From daniel.zucker at mq.edu.au  Mon Mar  9 09:54:04 2020
From: daniel.zucker at mq.edu.au (Daniel Zucker)
Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2020 22:54:04 +0000
Subject: [ASA] Reminder: Call for Nominations: IDEA Chapter Steering
 Committee
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Dear ASA Members,

As a reminder, nominations are now open for the IDEA Chapter Steering Committee, with a deadline of 16 March (next Monday - see below).

if you have any questions about IDEA or the steering committee, please feel free to contact me.

Best regards,

-- Daniel Zucker, on behalf of the IDEA Chapter

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Subject:        Call for Nominations: IDEA Chapter Steering Committee
Date:   Fri, 21 Feb 2020 15:58:51 +1100
From:   Daniel Zucker <daniel.zucker at mq.edu.au><mailto:daniel.zucker at mq.edu.au>
To:     asa at physics.usyd.edu.au<mailto:asa at physics.usyd.edu.au> <asa at physics.usyd.edu.au><mailto:asa at physics.usyd.edu.au>


Dear ASA Members,

The Inclusion, Diversity and Equity in Astronomy (IDEA) Chapter of the ASA aims to promote and assist the career development of underrepresented groups working in astronomy in Australia, raise awareness of issues faced by these groups and undertake to establish best practice guidelines for supporting the inclusion of these groups in our community.

The IDEA Chapter has been active for over a decade (initially as the Women in Astronomy Chapter) and has driven activities that have been beneficial to the diversity of people working in astronomy, including:


  *   Organised highly successful national workshops (Women in Astronomy/Diversity in Astronomy)
  *   Conducted special meetings at the ASA Annual Science Meetings
  *   Organised ?Speed-Meet-a-Mentor? sessions at the ASA Annual Science Meetings
  *   Organised Rainbow Dinners at the ASA Annual Science Meetings
  *   Collated statistics on the demographics of Australian astronomy
  *   Provided advice on, and lobbied for best practice for organisations in STEM, and
  *   Organised the Pleiades Award initiative, now awarded biennially at Bronze, Silver and Gold levels

ASA members are welcome to join the Chapter by registering at the ASA?s membership site (https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/8uPnCnxyErC7GgOgrs9uGe-?domain=asa.wildapricot.org - click on the CHAPTERS tab to do this).

The IDEA Chapter is run by a steering committee that plays a leading role in devising and implementing initiatives to fulfil the Chapter?s goals. The nominal composition of the committee is as follows:


  *   a Chair
  *   a Deputy Chair (with the intention to Chair in the future)
  *   a Secretary / Webmaster
  *   an ASA Council representative
  *   an Early Career Researcher Chapter representative
  *   a student representative
  *   3 - 4 additional committee members

As this election is taking place later than usual, the terms for new regular members will be two years, while the terms for renominating regular members and the student representative will be one year.

We are now inviting nominations for all positions, with a deadline of Monday, 16 March. These positions are open to all Chapter members, and we particularly encourage members from diverse backgrounds to consider nominating for one of these positions; we would like the committee to reflect a reasonable degree of the geographic and demographic diversity of Australia?s astronomical community. Existing steering committee members can renominate if they wish. If there are more nominations than positions (taking the above diversity considerations in account) we will then ask the chapter members to vote online in due course.

The nomination / election schedule is:

- deadline for nominations: 16 March
- election period (if required): 25 March ? 8 April
- results announced, and new positions commence: 22 April

Please email your nomination to the ASA Officer for this election (Debra Gooley: debra.gooley at sydney.edu.au<mailto:debra.gooley at sydney.edu.au>). Each nomination must 1) indicate the position you are seeking and 2) include a brief paragraph summarising your interest in the position and how you envisage contributing to the broad goals of the Chapter.  Please note that this information will be made available to voters in the event of an election.

Best regards,

Daniel Zucker, on behalf of the IDEA Chapter



--
Daniel Zucker
Associate Professor
Macquarie University
daniel.zucker at mq.edu.au<mailto:daniel.zucker at mq.edu.au>
+61 (02) 9850 4442


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From ilya.mandel at monash.edu  Mon Mar  9 22:05:01 2020
From: ilya.mandel at monash.edu (Ilya Mandel)
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2020 22:05:01 +1100
Subject: [ASA] ANITA talks on YouTube
Message-ID: <D063C082-884E-4A18-905C-142379AB2107@monash.edu>

Dear colleagues:

The ANITA chapter ( https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/fnfhCZYM2VF5MyoPYTz0lmZ?domain=anita.edu.au ) of the ASA is bringing back our series of theoretical astrophysics recordings on the ANITA YouTube channel, https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/RhXvC1WZXriMpKEnXsG8gu8?domain=youtube.com .

Our first new recording in the series is a talk on The origins of type Ia SNe by Prof Hagai Perets from the Technion (Israel), 
https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/y3Z-C2xZYvCpkAEKQIBaZVr?domain=youtube.com .  

We will aim to add selected theory-themed talks from the Monash astrophysics seminar series roughly once a month.  If other institutes would like to contribute recordings, please let me or Daniel Price <daniel.price at monash.edu> know.  

Best wishes,
Ilya Mandel
on behalf of the ANITA Chapter

P.S. Special thanks to Steve Morton from Monash for recording and video editing.


From s.martell at unsw.edu.au  Tue Mar 10 15:19:05 2020
From: s.martell at unsw.edu.au (Sarah Martell)
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 04:19:05 +0000
Subject: [ASA] ASA ECR chapter mentoring workshop: postponed
Message-ID: <6C2D33E7-33FF-438E-BC99-FB5D1EF63F3D@unsw.edu.au>

Dear colleagues,

I am writing to let you know that the Early Career Researchers chapter is postponing the 2020 Mentoring Workshop, which we had been planning to hold in May in Katoomba, until approximately August. With concerns around the COVID-19 virus affecting people?s travel plans, we feel it is best to re-evaluate the situation in a few months.

We will be in touch during the winter with further updates.

Cheers,
Sarah Martell
for the ECR chapter steering committee
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From yeshefenner at swin.edu.au  Tue Mar 10 16:06:56 2020
From: yeshefenner at swin.edu.au (Yeshe Fenner)
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 05:06:56 +0000
Subject: [ASA] OzGrav Postdoctoral Research Fellow in precision pulsar
 timing and gravitational wave detection
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Dear colleagues,



Swinburne University is currently advertising for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to work within the ARC Centre of Excellence in Gravitational wave Discovery (OzGrav) on precision pulsar timing and gravitational wave detection. The postdoc will work with Associate Professor Ryan Shannon, Professor Matthew Bailes, and the OzGrav Pulsar Timing Array project team, and will have access to world-class facilities.

See full advertisement, position description, and instructions on how to apply here<https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/ZIpECMwvLQTq5opLjuw5Ws0?domain=swinjobs.nga.net.au>.



Applications close 5PM 19th April 2020 Australian Eastern Time.



OzGrav is committed to providing a supportive and equitable work place for all staff and students, and we welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds. We offer family-friendly policies and work practices, part-time roles, and will work to solve ?two-body? problems where possible. We also offer generous superannuation, parental, annual, and sick leave provisions.



Please forward this advertisement on to colleagues you think may be interested.


Cheers,
Yeshe



Dr Yeshe Fenner, PhD | Chief Operating Officer

ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav)
Faculty of Science Engineering and Technology
Swinburne University of Technology
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From peter.quinn at uwa.edu.au  Wed Mar 11 13:54:02 2020
From: peter.quinn at uwa.edu.au (Peter Quinn)
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 02:54:02 +0000
Subject: [ASA] AusSRC Director
Message-ID: <1E5DD11C-8630-4E60-95EC-B3DE80E85F65@uwa.edu.au>

Dear colleagues,

The University of Western Australia (UWA) is currently advertising for a Director of the Australian SKA Regional Centre (AusSRC https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/8TgHCOMxNytpAR36lSEHurA?domain=aussrc.org). The SKA Observatory is currently coordinating the creation of a global network of SKA Regional Centres that will provide the processing, data access, data curation, interfaces and tools needed to deliver science outcomes for the SKA community from the flow of SKA1 data. A design study is currently underway for the creation of an Australian SKA Regional Centre through a collaboration of ICRAR and CSIRO with engagement from the Pawsey Supercomputer Centre, Astronomy Australia Limited and the ASKAP and MWA SKA precursors. The AusSRC design study will lay the ground work for a future operational AusSRC and its close integration into a global SRC network over this decade. The AusSRC Director will run the AusSRC study and lay the long-term foundations of the AusSRC working with national and international partners and the Commonwealth.

Full details of this opportunity can be found at: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/QfH5CP7yOZtK4GQ79f0r-zr?domain=external.jobs.uwa.edu.au

The closing date for applications is 17 April 2020.

UWA is committed to a diverse workforce. We celebrate inclusion and diversity and believe gender equity is fundamental to achieving our goal of being a top 50 university by 2050. We have child friendly areas on campus, including childcare facilities. Flexible work arrangements, part-time hours and job sharing will all be considered. UWA has been awarded Platinum Employer Status for being a Top Ten Employer for LGBTI Inclusion by the Australian Workplace Equity Index (AWEI -2019).
Please forward this advertisement on to colleagues you think may be interested.

regards
Peter


Professor Peter Quinn
Executive Director, ICRAR

Ph: +61 8 6488 4553
Mobile: +61 414 185 052

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From matthew.colless at anu.edu.au  Wed Mar 11 16:14:25 2020
From: matthew.colless at anu.edu.au (Matthew Colless)
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 05:14:25 +0000
Subject: [ASA] Observatory Manager position at SSO
Message-ID: <22442BDE-A6C1-4024-8FE4-4A0DD7EAD639@anu.edu.au>

Folks,

ANU is advertising for the position of Observatory Manager at SSO. This is a critically important position for Siding Spring as a whole, and in particular for the AAT and ANU telescopes (which all Australian astronomers have access to). I?d therefore be grateful if you could circulate the attached brochure about the position with relevant contacts.

Cheers, Matthew.

Professor Matthew Colless <matthew.colless at anu.edu.au<mailto:matthew.colless at anu.edu.au>>
Director, Research School of Astronomy & Astrophysics
The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Work: +61-2-6125-0266 Mobile:+61-431-898-345
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