From cher7851 at uni.sydney.edu.au Mon Jun 6 13:46:40 2016 From: cher7851 at uni.sydney.edu.au (Christopher Herron) Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2016 03:46:40 +0000 Subject: [ASA] HWSA Registration Closes This Friday Message-ID: Dear ASA student members, Registration for the 2016 Harley Wood School of Astronomy (HWSA) closes this Friday, the 10th of June. The theme for this year's HWSA is 'Seize the Day: Making the Most of Your Opportunities', and will focus on emphasising the opportunities available to students, as well as encouraging students to be proactive when it comes to networking and collaboration, and starting and managing research projects. The program has been designed to have a greater emphasis on workshops and interactive talks, including workshops on networking, statistics and writing skills. We will also hold the traditional HWSA trivia night, and a night viewing/games night. To register for the HWSA, please visit this webpage: http://www.asa2016.org/registration-1/ For more information on the HWSA, please visit this webpage: http://www.asa2016.org/hwsahome/ Transportation: We have arranged for coaches to transport students from Central Station and Sydney Domestic Airport to the Tops Conference Centre, in Stanwell Tops. Please make sure that you can be at Central Station by 4pm on Thursday the 30th June, or at Sydney Airport by 4:30pm. If you cannot make these times, then we can consider changing the coach times, or organise alternative travel arrangements. On the Sunday, we will leave Tops by 2pm, and return to Sydney by approximately 3pm. Federal Election: The federal election is being held on the 2nd of July, during the HWSA. Because of this, people attending the HWSA will need to apply for a postal vote, if they are required to vote in this election. 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URL: From john.obyrne at sydney.edu.au Tue Jun 7 20:54:22 2016 From: john.obyrne at sydney.edu.au (John O'Byrne) Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2016 10:54:22 +0000 Subject: [ASA] ANU - Postdoctoral Fellow / Research Fellow in Dark Energy or Transients Message-ID: <9051DA60-4B9D-4DBA-9FFF-D4FEBA9BF3FA@sydney.edu.au> Classification: Academic Level A / B Salary package: Academic Level A ($68,307 ? 86,646) Academic Level B ($94,287 ? 107,381) + 17% Superannuation Term of Employment: 2 year continuing contingent funded appointment See http://jobs.anu.edu.au/cw/en/job/509137/postdoctoral-fellow-research-fellow-in-dark-energy-or-transients Position Overview The ARC Centre of Excellence for All-sky Astrophysics ("CAASTRO") aims to establish Australia as a world-leader in wide-field optical and radio astronomy. CAASTRO is answering fundamental questions about the nature of the Universe, is developing innovative ways of processing enormous data sets, and is enabling a diverse set of opportunities for students and early career researchers. CAASTRO is a research partnership between The University of Sydney, The University of Melbourne, The Australian National University, Swinburne University of Technology, The University of Queensland, Curtin University and The University of Western Australia, the latter two operating as the joint venture, ICRAR. CAASTRO is also collaborating closely with the Australian Astronomical Observatory, CSIRO, and other Australian and international partners. CAASTRO supports the activities of over 160 researchers, administrative staff and students. The successful candidate will be based at the Research School of Astronomy & Astrophysics (RSAA) at the Australian National University (ANU). They will be a core member of the SkyMapper Southern Survey (see skymapper.anu.edu.au) and the SkyMapper Supernova Survey, and join the CAASTRO DARK or DYNAMIC teams. The public SkyMapper Southern Survey, initiated by Prof. Brian Schmidt and now led by A.Prof. Christian Wolf at RSAA, is mapping the entire Southern Sky in six optical bands for a broad range of science applications. From 2017 onwards it will be complemented by a spectroscopic survey, led by RSAA's Prof. Matthew Colless, of over three million galaxies and stars with the new purpose-built TAIPAN facility at AAO. The SkyMapper Supernova Survey is a multi-year program to establish a low-redshift anchoring sample of type-1a supernovae with excellent photometric calibration to improve constraints on cosmological parameters. SkyMapper also has an established Alert program to follow up transients found at other facilities including FRBs and GW events. The Postdoctoral Fellow / Research Fellow will contribute to improvements in the calibration and automated processing of the SkyMapper surveys and assist in the operation of the Supernova survey. Further activities could include 2.3m+WiFES spectroscopic supernova observations, transient analysis and cosmological analysis. In addition, the successful applicant will be encouraged to develop their own related independent research area (30% of time). Applicants should have expertise in precision photometry and calibration as well as one or more of the following areas: transient object discovery, observational supernova studies and cosmological analysis. For more information see http://jobs.anu.edu.au/cw/en/job/509137/postdoctoral-fellow-research-fellow-in-dark-energy-or-transients Applicant Enquiries: Christian Wolf P: +61(0)2 6125 6373 E: christian.wolf at anu.edu.au Advertised: 06 Jun 2016 09:00:00 AM Aus. Eastern Standard Time Applications close: 17 Jul 2016 11:55:00 PM Aus. 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URL: From renu.sharma at uwa.edu.au Wed Jun 8 13:08:05 2016 From: renu.sharma at uwa.edu.au (Renu Sharma) Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2016 11:08:05 +0800 Subject: [ASA] Applications Closing 15 June - ICRAR Visiting Fellowship for Senior Women in Astronomy 2016-17 Message-ID: <7B93E3ABF1E62946899AF9374F443D9002393FB226C5@IS-WIN-383.staffad.uwa.edu.au> From: Renu Sharma Sent: Tuesday, 17 May 2016 10:10 AM To: asa at physics.usyd.edu.au Subject: Inviting Applications - ICRAR Visiting Fellowship for Senior Women in Astronomy 2016-17 Dear ASA Members, ICRAR is committed to supporting women in astronomical sciences and technology and we are pleased to invite applications for the " ICRAR Visiting Fellowship for Senior Women in Astronomy for 2016-17". Please see detailed information on: http://www.icrar.org/womens-fellowship The main objectives of the fellowship are to: * Enrich the research environment at ICRAR * Create opportunities to foster national and international collaborations * Enable scientific interaction between early career researchers and graduate students, particularly women, with senior academic visitors * Create opportunities for young researchers to learn career development and work-life balance strategies from potential role models * Explore opportunities for developing mentoring relations. The Fellow is expected to take part in a range of mutually discussed and agreed activities in line with the objectives of the Fellowship. The Fellowship provides * $5,000 per month for up to three months for living and accommodation expenses * Travel assistance of up to $5,000 * Needs-based additional support of up to $4,000 may be provided for childcare or other required support. * Please forward this to suitable candidates and encourage them to apply. Applications close on 15 June 2016. We look forward to receiving applications from interested candidates. The selected visiting fellow must take up their Fellowship at ICRAR prior to 31 July 2017. Please circulate this information to potential interested applicants including international applicants. Kind regards Renu Dr Renu Sharma GAICD, FLWA Associate Director & Chief Operating Officer International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) Web: http://www.icrar.org/ 7 Fairway The University of Western Australia Crawley WA 6009 Phone: +618 6488 7871 ICRAR is a Joint Venture of Curtin University and The University of Western Australia -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The survey is available at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ANITA2016_survey We will discuss the survey results at the ANITA chapter meeting of the upcoming ASA annual scientific meeting, so we will close the survey by Thursday 30th June. Regards, Jean-Pierre Macquart and the ANITA steering committee From k.williams at sydney.edu.au Thu Jun 9 16:59:21 2016 From: k.williams at sydney.edu.au (Kylie Williams) Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2016 06:59:21 +0000 Subject: [ASA] ASA Conference: Welcome Drinks and Conference Dinner Tickets Message-ID: ASA SOCIAL PROGRAM - WELCOME DRINKS AND CONFERENCE DINNER We wanted to remind you about the amazing social program that is available for delegates during the 50th Anniversary Astronomical Society of Australia's Annual Conference being held 3-8 July 2016. We encourage all ASA members to attend, even if you are not attending the conference. WELCOME DRINKS - Sunday 3rd July 2016 Welcome drinks will be held on Sunday 3rd July from 6pm. This event is being held at the Sydney Observatory and will allow delegates to watch the kaleidoscope of colour that is Sydney Harbour at twilight. [cid:image001.jpg at 01D1C270.43210C20] If you are travelling with your partner/spouse they are most welcome to join the Welcome Drinks event. The cost is included in the ASA registration fee, however for partners or those not attending the conference the price is $50/head and you can register here: ASA Welcome Drinks Tickets The theme for the evening is "Astronomy", we encourage you to dress accordingly. CONFERENCE DINNER - Thursday 7th July 2016 The Conference dinner will be held on the Thursday 7th July 2016 from 7:00pm at Sydney's Doltone House, Pyrmont. A spectacular waterfront venue on the foreshore of Sydney Harbour, with views of the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge and the magical city skyline. This is a wonderful opportunity to experience Sydney at night and party the night away with our fun 60's theme. 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To register for the HWSA, please visit this webpage: http://www.asa2016.org/registration-1/ For more information on the HWSA, please visit this webpage: http://www.asa2016.org/hwsahome/ Transportation: We have arranged for coaches to transport students from Central Station and Sydney Domestic Airport to the Tops Conference Centre, in Stanwell Tops. Please make sure that you can be at Central Station by 4pm on Thursday the 30th June, or at Sydney Airport by 4:30pm. If you cannot make these times, then we can consider changing the coach times, or organise alternative travel arrangements. On the Sunday, we will leave Tops by 2pm, and return to Sydney by approximately 3pm. Federal Election: The federal election is being held on the 2nd of July, during the HWSA. Because of this, people attending the HWSA will need to apply for a postal vote, if they are required to vote in this election. 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To help plan this event and to shape the content, we are asking all ASA2016 registered participants and others who may be interested to take a minute to complete this very short questionnaire: https://ahassan.typeform.com/to/JgqeUV The survey will remain open until Friday June 17th but the sooner you can complete it the more helpful that will be. Thanks in advance for your help. Jarrod Hurley (on behalf of the organisers)