[SPA] SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER, Volume XXIX, Issue 50

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AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION
SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER
Volume XXIX, Issue 50
Aug.21,2022

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Table of Contents

1. Decadal Survey White Papers: Deadline Extension

2. MEETING: Second STEVE Community Workshop - October 6-8, 2022 -- In-person Registration

3. JOB OPENING: Geospace Research Scientist at CIRES CU Boulder/NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center

4. JOB OPENING: Postdoc on Machine Learning for Space Weather at University of Colorado Boulder

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


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Decadal Survey White Papers: Deadline Extension

From: Robyn Millan, Stephen Fuselier, Abigail Sheffer, Art Charo (SSPHDecadal at nas.edu)

The Decadal Survey on Solar and Space Physics (Heliophysics) is extending the white paper due date to midnight, Eastern time, September 7 (extended from the original due date of August 18th), to give the community additional time and to provide the following clarifications. No further extensions to the white paper due date can be accommodated.

-   White papers are limited to seven pages, not including references or the cover page. There is no limit on the number of references.

-   Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, all materials submitted to the committee must be made publicly available. White papers will be publicly available on the Decadal Survey website shortly after submission even if the author chooses not to publish it in the Bulletin of the AAS. White papers should not include any ITAR, proprietary, or otherwise restricted information.

-   For more information on how early-career community members can get involved, materials and recordings from two early-career webinars held in 2021 are available at 
 https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/decadal-survey-for-solar-and-space-physics-early-career-webinars

White paper authors are strongly encouraged to read the white paper specifications and FAQ and preview the submission form, which are available at https://nas.edu/ssphdecadal under Resources.


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MEETING: Second STEVE Community Workshop - October 6-8, 2022 -- In-person Registration

From: Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, Phil Erickson, Bharat Kunduri, Carlos Martinis, and Gareth Perry (bea.gallardolacourt at nasa.gov)

On behalf of the organizing committee, I would like to invite you to participate in the Second STEVE Community Workshop: Advancing Understanding of A New Atmospheric Phenomenon.  The workshop will be hosted at MIT Haystack Observatory on Thursday October 6 to Saturday October 8, 2022, and is sponsored by a National Science Foundation grant.

The Second STEVE workshop will be hybrid. The in-person component will be held at MIT Haystack Observatory in Westford, Massachusetts, USA. We invite in-person attendees to register using the following link:

LINK TO REGISTRATION: https://forms.gle/1dFohe8ij3aWWqLu7

Please complete the registration no later than Thursday, September 1st, 2022 at midnight PDT. Note that capacity is limited for in person attendance at the MIT Haystack facilities.

The virtual component will be open to the whole community via Zoom and will be simulcast on YouTube.  No registration is needed to attend the workshop virtually.

Funding possibilities are available upon request and availability. We plan to prioritize funding for students, citizen scientists, and early career attendees.  

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me or any member of the organizing committee.

Organizing Committee:
Phil Erickson, MIT Haystack Observatory
Gareth Perry, New Jersey Institute of Technology
Carlos Martinis, Boston University
Bharat Kunduri, Virginia Tech
Bea Gallardo-Lacourt, NASA/CUA


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JOB OPENING: Geospace Research Scientist at CIRES CU Boulder/NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center

From: Hazel Bain (hazel.bain at noaa.gov)

The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences at the University of Colorado, Boulder is seeking a Research Associate with experience in the development, use, or maintenance of large-scale numerical models for a position at the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC). 

The successful applicant will be responsible for model validation efforts and product development for the operational Geospace Model, a global Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) model of Earth’s magnetosphere, which uses components of the University of Michigan’s Space Weather Modeling Framework (SWMF) to predict conditions in Earth’s near-space environment and on Earth’s surface. The successful candidate will undertake extensive efforts to validate Geospace model results, as well as exploring other complementary models, to develop actionable products to assist space weather forecasters and customers in their decision making process. The successful applicant will work closely with the space weather testbed to transition proven capabilities into real-time operations.

For more information on the job and how to apply, please follow this link:
https://jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDetail/?jobId=41947

This position will remain posted until filled. Applications received by September 23rd, 2022 will receive full consideration.


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JOB OPENING: Postdoc on Machine Learning for Space Weather at University of Colorado Boulder

From: Enrico Camporeale (enrico.camporeale at noaa.gov)

The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) encourages applications for a full-time Post-Doctoral Associate to work on the development, validation, and calibration of space weather models, using machine learning and physics-based models. This position contributes to a NASA-funded project within the ‘Space Weather with Quantified Uncertainty’ program. The main objective will be to deliver probabilistic space weather forecasts with their associated uncertainties. In particular, this position will focus on the forecast of solar wind quantities (speed and magnetic field). The position will involve close collaboration with other post-docs, students, and senior members of the project, which are divided between CIRES, the Computer Science Department and the Space Weather Technology, Research, and Education Center (SWx-TREC) at CU Boulder, and the space physics group at the University of California, Los Angeles. The position will be primarily based at CU Boulder, although remote working can be considered.

Applications received by August 31st, 2022 will receive full consideration. The position will remain open until finalists have been identified.

https://jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDetail?jobId=37501


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