[SPA] SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER, Volume XXVII, Issue 65

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AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION
SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER
Volume XXVII, Issue 65
Oct.18,2020

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Table of Contents

1. AGS October Update

2. 4th SWMF Users Meeting Update

3. RAS Specialist Discussion Meeting – 08 January 2021

4. Magnetosphere Online Seminar Series

5. 2021 NASA Heliophysics Summer School - Recruitment Announcement

6. JOB OPENING: Tenure Track Faculty Position in Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, University of Michigan

7. JOB OPENING: Tenure Track Faculty Position in Space Sciences and Engineering, University of Michigan

8. JOB OPENING: Space Weather Scientist at NASA Goddard

9. JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral Research Position in the Physics Department at Auburn University

10. JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Space Physics at JHU/APL

11. JOB OPENING: Postdoc with MAVEN’s Imaging UltraViolet Spectrograph Team

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


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AGS October Update

From: Anjuli Bamazi (mwiltber at nsf.gov)

Please find below a message from our GEO Assistant Director, Dr. Bill Easterling, and GEO Deputy Assistant Director, Dr. Scott Borg, on the recently-posted job opening for the Division Director, Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences.

I’m also including information on the MsRI-1 solicitation and a couple of recent program announcements.  FYI and interest.

Message from Drs. Easterling and Borg:

The job opportunity for Division Director, Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences has been posted. https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/581186000.  The closing date is November 13, 2020. In case you would like additional information, please contact us via email (weasterl at nsf.gov and/or sborg at nsf.gov)

New Solicitations and Announcements:

NSF 21-505  Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-1 (Mid-scale RI-1)

Preliminary Proposal Due Date(s) (required) (due by 5 p.m. submitter's local time): January 07, 2021
Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. submitter's local time): April 23, 2021 By Invitation Only

NSF 21-013  Dear Colleague Letter: Non-Academic Research Internships for Graduate Students (INTERN) Supplemental Funding Opportunity

NSF 21-511  Accelerating Research through International Network-to-Network Collaborations (AccelNet)

NSF 20-611 Sustainable Regional Systems Research Networks (SRS RNs)


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4th SWMF Users Meeting Update

From: Tamas Gombosi, Tuija Pulkkinen, Aaron Ridley, Gabor Toth and Shasha Zou (tamas at umich.edu)

This is the second announcement of the upcoming 4th SWMF Users meeting that will take place via Zoom between November 4 and 6, 2020.

A Zoom Webinar is set up for the 3-day meeting. The same Zoom link will work all three days. All speakers, Session Chairs and Note-takers have already received panelist invitations (if you see your name on the enclosed tentative schedule and you have not received an invitation, please let me know immediately). Those who registered as participants have also been sent Zoom links to the meeting. If you would like to participate and have not registered yet please go to https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0JFK86-MQv-zRw6fzOiFlA to register. After registration you will receive an individual link to the meeting.

Now we have a tentative schedule for the meeting. It will run from 12:30pm EST to 6pm EST every day. Presentations will be in 90 minutes blocks and at the end of each day we scheduled a 30 minutes long open discussion.

For you information below is the tentative schedule. We note that this schedule might change as we approach the meeting.

Day 1
#Block 1: Nov 4, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm, Chair: Tuija Pulkkinen; Note-taker: Lulu Zhao
#01: 10 min Tamas Gombosi: Introduction
#02: 20 min Gabor Toth: SWMF goes open source
#03: 20 min Gabor Toth: Latest & greatest SWMF
#04: 20 min Aaron Ridley SWMF and GITM
#5: 20 min Valeriy Tenishev: Space radiation simulations with AMPS

Block 2: Nov, 4 2:15 pm - 3:45 pm, Chair: Shasha Zou; Note-taker: Qusai Al-Shidi
#06 : 15 min Bart van der Holst: Latest AWSoM and AWSoM-R developments
#07 : 15 min Nishtha Sachdeva*: Updated EEGGL CME generation tool
#08 : 15 min Igor Sokolov: M-FLAMPA: Multi field-line SEP modeling
#09 : 15 min Yuxi Chen: FLEKS: A FLexible Exascale Kinetic Simulator for MHD-EPIC
#10 : 15 min Xiantong Wang**: Adaptive XMHD-EPiC simulations of the magnetosphere
#11 : 15 min Shasha Zou: I-T-M coupling with the SWMF

Block 3: Nov 4, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm, Chair: Gabor Toth ; Note-taker: Tamas Gombosi
#12 : 15 min Meng Jin: Coronal Dimming as a Proxy for Solar/Stellar CMEs
#13 : 15 min Raluca Ilie: Updates to HEIDI
#14 : 15 min Natasha Ganushkina: Probing near-Earth magnetotail dynamics in SWMF
#15 : 15 min Yingjuan Ma: Solar wind interaction with unmagnetized planets: Mars and Venus
#16 : 15 min Chuanfei Dong: Modeling Atmospheric losses from Mars and exoplanets
#17 : 15 min Xianzhe Jia: Simulating planetary magnetospheres with the SWMF
Nov 4, 5:30 - 6:00: Open discussion; Discussion lead: Gabor Toth

Day 2
Block 4: Nov 5, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm, Chair: Aaron Ridley; Note-taker: Nishtha Sachdeva
#18 : 15 min Enrico Landi: SPECTRUM: Calculating solar emission lines
#19 : 15 min Judit Szente*: Charge state simulations with AWSoM
#20 : 15 min Chip Manchester: CME simulations with the SWMF
#21 : 15 min Yinsi Shu: PIC capabilities of AMPS in the SWMF
#22 : 15 min Alex Glocer: NextGen PWOM
#23 : 15 min Dan Welling: Reproducing small scale dB/dt with the SWMF

Block 5: Nov 5, 2:15 pm - 3:45 pm, Chair: Natasha Ganushkina; Note-taker: Shasha Zou
#24 : 15 min Yue Deng Influence of mesoscale-scale forcing on the I-T system
#25 : 15 min Xing Meng GITM research applications at JPL
#26 : 15 min Agnit Mukhopadhyay** Ionospheric Response in the SWMF - Conductance
#27 : 15 min Natasha Buzulukova & John Dorelli: High resolution SWMF simulation of IMF turning
#28 : 15 min Tuijs Pulkkinen & Qusai Al-Shidi*: Magnetic storm simulations with the SWMF
#29 : 15 min Julian Alvarado-Gomez: Eruptive events in active stars: Lessons from numerical simulations

Block 6: Nov 5, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm, Chair: Xianzhe Jia; Note-taker: Chip Manchester
#30 : 15 min Mei-Ching Fok: CIMI2 and SWMF
#31 : 15 min Nick Arge: The WSA model
#32 : 15 min Zhenguang Huang: WSA in the SWMF
#33 : 15 min Tamas Gombosi, Austin Brenner**, Yingjie Zhu**: SWMF as a teaching tool
#34 : 15 min Dan Welling: Consequences of Plasmasphere Coupling within the SWMF
#35 : 15 min Rona Oran: Impact simulations of lunar crustal magnetization
#Nov 5, 5:30 - 6:00: Open discussion; Discussion lead: Aaron Ridley

Day 3
Block 7: Nov 6, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm, Chair: Dan Welling; Note-taker: Natasha Ganushkina
#36 : 15 min Mike Liemohn: The CHARGED project
#37 : 15 min Merav Opher: Our Heliospheric Shield: the SHIELD DSCproject
#38 : 15 min Tamas Gombosi: The SOLSTICE DSC project
#39 : 15 min Gabor Toth: NextGenSWMF using data, physics and UQ
#40 : 15 min Aaron Ridley: The Aether project
#41 : 15 min Howard Singer: Use of SWMF and Plans for Geospace Modeling

Block 8: Nov 6, 2:15 pm - 3:45 pm, Chair: Alex Glocer; Note-taker: Xiantong Wang
#42 : 15 min Al Hero: Interpretable ML for space weather
#43 : 15 min Yang Chen: Flare forecasting with ML
#44 : 15 min David Fouhey: Cross-emulating solar images with ML
#45 : 15 min Richard Higgins**: Fast and accurate ML emulation of the HMI pipeline
#46 : 15 min Daniel Iong**: Statistical Methods for forecasting SYM-H
#47 : 15 min Enrico Camporeale: Probabilistic estimate of regional ground magnetic perturbations

Block 9: Nov 6, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm, Chair: Tamas Gombosi; Note-taker: Tuija Pulkkinen
#48 : 15 min Jim Spann: Space weather investigations at NASA
#49 : 15 min Janet Kozyra: Heliophysics DRIVE Science Centers
#50 : 15 min Slava Lukin: The NSF plasma simulation programs
#51 : 15 min Mangala Sharma: The NSF Space Weather program
#52 : 15 min Bill Murtagh: National Space Weather Policy
#53 : 15 min Masha Kuznetsova: CCMC and the SWMF
Nov 6, 5:30 - 6:00: Open discussion; Discussion lead: Tamas Gombosi

Notes: *postdoc, **student


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RAS Specialist Discussion Meeting – 08 January 2021

From: Jasmine Kaur Sandhu, Andy Smith, Mervyn Freeman (jasmine.k.sandhu at northumbria.ac.uk)

We are pleased to announce an upcoming RAS Specialist Discussion Meeting on “Space Weather Energy Pathways and Implications for Impacts” to be held remotely on Friday 08 January 2021. Abstract submission is open, with a deadline of Friday 13 November. Details, including the meeting abstract, can be found at https://ras.ac.uk/events-and-meetings/ras-meetings/space-weather-energy-pathways-and-implications-impacts. 

The meeting will be hosted via a Zoom webinar, and all participants will be required to register for the event beforehand. Meeting registration is free for RAS Fellows and £5.00 for non-Fellows. The meeting will run from 10:30 – 15:30 on Friday 08 January 2021. The programme will include:
(a) Contributed talks.
(b) A collection of contributed posters, including a poster session.
(c) An open discussion on the September 2017 storm, accompanied by contributed 1-slide lightning talks to aid the discussion.

Abstracts should be submitted via the following Google Form by the end of Friday 13 November: https://forms.gle/BPEuj3WuibUqet5v7. 

We also invite contributions for the open discussion centred on the energy partitioning and Space Weather impacts of the September 2017 geomagnetic storm, in the format of short 1-slide lightning talks. The lightning talks could feature a particular set of observations, simulations, or modelling results for this event, or highlight a particular question or topic for discussion. If you would like to contribute a slide, please complete the following Google form by the end of Friday 13 November: https://forms.gle/aX1JVqLrmiPkzzCC7. 


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Magnetosphere Online Seminar Series

From: Kyle Murphy, David Sibeck (magnetosphere.seminars at gmail.com)

You are invited to join the Magnetosphere Online Seminar Series every Monday at 12 pm (EDST, 1600 UT).

On Monday October 19, Jim Drake will discuss Magnetic reconnection and the structure of the magnetopause at 12 PM EDST. A link to join the seminar via Zoom or YouTube can be found on our home page (https://msolss.github.io/MagSeminars/). The password to join the Zoom seminar is Mag at 1. 

On Monday October 26 Jimmy Reader will be discussing Global MHD. 

You can see previous talks here - https://msolss.github.io/MagSeminars/blog.html

And add your name to the mailing list here - https://msolss.github.io/MagSeminars/mail-list.html


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2021 NASA Heliophysics Summer School - Recruitment Announcement

From: Kendra Greb (kgreb at ucar.edu)

Long-Term Solar Activity: Earth and Space Climate 
NASA’s Living with a Star Heliophysics Summer School
June 15 - 22, 2021
Deadline For Applications: January 22, 2021

We welcome you to apply for the 2021 Heliophysics Summer School, which will be held June 15 - 22, 2021 in beautiful Boulder, Colorado. We are seeking approximately 35 graduate students - from masters through postdoctoral fellows - to join us this coming summer for a unique professional experience. You will learn about the exciting science of heliophysics as a broad, coherent discipline that reaches in space from the Earth’s troposphere to the depths of the Sun, and in time from the formation of the solar system to the distant future.

The 2021 Heliophysics Summer School focused on the physics of the connections between the Sun, the heliosphere, the magnetospheres and the upper atmospheres of the planets, and its implications for Earth and space climate. The solar system offers a wide variety of conditions under which the interaction of objects with a plasma environment can be studied, while exoplanets and Sun-like stars offer an even wider range of perspectives with lessons about our local cosmos from distant past to distant future. The lecture series will include a core set of lectures covering the fundamentals of heliophysics and the underlying plasma physics. Additional lectures will include solar cycle predictions, solar spectral irradiance, and long-term evolution of the geospace climate. The lectures will be supplemented with hands-on laboratory exercises that explore the Sun-Earth system.  Both lectures and laboratories will draw on a set of 5 textbooks developed over previous years of the summer school.  The aim of the summer school is to provide students with the background and understanding they need to do research and make discoveries about the interconnected Heliophysics system in their professional careers.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the 2021 Heliophysics Summer School may be held in a virtual format. More information will be provided as available.

For more information please visit: https://cpaess.ucar.edu/heliophysics/summer-school/recruitment-announcement


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JOB OPENING: Tenure Track Faculty Position in Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, University of Michigan

From: Chris Ruf (cruf at umich.edu)

The Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering (CLaSP) in the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor invites applications for a tenure track faculty position with expertise in essential components of the stressed climate system who can bridge and strengthen our existing research portfolio. Specific subdisciplines of interest include meteorology and climate dynamics, polar science, atmospheric chemistry and air quality, clouds and water cycle feedbacks, and impacts of climate mitigation. The department welcomes expertise in either experimental (satellite, airborne, or ground-based instrumentation) or modeling (numerical weather prediction, climate modeling, machine learning, big data applications) areas. Although the position is open to all ranks, we especially seek candidates at the Assistant Professor level. We look for candidates who are capable of developing an internationally recognized research program, successfully competing for external funding, mentoring doctoral students, and participating in our educational programs at the graduate and undergraduate levels.  We welcome applications from candidates whose research addresses cross-disciplinary areas that complement our existing strengths in climate sciences and engineering and the development of space instrumentation and missions.

Applications should include a cover letter, CV, research and teaching statements, a statement describing any activities, contributions, or plans related to supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion, and a list of four references with contact details. For full consideration, applications compiled into a single PDF should be received before December 15th, 2020. Applications should be addressed to clasp-fac-search at umich.edu. Questions about the position or application process can be directed to the search committee chair Chris Ruf (cruf at umich.edu). The availability of this position is contingent upon final University approval.

University of Michigan is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. CLaSP and the College of Engineering are especially interested in exceptionally well qualified candidates who will contribute, through their research, teaching, and service, to the department's goal of eliminating systemic racism and sexism by embracing our culture of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI). Women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. The University is also responsive to the needs of dual-career couples. The University is a non-discriminatory, affirmative action Employer.

Michigan Engineering’s vision is to be the world’s preeminent college of engineering serving the common good. This global outlook, leadership focus, and service commitment permeate our culture. Our vision is supported by a mission and values that, together, provide the framework for all that we do.  Information about our vision, mission and values can be found at: http://strategicvision.engin.umich.edu/.

The University of Michigan has a storied legacy of commitment to DEI. The Michigan Engineering component of the University’s comprehensive, five-year, DEI strategic plan—with updates on our programs and resources dedicated to ensuring a welcoming, fair, and inclusive environment—can be found at: http://www.engin.umich.edu/college/about/diversity.


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JOB OPENING: Tenure Track Faculty Position in Space Sciences and Engineering, University of Michigan

From: Chris Ruf (cruf at umich.edu)

The Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering in the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor invites applications for a tenure track faculty position in the field of space science with strong interest and expertise in plasma processes preferably of the near-Earth space environment. We seek candidates interested in advanced numerical methodologies and models and/or in the development, operation, and analysis of data from related spaceborne space science instruments. Although the position is open to all ranks, we especially seek candidates at the Assistant Professor level. We look for candidates who are capable of developing an internationally recognized research program, successfully competing for external funding, mentoring doctoral students, and participating in our educational programs at the graduate and undergraduate levels.  We welcome applications from candidates whose research addresses cross-disciplinary areas that complement our existing strengths in space sciences and engineering and the development of space instrumentation and missions.

Applications should include a cover letter, CV, research and teaching statements, a statement describing any activities, contributions, or plans related to supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion, and a list of four references with contact details. For full consideration, applications compiled into a single PDF should be received before December 1st, 2020. Applications should be addressed to clasp-fac-search at umich.edu. Questions about the position or application process can be directed to the search committee chair Chris Ruf (cruf at umich.edu). The availability of this position is contingent upon final University approval.  

University of Michigan is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. CLASP and the College of Engineering are especially interested in exceptionally well qualified candidates who will contribute, through their research, teaching, and service, to the department's goal of eliminating systemic racism and sexism by embracing our culture of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI). Women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. The University is also responsive to the needs of dual-career couples. The University is a non-discriminatory, affirmative action Employer.

Michigan Engineering’s vision is to be the world’s preeminent college of engineering serving the common good. This global outlook, leadership focus, and service commitment permeate our culture. Our vision is supported by a mission and values that, together, provide the framework for all that we do.  Information about our vision, mission and values can be found at: http://strategicvision.engin.umich.edu/.

The University of Michigan has a storied legacy of commitment to DEI. The Michigan Engineering component of the University’s comprehensive, five-year, DEI strategic plan—with updates on our programs and resources dedicated to ensuring a welcoming, fair, and inclusive environment—can be found at: http://www.engin.umich.edu/college/about/diversity.


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JOB OPENING: Space Weather Scientist at NASA Goddard

From: Robert Robinson (robinsonr at cua.edu)

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s Heliophysics Science Division is seeking a space weather analyst. The Division is establishing a new activity that will provide space weather analysis services to NASA exploration missions utilizing models and software transitioned from the Community Coordinated Modeling Center (CCMC). The new activity will also ingest real-time space environment information and observational data streams from a variety of sources and will work closely with the CCMC.  

Space weather analysis includes monitoring the Sun for solar flares and eruptions and making projections of how these activities may impact NASA’s human exploration and operations missions. The selected individual will work with other analysts and scientists to interpret and analyze space weather observations from the different missions, use tools and simulations to characterize coronal mass ejections and solar energetic particle events, troubleshoot simulations, keep daily logs, and communicate with NASA and external partners pertinent to human spaceflight.   Specialized space weather training will be provided to develop these skills.  During critical phases of human exploration activities (average of 30 days per year), the selected individual may work evenings or overnight shifts.  

Required Qualifications
· Excellent communication, problem solving, and critical thinking skills
· Must be detail oriented and organized
· Willingness to learn new skills
· Ability to work quickly and accurately on time sensitive tasks
· Experience with scientific data analysis

The selected candidate will be resident at the NASA/GSFC in Greenbelt, Maryland, and be employed at the Catholic University of America via an existing contract. Women and minority candidates are encouraged to apply. Please be aware that applicants need not have all the desired skills and experience to be considered for this position.  If you have passion for the work, along with experience in a related field, you are encouraged to apply.  We support on-the-job training for any additional skills or knowledge that become relevant to the position.

The position is full-time for a probationary period of one year with possibility of renewal for subsequent years. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience.  For full consideration, submit a cover letter and resume to Dr. Robert Robinson at robinsonr at cua.edu .   Informal inquiries via e-mail are welcome.


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JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral Research Position in the Physics Department at Auburn University

From: Hong Zhao (zzh0054 at auburn.edu)

The Physics Department at Auburn University has an opening for a postdoctoral research fellow position in Space Physics. The researcher is expected to investigate the role of electric fields in producing the deep penetration of energetic (10s to 100s of keV) particles into the radiation belts. This position will involve data analysis using particle and field observations from the Van Allen Probes, THEMIS, and DMSP, as well as accompanying modeling efforts. Experience in particle and/or electric field data analysis of satellite data is highly desirable.  Interested candidates are strongly encouraged to submit an application before January 1, 2021 to the COSAM Postdoctoral Fellow Pool 2020-2021 (http://www.auemployment.com/postings/19435), and please refer to "Space Physics" in the cover letter.  The contact person for this position is Dr. Hong Zhao (zzh0054 at auburn.edu).

The College of Sciences and Mathematics (COSAM) at Auburn University located in Auburn AL (http://www.auburn.edu/cosam) is seeking candidates for the position of postdoctoral fellow in the sciences and mathematics. From time-to-time, postdoctoral positions become available under a variety of research grants and projects in the college. We are seeking applications from individuals with a Ph.D. at the time employment begins in any one area such as: biology, chemistry, geosciences, mathematics, statistics, physics or related fields. The candidates selected for these positions must be able to meet eligibility requirements to work in the United States at the time appointment is scheduled to begin and continue working legally for the proposed term of employment; and must possess excellent written and interpersonal communication skills. The positions are available for a minimum of one year as full-time 12 month appointments, with renewal possible based on performance, need, and/or funding for a maximum of four years. These are non-tenure track positions. Salary will be commensurate with education and experience. Review of applications will begin after September 25th, 2020 and continue throughout the year as positions become available. Please upload a curriculum vitae, statement of research interests, statement of contributions to diversity and inclusion (more information https://www.auburn.edu/cosam/about/mission-vision-oied.htm), and contact information for three professional references.

Auburn University is an EEO/Vet/Disability Employer and committed to building an inclusive and diverse community.


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JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Space Physics at JHU/APL

From: Robert Allen (Robert.Allen at jhuapl.edu)

The Space Physics Group at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL) is seeking a Post-Doctoral Researcher to conduct basic scientific research on energetic particle processes in the inner heliosphere through the use of observations from the Parker Solar Probe mission and the Suprathermal Ion Spectrograph (SIS) instrument on Solar Orbiter. Efforts will include data processing, instrument operation, science trade analyses in support of both missions, as well as in-depth original scientific research on solar wind, energetic particle acceleration, coronal mass ejections, and related fundamental physical processes.

The successful applicant must have completed a PhD in Physics or a related field by the start of the position, and demonstrated experience in a scientific field applicable to space physics. The applicant should have an in-depth knowledge of space plasma and/or solar physics, preferably including acceleration and transport processes of energetic particles in the corona and the solar wind. The applicant should have experience with the analysis of in-situ and/or remote sensing datasets, and the ability to utilize models, either empirical or physics-based, to aid the interpretation of spacecraft observations.

For more details and to apply, please see: https://prdtss.jhuapl.edu/jobs/post-doctoral-fellow-solar-space-physics-573
For questions, please contact Dr. Robert Allen (Robert.Allen at jhuapl.edu)


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JOB OPENING: Postdoc with MAVEN’s Imaging UltraViolet Spectrograph Team

From: Nick Schneider (nick.schneider at lasp.colorado.edu)

The Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at the University of Colorado Boulder seeks a talented scientist for the Imaging Ultraviolet Spectrograph (IUVS) team on MAVEN. IUVS is making important discoveries in Mars atmosphere, including escape and evolution, aurora, nightglow, photochemistry, composition, dynamics and cloud formation. 

Key Responsibilities: Observational studies of the Mars atmosphere through ultraviolet spectroscopy and imaging.  Scientific analysis of data obtained, publication of results in scientific journals, conference presentations. Support for mission/instrument operations and observation planning. Operation and enhancement of automated data processing pipelines. Mentoring student researchers.

Qualifications: Ph.D in Planetary Science, Astronomy, Atmospheric Science, Physics or similar. Coding proficiency in python, IDL or similar. Skill with data analysis, image processing, statistics. Familiarity with Mars atmospheric science, including one or more of the following: atmospheric structure, dayglow, nightglow, aurora, photochemistry, ultraviolet spectroscopy, atmospheric evolution, climate, waves and tides, General Circulation Models, numerical simulation.

Please see https://jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/jobDetail?jobId=21086 for more on CU/Boulder, LASP, benefits. We are committed to building a culturally diverse community of faculty, staff, and students contributing to an inclusive campus environment. Application review begins on 15 November. Remote work during the pandemic is negotiable. Contact nick.schneider at lasp.colorado.edu


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