[SPA] SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER, Volume XXX, Issue 27

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SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER
Volume XXX, Issue 27
May.17,2023

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Table of Contents

1. Decadal Survey Material Posted on NASA Website (May 2023)

2. Paid Summer Research Announcement: FDL-X Advanced Applied AI Research for NASA Heliophysics Applications

3. MEETING: Artemis Science Meeting 

4. MEETING: “UK Space Weather & Space Environment Meeting I: Transitioning from the SWIMMR Space-Weather Programme” – Abstract Submission Closes 31st May 2023!

5. SESSION: GEM Sessions for Focus Group “System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling”

6. JOB OPENING: Computational Space Physics Researcher and Space Physics Researcher Positions at the University of Bergen

7. JOB OPENING: Post-doc Position at IRF Uppsala Investigating Collisionless Shocks

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


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Decadal Survey Material Posted on NASA Website (May 2023)

From: Jared Leisner (jared.s.leisner at nasa.gov)

In May 2023, NASA posted a new set of material on its 2024 Heliophysics Decadal Survey website. This update included documentation of questions and answers between NASA and the Decadal Survey Committee. See: https://science.nasa.gov/heliophysics/informational-briefs

For the 2024 Decadal Survey process, NASA is maximizing transparency and community accessibility as part of its process. On its website, NASA is posting supplemental documentation, presentations, and responses to Decadal Survey questions.

NASA encourages all interested community members to engage with this posted material. Further, the National Academy of Sciences announces Decadal Survey Committee and Panel open sessions on its website (see below), allowing the community to listen to public discussions. 

Please direct any questions about NASA’s support of the Decadal Survey process to Jared Leisner (jared.s.leisner at nasa.gov).

Links:
 National Academy of Sciences’ 2024 Decadal Survey website: https://nas.edu/ssphdecadal
 NASA 2024 Decadal Survey website: https://go.nasa.gov/HelioDecadal


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Paid Summer Research Announcement: FDL-X Advanced Applied AI Research for NASA Heliophysics Applications

From: Madhulika Guhathakurta (madhulika.guhathakurta at nasa.gov)

Dear colleagues,

Are you an AI/ML specialist, heliophysics scientist or software engineer interested in participating in paid interdisciplinary applied research this summer?  The research is a paid engagement that runs during the academic holiday and publishable research is an explicit outcome. It will be virtual.

For information on applying, please visit here. Application deadline is soon approaching.
https://frontierdevelopmentlab.org/apply


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MEETING: Artemis Science Meeting 

From: Alexa Halford (Alexa.J.Halford at nasa.gov)

There is an Artemis Science Workshop on May 25th 2023 which will be discussing Heliophysics and Space Weather within the Artemis program. This workshop is virtual and free to register, but registration is necessary in order to get the link for the workshop. More information and the link to register can be found at https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lunarsurface2020/technical_program/ 


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MEETING: “UK Space Weather & Space Environment Meeting I: Transitioning from the SWIMMR Space-Weather Programme” – Abstract Submission Closes 31st May 2023!

From: Mario M. Bisi (Mario.Bisi at stfc.ac.uk)

Dear Colleagues.

This is a reminder that the abstract-submission portal for our upcoming “UK Space Weather & Space Environment Meeting I: Transitioning from the SWIMMR Space-Weather Programme” is open and closes on 31st May 2023!

Please see: https://iop.eventsair.com/ukswse2023/abstract-submission.

The meeting will be held 12-15 September 2023 in Cardiff, Wales, UK.  This is the first UK-focussed meeting and is timed as such to coincide with the latter part of the SWIMMR (Space Weather Instrumentation, Measurement, Modelling and Risk) Programme (see: https://www.ralspace.stfc.ac.uk/Pages/SWIMMR.aspx) building off the previous successful SWIMMR Symposia meetings as well as the UK’s hosting of ESWW2021 in Glasgow.  This will be the start of an international meeting series with a UK core.

We have extended the categorised/themed abstract submissions while still keeping the “Other” category for any other aspects of the space environment (space weather, space safety, SSA, engineering, forecasting, science, education, outreach, etc…) that you feel does not fall into the six defined titles:
- SWIMMR
- Instrumentation
- Industry and Users
- Policy and Strategy
- Space Weather Science, Modelling, and Forecasting
- Space Sustainability
- Space Domain Awareness (SST, SSA, Space Environment)
- Other

The abstract-submission deadline remains at 23:59:59UT on Wednesday 31st May 2023 – but please submit as early as possible and do not wait until the deadline.

Abstracts can be up to 300 words in plain text only, and you can submit more than one abstract if you wish.  The submitting author does not have to be the presenting author.  There is an expectation that by submitting an abstract, the presenting author will go on to register (when registration opens sometime later in May 2023) and come to Cardiff to present at the meeting.  You can submit your abstract(s) for an oral or a poster preference, but please note that this is just a preference, and the organisers reserve the right to change the presentation type when trying to make-up and balance the overall programme.  There is scope for multiple parallel sessions.

Registration details to follow in subsequent communications and at the website (so please check back regularly).  The meeting is open to the world, and indeed we encourage international involvements and collaborations.

We look forward to welcoming you to Cardiff in September.

On behalf of the Founding Organising Committee:
- Mario M. Bisi (UKRI STFC RAL Space)
- Claire Garland (IOP)
- Mark Gibbs (Met Office)
- Ian W. McCrea (UKRI STFC RAL Space)
- Simon Machin (Met Office)


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SESSION: GEM Sessions for Focus Group “System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-spacecraft and Ground-based Observations and Modeling”

From: Hong Zhao (zzh0054 at auburn.edu)

Dear Colleagues,

We would like to invite you to participate in the 2023 GEM sessions of our focus group, “System Understanding of Radiation Belt Particle Dynamics through Multi-Spacecraft and Ground-Based Observations and Modeling”. We will be hosting sessions on focused topic discussions and a session dedicated to student and early-career scientist presentations.

We invite contributions to the discussion of the focused topics listed below. If you would like to present on any of these topics, please send a tentative title of your presentation to Hong Zhao (zzh0054 at auburn.edu) by June 5. The focused topics include:

1. Advances and challenges of multi-point/multi-spacecraft observations to radiation belt studies

2. The interplay of physics-based and machine-learning models in radiation belt physics

3. System understanding of radiation belt dynamics in the greater context of the inner magnetosphere

We will also host a dedicated session for student and early-career scientist presentations. Please send the title of your presentation to Hong Zhao (zzh0054 at auburn.edu) by June 5 if you are a student or an early-career scientist and would like to present in our session (and if your presentation does not align with any of the above focused topics).

The detailed schedule will be sent out via email and updated on our wiki page at a later time. Thanks in advance for your participation and contribution to our focus group activities!

Thanks,
Hong Zhao, Lauren Blum, Sasha Ukhorskiy, and Xiangrong Fu


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JOB OPENING: Computational Space Physics Researcher and Space Physics Researcher Positions at the University of Bergen

From: Karl Laundal (karl.laundal at uib.no)

We are looking for two researchers to join our team in Bergen, Norway, to develop a numerical fluid-simulation of 3D ionospheric dynamics that includes induction. The positions are fully funded for five years in a European Research Council project. The goal of the project is to understand and explain from first principles how Earth's atmosphere is dynamically coupled to space. 

We are looking for two skilled programmers to develop a numerical fluid simulation of space-atmosphere coupling: 1) A researcher with a PhD in either physics, scientific computing, applied and computational mathematics, or an equivalent field; and with experience from developing dynamic fluid computational models and expertise in Fortran or C. And 2) A researcher with a PhD in space physics, strong command of Python, and experience with space plasma simulations. 

As part of the project team, you will have the opportunity to work on a long-term and stimulating project that will advance our understanding of how Earth's atmosphere is coupled with space. You will have a lot of freedom to steer the development of simulation code and work with a large team of researchers at the University of Bergen in Norway. 

For questions about the positions, please contact Karl Laundal, karl.laundal at uib.no. The application deadline is end of June, and the earliest start date is 1 October. 

More details about the positions, and instructions for how to apply can be found here:
Computational space physics researcher:
https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/243952/researcher-within-computational-space-physics 
Space physics researcher:
https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/243954/researcher-within-space-physics.


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JOB OPENING: Post-doc Position at IRF Uppsala Investigating Collisionless Shocks

From: Andrew P. Dimmock (andrew.dimmock at irfu.se)

Applications are invited for investigations of collisionless shocks using MMS, Solar Orbiter, and Cluster.

IRF in Uppsala is a leading research group that performs observations, data analysis, and modeling of space plasma processes (www.space.irfu.se). We have a diverse team of researchers dedicated to spacecraft data analysis on topics such as shocks, plasma waves, magnetic reconnection, and turbulence, as well as decades of experience in developing and operating instruments to measure electric fields, plasma temperature, density, and density fluctuations for spacecraft missions (e.g., Cluster, MMS, Swarm, Cassini, Rosetta, Solar Orbiter). The applicant will benefit from joining a healthy research environment and will actively participate in our group activities.

The position is available at the Uppsala office of IRF, located at the Ångström Laboratory in Uppsala, Sweden, for 2 years. Postdoc candidates should have completed a Ph.D. in 2020 or later. However, if the candidate has an older degree and wants to refer to special circumstances, such as parental leave, this should be clearly stated. Applications should include a CV, a short letter stating research interests and relevant experience, copies of undergraduate and PhD degree certificates (or a letter from the supervisor stating when the PhD degree is expected), description and proof of previous postdoctoral positions and/or similar relevant research work (if available), names and contact information for two professional references and reprints of not more than 4 selected publications.

The closing date for applications is 22 May 2023.
For further information, please contact:
Prof. Yuri Khotyaintsev, yuri at irfu.se
Dr. Andrew P. Dimmock, andrew.dimmock at irfu.se
Dr. Emiliya Yordanova, emiliya.yordanova at irfu.se

For the full announcement see: https://www.irf.se/en/news/2023/04/20/postdoctoral-position-in-space-physics-ref-2-2-1-159-23/


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