From dcroton at astro.swin.edu.au Thu Aug 15 17:58:51 2013 From: dcroton at astro.swin.edu.au (Darren Croton) Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 17:58:51 +1000 Subject: [ASA] ANITA Google Hangout Lecture 2: "An Introduction to R", Aaron Robotham (ICRAR) Message-ID: Dear ANITA and ASA members. I'd like to announce the second in our ongoing Google Hangouts on Air lecture series. Speaker: Aaron Robotham, ICRAR Title: "An Introduction to R, AKA: The Basics" Date: Friday 23th August 3pm (AEST) Where: The internets For those who don't know, R is a very powerful statistical programming language. This lecture will be the first in a series of four, the latter going on to explore "Bayes Theory", "Computational Bayes", and "Applied Bayesian Astronomy". This first lecture will not only be very useful in its own right, but set the groundwork for those upcoming. As always, the hangout will be recorded. More information and links can be found at http://anita.edu.au/lectures/ Looking forward to "seeing" you there! Darren -- Darren Croton Associate Professor & QEII Research Fellow Centre for Astrophysics & Supercomputing Swinburne University of Technology PO Box 218, Hawthorn, VIC 3122, Australia Phone: 61-3-9214-5537; Fax: 61-3-9214-8797 http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/~dcroton -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From john.obyrne at sydney.edu.au Fri Aug 16 08:38:43 2013 From: john.obyrne at sydney.edu.au (John O'Byrne) Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 08:38:43 +1000 Subject: [ASA] Reminder: Position of Chief Scientist at CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science Message-ID: This is a reminder that the closing date for applications for the position of Chief Scientist at CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science closes on August 31st. The job advert can be found on the AAS job register at http://jobregister.aas.org/job_view?JobID=45155 with all applications to be made through the CSIRO jobs web site. Anyone with interest in this position should feel free to contact Lewis Ball (lewis.ball at csiro.au) or Simon Johnston (simon.johnston at csiro.au) for more information. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR JOHN O?BYRNE Associate Head (Teaching & Learning) Chair, School Teaching & Learning Committee Secretary, Astronomical Society of Australia Inc. 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The aim is to make it easier for the public to access information about our Universe and local and global astronomy events, while building networks to support and disseminate information to the amateur astronomy and public outreach communities. The IAU OAO is located at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ), Mitaka Campus, Tokyo, Japan. The IAU and NAOJ now seek an outstanding individual, meeting the following requirements, to provide leadership to the OAO: - An honors degree or equivalent in astronomy or a closely related field. - Fluent in written and spoken English - Good communication (both written and verbal) and presentation skills. - Good computer skills and knowledge of social networking. - Experience in editing a journal or publication with several contributors - Demonstrable strategic vision and project management and financial experience. - Proven track record in outreach activities. - Demonstrable record of leadership and achievement, as well as a strong international network and reputation. - Experience in fundraising and working knowledge of Japanese will be advantageous. The International Outreach Coordinator (IOC) will be appointed according to the normal conditions of service of the NAOJ employees and will report formally to the Director-General of the NAOJ. This is a contract position for 3 years, renewable for an additional 2 years subject to performance. Interested candidates should send a cover letter and full CV, including the contact details of at least 3 references, by email to the IAU General Secretary, Thierry Montmerle (iau at iap.fr). Selection process will begin after September 15, 2013. The shortlisted candidates will submit a proposal explaining in detail his/her vision of the OAO, with emphasis on how he/she plans to interact, amongst others, with the IAU professional astronomer community at large. For further information please visit the IAU website at www.iau.org; the NAOJ website at www.nao.ac.jp/en/.. 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