[SPA] SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER, Volume XXX, Issue 12
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SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER
Volume XXX, Issue 12
Mar.01,2023
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Table of Contents
1. MEETING: 1st EZIE Science Workshop
2. MEETING: 47th Annual European Meeting on Atmospheric Studies by Optical Methods, Stockholm, Sweden, August 20-24, 2023
3. MEETING: 8th International Conference on Space Science and Communication, Penang, Malaysia
4. Call for Papers: Energy Transfer and Exchange with Low-Energy Plasma via Cross-Energy and Cross-Scale Interactions throughout the Magnetosphere
5. Outer Heliosphere/LISM Online Seminar, Wednesday, March 1st 11AM EST
6. GeoDAWG Seminar Series
7. SHIELD Webinar on Friday, March 17th at 2pm ET: Maura Hagan, “Surfing atmospheric waves: How a Little Girl who was Good at Math Discovered a Career in Space Physics.”
8. NASA SHIELD DSC Summer School in Plasma Processes at the Edge of the Solar System
9. JOB OPENING: Postdoc at the Austrian Space Weather Office, GeoSphere Austria
10. JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral Research Position in the Physics Department at Auburn University
11. JOB OPENING: Open Postdoctoral Position at IRAP in Toulouse on the Development of Plasma Specification Models at Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
12. JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral and Research Scientist Positions in Heliophysics Research and Space Plasma Instrumentation at Los Alamos National Laboratory
13. JOB OPENING: Postdoc Position at Umeå University, Sweden
14. JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Space Plasma at Queen Mary University of London
15. JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral Fellow in Atmospheric Physics at Stockholm University
16. PhD Student Position at the Austrian Space Weather Office, GeoSphere Austria, Graz, ERC project HELIO4CAST
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Announcement Submission Website: http://goo.gl/forms/qjcm4dDr4g
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MEETING: 1st EZIE Science Workshop
From: Jesper Gjerloev (jesper.gjerloev at jhuapl.edu)
Dear Colleagues,
The team of the NASA Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer (EZIE) mission invite you to the first science workshop to be held on September 18-19, 2023.
EZIE is an innovative multi-satellite mission that images the magnetic fingerprint of intense electrical currents flowing in the upper layers of Earth’s atmosphere. EZIE will image the magnetic signature of the ionospheric electrojets using the Zeeman splitting of the O2 thermal emissions originating from around 80km altitude. EZIE will reveal the structure and evolution of electrojets – a critical component of the vast electrical current system coupling the magnetosphere to the ionosphere and atmosphere .
EZIE will launch late 2024 or early 2025 and the purpose of the workshop is to invite the science community prior to launch to ensure that the topics of EZIE are discussed in an open forum format.
This will be a hybrid workshop, in-person and virtual, with no registration fee.
Workshop website contains the registration page, abstract submission, practical issues and sessions:
https://ezie.jhuapl.edu/science-workshops/Agenda/index.php?id=1
We look forward to seeing you – you are welcome!
Jesper Gjerloev, Nelli Mosavi, Sam Yee and the entire EZIE team
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MEETING: 47th Annual European Meeting on Atmospheric Studies by Optical Methods, Stockholm, Sweden, August 20-24, 2023
From: Jörg Gumbel (gumbel at misu.su.se)
We hereby invite you to the “Optical Meeting” in Stockholm on August 20-24, 2023. Fifty years have passed since Georg Witt and his colleagues at Stockholm University founded this series of Annual European Meetings on Atmospheric Studies by Optical Methods. This is a good reason for returning to Stockholm for this year’s meeting.
You are invited you to present and discuss new developments and applications of optical instrumentation ranging from the ground to space. After 50 years, this meeting will also be an important opportunity to discuss future directions of this series of optical meetings.
Meeting topics include:
(1) New developments in optical instrumentation from the ground, space and other platforms.
(2) Optical science from the troposphere to the thermosphere/ionosphere, including
- atmospheric composition, aerosols and clouds
- airglow
- aurora
- noctilucent clouds
- meteors
- sprites, jets etc.
(3) Optical calibration techniques.
(4) Analysis techniques.
(5) Optical atmospheric measurements in education.
More information will be posted on the meeting website www.su.se/misu/opticalmeeting. Please spread this information to your colleagues, and stay tuned for upcoming announcements about venue, travel, registration etc.
Jörg Gumbel
on behalf of the Organizing Committee of the 47th Optical Meeting
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MEETING: 8th International Conference on Space Science and Communication, Penang, Malaysia
From: Wai-Leong Teh (wteh at ukm.edu.my)
8th International Conference on Space Science and Communication (ICONSPACE), Penang, Malaysia, 3-4 October, 2023. Please visit the website at https://www.ukm.my/iconspace/ for more details.
Important dates:
Full paper submission: 1 May 2023
Acceptance notification: 1 July 2023
Early bird payment: 1 August 2023
Camera-ready with payment (normal rate): 1 September 2023
Looking forward to seeing you in Penang, a colorful and multicultural place in Malaysia.
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Call for Papers: Energy Transfer and Exchange with Low-Energy Plasma via Cross-Energy and Cross-Scale Interactions throughout the Magnetosphere
From: Maria Usanova (Maria.Usanova at lasp.colorado.edu)
Dear Colleagues,
We would like to invite you to submit a paper to the Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences special issue titled
“Energy Transfer And Exchange With Low-Energy Plasma Via Cross-Energy And Cross-Scale Interactions Throughout The Magnetosphere”.
Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences is an open access journal that provides free and immediate online access to the scholarly literature for anyone in the world to read, distribute and reuse.
More information about the special issue is available here:
https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/50729/energy-transfer-and-exchange-with-low-energy-plasma-via-cross-energy-and-cross-scale-interactions-throughout-the-magnetosphere
This collection will also be published as an eBook and will be featured in the Research Topic's homepage.
Interested contributors are encouraged to submit an abstract by March 31, 2023. The decision on abstract approval will be sent to the authors by April 30. The deadline for manuscript submission is July 31. Frontiers can accommodate personal extensions.
For more information about accepted article types and publishing fees please visit https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/astronomy-and-space-sciences/for-authors/publishing-fees
If you have further questions, please contact Diogo Prata at spacesciences.submissions at frontiersin.org or the special issue editors.
Sincerely,
Editorial Team:
Naomi Maruyama, Maria Usanova, Fabien Darrouzet, Gian Luca Delzanno, Sergio Toledo-Redondo, and Elena Kronberg
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Outer Heliosphere/LISM Online Seminar, Wednesday, March 1st 11AM EST
From: Justyna Sokol, Elena Provornikova, Marc Kornbleuth (Elena.Provornikova at jhuapl.edu)
Dear Colleagues,
We continue virtual bi-weekly seminars to discuss science of the outer heliosphere and local interstellar medium. Please join us on Wednesday, March 1st 11:00 am EST for a presentation by Dr. Keyvan Ghanbari (UAH) "Studying Collisional Shock Structures in the VLISM using Braginskii Type Fluid Models". A link to join the meeting via Zoom will be posted on the website https://outer.helio.zone/ shortly before the meeting.
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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 is the first of a two-part series. It will be held on March 7th by Grant Stephens titled “Grey Box Modeling of Earth’s Magnetosphere Part 1: Data-Mining based Empirical Reconstructions of Substorms.” The second part will be the following month on April 4th, given by Harry Arnold and Anthony Sciola, titled “Grey Box Modeling of Earth’s Magnetosphere Part II: Ingesting Data Mining Reconstructions into First Principle Models.”
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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SHIELD Webinar on Friday, March 17th at 2pm ET: Maura Hagan, “Surfing atmospheric waves: How a Little Girl who was Good at Math Discovered a Career in Space Physics.”
From: Nicholas Gross (gross at bu.edu)
Please join us for the next SHIELD Webinar on Friday, March 17th at 2pm ET to hear
Prof. Maura Hagan’s talk titled,
“Surfing atmospheric waves: How a Little Girl who was Good at Math Discovered a Career in Space Physics.”
MAURA HAGAN is Professor Emerita of Physics at Utah State University (USU) and Senior Scientist Emerita at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). Her research expertise is focused on the effects of space weather, meteorological disturbances, and global change on Earth’s upper atmosphere, including chemical/dynamical coupling, electrodynamic coupling between ionospheric plasma and the neutral thermosphere. Hagan earned her doctoral degree in physics at Boston College. She previously served in several NCAR leadership roles and as the USU Dean of the College of Science. She is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and a fellow of both the American Geophysical Union and the American Meteorological Society.
Register here: https://bostonu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8sYLwV14R4OOY3NFrzJoLg
SHIELD Website: https://shielddrivecenter.com/shield-webinars/
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NASA SHIELD DSC Summer School in Plasma Processes at the Edge of the Solar System
From: Nicholas Gross (gross at bu.edu)
NASA SHIELD DSC Summer School in Plasma Processes at the Edge of the Solar System
Dates: May 22nd - May 26th, 2023
Location: Boston University, Boston Massachusetts
https://shielddrivecenter.com/shield-summer-school/
Applications Due March 15th
https://forms.gle/x5vz3TGTFewFF8x96
Applications are invited for the 2023 Inaugural SHIELD Summer School in Plasma Processes at the Edge of the Solar System, to be held at the Boston University during May 22-26, 2023. The summer school will offer an intensive one-week course in the most challenging plasma processes that drive the structure and dynamics at the Edge of the Solar System.
The school is appropriate to graduate, advanced undergraduate students, and new postdoctoral researchers interested in solar and space physics. We also encourage applications from those working in adjacent fields such as stellar and astrophysics, exoplanets, or geophysics who want to deepen their understanding of the processes of the solar wind and its interaction with the interstellar medium. SHIELD is committed to improving Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and encourages applicants from members of historically excluded communities.
Leading research scientists working in the outer heliosphere will give lectures on plasma processes and phenomena in play at the edge of the solar system. Topics to be covered include reconnection, turbulence, neutral-plasma interactions; overview of the structure of the heliosphere; and theory and practice of interpreting spacecraft data from missions such as Voyager, New Horizons, and IBEX.
Summer School participants will not only engage in stimulating lectures from both senior and early career researchers who are leading the field into the future, but will also engage in activities around interpreting data and evaluating model results. There will also be opportunities for networking with the lecturers and peers. On the last day participants will engage in discussions around the DEI issues in the Heliophysics community.
The summer school is supported by NASA under the SHIELD DRIVE Center. Travel and lodging will be arranged and paid for by SHIELD and participants will be provided a small stipend for other expenses.
To apply, complete the form which includes the submission of a CV and a short personal statement (1-2 paragraphs).
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JOB OPENING: Postdoc at the Austrian Space Weather Office, GeoSphere Austria
From: Tanja Amerstorfer (tanja.amerstorfer at geosphere.at)
The Austrian Space Weather Office (ASWO) is newly founded in September 2022 as part of the GeoSphere Austria, the Federal Institute for Geology, Geophysics, Climatology and Meteorology. Our goal is to improve the prediction of the solar wind. To this end, we are pursuing basic research in the field of space physics, in particular by combining physical models with space probe data. However, we are also working on the direct implementation of research results in operational models, in particular with the help of artificial intelligence methods. Our methods are already being geared towards using data from the future ESA Vigil mission, which will launch in the late 2020s and will provide a permanent space weather station at the Sun-Earth L5 point.
At the moment data from the Heliospheric Imager instruments is in real time only available in limited quality. With the help of machine learning, as part of a stand-alone project, this data is now to be processed in such a way that our forecast models can use it to predict the arrival of solar storms. We are seeking for a postdoc with skills in machine learning and/or computer vision to accomplish these project goals.
For more information on our group, please visit: https://helioforecast.space
For more information on the vacant position, please visit: https://www.fwf.ac.at/de/service/fwf-jobboerse/stellenbeschreibung/jid/20230331-4754
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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 full-time, two-year postdoctoral fellow position in Space Physics. The research will focus on the data analysis and modeling of ultrarelativistic electron dynamics in the radiation belts. The successful candidate will contribute to a vigorous research program in magnetospheric physics at Auburn, including comprehensive data analysis, multi-scale simulations, and space instrument development. Interested candidates are strongly encouraged to submit an application before March 31, 2023 to the COSAM Postdoctoral Fellow Pool 2022-2023 (https://www.auemployment.com/postings/31177), and also send the application package by email to Prof. Hong Zhao (zzh0054 at auburn.edu). The review of applicants will begin on April 1, 2023, and will continue until the position is filled. For questions, please contact Prof. Hong Zhao at 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. 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: Open Postdoctoral Position at IRAP in Toulouse on the Development of Plasma Specification Models at Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
From: Quentin Nénon (quentin.nenon at irap.omp.eu)
Open postdoctoral position at IRAP in Toulouse on the development of plasma specification models at Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
A postdoctoral position is open in the Planets, Environments, and Space Plasmas group of IRAP (PEPS, https://www.irap.omp.eu/en/research-team/peps/) to work on an ESA-funded project related to the plasma environments of Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
The initial appointment will be for 12 months with possibility of renewal pending mutual agreement. A start date of 1st May 2023 is anticipated.
Details on the initial 12-month project are given below. Requests for information and applications can be sent to quentin.nenon at irap.omp.eu.
Project description:
The plasma and radiation environments around the giant planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, are a major threat for artificial satellites (surface charging, internal charging, solar panel degradation, upset events, etc...). Environment specification models ready to use by the industry and space agencies exist at Jupiter, but not at the three other planets.
A postdoctoral position is open to work on an ESA-funded project with Dr. Quentin Nénon and Dr. Nicolas André at IRAP, in collaboration with partners at ONERA (France), Max Planck Institute (Germany), and ESA (The Netherlands).
At IRAP, the postdoctoral researcher will focus on the development of thermal plasma specification models. Specifically, plasma moment datasets available at Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, will be reviewed (Pioneer, Voyager, Cassini, electrons and ions, multiple sensors) and cross-compared to check for consistency, see if instrumental caveats have been corrected, identify poor-quality data, and finally extract plasma moments of highest quality possible in collaboration with instrument teams. Correlation between plasma moments and their variability in space and time will be studied.
A modeling framework which could be applied for thermal plasma specification at the three planets will be proposed. An implementation of this framework will be conducted at Saturn to develop a plasma model that ESA can then use for the design of future space missions to the ringed giant.
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JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral and Research Scientist Positions in Heliophysics Research and Space Plasma Instrumentation at Los Alamos National Laboratory
From: Dan Reisenfeld (dreisenfeld at lanl.gov)
Los Alamos National Laboratory seeks candidates for postdoctoral and early- to mid-career research scientist positions in space plasma instrumentation for heliospheric and/or magnetospheric missions with the Space Science and Applications Group (ISR-1). The candidates chosen for these positions will be expected to support the development and calibration of current and next generation space plasma and energetic neutral atom (ENA) instrumentation. It is also expected that candidates carry out original research addressing the structure and evolution of the heliosphere and/or dynamics of the magnetosphere, through analysis of data from ongoing NASA and/or national security missions. Additional opportunities exist to conduct laboratory-based research to investigate plasma measurement techniques. The selected candidates will have the opportunity to interact with Laboratory staff engaged in a broad range of observational, computational, and theoretical research in heliophysics. Our scientists lead or have led experiments on many NASA missions such as IBEX, Van Allen Probes, ACE, Ulysses, TWINS, Mars Odyssey, Cassini, and IMAGE. ISR-1 is currently leading the development of two instruments, IMAP-Hi and SWE, for the upcoming NASA IMAP mission to understand the Sun’s interaction with the interstellar medium.
Applicants should have a doctoral degree in Space Physics, Physics, Astronomy, Engineering, or appropriate similar fields. Interested postdoctoral candidates should send their applications electronically (https://lanl.jobs, posting IRC117467) including a CV, a publication list, and statement of research interests. Interested research scientist candidates should directly contact dreisenfeld at lanl.gov for further information.
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JOB OPENING: Postdoc Position at Umeå University, Sweden
From: Maria Hamrin, Madelen Bodin (maria.hamrin at space.umu.se)
Dear colleagues,
There is an open postdoctoral position in visualization and learning about cognitive and affective effects of visualization of ionospheric data in immersive environments. The position is at the Department of Science and Mathematics Education at Umeå University but in close collaboration with the Space Physics Group at the Department of Physics and the EISCAT's headquarters in Kiruna.
https://www.umu.se/en/work-with-us/open-positions/post-doctor-2-years-in-visualisation-and-learning_595546/
The application closing date is March 15th, 2023.
Please spread the word among your colleagues and potential postdoc candidates!
For more information, please contact Madelen Bodin (phone +46 90 786 9592) or Maria Hamrin (maria.hamrin at space.umu.se)
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JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Space Plasma at Queen Mary University of London
From: David Burgess (D.Burgess at qmul.ac.uk)
A postdoctoral research assistant position is available to work in the Space & Astrophysical Plasmas group at Queen Mary University of London (UK) with Prof D. Burgess on a project exploring the controlling role that turbulence plays in the inner heliosphere using plasma simulations and data analysis. The three year fixed term post is funded by STFC (UK) as part of a Consolidated Grant. The project will use kinetic plasma simulations to study how turbulence can control the key plasma processes of particle energization, shock dynamics, and turbulence-driven reconnection. The simulations will be motivated and tested against results from Parker Solar Probe (PSP), Solar Orbiter and Magnetospheric Multiscale MMS. The project will build on collaborations within the Space Plasma group with Dr Christopher Chen and Dr Heli Hietala, and there will be opportunities for collaborations across the data/simulation boundary. The candidate should have strong experience in simulation of space plasma.
For more information about the position and to apply, please see: https://www.qmul.ac.uk/jobs/vacancies/items/8056.html
The deadline for applications is 24th March 2023.
For informal enquiries please contact Prof David Burgess (D.Burgess at qmul.ac.uk).
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JOB OPENING: Postdoctoral Fellow in Atmospheric Physics at Stockholm University
From: Jörg Gumbel (gumbel at misu.su.se)
The Department of Meteorology at Stockholm University is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to become part of our MATS satellite team. The Swedish MATS satellite (Mesospheric Airglow/Aerosol Tomography and Spectroscopy) was launched in November 2022 to investigate atmospheric waves with a focus on the Earth’s mesosphere and lower thermosphere. The remote sensing performed by MATS is based on optical imaging of atmospheric emissions and tomographic/spectroscopic analysis of the resulting data. We are now looking for a postdoctoral fellow with strong data processing and analysis skills.
In close collaboration with other members of the MATS team, this postdoctoral project will bridge all the way from basic data processing via the generation of global 3D data fields to specific research questions on atmospheric wave activity.
The position concerns full-time employment for a minimum of two years, with the possibility of extension to three years. Please find details and information about the application process at
https://www.su.se/english/about-the-university/work-at-su/available-jobs?rmpage=job&rmjob=20215&rmlang=UK
Jörg Gumbel, professor of Atmospheric Physics
Department of Meteorology (MISU)
Stockholm University
10691 Stockholm
Sweden
e-mail: gumbel at misu.su.se
phone: +46-76-1423999
web: www.misu.su.se
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PhD Student Position at the Austrian Space Weather Office, GeoSphere Austria, Graz, ERC project HELIO4CAST
From: Christian Moestl (christian.moestl at geosphere.at)
The Austrian Space Weather Office (ASWO) was established in September 2022 as part of the GeoSphere Austria, the Federal Institute for Geology, Geophysics, Climatology and Meteorology. Our goal is to improve the prediction of the solar wind. To this end, we are pursuing basic research in the field of space physics, in particular by combining physical models with spacecraft data. However, we are also working on the direct implementation of research results in operational models, in particular with the help of artificial intelligence methods. Our methods are already being tailored for data to be provided by the future ESA Vigil mission, which will launch in the late 2020s and will provide a permanent space weather station at the Sun-Earth L5 point.
The HELIO4CAST project, funded with 2 million euros by the European Research Council (ERC), aims to significantly improve the understanding of the magnetic fields in solar storms and to use these results directly for improved accuracy of solar wind forecasts. The PhD student will compare observations of solar storms from the Solar Orbiter and Parker Solar Probe spacecraft with our own solar storm model 3DCORE. The goal is to be able to better simulate the large-scale structure of the magnetic fields of solar storms. The exact scientific questions are flexible and can be adapted to the interests of the candidate.
For more information on our group, please visit: https://helioforecast.space
For more information on the vacant position, please visit: https://www.fwf.ac.at/de/service/fwf-jobboerse/stellenbeschreibung/jid/20230315-4760
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