From christian.reichardt at unimelb.edu.au Mon Sep 30 11:59:10 2019 From: christian.reichardt at unimelb.edu.au (Christian Reichardt) Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2019 11:59:10 +1000 Subject: [ASA] Reminder -- ECR Application/Proposal reviews - Oct 7 References: <74545559-07FC-492D-93F3-4496C25810FD@unimelb.edu.au> Message-ID: Dear colleagues (and especially postdocs and students), I?d like to encourage postdocs and students who are preparing job applications or proposals this spring to take advantage of this chance to get feedback on your applications. At the moment, we have more people who have volunteered to provide feedback (thank you!) than have requested feedback, so there is room for more people to get external perspectives on what you have written. If you are interested, please fill in the survey at https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/yDtRCOMxNytYLBAlCE59wK?domain=surveymonkey.com by Oct 7. cheers -Christian Begin forwarded message: From: Christian Reichardt Subject: ECR Application/Proposal reviews Date: 14 September 2019 at 8:03:07 pm AEST To: Dear colleagues, The ASA Early Career Researcher Chapter is pleased to announce a new program that we hope will be a positive contribution to the success of ECRs in their job applications or proposals. Writing is an iterative process, and one crucial avenue for improvement is getting external, high-quality perspective on the content. We hope this scheme will provide such a mechanism. We are seeking two groups: (1) ECRs who would value feedback; and (2) academics who have the time to read and constructively comment on 1-3 pages in the second half of October or early November. Please respond to this survey: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/yDtRCOMxNytYLBAlCE59wK?domain=surveymonkey.com if you desire feedback, or are willing to provide feedback. We plan to match pairs in the first week of October. Cheers, -Christian PS: We plan to repeat this process early next year for the DECRA round. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jhurley at swin.edu.au Mon Sep 30 14:02:25 2019 From: jhurley at swin.edu.au (Jarrod Hurley) Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2019 04:02:25 +0000 Subject: [ASA] Reminder: Call for Expressions of Interest for the ADACS Software Support Program, 2020A Semester, due at the end of the week In-Reply-To: <954745d8-0586-4ff8-8412-14de7d7dca7f@Spark> References: <0f237062-3ff2-442b-936e-e5ead884e0c4@Spark>, <954745d8-0586-4ff8-8412-14de7d7dca7f@Spark> Message-ID: This is a reminder that the call for expressions of interest for the 2020A semester of the ADACS Software Support program (see details below) ends at 5pm AEST Friday October 4th. Please note that EoIs are intended to be brief and should not represent a barrier to entry. They are intended to stimulate a conversation with ADACS and aren't a commitment that you will submit an application, so we encourage everyone with an interesting idea for how a software developer could help their research program to submit a brief EoI so that we can chat about it. Original call copied below. Cheers, Jarrod Hurley (for ADACS) ________________________________ Astronomy Data and Computing Services (ADACS) Call for Expressions of Interest for the ADACS Software Support Program - 2020A Semester EoI Deadline: Friday 4th October, 2019 @ 5pm AEST Expressions of interest are being accepted from now and for the next ~4 weeks for the 2020A semester of the ADACS Software Support Program. What is the ADACS Software Support Program (SSP)? Astronomy Data and Computing Services (ADACS) is a collaboration between Swinburne University of Technology, Curtin University, and Pawsey Supercomputing Centre. It is funded under the Astronomy National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) Program via Astronomy Australia Ltd (AAL). A principal component of ADACS is the provision of expertise for the design and development of software tools and infrastructure. In addition to providing resources and support for our major data platforms (e.g. the All-Sky Virtual Observatory project, and the gSTAR data management and collaboration platform), ADACS provides support to tools/platforms covering the full range of scales by providing scientific computing and software development as a service. Within Q1/2 2020, ADACS will provide the equivalent of a minimum of 1 full-time computational scientist as a resource to the community. A diversely qualified team will participate, with expertise covering a variety of areas including (but not limited to): system analysis and design, scientific computing, high-performance computing, data science, web development, large-scale scientific databases, cloud computing and scientific visualisation. How does the ADACS SSP work? The allocation of these resources will be merit-based with the final evaluation performed by the Astronomy Data and Computing Services Time Allocation Committee. To ensure effective proposals, we split the application process into two stages: an expression of interest (EoI) stage where we ask interested parties to submit a very brief outline of their scientific objectives, providing the basis of a discussion (to be scheduled following receipt of your EoI) about feasibility, optimal approaches and required resources; and a subsequent round of formal submissions -- shaped by our input -- to be made to the ADACS TAC. Note that all applicants must participate in the EoI process in order to make a final submission. We ask that EoI submissions be kept brief. (i.e. no more than one page; a couple paragraphs generally suffice) providing a concise description of the proposed project and its goals. When considering projects for this process, we also ask that you keep the following in mind: all ADACS development will be open-source, and as such, made publicly available. EoI submission process Inquires can be directed to Lewis Lakerink (llakerink at swin.edu.au) or Jarrod Hurley (jhurley at swin.edu.au). The deadline for EoI submissions is the 4th October, 2019 @ 5pm AEST and should be submitted via email to TAC at adacs.org.au. The subsequent application deadline will be 2 weeks after that, but final proposals will be accepted only from those who participate in the EoI process. 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URL: From claudia.lagos at uwa.edu.au Tue Oct 1 12:23:11 2019 From: claudia.lagos at uwa.edu.au (Claudia Lagos Urbina) Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2019 02:23:11 +0000 Subject: [ASA] 3rd Announcement AusESO2020: "The build-up of galaxies through multiple tracers and facilities" In-Reply-To: References: <24001D39-07FB-4EC0-8CA7-28A099567F35@eso.org> <9449242F-2D19-474C-BF40-4E33E8BD936E@mq.edu.au> <052bd33a-e951-94d3-a9f9-fa1ae204d954@uwa.edu.au> <94b88894-62dc-bdde-133b-35b36d39e3f0@uwa.edu.au> <9405bcd7-3e4e-3fc5-863b-14f91605a8a6@uwa.edu.au> <48057c7e-1aca-bb64-44a9-3fed24e87a34@uwa.edu.au> <4b5d95d7-f935-f48f-7a81-0a64636e79d6@uwa.edu.au> Message-ID: <58a1d22c-6b3a-c126-3e75-53904254d280@uwa.edu.au> Dear Colleagues, It is our please to announce the conference "The build-up of galaxies through multiple tracers and facilities" to be held in Perth, Australia, 17th-21st of February 2020, at the beautiful University of Western Australia Campus. This is the second installment of the series of joint Australia-ESO conferences. Call for participants and speakers is open: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/iGdUCVAGXPtBQglyCG1fAz?domain=icrar.org Motivation: By 2020, we will have obtained the first major results from a huge variety of ?pathfinder? facilities that are operating with entirely new types of survey instruments. These pathfinders have a common aim of untangling galaxy evolution physics, and so it is important that first science results are communicated across various disciplines. This is the main purpose of this second Australia-ESO conference, allowing us to start serious conversations about the future coordination of next-generation galaxy evolution surveys. Key topics to be discussed during the conference include: 1) The baryon cycle in our own Galactic neighbourhood: what we have learned from galactic archaeology, and the interstellar and circumgalactic gas (and its accretion) in the Milky-Way and Magellanic Clouds. 2) The local Universe: the multi-phase baryon mass census (hot, cold, warm medium and stars and stellar halos), the baryon-halo connection, environmental effects on the ISM of galaxies, outflows/inflows locally. 3) Transients: a nascent avenue of learning about galaxy evolution, the intergalactic medium which is expected to grow immensely over the next few years, featuring Fast Radio Bursts, Gravity Waves, Gamma-ray bursts, and others. 4) Galaxies across time: physical processes leading to quenching and their effect on the gas reservoirs of galaxies, angular momentum evolution, and the black hole/galaxy co-evolution. 5) Cosmic Dawn and the Epoch of Reionisation: the census of z>4 galaxies (luminosity functions, dust content, star formation, interstellar medium), QSOs and radio activity, and evolution of the neutral hydrogen content. We will provide childcare support to maximize participation of those with carer responsibilities. Deadline for contributed talks extended to 4th of October. We would appreciate if you can circulate this widely among your colleagues. Best regards, Claudia Lagos (on behalf of the SOC) -- ASTRO 3D Senior Research Fellow Tel:(+61 8) 6488 3677 International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research web:www.clagos.com University of Western Australia , 7 Fairway, Crawley, Perth, Australia -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Cormac.Reynolds at csiro.au Tue Oct 1 13:13:20 2019 From: Cormac.Reynolds at csiro.au (Reynolds, Cormac (CASS, Kensington WA)) Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2019 03:13:20 +0000 Subject: [ASA] ATUC Meeting and Science Day 29-31 October 2019 Message-ID: <1569899600.1964.8.camel@csiro.au> Dear Users of the Australia Telescope National Facility, The Australia Telescope Users Committee (ATUC) meet regularly to discuss issues that affect users of the ATNF. The next ATUC meeting is to be held at the ATNF site in Marsfield on Tuesday 29th to Thursday 31st October, 2019. On the 29th ATUC will host a special Science Day with the theme of "ASKAP Pilot Projects". On the 30th, an Open Session will be held that consists of reports and updates on the various aspects of ATNF operations. All users are welcome to register to attend the Science Day and Open Session. An agenda for both days, with details for remote participation, will be made available on the ATUC web page in the coming days (see below). All attendees of the Science Day and Open Session are requested to register (free) at: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/UB5aCXLKZoiArjzEt6IwYv?domain=events.csiro.au If you, as a user (or potential user) of the ATNF, are aware of any issues that need to be raised at the next ATUC meeting, or would like to offer praise or feedback on ATNF activities, please contact any member of ATUC over the next few weeks. Information on ATUC and how to contact its members can be found at: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/etUHCYWL1viYBm4VtGuJHu?domain=atnf.csiro.au (registration, agenda, ATUC reports, responses). Regards, Cormac Reynolds (for ATUC) From james.murray at astronomyaustralia.org.au Wed Oct 2 14:19:07 2019 From: james.murray at astronomyaustralia.org.au (James Murray) Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2019 14:19:07 +1000 Subject: [ASA] Reminder: Call for nominations to AAL advisory committees and external boards Message-ID: <1D3A3CAD-BE18-428E-89E4-3906E9C1B08D@astronomyaustralia.org.au> Dear ASA members, This is a reminder that Astronomy Australia Limited (AAL) is seeking nominations from members of the astronomy community from individuals willing to serve the community in one of several capacities. AAL will appoint: an Australian representative to the Council of the CTAO (gGmbH); an "Australian Science Lead" to lead the engagement with the eROSITA mission; five members of the AAL Science Advisory Committee four members of the AAL Project Oversight Committee three members of the Astronomy Supercomputer Time Allocation Committee two members of the Astronomy Data and Computing Time Allocation Committee Detailed descriptions of the positions can be found here If you wish to apply for any of these positions, please email AAL with a maximum three page application with: the name of the position, a brief CV, a statement outlining your relevant expertise and addressing the selection criteria, any relevant conflicts of interest. Applications for all positions close at 9am AEST on Monday the 7th of October. Late applications will not be accepted. AAL is committed to equity and diversity and encourages applications from everyone with the appropriate expertise and skills. ______________________________________________ Dr James Murray Senior Program Manager Astronomy Australia Ltd T: 03 9214 8426 M: 0409703939 F: 03 9214 4396 E: james.murray at astronomyaustralia.org.au W: astronomyaustralia.org.au P: P.O. Box 2100 Hawthorn VIC 3122 AAL is committed to equity and diversity and endeavours to create an environment in which every individual is treated with dignity and respect. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Prospective graduate students with an interest in binary star evolution, accreting white dwarfs, supernova remnants, explosive nucleosynthesis and/or progenitors of supernovae and stellar transients are encouraged to read the job advert that is posted on the AAS job register: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/OmqzCyoNVrcDwq9WSZdJGa?domain=jobregister.aas.org PhD positions in Astrophysics at University of New South Wales Canberra, Australia | AAS Job Register The Astrophysics group in the School of Science at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Canberra campus is seeking applicants for the PhD program in areas related to binary star evolution, nucleosynthesis and thermonuclear supernovae/transients. jobregister.aas.org Successful applicants will receive a highly competitive stipend as well tuition waiver and travel funds. The deadline for applications will be January 2020 (see above url for more information regarding Key Dates). Please feel free to ask me or Ivo any questions about our program: ashley.ruiter at adfa.edu.au ; i.seitenzahl at adfa.edu.au Best wishes, Ashley Ashley J. Ruiter, PhD ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ ARC Future Fellow & Senior Lecturer University of New South Wales Canberra School of Science Australian Defence Force Academy Northcott Dr., Campbell, ACT 2600 Australia Ph: +61 2 626 88695 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From barbara.catinella at uwa.edu.au Thu Oct 3 11:48:08 2019 From: barbara.catinella at uwa.edu.au (Barbara Catinella) Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2019 01:48:08 +0000 Subject: [ASA] ASTRO 3D Research Scientist in HI Surveys (WALLABY) Message-ID: Dear Colleagues, Apologies if you receive this message multiple times. Applications are invited for a 3-year postdoctoral research position to work on the Widefield ASKAP L-band Legacy All-sky Blind surveY (WALLABY). This ASTRO 3D research position will be based at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), The University of Western Australia (UWA), and the focus is the WALLABY survey of atomic hydrogen (HI) content of galaxies in the local Universe, now being conducted with the Australian SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP) telescope by a team of over 100 national and international researchers. Possible research areas include: Local Group galaxies and high-velocity clouds; the kinematics of Local Volume galaxies; environmental influences on galaxy interactions; galaxy formation and evolution, and cosmology. The full advertisement and instructions on how to apply are available at this link: http://external.jobs.uwa.edu.au/cw/en/job/503370/astro-3d-research-scientist-in-hi-surveys The application deadline is November 15th, 2019. I would greatly appreciate if you could bring this to the attention of potential applicants. 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URL: From lchudczer at swin.edu.au Fri Oct 4 22:43:02 2019 From: lchudczer at swin.edu.au (Lucyna Chudczer) Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2019 12:43:02 +0000 Subject: [ASA] Future of AAT Workshop In-Reply-To: <84D4622A-8E15-4A92-A624-C93C0DDBD0D5@anu.edu.au> References: <016501d57a79$7c50cfc0$74f26f40$@astronomyaustralia.org.au>, <84D4622A-8E15-4A92-A624-C93C0DDBD0D5@anu.edu.au> Message-ID: Dear Colleagues, After a series of Town Hall Meetings to discuss the future of the Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT) and the submission of a white paper to the Mid-term Review of the Decadal Plan for Australian astronomy, we would like to encourage you to attend A Workshop on the Future of the AAT. The workshop will take place in Sydney at the University of New South Wales on the 31st October 2019 (Rooms G59+G60, Old Main Building K15, local contact: Sarah Brough s.brough at unsw.edu.au). The discussion will focus on, but is not limited to ? Current and future operational models ? Future instrumentation ? Synergy with other facilities, such as ESO and the LSST Please find the detailed program below. Talk Schedule 10:00 House-keeping (Sarah Brough) 10:05 Introduction (Chris Tinney) 10:20 The mid-term review of the Decadal Plan for Astronomy 2016-2025 (Speaker TBC) 10:35 AAT operations, the future of SSO, and the status of 2dF (Chris Lidman) 11:00 - 11:30 Morning tea 11:30 The scientific case for a clone to SOXS (Karl Glazebrook) 11:50 Exosolar planets: Current status and future opportunities (Duncan Wright) 12:10 Galactic Science with 2dF up to 2025 (GALAH team) 12:30-1:30 Lunch 1:30 Extragalactic Science with 2dF up to 2025 (Luke Davies) 1:50 The Hector galaxy survey (Julia Bryant) 2:10 Synergies with LSST (Sarah Brough) 2:30 Synergies with ASKAP and MWA (Elaine Sadler and Melanie Johnston-Hollitt) 2:50-03:20 Afternoon tea 03:20 Discussion and concluding remarks (Chris Tinney) 04:00 End For more information, please contact: Prof Chris Tinney c.tinney at unsw.edu.au Assoc Prof Chris Lidman Christopher.Lidman at anu.edu.au Dr Lucyna Kedziora-Chudczer lucyna.chudczer at astronomyaustralia.org.au A/Professor Chris Lidman Director, Siding Spring Observatory, Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia Work: +61-2-6125-0238 Christopher.Lidman at anu.edu.au -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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