From robert.shen at astronomyaustralia.org.au Mon Dec 3 14:54:18 2018 From: robert.shen at astronomyaustralia.org.au (Robert Shen) Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2018 14:54:18 +1100 Subject: [ASA] =?utf-8?q?ACAMAR_5=EF=BC=9AAustralia-China_Workshop_on_Ast?= =?utf-8?q?rophysics?= Message-ID: Dear All, The 5th ACAMAR Workshop will be held from 2-4, April 2019 at the RACV Healesville Country Club ( https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/FwqOCr8DLRtm77OzF7eZgw?domain=racv.com.au, near Melbourne. *ACAMAR5 abstract submission and registration URL: * https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/2oH7Cvl0PoClqqZPuXzNWF?domain=acamar.org.au The focus of this workshop will be on Antarctic Astronomy, Radio Astronomy (including ASKAP, MWA, FAST and SKA), Optical Instrumentation, Gravitational Wave and Big Data Technologies. The workshop will also build on the relationships and outcomes of the previous workshops in the series. *Key Dates* - Abstract Submission closing date: *31 January 2019* - Program Release date: *15 February 2019* - Registration closing date: *28 February 2019* - ACAMAR 5 Workshop: *2-4 April 2019* *Registration Options * - Australian Delegate Registration Fee: $400 AUD - Chinese Delegate Registration Fee: $250 AUD (~ 1250 CNY) - Student Registration Fee: $150 AUD (~ 750 CNY) *Accommodation* We have reserved a block of rooms for ACAMAR 5 participants at the RACV Healesville Country Club, which is also the workshop venue. The price is: - Deluxe Queen Room: $225 per room/night - Deluxe Twin Room: $255 per room/night Prices include a full buffet breakfast and ten percent (10%) government tax (GST). *To make an* *accommodation* *reservation:* For non-RACV Club members, please: ? Call RACV reservation team directly on +61 (3) 5962 4899 and quote ?ACAMAR5? ? Or email healesville at racv.com.au and quote ?ACAMAR5? (please include *your name*, *check-in date*, *check-out date* and *your contact phone number*) Note: a deposit of $100 via credit card will be processed at the time of booking. For RACV Club members (not RACV member), please book online: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/8p0TCwVLQmiNkkn4u9vnoi?domain=racv.com.au Should you have any questions regarding ACAMAR5, please feel free to contact us. Best regards, Robert on behalf of ACAMAR -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From r.webster at unimelb.edu.au Tue Dec 4 08:10:31 2018 From: r.webster at unimelb.edu.au (Rachel Webster) Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2018 21:10:31 +0000 Subject: [ASA] Astro-3D Fellow, University of Melbourne Message-ID: <91D61AF9-82E3-47CE-9C1F-EC9FEBDDA94F@unimelb.edu.au> The School of Physics at The University of Melbourne is seeking the appointment of an outstanding candidate to a 4 -year Fellowship within the Astro-3D Centre of Excellence. The Fellow will be expected to undertake an independent research program in one of the main scientific areas of ASTRO-3D, based at the University of Melbourne: (i) Observational, theoretical or computational studies of the Epoch of Reionization, or (ii) Exploring the first galaxies with JWST. For further information: http://jobs.unimelb.edu.au/caw/en/job/898249/postdoc-research-fellow-astro-3d-fellow -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Paul.Francis at anu.edu.au Wed Dec 5 10:28:05 2018 From: Paul.Francis at anu.edu.au (Paul Francis) Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2018 23:28:05 +0000 Subject: [ASA] SkyMapper Call for Proposals - 2019A - final semester for national access References: <5C0707DA.6050206@anu.edu.au> Message-ID: <9FC291A1-8DF5-45E4-ACA7-C3270D2EC370@anu.edu.au> SkyMapper Call for Proposals for non-survey time on the SkyMapper Telescope: Semester 2019A (Jan-Jun) Application deadline: 23:59 on 18 Dec 2018 Observing time on SkyMapper was made available to the Australian community for a 5-year period, beginning in early 2014, through an ARC LIEF grant. Thus, the 2019A semester is the final semester available to the community under the current agreement. Hours available: --------------------- dark: 32hrs -- ANU: 25hrs, AU: 7hrs grey: 20hrs -- ANU: 15hrs, AU: 5hrs bright: 13hrs -- ANU: 10hrs, AU: 3hrs -------------------------------- Total: 65hrs -- ANU: 50hrs, AU: 15hrs dark - Moon phase < 35% + Moon phase < 65% when Moon below the horizon grey - Moon phase 35-65% when Moon in the sky + Moon phase 65-94% bright - Moon phase > 94% All proposals MUST specify how their time is to be broken down between ANU and other Australian time. All proposals MUST specify the required Moon phase (bright/grey/dark) for their observations. ------------ How to apply ------------ For full instructions for proposals and information on SkyMapper please refer to http://www.mso.anu.edu.au/~skymap/instructions_SMprop.html Additional Notes for 2019A * The SkyMapper mosaic is currently operating without 1 of its 64 amplifiers. The time scale for restoring full function of the mosaic is currently unknown. * Three additional amplifiers are exhibiting non-linear behaviour, although we hope to rectify that early in 2019A. You can only apply for images that will not replicate the observations of the public SkyMapper Southern Sky Survey (all-sky dec < +2, 100 sec images in u,v (6 visits) and g,r,i,z (4 visits)). The SkyMapper team can prioritise public survey fields to a limited extent in any given semester. If you'd like a field to be observed with priority, please do not submit a proposal, but contact the SkyMapper team (skymapper at anu.edu.au) who will help on a best-effort basis. Proposals should not directly compete with SkyMapper legacy science projects, which are listed at http://skymapper.anu.edu.au/science-projects/ Proposals should include a two-page scientific and technical justification. Please email your proposal to paul.francis at anu.edu.au before the deadline. If you do not receive confirmation that we've received your e-mail within 24 hours, please contact us again. Your proposal will be ranked by the ANU-TAC and, if successful, forwarded to the SkyMapper team for scheduling and robotic observation. All images will receive basic processing by the SkyMapper Science Data Pipeline alongside survey observations (and thus will be done in temporal order). We also remind users of the availability of SkyMapper Discretionary Time of up to 3 nights per semester in total. Requests for this time can be sent at short notice during the observing semester by email to christian.wolf at anu.edu.au , but will only be granted for urgent and potential high-impact observations that exploit the uniqueness of SkyMapper under circumstances, where a regular proposal could not have been anticipated. ----------------- Telescope Summary ----------------- SkyMapper is a 1.3m telescope with a 5.7 sq. deg. FoV and a 268 Megapixel camera. There are six primary filters (u,v,g,r,i,z), plus an H-alpha filter subject to strong scheduling constraints. If you have any questions not answered in the documentation, the SkyMapper team is available to help (skymapper at anu.edu.au). -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From denes at astron.nl Wed Dec 5 21:58:36 2018 From: denes at astron.nl (=?UTF-8?B?SGVsZ2EgRMOpbmVz?=) Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2018 11:58:36 +0100 Subject: [ASA] ASTRON/JIVE Summer Student Programme 2019 Message-ID: Dear all, Could you please distribute this advertisement to undergraduate students who might be interested in the ASTRON/JIVE Summer Student Programme. The Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON) and the Joint Institute for VLBI ERIC (JIVE) announce the availability of a limited number of grants for their 2019 Summer Research Programme. The Programme enables astronomy students (graduate or advanced under-graduate) to spend the summer (10-12 weeks) at the institute in Dwingeloo in the Netherlands, conducting astronomical research under the supervision of ASTRON and JIVE staff members. Possible topics of study may include radio galaxies and quasars, aspects of observational cosmology, continuum and line mission/absorption from normal and starburst galaxies, stellar maser astrometry, faint radio sources, pulsar timing, pulsar searching, synchrotron transients, fast radio bursts, molecular clouds, cosmic magnetism, space science as well as algorithm development - or similar topics, depending on what supervisors will have to offer. The actual project the successful candidate will work on will be defined after arrangement with the local supervisor. The programme is not aimed at engineering or electronics students. ASTRON operates the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR), a cutting-edge, low-frequency, multi-field aperture array telescope that is using transformational technologies and novel software approaches to explore the Universe between 10-240 MHz. ASTRON also operates the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope (WSRT) which is equipped with the new APERTIF phased array feeds, greatly increasing the survey speed of the telescope. JIVE is the main data processor centre of the European VLBI Network (EVN) and is leading the development of real-time e-VLBI in Europe. For more information see the institutes? websites. The research grants will provide successful candidates with accommodation in the locality of the Observatory, a modest stipend for up to three months, and full travel reimbursement. We expect the participants to start early June 2019 to ensure overlap of the participants so they can fully benefit from the scheduled lectures and social activities. More information about recent summer student programmes can be found at https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/TEgrClxwB5CMp0YWHG5l31?domain=astron.nl Applications for the programme should be sent via the registration form at this website. Please note that two letters of reference are needed; names and contact information of referees should be filled in before you can submit your application. *Deadline for applications is 1 February 2019.* Best wishes, Helga -- -------------------------------- Dr Helga Denes Postdoctoral researcher ASTRON Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy m: denes at astron.nl p: +31 (0)521 595 751 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: