[SPA] SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER, Volume XXX, Issue 47

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SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER
Volume XXX, Issue 47
Sep.03,2023

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Table of Contents

1. NSF 23-141, DCL: Innovations in Open Science (IOS) Planning Workshops

2. MEETING: UK Space Weather & Space Environment Meeting I: Transitioning from the SWIMMR Space-Weather Programme - Final Registration Reminder

3. USGS Post-Doctoral Fellowship: Geoelectromagnetic Hazard Science for Modern Society

4. ESA Research Fellowships in Space Science

5. JOB OPENING: Post-Doctoral Position in Space Plasma Physics at IRF

6. Solar Orbiter Science Nuggets (Summer Releases)

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


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NSF 23-141, DCL: Innovations in Open Science (IOS) Planning Workshops

From: Tai-Yin Huang (thuang at nsf.gov)

The Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (AGS) in the Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) is calling for conference proposals through a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) focused on identifying critical needs for innovations in open science for data infrastructure that can serve a research community at a national-needs level, and have the potential to significantly advance research in atmospheric and geospace sciences, ensuring their research outputs, broadly defined, in compliance with the FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reproducible) principles.  The conference proposals provide the AGS community an opportunity to come together to discuss needs, best practices, and resources necessary to build a data infrastructure through which open and equitable research can be achieved.  

Please see the recent publication, NSF 23-141, Dear Colleague Letter: Innovations in Open Science (IOS) Planning Workshops (nsf23141) | NSF - National Science Foundation, for more information.  PIs are encouraged to reach out to one of the Points of Contact in the DCL for questions.


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MEETING: UK Space Weather & Space Environment Meeting I: Transitioning from the SWIMMR Space-Weather Programme - Final Registration Reminder

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

Dear Colleagues.

This is your last chance to register to attend the “UK Space Weather & Space Environment Meeting I: Transitioning from the SWIMMR Space-Weather Programme” (12-15 September 2023)  in Cardiff with a deadline of 04 September 2023: https://iop.eventsair.com/ukswse2023/registration.

The programme for this upcoming meeting is available online: https://iop.eventsair.com/ukswse2023/programme. Please keep an eye on the programme as there may be some minor changes as we get closer to the opening day.

The meeting is open to the world, and indeed we encourage international involvements and collaborations.

We have an exciting set of posters, plus four days plenary and parallel sessions covering: SWIMMR policy and strategy; users; instrumentation; research, forecasting, and modelling; SSA/SST; and Space Safety.

Please see: https://iop.eventsair.com/ukswse2023/ for all meeting details including updates on travel and venue information.

We look forward to welcoming you at the Leonardo Hotel in Cardiff, Wales, 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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USGS Post-Doctoral Fellowship: Geoelectromagnetic Hazard Science for Modern Society

From: Jeffrey Love (jlove at usgs.gov)

Applications are invited for a 2-year Mendenhall post-doctoral fellowship involving topics summarized in the of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Geomagnetism Program's research plan (Love et al., 2020). Specific research topics might address one or more of the following subjects: (1) Analysis of ground magnetometer data geomagnetic monitoring data, including USGS observatory data and new variometer data, to characterize the temporal-geographic expression of storm-time geomagnetic disturbance, (2) Collection of new broad-band magnetotelluric survey data in the Eastern United States and the analysis of those data, in combination with ground magnetometer data, to evaluate and map regional magnetic-storm-induced geoelectric hazards, (3) Collection of new broad-band magnetotelluric survey data in the Eastern United States and the analysis of those data, in combination with simple models of late-phase E3 nuclear electromagnetic pulse (EMP) variation, to evaluate regional nuclear-explosion hazards, (4) Development and improvement of magnetotelluric and joint inversion methods, (5) Statistical or event analysis of publicly available geomagnetically induced current data collected by power-grid companies, (6) Risk-related studies of storm-induced geoelectric hazards, impacts to electricity-transmission systems, and regional concentrations of transmission infrastructure and population density, (7) Analysis of historical data recording past great magnetic storms. Other relevant research topics can also be considered.

Love, J. J., Kelbert, A., Murphy, B. S., Rigler, E. J. & Lewis, K. A., 2020. Geomagnetism Program Research Plan, 2020–2024, USGS Circular 1469, 19 p. https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/cir1469

Applicants need to submit a research proposal, a budget to support their research, transcripts, etc. by November 1, 2023.

The USGS Mendenhall Program: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/mendenhall-research-fellowship-program

The research opportunity: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/mendenhall-research-fellowship-program/22-23-geoelectromagnetic-hazard-science-modern

How to apply: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/mendenhall-research-fellowship-program/when-and-how-apply

Please contact Jeffrey J. Love for additional information (jlove at usgs.gov).
https://jeffreylove.org 


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ESA Research Fellowships in Space Science

From: Yannis Zouganelis (yannis.zouganelis at esa.int)

We are pleased to inform you about the opening of the call for theEuropean Space Agency's Research Fellowships in Space Science. The call is opening on 28 August 2023 with an application deadline on 18 September 2023. 

ESA's postdoctoral Research Fellowship programme offers early-career scientists and engineers the possibility to carry out research in a variety of disciplines related to space science, space applications or space technology. Research Fellowships in Space Science specifically offer the opportunity to contribute to ESA's endeavour to explore our Solar System and the Universe, and cover the fields of heliophysics, planetary science, astrophysics and fundamental physics. 

The research fellowships offer unique insights into ESA's environment and activities while conducting cutting-edge research. Mentoring and training opportunities are available, as are possibilities to engage with ESA science-related activities (e.g., archive/data science, operations, calibration, communication, citizen science). 

Within the Science Directorate (SCI), we welcome all independent proposals for innovative research associated with one or more of our missions. The Space Science fellowships can be taken up at any of the three sites ESAC (Spain), ESTEC (Netherlands) or STScI (USA) and we encourage applicants to choose sites that allow for best local collaborations. To learn more about the research conducted by the ESA scientists at different sites, please visit the Faculty Member Directory and the pages for the Faculty research groups. There is a separate page for research at the ESA Office at STScI (see also the research of non-ESA scientists at STScI). 

Duration

Appointments are for a maximum of three years. The initial project is for two years. An extension for a third year requires a dedicated proposal and is frequently granted.

Who can apply

Applicants should have recently completed or be close to completing their PhD in a technical or scientific discipline. Preference will be given to candidates with up to five years of relevant experience after their PhD.

Please note that applications are only considered from nationals of one of the following States: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Nationals from Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia and Slovenia, as Associate Member States, or Canada as a Cooperating State, can apply as well as those from Bulgaria, Croatia and Cyprus as European Cooperating States (ECS).

According to the ESA Convention, the recruitment of staff must take into account an adequate distribution of posts among nationals of the ESA Member States. When short- listing for an interview, priority will first be given to candidates from under-represented Member States. 

More information on the Research Fellowship programme and on how to apply can be found at https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/space-science-faculty/opportunities/research-fellowships 

Deadline for applications is 18 September 2023. 


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JOB OPENING: Post-Doctoral Position in Space Plasma Physics at IRF

From: Martin (martin.eriksson at irf.se)

Post-Doctoral Position in Space Plasma Physics with a focus on the lunar environment.
The Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF) is a leading research institute in the field of planetary magnetospheres and solar wind interactions with a focus on particle measurements.

Applicants are invited for a position for data analysis and numerical simulations related to the Moon environment with a focus on the plasma–surface interaction processes.

The selected candidate will work in the Solar System Physics and Space Technology program (SSPT) at IRF.
For more information: https://www.irf.se/jobb


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Solar Orbiter Science Nuggets (Summer Releases)

From: Miho Janvier (miho.janvier at esa.int)

It is our pleasure to share new Solar Orbiter science nuggets (Summer releases): https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/solar-orbiter/science-nuggets

SO Nugget #13 "Solar flare hard X-rays from the anchor points of an eruptive filament" (M. Z. Stiefel and the STIX team)

SO Nugget #14 "A sharp EUI & SPICE look into the EUV variability and fine-scale structure associated with coronal rain" (P. Antolin)

As a reminder, new nuggets will be added on a regular basis, based on input from the entire solar physics community. If you are working on Solar Orbiter data and would like your results to be featured, please contact Yannis Zouganelis (ioannis.zouganelis at esa.int) and Miho Janvier (miho.janvier at esa.int).

— The ESA Solar Orbiter team


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