[SPA] SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER, Volume XXV, Issue 4

Sun Jan 21 10:15:04 PST 2018

AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION
SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER
Volume XXV, Issue 4
Jan.21,2018

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Table of Contents

1. Request for Information-National Space Weather Action Plan

2. Reminder of Request for Responses to the Sondrestrom Research Facility DCL 18-136 Regarding Planning for a Geospace Polar Observatory

3. NSF Cyberinfrastructure for Sustained Scientific Innovation (CSSI) - Data and Software

4. NSF Plasma Physics Proposal Preparation Mentors (P4-Mentors) Program

5. Celebration of the Explorer-1 Mission and the Discovery of the Earth's Radiation Belts, January 31, 2018, Washington, DC

6. MEETING: HamSCI Workshop 2018, February 23-24, 2018, NJIT

7. MEETING: Second Announcement and Urgent Call to Register, Gringauz 100: Plasmas in the Solar System, June 13-15, 2018, Moscow, Russia

8. MEETING: COSPAR Capacity-Building Workshop, May 21 - June 1, 2018, Tigray, Ethiopia

9. MEETING: STP14 Abstract Submission and Registration Open, Toronto, Canada, July 9-13, 2018

10. TESS Session: State of the Young Solar Wind

11. TESS Session: Parker Solar Probe: Steps Away from Solving Mysteries of the Corona and the Inner Heliosphere

12. TESS Session: Realities and Visions of the Current and Future Heliophysics Data Environment

13. TESS Session: Scientific Discovery in the Heliosphere through Data Analytics and Assimilation

14. Boulder Space Weather Summer School: First Announcement

15. JOB OPENING: NASA GSFC Civil Servant Position in Upper Atmospheric Physics

16. JOB OPENING: Tenure-track Professor in Space Physics Group, University of Helsinki, Finland

17. JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral Research Position at the University of Arizona

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

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Request for Information-National Space Weather Action Plan

From: Michael Wiltberger (mwiltber at nsf.gov)

In support of the Space Weather Operations, Research, and Mitigation (SWORM) Subcommittee the National Science Foundation has posted a Request For Information (RFI) seeking input from the public on establishing space weather research priorities to address Action 5.5.1 in the National Space Weather Action Plan. This RFI is intended to gather information from external stakeholders about potential space weather research activities that will help guide the science and technology priorities of Federal agencies. The public input will be used as guidance by various concerned Federal agencies in planning for targeted research programs. Input is sought from space weather community including researchers in academia and industry, non-governmental organizations, scientific and professional societies, and all other interested members of the public. Suggestions in response to this RFI will assist NSF and other federal agencies including NASA, DOC and DOD in carrying out action 5.5.1.

The full text of the RFI and procedures for submitting a formal comment can be found at 

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/01/05/2018-00031/request-for-information-national-space-weather-action-plan

The period for comments closes on March 6, 2018.  Questions can be directed to spwxrfi at nsf.gov

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Reminder of Request for Responses to the Sondrestrom Research Facility DCL 18-136 Regarding Planning for a Geospace Polar Observatory

From: John Meriwether  (jmeriwet at nsf.gov)

This is a reminder that the Geoscience Section at the National Science Foundation is requesting responses to the DCL letter (18-036; https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2018/nsf18036/nsf18036.jsp) that was released on the 26th of December, 2017 that announced the planning process for the future of the Sondrestrom Research Facility (SRF).  This letter reported that support for ISR/SRF operations would last through 31 March 2018 and after that time NSF will support caretaker operations at the site while we evaluate options for future science activities at the site.  Specially, we are looking for comments on the utility and plans for a Geospace Polar Observatory at that site.  The GPO would support observations of the geospace system with minimal support requirements.   Such responses should be submitted to Dr. John Meriwether (jmeriwet at nsf.gov) before  COB on 14 February, 2018. 

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NSF Cyberinfrastructure for Sustained Scientific Innovation (CSSI) - Data and Software

From: Vyacheslav (Slava) Lukin (vlukin at nsf.gov)

A new NSF solicitation Cyberinfrastructure for Sustained Scientific Innovation (CSSI) - Data and Software [ https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505505 ] was just released with the proposal submission deadline of April 18, 2018.  This solicitation is designed “to enable funding opportunities that are flexible and responsive to the evolving and emerging needs in data and software cyberinfrastructure”.  

The following two classes of awards are being considered under the solicitation:

1. Elements (either Data Elements or Software Elements): These awards target small groups that will create and deploy robust capabilities for which there is a demonstrated need that will advance one or more significant areas of science and engineering.

2. Framework Implementations (either Data Frameworks or Software Frameworks): These awards target larger, interdisciplinary teams organized around the development and application of common infrastructure aimed at solving common research problems faced by NSF researchers in one or more areas of science and engineering, resulting in a sustainable community framework serving a diverse community or communities.

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NSF Plasma Physics Proposal Preparation Mentors (P4-Mentors) Program

From: Vyacheslav (Slava) Lukin (vlukin at nsf.gov)

The NSF Plasma Physics Proposal Preparation Mentors (P4-Mentors) program is intended to assist junior Principal Investigators (PIs) and those who have otherwise had limited success in obtaining NSF support for research in plasma science & engineering in preparation of competitive NSF proposals.  This is an entirely volunteer-based program; NSF will act as an intermediary.  NSF will maintain a list of P4-Mentors who have been successful in obtaining funding in the broad area of plasma science from NSF or via the NSF/DOE Partnership in Basic Plasma Science and Engineering, and/or have experience serving on NSF review panels, and have volunteered to provide feedback on draft proposals to be submitted to NSF.  Upon request by a junior PI, NSF will provide the list of the available P4-Mentors to the PI; NSF will not be involved in any subsequent interactions between the PI and any of the mentors.  It is expected that a mentor would declare a Conflict of Interest with the proposal they have advised on preparations of if asked by NSF to review the proposal.

Request for Volunteer P4-Mentors:

NSF is launching this program on a trial basis to assess the availability of volunteer mentors.  If you are willing to volunteer to have your name provided to PIs requesting mentorship in proposal preparation, please provide your name, affiliation, email, and a listing of your areas of expertise within plasma science at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/H2CWS5B.  It is understood that you may decline any mentorship request at any time for whatever reason, and will be immediately removed from the NSF-maintained list of volunteer P4-Mentors upon request.

Information for Junior PIs:

We do not presently have a database of P4-Mentors and thus are not yet accepting your mentorship requests.  If/when we do, we will follow-up with a separate announcement.  At such time, it will be expected that your request for the listing of potential mentors is to be received by NSF via email at vlukin at nsf.gov at least 30 days prior to the proposal submission deadline.  It is further expected that at the time of the request you will have a complete draft of the proposal’s Project Description to be shared with a mentor.  The listing of P4-Mentors that you will receive is not to be shared or made public.

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Celebration of the Explorer-1 Mission and the Discovery of the Earth's Radiation Belts, January 31, 2018, Washington, DC

From: Kristen Erickson (kristen.erickson at nasa.gov)

The Space Studies Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will host a celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Explorer-1 mission and the associated discovery of the Earth’s radiation belts on January 31, 2018 at the National Academies building in Washington, DC where it all began. The agenda will focus on scientific and technological advances over the last 60 years, beginning with the history of the mission and radiation belt discoveries and continuing with the latest results from the NASA’s Van Allen Probes and missions observing the Earth system. The event will conclude with presentations on the frontiers of space science.  

To attend the free event please register at:
http://radiationbelts.eventbrite.com

This event is being organized with support from NASA and will be livecast. It is part of a series of activities celebrating the 60th anniversary of the National Academies' Space Studies Board.  

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MEETING: HamSCI Workshop 2018, February 23-24, 2018, NJIT

From: Nathaniel Frissell (nathaniel.a.frissell at njit.edu)

Dear Colleagues,

Over the past couple of years, I have been working to foster collaborations between the professional space science research communities and the amateur radio communities through the Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation (hamsci.org). I am pleased to announce that we will be continuing this collaboration with the first HamSCI Workshop that will be held at the New Jersey Institute of Technology February 23-24, 2018. This year, the workshop will focus on results of the 2017 Great American Eclipse ham radio ionospheric experiments and the development of a personal space weather station. A keynote address will be given my Dr. Philip Erickson, W1PJE, of the MIT Haystack Observatory. We invite presentations that are related to these topics (even if they do not directly use amateur radio data), as well as presentations that will further space physics-amateur radio citizen science efforts. For more information and to register, please visit http://hamsci.org/hamsci-workshop-2018. Abstract submissions and questions may be sent to Nathaniel Frissell, W2NAF at hamsci at hamsci.org.

Cheers and 73 (Best wishes),
Nathaniel Frissell, W2NAF

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MEETING: Second Announcement and Urgent Call to Register, Gringauz 100: Plasmas in the Solar System, June 13-15, 2018, Moscow, Russia

From: Mikhail Verigin, Galina Kotova (kotova at iki.rssi.ru)

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: Gringauz 100: Plasmas in the Solar System, June 13 – 15, 2018, Moscow, Space Research Institute of RAS

The conference is devoted to the 100-th anniversary of Professor Konstantin I. Gringauz – a pioneer of in-situ plasma measurements in space, who discovered solar wind, plasmapause, and cometopause. The conference will provide a framework for discussing solar wind formation, its variations, interaction with planets and local interstellar medium, physical processes in different regions of planetary magnetospheres and ionospheres. Presented reports may be based on experimental data and results of theoretical studies. Your memories of K.I. Gringauz and the impressions of the meetings and working with him can be presented at a special session.

Main topics of the conference:

1.	Physical processes on the Sun and solar wind formation. 
2.	Dynamical processes in interplanetary space and solar wind interaction with local interstellar medium.
3.	Solar plasma interaction with the Earth and planets; physical processes in magnetospheres.
4.	Cold plasma and the plasmapause in magnetospheres of the Earth and planets.
5.	Some questions in the theory of space plasma.
6.	Memories

The total abstract’s text with figures and tables is 1-3 pages. Due to the special nature of the conference, a reasonable extension of this volume can be allowed for abstracts containing some personal impressions from Prof. K.I. Gringauz and/or the influence of his achievements on specific areas of space plasma research.

The conference web site: http://gringauz100.cosmos.ru/en
Registration of participants will be open till 5 February, 2018. 
Information on the submitting reports - presenting author, co-authors and the exact title of the report is due till 31 January 2018.
Deadline for abstract submission is 26 April 2018. Abstracts should be written in English or Russian. 

All the dates are fixed, because the organizers are ought to apply for the supporting grant.

There will be no registration fee for the conference.
Do not forget to mark at registration whether you need a visa to come to Russia.

Moscow gives wide possibilities for any sightseeing and visiting museums, theaters and concert halls. The additional information on the possible social program will be given later.

LOC of the conference
gringauz100 at cosmos.ru

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MEETING: COSPAR Capacity-Building Workshop, May 21 - June 1, 2018, Tigray, Ethiopia

From: Nat Gopalswamy (nat.gopalswamy at nasa.gov)

COSPAR Capacity-Building Workshop
Coronal and Interplanetary Shocks: Analysis of Data from SOHO, Wind, and e-CALLISTO

May 21 - June 1, 2018 Physics Department, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia
First Announcement

The main objective of the COSPAR Capacity-Building Workshops is to encourage the scientific use of space data by scientists in developing countries. In particular, in view of the large number of extensive archives of data from past and current space missions, and the ready access to these and the associated analysis software via the internet, the typical workshop aims to provide a highly practical training in the use of one or more of these, based on current missions.

In line with this objective, a two-week COSPAR capacity building workshop will introduce data analysis of space-based white-light coronagraph observations and radio spectral observations from space and ground to study shocks driven by coronal mass ejections. In particular, the wealth of data accumulated at the CDAW Data Center at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center from the ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) mission, NASA’s Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO), NASA’s Wind and Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) missions will be used. In addition, ground based radio data from the e-CALLISTO network and the Radio Solar Telescope Network around the globe will be used for the study. Context information from NOAA’s GOES mission and NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) missions will be used. This workshop will enable scientists and students in developing countries where the e- CALLISTO instruments are deployed to use their data in conjunction with space data to study Earth- affecting solar transient phenomena. 

In particular, scientists from Africa, India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka will be targeted as participants. After the workshop, the participants will be able to perform correlative data analysis on coronal mass ejections and shocks, thus contributing to the progress of this important field in Sun-Earth connection. 

The workshop will consist of a series of introductory lectures on the Sun, Solar Corona, Interplanetary medium, Solar Eruptions, Shocks, and Solar Radio Bursts. Python software and web-based tools will be introduced for data analysis. After the workshop, the participants will be able to perform correlative data analysis on coronal mass ejections and shocks, thus contributing to the progress of this important field in Sun-Earth connection.  Several projects will be undertaken by teams consisting of lecturers and students that may lead to publications in scientific journals. 

Complete details of the workshop including application forms can be found in the workshop web site: 
http://e-callisto.org/cospar2018/COSPAR2018workshopEthiopia.html 

Scientific Organizing Committee: Gebregiorgis Abraha, Mekelle University (Ethiopia), co-chair., Nat Gopalswamy, NASA (USA), co-chair., Mariano Mendez, COSPAR (The Netherlands), co-chair, Pertti Makela (USA), Seiji Yashiro (USA), C. Kathiravan (India), A. Nindos (Greece), Christian Monstein (Switzerland).

Local Organizing Committee: Tsega B. Teklu (chair), G. Haileslasie, W. Hebrtsadkan, A. Haftu, A. Hagos.

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MEETING: STP14 Abstract Submission and Registration Open, Toronto, Canada, July 9-13, 2018

From: Nat Gopalswamy (nat.gopalswamy at nasa.gov)

14th Quadrennial Solar-Terrestrial Physics Symposium (STP14)
York University, Toronto
July 9-13, 2018
Abstract Submission and Registration Open

Abstract Deadline: February 15, 2018
Registration Deadline: April 15, 2018 (Early Bird)

Keynote Speakers: Irina Mironova (Russia), Larry Paxton (USA), David Kendall (Canada), Spiro Antiochos (USA)

There is only one month left for Abstract Submission. Please submit your abstracts to any of the following sessions. 

1.        Mass Chain (MC)
1.1 Origin, evolution, and Earth impact of coronal mass ejections
1.2 Origin, evolution, and Earth impact of high speed streams
1.3 Origin, evolution, and Earth impact of energetic particles from solar, magnetospheric and galactic sources

2.        Electromagnetic Chain (EC)
2.1 Long-term solar variability (magnetism, total irradiance, and spectral irradiance) and its impact on geospace and Earth
2.2 Origin of solar flares and their impact on Earth’s ionosphere/atmosphere

3.        Intra-Atmospheric Chain (IAC)
3.1 Geospace response to variability of the lower atmosphere
3.2 Trends in the entire atmosphere, including anthropogenic aspects
3.3 Regional, hemispheric and inter-hemispheric couplings and transport in the atmosphere
3.4 Magnetosphere – Ionosphere – Thermosphere coupling in SC 24

4.        Special Topics (ST)
4.1 Long-term Sun-Earth-Climate chain
4.2 Space Weather
4.3 Will Cycle 25 be special?
4.4 New Missions (space, ground) for STP

Session descriptions, conveners, and the organizing committee members can be found in: http://www.scostepevents.ca/sessions-and-abstracts/session-list/ 
Details on travel, visa, accommodation, and venue can be found in: http://www.scostepevents.ca/

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TESS Session: State of the Young Solar Wind

From: Sarah Gibson (sgibson at ucar.edu)

We solicit abstracts for a session on the "State of the Young Solar Wind" at the upcoming Tri-ennial Earth-Sun Summit meeting (https://connect.agu.org/tess2018/home). The deadline for abstract submissions is Tuesday, 20 February 23:59 ET. 

State of the Young Solar Wind

The solar wind originates from the solar corona, but surprisingly little is known about how the coronal plasma actually becomes the ambient solar wind that washes over Earth some 200 solar radii from the Sun and interacts with CMEs as they cross the solar system.  Outstanding questions about the young solar wind include the origin of solar wind variability, the solar-wind heating problem, the physics and global evolution of the Alfvén surface, the evolution of the wind and transient structures en-route, and of course the global structure of the solar wind traced back to its sources in the solar corona.  Recent work with observations including visible and UV imaging and in-situ data, along with developments in theory and modeling, yield new insights even as they pose new questions for future missions to solve.

Conveners: Sarah Gibson, Simon Plunkett, Barbara Thompson

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TESS Session: Parker Solar Probe: Steps Away from Solving Mysteries of the Corona and the Inner Heliosphere

From: Nour E. Raouafi (Nour.Raouafi at jhuapl.edu)

I would like to draw your attention to the Parker Solar Probe session described below. We welcome contributions to this session and any related topic to coronal heating, solar wind acceleration, and solar energetic particles.

The Triennial Earth–Sun Summit (is a joint meeting of the Space Physics and Aeronomy Section of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) and the Solar Physics Division (SPD) of the American Astronomical Society. TESS will take place May 20 – 24, 2018 at the Lansdowne Resort and Spa in Leesburg, VA (https://connect.agu.org/tess2018/home). 

Session title: Parker Solar Probe: Steps Away from Solving Mysteries of the Corona and the Inner Heliosphere

Session description:
The questions of coronal heating, solar wind acceleration, and more generally magnetic activity with the consequent generation and propagation of energetic particles from the Sun are far from being understood despite decades-long observations and modeling.
They are the main science objective of the Parker Solar Probe, a mission just a few months away from launch, that will mark the start of a new journey of discovery through the inner heliosphere and corona.
This session provides a forum for in-depth discussions of the science questions targeted by PSP focusing on predictions that will be key for planning initial observations and also for prioritizing those science questions that will be addressed early in the mission. We encourage contributions on the science topics to be addressed by the Parker Solar Probe mission.

Session conveners: Nicola J. Fox (Nicola.Fox at jhuapl.edu); Nour E. Raouafi (Nour.Raouafi at jhuapl.edu); Marco Velli (mvelli at ucla.edu)

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TESS Session: Realities and Visions of the Current and Future Heliophysics Data Environment

From: Jon Vandegriff, Robert McGuire, Alisdair Davey (jon.vandegriff at jhuapl.edu)

We are pleased to announce a session at TESS-2018 on "Realities and Visions of the Current and Future Heliophysics Data Environment." We invite contributions describing ongoing uses of and improvements to the data environment, but also seek bold visions of what the Heliophysics data environment can and should provide.  We plan also to have a panel discussion. After introductory talks, the session focus will shift to a conversation between a panel and the audience about how best to adapt the existing data environment in ways that will meet the future trends of increasing data volume and complexity. 

The full session description is here:
https://agu.confex.com/agu/2018tess/preliminaryview.cgi/Session41320

The abstract deadline is February 20, 2018.

The Triennial Earth-Sun Summit (TESS) brings together the Space Physics and Aeronomy Section of the AGU and the Solar Physics Division of the AAS. The meeting will be May 20-24, 2018 in Leesburg, VA. 

https://connect.agu.org/tess2018/home

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TESS Session: Scientific Discovery in the Heliosphere through Data Analytics and Assimilation

From: Michael Kirk, Ryan McGranaghan, and Jack Ireland (ryan.mcgranaghan at colorado.edu)

Dear Colleagues,

Please join us at the Scientific Discovery in the Heliosphere Through Data Analytics and Assimilation session to be convened at the Triennial Earth-Sun Summit (TESS) meeting (20-24 May 2018, Leesburg, Virginia).

We are at a crossroads in the study of the Heliosphere. Traditionally we rely on methods ruled by the triumvirate of models, data, and model-data fusion. However new data analysis techniques developed and applied in other fields present  powerful new opportunities for scientific discovery.

These data analysis techniques have been explored primarily in fields unrelated to Heliophysics, yet promise significant potential for Heliophysics science. This cross-disciplinary session is devoted to new Heliophysics discovery driven by innovative techniques pioneered in other fields of study. We invite contributions from across the Heliophysics domain (i.e., the Sun, interplanetary space, magnetosphere, and upper atmosphere), encouraging bold, thought-provoking, and innovative ideas to utilize the vast amount of heterogeneous Heliophysics data.

The Triennial Earth–Sun Summit, TESS: connect.agu.org/tess2018/home, brings together the Solar Physics Division of AAS with the Space Physics and Aeronomy section of AGU. TESS-2018 will be held 20–24 May 2018 in Leesburg, Virginia to promote greater interaction and unity within Heliophysics as well as fostering connections to astrophysics and planetary sciences. The TESS-2018 abstract submission deadline is 20 February 2018.

Session conveners: Michael Kirk, Ryan McGranaghan, and Jack Ireland

We enthusiastically look forward to your participation!

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Boulder Space Weather Summer School: First Announcement

From: Mark Miesch (miesch at ucar.edu)

FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT

We are pleased to announce the 2018 Boulder Space Weather Summer School (formerly the CISM Space Weather Summer School), which will be held July 9-20 at NCAR in Boulder, CO.  The SWSS is a comprehensive two-week introduction to the science of space weather: what it is, what it does, and what can be done about it.

The SWSS curriculum stands out for its distinctive integration of the fundamental science of the Sun-Earth system with the socioeconomic impacts of space weather, with a particular emphasis on modeling and forecasting. The School is targeted at first or second year graduate students who are considering space weather or space physics as a research field as well as active practitioners from government and industry (for example, space weather forecasters). Admission is also open to advanced undergraduate students. The proven pedagogical approach combines morning lectures from distinguished experts with interactive afternoon learning modules that give students hands-on experience analyzing and interpreting data from state-of-the-art missions and models. The interactive activities culminate in a capstone project where students synthesize and apply the concepts and skills they have learned to forecast a space weather event, from its origins on the Sun to its impact on the Earth.  

Students will be exposed to the world-class solar and space physics community in Boulder.  Local SWSS partners include NCAR's High Altitude Observatory, NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center, the National Solar Observatory, and the University of Colorado's Space Weather Technology, Research, and Education Center.  Lecturers come from these and other leading research and educational institutions across the US.  Note that the occurrence of the 2018 School is contingent on receiving funding from NSF, which is still pending.  

For further information and instructions on how to apply see:
http://www2.hao.ucar.edu/SWSS

Or contact Mark Miesch (miesch at ucar.edu).

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JOB OPENING: NASA GSFC Civil Servant Position in Upper Atmospheric Physics

From: Judy Karpen (judy.karpen at nasa.gov)

The Space Weather Laboratory (Code 674), NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, is seeking a highly skilled scientist to provide expertise in theory, modeling, and numerical simulation of Earth's ionosphere-mesosphere-thermosphere, with particular emphasis on developing and implementing physics-based numerical models that simulate the coupled dynamics and energetics of the lower, middle, and upper atmosphere. Candidates should also have experience with comparing model predictions with observations from NASA missions and ground-based instrumentation. A Ph.D. degree in physics, space physics, computational physics, or related discipline is highly desirable.

This is a civil servant position with NASA, for which U.S. citizenship is required.  Applications at the GS14 or GS15 level are being accepted through the following USAJOBS web sites from 19 January - 5 February 2018.
GS-14: http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/489007700
GS-15: http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/489010000

A guide to the application process can be found at https://applyonline.nasa.gov/applicant_guide.html.  
For additional questions, please contact Judy Karpen (Chief, Space Weather Laboratory) via email at the address given above. NASA GSFC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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JOB OPENING: Tenure-track Professor in Space Physics Group, University of Helsinki, Finland

From: Minna Palmroth (minna.palmroth(at)helsinki.fi)

The University of Helsinki is among the leading multidisciplinary research universities in the world. As part of the Faculty of Science, the Department of Physics is responsible for high-end research into physics and astronomy on an international level, and academic education in physics based on that research. For more details, please see http://www.physics.helsinki.fi/.

The Department of Physics in the Faculty of Science at the University of Helsinki invites applications for a PROFESSOR OR ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
The field of the position is space physics. The successful applicant may be appointed to a permanent professorship or a fixed-term associate/assistant professorship (tenure track system consisting of two stages, each 3 – 5 years), depending on her or his qualifications and career stage.

The position belongs to the Department of Physics of the Faculty of Science, and is tied to the Finnish Centre of Excellence in Research of Sustainable Space. This Centre of Excellence gathers together the space science and technology research carried out within the University of Helsinki, Aalto University, University of Turku, and Finnish Meteorological Institute, and aims at revolutionising space research by utilising small spacecraft. The scientific research within the Centre of Excellence focuses on investigating the physical conditions within the near-Earth space to understand causal relationships of events and estimate their effects especially in light of small spacecraft. The University of Helsinki Space Physics group aims at reaching a breakthrough understanding of inner magnetospheric processes as a response to driving from the solar wind and outer magnetosphere, and with this to achieve a deep insight of the small satellite environment as a function of time and space.

The selected person will teach in the field of physics, especially in space physics. She/he will perform scientific investigations related to Earth’s magnetospheric physics, especially focusing onto inner magnetospheric dynamics. She/he will utilise the latest inner and outer magnetospheric modelling tools and small spacecraft data in order to achieve the goals of the Centre of Excellence. The background of the successful applicant will at best cover phenomenological, theoretical and computational space plasma physics.

Call information: https://www.helsinki.fi/en/open-positions/assistant-professorassociate-professorprofessor-space-physics

The deadline for applications is 15 February 2018.

More information of the position will be provided by the Director of the Centre of Excellence, professor Minna Palmroth, minna.palmroth(at)helsinki.fi, +358 2941 51020

More about the Centre of Excellence:
https://www.helsinki.fi/en/news/universe/sustainable-utilisation-of-space

Space Physics Group home page:
http://blogs.helsinki.fi/spacephysics/

Apply link
https://rekry.helsinki.fi/sap/bc/erecruiting/posting_apply?param=cG9zdF9pbnN0X2d...

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JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral Research Position at the University of Arizona

From: Kristopher Klein (kgklein at email.arizona.edu)

The Solar and Heliospheric Research Group at the University of Arizona in the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory is seeking a postdoctoral researcher who will work with Professor Kristopher Klein on combining theory with the analysis of in situ solar wind observations as a means of characterizing the plasma processes that occur in the heliosphere and in space and astrophysical plasmas more generally. In addition to currently available solar wind observatory data, we will be working with measurements from the soon-to-launch Parker Solar Probe to gain a better understanding of how the solar wind is heated and accelerated in the near-Sun environment.

Applicants should have a recent PhD in physics, ideally with a focus in plasma, space, or solar physics.
Applications for the position, a Postdoctoral Research Associate I with listing number P20504, should be submitted to:
https://uacareers.com/postings/26015
A Cover Letter and Curriculum Vitae will be required, and three letters of recommendation will be requested.

Any questions regarding this position should be addressed to kgklein at email.arizona.edu

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