[SPA] SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER, Volume XXIV, Issue 59

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AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION
SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER
Volume XXIV, Issue 59
Oct.24,2017

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Table of Contents

1. Space Physics and Aeronomy Agency Night Town Hall at Fall AGU

2. MEETING: Solar Wind 15 Conference, Brussels, 18-22 June, 2018

3. Monday Science Telecon

4. JOB OPENING: Ionosphere-Thermosphere Scientist at ASTRA, Boulder

5. JOB OPENING: Senior Post Doctoral Research Associate in Space Weather Impacts, Lancaster University (UK)

6. JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral / PhD Student Position in Experimental Space Physics

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Announcement Submission Website: http://goo.gl/forms/qjcm4dDr4g


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Space Physics and Aeronomy Agency Night Town Hall at Fall AGU

From: Larry Paxton (Larry.Paxton at jhuapl.edu)

Please save the date for the

Space Physics and Aeronomy Agency Night Town Hall at Fall AGU

Presentations by NASA and NSF Program Office Representatives and your chance to ask questions and hear the latest plans.

Date and Time: Monday, 11 December 2017: 18:15 - 19:15
Location: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room:228-230


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MEETING: Solar Wind 15 Conference, Brussels, 18-22 June, 2018

From: Giovanni Lapenta (giovanni.lapenta at kuleuven.be)

Solar Wind 15

MEETING SCOPE

The three-annual Solar Wind conference reaches the 15th edition and for this special occasion will convene in one of the most famous venues for physics conferences: the Hotel Metropole in Brussels where the Solvay Conference of 1911 kicked-off modern physics.

The conference will cover all aspects of solar wind physics, with invited and contributed presentations that examine the current research and outline the future directions in all the relevant fields. In line with tradition,  Solar Wind 15 will cover the following sessions:

1.   Origin and acceleration of the solar wind close to the Sun 
2.   Solar wind evolution during its propagation in the heliosphere  
3.   Connection of CMEs and ICMEs
4.   Suprathermal and energetic particles in the solar wind 
5.   Solar wind interaction with solar system objects and dust 
6.   Interaction of the solar wind with the interstellar medium 
7.   Current and future solar and heliospheric missions

But the 15th edition of Solar wind comes also at the particular exciting time close to the launch date of the new missions Solar Orbiter and Parker Solar Probe: these missions will receive special attention in the program.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION will soon open with a deadline of February 28, 2018. 

CONTACTS
General inquiries:  giovanni.lapenta at kuleuven.be

LOCAL COMMITTEE
Giovanni Lapenta, StefaanvPoedts, Andrei Zhukov, Luciano Rodriguez, Viviane Pierrard

MEETING WEBSITE: www.solarwind15.be


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Monday Science Telecon

From: David Sibeck (david.g.sibeck at nasa.gov)

At 12:00 noon EST on Monday (October 30), we plan to hold the next in our ongoing series of science telecons. The speaker this Monday will be Richard Bonde from University of Texas Arlington. The topic will be "The effect of solar wind fluctuations on the subsolar magnetopause position".

The telecom will be broadcast live via webex. If you would like to join, please
go to http://uclaigpp.webex.com/, search for the ‘Dayside Science' meeting, enter your name and contact information, and then the meeting password, which is Substorm1!

To hear the audio, do not dial the number that pops up on the webex website. Instead, please dial the following toll free (in the United States) number:
1-844-467-6272
with passcode 901533

Please remember to mute your telephone if you are not speaking.

Looking forward to speaking with you.


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JOB OPENING: Ionosphere-Thermosphere Scientist at ASTRA, Boulder

From: Geoff Crowley (gcrowley at astraspace.net)

ASTRA LLC (Atmospheric & Space Technology Research Associates LLC) has an opening for a research scientist in Ionospheric and Thermospheric physics.  Applicants are sought to assist in the development of a data assimilation model of the global thermosphere and ionosphere based on Kalman Filter and other techniques.  The specific areas of interest include global thermosphere-ionosphere models for satellite drag, ionosphere-thermosphere specification and forecast models, high-latitude electrodynamics models, and data assimilation.  The work involves participation in several new programs that include scientific research, model development, real-time data assimilation, validation, and operational product development.  The hire will also participate in writing reports and proposals.  Candidates should have a Ph.D. degree or equivalent work experience in space physics, mathematics, or a related field and preferably experience with FORTRAN and C programming in a UNIX environment.  

ASTRA is a small business with over 12 years of proven experience in research and development work. Our interests include first principles modeling, data assimilation, ground-based and space based instrument development, and Cubesats, mostly focused towards the understanding and specification of the ionosphere-thermosphere system, and space weather.  ASTRA has devoted a significant effort in developing real-time data assimilation techniques for the global terrestrial ionosphere and thermosphere as well as in the development, deployment and operation of ground-based and space-based ionospheric monitoring systems.  

Candidates should be strongly motivated and should be interested in learning and developing new technologies.  Applications from postdocs as well as experienced scientists and engineers (Ph. D and MS levels) with broad-based experience and the ability to manage sophisticated R & D would also be welcome.  ASTRA provides excellent salary and benefits and offers a growth oriented R & D environment. 

Candidates should submit a resume that includes education, experience, publications, research background, list of funded proposals if applicable, and two references to:

Geoff Crowley
ASTRA LLC
5777 Central Avenue, Suite 221
Boulder, CO 80301
Phone: 210-834-3475
E-mail: gcrowley at astraspace.net


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JOB OPENING: Senior Post Doctoral Research Associate in Space Weather Impacts, Lancaster University (UK)

From: Jim Wild (j.wild at lancaster.ac.uk)

We are seeking a Senior Post-Doctoral Research Associate to join the “Space Weather Impacts on Ground-based Systems (SWIGS)” project. SWIGS is supported by a £3.8 million Highlight Topic grant awarded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) to a collaboration of 10 UK universities and research institutions. Working with a comprehensive network of industry stakeholders, the objective of SWIGS is to upgrade existing or create new models that relate geomagnetically induced currents in power, pipe and railway networks to ionospheric, magnetospheric and space weather conditions. 

This three-year post will be based in the Space and Planetary Physics group in the Physics Department at Lancaster University, working in close collaboration with the Mathematics and Statistics Department. You will therefore work with diverse research teams including space physicists exploiting ground-based instruments and space missions to study the ionospheres and magnetospheres of Earth and the other planets, and statisticians developing statistical methodology to understand the behaviour of extreme events in real-life environmental applications.

Anyone interested should visit https://hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=A2056 for more details.  The closing date for applications is Wednesday 8 November 2017.


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JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral / PhD Student Position in Experimental Space Physics

From: Rami Vainio (rami.vainio at utu.fi)

The Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Turku, Finland, is seeking to employ a

Postdoctoral researcher / Doctoral student in experimental space physics

to work on energetic particle instrumentation for two nanosatellite missions to be launched in 2019 and 2021. The nanosatellite missions are part of the research programme of the Finnish Centre of Excellence in Research of Sustainable Space (FORESAIL) funded by the Academy of Finland. The researcher will participate in the design of the particle sensors, perform and analyze simulations to optimize the instrument performance, analyze calibration data, and participate in the scientific analysis of the space observations of FORESAIL and other satellites carrying energetic particle detectors.

The position will be filled first for fixed term of two years. The employment may continue after this period. The salary of a doctoral student is in accordance with the University salary system (for teaching and research personnel) levels 2–4, where the work specific salary component is 1985,85–2475,31 €/month. The salary of a postdoctoral researcher is at level 5 on the job demands chart, where the task specific salary component is 2865,30 €/month. In both cases, there is also a share increase based on the personal performance, which is at most 46.3% of the base salary.

Applications should be submitted by 19 November 2017 (23:59) via the electronic application form of the University of Turku

http://www.utu.fi/en/university/come-work-with-us/open-vacancies/Pages/home.aspx

To apply for this position, choose the vacancy with ID 4455 entitled “Postdoctoral researcher / Doctoral student for mixed term position in space physics”.

For further information, contact Prof. Rami Vainio, rami.vainio (at) utu.fi.


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