[SPA] SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER, Volume XXIX, Issue 54

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AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION
SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER
Volume XXIX, Issue 54
Sep.15,2022

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Table of Contents

1. MEETING: Prof. Yohsuke Kamide Memorial Symposium "Toward understanding and prediction of solar-terrestrial system phenomena"

2. MEETING: THEMIS/ARTEMIS Post-AGU SWT Meeting in Chicago, Saturday, December 17, 2022

3. MEETING: SmallSats for Space Weather Research and Forecasting (SSWRF II) workshop, 3–7 October 2022 -- Final Reminder

4. Magnetosphere Online Seminar Series

5. Online Cold Plasma Seminar

6. JOB OPENING: Open Rank Faculty Position in Space Sciences at University of Texas at Dallas

7. JOB OPENING: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position in Space Weather at the University of Delaware

8. JOB OPENING: Senior Scientist for Space Weather at NOAA NESDIS

9. JOB OPENING: Scientific Software Engineer in Boulder

10. JOB OPENING: A Researcher Position within Plasma and Space Physics - Ionospheric Plasma Modeling and Experiments Is Available at the University of Oslo, Norway

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


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MEETING: Prof. Yohsuke Kamide Memorial Symposium "Toward understanding and prediction of solar-terrestrial system phenomena"

From: Kanya Kusano (kusano at nagoya-u.jp)

We will hold a symposium in memory of the late Prof. Yohsuke Kamide on November 14, 2022. The symposium will be held in memory of the late Prof. Kamide, who passed away on December 9, 2021.

Prof. Kamide graduated from the Graduate School of Science at the University of Tokyo in 1972. After completing his graduate studies at the Graduate School of Science, the University of Tokyo in 1972, he worked at the University of Alaska and the University of Colorado. After returning to Japan in 1977, he became a professor at Kyoto Sangyo University and Nagoya University and also served as the director of the Solar-Terrestrial Environmental Laboratory at Nagoya University. He has also served as editor-in-chief of AGU's Journal of Geophysical Research and as the founder of AOGS. He has also made great efforts in outreach activities.

The symposium is planned to provide an opportunity to look back on Prof. Kamide's achievements, remember him together, and pass him on to the next generation. We are planning to have invited speakers and messages from people who are closely related to Prof. Kamide.

Date： November 14, 2022
Place： Noyori Conference Hall, Nagoya University, and Internet via Zoom
Deadline for Registration and Message to Prof. Kamide: November 6, 2022
Homepage and registration: https://www.isee.nagoya-u.ac.jp/kamide_symp/


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MEETING: THEMIS/ARTEMIS Post-AGU SWT Meeting in Chicago, Saturday, December 17, 2022

From: Emmanuel Masongsong (emasongsong at igpp.ucla.edu)

Hope you all are keeping cool this summer! This email is to announce that we will resume our annual in-person THEMIS/ARTEMIS SWT meeting right after AGU in Chicago on Saturday Dec 17th, 8:30am-5pm. This will be hybrid/virtual, and the venue will be the Hilton Garden Inn McCormick Place (Hudson Room) very close to the conference center.

Hilton Garden Inn McCormick Place
123 E Cermak Rd Suite 300 
Chicago, IL 60616

Following tradition, this is a very informal rapid-fire, Q&A-style series of presentations, offering most science return per minute of attendance.  Hope you will attend this meeting as it’s always a highlight of the AGU trip for many of us. 

The meeting will start with a 2 hr mission planning and outlook session, followed by science presentations highlighting current topics. As usual, we will have short talks (~5 mins each AND 3 slides absolute maximum) with time for questions, which helps keep the meeting very focused. 

Rough agenda: 
8:30-10:30 am Mission planning and operations outlook. 
Products, processing, upcoming opportunities, strategy. 
11:00 – 12:00: Science, 5min presentations. 
12:00 – 1:15: Lunch 
1:15 - 5:00 pm. Science 5min presentations.

Please register and submit your talk title here: https://commerce.cashnet.com/THEMIS

Registration will be $20 for in-person attendance and $10 for remote attendance. Pastries, fruit, coffee, tea and juice will be provided.

The deadline to submit your abstracts will be November 25, 2022. We will update the agenda and venue info closer to the date.

Look forward to seeing you there! 

Best regards, 

Emmanuel Masongsong, Tai Phan, Jasper Halekas, David Sibeck, and Vassilis Angelopoulos


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MEETING: SmallSats for Space Weather Research and Forecasting (SSWRF II) workshop, 3–7 October 2022 -- Final Reminder

From: Amir Caspi (amir at boulder.swri.edu)

Registration is still open for the second SmallSats for Space Weather Research and Forecasting (SSWRF II) workshop.  There is no registration fee, but registration is required.  The registration deadline is 25 Sep 2022 (there is no on-site registration due to security requirements at JHU/APL).

While the abstract deadline has passed, late abstracts are welcome and will be considered, especially if submitted within the next few days, although they cannot be guaranteed a time slot and may be assigned as posters depending on circumstances.  We anticipate the detailed agenda to be released on or around 22 Sep 2022.

Financial support applications are welcome until 3 Oct 2022. This support is available to anyone who needs assistance to more fully participate in the workshop, and applications are welcome from all in need, whether for in-person or online attendance.

Additional details and links to the forms can be found on the workshop website, https://sswrf.boulder.swri.edu, along with session topic descriptions, travel information, and other details.

We look forward to seeing you at SSWRF II, October 3–7, 2022 in Laurel, MD and online!

On behalf of the SSWRF II lead organizers:
Amir Caspi (chair), James P. Mason (LOC chair), Ian Cohen, Therese Moretto Jørgensen, Teresa Nieves-Chinchilla, Linda Neergaard Parker, Bob Robinson, Vadim Uritsky

Sponsored by NSF grant 1712718


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Magnetosphere Online Seminar Series

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

We invite you to join us every Monday at 12 pm (EDST, 1600 UT) for the weekly Magnetosphere Online Seminar Series.

John Haiducek will give our next seminar “Interfacing Python with compiled languages” on Monday September 19. 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 September 26 Paul O’Brien will be discussing Drift Phase Structure Implications for Radiation Belt Transport. 

You can view the current 2022 schedule here - https://msolss.github.io/MagSeminars/schedule.html

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


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Online Cold Plasma Seminar

From: Pedro Resendiz (resendiz at lanl.gov)

Dear colleagues,

Please join us for the Online Cold-Plasma Seminar series on September 21th, 2022. 
Details can be found at:
https://www.lanl.gov/org/ddste/aldsc/theoretical/applied-mathematics-plasma-physics/cold-plasma-seminars.php

where the zoom link will be posted prior to each seminar. You can also join the distribution mailing list by contacting Gian Luca Delzanno (delzanno at lanl.gov).

The speaker is Toshi Nishimura from the Center for Space Physics at Boston University:

Speaker: Toshi Nishimura, Center for Space Physics at Boston University.
Title: Multi-Scale Density Structures in the Plasmaspheric Plume.
Date: September 21th, 2022
Time: 11 AM-12 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 4-5 PM Universal Time Coordinated, 5-6 PM Central European Summer Time.
Recorded Seminar: TBD.

Thanks,
Pedro Resendiz
Los Alamos National Laboratory


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JOB OPENING: Open Rank Faculty Position in Space Sciences at University of Texas at Dallas

From: Lunjin Chen (lunjin.chen at gmail.com)

The Physics Department in the School of Natural Science and Mathematics at The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) is seeking to fill an open-rank faculty position affiliated with UTD’s W. B. Hanson Center for Space Sciences. The Center has a vigorous research program associated with fundamental and applied studies of the Earth’s ionosphere-thermosphere-magnetosphere (ITM) system using space and ground-based experimental resources as well as numerical modeling. We seek candidates capable of complementing or expanding the research capabilities of the Center. Successful candidates should have a PhD in a field related to space sciences with an appropriate record of research accomplishment and a strong commitment to teaching at both the undergraduate and advanced graduate level.

Candidates must have a PhD or equivalent in space physics or a closely related field, and demonstrate their commitment to excellence in teaching, research, and service, which includes a strong commitment to principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion. All candidates are expected to work effectively in a highly collaborative, engaging, and dynamic environment comprised of individuals of diverse backgrounds, skills, and perspectives. Applications will be evaluated starting Nov 1st, 2022 and will continue until the positions are filled. The appointment is expected to commence in fall 2023. 

The job posting can be found via
https://jobs.utdallas.edu/postings/21021

Further inquiries may be directed to the search committee members at
spacescisearch at lists.utdallas.edu

The University of Texas at Dallas is committed to providing an educational, living, and working environment that is welcoming, respectful, and inclusive of all members of the university community. The University prohibits unlawful discrimination against a person because of their race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status.


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JOB OPENING: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position in Space Weather at the University of Delaware

From: Michael Shay (shay at udel.edu)

Application Deadline: November 15, 2022

The Department of Physics and Astronomy in the College of Arts and Sciences of the University of Delaware seeks an Assistant Professor (tenure track) in the area of space weather.  The successful candidate should have a demonstrated background in heliophysics, space physics, or plasma physics, with applications to space weather or related subfields, a PhD degree and postdoctoral experience in physics or a related discipline. Theorists and observationalists with data analysis, computational, and nonlinear simulation skills and interests are particularly sought. Space physics and the subfield of space weather is a longstanding specialty of the Department of Physics and Astronomy and the Bartol Research Institute, with research focuses in theoretical, computational, and observational topics. We seek candidates who will engage in high-quality teaching and mentoring at both the undergraduate levels.  Furthermore, the successful candidate will be expected to both provide effective instruction and advising to a diverse population of graduate and undergraduate students and, importantly, to demonstrate commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion in their educational, research, and academic service activities.  International candidates are welcome to apply.  UD International Students and Scholars Services will provide assistance to international scholars. 

For full consideration applications should be submitted by November 15, 2022 Applicants should upload (1) a cover letter (2) a curriculum vitae, (3) a three-page maximum research proposal, (4) a one-page statement on their teaching experience, interests, and philosophy and (5) a one-page statement on how their teaching, research, and/or service will demonstrate a commitment to and advance diversity, equity and inclusion. Contact information for three references should be submitted and the reference contacts will immediately receive an automated request to upload. Reference letters must be uploaded before the application can be reviewed. For additional information, please contact Michael Shay at dpa-facultysearches at udel.edu. The University of Delaware is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

A more detailed version of the announcement with additional information on this position is available on the University of Delaware’s website: https://careers.udel.edu/en-us/job/499252/assistant-professor-department-of-physics-and-astronomy


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JOB OPENING: Senior Scientist for Space Weather at NOAA NESDIS

From: Elsayed Talaat (elsayed.talaat at noaa.gov)

Dear Colleagues,

I am pleased to announce that a position is now being advertised for a Senior Scientist for Space Weather  at NOAA's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service (NESDIS). The Senior Scientist will serve as the principal scientific authority and the lead scientist focused on applied research in the field of space weather as NESDIS implements next generation operational space weather observations.

For this position, please address the specialized experience noted. Please pass this on to interested parties. 

Please find the link here: 
https://www.usajobs.gov/job/675517400


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JOB OPENING: Scientific Software Engineer in Boulder

From: Paul Lotoaniu (paul.lotoaniu at noaa.gov)

The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) at the University of Colorado Boulder (CU) has an immediate opening for a scientific software engineer working within the space weather team in the NOAA-NCEI Solar-Terrestrial Physics (STP) section supporting NCEI’s work on different NOAA/NASA spacecraft missions. The software engineer will work on wide-ranging software tasks supporting spacecraft instrument science group's efforts, including monitoring applications, developing, and validating software tools, developing data access applications, providing guidance on software issues, and improving scientific and calibration/validation codes. The successful candidate will be an essential member of a team of scientists, analysts, data managers and software developers dedicated to diverse projects to validate, process, disseminate and do research with NOAA’s space weather data. 

We value diversity and inclusion and encourage individuals from under-represented groups to apply.

For questions contact Dr. Paul Loto’aniu (paul.lotoaniu at noaa.gov)
Apply at: https://jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDetail?jobId=42411


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JOB OPENING: A Researcher Position within Plasma and Space Physics - Ionospheric Plasma Modeling and Experiments Is Available at the University of Oslo, Norway

From: Wojciech Miloch (w.j.miloch at fys.uio.no)

A position as a Researcher in Plasma and Space Physics, with a focus on numerical studies of ionospheric plasma processes in the polar regions, is available at the Department of Physics, University of Oslo. The position is for 3 years. Within the framework of the position, duties may be assigned. Starting date as soon as possible.

The position is funded in part through the ERC Consolidator Grant entitled: “4DSpace: integrated study for space weather at high latitudes” (55%) and in part through other external projects (45%). The project “4DSpace: integrated study for space weather at high latitudes” combines in-situ experiments by sounding rockets, ground-based measurements, numerical modeling, and satellite data. It aims to determine the role of auroral particle precipitation at different geomagnetic conditions in forming plasma density irregularities at various altitudes, by accounting also for collisions with neutral background. It will also establish foundations for the physically based forecasting of scintillations of trans-ionospheric radio waves in the polar regions.

Within the scope of the ERC Consolidator Grant project, the successful candidate will be responsible for large-scale numerical simulations with numerical particle-in-cell codes to study the evolution of plasma instabilities and onset of turbulence at kinetic levels, accounting also for auroral particle precipitation and weakly collisional plasmas.

Deadline: 29th September 2022.
More information about the position and how to apply: 
https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/230981/researcher-in-plasma-and-space-physics-ionospheric-plasma-modeling-and-experiments


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