[SPA] SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER, Volume XXVI, Issue 51

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AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION
SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER
Volume XXVI, Issue 51
Sep.04,2019

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Table of Contents

1. August Update and Job Opportunity from NSF Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences

2. MEETING: 2020 Sun-Climate Symposium, January 27-31, 2020 --  Call for Abstracts

3. MEETING: 14th Geant4 Space Users Workshop, 21-23 October 2019

4.  Monday Science Telecon, September 9, 2019

5. JOB OPENING: Tenure-track Assistant Astronomer in Solar Physics at the Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii

6. JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral Positions in Space Physics at the Los Alamos National Laboratory

7. JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral Positions in Space Physics at Peking University

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


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August Update and Job Opportunity from NSF Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences

From: Michael Wiltberger (mwiltber at nsf.gov)

(From Anjuli Bamzai, AGS Director)

Departures and Arrivals in AGS:

After spending three years as an IPA rotator in the Climate and Large-Scale Dynamics program, Dr. Ming Cai returned to Florida State University. We thank Ming for his service to the AGS research community. 

Current Job Opportunities

The job opportunity for Section Head, Atmosphere Section has been amended to extend the closing date to September 11, 2019.  https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/539739500

The Geospace Section is actively seeking an IPA program director for the Space Weather program. If you are interested in this position, please check the Dear Colleague Letter https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2019/ags19002/ags19002.jsp 

Funding Opportunities

NSF/DOE Partnership in Basic Plasma Science and Engineering: NSF 19-596:  https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2019/nsf19596/nsf19596.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click


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MEETING: 2020 Sun-Climate Symposium, January 27-31, 2020 --  Call for Abstracts

From: Vanessa George (vanessa.george at lasp.colorado.edu)

“What is the Quiet Sun and What are the Subsequent Climate Implications?”
Jan. 27-31, 2020   *   Tucson, Arizona      

* Call for Abstracts:  Due Nov. 15, 2019 *

We are pleased to announce the 2020 Sun-Climate Symposium, which is sponsored by the Sun-Climate Research Center (SCRC), a joint venture between NASA GSFC and LASP at the University of Colorado.  Please visit the meeting website for a detailed program description, abstract form and submittal instructions, confirmed speaker listing, and logistical information: 
http://lasp.colorado.edu/home/sorce/news-events/meetings/2020-scs/

What is the quiet Sun? Is it a time-invariant base level or is there secular variability in the Sun’s radiative output? What do those alternate scenarios imply for Earth-climate responses? The current solar minimum provides an opportunity to answer these and related questions.

Observations of the Sun and Earth from space have revolutionized our view and understanding of how solar variability and other natural and anthropogenic forcings impact Earth’s atmosphere and climate. For more than four decades the total and spectral solar irradiance and global terrestrial atmosphere and surface have been observed continuously, providing unprecedented high-quality data for Sun-climate studies. The 2020 Sun-Climate Symposium will convene experts from across the solar-terrestrial community, including the disciplines of climate research, atmospheric physics and chemistry, heliophysics, and metrology, to discuss solar and climate observations and models over both spacecraft-era and historical timescales.

Sessions will be organized around eight themes:     
1.  The Sunset of SORCE
2.  Recent/Space-Era Solar Cycle Timescales
3.  Solar Influence on the Atmosphere and Climate
4.  Solar Variability and Climate Trends on Secular Time Scales
5.  Observational Predictions
6.  A New Reference Spectra for Remote Sensing
7.  Looking Ahead – Future Observations of the Sun and Earth
8.  Climate of the Desert Southwest

The format for this symposium consists of invited and contributed oral and poster presentations.   We encourage your participation and hope that you will share this announcement with colleagues.  Please join us!


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MEETING: 14th Geant4 Space Users Workshop, 21-23 October 2019

From: Ioannis A. Daglis (iadaglis at phys.uoa.gr)

The 14th Geant4 Space Users Workshop (G4SUW) will be held on October 21-23, 2019, at the Sikyon Coast Hotel and Resort, in Xylokastro (Korinthia), 150 km from Athens International Airport. 

G4SUW is focused on new results on space radiation interaction with components, sensors and shielding analysis, as well as on Geant4-based tools and developments applicable to space missions. The particular topics of interest for this workshop include:

Effects on space electronics and science instruments
Shielding simulations and optimisation
Software interfacing Geant4 with space environment and/or effects tools (e.g. SPENVIS, FASTRAD)
Microelectronics micro- & nanodosimetry:
Single Event Effects (SEE) simulation.
Geant4-TCAD coupling
Simulation of astronaut radiation hazards, including biological micro- & nanodosimetry
Planetary exploration applications
Magnetospheric and atmospheric propagation of galactic cosmic radiation and solar energetic particles
Geant4 toolkit improvements of significant benefit to space applications (e.g. in physics models, simulation speed, geometry treatment)

Registration and abstract submission are open and the relevant links, as well as practical information on the workshop location and accommodation, can be found on the workshop WebPage:

https://indico.esa.int/event/304/

Please note that the hotel rooms at the workshop venue are blocked up to September 15th and will be released afterwards.

Ioannis A. Daglis, University of Athens 
On behalf of the organizing committee


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Monday Science Telecon, September 9, 2019

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

At 12:00 noon EST on Monday (Sep. 9), we plan to hold the next in our ongoing series of science telecons. The speaker this Monday will be Riley Troyer from the University of Iowa. The topic will be "An Overview of the 2020 Loss Through Auroral Microburst Pulsations (LAMP) Sounding Rocket Mission".

Please check out our new website! 
https://sites.google.com/view/mondaysciencetelecon/home

The telecom will be broadcast live via webex. If you would like to join, please go to http://uclaigpp.webex.com/ and enter the Meeting number: 280 328 066 (‘Dayside Science meeting). Please type 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: Tenure-track Assistant Astronomer in Solar Physics at the Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii

From: Shadia Habbal (shadia at ifa.hawaii.edu)

The Institute for Astronomy (IfA) at the University of Hawaii (UH) is pleased to announce the availability of a tenure-track faculty position in Solar Physics, at the Assistant level. Candidates in all specialties are encouraged to apply. The duties of the incumbent will consist primarily of leading a novel research program in solar physics research, preferably in theory and modeling, teaching at least one graduate or undergraduate course per year, and participating in the academic and scientific life of the IfA. Applicants should have a Ph.D. in Astronomy, Physics, Space Physics and/or Astrophysics, or closely related areas, with at least two years of postdoctoral experience related to Solar and Space Physics and successful research experience as demonstrated by accomplishments, publications, and letters of recommendation. 

TO APPLY:  Please upload a curriculum vitae (including bibliography) and a 5-year research plan using AcademicJobsOnline, https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/14359.  Also please arrange for three letters of recommendation to be uploaded to the same website. All applications must be received by 5:00 pm on September 30, 2019.  Letters of recommendation should be received by the same date and time.

INQUIRIES:  Please email Shadia Habbal at habbal at hawaii.edu with any questions. Note that letters of recommendation should be uploaded to the aforementioned web address.

The University of Hawaii is an  Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution and is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of race, sex, gender identity and expression, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, genetic information, marital status, breastfeeding, income assignment for child support, arrest and court record (except as permissible under State law), sexual orientation, domestic or sexual violence victim status, national guard absence, or status as a covered veteran.


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JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral Positions in Space Physics at the Los Alamos National Laboratory

From: Gian Luca Delzanno, Mike Henderson (delzanno at lanl.gov)

The T-5 Applied Mathematics and Plasma Physics group of the Los Alamos National Laboratory has openings for two postdoctoral positions in space plasma physics, in the areas of (1) the interaction of spacecraft with magnetized plasmas and (2) wave-particle interaction physics with application to radiation belt remediation.

See more details and apply on the LANL website (IRC75573 identifier): https://lanl.jobs/los-alamos-nm/space-plasma-physics-postdoc/E6EF46EB3EE34692B3A0B7D511A7C005/job/

For full consideration, please submit (A) a cover letter describing background and relevant experience, (B) a full resume, and (C) contact information for three professional references. This appointment is valid for two years with a possible third year extension. Note that US citizenship is not a requirement.

Review of applications will begin on September 23rd 2019 and until the positions are filled.
For additional information, please contact Gian Luca Delzanno (delzanno at lanl.gov) or Mike Henderson (mghenderson at lanl.gov). 

Strong candidates may be eligible for a Laboratory fellowship. See https://www.lanl.gov/careers/career-options/postdoctoral-research/postdoc-program/postdoc-appointment-types.php
for details.


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JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral Positions in Space Physics at Peking University

From: Chao Yue (yuechao at pku.edu.cn)

The Institute of Space Physics and Applied Technology (ISPAT) at Peking University in Beijing is seeking applicants for Boya Postdoctoral Fellows in Space physics, to conduct original research addressing the origin, acceleration, transport, and wave-particle interactions of suprathermal and energetic particles at the Sun, in the interplanetary medium, and/or in the planetary magnetosphere. The successful candidates will analyze in situ and remote-sensing measurements related to suprathermal and energetic particles from Wind, ACE, STEREO, RHESSI, Parker Solar Probe, MESSEGER, JUNO, Cluster, THEMIS, Van Allen probes, MMS, as well as Planetary missions such as Messenger, Juno, Cassini etc.. The candidates are also expected to publish papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals, present results at scientific meetings and workshops, and perhaps support the development of space-borne energetic particle instruments.

More details could be found at https://postdocs.pku.edu.cn/zpxx/91081.htm

Requirements: (1) a PhD degree in physics, space physics, plasma physics, astrophysics or a related discipline, completed or expected by effective date; (2) previous research experience in space plasma physics, solar and heliospheric physics, or magnetospheric physics, related to suprathermal particles (preference may be given to candidates also with experimental hardware experience in these fields); (3) expertise in scientific programming, e.g., in IDL and FORTRAN.

For full consideration, please submit (A) a cover letter describing background and relevant experience, (B) a full resume (including a full publication list), and (C) two confidential letters of recommendation (including one from the applicant’s Ph.D. supervisor), to Prof. Qiugang Zong (qgzong at pku.edu.cn). The appointment will be for two years, renewable for a third year subject to a performance evaluation and the availability of funding.

For additional information, please contact Prof. Qiugang Zong (qgzong at pku.edu.cn) or Prof. Chao Yue (yuechao at pku.edu.cn).

Salary: approximately 300,000 Chinese Yuan (CNY) annually, including benefits of health, welfare and housing
Application deadline: Oct 15, 2019.
Start date: Jan. 1, 2020


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