From Christopher.Lidman at anu.edu.au Mon Mar 16 16:54:00 2020 From: Christopher.Lidman at anu.edu.au (Christopher Lidman) Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 05:54:00 +0000 Subject: [ASA] Operations at Siding Spring Observatory Message-ID: <3B4D7147-34DB-4A64-8263-64DFF725D591@anu.edu.au> Dear Colleagues, As you are no doubt aware, the number of people in Australia and elsewhere with the COVID 19 disease continues to increase. Siding Spring Observatory (SSO) is putting in place measures to continue operations as the disease spreads. However, I do wish to advise you that operations may have to change or indeed stop as the situation develops. The health of staff at the Observatory and the community is our top priority. Observing from SSO is currently permitted, but we recommend that you observe remotely, if you are able to do so. If you need to travel to SSO to observe, please contact SSO at admin-sso at mso.anu.edu.au. For the AAT, remote observing is currently available from 6 national (USQ, ICRAR, ANU, UNSW, Swinburne, MQ) and 2 international locations. In anticipation that these remote observing sites will become unavailable, we will allow remote observing from other locations. Given that the bandwidth and screen real estate may be far less than that available at the official remote observing stations, this will be restricted to experienced AAT observers, and it will be judged on a case-by-case basis. Please send such requests to admin-sso at mso.anu.edu.au. For the 2.3m, remote observing is already available from any location. As the disease spreads, we can anticipate that operations at SSO will be affected. * We may not have sufficient staff to do a top end change at the AAT, in which case the change to the top end will be delayed, or brought forward, thus leading to the cancellation or postponement of some observing runs and bringing other runs forward * We may not have sufficient critical staff (night assistants and afternoon shift technicians) to continue operations at the AAT, in which case operations at the AAT will cease. * All SSO staff may be required to self-isolate in which case operations at the AAT, 2.3m, and SkyMapper will cease, instruments will be warmed up, and there will be no technical support for external tenants (e.g. UKST). The situation is fluid and may change quickly. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns. Chris Lidman 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... URL: From s.tingay at curtin.edu.au Tue Mar 17 23:17:07 2020 From: s.tingay at curtin.edu.au (Steven Tingay) Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 20:17:07 +0800 Subject: [ASA] Female only EoI opportunity for positions at Curtin University Message-ID: Dear Colleagues, In line with Curtin University?s strategic plan to address the under-representation of women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), we are seeking expressions of interest (EoIs) from highly experienced female applicants who are interested in potential opportunities across all academic levels in the Faculty of Science & Engineering. The Curtin Institute of Radio Astronomy (CIRA: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/JbIBCGv0oyCB1QrKIKJ2-i?domain=astronomy.curtin.edu.au forms part of this Faculty and EoIs focused on the activities of CIRA are welcome. CIRA's primary activities are in radio astronomy, in connection with the SKA and its Precursors, and cover astrophysics, engineering, high performance computing, and translation and impact (working with end users such as industry, community, and government). EoIs in any area are welcome. The link to information regarding the EoI opportunity is below: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/2JPQCJyBrGfBqDk3IGBdO7?domain=staff.curtin.edu.au The closing date for EoIs is Friday 8th May 2020, 9pm AWST. For additional context and for any questions, please contact Prof. Steven Tingay at s.tingay at curtin.edu.au Regards, Steven -- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Professor Steven Tingay John Curtin Distinguished Professor Executive Director Curtin Institute of Radio Astronomy Curtin University Bentley, Western Australia Australia Deputy Executive Director International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research Street address: Brodie Hall building 1 Turner Ave Technology Park Bentley 6102 Western Australia Email: S.Tingay at curtin.edu.au Steven.Tingay at icrar.org WWW: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/gTEYCK1DvKTD2GQzt3PIs4?domain=astronomy.curtin.edu.au https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/4qSvCL7EwMfkRZ0yumFSC6?domain=icrar.org Phone: +61 (0)8 9266 4908 Mobile: +61 (0)401 103635 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: