LLNL and FACET-II and LCLS at SLAC. These positions will be funded b!
y the ERC Consolidator grant XPACE.
Candidates interested in these position should send a cover letter and a CV with a complete list of publications via e-mail to Prof. Frederico Fiuza at fiuza@slac.stanford.edu or fredfiuza@gmail.com. Applicants should also arrange for at least two letters of recommendation to be sent by e-mail to Prof. Frederico Fiuza at the same address. Review of applications will being on July 1st, 2023 but the positions will remain open until filled.
The University of Lisbon is an equal opportunity employer. It welcomes applications from women and members of minority groups, as well as from others who would bring additional dimensions to the university’s research.
Frederico Fiuza
2. POSTDOC IN ML/GWDA AT SISSA
Dear Colleagues
please find below the announcement for a postdoc in ML/GWDA at SISSA
(Trieste Italy) starting in Jan 2024. Please feel free to forward to
potentially interested parties
https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2023/05/10/postdoc-in-ml-gwda/
best regards
Enrico Barausse
Lettre N° 172 du 2 mai 2023
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PROGRAMME NATIONAL HAUTES ÉNERGIES
lettre d’information n°172
https://pnhe.cnrs.fr
2 mai 2023
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NOUVELLES DU PNHE
1. JOURNEES PNHE: INFORMATION ET DATE LIMITE POUR LES INSCRIPTIONS ET CONTRIBUTIONS (Paris, 6 au 8 septembre 2023)
ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. TEVPA 2023 (Naples, Italie, 11 au 15 septembre 2023)
2. MIST2023 : COSMIC TURBULENCE AND MAGNETIC FIELDS: PHYSICS OF BARYONIC MATTER ACROSS TIME AND SCALES (Cargèse, 25 au 29 septembre 2023)
3. HIGH ENERGY PHENOMENA IN RELATIVISTIC OUTFLOWS (HEPRO) VIII (Paris, 23 au 26 octobre 2023)
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NOUVELLES DU PNHE
1. JOURNEES PNHE: INFORMATION ET DATE LIMITE POUR LES INSCRIPTIONS ET CONTRIBUTIONS (Paris, 6 au 8 septembre 2023)
Bonjour à tous et à toutes
Pour rappel, les journées du PNHE 2023 auront lieu du 6 au 8 Septembre 2023 dans l’amphithéâtre de l’IAP.
Ces journées seront l’occasion d’avoir un panorama du domaine et de faire le point sur l’implication de la communauté française.
Une proposition d’agenda, avec les contributions invitées et sollicitées, est consultable sur le site web:
https://indico.in2p3.fr/event/28794/timetable/#20230906
Nous prévoyons également plusieurs créneaux pour des contributions soumises.
*** La date limite pour la soumission de ces contributions est fixée au 9 Juin. ***
Plutôt que des sessions posters nous prévoyons aussi des sessions de présentations « éclair » (1 minute pour décrire ses travaux), pour permettre en particulier aux jeunes doctorant.e.s de se faire connaître de la communauté.
Un buffet dînatoire devrait également être organisé le Mercredi 6 Sept. au soir dans la salle Cassini de l’Observatoire de Paris.
*** La participation est gratuite mais l’inscription est obligatoire avant le 10 Juillet. ***
Vous pouvez dès à présent vous inscrire à ces journées et également proposer une contribution suivant le lien:
https://indico.in2p3.fr/event/28794/registrations/3458/
Le programme final sera publié fin Juin.
Nous comptons sur vos participations nombreuses à ces journées,
Le Conseil Scientifique du PNHE
PS: nous vous invitons également à ne pas tarder à prendre vos réservations d’hôtel en raison du début de la coupe du monde de rugby le vendredi 8 septembre à Paris.
Pierre-Olivier Petrucci
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ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. TEVPA 2023 (Naples, Italie, 11 au 15 septembre 2023)
Dear all,
a quick message to inform you that we have extended the Early Bird fee deadline of one week, so it will be possible to register at a discounted rate until next Monday, April 24th.
The 2023 edition of TeVPA will take place in Napoli (Italy), September 11-15, and information on important dates, location, and travel are all available at our webpage:
https://agenda.infn.it/e/tevpa2023
We have a few fee waiver scholarships for graduate students -application process explained on our webpage- and we strongly encourage especially postdocs and graduate students to submit an abstract for one of the parallel sessions, listed below.
We expect a lively and exciting meeting, and we look forward to seeing you all in Napoli.
Best,
Fabio
for the TeVPA23 LOC
Transmis par Fabio Iocco
2. MIST2023 : COSMIC TURBULENCE AND MAGNETIC FIELDS: PHYSICS OF BARYONIC MATTER ACROSS TIME AND SCALES (Cargèse, 25 au 29 septembre 2023)
First Announcement
The pre-registration and abstract submission (deadline: April 15) are now open for the conference
« Cosmic turbulence and magnetic fields: physics of baryonic matter across time and scales »
to be held in Cargèse (France) on 25 – 29 September 2023.
More information on: https://mist2023.sciencesconf.org
The attendance being limited to 100, participants will be selected on the basis of the acceptance of their abstract by the SOC, but a pre-registration is mandatory for the abstract submission.
There will be no registration fee.
If you have questions about the meeting, feel free to contact us at mist2023@sciencesconf.org.
Transmis par Edith Falgarone
3. HIGH ENERGY PHENOMENA IN RELATIVISTIC OUTFLOWS (HEPRO) VIII (Paris, 23 au 26 octobre 2023)
**** Registration now open for HEPRO VIII (High Energy Phenomena in Relativistic Outflows) ****
Dear Colleagues,
it is our great pleasure to announce that registration for the conference HEPRO VIII (High Energy Phenomena in Relativistic Outflows), which will take place next Fall in Paris (Institut d’Astrophysique de Paris & Observatoire de Paris), October 23 – 26, 2023, is now open.
The HEPRO conferences are a cycle of biennial events devoted to the discussion of the most recent developments, either theoretical, phenomenological, or observational, on the major themes of high-energy and multi-messenger astrophysics associated with relativistic winds and jets, on all scales. The scientific program leaves ample room for oral contributions and posters, so do not hesitate to contribute!
Abstract submission will remain open until June 15 at an early bird registration fee of 250euros and the final conference program will go live in early July. Details on the registration procedure, including a preliminary list of invited speakers, can be found on the conference web page.
Important: as France will be hosting the 2023 rugby World Cup next Fall, Paris might be busy at the time of the conference. We thus encourage you to submit your abstract and pre-book your accommodation at your earliest convenience. A limited amount of external funding is available to support some participants, please check the web page for details.
Finally, do not hesitate to circulate this email around. Thank you!
We look very much forward to seeing you next October in Paris,
For the LOC: Sandy Artero, Frédéric Daigne, Kumiko Kotera, Martin Lemoine (chair) and Hélène Sol.
Transmis par Martin Lemoine
PROGRAMME NATIONAL HAUTES ÉNERGIES
lettre d’information n°172
https://pnhe.cnrs.fr
2 mai 2023
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NOUVELLES DU PNHE
1. JOURNEES PNHE: INFORMATION ET DATE LIMITE POUR LES INSCRIPTIONS ET CONTRIBUTIONS (Paris, 6 au 8 septembre 2023)
ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. TEVPA 2023 (Naples, Italie, 11 au 15 septembre 2023)
2. MIST2023 : COSMIC TURBULENCE AND MAGNETIC FIELDS: PHYSICS OF BARYONIC MATTER ACROSS TIME AND SCALES (Cargèse, 25 au 29 septembre 2023)
3. HIGH ENERGY PHENOMENA IN RELATIVISTIC OUTFLOWS (HEPRO) VIII (Paris, 23 au 26 octobre 2023)
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NOUVELLES DU PNHE
1. JOURNEES PNHE: INFORMATION ET DATE LIMITE POUR LES INSCRIPTIONS ET CONTRIBUTIONS (Paris, 6 au 8 septembre 2023)
Bonjour à tous et à toutes
Pour rappel, les journées du PNHE 2023 auront lieu du 6 au 8 Septembre 2023 dans l’amphithéâtre de l’IAP.
Ces journées seront l’occasion d’avoir un panorama du domaine et de faire le point sur l’implication de la communauté française.
Une proposition d’agenda, avec les contributions invitées et sollicitées, est consultable sur le site web:
https://indico.in2p3.fr/event/28794/timetable/#20230906
Nous prévoyons également plusieurs créneaux pour des contributions soumises.
*** La date limite pour la soumission de ces contributions est fixée au 9 Juin. ***
Plutôt que des sessions posters nous prévoyons aussi des sessions de présentations « éclair » (1 minute pour décrire ses travaux), pour permettre en particulier aux jeunes doctorant.e.s de se faire connaître de la communauté.
Un buffet dînatoire devrait également être organisé le Mercredi 6 Sept. au soir dans la salle Cassini de l’Observatoire de Paris.
*** La participation est gratuite mais l’inscription est obligatoire avant le 10 Juillet. ***
Vous pouvez dès à présent vous inscrire à ces journées et également proposer une contribution suivant le lien:
https://indico.in2p3.fr/event/28794/registrations/3458/
Le programme final sera publié fin Juin.
Nous comptons sur vos participations nombreuses à ces journées,
Le Conseil Scientifique du PNHE
PS: nous vous invitons également à ne pas tarder à prendre vos réservations d’hôtel en raison du début de la coupe du monde de rugby le vendredi 8 septembre à Paris.
Pierre-Olivier Petrucci
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ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. TEVPA 2023 (Naples, Italie, 11 au 15 septembre 2023)
Dear all,
a quick message to inform you that we have extended the Early Bird fee deadline of one week, so it will be possible to register at a discounted rate until next Monday, April 24th.
The 2023 edition of TeVPA will take place in Napoli (Italy), September 11-15, and information on important dates, location, and travel are all available at our webpage:
https://agenda.infn.it/e/tevpa2023
We have a few fee waiver scholarships for graduate students -application process explained on our webpage- and we strongly encourage especially postdocs and graduate students to submit an abstract for one of the parallel sessions, listed below.
We expect a lively and exciting meeting, and we look forward to seeing you all in Napoli.
Best,
Fabio
for the TeVPA23 LOC
Transmis par Fabio Iocco
2. MIST2023 : COSMIC TURBULENCE AND MAGNETIC FIELDS: PHYSICS OF BARYONIC MATTER ACROSS TIME AND SCALES (Cargèse, 25 au 29 septembre 2023)
First Announcement
The pre-registration and abstract submission (deadline: April 15) are now open for the conference
« Cosmic turbulence and magnetic fields: physics of baryonic matter across time and scales »
to be held in Cargèse (France) on 25 – 29 September 2023.
More information on: https://mist2023.sciencesconf.org
The attendance being limited to 100, participants will be selected on the basis of the acceptance of their abstract by the SOC, but a pre-registration is mandatory for the abstract submission.
There will be no registration fee.
If you have questions about the meeting, feel free to contact us at mist2023@sciencesconf.org.
Transmis par Edith Falgarone
3. HIGH ENERGY PHENOMENA IN RELATIVISTIC OUTFLOWS (HEPRO) VIII (Paris, 23 au 26 octobre 2023)
**** Registration now open for HEPRO VIII (High Energy Phenomena in Relativistic Outflows) ****
Dear Colleagues,
it is our great pleasure to announce that registration for the conference HEPRO VIII (High Energy Phenomena in Relativistic Outflows), which will take place next Fall in Paris (Institut d’Astrophysique de Paris & Observatoire de Paris), October 23 – 26, 2023, is now open.
The HEPRO conferences are a cycle of biennial events devoted to the discussion of the most recent developments, either theoretical, phenomenological, or observational, on the major themes of high-energy and multi-messenger astrophysics associated with relativistic winds and jets, on all scales. The scientific program leaves ample room for oral contributions and posters, so do not hesitate to contribute!
Abstract submission will remain open until June 15 at an early bird registration fee of 250euros and the final conference program will go live in early July. Details on the registration procedure, including a preliminary list of invited speakers, can be found on the conference web page.
Important: as France will be hosting the 2023 rugby World Cup next Fall, Paris might be busy at the time of the conference. We thus encourage you to submit your abstract and pre-book your accommodation at your earliest convenience. A limited amount of external funding is available to support some participants, please check the web page for details.
Finally, do not hesitate to circulate this email around. Thank you!
We look very much forward to seeing you next October in Paris,
For the LOC: Sandy Artero, Frédéric Daigne, Kumiko Kotera, Martin Lemoine (chair) and Hélène Sol.
Transmis par Martin Lemoine
Lettre N° 171 du 31 Mars 2023
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PROGRAMME NATIONAL HAUTES ÉNERGIES
lettre d’information n°171
https://pnhe.cnrs.fr
31 mars 2023
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NOUVELLES DU PNHE
1. SF2A AS SKA-LOFAR AND PNHE WORKSHOP – COMPACT OBJECTS: OBSERVATIONS AND THEORY FROM RADIO TO GAMMA (Strasbourg, 23 juin 2023)
ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. 6TH GRAVITATIONAL WAVE OPEN DATA WORKSHOP (15 au 17 mai 2023)
2. 10TH MICROQUASAR WORKSHOP « THE VARIOUS FACETS OF EXTREME GRAVITY » (Héraklion, Grèce, 22 au 26 mai 2023)
3. 1ST TRIESTE MEETING ON THE PHYSICS OF GRAVITATIONAL WAVES (Trieste, Italie, 5 au 9 juin 2023)
4. TOWARDS LISA CATALOGS WORKSHOP (Nice, 12 au 14 juin 2023)
5. 2ND MANITOU SUMMER SCHOOL ON GWS (Nice, 3 au 8 juillet 2023)
6. 4TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF COST ACTION CA18108 « QUANTUM GRAVITY PHENOMENOLOGY IN THE MULTI-MESSENGER APPROACH » (Rijeka, Croatie, 11 au 14 juillet 2023)
7. XX INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON NEUTRINO TELESCOPES (Venise, Italie, 23 au 27 octobre 2023)
POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. RECRUTEMENT ATTACHÉS TEMPORAIRES D’ENSEIGNEMENT ET DE RECHERCHE (ATER) – ARTEMIS LABORATOIRE, UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D’AZUR
2. CHAIRE PROFESSEUR JUNIOR – ARTEMIS LABORATORY, NICE
3. PHD POSITIONS GAMMA-RAY ASTROPHYSICS
DIVERS
1. SYMPOSIUM STAVROS KATSANEVAS (Paris, 1er juin 2023)
2. APPEL D’OFFRES TÉLESCOPES NATIONAUX 2023B
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NOUVELLES DU PNHE
1. SF2A AS SKA-LOFAR AND PNHE WORKSHOP – COMPACT OBJECTS: OBSERVATIONS AND THEORY FROM RADIO TO GAMMA (Strasbourg, 23 juin 2023)
We are pleased to announce the workshop S03 of the SF2A Meeting 2023. This workshop, jointly organized by the PNHE and the Action Spécifique SKA-LOFAR, will be help on Friday, June 23rd, and is entitled:
Compact Objects: Observations and Theory from radio to Gamma.
We encourage everyone working on any aspects of compact objects to submit abstracts for this workshop. More info here:
https://journees.sf2a.eu/ateliers/ska-lofar/
Sebastien Guillot, Francesca Calore, Jérôme Novak.
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ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. 6TH GRAVITATIONAL WAVE OPEN DATA WORKSHOP (15 au 17 mai 2023)
Link to this announcement: https://inspirehep.net/conferences/2639268
The LIGO, Virgo, and KAGRA (LVK) collaboration announces its *6th edition of the Gravitational Wave Open Data workshop* (GWODW) for May 15th to the 17th 2023. The workshop will tackle topics such as access to LVK public data, introduction to GW detectors and their data, techniques for GW data analysis, and interpretation of compact binary coalesce signals. As the last edition, the 6th GWODW will be a hybrid workshop. There will be remote lectures offered by LVK scientists on *May 15th-17th from 9.00 CEST to 10.30 CEST*. In parallel, each institution or group participating in the workshop can host an in-person « study hub ». Study hubs are the central forum where the participants of the workshop can meet, discuss, and work together on the tutorial material prepared for the workshop. Study Hubs can be also a place to stream lectures. We warmly invite every institution hosting a GW expert that participates in the workshop to organize a study hub. More details about the workshop c!
an be found on the conference website [*].
There is no fee for the workshop. Registrations to the workshop will be managed via Thinkific [#] and the link for the streaming will be both uploaded on the platform and sent to the participants. If you are planning to organize a study hub at your institution, please use the following link [+] to let other people know.
[*] https://www.gw-openscience.org/odw/odw2023/
[#] https://gw-odw.thinkific.com/courses/gw-open-data-workshop-6
[+] https://ask.igwn.org/t/open-data-workshop-study-hubs-2023/462
Transmis par Eric Chassande-Mottin
2. 10TH MICROQUASAR WORKSHOP « THE VARIOUS FACETS OF EXTREME GRAVITY » (Héraklion, Grèce, 22 au 26 mai 2023)
Dear colleagues
This is the 3rd circular about the 10th Microquasar Workshop « The various
facets of extreme gravity » that will take place at Heraklion, Crete, Greece,
on 22-26 May 2023. This circular is also accessible via the following link:
https://sites.google.com/view/microquasar-workshop2023/circulars/third-circular
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The programme of the workshop is now public. You can find it here
https://sites.google.com/view/microquasar-workshop2023/program/scientific-program
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*** Registration ***
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If you want to take advantage of the early bird registration fees please
register before the 10th of March at
https://backoffice.ccbsgreece.gr/clients/microquasar.html
For latter registrations the fees are:
– Normal Registration (Through 10 April 2023) : 410 euro
– Late Registration (Up to the Conference Time) : 450 euro
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*** Hotel reservation ***
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Crete being a very popular tourist destination, we strongly recommend that you
book your flight and hotel as soon as possible. Informations about hotels can
be found here
https://sites.google.com/view/microquasar-workshop2023/practical-information/accomodation
We are really looking forward to seeing you in Crete!
Best regards
Nick & Pierre-Olivier
Transmis par Pierre-Olivier Petrucci
3. 1ST TRIESTE MEETING ON THE PHYSICS OF GRAVITATIONAL WAVES (Trieste, Italie, 5 au 9 juin 2023)
Dear colleagues,
We are happy to announce the 1st Trieste meeting on the physics of gravitational waves for next June:
https://indico.sissa.it/event/86/
The observation of gravitational waves from binary black holes and neutron stars by the LIGO-Virgo scientific collaboration heralds a new era in astrophysics, in which gravitational radiation will probe the
universe in a new and complementary way to traditional telescopes. With several new detectors coming online soon, such as LISA, ET and Cosmic Explorer, these detections are just the beginning of an
exciting scientific journey that will unravel the nature of the most mysterious objects of our Universe, black holes.
One of the main scientific targets of new detectors are supermassive black holes, which are typically present in galactic centers and surrounded by astrophysical environments involving accretion disks,
dark matter, stars, and other smaller black holes. In order to fulfill the ambitious goals of gravitational-wave astronomy it is crucial to assess how these environments affect the gravitational-wave signal of
a binary coalescence. The 1st Trieste meeting on environmental effects on binary black holes will bring together experts on astrophysical and waveform modelling, and gravitational-wave data analysis to try to
answer questions like:
– What is the bias we incur if environmental effects are not properly modeled? Can they compromise tests of GR and the nature of compact objects?
– What are the limitations of current models for environmental effects and what are the best strategies to improve them?
– How do we efficiently include these effects in the state-of-the-art waveform models?
– With what precision will we be able to constrain the properties of astrophysical environments with future detections?
The meeting will be held at SISSA in Trieste (Italy) from June 7-9, 2023 and will be preceded by the mid-term meeting of the H2020-MSCA-RISE Network Gravitational Universe: Challenges and Opportunities (June 5-6). On the non-scientific side, Trieste is a vibrant multicultural city facing the charming azure of the Adriatic sea, with a rich history and plenty of leisure and cultural activities. It is particularly enjoyable in late spring.
Note that the number of registrations may be capped due to room capacity.
On behalf of the organizers, all the best
Francisco Duque
4. TOWARDS LISA CATALOGS WORKSHOP (Nice, 12 au 14 juin 2023)
We are organizing a workshop to start addressing the challenge of turning the L2 data products into L3 data to be used by the largest possible community. It will be on June 12-14, in Nice (Valrose campus, downtown).
More specifically, the questions we want to address (or start addressing) regarding L2->L3 data are:
What does the input data look like (what comes out of the Global Fit, how to interpret it properly)
What could the output data look like (what is a « good » catalog?)
How to go from one to the other (examples from space missions, gravitational waves, galactic binaries with EM, first LISA efforts…).
We will be gathering LISA science and data analysis experts as well as experts on data processing of space missions and ground-based GW detectors. We are aiming at a relatively small meeting (20-30 people), to allow for ample discussions and interactions.
Please consider registering soon (https://indico.in2p3.fr/event/29764/ ) if you want to make sure that you will be able to attend (local hotels also fill up quickly in June).
We look forward to seeing you in Nice and discussing LISA and LISA data!
Best,
Astrid and Nelson
Transmis par Astrid Lamberts
5. 2ND MANITOU SUMMER SCHOOL ON GWS (Nice, 3 au 8 juillet 2023)
This is the second announcement for the 2nd MaNiTou Summer School on GWs.
More details, including the link to the school website and a preliminary program, are available here below.
Please note that a first selection of the received student applications will take place at the beginning of April.
For this reason we strongly encourage all prospective students to register on the website of the school before the end of March.
We would also like to remind that accommodation for selected Master and PhD students will be provided free of charge.
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Date: July 3-8 2023.
Location: campus Valrose of the Université Cote d’Azur, Nice, France.
Registration: https://indico.in2p3.fr/event/29050/registrations/3442/
Registration deadline: registrations are open until the end of May 2023, but a first selection of the received student applications will be done at the beginning of April. We strongly encourage all perspective student participants to register before the end of March 2023.
The school will cover the emerging field of gravitational wave detection and of its scientific exploitation. The goal of the school is to provide the students with a solid introduction to most aspects of this interdisciplinary field in accelerated expansion.
The school is open in priority to Master and PhD students, and also to young or not so young scientists who would like to get better acquainted with Gravitational Waves.
The school is limited to 40 participants. Master and PhD students can be accommodate at a CROUS residence free of charge (cost paid by the school).
School Programme:
GR and GW Theory (7h) – Simone Speziale (CPT)
Panorama of possible GW sources (1h) – Joe Romano (TTU)
GW Data Analysis (3h) – Sylvain Marsat (L2IT)
GW Instruments (3h)
– On Ground (LIGO/Virgo, ET) – Walid Chaibi (OCA)
– In Space (LISA) – Hubert Halloin (APC)
Hands on data analysis (3h) – Simone Mastrogiovanni (INFN – La Sapienza)
GW to study the Universe:
– Astrophysics (1h30) – Astrid Lamberts (OCA)
– Cosmology (1h30) – Simone Mastrogiovanni (INFN – La Sapienza)
– Fundamental Physics (1h30) – Mairi Sakellariadou (King’s College)
– Multi-Messager Astronomy (1h30) – Sarah Antier (OCA)
Advanced seminars:
– GW and Nuclear Physics (1h30) – TBD
– Pulsar Timing Arrays (PTA):
– Science and Detection (1h30) – Gilles Theureau (LPC2E)
– SGWB Analysis (1h30) – Joe Romano (TTU)
– Deep Learning in GW physics (1h30) – Natalia Korsakova (APC)
Organising committee:
Marie-Anne BIZOUARD (OCA/ARTEMIS)
Oualid CHAIBI (OCA/ARTEMIS)
Nelson CHRISTENSEN (OCA/ARTEMIS)
Sebastien GUILLOT (IRAP)
Eric KAJFASZ (CPPM/IPhU)
Christian MARINONI (CPT/IPhU)
Sylvain MARSAT (L2IT)
Alejandro PEREZ (CPT/IPhU)
Delphine PORQUET (LAM/IPhU)
Nicola TAMANINI (L2IT)
Transmis par Delphine Porquet
6. 4TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF COST ACTION CA18108 « QUANTUM GRAVITY PHENOMENOLOGY IN THE MULTI-MESSENGER APPROACH » (Rijeka, Croatie, 11 au 14 juillet 2023)
Dear Colleague,
We hope this mail finds you well.
It is our pleasure to announce the 4th Annual Conference of COST Action CA18108 « Quantum gravity phenomenology in the multi-messenger approach » (https://qg-mm.unizar.es/),
which will take place in Rijeka, Croatia from 11 – 14 July 2023.
The aim of the meeting, as well as the Action, is to enable researchers from different communities of quantum gravity, theoreticians, phenomenologists, and experimentalists, to cooperate on developing new strategies for testing candidate quantum gravity theories using multi-messenger high-energy astrophysical observations.
All details about the meeting and the registration form can be found in the indico page:
https://indico.capa.unizar.es/event/31/
The registration deadline is 30 April 2023.
We are looking forward to meeting you in Rijeka!
Please be advised that July is the high tourist season in Rijeka. Early accommodation booking is strongly recommended.
Please feel free to forward this announcement to other colleagues who might find it interesting.
Best regards,
Tomislav Terzic
on behalf of the organising committee
7. XX INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON NEUTRINO TELESCOPES (Venise, Italie, 23 au 27 octobre 2023)
Dear Colleagues,
The XX International Workshop on Neutrino Telescopes will take place on 23-27 October 2023, both in-person and remote modality.
Please visit the Workshop web site for all information:
https://agenda.infn.it/event/33107/.
Conference fees are detailed on the Workshop web site at this page:
https://agenda.infn.it/event/33107/page/7189-fees-payments-and-receipts
The Conference program will be articulated in Plenary Sessions (by invitation only, 25+5 min talks), Parallel Sessions (12+3 min talks) and Flash Talks sessions, (3+2 min talks).
We require the in-person participation of the speakers for plenary and parallel talks, while flash talks can also be given remotely.
We warmly invite your collaboration to submit abstracts for talks in the parallel and flash talks sessions. The topics for parallel and flash talks and the important dates are detailed in:
https://agenda.infn.it/event/33107/abstracts/
All the contributions will be published under the open source Zenodo platform with the assignment of a DOI.
Invitations for plenary talks will be sent in the next few weeks.
We would greatly appreciate it if you could advertise this Conference among your collaborators.
With our best regards,
Mauro Mezzetto (INFN Padova), chairperson
Elisa Bernardini (Padova University and INFN Padova) co-chair
Pina Salente (INFN Padova) contact person
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POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. RECRUTEMENT ATTACHÉS TEMPORAIRES D’ENSEIGNEMENT ET DE RECHERCHE (ATER) – ARTEMIS LABORATOIRE, UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D’AZUR
Chers collègues,
Un poste d’ATER (Attachés Temporaires d’Enseignement et de Recherche) d’une durée d’un an est ouvert au Laboratoire Artemis de l’Université Côte d’Azur. En plus de ses responsabilités d’enseignement, la personne participera au programme de recherche du Laboratoire Artemis en astrophysique multi-messagers des sources d’ondes gravitationnelles. Cela inclut aussi la recherche de sources d’ondes gravitationnelles dans les données de LIGO-Virgo et la préparation à l’exploitation scientifique des données de LISA. Une description du poste est disponible à l’adresse suivante :
https://www.galaxie.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/ensup/ATERListesOffresPubliees/0062205P/FOPC_51065.pdf
Les instructions relatives à la procédure de candidature sont disponibles à l’adresse suivante :
https://univ-cotedazur.fr/universite/travailler-a-universite-cote-d-azur/annonces-offres-d-emplois/recrutement-des-attaches-temporaires-denseignement-et-de-recherche
Veuillez contacter Nelson Christensen pour plus d’informations.
nelson.christensen@oca.eu
Nelson CHRISTENSEN
2. CHAIRE PROFESSEUR JUNIOR – ARTEMIS LABORATORY, NICE
Dear Colleagues,
Here in France there is a new initiative called the Chaire Professeur Junior (CPJ). The CPJs are intended for researchers in the first part of their career, with a strong potential to manage and lead a research team, as well as to participate in national, European or international projects. Once hired, the person would be on a tenure-track-like system. After 3 to 6 years they would become a University Professor, or a CNRS Directeur de Recherche.
The Artemis Laboratory in Nice, France has a CPJ position for the development of high power and stabilizer laser systems for gravitational-wave detectors. The position comes with a start-up package of 350k€. See the attachment for a description of the position. For this position at Artemis, the hired person would become a CNRS Directeur de Recherche after tenure. The application procedure can be found at:
https://www.cnrs.fr/fr/cnrsinfo/rejoignez-le-cnrs-la-liste-des-37-postes-de-chaires-de-professeur-junior
The application deadline is April 14.
Please contact me (nelson.christensen@oca.eu) if you need more information or would like to discuss.
I greatly appreciate your help.
Best Wishes,
Nelson CHRISTENSEN
3. PHD POSITIONS GAMMA-RAY ASTROPHYSICS
Dear all,
The Center for Astrophysics and Cosmology (CAC) at the University of Nova Gorica has openings for two PhD student positions in gamma-ray astrophysics, with starting date in October 2023.
The positions are focused on the following research topics:
— development of a dedicated Raman lidar and its integration into the emerging CTA Observatory, as well as to the study of atmosphere-induced systematic uncertainties, which are expected to be particularly important for the all-sky surveys (Mentor of Prof. S. Stanič)
— research related to dark matter searches in experimental astrophysical data of the Fermi LAT satellite, Cherenkov Telescope Array and/or Vera Rubin Observatory LSST, together with theoretical studies and data interpretation (Mentor of Prof. G. Zaharijas)
More info https://inspirehep.net/jobs/2644407
Please forward this to any suitable candidates. Thanks a lot!
Gabrijela Zaharijas
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DIVERS
1. SYMPOSIUM STAVROS KATSANEVAS (Paris, 1er juin 2023)
On November 27th, 2022, our friend and colleague Prof. Stavros Katsanevas passed away. At APC Laboratory, his beloved laboratory,
we wish to pay tribute to him through a day, which will be dedicated to the man, the physicist, the philosopher that he was.
The registration is open to everyone and free, but mandatory.
For your information, you will find attached the poster advertising the symposium and below the website for registration and info:
https://indico.in2p3.fr/e/stavros_katsanevas
Thank you in advance for kindly spreading this message around you!
Antoine Kouchner
For the Advisory Committee
2. APPEL D’OFFRES TÉLESCOPES NATIONAUX 2023B
L’appel d’offre INSU pour les observations sur les télescopes de 2-m, OHP-T193 et TBL, pour le semestre 2023B est sorti : https://programmes.insu.cnrs.fr/actualite/appel-doffres-telescopes-nationaux-call-for-proposals-for-observations-on-the-french-telescopes-at-ohp-and-tbl-2023b/ .
Date limite de réponse : 27 avril 2023, midi (heure de Paris)
Transmis par Bruno Bézard
PROGRAMME NATIONAL HAUTES ÉNERGIES
lettre d’information n°171
https://pnhe.cnrs.fr
31 mars 2023
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NOUVELLES DU PNHE
1. SF2A AS SKA-LOFAR AND PNHE WORKSHOP – COMPACT OBJECTS: OBSERVATIONS AND THEORY FROM RADIO TO GAMMA (Strasbourg, 23 juin 2023)
ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. 6TH GRAVITATIONAL WAVE OPEN DATA WORKSHOP (15 au 17 mai 2023)
2. 10TH MICROQUASAR WORKSHOP « THE VARIOUS FACETS OF EXTREME GRAVITY » (Héraklion, Grèce, 22 au 26 mai 2023)
3. 1ST TRIESTE MEETING ON THE PHYSICS OF GRAVITATIONAL WAVES (Trieste, Italie, 5 au 9 juin 2023)
4. TOWARDS LISA CATALOGS WORKSHOP (Nice, 12 au 14 juin 2023)
5. 2ND MANITOU SUMMER SCHOOL ON GWS (Nice, 3 au 8 juillet 2023)
6. 4TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF COST ACTION CA18108 « QUANTUM GRAVITY PHENOMENOLOGY IN THE MULTI-MESSENGER APPROACH » (Rijeka, Croatie, 11 au 14 juillet 2023)
7. XX INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON NEUTRINO TELESCOPES (Venise, Italie, 23 au 27 octobre 2023)
POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. RECRUTEMENT ATTACHÉS TEMPORAIRES D’ENSEIGNEMENT ET DE RECHERCHE (ATER) – ARTEMIS LABORATOIRE, UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D’AZUR
2. CHAIRE PROFESSEUR JUNIOR – ARTEMIS LABORATORY, NICE
3. PHD POSITIONS GAMMA-RAY ASTROPHYSICS
DIVERS
1. SYMPOSIUM STAVROS KATSANEVAS (Paris, 1er juin 2023)
2. APPEL D’OFFRES TÉLESCOPES NATIONAUX 2023B
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NOUVELLES DU PNHE
1. SF2A AS SKA-LOFAR AND PNHE WORKSHOP – COMPACT OBJECTS: OBSERVATIONS AND THEORY FROM RADIO TO GAMMA (Strasbourg, 23 juin 2023)
We are pleased to announce the workshop S03 of the SF2A Meeting 2023. This workshop, jointly organized by the PNHE and the Action Spécifique SKA-LOFAR, will be help on Friday, June 23rd, and is entitled:
Compact Objects: Observations and Theory from radio to Gamma.
We encourage everyone working on any aspects of compact objects to submit abstracts for this workshop. More info here:
https://journees.sf2a.eu/ateliers/ska-lofar/
Sebastien Guillot, Francesca Calore, Jérôme Novak.
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ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. 6TH GRAVITATIONAL WAVE OPEN DATA WORKSHOP (15 au 17 mai 2023)
Link to this announcement: https://inspirehep.net/conferences/2639268
The LIGO, Virgo, and KAGRA (LVK) collaboration announces its *6th edition of the Gravitational Wave Open Data workshop* (GWODW) for May 15th to the 17th 2023. The workshop will tackle topics such as access to LVK public data, introduction to GW detectors and their data, techniques for GW data analysis, and interpretation of compact binary coalesce signals. As the last edition, the 6th GWODW will be a hybrid workshop. There will be remote lectures offered by LVK scientists on *May 15th-17th from 9.00 CEST to 10.30 CEST*. In parallel, each institution or group participating in the workshop can host an in-person « study hub ». Study hubs are the central forum where the participants of the workshop can meet, discuss, and work together on the tutorial material prepared for the workshop. Study Hubs can be also a place to stream lectures. We warmly invite every institution hosting a GW expert that participates in the workshop to organize a study hub. More details about the workshop c!
an be found on the conference website [*].
There is no fee for the workshop. Registrations to the workshop will be managed via Thinkific [#] and the link for the streaming will be both uploaded on the platform and sent to the participants. If you are planning to organize a study hub at your institution, please use the following link [+] to let other people know.
[*] https://www.gw-openscience.org/odw/odw2023/
[#] https://gw-odw.thinkific.com/courses/gw-open-data-workshop-6
[+] https://ask.igwn.org/t/open-data-workshop-study-hubs-2023/462
Transmis par Eric Chassande-Mottin
2. 10TH MICROQUASAR WORKSHOP « THE VARIOUS FACETS OF EXTREME GRAVITY » (Héraklion, Grèce, 22 au 26 mai 2023)
Dear colleagues
This is the 3rd circular about the 10th Microquasar Workshop « The various
facets of extreme gravity » that will take place at Heraklion, Crete, Greece,
on 22-26 May 2023. This circular is also accessible via the following link:
https://sites.google.com/view/microquasar-workshop2023/circulars/third-circular
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The programme of the workshop is now public. You can find it here
https://sites.google.com/view/microquasar-workshop2023/program/scientific-program
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If you want to take advantage of the early bird registration fees please
register before the 10th of March at
https://backoffice.ccbsgreece.gr/clients/microquasar.html
For latter registrations the fees are:
– Normal Registration (Through 10 April 2023) : 410 euro
– Late Registration (Up to the Conference Time) : 450 euro
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*** Hotel reservation ***
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Crete being a very popular tourist destination, we strongly recommend that you
book your flight and hotel as soon as possible. Informations about hotels can
be found here
https://sites.google.com/view/microquasar-workshop2023/practical-information/accomodation
We are really looking forward to seeing you in Crete!
Best regards
Nick & Pierre-Olivier
Transmis par Pierre-Olivier Petrucci
3. 1ST TRIESTE MEETING ON THE PHYSICS OF GRAVITATIONAL WAVES (Trieste, Italie, 5 au 9 juin 2023)
Dear colleagues,
We are happy to announce the 1st Trieste meeting on the physics of gravitational waves for next June:
https://indico.sissa.it/event/86/
The observation of gravitational waves from binary black holes and neutron stars by the LIGO-Virgo scientific collaboration heralds a new era in astrophysics, in which gravitational radiation will probe the
universe in a new and complementary way to traditional telescopes. With several new detectors coming online soon, such as LISA, ET and Cosmic Explorer, these detections are just the beginning of an
exciting scientific journey that will unravel the nature of the most mysterious objects of our Universe, black holes.
One of the main scientific targets of new detectors are supermassive black holes, which are typically present in galactic centers and surrounded by astrophysical environments involving accretion disks,
dark matter, stars, and other smaller black holes. In order to fulfill the ambitious goals of gravitational-wave astronomy it is crucial to assess how these environments affect the gravitational-wave signal of
a binary coalescence. The 1st Trieste meeting on environmental effects on binary black holes will bring together experts on astrophysical and waveform modelling, and gravitational-wave data analysis to try to
answer questions like:
– What is the bias we incur if environmental effects are not properly modeled? Can they compromise tests of GR and the nature of compact objects?
– What are the limitations of current models for environmental effects and what are the best strategies to improve them?
– How do we efficiently include these effects in the state-of-the-art waveform models?
– With what precision will we be able to constrain the properties of astrophysical environments with future detections?
The meeting will be held at SISSA in Trieste (Italy) from June 7-9, 2023 and will be preceded by the mid-term meeting of the H2020-MSCA-RISE Network Gravitational Universe: Challenges and Opportunities (June 5-6). On the non-scientific side, Trieste is a vibrant multicultural city facing the charming azure of the Adriatic sea, with a rich history and plenty of leisure and cultural activities. It is particularly enjoyable in late spring.
Note that the number of registrations may be capped due to room capacity.
On behalf of the organizers, all the best
Francisco Duque
4. TOWARDS LISA CATALOGS WORKSHOP (Nice, 12 au 14 juin 2023)
We are organizing a workshop to start addressing the challenge of turning the L2 data products into L3 data to be used by the largest possible community. It will be on June 12-14, in Nice (Valrose campus, downtown).
More specifically, the questions we want to address (or start addressing) regarding L2->L3 data are:
What does the input data look like (what comes out of the Global Fit, how to interpret it properly)
What could the output data look like (what is a « good » catalog?)
How to go from one to the other (examples from space missions, gravitational waves, galactic binaries with EM, first LISA efforts…).
We will be gathering LISA science and data analysis experts as well as experts on data processing of space missions and ground-based GW detectors. We are aiming at a relatively small meeting (20-30 people), to allow for ample discussions and interactions.
Please consider registering soon (https://indico.in2p3.fr/event/29764/ ) if you want to make sure that you will be able to attend (local hotels also fill up quickly in June).
We look forward to seeing you in Nice and discussing LISA and LISA data!
Best,
Astrid and Nelson
Transmis par Astrid Lamberts
5. 2ND MANITOU SUMMER SCHOOL ON GWS (Nice, 3 au 8 juillet 2023)
This is the second announcement for the 2nd MaNiTou Summer School on GWs.
More details, including the link to the school website and a preliminary program, are available here below.
Please note that a first selection of the received student applications will take place at the beginning of April.
For this reason we strongly encourage all prospective students to register on the website of the school before the end of March.
We would also like to remind that accommodation for selected Master and PhD students will be provided free of charge.
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Date: July 3-8 2023.
Location: campus Valrose of the Université Cote d’Azur, Nice, France.
Registration: https://indico.in2p3.fr/event/29050/registrations/3442/
Registration deadline: registrations are open until the end of May 2023, but a first selection of the received student applications will be done at the beginning of April. We strongly encourage all perspective student participants to register before the end of March 2023.
The school will cover the emerging field of gravitational wave detection and of its scientific exploitation. The goal of the school is to provide the students with a solid introduction to most aspects of this interdisciplinary field in accelerated expansion.
The school is open in priority to Master and PhD students, and also to young or not so young scientists who would like to get better acquainted with Gravitational Waves.
The school is limited to 40 participants. Master and PhD students can be accommodate at a CROUS residence free of charge (cost paid by the school).
School Programme:
GR and GW Theory (7h) – Simone Speziale (CPT)
Panorama of possible GW sources (1h) – Joe Romano (TTU)
GW Data Analysis (3h) – Sylvain Marsat (L2IT)
GW Instruments (3h)
– On Ground (LIGO/Virgo, ET) – Walid Chaibi (OCA)
– In Space (LISA) – Hubert Halloin (APC)
Hands on data analysis (3h) – Simone Mastrogiovanni (INFN – La Sapienza)
GW to study the Universe:
– Astrophysics (1h30) – Astrid Lamberts (OCA)
– Cosmology (1h30) – Simone Mastrogiovanni (INFN – La Sapienza)
– Fundamental Physics (1h30) – Mairi Sakellariadou (King’s College)
– Multi-Messager Astronomy (1h30) – Sarah Antier (OCA)
Advanced seminars:
– GW and Nuclear Physics (1h30) – TBD
– Pulsar Timing Arrays (PTA):
– Science and Detection (1h30) – Gilles Theureau (LPC2E)
– SGWB Analysis (1h30) – Joe Romano (TTU)
– Deep Learning in GW physics (1h30) – Natalia Korsakova (APC)
Organising committee:
Marie-Anne BIZOUARD (OCA/ARTEMIS)
Oualid CHAIBI (OCA/ARTEMIS)
Nelson CHRISTENSEN (OCA/ARTEMIS)
Sebastien GUILLOT (IRAP)
Eric KAJFASZ (CPPM/IPhU)
Christian MARINONI (CPT/IPhU)
Sylvain MARSAT (L2IT)
Alejandro PEREZ (CPT/IPhU)
Delphine PORQUET (LAM/IPhU)
Nicola TAMANINI (L2IT)
Transmis par Delphine Porquet
6. 4TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF COST ACTION CA18108 « QUANTUM GRAVITY PHENOMENOLOGY IN THE MULTI-MESSENGER APPROACH » (Rijeka, Croatie, 11 au 14 juillet 2023)
Dear Colleague,
We hope this mail finds you well.
It is our pleasure to announce the 4th Annual Conference of COST Action CA18108 « Quantum gravity phenomenology in the multi-messenger approach » (https://qg-mm.unizar.es/),
which will take place in Rijeka, Croatia from 11 – 14 July 2023.
The aim of the meeting, as well as the Action, is to enable researchers from different communities of quantum gravity, theoreticians, phenomenologists, and experimentalists, to cooperate on developing new strategies for testing candidate quantum gravity theories using multi-messenger high-energy astrophysical observations.
All details about the meeting and the registration form can be found in the indico page:
https://indico.capa.unizar.es/event/31/
The registration deadline is 30 April 2023.
We are looking forward to meeting you in Rijeka!
Please be advised that July is the high tourist season in Rijeka. Early accommodation booking is strongly recommended.
Please feel free to forward this announcement to other colleagues who might find it interesting.
Best regards,
Tomislav Terzic
on behalf of the organising committee
7. XX INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON NEUTRINO TELESCOPES (Venise, Italie, 23 au 27 octobre 2023)
Dear Colleagues,
The XX International Workshop on Neutrino Telescopes will take place on 23-27 October 2023, both in-person and remote modality.
Please visit the Workshop web site for all information:
https://agenda.infn.it/event/33107/.
Conference fees are detailed on the Workshop web site at this page:
https://agenda.infn.it/event/33107/page/7189-fees-payments-and-receipts
The Conference program will be articulated in Plenary Sessions (by invitation only, 25+5 min talks), Parallel Sessions (12+3 min talks) and Flash Talks sessions, (3+2 min talks).
We require the in-person participation of the speakers for plenary and parallel talks, while flash talks can also be given remotely.
We warmly invite your collaboration to submit abstracts for talks in the parallel and flash talks sessions. The topics for parallel and flash talks and the important dates are detailed in:
https://agenda.infn.it/event/33107/abstracts/
All the contributions will be published under the open source Zenodo platform with the assignment of a DOI.
Invitations for plenary talks will be sent in the next few weeks.
We would greatly appreciate it if you could advertise this Conference among your collaborators.
With our best regards,
Mauro Mezzetto (INFN Padova), chairperson
Elisa Bernardini (Padova University and INFN Padova) co-chair
Pina Salente (INFN Padova) contact person
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POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. RECRUTEMENT ATTACHÉS TEMPORAIRES D’ENSEIGNEMENT ET DE RECHERCHE (ATER) – ARTEMIS LABORATOIRE, UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D’AZUR
Chers collègues,
Un poste d’ATER (Attachés Temporaires d’Enseignement et de Recherche) d’une durée d’un an est ouvert au Laboratoire Artemis de l’Université Côte d’Azur. En plus de ses responsabilités d’enseignement, la personne participera au programme de recherche du Laboratoire Artemis en astrophysique multi-messagers des sources d’ondes gravitationnelles. Cela inclut aussi la recherche de sources d’ondes gravitationnelles dans les données de LIGO-Virgo et la préparation à l’exploitation scientifique des données de LISA. Une description du poste est disponible à l’adresse suivante :
https://www.galaxie.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/ensup/ATERListesOffresPubliees/0062205P/FOPC_51065.pdf
Les instructions relatives à la procédure de candidature sont disponibles à l’adresse suivante :
https://univ-cotedazur.fr/universite/travailler-a-universite-cote-d-azur/annonces-offres-d-emplois/recrutement-des-attaches-temporaires-denseignement-et-de-recherche
Veuillez contacter Nelson Christensen pour plus d’informations.
nelson.christensen@oca.eu
Nelson CHRISTENSEN
2. CHAIRE PROFESSEUR JUNIOR – ARTEMIS LABORATORY, NICE
Dear Colleagues,
Here in France there is a new initiative called the Chaire Professeur Junior (CPJ). The CPJs are intended for researchers in the first part of their career, with a strong potential to manage and lead a research team, as well as to participate in national, European or international projects. Once hired, the person would be on a tenure-track-like system. After 3 to 6 years they would become a University Professor, or a CNRS Directeur de Recherche.
The Artemis Laboratory in Nice, France has a CPJ position for the development of high power and stabilizer laser systems for gravitational-wave detectors. The position comes with a start-up package of 350k€. See the attachment for a description of the position. For this position at Artemis, the hired person would become a CNRS Directeur de Recherche after tenure. The application procedure can be found at:
https://www.cnrs.fr/fr/cnrsinfo/rejoignez-le-cnrs-la-liste-des-37-postes-de-chaires-de-professeur-junior
The application deadline is April 14.
Please contact me (nelson.christensen@oca.eu) if you need more information or would like to discuss.
I greatly appreciate your help.
Best Wishes,
Nelson CHRISTENSEN
3. PHD POSITIONS GAMMA-RAY ASTROPHYSICS
Dear all,
The Center for Astrophysics and Cosmology (CAC) at the University of Nova Gorica has openings for two PhD student positions in gamma-ray astrophysics, with starting date in October 2023.
The positions are focused on the following research topics:
— development of a dedicated Raman lidar and its integration into the emerging CTA Observatory, as well as to the study of atmosphere-induced systematic uncertainties, which are expected to be particularly important for the all-sky surveys (Mentor of Prof. S. Stanič)
— research related to dark matter searches in experimental astrophysical data of the Fermi LAT satellite, Cherenkov Telescope Array and/or Vera Rubin Observatory LSST, together with theoretical studies and data interpretation (Mentor of Prof. G. Zaharijas)
More info https://inspirehep.net/jobs/2644407
Please forward this to any suitable candidates. Thanks a lot!
Gabrijela Zaharijas
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DIVERS
1. SYMPOSIUM STAVROS KATSANEVAS (Paris, 1er juin 2023)
On November 27th, 2022, our friend and colleague Prof. Stavros Katsanevas passed away. At APC Laboratory, his beloved laboratory,
we wish to pay tribute to him through a day, which will be dedicated to the man, the physicist, the philosopher that he was.
The registration is open to everyone and free, but mandatory.
For your information, you will find attached the poster advertising the symposium and below the website for registration and info:
https://indico.in2p3.fr/e/stavros_katsanevas
Thank you in advance for kindly spreading this message around you!
Antoine Kouchner
For the Advisory Committee
2. APPEL D’OFFRES TÉLESCOPES NATIONAUX 2023B
L’appel d’offre INSU pour les observations sur les télescopes de 2-m, OHP-T193 et TBL, pour le semestre 2023B est sorti : https://programmes.insu.cnrs.fr/actualite/appel-doffres-telescopes-nationaux-call-for-proposals-for-observations-on-the-french-telescopes-at-ohp-and-tbl-2023b/ .
Date limite de réponse : 27 avril 2023, midi (heure de Paris)
Transmis par Bruno Bézard
Lettre N° 170 du 1er Mars 2023
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PROGRAMME NATIONAL HAUTES ÉNERGIES
lettre d’information n°170
https://pnhe.cnrs.fr
1 mars 2023
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NOUVELLES DU PNHE
1. QUESTIONNAIRE PNHE
ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. ADVANCED SCHOOL ON MULTI-MESSENGER ASTROPHYSICS (Sao Paulo, Brésil, 29 mai au 7 juin 2023)
2. CARGÈSE SCHOOL “THE TRANSIENT UNIVERSE 2023” – SECOND CIRCULAR – REGISTRATION OPENING (Cargèse, 30 mai au 9 juin 2023)
3. EAS 2023 SPECIAL SESSION: BLACK-HOLE ACCRETION DISCS 50 YEARS ON: CURRENT FORTUNES AND NEW CHALLENGES (Cracovie, Pologie, 12 juillet 2023)
4. EAS 2023 SESSION LS1: CIRCUMBINARY DISKS ACROSS ALL BINARY SYSTEMS (Cracovie, Pologne, 14 juillet 2023)
5. ATELIER « THÉORIE, UNIVERS ET GRAVITATION » (Paris, 10 au 12 octobre 2023)
POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. NEW POSTDOCTORAL POSITION AT CPPM ON MULTI-MESSENGER ANALYSES WITH KM3NET
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NOUVELLES DU PNHE
1. QUESTIONNAIRE PNHE
Le Programme National Hautes Energies (PNHE) de l’INSU souhaite construire une cartographie de sa communauté et de ses activités de recherche et de moyens. Ces informations seront aussi précieuses pour l’exercice de prospective à venir.
Un questionnaire a été mis en place auquel nous vous demandons de répondre avant le 31 Mars 2023. cela vous prendra moins de 15 minutes:
https://groupes.renater.fr/limesurvey/index.php/438555?lang=fr
Ce questionnaire s’adresse à toute personne dont les activités de recherche concernent pour tout ou partie l’Astrophysique des Hautes Energies et ses interfaces.
Cela inclut aussi bien les personnes en poste permanent ou temporaire, au sein d’un laboratoire français au cours des 4 dernières années, que les chercheurs·euses basé·e·s à l’étranger (e.g. post-doctorant·e·s) et gardant un lien fort avec un laboratoire français (par exemple dans la perspective d’un retour en France). Et cela, quel que soit le niveau de carrière : chercheur·euse, enseignant·e-chercheur·euse, ingénieur·e, doctorant·e et post-doctorant·e.
Merci d’avance pour votre participation.
Pierre-Olivier Petrucci
Pour le CS du PNHE
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ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. ADVANCED SCHOOL ON MULTI-MESSENGER ASTROPHYSICS (Sao Paulo, Brésil, 29 mai au 7 juin 2023)
Dear colleague,
We are glad to announce the upcoming *Sao Paulo Advanced School on
Multi-Messenger Astrophysics*, dedicated to graduate students working
on or planning to enter into this emerging field of research.
This Advanced School will be held at the Principia Institute in Sao
Paulo (Brazil), between May 29 and June 7, with lectures and seminars
on the main topics that connect the different messengers and their
progenitors.
The main introductory courses offered are:
* Very High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy – Alicia López Oramas (IAC)
* High Energy Neutrino Astrophysics – Carlos Arguelles Delgado (Harvard)
* Gravitational Wave Astronomy – Irene di Palma (Rome)
* The Astrophysics of Black Hole Mergers – Zoltan Haiman (Columbia)
You will find attached to this message a poster advertising the school.
For more information, see also our website:
https://www.institutoprincipia.org/en/mma-school
There is no registration fee, and we are able to offer financial
support for eligible graduate students.
We would be grateful if you could circulate this information in your
institutes and share it with students and colleagues.
Best regards,
Raul Abramo on behalf of the LOC
Local Organizing Committee:
L. Raul Abramo (USP), Ivone Albuquerque (USP), Rita de Cássia dos
Anjos (UFPR), Enrico Bertuzzo (USP), Rodrigo Nemmen (USP), Orlando L.
G. Peres (Unicamp), Edivaldo M. Santos (USP), L. Vitor de Souza (USP),
Riccardo Sturani (UNESP)
Transmis par Kumiko Kotera
2. CARGÈSE SCHOOL “THE TRANSIENT UNIVERSE 2023” – SECOND CIRCULAR – REGISTRATION OPENING (Cargèse, 30 mai au 9 juin 2023)
The Transient Universe 2023
Summary
The “Transient Universe 2023” school will address the astrophysical topic of transient events in all its diversity, including photon and multi-messenger astronomy (radio, X and gamma rays, and gravitational waves). It will cover a wide variety of subjects ranging from the death of massive stars, supernova explosions and their remnants, accretion and coalescence of binary systems to relativistic jets in AGNs and gamma-ray bursts.
The school is addressed to Ph.D students, post-docs and young researchers, and brings together international experts from different domains in order to prepare the future generation of young researchers to the upcoming revolution of time-domain and multi-messenger astronomy.
Registration opens February 1, 2023 and closes March 15. The school takes place from May 30, 2023 to June 9 at the Institute for Scientific Studies (IESC) in Cargèse, Corsica (France), with on-site lunches and lodging.
Second Circular / Registration is Open
(published 2023/2/1)
The registration is now open for participants of the school « The Transient Universe 2023 » to be held from 30 May to 9 June 2023 in Cargèse (please see details in the First Circular below).
Participants are invited to register on the following web site:
REGISTER
Registration to the school will be performed in two steps:
in a first step, you declare yourself candidate to participate to the school.
in a second step, your participation is confirmed by the LOC
At the first step:
you will be prompted to create your account on this site of the Cargèse institute. Please enter your first name (prénom) and your last name (nom de famille) and chose a password which is used specifically for this site. For students please select Quality « Auditor » (for lecturers which also need to register, please select « Lecturer »).
for students, please upload a short CV to present yourself (in pdf format)
upload an abstract (pdf), if you would like to give a students talk presentation at the school (10 to 15 min max, depending on number of presentations received). Every student is encouraged to give a presentation, it’s a nice non-stressful exercice to give a presentation in front of other students before doing so in a big conference.
upload a motivation letter (pdf), if you need a reduced attendance fee (a letter in which you explain why in your case you can not afford the full attendance fee)
click « Save Definitively » to submit your application.
At the second step, after acceptation of your application to the school by the LOC, you will be able to enter details of:
your arrival time and departure time. The students are requested to stay during the full period from 30 May to 9 June. Please note that there will be the « Cosmic Bus » from Ajaccio airport to Cargèse, scheduled in the afternoon of the 30 May (exact time To Be Confirmed). And the way back to Ajaccio the bus will depart the institute on 9 June at noon latest (exact time To Be Confirmed).
room and dietary constraints
and you will be asked for the payment of the attendance fee (payment details will be communicated later)
Looking forward to seeing you in Cargèse end of May 2023, during the most beautiful time of the year!
Stéphane Schanne on behalf of the LOC and SOC.
Web page: https://indico.in2p3.fr/event/27295
Email: transientuniverse2023@gmail.com
Transmis par Stéphane Schanne
3. EAS 2023 SPECIAL SESSION: BLACK-HOLE ACCRETION DISCS 50 YEARS ON: CURRENT FORTUNES AND NEW CHALLENGES (Cracovie, Pologie, 12 juillet 2023)
Dear Colleagues,
This year’s European Astronomical Society annual meeting (EAS 2023) will
be held on the 10th-14th July 2023 in Krakow, Poland. Below is a link to the
full program for the conference:
EAS : https://eas.unige.ch/EAS_meeting/program.jsp
On Wednesday 12th we will be hosting a special session entitled:
« Black-hole accretion discs 50 years on: current fortunes and new challenges »
The aim of this session is to review the state of the art in our observational
and theoretical understanding of the accretion process across the whole range
of black-hole mass and Eddington rate, and to discuss the major accomplishments,
outstanding questions, and future prospects of this research field.
The session will be divided into 3 blocks:
– Theory & observations of accretion discs
– Spectral diagnostics: lines & continuum
– Transient phenomena & variability
We invite applications for talks and scientific posters that fall into these
categories. The deadline for abstract submission is 01/03/22.
Registration is open now with the deadline for regular registration of the
09/07/23, there are also discounted very early bird (26/02/23) and early bird
(30/04/23) registrations available. The deadline for the fee waivers and/or
grants requests for attending the conference is the same as for abstract
submission, 01/03/23.
More information can be found on the session’s webpage:
https://eas.unige.ch/EAS_meeting/session.jsp?id=SS8
Best regards,
The SOC of SS8
Transmis par Raphaël Mignon-Risse
4. EAS 2023 SESSION LS1: CIRCUMBINARY DISKS ACROSS ALL BINARY SYSTEMS (Cracovie, Pologne, 14 juillet 2023)
Dear Colleagues,
This year’s European Astronomical Society annual meeting (EAS 2023) will
be held on the 10th-14th July 2023 in Kraków, Poland. Below is a link to the
full program for the conference:
EAS : https://eas.unige.ch/EAS_meeting/program.jsp
On Friday 14th we will be hosting a lunch session entitled:
« Circumbinary disks across all binary systems »
The goal of this session is to create a rare opportunity to gather around
the table experts interested in circumbinary disks from different fields
(planet/star formation, accreting black holes), both from observational
and theoretical backgrounds, taking advantage of these disks being mainly
governed by gravity.
Among the questions that will be addressed:
– how does matter settle to form the circumbinary disk?
– how does it depend on the environment?
– how to distinguish a circumbinary disk around an unresolved source
from a disk around an individual object?
We invite applications for talks and scientific posters that are related to
those questions, including any other work relevant for circumbinary disk physics.
The deadline for abstract submission is 01/03/22.
Registration is open now with the deadline for regular registration of the
09/07/23. There are also discounted very early bird (26/02/23) and early bird
(30/04/23) registrations available. The deadline for the fee waivers and/or
grants requests for attending the conference is the same as for abstract
submission, 01/03/23.
More information can be found on the session’s webpage:
https://eas.unige.ch/EAS_meeting/session.jsp?id=LS1
Best regards,
Mayra Osorio, Peggy Varniere, Raphaël Mignon-Risse
Transmis par Raphaël Mignon-Risse
5. ATELIER « THÉORIE, UNIVERS ET GRAVITATION » (Paris, 10 au 12 octobre 2023)
Chers collègues, [English below]
Nous sommes très heureux de vous annoncer que la troisième édition de l’atelier « Théorie, Univers et Gravitation » (TUG) se tiendra à Paris du 10 au 12 octobre 2023. Réservez dès à présent ce créneau dans vos agendas, nous vous attendons nombreux!
Comme lors des deux précédentes éditions (2021 & 2022), l’objectif de cet atelier est de réunir les chercheurs de la communauté française impliqués en « Théorie, Univers et Gravitation », pour faire un bilan des activités théoriques et phénoménologiques à l’échelle nationale sur ces domaines scientifiques croisant plusieurs disciplines. Cet atelier se veut une occasion annuelle de prendre connaissance des développements récents et de mettre en contact différentes communautés de physique et d’astrophysique théorique. Nous privilégierons à nouveau autant que possible la participation de nos jeunes collègues en thèse ou postdoctorat (une partie de notre budget sera consacrée au co-financement des frais de voyage et séjour; veuillez vous rapprocher du comité d’organisation pour toute demande à ce sujet).
Le programme de l’édition 2023 est en construction et sera communiqué ultérieurement. Le site indico est néanmoins déjà ouvert aux inscriptions (sans frais) et à la soumission d’exposés:
https://indico.in2p3.fr/event/29276/
Dans l’attente de vous retrouver à Paris en Octobre,
Bien cordialement,
Les organisateurs : Laura Bernard, Philippe Brax, Cédric Deffayet, Julien Lavalle, Pasquale Serpico, Vincent Vennin, Filippo Vernizzi.
PS: Pour nous aider à diffuser cette information au plus grand nombre, n’hésitez pas à faire suivre ce message aux personnes de votre entourage potentiellement intéressées!
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Dear colleagues,
We are pleased to announce that the third edition of the « Theory, Universe, and Gravitation » (TUG) workshop will be held in Paris on October 10-12, 2023. Please mark your calendar!
As in previous events, the goal of this workshop is to bring together the French community working on « Theory, Universe, and Gravitation », to review recent theoretical and phenomenological developments in the field, and to provide opportunities for interactions between theoretical physicists, astrophysicists, and cosmologists that barely meet otherwise. We strongly encourage the participation of young researchers, PhD students or postdocs, and we will allocate a fraction of our funding to help them attend (please get in touch with the organising committee for that matter).
The scientific program is currently under preparation and will be circulated later. An indico website is already available for (free) registration and abstract submission:
https://indico.in2p3.fr/event/29276/
Looking forward to seeing many of you in October,
The organizers: Laura Bernard, Philippe Brax, Cédric Deffayet, Julien Lavalle, Pasquale Serpico, Vincent Vennin, Filippo Vernizzi.
PS: Please help us by forwarding this email to people you think might be interested!
Transmis par Vincent Vennin
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POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. NEW POSTDOCTORAL POSITION AT CPPM ON MULTI-MESSENGER ANALYSES WITH KM3NET
The CNRS/IN2P3 is offering a young postdoctoral position (<2 years of experience) with a contract 2 years in the field of astroparticle physics and neutrino astronomy. The postdoc will join the Centre de Physique des Particules de Marseille (CPPM). She/he will participate to the KM3NeT, SVOM and COLIBRI Collaborations.
Neutrinos are unique messengers to study the high-energy Universe as they are neutral and stable, interact weakly and therefore travel directly from their point of creation to the Earth without absorption and path deviation. Many hints on the association between high-energy neutrinos and bright astrophysical sources (active galaxy nuclei, tidal disruption events, etc.) have been discovered by the IceCube and ANTARES neutrino telescopes. All these nice results indicate that we are now reaching the top of the iceberg of the individual source detection. Thanks to its unprecedented angular resolution, the extended energy range (10 MeV → 10 PeV) and the full sky coverage, the new generation neutrino telescope KM3NeT will play an important role in the rapidly evolving multi-messenger field. End 2022, 15/21 detection units of KM3NeT are in operation at the ORCA/ARCA site. At the end of 2023, the size of both detectors will more or less double. A good sensitivity over such a large neutrino energy range can be obtained by combining the data of the two KM3NeT detectors (ORCA-France and ARCA- Italy). KM3NeT will achieve a directional precision of <0.1o for the muon neutrino tracks at very high energies, and <1.5o for the cascade events (from electron neutrino, tau neutrino charged current + all flavour neutrino neutral current interactions). With KM3NeT, we will be able to perform a very efficient all-flavour neutrino astronomy. Real-time multi-messenger campaigns are crucial in unveiling the sources of the most energetic particles and the acceleration mechanisms at work in active galactic nuclei. Neutrinos would provide insights into the physics of particle acceleration processes in relativistic jets and disc-corona systems. It relies on the quasi-online communication of potentially interesting observations to partner instruments (“alerts”), with latencies of a few minutes, at most. Such alerts are the only way to achieve simultaneous observations of transient phenomena by pointing instruments.
SVOM is a Franco-Chinese space mission (launch date scheduled end of 2023) to study the multi- wavelength emission of the most intense phenomena in the Universe and to assure the follow-up of the most interesting multi-messenger and multi-wavelength alerts. SVOM contains 2 large field of view instruments (ECLAIRs and GRM) and 2 narrow field instruments (MXT and VT). The particularity of this mission is that there is a very complex ground segment that contains several optical robotic telescopes. Among them, COLIBRI is a French-Mexican 1.3m robotic telescope equipped with 3 optical and NIR channels.
The neutrino group of CPPM is having a leading role in the construction and exploitation of the ANTARES and KM3NeT neutrino telescopes for more than 20 years. Among the neutrino group at CPPM, the postdoc researcher will mainly work in the online analysis platform of KM3NeT to put in place the neutrino alerts and the search for time/space correlation with external multi-messenger and multi-wavelength triggers. To do so, she/he will develop efficient all-flavor cosmic neutrino event selections that identify a small number of interesting neutrino events from the bulk of atmospheric neutrinos and muons. Those selections will then be implemented in the real-time analysis framework of KM3NeT. Each selected event will trigger an alert sent publicly to the astronomer community.
The postdoc will also participate to the organisation and the data reduction of the multi-wavelength electromagnetic follow-up observations performed with the SVOM and the COLIBRI telescopes. She/he will participate to the development of the image analysis pipelines that are used to perform the data reduction of the COLIBRI images and to look for the optical counterpart of the transients discovered by SVOM or any multi-messenger alerts. She/he will also participate to the target of opportunity program to trigger the SVOM MXT and VT instruments. As a member of the KM3NeT and SVOM collaborations, the postdoc will have to participate to the different shifts and service tasks of these different facilities.
The applicant should have a PhD at the start of the contract and a good background in astroparticle physics and astrophysics. Interest in the data analysis is expected together with knowledge of statistics. Good practical skills in python, C++ and Root, and good knowledge of open software development environment (git, etc) will be an important asset. Ability to work in international teams and in large collaborations are highly recommended.
The postdoctoral position is expected to start September 1st, 2023, the exact starting date can be discussed. It will be funded for two years with a net monthly salary of about 2320-2670 euros (gross monthly salary of about 2890-3320 euros).
The deadline for application is June 1st 2023. The applicant should provide:
o A motivation letter that states the research interests or a research proposal
o Curriculum vitae and University grade transcripts (for all degrees)
o Two reference letters to be sent directly to dornic@cppm.in2p3.fr and bertin@cppm.in2p3.fr
Transmis par Vincent Bertin
PROGRAMME NATIONAL HAUTES ÉNERGIES
lettre d’information n°170
https://pnhe.cnrs.fr
1 mars 2023
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NOUVELLES DU PNHE
1. QUESTIONNAIRE PNHE
ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. ADVANCED SCHOOL ON MULTI-MESSENGER ASTROPHYSICS (Sao Paulo, Brésil, 29 mai au 7 juin 2023)
2. CARGÈSE SCHOOL “THE TRANSIENT UNIVERSE 2023” – SECOND CIRCULAR – REGISTRATION OPENING (Cargèse, 30 mai au 9 juin 2023)
3. EAS 2023 SPECIAL SESSION: BLACK-HOLE ACCRETION DISCS 50 YEARS ON: CURRENT FORTUNES AND NEW CHALLENGES (Cracovie, Pologie, 12 juillet 2023)
4. EAS 2023 SESSION LS1: CIRCUMBINARY DISKS ACROSS ALL BINARY SYSTEMS (Cracovie, Pologne, 14 juillet 2023)
5. ATELIER « THÉORIE, UNIVERS ET GRAVITATION » (Paris, 10 au 12 octobre 2023)
POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. NEW POSTDOCTORAL POSITION AT CPPM ON MULTI-MESSENGER ANALYSES WITH KM3NET
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NOUVELLES DU PNHE
1. QUESTIONNAIRE PNHE
Le Programme National Hautes Energies (PNHE) de l’INSU souhaite construire une cartographie de sa communauté et de ses activités de recherche et de moyens. Ces informations seront aussi précieuses pour l’exercice de prospective à venir.
Un questionnaire a été mis en place auquel nous vous demandons de répondre avant le 31 Mars 2023. cela vous prendra moins de 15 minutes:
https://groupes.renater.fr/limesurvey/index.php/438555?lang=fr
Ce questionnaire s’adresse à toute personne dont les activités de recherche concernent pour tout ou partie l’Astrophysique des Hautes Energies et ses interfaces.
Cela inclut aussi bien les personnes en poste permanent ou temporaire, au sein d’un laboratoire français au cours des 4 dernières années, que les chercheurs·euses basé·e·s à l’étranger (e.g. post-doctorant·e·s) et gardant un lien fort avec un laboratoire français (par exemple dans la perspective d’un retour en France). Et cela, quel que soit le niveau de carrière : chercheur·euse, enseignant·e-chercheur·euse, ingénieur·e, doctorant·e et post-doctorant·e.
Merci d’avance pour votre participation.
Pierre-Olivier Petrucci
Pour le CS du PNHE
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ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. ADVANCED SCHOOL ON MULTI-MESSENGER ASTROPHYSICS (Sao Paulo, Brésil, 29 mai au 7 juin 2023)
Dear colleague,
We are glad to announce the upcoming *Sao Paulo Advanced School on
Multi-Messenger Astrophysics*, dedicated to graduate students working
on or planning to enter into this emerging field of research.
This Advanced School will be held at the Principia Institute in Sao
Paulo (Brazil), between May 29 and June 7, with lectures and seminars
on the main topics that connect the different messengers and their
progenitors.
The main introductory courses offered are:
* Very High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy – Alicia López Oramas (IAC)
* High Energy Neutrino Astrophysics – Carlos Arguelles Delgado (Harvard)
* Gravitational Wave Astronomy – Irene di Palma (Rome)
* The Astrophysics of Black Hole Mergers – Zoltan Haiman (Columbia)
You will find attached to this message a poster advertising the school.
For more information, see also our website:
https://www.institutoprincipia.org/en/mma-school
There is no registration fee, and we are able to offer financial
support for eligible graduate students.
We would be grateful if you could circulate this information in your
institutes and share it with students and colleagues.
Best regards,
Raul Abramo on behalf of the LOC
Local Organizing Committee:
L. Raul Abramo (USP), Ivone Albuquerque (USP), Rita de Cássia dos
Anjos (UFPR), Enrico Bertuzzo (USP), Rodrigo Nemmen (USP), Orlando L.
G. Peres (Unicamp), Edivaldo M. Santos (USP), L. Vitor de Souza (USP),
Riccardo Sturani (UNESP)
Transmis par Kumiko Kotera
2. CARGÈSE SCHOOL “THE TRANSIENT UNIVERSE 2023” – SECOND CIRCULAR – REGISTRATION OPENING (Cargèse, 30 mai au 9 juin 2023)
The Transient Universe 2023
Summary
The “Transient Universe 2023” school will address the astrophysical topic of transient events in all its diversity, including photon and multi-messenger astronomy (radio, X and gamma rays, and gravitational waves). It will cover a wide variety of subjects ranging from the death of massive stars, supernova explosions and their remnants, accretion and coalescence of binary systems to relativistic jets in AGNs and gamma-ray bursts.
The school is addressed to Ph.D students, post-docs and young researchers, and brings together international experts from different domains in order to prepare the future generation of young researchers to the upcoming revolution of time-domain and multi-messenger astronomy.
Registration opens February 1, 2023 and closes March 15. The school takes place from May 30, 2023 to June 9 at the Institute for Scientific Studies (IESC) in Cargèse, Corsica (France), with on-site lunches and lodging.
Second Circular / Registration is Open
(published 2023/2/1)
The registration is now open for participants of the school « The Transient Universe 2023 » to be held from 30 May to 9 June 2023 in Cargèse (please see details in the First Circular below).
Participants are invited to register on the following web site:
REGISTER
Registration to the school will be performed in two steps:
in a first step, you declare yourself candidate to participate to the school.
in a second step, your participation is confirmed by the LOC
At the first step:
you will be prompted to create your account on this site of the Cargèse institute. Please enter your first name (prénom) and your last name (nom de famille) and chose a password which is used specifically for this site. For students please select Quality « Auditor » (for lecturers which also need to register, please select « Lecturer »).
for students, please upload a short CV to present yourself (in pdf format)
upload an abstract (pdf), if you would like to give a students talk presentation at the school (10 to 15 min max, depending on number of presentations received). Every student is encouraged to give a presentation, it’s a nice non-stressful exercice to give a presentation in front of other students before doing so in a big conference.
upload a motivation letter (pdf), if you need a reduced attendance fee (a letter in which you explain why in your case you can not afford the full attendance fee)
click « Save Definitively » to submit your application.
At the second step, after acceptation of your application to the school by the LOC, you will be able to enter details of:
your arrival time and departure time. The students are requested to stay during the full period from 30 May to 9 June. Please note that there will be the « Cosmic Bus » from Ajaccio airport to Cargèse, scheduled in the afternoon of the 30 May (exact time To Be Confirmed). And the way back to Ajaccio the bus will depart the institute on 9 June at noon latest (exact time To Be Confirmed).
room and dietary constraints
and you will be asked for the payment of the attendance fee (payment details will be communicated later)
Looking forward to seeing you in Cargèse end of May 2023, during the most beautiful time of the year!
Stéphane Schanne on behalf of the LOC and SOC.
Web page: https://indico.in2p3.fr/event/27295
Email: transientuniverse2023@gmail.com
Transmis par Stéphane Schanne
3. EAS 2023 SPECIAL SESSION: BLACK-HOLE ACCRETION DISCS 50 YEARS ON: CURRENT FORTUNES AND NEW CHALLENGES (Cracovie, Pologie, 12 juillet 2023)
Dear Colleagues,
This year’s European Astronomical Society annual meeting (EAS 2023) will
be held on the 10th-14th July 2023 in Krakow, Poland. Below is a link to the
full program for the conference:
EAS : https://eas.unige.ch/EAS_meeting/program.jsp
On Wednesday 12th we will be hosting a special session entitled:
« Black-hole accretion discs 50 years on: current fortunes and new challenges »
The aim of this session is to review the state of the art in our observational
and theoretical understanding of the accretion process across the whole range
of black-hole mass and Eddington rate, and to discuss the major accomplishments,
outstanding questions, and future prospects of this research field.
The session will be divided into 3 blocks:
– Theory & observations of accretion discs
– Spectral diagnostics: lines & continuum
– Transient phenomena & variability
We invite applications for talks and scientific posters that fall into these
categories. The deadline for abstract submission is 01/03/22.
Registration is open now with the deadline for regular registration of the
09/07/23, there are also discounted very early bird (26/02/23) and early bird
(30/04/23) registrations available. The deadline for the fee waivers and/or
grants requests for attending the conference is the same as for abstract
submission, 01/03/23.
More information can be found on the session’s webpage:
https://eas.unige.ch/EAS_meeting/session.jsp?id=SS8
Best regards,
The SOC of SS8
Transmis par Raphaël Mignon-Risse
4. EAS 2023 SESSION LS1: CIRCUMBINARY DISKS ACROSS ALL BINARY SYSTEMS (Cracovie, Pologne, 14 juillet 2023)
Dear Colleagues,
This year’s European Astronomical Society annual meeting (EAS 2023) will
be held on the 10th-14th July 2023 in Kraków, Poland. Below is a link to the
full program for the conference:
EAS : https://eas.unige.ch/EAS_meeting/program.jsp
On Friday 14th we will be hosting a lunch session entitled:
« Circumbinary disks across all binary systems »
The goal of this session is to create a rare opportunity to gather around
the table experts interested in circumbinary disks from different fields
(planet/star formation, accreting black holes), both from observational
and theoretical backgrounds, taking advantage of these disks being mainly
governed by gravity.
Among the questions that will be addressed:
– how does matter settle to form the circumbinary disk?
– how does it depend on the environment?
– how to distinguish a circumbinary disk around an unresolved source
from a disk around an individual object?
We invite applications for talks and scientific posters that are related to
those questions, including any other work relevant for circumbinary disk physics.
The deadline for abstract submission is 01/03/22.
Registration is open now with the deadline for regular registration of the
09/07/23. There are also discounted very early bird (26/02/23) and early bird
(30/04/23) registrations available. The deadline for the fee waivers and/or
grants requests for attending the conference is the same as for abstract
submission, 01/03/23.
More information can be found on the session’s webpage:
https://eas.unige.ch/EAS_meeting/session.jsp?id=LS1
Best regards,
Mayra Osorio, Peggy Varniere, Raphaël Mignon-Risse
Transmis par Raphaël Mignon-Risse
5. ATELIER « THÉORIE, UNIVERS ET GRAVITATION » (Paris, 10 au 12 octobre 2023)
Chers collègues, [English below]
Nous sommes très heureux de vous annoncer que la troisième édition de l’atelier « Théorie, Univers et Gravitation » (TUG) se tiendra à Paris du 10 au 12 octobre 2023. Réservez dès à présent ce créneau dans vos agendas, nous vous attendons nombreux!
Comme lors des deux précédentes éditions (2021 & 2022), l’objectif de cet atelier est de réunir les chercheurs de la communauté française impliqués en « Théorie, Univers et Gravitation », pour faire un bilan des activités théoriques et phénoménologiques à l’échelle nationale sur ces domaines scientifiques croisant plusieurs disciplines. Cet atelier se veut une occasion annuelle de prendre connaissance des développements récents et de mettre en contact différentes communautés de physique et d’astrophysique théorique. Nous privilégierons à nouveau autant que possible la participation de nos jeunes collègues en thèse ou postdoctorat (une partie de notre budget sera consacrée au co-financement des frais de voyage et séjour; veuillez vous rapprocher du comité d’organisation pour toute demande à ce sujet).
Le programme de l’édition 2023 est en construction et sera communiqué ultérieurement. Le site indico est néanmoins déjà ouvert aux inscriptions (sans frais) et à la soumission d’exposés:
https://indico.in2p3.fr/event/29276/
Dans l’attente de vous retrouver à Paris en Octobre,
Bien cordialement,
Les organisateurs : Laura Bernard, Philippe Brax, Cédric Deffayet, Julien Lavalle, Pasquale Serpico, Vincent Vennin, Filippo Vernizzi.
PS: Pour nous aider à diffuser cette information au plus grand nombre, n’hésitez pas à faire suivre ce message aux personnes de votre entourage potentiellement intéressées!
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Dear colleagues,
We are pleased to announce that the third edition of the « Theory, Universe, and Gravitation » (TUG) workshop will be held in Paris on October 10-12, 2023. Please mark your calendar!
As in previous events, the goal of this workshop is to bring together the French community working on « Theory, Universe, and Gravitation », to review recent theoretical and phenomenological developments in the field, and to provide opportunities for interactions between theoretical physicists, astrophysicists, and cosmologists that barely meet otherwise. We strongly encourage the participation of young researchers, PhD students or postdocs, and we will allocate a fraction of our funding to help them attend (please get in touch with the organising committee for that matter).
The scientific program is currently under preparation and will be circulated later. An indico website is already available for (free) registration and abstract submission:
https://indico.in2p3.fr/event/29276/
Looking forward to seeing many of you in October,
The organizers: Laura Bernard, Philippe Brax, Cédric Deffayet, Julien Lavalle, Pasquale Serpico, Vincent Vennin, Filippo Vernizzi.
PS: Please help us by forwarding this email to people you think might be interested!
Transmis par Vincent Vennin
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POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. NEW POSTDOCTORAL POSITION AT CPPM ON MULTI-MESSENGER ANALYSES WITH KM3NET
The CNRS/IN2P3 is offering a young postdoctoral position (<2 years of experience) with a contract 2 years in the field of astroparticle physics and neutrino astronomy. The postdoc will join the Centre de Physique des Particules de Marseille (CPPM). She/he will participate to the KM3NeT, SVOM and COLIBRI Collaborations.
Neutrinos are unique messengers to study the high-energy Universe as they are neutral and stable, interact weakly and therefore travel directly from their point of creation to the Earth without absorption and path deviation. Many hints on the association between high-energy neutrinos and bright astrophysical sources (active galaxy nuclei, tidal disruption events, etc.) have been discovered by the IceCube and ANTARES neutrino telescopes. All these nice results indicate that we are now reaching the top of the iceberg of the individual source detection. Thanks to its unprecedented angular resolution, the extended energy range (10 MeV → 10 PeV) and the full sky coverage, the new generation neutrino telescope KM3NeT will play an important role in the rapidly evolving multi-messenger field. End 2022, 15/21 detection units of KM3NeT are in operation at the ORCA/ARCA site. At the end of 2023, the size of both detectors will more or less double. A good sensitivity over such a large neutrino energy range can be obtained by combining the data of the two KM3NeT detectors (ORCA-France and ARCA- Italy). KM3NeT will achieve a directional precision of <0.1o for the muon neutrino tracks at very high energies, and <1.5o for the cascade events (from electron neutrino, tau neutrino charged current + all flavour neutrino neutral current interactions). With KM3NeT, we will be able to perform a very efficient all-flavour neutrino astronomy. Real-time multi-messenger campaigns are crucial in unveiling the sources of the most energetic particles and the acceleration mechanisms at work in active galactic nuclei. Neutrinos would provide insights into the physics of particle acceleration processes in relativistic jets and disc-corona systems. It relies on the quasi-online communication of potentially interesting observations to partner instruments (“alerts”), with latencies of a few minutes, at most. Such alerts are the only way to achieve simultaneous observations of transient phenomena by pointing instruments.
SVOM is a Franco-Chinese space mission (launch date scheduled end of 2023) to study the multi- wavelength emission of the most intense phenomena in the Universe and to assure the follow-up of the most interesting multi-messenger and multi-wavelength alerts. SVOM contains 2 large field of view instruments (ECLAIRs and GRM) and 2 narrow field instruments (MXT and VT). The particularity of this mission is that there is a very complex ground segment that contains several optical robotic telescopes. Among them, COLIBRI is a French-Mexican 1.3m robotic telescope equipped with 3 optical and NIR channels.
The neutrino group of CPPM is having a leading role in the construction and exploitation of the ANTARES and KM3NeT neutrino telescopes for more than 20 years. Among the neutrino group at CPPM, the postdoc researcher will mainly work in the online analysis platform of KM3NeT to put in place the neutrino alerts and the search for time/space correlation with external multi-messenger and multi-wavelength triggers. To do so, she/he will develop efficient all-flavor cosmic neutrino event selections that identify a small number of interesting neutrino events from the bulk of atmospheric neutrinos and muons. Those selections will then be implemented in the real-time analysis framework of KM3NeT. Each selected event will trigger an alert sent publicly to the astronomer community.
The postdoc will also participate to the organisation and the data reduction of the multi-wavelength electromagnetic follow-up observations performed with the SVOM and the COLIBRI telescopes. She/he will participate to the development of the image analysis pipelines that are used to perform the data reduction of the COLIBRI images and to look for the optical counterpart of the transients discovered by SVOM or any multi-messenger alerts. She/he will also participate to the target of opportunity program to trigger the SVOM MXT and VT instruments. As a member of the KM3NeT and SVOM collaborations, the postdoc will have to participate to the different shifts and service tasks of these different facilities.
The applicant should have a PhD at the start of the contract and a good background in astroparticle physics and astrophysics. Interest in the data analysis is expected together with knowledge of statistics. Good practical skills in python, C++ and Root, and good knowledge of open software development environment (git, etc) will be an important asset. Ability to work in international teams and in large collaborations are highly recommended.
The postdoctoral position is expected to start September 1st, 2023, the exact starting date can be discussed. It will be funded for two years with a net monthly salary of about 2320-2670 euros (gross monthly salary of about 2890-3320 euros).
The deadline for application is June 1st 2023. The applicant should provide:
o A motivation letter that states the research interests or a research proposal
o Curriculum vitae and University grade transcripts (for all degrees)
o Two reference letters to be sent directly to dornic@cppm.in2p3.fr and bertin@cppm.in2p3.fr
Transmis par Vincent Bertin
Lettre N° 169 du 1er Février 2023
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PROGRAMME NATIONAL HAUTES ÉNERGIES
lettre d’information n°169
https://pnhe.cnrs.fr
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NOUVELLE DU PNHE
1. JOURNÉES DU PNHE 2023 (Paris, 6 au 8 septembre 2023)
ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. THEMATIC SCHOOL « GRAVITATIONAL WAVE EMISSION FROM PROTO-NEUTRON STARS AND NEUTRON STAR MERGERS » (Aussois, 5 au 9 juin 2023)
2. CFRCOS4: WORKSHOP OF THE FRENCH COSMIC RAY COMMUNITY 4 (Montpellier, 3 au 5 juillet 2023)
POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. POSTDOC/PHD ANNOUNCEMENTS, KU LEUVEN (BELGIUM)
DIVERS
1. DES NOUVELLES RASSURANTES D’ATHENA
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NOUVELLE DU PNHE
1. JOURNÉES DU PNHE 2023 (Paris, 6 au 8 septembre 2023)
Les journees du PNHE 2023 auront lieu du 6 au 8 Septembre 2023 dans l’amphitheatre de l’IAP.
Ces journées seront l’occasion d’avoir un panorama du domaine et de faire le point sur l’implication de la communauté française.
Un draft d’agenda est consultable sur le site web:
https://indico.in2p3.fr/event/28794/timetable/#20230906
Nous prévoyons plusieurs présentations invitées sur des sujets couvrant l’ensemble des thématiques du PNHE ainsi que des contributions normales et sollicitées.
Plutôt que des sessions posters nous prévoyons aussi des sessions de « présentations éclair » (1 minute pour décrire ses travaux), pour permettre en particulier aux jeunes doctorant.e.s de se faire connaître de la communauté.
La participation est gratuite mais l’inscription est obligatoire.
Vous pouvez dès à present vous inscrire à ces journées et également proposer une contribution suivant le lien:
https://indico.in2p3.fr/event/28794/registrations/3458/
Nous comptons sur vos participations nombreuses à ces journées,
Le Conseil Scientifique du PNHE
PS: Nous vous invitons également à ne pas tarder à prendre vos réservations d’hôtel en raison du début de la coupe du monde de rugby le vendredi 8 septembre à Paris.
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ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. THEMATIC SCHOOL « GRAVITATIONAL WAVE EMISSION FROM PROTO-NEUTRON STARS AND NEUTRON STAR MERGERS » (Aussois, 5 au 9 juin 2023)
Dear Colleagues,
You can now register to the thematic school « Gravitational wave emission from proto-neutron stars and neutron star mergers » that will take place in Aussois (France) from June 5 to June 9 2023, see https://indico.in2p3.fr/event/28236/
The deadline for registration is April, 1st 2023. Note that registration fees include lodging and meals and that some limited support is available upon request, before March 15th.
This graduate school will consist of lectures, practical sessions, and seminars from young researchers. The focus will be on the gravitational wave emission from supernovae, proto-neutron stars and coalescing binaries, with an eye on the connection between astrophysical phenomena and the equation of state (EOS) of dense matter that defines the structure and macroscopic behaviour of these compact objects.
Teachers and topics:
Tito Dal Canton (Virgo collaboration & IJCLab Orsay, France)
Gravitational wave sources and data analysis
Fiorella Burgio (INFN Catania, Italy)
Ultra-dense matter of neutron stars and supernovas
Gabriel Martinez-Pinedo (GSI & TU Darmstadt, Germany)
Heavy element nucleosynthesis in neutron star mergers and its electromagnetic signatures
Bruno Giacomazzo (University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy)
Numerical simulations of coalescing neutron star binaries
Pablo Cerda-Duran (University of Valencia, Spain)
Simulations of supernovae and gravitational wave emission from proto-neutron stars
More information on the website https://indico.in2p3.fr/event/28236/
Looking forward to meeting you in Aussois,
The organizing committee
Marco Antonelli, Anthea Francesca Fantina, Francesca Gulminelli, Jérôme Novak, Micaela Oertel
2. CFRCOS4: WORKSHOP OF THE FRENCH COSMIC RAY COMMUNITY 4 (Montpellier, 3 au 5 juillet 2023)
The workshop number 4 of the French community involved in Cosmic Ray research (CFRCOS 4) is now opened to registration. The workshop will be held from July 3 to July 5 2023 in Montpellier, at the new building of Montpellier University. The workshop is dedicated to cosmic ray research. It includes three main sessions : cosmic-ray sources, cosmic-ray transport and cosmic-ray interaction and feed-back. You can register from now here: https://cfrcos4.sciencesconf.org/registration for this you need to have / create a science account (this takes a few minutes). Abstract submission will be accessible by the end of January.
For any further query please contact Alexandre.Marcowith@umontpellier.fr
The workshop number 4 of the French community involved in Cosmic Ray research (CFRCOS 4) is now opened to registration. The workshop will be held from July 3 to July 5 2023 in Montpellier, at the new building of Montpellier University. The workshop is dedicated to cosmic ray research. It includes three main sessions : cosmic-ray sources, cosmic-ray transport and cosmic-ray interaction and feed-back. You can register from now here:https://cfrcos4.sciencesconf.org/registration for this you need to have / create a science account (this takes a few minutes). Abstract submission will be accessible by end of January.
For any further query please contact Alexandre.Marcowith@umontpellier.fr
Transmis par Alexandre Marcowith
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POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. POSTDOC/PHD ANNOUNCEMENTS, KU LEUVEN (BELGIUM)
Dear all,
At the Centre for mathematical Plasmas Astrophysics of KU Leuven (Belgium) we are now offering a 2-year postdoc position and a 4-year fully funded PhD position (see links below), both in my group.
Could I ask you to redistribute this email to potentially interesting candidates and/or to your network of colleagues?
PostDoc: https://www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jobsite/jobs/60179958?hl=en&lang=en
PhD: https://www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jobsite/jobs/60179975?hl=en&lang=en
Fabio Bacchini
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DIVERS
1. DES NOUVELLES RASSURANTES D’ATHENA
Chères et Chers Collègues,
Nous venons vers vous avec des nouvelles très rassurantes concernant le projet ESA Athena (Advanced Telescope for High Energy Astrophysics). Comme vous le savez peut-être, nous sommes dans une phase de reformulation de la mission, afin d’abaisser significativement ses coûts dans une enveloppe acceptable, pour le programme scientifique de l’ESA. Cette reformulation a démarré fin août avec X-IFU. L’ESA, la NASA, la JAXA, le CNES et le Consortium X-IFU sont fortement mobilisés dans cet exercice. Nous sommes désormais en mesure de vous informer qu’un nouvel X-IFU vient de voir le jour : il est le fruit d’une étroite collaboration entre l’ESA et le Consortium X-IFU.
Ce nouvel X-IFU vient avec des simplifications majeures de la chaîne cryogénique, qui fait désormais appel au refroidissement passif (avec un héritage significatif de Planck, Ariel et de LiteBird). Pour faire simple, grâce à des boucliers thermiques, l’instrument est refroidi passivement jusqu’à environ 50 Kelvins, ce qui nous permet de supprimer les machines cryogéniques que nous utilisions entre 300 Kelvins et quelques dizaines de Kelvins. Le cryostat et la chaîne cryogénique simplifiés sont désormais dans le périmètre du consortium (alors qu’auparavant l’ensemble étaient chez l’industriel sous responsabilité ESA). Cette solution impose de revoir les contributions NASA et JAXA: ces deux agences, qui contribuent pleinement à la reformulation, ont réaffirmé à plusieurs reprises leur total soutien à X-IFU. Des simplifications du plan focal, de la chaîne de lecture des détecteurs sont aussi envisagées. Cette configuration simplifiée et optimisée devrait permettre de réduire fortement le coût global d’Athena (par la suppression d’onéreuses machines cryogéniques, la suppression des activités couplées instrument/module charge utile chez l’industriel, la réduction des durées de réalisation des différents modèles, l’optimisation des activités de vérification/calibration…). Elle valorise pleinement les investissements sur le projet depuis le début de la phase A, en particulier au CNES et dans les laboratoires français fortement impliqués dans le hardware d’X-IFU (APC, CEA-SBT, CEA-IRFU-DAp et IRAP).
Très très bonne nouvelle, cette configuration préserve l’essentiel des performances du X-IFU, en termes de champ de vue, de résolution spectrale… Elle permet de plus à X-IFU et WFI de se situer dans le même plan focal (donc de partager le grand miroir qui reste amovible). En conclusion, le nouvel Athena devrait répondre aux principaux objectifs scientifiques d’Athena, tels que définis en Novembre 2013, et préserver ainsi le caractère “flagship” de la mission. Ce dernier point sera à confirmer avec la Science Redefinition Team récemment mise en place par l’ESA.
Nos prochaines échéances sont 1) le workshop du Science Program Committee de l’ESA en février sur le plan d’implémentation à long terme du programme scientifique de l’ESA (qui tiendra compte des sorties de la ministérielle de Novembre 2022), et 2) les réunions du SPC de Mars et Juin. En parallèle, une phase de consolidation programmatique du nouvel X-IFU, incluant une mise à jour des coûts à l’ESA et dans les consortia va démarrer dès à présent pour durer environ 6 mois. Nous devrions ensuite reprendre les études industrielles dans le second semestre 2023.
Il nous appartient désormais d’utiliser au mieux le temps qui nous sépare de l’adoption du nouvel Athena, pour booster nos technologies afin de les amener au bon niveau de démonstration pour pouvoir implémenter Athena sur une dizaine d’années, après son adoption dans le programme scientifique de l’ESA. Une fois encore, le CNES et les laboratoires français impliqués dans X-IFU sont pleinement mobilisés, tant les contributions françaises sont importantes pour le succès de la mission.
Comme de nombreux projets au préalable, Athena a traversé une phase de fortes turbulences ces derniers mois, mais grâce à l’abnégation de toutes les parties impliquées, nous sommes à nouveau sur de bons rails pour amener à la communauté scientifique mondiale l’observatoire et l‘instrument qu’elle attend.
Nous vous souhaitons enfin une excellente année 2023, et vous remercions pour votre soutien à Athena.
Bien cordialement,
Didier Barret, X-IFU Principal Investigator (IRAP)
Vincent Albouys, X-IFU Project Manager (CNES)
PROGRAMME NATIONAL HAUTES ÉNERGIES
lettre d’information n°169
https://pnhe.cnrs.fr
1 février 2023
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NOUVELLE DU PNHE
1. JOURNÉES DU PNHE 2023 (Paris, 6 au 8 septembre 2023)
ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. THEMATIC SCHOOL « GRAVITATIONAL WAVE EMISSION FROM PROTO-NEUTRON STARS AND NEUTRON STAR MERGERS » (Aussois, 5 au 9 juin 2023)
2. CFRCOS4: WORKSHOP OF THE FRENCH COSMIC RAY COMMUNITY 4 (Montpellier, 3 au 5 juillet 2023)
POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. POSTDOC/PHD ANNOUNCEMENTS, KU LEUVEN (BELGIUM)
DIVERS
1. DES NOUVELLES RASSURANTES D’ATHENA
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NOUVELLE DU PNHE
1. JOURNÉES DU PNHE 2023 (Paris, 6 au 8 septembre 2023)
Les journees du PNHE 2023 auront lieu du 6 au 8 Septembre 2023 dans l’amphitheatre de l’IAP.
Ces journées seront l’occasion d’avoir un panorama du domaine et de faire le point sur l’implication de la communauté française.
Un draft d’agenda est consultable sur le site web:
https://indico.in2p3.fr/event/28794/timetable/#20230906
Nous prévoyons plusieurs présentations invitées sur des sujets couvrant l’ensemble des thématiques du PNHE ainsi que des contributions normales et sollicitées.
Plutôt que des sessions posters nous prévoyons aussi des sessions de « présentations éclair » (1 minute pour décrire ses travaux), pour permettre en particulier aux jeunes doctorant.e.s de se faire connaître de la communauté.
La participation est gratuite mais l’inscription est obligatoire.
Vous pouvez dès à present vous inscrire à ces journées et également proposer une contribution suivant le lien:
https://indico.in2p3.fr/event/28794/registrations/3458/
Nous comptons sur vos participations nombreuses à ces journées,
Le Conseil Scientifique du PNHE
PS: Nous vous invitons également à ne pas tarder à prendre vos réservations d’hôtel en raison du début de la coupe du monde de rugby le vendredi 8 septembre à Paris.
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ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. THEMATIC SCHOOL « GRAVITATIONAL WAVE EMISSION FROM PROTO-NEUTRON STARS AND NEUTRON STAR MERGERS » (Aussois, 5 au 9 juin 2023)
Dear Colleagues,
You can now register to the thematic school « Gravitational wave emission from proto-neutron stars and neutron star mergers » that will take place in Aussois (France) from June 5 to June 9 2023, see https://indico.in2p3.fr/event/28236/
The deadline for registration is April, 1st 2023. Note that registration fees include lodging and meals and that some limited support is available upon request, before March 15th.
This graduate school will consist of lectures, practical sessions, and seminars from young researchers. The focus will be on the gravitational wave emission from supernovae, proto-neutron stars and coalescing binaries, with an eye on the connection between astrophysical phenomena and the equation of state (EOS) of dense matter that defines the structure and macroscopic behaviour of these compact objects.
Teachers and topics:
Tito Dal Canton (Virgo collaboration & IJCLab Orsay, France)
Gravitational wave sources and data analysis
Fiorella Burgio (INFN Catania, Italy)
Ultra-dense matter of neutron stars and supernovas
Gabriel Martinez-Pinedo (GSI & TU Darmstadt, Germany)
Heavy element nucleosynthesis in neutron star mergers and its electromagnetic signatures
Bruno Giacomazzo (University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy)
Numerical simulations of coalescing neutron star binaries
Pablo Cerda-Duran (University of Valencia, Spain)
Simulations of supernovae and gravitational wave emission from proto-neutron stars
More information on the website https://indico.in2p3.fr/event/28236/
Looking forward to meeting you in Aussois,
The organizing committee
Marco Antonelli, Anthea Francesca Fantina, Francesca Gulminelli, Jérôme Novak, Micaela Oertel
2. CFRCOS4: WORKSHOP OF THE FRENCH COSMIC RAY COMMUNITY 4 (Montpellier, 3 au 5 juillet 2023)
The workshop number 4 of the French community involved in Cosmic Ray research (CFRCOS 4) is now opened to registration. The workshop will be held from July 3 to July 5 2023 in Montpellier, at the new building of Montpellier University. The workshop is dedicated to cosmic ray research. It includes three main sessions : cosmic-ray sources, cosmic-ray transport and cosmic-ray interaction and feed-back. You can register from now here: https://cfrcos4.sciencesconf.org/registration for this you need to have / create a science account (this takes a few minutes). Abstract submission will be accessible by the end of January.
For any further query please contact Alexandre.Marcowith@umontpellier.fr
The workshop number 4 of the French community involved in Cosmic Ray research (CFRCOS 4) is now opened to registration. The workshop will be held from July 3 to July 5 2023 in Montpellier, at the new building of Montpellier University. The workshop is dedicated to cosmic ray research. It includes three main sessions : cosmic-ray sources, cosmic-ray transport and cosmic-ray interaction and feed-back. You can register from now here:https://cfrcos4.sciencesconf.org/registration for this you need to have / create a science account (this takes a few minutes). Abstract submission will be accessible by end of January.
For any further query please contact Alexandre.Marcowith@umontpellier.fr
Transmis par Alexandre Marcowith
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POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. POSTDOC/PHD ANNOUNCEMENTS, KU LEUVEN (BELGIUM)
Dear all,
At the Centre for mathematical Plasmas Astrophysics of KU Leuven (Belgium) we are now offering a 2-year postdoc position and a 4-year fully funded PhD position (see links below), both in my group.
Could I ask you to redistribute this email to potentially interesting candidates and/or to your network of colleagues?
PostDoc: https://www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jobsite/jobs/60179958?hl=en&lang=en
PhD: https://www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jobsite/jobs/60179975?hl=en&lang=en
Fabio Bacchini
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DIVERS
1. DES NOUVELLES RASSURANTES D’ATHENA
Chères et Chers Collègues,
Nous venons vers vous avec des nouvelles très rassurantes concernant le projet ESA Athena (Advanced Telescope for High Energy Astrophysics). Comme vous le savez peut-être, nous sommes dans une phase de reformulation de la mission, afin d’abaisser significativement ses coûts dans une enveloppe acceptable, pour le programme scientifique de l’ESA. Cette reformulation a démarré fin août avec X-IFU. L’ESA, la NASA, la JAXA, le CNES et le Consortium X-IFU sont fortement mobilisés dans cet exercice. Nous sommes désormais en mesure de vous informer qu’un nouvel X-IFU vient de voir le jour : il est le fruit d’une étroite collaboration entre l’ESA et le Consortium X-IFU.
Ce nouvel X-IFU vient avec des simplifications majeures de la chaîne cryogénique, qui fait désormais appel au refroidissement passif (avec un héritage significatif de Planck, Ariel et de LiteBird). Pour faire simple, grâce à des boucliers thermiques, l’instrument est refroidi passivement jusqu’à environ 50 Kelvins, ce qui nous permet de supprimer les machines cryogéniques que nous utilisions entre 300 Kelvins et quelques dizaines de Kelvins. Le cryostat et la chaîne cryogénique simplifiés sont désormais dans le périmètre du consortium (alors qu’auparavant l’ensemble étaient chez l’industriel sous responsabilité ESA). Cette solution impose de revoir les contributions NASA et JAXA: ces deux agences, qui contribuent pleinement à la reformulation, ont réaffirmé à plusieurs reprises leur total soutien à X-IFU. Des simplifications du plan focal, de la chaîne de lecture des détecteurs sont aussi envisagées. Cette configuration simplifiée et optimisée devrait permettre de réduire fortement le coût global d’Athena (par la suppression d’onéreuses machines cryogéniques, la suppression des activités couplées instrument/module charge utile chez l’industriel, la réduction des durées de réalisation des différents modèles, l’optimisation des activités de vérification/calibration…). Elle valorise pleinement les investissements sur le projet depuis le début de la phase A, en particulier au CNES et dans les laboratoires français fortement impliqués dans le hardware d’X-IFU (APC, CEA-SBT, CEA-IRFU-DAp et IRAP).
Très très bonne nouvelle, cette configuration préserve l’essentiel des performances du X-IFU, en termes de champ de vue, de résolution spectrale… Elle permet de plus à X-IFU et WFI de se situer dans le même plan focal (donc de partager le grand miroir qui reste amovible). En conclusion, le nouvel Athena devrait répondre aux principaux objectifs scientifiques d’Athena, tels que définis en Novembre 2013, et préserver ainsi le caractère “flagship” de la mission. Ce dernier point sera à confirmer avec la Science Redefinition Team récemment mise en place par l’ESA.
Nos prochaines échéances sont 1) le workshop du Science Program Committee de l’ESA en février sur le plan d’implémentation à long terme du programme scientifique de l’ESA (qui tiendra compte des sorties de la ministérielle de Novembre 2022), et 2) les réunions du SPC de Mars et Juin. En parallèle, une phase de consolidation programmatique du nouvel X-IFU, incluant une mise à jour des coûts à l’ESA et dans les consortia va démarrer dès à présent pour durer environ 6 mois. Nous devrions ensuite reprendre les études industrielles dans le second semestre 2023.
Il nous appartient désormais d’utiliser au mieux le temps qui nous sépare de l’adoption du nouvel Athena, pour booster nos technologies afin de les amener au bon niveau de démonstration pour pouvoir implémenter Athena sur une dizaine d’années, après son adoption dans le programme scientifique de l’ESA. Une fois encore, le CNES et les laboratoires français impliqués dans X-IFU sont pleinement mobilisés, tant les contributions françaises sont importantes pour le succès de la mission.
Comme de nombreux projets au préalable, Athena a traversé une phase de fortes turbulences ces derniers mois, mais grâce à l’abnégation de toutes les parties impliquées, nous sommes à nouveau sur de bons rails pour amener à la communauté scientifique mondiale l’observatoire et l‘instrument qu’elle attend.
Nous vous souhaitons enfin une excellente année 2023, et vous remercions pour votre soutien à Athena.
Bien cordialement,
Didier Barret, X-IFU Principal Investigator (IRAP)
Vincent Albouys, X-IFU Project Manager (CNES)
Lettre N° 168 du 2 Janvier 2023
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PROGRAMME NATIONAL HAUTES ÉNERGIES
lettre d’information n°168
https://pnhe.cnrs.fr
2 janvier 2023
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Meilleurs voeux à tous !
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ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. PROGRESS ON OLD AND NEW THEMES IN COSMOLOGY – PONT 2023 (Avignon, 2 au 5 mai 2023)
2. 2ND CIRCULAR OF THE 10TH MICROQUASAR WORKSHOP: ABSTRACT DEADLINE, INVITED SPEAKER LIST AND ACCOMODATION (Héraklion, Grèce, 22 au 26 mai 2023)
3. INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL “THE TRANSIENT UNIVERSE 2023” (Cargèse, 30 mai au 9 juin)
POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION AT UNIVERSITA` DI MILANO BICOCCA, ITALY
2. PHD POSITION IN MULTI-MESSENGER ASTRONOMY AT UTRECHT UNIVERSITY
3. PHD IN THEORETICAL PHYSICS, ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS, PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC
4. POINCARÉ EARLY-CAREER RESEARCHERS FELLOWSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT
5. POST DOCTORAL POSITION OPENING IN THE FIELD OF THEORETICAL GRAVITY
6. POSTDOC AND PHD POSITIONS IN GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE SOURCE MODELLING AT UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
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ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. PROGRESS ON OLD AND NEW THEMES IN COSMOLOGY – PONT 2023 (Avignon, 2 au 5 mai 2023)
Dear Colleague,
we would like to bring to your attention the sixth edition of the international conference :
Progress on Old and New Themes in cosmology – PONT 2023
https://indico.cern.ch/e/PONT2023
to be held in the Popes’ Palace in Avignon (France) on 2-5 May 2023.
The aim of the conference is to gather scientists working in cosmology and particle physics in order to address the cardinal issues of the dark universe today, in the inspiring and monumental setting of Avignon. The topics that will be the focus of this edition are: early and late universe cosmology, gravitational waves and astrophysical messengers of new physics.
The format will consist of a limited number of invited talks by leading experts in the field, followed by shorter selected contributed talks. Typically, each day will be devoted to a particular topic, with three or four keynote speakers reviewing the state of the art and fostering debates and discussions.
We encourage you to submit the abstract of your contribution on the conference page.
The abstract submission deadline is the 12th of March 2023. We will inform you before the end of March if your contribution has been accepted. The registration deadline is the 16th of April 2023.
Pending requested financial support, we expect to be able to waive the conference registration fees for all participants. We may have to ask for a contribution of 100 euros maximum to cover for the welcome cocktail, the banquet, all coffee breaks, the outreach event, the night visit to the Popes’ Palace and finally support the participation of students from developing countries. We will communicate the exact amount of the registration fees in January at the latest.
PONT 2023 is also pleased to announce the availability of free on-site child care for participants.
Avignon is only 2.5 hours from Paris by high-speed TGV train and is also easily reached by train from Lyon and Marseille.
The town boasts an exceptional number of historical monuments, including the Popes’ Palace, and beautiful surroundings which are known world-wide for their gastronomic and wine making tradition. A banquet is included in the registration fee for all participants.
Looking forward to meeting you in Avignon! Please encourage all your collaborators, especially the younger ones, to join us.
PS Apologies for cross-posting.
Philippe Brax, Francesca Calore, Marco Cirelli, Christian Marinoni, Vivian Poulin & Nicola Tamanini
(Local Organizing Committee: Institut de Physique Théorique CEA Saclay, LAPTh Annecy, LPTHE Jussieu Paris, CPT Marseille, LUPM Montpellier, L2IT Toulouse)
2. 2ND CIRCULAR OF THE 10TH MICROQUASAR WORKSHOP: ABSTRACT DEADLINE, INVITED SPEAKER LIST AND ACCOMODATION (Héraklion, Grèce, 22 au 26 mai 2023)
Dear colleagues
This is the 2nd circular about the 10th Microquasar Workshop « The various
facets of extreme gravity » that will take place at Heraklion, Crete, Greece,
on 22-26 May 2023.
Please have a look at the conference webpage:
https://sites.google.com/view/microquasar-workshop2023/home
We would like to remind you that the deadline for the abstract submission is
approaching (20 January 2023). Please use the following link to submit an
abstract
https://forms.gle/5PedRuYCJiDVgZEQA
Note that the list of invited speakers has been updated and can be found here:
https://sites.google.com/view/microquasar-workshop2023/program/invited-speakers
We remind you also the important deadlines:
– Abstract submission closes: 20 January 2023
– Communication of the selected contributions: 10 February 2023
– Registration fee (it includes coffee breaks, light lunches, and conference
dinner)
– early (through 10 March 2023): 380 euro
– normal (through 10 April 2023): 410 euro
– late (up to the conference time): 450 euro
Finally, Crete being a very popular tourist destination, we strongly recommend
that you book your flight and hotel as soon as possible. In late May, there
are direct flights to Heraklion from many European cities.
For the hotel reservation please have a look at:
https://sites.google.com/view/microquasar-workshop2023/practical-information/accomodation
Have a nice Christmas and New Year break.
Nick Kylafis & Pierre-Olivier Petrucci
3. INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL “THE TRANSIENT UNIVERSE 2023” (Cargèse, 30 mai au 9 juin)
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the international school “The Transient Universe 2023”, which will take place from May 30th to June 9th in Cargèse, Corsica (France).
Summary
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The “Transient Universe 2023” school will address the astrophysical topic of transient events in all its diversity, including photon and multi-messenger astronomy (radio, X and gamma rays, gravitational waves and neutrinos). It will cover a wide variety of subjects ranging from the death of massive stars, supernova explosions and their remnants, accretion and coalescence of binary systems to relativistic jets in AGNs and gamma-ray bursts.
The school is addressed to Ph.D students, post-docs and young researchers, and brings together international experts from different domains in order to prepare the future generation of young researchers to the upcoming revolution of time-domain and multi-messenger astronomy.
Registration opens January 30, 2023 and closes March 30. The school takes place from May 30, 2023 to June 9 at the Institute for Scientific Studies (IESC) in Cargèse, Corsica (France), with on-site lunches and lodging.
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Cosmic bursts are the most violent and energetic events detected in the Universe. These transient phenomena can be linked to the death of a star (supernova or gamma-ray burst), to accretion processes in a binary system hosting a compact object (neutron star or black hole), to the coalescence of two compact objects producing gravitational waves or to active galactic nuclei.
These violent phenomena, which are detected even at the far edge of the Universe and therefore originate from its earliest ages, are by nature brief and unpredictable. They are most often linked to high-energy astrophysical phenomena, in particular accretion and ejection of matter at relativistic speeds. They are naturally detected in the X and gamma-ray energy range, and historically have been studied mainly in this domain of the electromagnetic spectrum. However, nowadays it is known that a lot of information can be obtained from other spectral ranges (from radio to high-energy gamma rays via the visible band), but also from the so-called « new messengers », notably neutrinos or gravitational waves produced by large masses and high velocities involved in these astrophysical objects, and from cosmic rays resulting from particle acceleration.
In this context of « transient sky astronomy » new observational facilities are emerging (such as SVOM, CTA, SKA, LSST and in the future Theseus, eXTP and Athena) and a large amount of data from operational astrophysical observatories (Swift, XMM-Newton, INTEGRAL, NuSTAR, MAXI, Fermi, HESS II, Nicer, etc.) are available at the time of this school.
The school aims to bring together international experts in these fields to give the future generation of researchers an overview of these themes, which will shape the future of astrophysics.
The school is mainly addressed to PhD students, post-docs and young researchers, and will be limited to 60 participants. The school will present astrophysical objects from a theoretical and observational point of view, the physical processes of radiation, and the observational facilities available. Special emphasis will be put on hands-on sessions with data analysis.
This school follows the series of astrophysics schools organized at IESC Cargèse in 2006, 2013, 2016 and 2019.
Main topics addressed
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* Observational properties of high-energy non-thermal sources, from keV to TeV.
* Detailed presentation of different classes of objects (massive stars, their evolution, supernova remnants, neutron stars, binary star systems, cosmic gamma-ray bursts, active galactic nuclei).
* Radiative processes (synchrotron, inverse Compton, pair production, Bremsstrahlung).
* Particle acceleration mechanisms in astrophysics (Fermi I, Fermi II, magnetic reconnection, charge separation, Poynting flux, rotating magnetic fields, jets)
* Accretion Theory
* Gravitation and general relativity
* Detection techniques: X-rays, gamma rays, Radio, IR/Opt/UV, gravitational waves, neutrinos
* Future challenges: next missions, open questions.
* Open Science and FAIR data
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Lectures will be held in English. Enough time is reserved per subject (between 1h30 and 3h) in order to allow a real deepening of the theme addressed. Teachers are selected among world references in the field by the SOC. Presentation materials will be accessible to all participants from the website at the end of the school.
Short presentations will be open to the participants to give them the opportunity to present in front of a scientific community.
Ample time will be reserved for scientific discussions, social activities and excursions.
Currently confirmed lecturers: V. Beckmann, R. Belmont, M. Branchesi, P. Cristofari, F. Daigne, R. Fender, D. Götz, I. Dvorkin, V. Grinberg, S. Guillot, S. Schanne, S. Vergani, J. Wilms, A. Zech.
Important dates
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– December 1, 2022 • First circular
– January 15, 2023 • Second circular
– January 30, 2023 • Registration opens
– March 30, 2023 • Registration closes
– May 30, 2023 • School
Logistics and contact
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Lodging will be provided in rooms on the site of the Institute in Cargèse or in the Cargèse village, as well as breakfasts, lunches, coffee breaks and bus transfer from and to Ajaccio, where the nearest airport is located. The transfer bus will be scheduled on 30th May and June 9th.
Web page: https://indico.in2p3.fr/event/27295
Email: transientuniverse2023@gmail.com
Twitter: @TrUniverse2003 (TransientUniverse2023)
Looking forward to seeing you in Cargèse end of May 2023, during the most beautiful time of the year!
Stéphane Schanne on behalf of the LOC and SOC.
LOC: Fabio Acero, Volker Beckmann, Nicolas Dagoneau, Diego Götz, Jérôme Rodriguez, Stéphane Schanne, Susanna Vergani.
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POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION AT UNIVERSITA` DI MILANO BICOCCA, ITALY
Call of interest: FARE/ERC-funded postdoctoral position in massive black holes and gravitational wave astrophysics at Universita` di Milano Bicocca, Italy
The Universita` di Milano Bicocca invites for expressions of interest for a postdoctoral research position in the field of massive black hole and gravitational wave astrophysics, with a particular focus on massive black hole binaries and the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA).
The successful candidate will join Prof. Alberto Sesana and the ‘B Massive’ team, funded by an ERC CoG project aimed at tackling all the facets of the astrophysics of massive black hole binaries (MBHB).
We are particularly looking for candidates with strong background in MBHB astrophysical modelling, gravitational wave detection and/or data analysis and inference with the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna. But candidates with relevant expertise in all aspects of massive black hole binary astrophysics, theory and observations alike, and gravitational wave data analysis at large are warmly welcomed to apply.
The appointment is for up to 3 years, expected to start as soon as early next spring and no later than fall 2023. The FARE/ERC funding guarantees a generous salary, competitive with the highest European standards for this type of position.
The Bicocca astro group has a strong expertise in massive black hole astrophysics, dynamics and gravitational waves (Prof. Monica Colpi, Prof. Massimo Dotti, Prof. Davide Gerosa, Prof. Alberto Sesana and visiting Prof. Francesco Haardt), relativistic numerical simulations of compact objects (Prof. Bruno Giacomazzo), observations of high redshift galaxies and black holes (Prof Sebastiano Cantalupo, Prof. Michele Fumagalli, Dr. Matteo Fossati). It is a thriving, lively group currently supporting ~20 postdocs and ~15 PhD students. It also has tight connections with the observatories of Brera and Merate. It is located close to the centre of Milan, the most lively and international city in Italy, 1h away from the beautiful Como Lake and the stunning Alps.
Candidates must have a PhD degree in physics, astronomy or a related discipline. Applications should consist of a cover letter, a brief statement of research interests, a curriculum vitae including publication list, and at least two letters of recommendation. All materials should be sent electronically, as soon as possible to the attention of Prof. Alberto Sesana to the email address alberto.sesana@unimib.it, by January 8, 2023.
We strive to build a diverse and inclusive environment and welcome expressions of interest from traditionally underrepresented groups.
Transmis par Alberto Sesana
2. PHD POSITION IN MULTI-MESSENGER ASTRONOMY AT UTRECHT UNIVERSITY
Dear all,
I would like to draw your attention to an opening for a PhD candidate in multi-messenger astronomy at Utrecht University, the Netherlands:
https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/working-at-utrecht-university/jobs/phd-candidate-in-multi-messenger-astronomy-and-astrophysics-10-fte
Please forward this to anyone who might be interested, and apologies if you get this message through multiple channels.
Best regards,
Chris Van Den Broeck
3. PHD IN THEORETICAL PHYSICS, ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS, PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC
Dear colleagues,
allow me to inform you that we are offering multiple 4-year PhD positions in Prague, Czech Republic, in the fields of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Astroparticle Physics, Cosmology, Gravity, Mathematical Physics, String Theory, and Atomic and Molecular Physics. The areas of research focus on theory, but include also observation and instrumentation. The list of available projects is at http://physicsphd.cz/f1. This list of projects will be finalized by December 5 2022 when we will also open the Application form for submissions. The application deadline is January 15 2023 for positions beginning in the Fall semester of 2023.
PhD thesis research will be conducted at one of the participating institutions in Prague: Charles University (Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomical Institute) and Czech Academy of Sciences (Institute of Physics, Astronomical Institute, Institute of Mathematics, and Nuclear Physics Institute). The PhD degrees are awarded by Charles University. The positions are funded by a combination of government stipend, individual grants (national or EU), and institutional fellowships. The positions are open to candidates of any nationality. Our PhD program is international with majority of students coming from abroad.
Benefits depend on the type of the working contract, but all PhD students receive subsidized meals, possibility of staying in student dormitories, and free “Czech as foreign language” classes. Prague remains cheaper than other comparable European cities while offering similar level of comforts and entertainments.
Kind regards.
Georgios Loukes-Gerakopoulos
4. POINCARÉ EARLY-CAREER RESEARCHERS FELLOWSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT
Presentation of the program
The Henri Poincaré early-career researchers fellowship funded by the Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur and the Idex Université Côte d’Azur JEDI offers a two-year post-doctoral contract aimed at early-career researchers who have completed their doctorate (or PhD) and post-doctorate elsewhere than at the Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur and wish to develop their research program around the theme of Earth and Universe sciences independently. The scientific excellence of the candidate, the relevance of the proposed research program as well as its adequacy with the scientific scope of the establishment are key elements in the selection of candidates.
Before submitting his(her) application file, the candidate will identify a scientific referent at the Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur (https://www.oca.eu/fr/) to accompany them during his(her) stay within the establishment. The referent is responsible for submitting the file, writing a letter of support for the candidate and his/her scientific program, receiving the letters of recommendation and obtain the approval of the unit director.
Applications will be evaluated by the Poincaré committee, which emanates from the scientific council of the Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur.
Schedule
• closing on february 1st, 2023 – result on march 15, 2023 – start on october 1st, 2023 (flexibility is possible)
Remuneration elements
48k€ gross annual + 5k€ per year environment
Constitution of the application file
Constitution of a single file in pdf format including:
* 1 CV of 2 pages including the most significant publications * 1 summary of research activities of 2 pages maximum
* 1 research project of 3 pages
* 3 letters of recommendation
* the letter of support from the OCA sponsor * the approval of the director of the host unit
The complete application file will be sent to cabinet@oca.eu on february 1st, 2023 at midnight at the latest.
Any application file that is incomplete or received after the deadline will not be examined by the selection committee.
For any request for additional information, please send an email to cabinet@oca.eu.
Transmis par Nelson Christensen
5. POST DOCTORAL POSITION OPENING IN THE FIELD OF THEORETICAL GRAVITY
There will be a post doctoral position opening in the field of theoretical gravity financed via the StronG Project (contract 252472) of the French ANR.
We are seeking a young researcher who has research experience and a very good track record on the following research subjects : modified gravity theories, gravity waves, compact objects. The themes involve analytic or numerical methods.
In the researched profile, there is a slight preference for younger candidates, having obtained their PhD less than two years ago.
The research will be carried out with members of the « Gravitation and Cosmology » team (Eugeny Babichev, Christos Charmousis and Karim Noui) from IJCLab at the University of Paris-Saclay and with members of the « Relativity and Objects Compacts » team (Laura Bernard, Eric Gourgoulhon, P. Grandclément) of LUTh at Meudon. Both institutions are in the south of Paris area.
The postdoc position is for two years and can be extended up to three.
Interested candidates must apply using the official website of CNRS
https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/UMR9012-ALEHEN-049/Default.aspx
where they have to send (in a PDF format)
a detailed CV which contains the list of publications
a statement of past research and a research project (max. 5 pages in total)
Recommandation letters must be sent by email to karim.noui@ijclab.in2p3
with in the Title: « Post-Doc StronG (Name of Candidate) »
Best regard.
Transmis par Pierre-Olivier Petrucci
6. POSTDOC AND PHD POSITIONS IN GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE SOURCE MODELLING AT UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
Job opening: Research Fellow in gravitational-wave source modelling
The Southampton Gravity Group is inviting applications for a postdoctoral position in gravitational-wave source modelling. The successful candidate will undertake research as part of Adam Pound’s Royal Society-funded programme to model waveforms from small-mass-ratio binaries.
The University of Southampton is home to a large research group in gravitational physics, currently comprising 15 staff members and a large number of postdocs and PhD students. Research in the group includes black-hole and neutron-star physics, gravitational-wave astronomy, gravitational self-force, numerical relativity, string theory, and holography. The group is involved in the LISA Consortium, the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, and the Einstein Telescope Observational Science Board, and the successful applicant will contribute to high-accuracy gravitational-wave model development for both current and future detectors.
The ideal candidate will have a track record in at least one of the following research areas: the relativistic two-body problem, gravitational self-force theory, black hole perturbation theory. The applicant will have, or be about to obtain, a relevant PhD degree in physics or mathematics.
The post is for 2 years, with a negotiable start date no later than September 2023 and the possibility of an extension upon satisfactory performance.
Applications should be made through the University of Southampton jobs portal at https://jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?id=35879. A complete application should include (i) a CV, including a list of publications, (ii) a statement of research interests (no more than 1 page), and (iii) the names and contact information of two referees.
Informal enquiries may be made to Adam Pound at A.Pound@soton.ac.uk.
PROGRAMME NATIONAL HAUTES ÉNERGIES
lettre d’information n°168
https://pnhe.cnrs.fr
2 janvier 2023
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Meilleurs voeux à tous !
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ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. PROGRESS ON OLD AND NEW THEMES IN COSMOLOGY – PONT 2023 (Avignon, 2 au 5 mai 2023)
2. 2ND CIRCULAR OF THE 10TH MICROQUASAR WORKSHOP: ABSTRACT DEADLINE, INVITED SPEAKER LIST AND ACCOMODATION (Héraklion, Grèce, 22 au 26 mai 2023)
3. INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL “THE TRANSIENT UNIVERSE 2023” (Cargèse, 30 mai au 9 juin)
POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION AT UNIVERSITA` DI MILANO BICOCCA, ITALY
2. PHD POSITION IN MULTI-MESSENGER ASTRONOMY AT UTRECHT UNIVERSITY
3. PHD IN THEORETICAL PHYSICS, ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS, PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC
4. POINCARÉ EARLY-CAREER RESEARCHERS FELLOWSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT
5. POST DOCTORAL POSITION OPENING IN THE FIELD OF THEORETICAL GRAVITY
6. POSTDOC AND PHD POSITIONS IN GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE SOURCE MODELLING AT UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
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ÉVÉNEMENTS, CONFÉRENCES, ATELIERS, ÉCOLES
1. PROGRESS ON OLD AND NEW THEMES IN COSMOLOGY – PONT 2023 (Avignon, 2 au 5 mai 2023)
Dear Colleague,
we would like to bring to your attention the sixth edition of the international conference :
Progress on Old and New Themes in cosmology – PONT 2023
https://indico.cern.ch/e/PONT2023
to be held in the Popes’ Palace in Avignon (France) on 2-5 May 2023.
The aim of the conference is to gather scientists working in cosmology and particle physics in order to address the cardinal issues of the dark universe today, in the inspiring and monumental setting of Avignon. The topics that will be the focus of this edition are: early and late universe cosmology, gravitational waves and astrophysical messengers of new physics.
The format will consist of a limited number of invited talks by leading experts in the field, followed by shorter selected contributed talks. Typically, each day will be devoted to a particular topic, with three or four keynote speakers reviewing the state of the art and fostering debates and discussions.
We encourage you to submit the abstract of your contribution on the conference page.
The abstract submission deadline is the 12th of March 2023. We will inform you before the end of March if your contribution has been accepted. The registration deadline is the 16th of April 2023.
Pending requested financial support, we expect to be able to waive the conference registration fees for all participants. We may have to ask for a contribution of 100 euros maximum to cover for the welcome cocktail, the banquet, all coffee breaks, the outreach event, the night visit to the Popes’ Palace and finally support the participation of students from developing countries. We will communicate the exact amount of the registration fees in January at the latest.
PONT 2023 is also pleased to announce the availability of free on-site child care for participants.
Avignon is only 2.5 hours from Paris by high-speed TGV train and is also easily reached by train from Lyon and Marseille.
The town boasts an exceptional number of historical monuments, including the Popes’ Palace, and beautiful surroundings which are known world-wide for their gastronomic and wine making tradition. A banquet is included in the registration fee for all participants.
Looking forward to meeting you in Avignon! Please encourage all your collaborators, especially the younger ones, to join us.
PS Apologies for cross-posting.
Philippe Brax, Francesca Calore, Marco Cirelli, Christian Marinoni, Vivian Poulin & Nicola Tamanini
(Local Organizing Committee: Institut de Physique Théorique CEA Saclay, LAPTh Annecy, LPTHE Jussieu Paris, CPT Marseille, LUPM Montpellier, L2IT Toulouse)
2. 2ND CIRCULAR OF THE 10TH MICROQUASAR WORKSHOP: ABSTRACT DEADLINE, INVITED SPEAKER LIST AND ACCOMODATION (Héraklion, Grèce, 22 au 26 mai 2023)
Dear colleagues
This is the 2nd circular about the 10th Microquasar Workshop « The various
facets of extreme gravity » that will take place at Heraklion, Crete, Greece,
on 22-26 May 2023.
Please have a look at the conference webpage:
https://sites.google.com/view/microquasar-workshop2023/home
We would like to remind you that the deadline for the abstract submission is
approaching (20 January 2023). Please use the following link to submit an
abstract
https://forms.gle/5PedRuYCJiDVgZEQA
Note that the list of invited speakers has been updated and can be found here:
https://sites.google.com/view/microquasar-workshop2023/program/invited-speakers
We remind you also the important deadlines:
– Abstract submission closes: 20 January 2023
– Communication of the selected contributions: 10 February 2023
– Registration fee (it includes coffee breaks, light lunches, and conference
dinner)
– early (through 10 March 2023): 380 euro
– normal (through 10 April 2023): 410 euro
– late (up to the conference time): 450 euro
Finally, Crete being a very popular tourist destination, we strongly recommend
that you book your flight and hotel as soon as possible. In late May, there
are direct flights to Heraklion from many European cities.
For the hotel reservation please have a look at:
https://sites.google.com/view/microquasar-workshop2023/practical-information/accomodation
Have a nice Christmas and New Year break.
Nick Kylafis & Pierre-Olivier Petrucci
3. INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL “THE TRANSIENT UNIVERSE 2023” (Cargèse, 30 mai au 9 juin)
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the international school “The Transient Universe 2023”, which will take place from May 30th to June 9th in Cargèse, Corsica (France).
Summary
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The “Transient Universe 2023” school will address the astrophysical topic of transient events in all its diversity, including photon and multi-messenger astronomy (radio, X and gamma rays, gravitational waves and neutrinos). It will cover a wide variety of subjects ranging from the death of massive stars, supernova explosions and their remnants, accretion and coalescence of binary systems to relativistic jets in AGNs and gamma-ray bursts.
The school is addressed to Ph.D students, post-docs and young researchers, and brings together international experts from different domains in order to prepare the future generation of young researchers to the upcoming revolution of time-domain and multi-messenger astronomy.
Registration opens January 30, 2023 and closes March 30. The school takes place from May 30, 2023 to June 9 at the Institute for Scientific Studies (IESC) in Cargèse, Corsica (France), with on-site lunches and lodging.
Scientific Rationale
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Cosmic bursts are the most violent and energetic events detected in the Universe. These transient phenomena can be linked to the death of a star (supernova or gamma-ray burst), to accretion processes in a binary system hosting a compact object (neutron star or black hole), to the coalescence of two compact objects producing gravitational waves or to active galactic nuclei.
These violent phenomena, which are detected even at the far edge of the Universe and therefore originate from its earliest ages, are by nature brief and unpredictable. They are most often linked to high-energy astrophysical phenomena, in particular accretion and ejection of matter at relativistic speeds. They are naturally detected in the X and gamma-ray energy range, and historically have been studied mainly in this domain of the electromagnetic spectrum. However, nowadays it is known that a lot of information can be obtained from other spectral ranges (from radio to high-energy gamma rays via the visible band), but also from the so-called « new messengers », notably neutrinos or gravitational waves produced by large masses and high velocities involved in these astrophysical objects, and from cosmic rays resulting from particle acceleration.
In this context of « transient sky astronomy » new observational facilities are emerging (such as SVOM, CTA, SKA, LSST and in the future Theseus, eXTP and Athena) and a large amount of data from operational astrophysical observatories (Swift, XMM-Newton, INTEGRAL, NuSTAR, MAXI, Fermi, HESS II, Nicer, etc.) are available at the time of this school.
The school aims to bring together international experts in these fields to give the future generation of researchers an overview of these themes, which will shape the future of astrophysics.
The school is mainly addressed to PhD students, post-docs and young researchers, and will be limited to 60 participants. The school will present astrophysical objects from a theoretical and observational point of view, the physical processes of radiation, and the observational facilities available. Special emphasis will be put on hands-on sessions with data analysis.
This school follows the series of astrophysics schools organized at IESC Cargèse in 2006, 2013, 2016 and 2019.
Main topics addressed
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* Observational properties of high-energy non-thermal sources, from keV to TeV.
* Detailed presentation of different classes of objects (massive stars, their evolution, supernova remnants, neutron stars, binary star systems, cosmic gamma-ray bursts, active galactic nuclei).
* Radiative processes (synchrotron, inverse Compton, pair production, Bremsstrahlung).
* Particle acceleration mechanisms in astrophysics (Fermi I, Fermi II, magnetic reconnection, charge separation, Poynting flux, rotating magnetic fields, jets)
* Accretion Theory
* Gravitation and general relativity
* Detection techniques: X-rays, gamma rays, Radio, IR/Opt/UV, gravitational waves, neutrinos
* Future challenges: next missions, open questions.
* Open Science and FAIR data
Teaching methods
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Lectures will be held in English. Enough time is reserved per subject (between 1h30 and 3h) in order to allow a real deepening of the theme addressed. Teachers are selected among world references in the field by the SOC. Presentation materials will be accessible to all participants from the website at the end of the school.
Short presentations will be open to the participants to give them the opportunity to present in front of a scientific community.
Ample time will be reserved for scientific discussions, social activities and excursions.
Currently confirmed lecturers: V. Beckmann, R. Belmont, M. Branchesi, P. Cristofari, F. Daigne, R. Fender, D. Götz, I. Dvorkin, V. Grinberg, S. Guillot, S. Schanne, S. Vergani, J. Wilms, A. Zech.
Important dates
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– December 1, 2022 • First circular
– January 15, 2023 • Second circular
– January 30, 2023 • Registration opens
– March 30, 2023 • Registration closes
– May 30, 2023 • School
Logistics and contact
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Lodging will be provided in rooms on the site of the Institute in Cargèse or in the Cargèse village, as well as breakfasts, lunches, coffee breaks and bus transfer from and to Ajaccio, where the nearest airport is located. The transfer bus will be scheduled on 30th May and June 9th.
Web page: https://indico.in2p3.fr/event/27295
Email: transientuniverse2023@gmail.com
Twitter: @TrUniverse2003 (TransientUniverse2023)
Looking forward to seeing you in Cargèse end of May 2023, during the most beautiful time of the year!
Stéphane Schanne on behalf of the LOC and SOC.
LOC: Fabio Acero, Volker Beckmann, Nicolas Dagoneau, Diego Götz, Jérôme Rodriguez, Stéphane Schanne, Susanna Vergani.
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POSTES, OFFRES DE THÈSES, CONTRATS POST-DOCTORAUX
1. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION AT UNIVERSITA` DI MILANO BICOCCA, ITALY
Call of interest: FARE/ERC-funded postdoctoral position in massive black holes and gravitational wave astrophysics at Universita` di Milano Bicocca, Italy
The Universita` di Milano Bicocca invites for expressions of interest for a postdoctoral research position in the field of massive black hole and gravitational wave astrophysics, with a particular focus on massive black hole binaries and the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA).
The successful candidate will join Prof. Alberto Sesana and the ‘B Massive’ team, funded by an ERC CoG project aimed at tackling all the facets of the astrophysics of massive black hole binaries (MBHB).
We are particularly looking for candidates with strong background in MBHB astrophysical modelling, gravitational wave detection and/or data analysis and inference with the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna. But candidates with relevant expertise in all aspects of massive black hole binary astrophysics, theory and observations alike, and gravitational wave data analysis at large are warmly welcomed to apply.
The appointment is for up to 3 years, expected to start as soon as early next spring and no later than fall 2023. The FARE/ERC funding guarantees a generous salary, competitive with the highest European standards for this type of position.
The Bicocca astro group has a strong expertise in massive black hole astrophysics, dynamics and gravitational waves (Prof. Monica Colpi, Prof. Massimo Dotti, Prof. Davide Gerosa, Prof. Alberto Sesana and visiting Prof. Francesco Haardt), relativistic numerical simulations of compact objects (Prof. Bruno Giacomazzo), observations of high redshift galaxies and black holes (Prof Sebastiano Cantalupo, Prof. Michele Fumagalli, Dr. Matteo Fossati). It is a thriving, lively group currently supporting ~20 postdocs and ~15 PhD students. It also has tight connections with the observatories of Brera and Merate. It is located close to the centre of Milan, the most lively and international city in Italy, 1h away from the beautiful Como Lake and the stunning Alps.
Candidates must have a PhD degree in physics, astronomy or a related discipline. Applications should consist of a cover letter, a brief statement of research interests, a curriculum vitae including publication list, and at least two letters of recommendation. All materials should be sent electronically, as soon as possible to the attention of Prof. Alberto Sesana to the email address alberto.sesana@unimib.it, by January 8, 2023.
We strive to build a diverse and inclusive environment and welcome expressions of interest from traditionally underrepresented groups.
Transmis par Alberto Sesana
2. PHD POSITION IN MULTI-MESSENGER ASTRONOMY AT UTRECHT UNIVERSITY
Dear all,
I would like to draw your attention to an opening for a PhD candidate in multi-messenger astronomy at Utrecht University, the Netherlands:
https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/working-at-utrecht-university/jobs/phd-candidate-in-multi-messenger-astronomy-and-astrophysics-10-fte
Please forward this to anyone who might be interested, and apologies if you get this message through multiple channels.
Best regards,
Chris Van Den Broeck
3. PHD IN THEORETICAL PHYSICS, ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS, PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC
Dear colleagues,
allow me to inform you that we are offering multiple 4-year PhD positions in Prague, Czech Republic, in the fields of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Astroparticle Physics, Cosmology, Gravity, Mathematical Physics, String Theory, and Atomic and Molecular Physics. The areas of research focus on theory, but include also observation and instrumentation. The list of available projects is at http://physicsphd.cz/f1. This list of projects will be finalized by December 5 2022 when we will also open the Application form for submissions. The application deadline is January 15 2023 for positions beginning in the Fall semester of 2023.
PhD thesis research will be conducted at one of the participating institutions in Prague: Charles University (Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomical Institute) and Czech Academy of Sciences (Institute of Physics, Astronomical Institute, Institute of Mathematics, and Nuclear Physics Institute). The PhD degrees are awarded by Charles University. The positions are funded by a combination of government stipend, individual grants (national or EU), and institutional fellowships. The positions are open to candidates of any nationality. Our PhD program is international with majority of students coming from abroad.
Benefits depend on the type of the working contract, but all PhD students receive subsidized meals, possibility of staying in student dormitories, and free “Czech as foreign language” classes. Prague remains cheaper than other comparable European cities while offering similar level of comforts and entertainments.
Kind regards.
Georgios Loukes-Gerakopoulos
4. POINCARÉ EARLY-CAREER RESEARCHERS FELLOWSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT
Presentation of the program
The Henri Poincaré early-career researchers fellowship funded by the Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur and the Idex Université Côte d’Azur JEDI offers a two-year post-doctoral contract aimed at early-career researchers who have completed their doctorate (or PhD) and post-doctorate elsewhere than at the Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur and wish to develop their research program around the theme of Earth and Universe sciences independently. The scientific excellence of the candidate, the relevance of the proposed research program as well as its adequacy with the scientific scope of the establishment are key elements in the selection of candidates.
Before submitting his(her) application file, the candidate will identify a scientific referent at the Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur (https://www.oca.eu/fr/) to accompany them during his(her) stay within the establishment. The referent is responsible for submitting the file, writing a letter of support for the candidate and his/her scientific program, receiving the letters of recommendation and obtain the approval of the unit director.
Applications will be evaluated by the Poincaré committee, which emanates from the scientific council of the Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur.
Schedule
• closing on february 1st, 2023 – result on march 15, 2023 – start on october 1st, 2023 (flexibility is possible)
Remuneration elements
48k€ gross annual + 5k€ per year environment
Constitution of the application file
Constitution of a single file in pdf format including:
* 1 CV of 2 pages including the most significant publications * 1 summary of research activities of 2 pages maximum
* 1 research project of 3 pages
* 3 letters of recommendation
* the letter of support from the OCA sponsor * the approval of the director of the host unit
The complete application file will be sent to cabinet@oca.eu on february 1st, 2023 at midnight at the latest.
Any application file that is incomplete or received after the deadline will not be examined by the selection committee.
For any request for additional information, please send an email to cabinet@oca.eu.
Transmis par Nelson Christensen
5. POST DOCTORAL POSITION OPENING IN THE FIELD OF THEORETICAL GRAVITY
There will be a post doctoral position opening in the field of theoretical gravity financed via the StronG Project (contract 252472) of the French ANR.
We are seeking a young researcher who has research experience and a very good track record on the following research subjects : modified gravity theories, gravity waves, compact objects. The themes involve analytic or numerical methods.
In the researched profile, there is a slight preference for younger candidates, having obtained their PhD less than two years ago.
The research will be carried out with members of the « Gravitation and Cosmology » team (Eugeny Babichev, Christos Charmousis and Karim Noui) from IJCLab at the University of Paris-Saclay and with members of the « Relativity and Objects Compacts » team (Laura Bernard, Eric Gourgoulhon, P. Grandclément) of LUTh at Meudon. Both institutions are in the south of Paris area.
The postdoc position is for two years and can be extended up to three.
Interested candidates must apply using the official website of CNRS
https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/UMR9012-ALEHEN-049/Default.aspx
where they have to send (in a PDF format)
a detailed CV which contains the list of publications
a statement of past research and a research project (max. 5 pages in total)
Recommandation letters must be sent by email to karim.noui@ijclab.in2p3
with in the Title: « Post-Doc StronG (Name of Candidate) »
Best regard.
Transmis par Pierre-Olivier Petrucci
6. POSTDOC AND PHD POSITIONS IN GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE SOURCE MODELLING AT UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
Job opening: Research Fellow in gravitational-wave source modelling
The Southampton Gravity Group is inviting applications for a postdoctoral position in gravitational-wave source modelling. The successful candidate will undertake research as part of Adam Pound’s Royal Society-funded programme to model waveforms from small-mass-ratio binaries.
The University of Southampton is home to a large research group in gravitational physics, currently comprising 15 staff members and a large number of postdocs and PhD students. Research in the group includes black-hole and neutron-star physics, gravitational-wave astronomy, gravitational self-force, numerical relativity, string theory, and holography. The group is involved in the LISA Consortium, the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, and the Einstein Telescope Observational Science Board, and the successful applicant will contribute to high-accuracy gravitational-wave model development for both current and future detectors.
The ideal candidate will have a track record in at least one of the following research areas: the relativistic two-body problem, gravitational self-force theory, black hole perturbation theory. The applicant will have, or be about to obtain, a relevant PhD degree in physics or mathematics.
The post is for 2 years, with a negotiable start date no later than September 2023 and the possibility of an extension upon satisfactory performance.
Applications should be made through the University of Southampton jobs portal at https://jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?id=35879. A complete application should include (i) a CV, including a list of publications, (ii) a statement of research interests (no more than 1 page), and (iii) the names and contact information of two referees.
Informal enquiries may be made to Adam Pound at A.Pound@soton.ac.uk.