[SPA] SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER, Volume XXVI, Issue 64

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AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION
SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER
Volume XXVI, Issue 64
Nov.19,2019

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Table of Contents

1. Files From the NASA Heliophysics Advisory Committee October 2019 Meeting

2. Dual-Anonymous Review in ROSES 2020 

3. MEETING: 2nd Eddy Cross Disciplinary Symposium,  June 8-12, 2020 -- SAVE THE DATE

4. PSP/ISIS Public Data Release

5. JOB OPENING: University of Arizona: Director and Head, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, Dept. of Planetary Sciences

6. JOB OPENING: Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Theoretical Solar Physics  at New Jersey Institute of Technology

7. JOB OPENING: Research Associate in Computational Space Physics at New Mexico Consortium

8. JOB OPENING: Naval Research Laboratory, Heliophysics Theory and Modeling Postdoctoral Fellowship

9. JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral Research Associate Position in Modeling Exoplanets Plasma Environment and Star-Planet Interaction

10. JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral Research Position in Space Physics at Princeton University

11. Graduate Student Positions in Space Physics at the University of Alaska Fairbanks

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


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Files From the NASA Heliophysics Advisory Committee October 2019 Meeting

From: Mike Liemohn (liemohn at umich.edu)

The Heliophysics Advisory Committee (HPAC) held a meeting in early October 2019. The documents from that meeting are now online at the HPAC website:
https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/nac/science-advisory-committees/hpac

Note that HPAC produced three reports, one specifically about receiving the Geospace Dynamics Constellation Science and Technology Definition Team report, another regarding the annual evaluation of science progress by the Heliophysics Division, and then a longer report on the rest of the HPAC agenda. HPAC had numerous findings and recommendations back to NASA in our report. 

Note that this is a FACA-level committee, so the meetings and reports are open to the public. The link above includes PDF files not only for the latest meeting but also for past HPAC meetings and a link to the page for the predecessor subcommittee, with meeting PDFs going back more than a decade. 


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Dual-Anonymous Review in ROSES 2020 

From: Mona Kessel  (mona.kessel at nasa.gov)

The Heliophysics Guest Investigators Open Program and the cross-cutting Habitable Worlds Program will be implementing dual-anonymous review as a pilot program in ROSES 2020. Potential proposers are invited to an informational meeting at the fall AGU meeting in San Francisco on how to write anonymized proposals. The meeting will be held on December 12, 2019, at the Parc 55 Hotel Cyril Magnin I/II at 12:30 pm. There will be a short presentation followed by Q&A.

Motivated by a successful study conducted for the Hubble Space Telescope, NASA’s Science Mission Directorate is conducting the pilot program in ROSES-2020 to evaluate proposals using dual-anonymous peer review. Under this system, not only are proposers unaware of the identity of the members on the review panel, but the reviewers do not have explicit knowledge of the identities of the proposing team. Step-1 and Step-2 proposals will continue to be submitted via NSPIRES. Proposers must fill in all required information on the cover pages: any identifying information will be automatically redacted by NASA in the copy provided to reviewers. Both the Step-1 abstract and the Step-2 proposal will need to be anonymized.

SMD is strongly committed to ensuring that the review of proposals is performed in an equitable and fair manner that reduces the impacts of any unconscious biases.

For questions please contact Mona Kessel at nasa.gov


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MEETING: 2nd Eddy Cross Disciplinary Symposium,  June 8-12, 2020 -- SAVE THE DATE

From: Kendra Greb (kgreb at ucar.edu)

As our planet becomes one among many thousands of known worlds, our needs to understand how Earth’s space and climate react to our variable star grow in urgency. 

Please join us in Vail, CO for the 2nd Eddy Cross Disciplinary Symposium. The aim of the Symposium is to bring scientists (both early-career and more senior) together, from diverse disciplines, to help define the next decade of helio-physical research, including its implications for planetary and astrophysical objects.  

This Eddy Symposium will focus upon techniques for optimizing scientific return to broad questions such as: 

- How do we tackle the diversity of physical conditions and multi-scale science needed to arrive at a more holistic understanding of heliophysics? 
- What new threats does solar variability bring within a changed climate? 

Agenda:

Monday, June 8 - Wednesday, June 10 
         General session open to all attendees. Will include talks, discussions, posters, and more.

Thursday, June 11 - Friday, June 12
	By invitation only.

For more information please visit:  https://cpaess.ucar.edu/meetings/2019/symposium-2020

For more information, please contact Kendra Greb (UCAR/CPAESS). Limited travel funding may be available for early career scientists - please contact Kendra at kgreb at ucar.edu for more information.

Funding for the Symposium is provided by NASA and the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR).


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PSP/ISIS Public Data Release

From: Carol Weaver, Nathan Schwadron, Dave McComas, Colin Joyce (carol.weaver at unh.edu)

The Parker Solar Probe (PSP) Integrated Science Investigation of the Sun (ISIS) Team is delighted to announce the first release of our level 2 science data to the community. ISIS comprises a two-instrument suite to measure energetic particles over a very broad energy range: EPI-Lo measurements of ions and ion composition from ~20 keV/nucleon–15 MeV total energy and electrons from 25–1000 keV, and EPI-Hi measurements of ions from ~1–200 MeV/nucleon and electrons from ~0.5–6 MeV. Together, ISIS observations enable the exploration of mechanisms of energetic particles dynamics, including their: (1) Origins — defining the seed populations and physical conditions necessary for energetic particle acceleration; (2) Acceleration — determining the roles of shocks, reconnection, waves, and turbulence in accelerating energetic particles; and (3) Transport — revealing how energetic particles propagate from the corona out into the heliosphere. The data from the first ISIS data release spans the interval from Sept 28, 2018 to April 10, 2019, covering most of the first two PSP orbits.

The ISIS data, user guide, and more are available to the community at: https://spacephysics.princeton.edu/missions-instruments/isois

Data are also available through the NASA Space Physics Data Facility: https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov

The ISIS team is enthusiastic about working with members of the scientific community. Please contact Dave McComas (dmccomas at princeton.edu), the ISIS PI, concerning scientific collaboration and projects, and contact Colin Joyce (cjjoyce at princeton.edu) regarding questions or additional information.


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JOB OPENING: University of Arizona: Director and Head, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, Dept. of Planetary Sciences

From: Joe Giacalone (giacalon at lpl.arizona.edu)

LPL/Planetary Sciences is searching for a new director/department head. The successful candidate will have demonstrated excellence in planetary science research, strong leadership and management skills, teaching experience, and a commitment to diversity. The director is expected to lead LPL in developing and executing a clear vision during a period of expansion.

Since its founding in 1960, the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory (LPL) at the University of Arizona has been at the forefront of planetary science and solar systems research. LPL currently leads some of NASA’s highest-profile missions and instruments and is continuously seeking future opportunities. LPL is engaged in a broad range of research that includes theoretical, experimental, and observational investigations of our solar system, as well as exoplanets and their origins. LPL integrates spacecraft missions and cutting-edge analytical facilities into its research portfolio, and its teaching and graduate program produces scholars who become leaders in the field. More information about LPL and the Department of Planetary Sciences is available from lpl.arizona.edu

The LPL director works with local and external stakeholders such as NASA and NSF to maintain and grow an enriching environment conducive to excellence in planetary science research, education, and exploration.

Duties and Responsibilities
•	Provides proactive leadership that promotes professional development among current LPL members and attracts and retains highly motivated and well-qualified staff and students.
•	Builds upon the research portfolio of LPL through the recruitment of new highly qualified and diverse faculty.
•	Manages and expands LPL resources to support its academic and research programs, mission activities, and facilities, and enables the pursuit of new opportunities.
•	Collaborates with UArizona leadership to further LPL’s research goals, deliver student-centric education, and promote LPL's visibility on national and international levels.

For more information, contact:

Shane Byrne, Ph.D.
Professor and Assistant Department Head
shane at lpl.arizona.edu
520-626-0407

Review of applications begins on January 20, 2020

https://www.lpl.ariza.edu/director-department-head


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JOB OPENING: Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Theoretical Solar Physics  at New Jersey Institute of Technology

From: Wenda Cao (wcao at bbso.njit.edu)

The Physics Department at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is seeking candidates for a tenure-track faculty position at the assistant or associate professor level in Theoretical Solar Physics with an anticipated start date in Fall 2020.

We are recruiting a modeler who can develop an independent research program and collaborate with the other faculty members in the department and the Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research. The preference will be given to candidates who will carry out MHD or other modeling involving the data from the 1.6-meter Goode Solar Telescope (GST) at Big Bear Solar Observatory, as well as achieve discovery science in understanding solar activity in high resolution. NJIT has built and now operates the largest aperture and highest-resolution GST in the world. The research can further be advanced in anticipation of the operation of 4-meter DKIST. The successful candidate is expected to teach both undergraduate and graduate courses, as well as develop new courses in areas of solar-terrestrial physics, space weather, and plasma physics.

Applicants should have a Ph.D. in Astronomy, Physics, Astrophysics, Space Physics, or closely related areas, with excellent oral and written communication skills, and successful research experience as demonstrated by accomplishments, publications, and research grants. 

Please submit all documents online by December 31st, 2019 at https://njit.csod.com/ats/careersite/JobDetails.aspx?site=1&id=1801 including: (1) a cover letter, (2) a current version of your curriculum vitae, (3) five-year research plan, (4) documentation of teaching experience and teaching philosophy and (5) three letters of recommendation. Inquiries should be addressed to Chair of the Search Committee, Prof. Wenda Cao, NJIT Physics Department (wcao at bbso.njit.edu).

New Jersey Institute of Technology is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer with a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other legally protected status. Applications by members of all underrepresented groups are encouraged.


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JOB OPENING: Research Associate in Computational Space Physics at New Mexico Consortium

From: Xiangrong Fu (sfu at newmexicoconsortium.org)

The New Mexico Consortium (www.newmexicoconsortium.org) has an opening for a computational space physics research associate to work on a project funded by NASA. The goal of the project is to understand compressible turbulence in the solar wind and associated ion energization processes. Duties will include running and developing MHD and hybrid simulations for compressible turbulence, and comparing simulations with observations from the Parker Solar Probe. The researcher will also have a great opportunity to interact with scientists from the Los Alamos National Laboratory and the Parker Solar Probe team. 

We are looking for a researcher at the post-doctoral level, but exceptional candidates at other levels (post-master or research scientist) would also receive full consideration. Experiences with high performance computing, excellent programming skills in Fortran/C++/Python and a strong history of publications are desired. A Ph.D. or M.S. in space physics, plasma physics, astrophysics, or a related field is preferred. 

This is a two-year position with competitive salary and benefits. The position level and salary are commensurate with educational level and experience. A possible third year extension is contingent on performance and continued availability of funds. The appointment is expected to start in Mar 2020, although the exact start date is flexible. Applications will be reviewed as soon as received and the position will be open until filled. The position is located at Los Alamos, New Mexico. Interested applicants are encouraged to contact Dr. Xiangrong Fu (sfu at newmexicoconsortium.org) with any questions.

New Mexico Consortium is an independent nonprofit Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/Vet/Dis, E-verify employer. Please apply using our online application or by mail to NMC, 4200 W. Jemez Road, #301, Los Alamos, NM 87544. Please include a curriculum vitae, cover letter, and research statement and arrange for 3 letters of recommendation.

For more information and details on how to apply, visit the full posting at:
https://newmexicoconsortium.org/careers/


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JOB OPENING: Naval Research Laboratory, Heliophysics Theory and Modeling Postdoctoral Fellowship

From: Mark Linton (mark.linton at nrl.navy.mil)

The Naval Research Laboratory at Washington, DC seeks qualified applicants for a postdoctoral fellowship in the Heliophysics Theory and Modeling Section of the Space Science Division.  

This opportunity emphasizes the application of magnetohydrodynamic simulations to understanding the observed structure and evolution of solar magnetic fields, with a particular focus on the emergence of magnetic flux into the solar atmosphere, coronal mass ejection initiation, photospheric data driving of coronal magnetic fields, and solar wind acceleration and evolution.

Successful applicants will have demonstrated skill in writing scientific papers and giving presentations at scientific meetings. A background in solar physics is preferred, but not required.  The target start date is the summer of 2020.

Interested applicants should email a curriculum vitae to Dr. Mark Linton (mark.linton at nrl.navy.mil) before December 15, 2019.

The mechanism for this postdoctoral fellowship is the NRC-NRL Research Associateship program. The annual stipend level for this program is currently $83,398.  This program is open to US citizens and US permanent residents who have held a doctorate less than five years at the time of application.  Students who are nearing completion of their doctorate are encouraged to apply, but the fellowship cannot begin until the degree has been granted. Selected applicants will work with an advisor from NRL on an application to the NRC program. The next deadline for this application is February 1, 2020.

NRL is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Information on the NRC program, and on this particular opportunity is available at:

http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/RAP/index.htm

http://nrc58.nas.edu/RAPLab10/Opportunity/Opportunity.aspx?LabCode=64&ROPCD=641589&RONum=B3044


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JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral Research Associate Position in Modeling Exoplanets Plasma Environment and Star-Planet Interaction

From: Ofer Cohen (ofer_cohen at uml.edu)

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position at the University of Massachusetts Lowell’s Center for Space Science and Technology, to work on modeling radio emissions from exoplanets and star-planet interaction, with Dr. Ofer Cohen. The successful applicant will develop MHD codes to simulate modulation of stellar radio emission by transiting exoplanets, star-planet interaction, and will perform coupled simulations of the plasma environment around short-orbit exoplanets. The applicant will also develop code coupling between stellar coronae and planetary magnetospheres models.

Minimum Qualifications for the position include:

1. Ph.D. in Space Physics, Astrophysics, computational physics or related field.
2. Computational, coding, and model development experience, plasma physics modeling experience, strong background in space plasma physics or astrophysical plasmas.

Other preferred qualifications:
1. Experience with parallel coding (MPI), Fortran 90 (preferred, but not a requirement).
2. Good communication and writing skills.

The postdoc will be expected to demonstrate ability to submit research proposals on her/his own, to be independent in the science work, and to work with undergraduate/graduate students in the center.  Opportunities to gain teaching experience may also be available. 

To apply, go to the UMass Lowell position announcement at:
https://explorejobs.uml.edu/lowell/en-us/job/503644/postdoctoral-research-associate-modeling-exoplanets-plasmas
or go to the UMass Lowell job listing and search for position number 503644:
https://explorejobs.uml.edu/lowell/en-us/listing/

Please include a CV, cover letter and research summary with your application.  Names and contact information of three references will be required during the application process.  


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JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral Research Position in Space Physics at Princeton University

From: Daniel White (danieljw at princeton.edu)

The Space Physics Group in the Department of Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton University, is expanding and anticipates offering one or more postdoctoral or more senior research positions in experimental/observational space physics.
https://spacephysics.princeton.edu/

The Space Physics Group carries out research in many aspects of space physics (aka heliophysics), and currently leads NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) mission, the Parker Solar Probe (PSP) Integrated Science Investigation of the Sun (ISOIS) instrument suite, and the Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) mission. The successful candidate(s) can play a major role in 1) the development of the experimental capability of the group and development of space flight instrumentation for IMAP, 2) the analysis and publication of SEP observations from ISOIS, and 3) the analysis and publication of ENA observations from IBEX, and/or other funded space physics research. Preferred qualifications include having prior experience in the development of space flight instrumentation, analyzing these type(s) of particle data, the proven ability to lead/participate in the rapid development and publication of numerous excellent research articles.

For more information about this position, please visit 
https://www.princeton.edu/acad-positions/position/14383


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Graduate Student Positions in Space Physics at the University of Alaska Fairbanks

From: Hyunju Connor (hkconnor at alaska.edu)

The Physics department and the Geophysical institute of the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) are looking for multiple PhD/MS students in Space Physics.
The students are expected to be involved in the simulation and data analysis of various in-situ and remote-sensing data from the space and ground observatories to study the Earth’s magnetosphere - ionosphere system and the planetary magnetospheres. Multiple research and teaching assistantships are currently available for suitable candidates.

Candidates should hold a BSc or MSc in Physics, Space Physics, Astronomy or other related fields. The application deadline is Mar 1 for international students and Jun 1 for US citizens. We encourage early submission to be considered for financial assistance. Details of graduate school application can be found at https://www.uaf.edu/physics/graduate-programs/ and https://www.uaf.edu/gradsch/prospective/.

The Space Physics and Aeronomy research group at the Geophysical institute studies the Earth’s geospace environment and the magnetospheres of other planets.  Major topics investigated by the group are associated with the response of the magnetosphere, ionosphere and upper atmosphere to solar disturbances that reach the Earth after propagating through interplanetary space. Most significantly we study the aurora borealis, a spectacular natural phenomenon that can be observed from Fairbanks on a regular basis.

Researchers in the group carry out their studies using theory and simulation, sounding rockets, analysis of satellite-based observations, and ground-based observations of magnetic fluctuations, low-frequency sound waves, light from auroral emissions and radio signals reflected from atmospheric irregularities. The group is affiliated with the UAF Physics and Electrical Engineering departments, Poker Flat Research Range, the Poker Flat Incoherent Scatter Radar, SuperDARN and HAARP.

Details of the Space Physics and Aeronomy research group can be found at https://www.gi.alaska.edu/research/space-physics-and-aeronomy.


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