From vkilborn at swin.edu.au Mon Dec 17 13:26:33 2018 From: vkilborn at swin.edu.au (Virginia Kilborn) Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2018 02:26:33 +0000 Subject: [ASA] Junior membership of the IAU: Applications due 31 December 2018 Message-ID: Dear ASA ECRs, As advertised earlier in the year, the IAU has a new category of membership for junior members. The definition of junior member is as follows: ?11.b Junior Member A junior scientist who completed the PhD studies and who is in the initial phase of the professional researcher career in some branch of astronomy may be admitted to the Union by the Executive Committee as Junior Member for a period not exceeding 6 years.? Suitably eligible ECRs are now invited to apply for junior membership of the IAU. Please fill out the junior membership application form at https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/uKX0CZYM2VFjJ49Bhz8Q5P?domain=iau.org. The deadline for applications is 31 Dec 2018. All applications will be reviewed for approval by the NCA early in 2019, and then will be forwarded to the IAU membership committee. Sincerely, Virginia, on behalf of the NCA Prof. Virginia Kilborn Swinburne Space Office Centre for Astrophysics & Supercomputing Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology Swinburne University of Technology ph: +61 (0)3 9214 4380 www: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/MtroC1WZXriZVzNWuGsI1k?domain=bit.ly [cid:067ccb00-f4f3-44fa-a722-daf445224317] Proud supporter of the WATTLE Women in Leadership Program -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The ASA is strongly committed to improving the representation and status of women in astronomy. The Society expects that female candidates should comprise at least 25% of the nominations for each prize and acknowledges the support of institutions for helping to achieve this goal. The fraction of female candidates nominated for each prize across the last five years is included below. Bok Prize - Closing Date: Friday 8th February, 2019 For most outstanding Honours/Masters thesis in astronomy or a closely related field. Eligible Masters students are those who have entered their Masters degree directly from a 3 year undergraduate degree (without undertaking an Honours year). All degree requirements must have been completed in 2018. A maximum of 2 nominations can be submitted by an Australian university and nominations must be endorsed by the Head of Department and submitted by the candidate?s supervisor. Percentage of female nominations in previous years: 0% (2018), 29% (2017), 50% (2016), 83% (2015), 50% (2014) Please follow the nomination guidelines at: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/4kVNC6X13RtJPrk8up40x6?domain=asa.astronomy.org.au Charlene Heisler Prize - Closing Date: Friday 8th February 2019 For most outstanding PhD thesis in astronomy or a closely related field. The PhD thesis must have been accepted (but not necessarily conferred) by an Australian university during 2018. A maximum of 2 nominations can be submitted by an Australian university and nominations must be endorsed by the Head of Department and submitted by the candidate?s supervisor. Percentage of female nominations in previous years: 44% (2018), 43% (2017), 25% (2016), 40% (2015), 33% (2014) Please follow the nomination guidelines at: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/2UiEC71ZgLtYzAMotW44wd?domain=asa.astronomy.org.au Louise Webster Prize - Closing Date: Friday 8th February 2019 For outstanding research by a scientist early in their post-doctoral career, based on the scientific impact of a single research paper (within astronomy or a closely related field), which has the applicant as first author. The applicant is required to have been an ASA member for at least two years prior to nomination for the award and have had their PhD conferred within five years prior to the nomination deadline (acceptable leaves of absence from active research will be taken into consideration when determining eligibility). Percentage of female nominations in previous years: 100% (2018), 0% (2017), 0% (2016), 100% (2015), 33% (2014) Please follow the nomination guidelines at: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/YdgTC81Zj6tgX63LH2B8oY?domain=asa.astronomy.org.au Anne Green Prize - Closing Date: Friday 8th February 2019 For a significant advance or accomplishment by a mid-career scientist, based on a nominated body of work that supports the scientific accomplishment and the subsequent impact of the research (within astronomy or a closely related field). The nominated body of work must have been published in refereed scientific journals, appearing in final published form within 5 years prior to the nomination deadline. The applicant is required to have been an ASA member for at least two years prior to nomination for the award and have had their PhD conferred 5 to 15 years prior to the nomination deadline (acceptable leaves of absence from active research will be taken into consideration when determining eligibility). Percentage of female nominations in previous years: 50% (2018) Please follow the nomination guidelines at: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/zV0vC91ZkQtjzkn9SOoMhw?domain=asa.astronomy.org.au Peter McGregor Prize - Closing Date: Friday 8th February 2019 For exceptional achievement or innovation in astronomical instrumentation. The award is made to an individual or team for the design, invention or improvement of astronomical instrumentation and associated software techniques that have enabled significant advances in any areas of astronomy, without restriction to wavelength or space/ground-based observations. To be eligible for the Prize the nominee or leader of a nominated team must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident at the nomination deadline OR the nominated work must have been primarily carried out for or by an Australian institution. Percentage of female nominations in previous years: 0% (2016) Please follow the nomination guidelines at: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/wAmqC0YZWVFzkGvZfOCVs0?domain=asa.astronomy.org.au Submissions should be emailed to the ASA Prizes and Awards Coordinator, Dr Krzysztof Bolejko: krzysztof.bolejko at utas.edu.au KInd regards, Krzysztof -- Krzysztof Bolejko ASA Prizes and Awards Coordinator Senior Lecturer in Physics School of Natural Sciences | College of Sciences and Engineering University of Tasmania Private Bag 37 Hobart TAS 7001 utas.edu.au [Electronic Signature] CRICOS 00586B University of Tasmania Electronic Communications Policy (December, 2014). This email is confidential, and is for the intended recipient only. 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Promoting innovation and excellence in research and achievement, the Director will strengthen and/or complement the research areas in the Centre and generate high quality research output and attract significant external funding. Through academic leadership, the Director will also foster the research aspirations of other groups and individuals within the Centre and across the wider Faculty/University. Further information, the position description, and application portal is available at https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/WxyiCWLJY7i8zKzqSxn5MW?domain=swinjobs.nga.net.au. Please forward this opportunity to Australian and international colleagues who may be interested. Best wishes for the holidays and new year, Michael Murphy (on behalf of CAS). -- Professor Michael T. 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[https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/sblGCNLwM9ipPjnotjhoRv?domain=img.constantcontact.com] [https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/69OzCOMxNytkZvP3ur8Ace?domain=img.constantcontact.com] [https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/qul6CQnzP0tLloD7HAEr2z?domain=img.constantcontact.com] [https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/YSv9CVAGXPt8kg4MTEQAUn?domain=img.constantcontact.com] [https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/40nFCXLKZoiZDO6mhQGwwQ?domain=img.constantcontact.com] [https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/wnCiCYWL1viXpA05TQ6qUG?domain=img.constantcontact.com] [https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/mUAgC1WZXriXBqj8T4KE8g?domain=img.constantcontact.com] [https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/nYw9C2xZYvCQZ8x7hxbQ3d?domain=img.constantcontact.com] [https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/ScnRC4QZ1RFx9ljrSqApXW?domain=files.constantcontact.com] GMTO Newsletter - December 2018 Welcome / GMTO's Year in Review We have had an exciting and productive year at GMTO. The year got off to a great start with the announcement in January that GMTO had secured the services of an international construction management company, WSP, to manage construction activities on the GMT site. Then in mid-February, the Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab at the University of Arizona opened the furnace of GMT mirror 5, cast in the previous November, to reveal a perfect mirror blank. Following that, in early April, the mirror was lifted and the clean-out process was started. In July, Conpax was selected to undertake the hard rock excavation work on the GMT site for the foundations for the telescope's enclosure and concrete pier. As you can read below, excavation is going well and is nearly complete after only five months of work. In August, GMT's 2018 Science Book, describing the GMT's strengths and its potential for scientific discovery, was released. Then, in September, GMTO held its 6th Annual Community Science Meeting in Hawaii. Both involved scientists from across the U.S. and around the globe. As 2018 progressed, there was more good news from the Mirror Lab - polishing of segment 2 was progressing fast. It is now only a few nanometers away from its final surface figure specification. In October, GMTO undertook design reviews with the two telescope mount design vendors. In November, GMTO received their final proposals - a major project milestone. We expect to finalize a contract in early 2019. In December, the G-CLEF spectrograph, being designed by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, passed its Critical Design Review, and in Arizona, the prototype mirror cell, under construction at CAID Industries, is rapidly taking shape. Read about both these milestones below. As you can see, 2018 has been a very productive year for the project. With progress in all areas gaining pace we are excited to see what 2019 will bring. Read the whole newsletter here. -Dr. Patrick McCarthy [https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/f7D1C5QZ29F1p6nAhPI3Sn?domain=files.constantcontact.com] Progress on site: excavation and electrical upgrades After just a few months of work, hard rock excavation on the GMT site in Chile is now nearly complete. At the time of writing, 4,370 cubic meters of rock had been removed from the summit in 348 dump trucks loads, putting the overall completion at 88%. The rock encountered by the Conpax excavation team was extremely hard, ideal for forming the foundation for a precision telescope. Read more... [https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/iYRxC6X13RtJ0y3XtwFewx?domain=files.constantcontact.com] Prototype Mirror Cell Weldment nearing completion at CAID Industries When the GMT is operational, each of the telescope's seven giant mirrors will live on top of a "mirror cell". These seven mirror cells are part of the telescope mount, the precision machine that will secure all the optics and guide the telescope to look at different parts of the night sky. The largest component of the individual mirror cells is the "weldment" - the steel enclosure that contains all the different support mechanisms the mirror requires to keep its shape. To verify the design of these support mechanisms, GMTO is creating a prototype mirror cell weldment. Read more... [https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/kDV6C71ZgLtYVZPLuGrG3s?domain=files.constantcontact.com] Profile: Dr. Dae Wook Kim, Assistant Professor at the University of Arizona Dr. Dae Wook Kim is an assistant professor of optical sciences and astronomy at the University of Arizona. He received his Ph.D. degree in Optical Sciences from University of Arizona and bachelor's degree in Astronomy and Physics from Yonsei University. Dr. Kim works on the polishing and testing of GMT's primary mirror segments at the Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab. Below Dr. Kim gives us some insight into his work on the GMT mirrors and his career to date. Read more about Dr. Kim in his profile here. [https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/8pWOC81Zj6tgPYJ9TY9zmx?domain=files.constantcontact.com] G-CLEF spectrograph - Critical Design Review The GMT-Consortium Large Earth Finder (G-CLEF) is an instrument for the GMT being designed by scientists and engineers at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. The heart of G-CLEF is its spectrograph, a high precision, extremely stable optical device that will receive light from the GMT and turn it into scientific data. In early December, the spectrograph passed its Critical Design Review. Read more... [https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/13NBC91ZkQtjN2Z8uRbeYX?domain=files.constantcontact.com] U.S. Extremely Large Telescope Program Updates The National Science Foundation's National Optical Astronomy Observatory, the Giant Magellan Telescope, and the Thirty Meter Telescope are working collaboratively to develop a U.S. Extremely Large Telescope (U.S. ELT) Program. The mission of the U.S. ELT Program is to strengthen scientific leadership by the U.S. community-at-large through access to extremely large telescopes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. This two-hemisphere system will provide the U.S. scientific community with greater and more diverse research opportunities than can be achieved with a single telescope, and hence more opportunities for leadership. Read more.... [https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/3VskC0YZWVFzgmEjfPS1Q9?domain=files.constantcontact.com] Dr. Miguel Roth receives Order of Bernardo O'Higgins GMTO is delighted to announce that the Chilean Foreign Affairs Ministry has awarded the Order of Bernardo O'Higgins to Dr. Miguel Roth Fuchs, the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMTO) Representative in Chile, at a ceremony in Santiago. The Order of Bernardo O'Higgins is the highest civilian honor awarded to non-Chilean citizens. This award was established in 1956 and is named after one of the founders of the Chilean Republic, General Bernardo O'Higgins. Dr. Roth received the award in recognition of his contribution to the development of astronomy in Chile, and for inspiring appreciation and knowledge of astronomy among students and people of all ages. Read the announcement here. 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URL: From john.obyrne at sydney.edu.au Fri Dec 21 10:03:31 2018 From: john.obyrne at sydney.edu.au (John O'Byrne) Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2018 23:03:31 +0000 Subject: [ASA] [Lofar-news] Traineeship in Science Operations with Massive arrays - 2019 In-Reply-To: <5C1A1A8202000029000168FF@smtp1.astron.nl> References: <5C1A17D3020000CF0000B601@smtp1.astron.nl> <5C1A1A8202000029000168FF@smtp1.astron.nl> <5C1A1A8202000029000168FF@smtp1.astron.nl> Message-ID: <07530580-C3C0-4AB5-BA22-2F3562F4BCAE@sydney.edu.au> From Vanessa Moss: >>> Roberto Pizzo > 12/19/18 11:05 AM >>> Dear colleagues, we would like to bring to your attention a new opportunity to follow a traineeship in Science Operations with Massive Arrays at ASTRON and JIVE in 2019 - find more details below. Please forward this e-mail to any potential candidate. Comment from last year?s trainees: ?We cannot speak highly enough of the experience provided by the traineeship and in particular, the opportunity given to us to act as telescope scientists on duty and lead daily operational meetings and activities. It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience that we recommend for every young radio astronomer" Best regards, Roberto Pizzo Head Science Operations & Support, ASTRON ??? The Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON) and the Joint Institute for VLBI ERIC (JIVE) announce the availability of a minimum of two grants for their Traineeship in Science Operations with massive arrays. The programme enables astronomers (post doc, PhD or graduate student level) to spend a trimester (12 weeks) at the institute in Dwingeloo in the Netherlands. Under the supervision of Telescope Scientists, you will develop fundamental skills and novel experimental methods on systems using technologies that produce cutting-edge science now and contribute to the development of the SKA. ASTRON & JIVE are committed to increasing their staff diversity, and we are especially interested in applications from all traditionally under-represented groups. This programme will be sponsored by ASTRON and the Joining Up Users for Maximising the Profile, the Innovation and the Necessary Globalisation of JIVE (JUMPING JIVE) project, which has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 730884. The available positions are open to applicants from all countries. JUMPING JIVE will specifically sponsor the positions for applications from African countries. Successful candidates will be appointed to a mentor and will acquire a deep/inside knowledge and understanding of all aspects of the operations of world-class instruments. Moreover, they will strongly benefit from the daily interaction with our scientists, engineers, and support staff, who all work in close collaboration at our institute. We anticipate that the 12-week traineeship programme will be divided into 10 weeks to provide the full exposure to LOFAR operations, and 2 weeks to introduce VLBI operations at JIVE from the viewpoint of the European VLBI Network (EVN). At the beginning of the LOFAR training, the applicant will be initiated to the capabilities of the hardware and the software pipelines and their data products. She/He will be exposed to the active complex array science operations, learning how to master them independently. The JIVE training will provide exposure to VLBI operations, data acquisition and processing. The traineeship programme will also include lectures and activities with the support groups such as visits to the LOFAR core, to the LOFAR and JIVE/EVN correlators; production cluster sites; and one of the LOFAR Long-Term Archive sites. We expect the traineeship programme to start at the beginning of May 2019. The final dates will be set based on the availability of the selected applicants. More details about the traineeship and on how to apply can be found at https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/qlblC71ZgLtYVVn1i8yngU?domain=werkenbijastron.nl ????????????????????????? "The standard you walk past is the standard you accept? ????????????????????????? ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR JOHN O?BYRNE Associate Dean (Student Life), Faculty of Science Secretary, Astronomical Society of Australia Inc. Sydney Institute for Astronomy School of Physics | Faculty of Science THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY Rm 205, Physics Building A28 Postal address: School of Physics | The University of Sydney | NSW | Australia | 2006 T +61 2 9351 3184 | F +61 2 9351 7726 E john.obyrne at sydney.edu.au | W http://sydney.edu.au/science/people/john.obyrne CRICOS 00026A This email plus any attachments to it are confidential. Any unauthorised use is strictly prohibited. If you receive this email in error, please delete it and any attachments. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From john.obyrne at sydney.edu.au Fri Dec 21 10:08:03 2018 From: john.obyrne at sydney.edu.au (John O'Byrne) Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2018 23:08:03 +0000 Subject: [ASA] Gravitational Wave Postdoc and PhD at the University of Auckland In-Reply-To: <1545347019296.3236@auckland.ac.nz> References: <1545103360846.52474@auckland.ac.nz> <1545180528816.22981@auckland.ac.nz> <1545347019296.3236@auckland.ac.nz> Message-ID: <7BEB4998-C1AD-44CD-97F1-47A19C08F0BE@sydney.edu.au> Dear all, I am please to announce that we are advertising for a post-doc and we have the plan to award a PhD scholarship for people to come and work with me at the University of Auckland to study the host galaxies of gravitational wave events. For the post-doc details and application process here: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/zrajCNLwM9ipPPLBTmoW_z?domain=academicjobsonline.org For the PhD scholarship we have the intension to award it once the administration of setting it up complete which should be within a few months. The project will involve combining BPASS with results of galaxy formation and evolution from various cosmological simulations. Interested students are encouraged to contact me at j.eldridge at auckland.ac.nz to register interest so I can contact you once applications are open. Both projects are novel project and we know applicants aren't going to know everything required to do the job so even if you think you're interested and have some of the skills in computing, astrophysics or statistics then *APPLY*. Also it's a fantastic team of myself, Elizabeth Stanway and Anna McLeod and we're going to be doing exciting science! Thanks, JJ. ________________________________ Dr J.J. Eldridge (Please note I prefer she/her/them/they pronouns and to be called JJ) Senior Lecturer in Astrophysics Department of Physics Faculty of Science The University of Auckland Private Bag 92019 Auckland New Zealand Phone: +64 9 923 5911 Email: j.eldridge at auckland.ac.nz -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From growell at physics.adelaide.edu.au Fri Dec 21 11:08:27 2018 From: growell at physics.adelaide.edu.au (Gavin Rowell) Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2018 10:38:27 +1030 (CST) Subject: [ASA] Cherenkov Telescope Array - South Site Agreement Message-ID: This week, a major milestone was reached for the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) with the signing of the CTA-South site hosting agreements. CTA is the next-generation TeV gamma-ray observatory and six Australian institutes are involved in CTA (Uni. Adelaide, Uni. NSW, Uni. Sydney, West. Syd. Uni., Monash Uni., ANU), via funding from the ARC, and NCRIS through Astronomy Australia Ltd. The CTA-South site in Paranal Chile, will host 99 of CTA's Cherenkov imaging telescopes (19 more will be built at CTA-North, La Palma, Spain, with the first one inaugurated there in October). During this week, three agreements were signed: - Chilean Government and ESO, - ESO and CTAO (CTA Observatory), - CTAO and CONICYT (Chilean National Commission for Science and Technology) With the agreements signed, preparations at the CTA-South can commence from 2019, aiming for telescope construction there starting 2020. Further details can be found at the links below: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/K1BeC71ZgLtYVP9yi8kkT2?domain=cta-observatory.org https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NheVRKZ8YyA&feature=youtu.be Gavin Rowell (for the CTA-Australia consortium - https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/KjbWC81Zj6tgPJxQt1K68R?domain=cta-observatory.org.au). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gavin Rowell ph +61883138374 High Energy Astrophysics Group fax +61883134380 School of Physical Sciences growell at physics.adelaide.edu.au University of Adelaide 5005, AUSTRALIA web: http://www.physics.adelaide.edu.au/astrophysics/gpr/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- From karen.pollard at canterbury.ac.nz Fri Dec 21 13:58:29 2018 From: karen.pollard at canterbury.ac.nz (Karen Pollard) Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2018 02:58:29 +0000 Subject: [ASA] Advertisement for a lectureship in astronomy and astrophysics Message-ID: Hello I would like to advertise this lectureship in astronomy and astrophysics at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. Regards Karen Pollard ++++++ Associate Professor Karen Pollard School of Physical and Chemical Sciences College of Science, University of Canterbury New Zealand Phone + 64 3 36 95816 +++++++ Position Overview Lecturer/Snr Lecturer in Astronomy and Astrophysics P?kenga / P?kenga Matua i te M?tai Arorangi me te ahup?ngao arorangi School of Physical and Chemical Sciences | Te Kura Mat? University of Canterbury |Te Whare W?nanga o Waitaha Kia hiwa r?, kia hiwa r?! He hiahia, he p?kenga n?hou ki te m?tai arorangi me te ahup?ngao arorangi? He p?whiri atu t?nei n? Te Whare W?nanga o Waitaha kia tono mai te hunga i te t?ranga P?kenga, P?kenga Matua r?nei. ? Full-time at 37.5 hours per week (1.0 FTE) ? Continuing (i.e. permanent) position Applications are invited for the continuing position of Lecturer/Snr Lecturer in Astronomy and Astrophysics in the School of Physical and Chemical Science. This is equivalent to a (tenured) Assistant Professor in the US system. To be successful in this role you will hold a PhD or an appropriate equivalent qualification in Astronomy, Physics or a related area and have demonstrated potential for research in observational optical astronomy that complements existing interests in Astronomy and Astrophysics and takes advantage of our research facilities. Observational facilities available include the University of Canterbury ?teh?wai Mt John Observatory with a variety of research telescopes including the 1-m McLellan Telescope with fibre-fed echelle spectrograph. The successful applicant will demonstrate potential for academic excellence in teaching and research, be able to conduct innovative and effective lectures and laboratory classes from first year through postgraduate level, publish research at the highest level as assessed by peer-reviewed publications, attract and successfully supervise postgraduate students, and attract research funding. An active commitment to continuing professional development, including bicultural professional development, and applying that learning in everyday practice is expected. This includes an active commitment to upholding the values, tikanga, kawa and traditions as guided by Ng?i T??huriri, the mana whenua. Ability in te reo M?ori me ?na tikanga would be an advantage. Te Kura Mat? | School of Physical and Chemical Sciences has diverse teaching and research programmes that include Optical Astronomy, Cosmology, Neutrino and Gamma-ray Astrophysics, Condensed Matter and Laser Physics, Medical Physics, and Atmospheric Physics. Further details about the School of Physical and Chemical Science may be found at https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/P5PjC0YZWVFzgw7xhw0lYj?domain=canterbury.ac.nz Download the full Position Descriptions Lecturer_PD.pdf Senior_Lecturer_PD.pdf Te Whare W?nanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury is committed to promoting a world-class learning environment through research and teaching excellence, and has a vision statement of ?Tangata t?, tangata ora: people prepared to make a difference?. You will have the opportunity to work alongside members of a diverse academic community and enrich your own professional and personal development. Equal opportunity in employment is University policy and the School is committed to equality in the workplace. Applications from all suitably qualified persons are encouraged. The University of Canterbury offers generous leave provisions, including sabbatical and Erksine Fellowship leave. It also has excellent childcare, recreation and staff club facilities on campus. For information about the range of benefits in joining UC please visit us online at: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/5LxWClxwB5ClPNVrf10603?domain=canterbury.ac.nz The closing date for this position is: Sunday 3rd March 2019, (midnight NZ time). Applications for this position should include a completed University of Canterbury application form, a curriculum vitae, a summary of recent research achievements and a 1-2 page research proposal outlining intended research and research goals. Applicants are also expected to indicate their teaching experience and philosophy and to indicate the ways they could contribute to courses within the School and to curriculum development in the future. They should also indicate the names and contact details of three referees. Applications should be combined into one document and submitted online. Should you wish to e-mail any additional attachments or have queries in relation to the application process, please forward these to Rochelle Golby, Recruitment Advisor, rochelle.golby at canterbury.ac.nz Further information about this role can be obtained by contacting Head of School, Professor Rudi Marquez, rudi.marquez at canterbury.ac.nz Internal candidates should apply via the Careers option in Employee Self-Service: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/Lm8pCmOxDQtqPNgxuDX_LJ?domain=ucpeople.canterbury.ac.nz Te Whare W?nanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury is an EEO employer and actively seeks to meet its obligation under Te Tiriti o Waitangi | Treaty of Waitangi. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From swyithe at unimelb.edu.au Fri Dec 21 17:09:29 2018 From: swyithe at unimelb.edu.au (Stuart Wyithe) Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2018 06:09:29 +0000 Subject: [ASA] Best wishes for 2019 Message-ID: Dear ASA members, The past year has been another busy and successful period or astronomy in Australia, and we can reflect on a large number of ASA activities and achievements. Highlights included the Gravitational Wave Astronomy School in February 2018 at UWA and the 52nd ASA Annual Scientific Meeting in July at Swinburne University, as well as an astronomy focussed session at the AIP congress in December. The ECR Mentoring Workshop in May at Margaret River was a great success as were the recent series of SciCoder workshops. A number of ASA members were recognised for their contributions through ASA prizes and honours. These included the inaugural Anne Green Prize, awarded to Emily Wisnioski (full list available at https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/58HHCmOxDQtqARwyUGQyp7?domain=asa.astronomy.org.au). The elections of Rachel Webster to the Australian Academy of Science and Ron Ekers as a foreign associate of the National Academy of Sciences also deserve special mention. During 2018 the ASA Council has developed a draft strategic plan, which was distributed to members for comment in November. We look forward to progressing this plan in 2019. As the year draws to a close I wanted to wish all members a restful and enjoyable break over the holiday period. Best regards, Stuart (ASA president) ------------------------------ Stuart Wyithe | Head, School of Physics Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor Deputy Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for All-Sky Astrophysics in 3D Shirley Els | Executive Assistant - Head, School of Physics T: +61 3 8344 5453 E: shirley.els at unimelb.edu.au Faculty of Science Room 104, David Caro Building (192) The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010 Australia T: +61 3 8344 5420 and +61 3 8344 5083 F: +61 3 9347 4783 E: swyithe at unimelb.edu.au W: science.unimelb.edu.au I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which I work, and pay my respects to the Elders, past and present [signature_724982161] This email and any attachments may contain personal information or information that is otherwise confidential or the subject of copyright. Any use, disclosure or copying of any part of it is prohibited. The University does not warrant that this email or any attachments are free from viruses or defects. 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Regards, Stuart From: Stuart Wyithe Sent: Friday, 21 December 2018 5:09 PM To: 'asa at physics.usyd.edu.au' Subject: Best wishes for 2019 Dear ASA members, The past year has been another busy and successful period or astronomy in Australia, and we can reflect on a large number of ASA activities and achievements. Highlights included the Gravitational Wave Astronomy School in February 2018 at UWA and the 52nd ASA Annual Scientific Meeting in July at Swinburne University, as well as an astronomy focussed session at the AIP congress in December. The ECR Mentoring Workshop in May at Margaret River was a great success as were the recent series of SciCoder workshops. A number of ASA members were recognised for their contributions through ASA prizes and honours. These included the inaugural Anne Green Prize, awarded to Emily Wisnioski (full list available at https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/50qJCp8AJQtZvAD0sPrXzo?domain=asa.astronomy.org.au). The elections of Rachel Webster to the Australian Academy of Science and Ron Ekers as a foreign associate of the National Academy of Sciences also deserve special mention. During 2018 the ASA Council has developed a draft strategic plan, which was distributed to members for comment in November. We look forward to progressing this plan in 2019. As the year draws to a close I wanted to wish all members a restful and enjoyable break over the holiday period. Best regards, Stuart (ASA president) ------------------------------ Stuart Wyithe | Head, School of Physics Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor Deputy Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for All-Sky Astrophysics in 3D Shirley Els | Executive Assistant - Head, School of Physics T: +61 3 8344 5453 E: shirley.els at unimelb.edu.au Faculty of Science Room 104, David Caro Building (192) The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010 Australia T: +61 3 8344 5420 and +61 3 8344 5083 F: +61 3 9347 4783 E: swyithe at unimelb.edu.au W: science.unimelb.edu.au I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which I work, and pay my respects to the Elders, past and present [signature_724982161] This email and any attachments may contain personal information or information that is otherwise confidential or the subject of copyright. Any use, disclosure or copying of any part of it is prohibited. The University does not warrant that this email or any attachments are free from viruses or defects. Please check any attachments for viruses and defects before opening them. If this email is received in error please delete it and notify us by return email. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 15419 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From swyithe at unimelb.edu.au Sun Dec 23 20:55:18 2018 From: swyithe at unimelb.edu.au (Stuart Wyithe) Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2018 09:55:18 +0000 Subject: [ASA] Michael Dopita (1946-2018) Message-ID: Dear ASA members, We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Michael Dopita on 22 December. Mike was a long term fellow of the ASA and served on the ASA Council from 1993-95. Our community will remember his very significant contributions to the field, his broad knowledge across all aspects of astronomy, and his genuine interest in the research of those he met. The family has indicated that memories and messages of sympathy can be sent to: farewell.mike at mso.anu.edu.au Our sympathies go to Mike's family and friends. Stuart ------------------------------ Stuart Wyithe | Head, School of Physics Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor Deputy Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for All-Sky Astrophysics in 3D Shirley Els | Executive Assistant - Head, School of Physics T: +61 3 8344 5453 E: shirley.els at unimelb.edu.au Faculty of Science Room 104, David Caro Building (192) The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010 Australia T: +61 3 8344 5420 and +61 3 8344 5083 F: +61 3 9347 4783 E: swyithe at unimelb.edu.au W: science.unimelb.edu.au I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which I work, and pay my respects to the Elders, past and present [signature_724982161] This email and any attachments may contain personal information or information that is otherwise confidential or the subject of copyright. 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