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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear ASA members,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> On behalf of ESO and the Department of Industry, Science and Resources we would be grateful if you could bring these outstanding opportunities enabled through Australia’s Strategic Partnership with ESO to the attention of eligible ECRs.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0cm'>Stuart Ryder, AAL<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0cm'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/IQd_Cp81lrtQJgLYZuPf7CGUrV4?domain=eso.org">ESO Fellowship Programme 2025</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>ESO’s prestigious <a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/bH7eCyojxQT6QGWx3IPC1CxCw1i?domain=eso.org"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>postdoctoral fellowship programme</span></a> in both Garching (Germany) and Santiago (Chile) offers outstanding early-career scientists the opportunity to further develop their independent research programmes. Located in one of the most active research centres in Europe, the three-year long Garching fellowship offers plenty of opportunities to start new collaborations. Fellows are expected to engage in functional work for up to 25% of their time, equipping them with essential professional skills in diverse areas. Fellows in Chile, on the other hand, interact with visiting astronomers from all areas of research and can easily collaborate with the Chilean astronomical community or with astronomers at other international observatories in the country. ESO Fellows in Chile contribute at a level of 80 nights per year during the first three years, while the fourth year is dedicated exclusively to scientific research at an astronomy/astrophysics institute in an ESO member state, Chile, <b>or Australia</b>. Recruitment preference will be given to nationals of ESO-member countries as well as Australia and Chile. The closing date for the 2025 fellowships is <b>15 October 2024</b>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/uoQcCr81nytwzyjgOs4ioC4KJEe?domain=eso.org">ESO Studentship Programme 2025</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>The ESO research studentship programme is open to students enrolled in a PhD programme in astronomy or related fields, enabling them to continue their doctoral research under the formal supervision of their home university, but with the added benefit of spending a minimum of six months (Chile) or one year (Germany), and up to two years at ESO, working closely with a dedicated ESO staff astronomer. The selection process happens twice a year, in April and October. The closing date for this application round is <b>20 October 2024.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/xkNnCvl1rKiOPJgQZsAs8CQiXji?domain=eso.org">La Silla Observing School 2025</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>The next La Silla Observing School will be held from 10-21 February 2025 at the ESO premises in Santiago de Chile and at the La Silla Observatory. During two weeks students will have a hands-on real-life experience on the full cycle from observation planning, observing with professional telescopes (NTT and 3.6m telescope at the La Silla Observatory) and the data reduction and analysis afterwards. ESO covers all costs within Chile. The registration deadline is <b>30th September 2024</b></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/QEmmCwV1vMf045QBnU1t2CJ_KMJ?domain=eso.org">MUSE Data Challenge</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>In advance of the meeting <a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/h0Z_CxngwOfmgp0YjIWuxCyPA_V?domain=eso.org">A decade of discoveries with MUSE and beyond</a> ESO is running the MUSE Data Challenge, which aims to share information, strategies, and best practices for mitigating the issues of sky subtraction and flat fielding with the wider community. ESO will provide a set of raw MUSE science observations and associated calibrations to any interested team or individual and ask that they apply their ideas to mitigate a given problem. Final data products need to be submitted to ESO by <b>18 October 2024</b></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>