[SPA] SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER, Volume XXX, Issue 4

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SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER
Volume XXX, Issue 4
Jan.22,2023

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Table of Contents

1. Save Mars Express!

2. NSF Partnerships for Innovation Webinar for ECLIPSE and SWx Communities

3. MEETING: DAP 2023 Meeting Announcement

4. 2023 Los Alamos Space Weather Summer School

5. VERSIM Journal Club: Online Meetings for Students and Early Career Scientists

6. RBSP Online Seminar 27 January 12:00 ET US

7. GeoDAWG Seminar Series

8. JOB OPENING: Research Astrophysicist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

9. JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral Researcher in the Space Physics Research Group at Auburn University

10. Vice-Chancellor's Fellowship Scheme and Proleptic Professor / Associate Professor / Assistant Professor of Solar and Space Physics (Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK)

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


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Save Mars Express!

From: Stas Barabash (stas.barabash at irf.se)

The very successful ESA Mars Express mission is healthy, still going strong, and is providing unique data on Mars since 2003 but it is in danger now. ESA has decided for the first time since the beginning of the mission to propose its termination shortly after March 2023 due to funding constraints for operations.

For 20 years Mars Express has been supplying the planetary community worldwide with measurements covering all aspects of the Martian science, including Mars - solar wind interaction. The mission covers almost two solar cycles and shall continue!

See more details in the letter at
https://tinyurl.com/extendMEXletter

The community must react! Support further extensions of Mars Express by signing a Save Mars Express petition at
https://tinyurl.com/extendMEXsign


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NSF Partnerships for Innovation Webinar for ECLIPSE and SWx Communities

From: Vyacheslav (Slava) Lukin (vlukin at nsf.gov)

NSF is hosting a Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) [ https://beta.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/partnerships-innovation-pfi-0 ] webinar on February 21, at 2pm EST specifically targeted at plasma science & engineering and space weather communities.  

Register in advance for this webinar:  https://nsf.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_GgO-BKe0TlG1zrmj7RxsBg

The NSF PFI program is managed by the new Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIP) and offers researchers from all disciplines of science and engineering funded by NSF the opportunity to perform translational research and technology development, catalyze partnerships and accelerate the transition of discoveries from the laboratory to the marketplace for societal benefit.  

Partnerships for Innovation program has five broad goals: 
(1) identifying and supporting NSF-sponsored research and technologies that have the potential for accelerated commercialization; 
(2) supporting prior or current NSF-sponsored investigators, institutions of higher education, and non-profit organizations that partner with an institution of higher education in undertaking proof-of-concept work, including the development of technology prototypes that are derived from NSF-sponsored research and have potential market value; 
(3) promoting sustainable partnerships between NSF-funded institutions, industry, and other organizations within academia and the private sector with the purpose of accelerating the transfer of technology; 
(4) developing multi-disciplinary innovation ecosystems which involve and are responsive to the specific needs of academia and industry; 
(5) providing professional development, mentoring, and advice in entrepreneurship, project management, and technology and business development to innovators.

The webinar will describe the PFI program and project / principal investigator eligibility, as well as allow for extended Q&A.  Note that the definition of projects “derived from NSF-sponsored research” is expected to include research funded by NSF, as well as by our Partner Agencies as a result of proposals submitted to and reviewed by NSF.  The webinar will be recorded.


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MEETING: DAP 2023 Meeting Announcement

From: Tobin Munsat, Xu Wang, Mihaly Horanyi (horanyi at colorado.edu)

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the 4th Dust, Atmosphere, and Plasma Environment of the Moon and Small Bodies (DAP-2023) workshop this summer.  This will be a three-day workshop from June 5-7, 2023 in Boulder, CO.

The DAP-2023 workshop will be hosted by the SSERVI-IMPACT team at the University of Colorado, and will be a forum to (i) discuss our current understanding of the surface environment of the Moon and other small bodies, (ii) share new results from past and ongoing missions to the moon, airless bodies and comets, and (iii) describe expectations, problems, and solutions for planned future missions to dusty destinations.

DAP-2023 will follow the tradition of three previous workshops, LDAP-2010, DAP-2012, and DAP-2017. Contributions to each of these workshops were published in special issues of Planetary and Space Sciences.

A more detailed announcement with abstract submission instructions and dates should be arriving to your in-box by the end of the month, but for now please mark your calendar, and we look forward to seeing you in Boulder this June!

Best regards,
Tobin Munsat, Xu Wang, and Mihaly Horanyi
DAP-2023 organizers


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2023 Los Alamos Space Weather Summer School

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

Dear colleagues,
a friendly reminder that the deadline for application to the Los Alamos National Laboratory Space Weather Summer School is Jan 31st 2023 … and is fast approaching! 

Information about the school can be found at:
https://www.lanl.gov/projects/national-security-education-center/space-earth-center/space-weather-school/index.php

Note also that additional projects and mentors have been added recently and can be found at the following link:
https://www.lanl.gov/projects//national-security-education-center/space-earth-center/space-weather-school/mentors-projects.php

Please do not hesitate to contact the school for any clarifications.

Sincerely,
Gian Luca Delzanno
Mike Henderson
LANL Space Weather Summer School co-directors


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VERSIM Journal Club: Online Meetings for Students and Early Career Scientists

From: Miroslav Hanzelka, Claudia Martinez (mirekhan at bu.edu)

Dear Colleagues and Friends,

We would like to bring your attention to the online meetings organized by the VERSIM Journal Club (JC). The JC was established in 2018 to promote interaction between students, early career scientists, and experienced researchers in the VERSIM (VLF-ELF Remote Sensing of Ionospheres and Magnetospheres) community. We hold monthly meetings where we discuss recently published papers and original research of our group members, with a topical focus on magnetospheric physics.

Each of our online sessions consists of a 30-45 minute talk followed by an open and usually informal discussion, where we encourage questions from students. Follow-up discussions are also possible on our Slack channel. The Slack channel is also used to keep up with news and questions from our members.

The next JC session will be held on Jan 30, 13:00 UTC and will focus on the topic of sub-relativistic electron precipitation, with the discussed paper being the recent An et al. study "Nonresonant Scattering of Relativistic Electrons by Electromagnetic Ion Cyclotron Waves in Earth's Radiation Belts" (DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.129.135101). You can find the Zoom link at the end of this message.

If you would like to join our sessions or just want to know more about our activities, contact us at versim.jc(at)gmail.com. We also welcome sessions by experts. If you are a senior researcher advising students and postdocs who might be interested in joining the Journal Club, please share this message with them.

We look forward to seeing you in our meetings!

Mirek Hanzelka (CSP, Boston U.) and Claudia Martinez (ISEE, Nagoya U.)

Meeting info:
https://bostonu.zoom.us/j/92702149981?pwd=TXZ5RzNFSU4yKzU4YSsxMEdyMWFMQT09
Time: 2023/01/30 13:00 UTC


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RBSP Online Seminar 27 January 12:00 ET US

From: Sasha Ukhorskiy (ukhorskiy at jhuapl.edu)

Next RBSP online seminar will be held on 27 January 2023, 12:00 ET US on the topic:  Solar Energetic Particles in Heliosphere and Geospace, lead by two speakers:

Ian Richardson “A Heliospheric View of Solar Energetic Particle Events ”

Rachael Filwett “Solar Energetic Particle Access to the Magnetosphere, a Comparison of 4 SEP Events Measured with RBSP”

For Zoom and YouTube streaming details please goto: https://sites.google.com/view/rbsp/home


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GeoDAWG Seminar Series

From: Tomoko Matsuo, Anthony Sciola, Adam Michael  (adam.michael at jhuapl.edu)

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to invite you to attend the monthly seminar series of the IAGA “Geospace Data Assimilation Working Group” (GeoDAWG). GeoDAWG’s purpose is to provide a forum to aid in the discussion of data assimilative modeling methods across the geospace sciences. More information can be found on our website: https://sites.google.com/view/geodawg/home

Seminars are held virtually at 11 am Eastern Time on the first Tuesday of every month. 

The next seminar will be held on February 7th by Chih-Ting Hsu titled “Impact of Thermospheric Data Assimilation with ICON MIGHTI wind data on Thermospheric and Equatorial Ionospheric Weather Monitoring.”

A link to join the seminar via Zoom can be found on the GeoDAWG website: https://sites.google.com/view/geodawg/seminars, along with the current GeoDAWG seminar schedule.

You can request to join our mailing list, https://sites.google.com/view/geodawg/mailing-list, if you would like to receive our regular newsletter where we share research highlights and information relevant to the community.

Speaker suggestions or questions can be also submitted online: https://sites.google.com/view/geodawg/contact-us, or you can email us directly at iaga.geodawg at gmail.com


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JOB OPENING: Research Astrophysicist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

From: Eftyhia Zesta, Menelaos Sarantos (eftyhia.zesta at nasa.gov)

The Science and Exploration Directorate, Heliophysics Division, Geospace Physics Laboratory (Code 673) at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) is seeking a Research Astrophysicist with a focus on flight mission management.  The successful candidate would join NASA as a civil servant scientist to perform research investigations in magnetospheric physics, to support mission operations and management, and to define science and mission requirements for future missions. The Geospace Physics Laboratory manages the Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission, and its members are currently developing instruments for the Lunar Gateway, the International Space Station, the Geospace Dynamics Constellation mission, cubesats, sounding rockets, balloons, and payloads and services for the Moon to Mars program. The position ID is GSFC-23-DE-11790668-DT, and applicants must describe experience that demonstrates competencies in leadership, research, and space science mission operations. On expression of interest, qualified candidates will be considered for mission science roles such as that of Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) Project Scientist or Deputy Project Scientist.
  
The full vacancy announcement will be posted on or about January 30
to  https://www.usajobs.gov/ and will close on February 10 at 11:59pm EST. Interested applicants should create a profile at usajobs.gov and begin preparing their CV, to be ready when the application period opens. This is a GS-14 or GS-15 level position (US citizens only) with annual salary in the range $132,368 -$183,500 depending on experience and qualifications. The work location is NASA-Goddard in Greenbelt, Maryland near Washington, DC. The successful candidate will work as part of a diverse and agile team whose core values include excellence, integrity, transparency, teamwork, and a growth mindset toward stewarding the nation’s Heliophysics program.

For additional information contact: Dr. Eftyhia Zesta (eftyhia.zesta at nasa.gov) and Dr. Menelaos Sarantos (menelaos.sarantos at nasa.gov)


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JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral Researcher in the Space Physics Research Group at Auburn University

From: Xueyi Wang; Yu Lin (wangxue at auburn.edu)

A post-doctoral research position is now available in the field of space plasma physics at Auburn University, with an expected starting date in April, 2023 or earlier. Review of applicants will begin Feb. 15, 2023 and will continue until the position is filled. The contact persons for this position are Drs. Xueyi Wang (wangxue at auburn.edu) and Yu Lin (linyu01 at auburn.edu).

This position is focused on understanding the physics of plasma waves, wave-particle interaction, and their global consequences in the Earth’s magnetosphere using our existing ANGIE3D and GCPIC simulation codes. Experience in kinetic simulations and/or observation data analysis is highly desirable. Interested candidates are encouraged to submit application according to the following instructions. 

The College of Sciences and Mathematics 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. 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. Please upload a curriculum vitae, statement of research interests, statement of contributions to diversity and inclusion (click here for more information), and contact information for three professional references.  Please apply at the following link:  https://www.auemployment.com/postings/31177.

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


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Vice-Chancellor's Fellowship Scheme and Proleptic Professor / Associate Professor / Assistant Professor of Solar and Space Physics (Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK)

From: John Coxon (john.coxon at northumbria.ac.uk)

Northumbria University (Newcastle upon Tyne, UK) is advertising a “Vice-Chancellor's Fellowship Scheme”. This is a three-year Fellowship period during which you will have a research-focussed workload which will ensure no formal scheduled teaching in Year 1; 50% of typical teaching workload in one semester in Year 2; and 50% of typical teaching workload across full year in Year 3.

The Vice-Chancellor's Fellowship Scheme aims to appoint exceptional academics to permanent appointments within the University’s areas of research excellence, which includes Solar and Space Physics. These appointments are being made at every level and so we welcome applications for Professor, Associate Professor, and Assistant Professor in the broad area of Solar and Space Physics. There is the possibility of multiple appointments.

You will join the Solar and Space Physics research group - a successful group pursuing high-international-priority research across the broad remit of Solar and Space Physics, based in the Department of Mathematics, Physics and Electrical Engineering. Evidence of the group’s success includes funding from STFC, NERC, Leverhulme Trust, Royal Astronomical Society, the US Air Force, UKSA, and four UKRI Senior Fellows. The group also plays multiple roles in the UKRI SWIMMR (Space Weather Instrumentation, Measurement, Modelling and Risk) programme in support of the UK Met Office. The group demonstrates international leadership across theory, numerical modelling, observations of solar and space plasma, data intensive science, and a growing reputation for space-related hardware. The Group leads a STFC Centre for Doctoral Training in Data Intensive Science. Our long-term research programme involves understanding all aspects of the solar-terrestrial connection and we are also interested in broadening our expertise to the study of plasma in all astrophysical systems. Further information on the research group can be found here https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/academic-departments/mathematics-physics-and-electrical-engineering/research/solar-and-space-physics/

Working with colleagues in the Department of Mathematics, Physics and Electrical Engineering, you will lead, collaborate on, and contribute to a range of activities that enhance research, teaching and entrepreneurial activities. This will include: undertaking individual and joint research; producing high-quality academic outputs; designing, developing and delivering high-quality teaching activities; and participating in external activity to generate income and promote your research area. We value applicants that display good academic citizenship including mentoring and supporting colleagues, promoting good practice across many aspects of academic life. The Department holds an Athena SWAN Bronze award in recognition of our commitment to improving employment practices for the advancement of gender equality.

Our research group and Department is committed to a sustainable work-life balance. Applications for job-share, part-time and flexible working arrangements are welcomed and will be considered in line with business needs. There is an awareness within the working culture of the Department that is conducive towards those with caring responsibilities and supporting flexible working conditions.  

We particularly welcome hearing from applicants from historically under-represented groups.  

You must have relevant subject expertise with specialist knowledge gained through research activity, professional practice or consultancy. You are expected to have a strong publication record that is commensurate with your career stage and research field. At Assistant Professor level, we are seeking a commitment to, and passion for, delivering innovative education at all levels. If you are not already experienced at lecturing, you will be supported by the University to become a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) either by portfolio or by Post-Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PGCAP). At Professor/Associate Professor level, you will assist the Faculty Pro Vice-Chancellor to maintain and enhance the University’s national and international reputation in your academic field. You must demonstrate continuing academic achievement, and provide academic leadership (of your subject and associated colleagues) through active contribution to your discipline and to the life and work of the Faculty and the wider University. This will include contributing to significant change within practice, the discipline, profession and/or community at regional, national and international level.

We offer all applicants full guidance on the application process.  Interested applicants are encouraged to contact Professor James McLaughlin, Head of Group, via james.a.mclaughlin at northumbria.ac.uk 
  
To apply for this vacancy please visit	https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/university-services/human-resources/vice-chancellors-fellowship-scheme 

Please state within your covering letter the research area (Solar and Space Physics) and role (Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor) you would be interested in.

Deadline = 8am on Monday 6th February 2023

Northumbria University takes pride in, and values, the quality and diversity of our staff. We welcome applications from all members of the community. We value the diverse routes that our colleagues take to get here, and we recognise that this diversity of experience leads to stronger research, teaching and entrepreneurship. The Department is a member of the Euraxess network, which delivers information and support to professional researchers. Northumbria University has been recognised as a Disability Confident Employer, offering support and a proactive approach to employing disabled people.


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