From robert.shen at astronomyaustralia.org.au Mon Dec 14 16:45:27 2020 From: robert.shen at astronomyaustralia.org.au (Robert Shen) Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2020 16:45:27 +1100 Subject: [ASA] Call for ACAMAR Workshops 2021 Message-ID: Dear All, ACAMAR has recently held its first online meeting in November 2020, enabling it to continue the dialogue between Australian and Chinese astronomers. The plans for a face-to-face meeting had been disrupted earlier in 2020 by the shutdowns due to Covid-19. With the success of the first online meeting, ACAMAR would like to offer support to groups who would like to organise an Australia-China Workshop, during 2021. ACAMAR is particularly interested in supporting initiatives which seed dialogues between groups of astronomers in areas of astrophysics that have not participated extensively in previous ACAMAR meetings. The online infrastructure to support a workshop, principally based around zoom, will be fully supported, and additional funding may also be available if required. Organisational support will be available. Generally, proposals for workshops should include both Australian and Chinese astronomers, a proposed SOC, an outline of the workshop topics, suggested dates and a proposed budget. ACAMAR is particularly interested in workshops that include activities specifically supporting and including graduate students and early career researchers. Expressions of Interest should be forwarded to Robert Shen at AAL: robert.shen at astronomyaustralia.org by *10 February 2021*. Many thanks, Robert --------------------------------- Dr Robert Shen Director of eResearch, Astronomy Australia Ltd. M: 0450 649 457 *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: From matthew.colless at anu.edu.au Tue Dec 15 10:27:19 2020 From: matthew.colless at anu.edu.au (Matthew Colless) Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2020 10:27:19 +1100 Subject: [ASA] Fwd: women in nuclear astrophysics calendar (Australian holidays) In-Reply-To: <96605_1607979941_5FD7D3A5_96605_2840_1_SYCP282MB0431D5C7FE81D3E059CEE0A8B6C70@SYCP282MB0431.AUSP282.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM> References: <96605_1607979941_5FD7D3A5_96605_2840_1_SYCP282MB0431D5C7FE81D3E059CEE0A8B6C70@SYCP282MB0431.AUSP282.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM> Message-ID: Dear ASA astronomers, you may be interested in this remarkable calendar - it certainly broadened my knowledge! Cheers, Matthew. > *From:* Meridith Joyce > *Date:* 15 December 2020 at 08:05 > *To:* "astronomers at mso.anu.edu.au" , > "idea.rsaa at anu.edu.au" > *Subject:* women in nuclear astrophysics calendar (Australian holidays) > Hi All, > > Some of you may have alreasy seen an extremely awesome calendar > prepared by Dr. Maria Lugaro of Konkoly Observatory celebrating the > contributions of diverse women to nuclear astrophysics. > > It was originally printed in 34 languages and has now been updated to > reflect Australian holidays by A/Prof Amanda Karakas of Monash > University. > > Please share among your colleagues! > > Australian > version: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/ZqarCOMKzVT8vgJ4sEEYl_?domain=drive.google.com > > Full set of languages found > here: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/fSdECP7LAXfw32OMf0rVSF?domain=drive.google.com > > Please let me know if there's any issues with the links. I think we > should hang one in the CSO! > > Cheers, > > > Dr. Meridith Joyce > Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics > Australian National University > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From amelia.fraser-mckelvie at uwa.edu.au Tue Dec 15 15:43:08 2020 From: amelia.fraser-mckelvie at uwa.edu.au (Amelia Fraser-McKelvie) Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2020 04:43:08 +0000 Subject: [ASA] Announcing the ASTRO 3D ECR Astronomers in Australia Seminar Series Message-ID: Dear colleagues, Covid-19 has greatly affected our ability to travel and network with the global astronomy community. This lack of networking will be felt most strongly at a junior level, especially for students and early career researchers (ECRs) on the job market. The ASTRO 3D international seminars committee is therefore pleased to invite all PhD students and ECRs in Australia to participate in the ECR Astronomers in Australia Seminar Series, a series of conference-style presentations aimed at advertising the talent of Australian-based astronomers to the world. If you are a student or an ECR based in Australia and would like to present your results to an international audience, this series is for you! The objective of this series is to improve the visibility of ECRs based in Australia on an international stage. Two twenty-minute talks followed by ten minutes of questions will be scheduled every week from mid-March to June 2021 at a time that accommodates either an audience in Europe/Africa or South & North America. The series will be on-line via Zoom and the talks will be shared afterwards on the ASTRO 3D YouTube channel. If you are a PhD student or an ECR interested in giving a talk, you can apply by submitting an abstract here : https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/T4-yCgZ0N1i3m9WVhN5v51?domain=astro3d.org.au The closing date for this application round is January 31 2021. The selection committee will evaluate the applications and contact the speakers in February 2021. A calendar of seminar talks will be made available at the same time. Please feel free to forward this email to any relevant mailing lists to reach a wider group of ECRs. If you have any questions, you can contact the ASTRO 3D international seminar committee at: ecr-sem-series at astro3d.org.au Best Wishes, The ASTRO 3D international seminar committee. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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About the Journal ------------------------------------- PASA publishes research papers, review papers and special series on topical issues, making use of expert international reviewers and an experienced Editorial Board. As an electronic-only journal, PASA publishes paper by paper, ensuring a rapid publication rate. There are no pages charges. PASA's Editorial Board approve a certain number of papers per year to be made available without a paywall or subscription to the journal. All papers are indexed by the NASA ADS database; the ISI impact factor for PASA is currently 5.07 which places the journal in the top quartile of international astronomical journals. PASA is published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Astronomical Society of Australia (ASA). The PASA Editorial Board ------------------------------------- PASA maintains an Editorial Board of seven members (currently chaired by Dr Stas Shabala). The main duties of the Editorial Board are to select referees for submitted papers, to make final decisions based on those reports, to solicit papers for submission, and to be an advocate for the Journal. Detailed duties are outlined below. There are currently two vacancies on the Editorial Board, which we are seeking to fill. Appointment to the Editorial Board is for a period of three years. An honorarium is paid annually, currently at the level of AU$3750 per year (pro rata). Members of the Editorial Board are selected on the basis of their standing in the community, the breadth of their knowledge, and their specific areas of expertise. Applications are sought from candidates with expertise in any areas of astrophysics. Expertise in areas including cosmology, gravitational waves, data science and machine learning applications in astronomy, space missions, and radio astronomy would complement the expertise of current Editorial Board members. We particularly encourage applications from members of traditionally under-represented demographics. Interested candidates should send a brief CV and a statement of their suitability for the position by 29 Jan 2021 to Stas Shabala(stanislav.shabala at utas.edu.au). A decision on the appointment will be made by the ASA Council shortly following this closing date. Note that ASA Council members may apply, but if selected are not eligible to receive an honorarium. We encourage prospective candidates to discuss their application with the Chair of the Editorial Board beforehand. PASA Editorial Board Responsibilities ------------------------------------- Members of the Editorial Board of PASA are appointed by the ASA Council. The ASA also appoints a Chair from among the seven Editorial Board members. The Editorial Board is responsible for the overall scientific success of the journal in the international astronomical community. Measures of success include number and quality of submissions, rejection rate, citations and impact factor, and timeliness of peer review. Individual Editorial Board members contribute to this by: 1. Attracting submissions of quality research papers to the journal. 2. Organising peer review of submitted manuscripts in a timely fashion, using Cambridge University Press' electronic submission and peer review system. Key components of this process are: (a) Assessing a manuscript's suitability for review, including identification of possible cases of plagiarism using the results of automated plagiarism-checking software provided by the publisher. (b) Selection of suitable reviewers, to be undertaken within 3 days of receipt of a manuscript. (c) Delivery of a recommendation for publication/revision/rejection based on reviews, to be completed within 3 days of receipt of a review. 3. Other duties and responsibilities of Editorial Board members are to: (a) Act fairly, courteously, and without personal bias in all dealings with authors and reviewers. (b) Immediately declare to the Chair of the Editorial Board any personal involvement or potential conflict of interest that may arise for any manuscript or in any component of the review process. (c) Be a public advocate for the Journal, including the identification of at least one Collection or topical series of articles per year. (d) Enhance the standards and scope of the Journal. (e) Ensure that refereeing guidelines are adhered to and comprehensively considered by referees. (f) Provide strategic advice to the ASA, to the Chair of the Editorial Board, and to the publisher on current directions in relevant research disciplines that can be used to the benefit of the Journal, its subscribers and its readers. To this end, the Editorial Board meets quarterly by teleconference. ============================================ Nine things you may not know about PASA ============================================ As a reward for reading this far, here are nine things you may or may not know about PASA. 1. PASA?s most recent ISI Impact Factor of 5.07 puts it in the same bracket as the astronomy ?majors? MNRAS, A&A, ApJ and AJ, all with Impact Factors in the range 5-6. 2. PASA returns a financial benefit to its parent society, the ASA. 3. The PASA Datastore is a unique feature which allows authors to permanently archive datasets (of any type) associated with papers published in PASA. Each dataset gets a unique doi. 4. We offer a double-blind review option. In other words, authors can opt to remain anonymous to their reviewer. 5. In 2020, the median turnaround time from submission to first decision for PASA articles was 24 days. 6. PASA publishes Collections of topical articles (https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/Dg-CCWLVXkUExDpYC6ZJd5?domain=cambridge.org). These can be grouped by science area, or by instrument. Newly published articles are tagged into a relevant Collection on acceptance, increasing the visibility of related research. Anyone can suggest a new Collection to the Editorial Board - just get in touch with stanislav.shabala at utas.edu.au if you have an idea. 7. At the discretion of the Editorial Board, several high-profile articles are made freely available each year, meaning they are accessible by everyone without the need for a subscription to PASA. 8. PASA encourages supplement-style articles that describe code, catalogs or datasets that are outside the standard fare for ?traditional? astronomy journals. 9. 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The projects undertaken by the appointee will build on their own research strengths and on the existing strengths at the institute; in addition the appointee will be expected to broaden their professional repertoire of skills and expertise. Recent research projects at Manly Astrophysics have typically involved collaboration with scientists at other institutions, and have often been at the interface between theory and observation; the topics addressed vary widely in their specifics but a recurring theme is the physics of baryonic dark matter. Manly Astrophysics is a small, privately funded research organisation. Pay levels are patterned after the Australian university sector and include 17% superannuation; applicants at Level A or B are preferred, but a more senior appointment is possible. Women, minorities, and those seeking part-time employment are encouraged to apply. Flexible work arrangements are the norm. Duration: 3 years (first year probationary) Closing date: 31st January 2021 Application materials: 1. A letter (up to 3 pages) in which the applicant describes their own background, outlook, and scientific aspirations. Applicants are welcome to include suggestions for specific research directions that they might tackle at the institute. 2. An up-to-date curriculum vitae 3. The names and contact details of two referees 4. A list of publications Applicants should aim to communicate clearly their technical skills and professional strengths as they see them. Preferences for appointment fraction, starting date etc should be expressed. The appointee must be able to work legally in Australia, so Australian citizenship or a permanent resident visa is a prerequisite. Essential requirements (applicants should have all of these): 1. A PhD in physics, astronomy or a related field 2. Good communication skills in written and spoken English 3. Willingness to develop new and diverse technical skills Desirable attributes (applicants should have some of these): 1. A facility for theoretical modelling of physical systems, or experience with observational astronomy 2. Fluency in one of the widely used programming languages (e.g. Python, C, ...) 3. Imagination, creativity and the ability to innovate 4. A broad knowledge of astrophysics, including observation and instrumentation More information on the institute and its current activities can be found at https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/ZSygC6XQ4LfNlq36Ip6fxQ?domain=manlyastrophysics.org Applications should arrive by 31st Jan 2021 The preferred format is a single pdf submission to mark.walker at manlyastrophysics.org but applications may alternatively be sent in hardcopy to Dr Mark Walker Manly Astrophysics 15/41-42 East Esplanade Manly NSW 2095 From James.Miller-Jones at curtin.edu.au Thu Dec 17 19:47:49 2020 From: James.Miller-Jones at curtin.edu.au (James Miller-Jones) Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2020 08:47:49 +0000 Subject: [ASA] Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor position at Curtin University Message-ID: <8741F094-978B-4D71-A071-364FDCCF5CEA@curtin.edu.au> Dear All, The Curtin University node of the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) is advertising a new continuing academic position. We are seeking to hire a new faculty member in astrophysics, at either Senior Lecturer or Associate Professor level as appropriate, to strengthen our research, teaching and leadership capabilities. The closing date is Wednesday January 27th, 2021 (9pm AWST, 1300 UT). For more details, please see the full job advertisement at https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/jXG1CYW8Noc7woDxU0Nn3h?domain=staff.curtin.edu.au, or the AAS Job Register, at https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/bN4gCZY1Nqi60n7NSjULXE?domain=jobregister.aas.org. I would be grateful if you could pass this on to anyone who might be interested. Best regards, James Miller-Jones -- Professor James Miller-Jones Science Director, Curtin Institute of Radio Astronomy International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research Curtin University GPO Box U1987 Perth WA 6845 Australia Tel: +61 8 9266 9141 Fax: +61 8 9266 9246 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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You can find the recorded talks on the virtual meeting page here: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/bhTeC6XQ4LfNqP7KhpSJyl?domain=extragalactic-milkyways.org This website, with all of its content, will be available for at least another year. Best regards, Nic Scott and Jesse van de Sande (on behalf of the SOC) --------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Jesse van de Sande | ARC DECRA Fellow The University of Sydney Faculty of Science, School of Physics, Sydney Institute for Astronomy (SIfA) Rm 328 | +61 2 2862 74223 | School of Physics A28 The University of Sydney | NSW | 2006 | AUSTRALIA jesse.vandesande at sydney.edu.au | https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/CcToC71R2NTgwz2kfWirjw?domain=physics.usyd.edu.au 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. 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During the meeting we would like to revise and discuss together some of the relevant achievements obtained in the last years with both the next generation telescopes (e.g. JVLA, LOFAR, uGMRT, MeerKAT, ASKAP, MWA) and high performance computing in the radio emission from galaxies, clusters and cosmic web. You can find all the useful information on this website . This meeting is associated with a Special Issue of the journal Galaxies (ISSN 2075-4434; indexed in Scopus and ESCI*?Web of Science, ADS*?Astrophysics Data System). All the Speakers are supposed to contribute with original papers or review articles but the submission is open to everybody. You can find a description of the Special Issue and the manuscript submission information here . If you wish to participate in the meeting we kindly ask you to fill this google form before January 12th, 2021. Please, fill the form even if you are not planning to contribute with a talk. This will help in organizing the meeting. Participants will be informed on the status of their contributed talks within February 8th, 2021 and will have to confirm their attendance no later than February 10th, 2021. The agenda will be published soon after this deadline on the website, taking into account the contributors' time zone. We hope we will be able to accomodate all the proposed talks during the meeting. However, if this will not be possible, the proposed contributions could still be considered for publication by the Editorial Office of Galaxies. You may submit your manuscript any time from now until the deadline, which is 30th September 2021. We can organize a very fast peer-review, and once accepted, the paper will be published immediately. Submitted papers should not be under consideration for publication elsewhere. The fee of publication of your paper will be *free*. Authors are also encouraged to send a short abstract or tentative title to the Editorial Office in advance (galaxies at mdpi.com ). We are at your disposal for further clarifications. Thank you for your attention and time. SOC Francesca Loi, Tiziana Venturi, Marisa Brienza, Ettore Carretti, Simona Giacintucci, Ruta Kale. Guest Editors Francesca Loi and Tiziana Venturi. P.S. You might have received a similar invitation for a Special Issue with the title "Peculiar Manifestation of the Non-Thermal Component Inside and Outside Galaxy Clusters" or "Radio Observations of Galaxy Clusters and Radio Galaxies Within". These have been proposed independently several months ago, incidentally on the same topic. When we noticed it, we agreed to put our effort into one single Special Issue, which is the one that we proposed to you in this mail. _______________________________________________ Ricercatori mailing list Ricercatori at netserver.ced.inaf.it https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/EiZeClx1NjirljzOcqUbD0?domain=netserver.ced.inaf.it -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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On Wednesday, the United Kingdom announced its ratification of the SKA Observation Convention, which finalises its legal preparations to join the Observatory. With four other countries (the Netherlands, South Africa, Australia and Italy) having already ratified, the Observatory will now be established in mid-January, and the governing Council will meet for the first time soon after. The SKA Observatory Council will be charged with approving the final design of the SKA telescopes and agreeing a funding schedule between participating partners, ahead of starting the construction phase in mid-2021. With initial procurement activities taking place in the second half of next year, the timeline would see work happening at Australia?s site at the beginning of 2022. The milestone is also symbolic of the SKA?s strength as an international collaboration. It joins other international organisations such as CERN and the European Southern Observatory in pursuing world-leading scientific capability through the contributions of many. It?s a good club to be part of. Besides the fantastic scientific discoveries the SKA will make, its construction and operations will generate significant economic activity in Australia and in partner countries around the world. All member countries will share in the contracts to build the telescopes and associated infrastructure. While the details are still to be finalised, we know a large part of Australia?s allocations will see Australian businesses involved in the infrastructure development at Australia?s site, as well as aspects of the antenna station deployment. There will also be Australian institutions and businesses involved in the data management work packages. I encourage any business that is interested in receiving information during 2021 about contract opportunities, to join the Australasian SKA Industry Cluster (ASKAIC) at www.ska.gov.au (see link under ?Connect with us?). It is also a great idea to keep an eye on the SKAO Recruitment Portal for upcoming opportunities to join the SKA team. There are current vacancies in engineering, procurement, software, operations and finance. Of particular note is the current recruitment for the Low Telescope Director, a lead position in Australia. We expect a range of SKA positions to become available in Australia and overseas as we head towards the start of construction. On a personal note, after 11 years in this positon, I will be moving to a new job in 2021. Ben Scandrett, who has held various roles in the Australian SKA Office for the past decade, and who many of you will know, will replace me as Executive Manager of the Australian SKA Office. I?m sure he?ll be in touch with you regularly to provide updates in what will be a very exciting year for the project. I?d like to thank everyone who has been associated with Australia?s involvement in the SKA to date. From the bidding process, through to design and now implementation, it?s been a fantastic journey. I can?t express how impressed I am with the number of brilliant young astronomers I?ve met over the years. The SKA will be a great tool for them (and the following generations) and I?m looking forward to seeing Nobel prizes flowing from their work. Happy holidays to you all and stay safe. Regards David Luchetti Australian SKA Project Director [cid:image002.png at 01D6D54B.549AC160] Engineers testing the latest antenna design for SKA-Low. Credit: ICRAR/ Curtin OFFICIAL -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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AU$ 103,000 p.a., plus leave loading and a generous employer contribution to superannuation Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral position to undertake research on HI absorption studies of distant galaxies as part of the ARC Centre of Excellence for All-sky Astrophysics in 3 Dimensions (ASTRO 3D), under the guidance of Prof. Elaine Sadler. ASTRO 3D is a $40m Research Centre of Excellence led by Prof. Lisa Kewley. ASTRO 3D is funded over seven years by the Australian Research Council and supported by six collaborating Australian universities - ANU, University of Melbourne, University of Sydney, Swinburne University of Technology, University of Western Australia and Curtin University. Other Australian partners in the Centre include CSIRO, the Australian Astronomical Observatory and National Computational Infrastructure The ASTRO 3D mission is to produce a comprehensive picture of the evolution of matter, the chemical elements, and ionizing radiation in the Universe from shortly after the Big Bang to the present day. ASTRO 3D trains the next generation of scientific leaders and conducts nationwide education and public outreach programs. ASTRO 3D supports the activities of around 200 researchers, administrative staff and students, provides a collaborative working environment and supports a flexible, family friendly working environment. Subject to visa restrictions, this opportunity is available as either a full-time or part-time position This position, based at the University of Sydney, is for three years. The researcher appointed to this role will be part of the ASTRO 3D First Large Absorption Survey in HI (FLASH) project team and will analyse HI spectral-line data obtained with the new Australian SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP) radio telescope. ASKAP's radio-quiet site, large spectral bandwidth and wide field of view open up a completely new parameter space for large-area HI absorption-line surveys in the redshift range 0 < z < 1. The FLASH team use measurements of the redshifted 21cm HI absorption line to detect and study the neutral gas in distant galaxies, and work with members of the ASTRO 3D Genesis Simulations team to test current galaxy and mass assembly models across a wide range in redshift. We are seeking to recruit a Postdoctoral Research Associate with a PhD in Astrophysics or a closely-related discipline, to work on follow-up observations, analysis, modelling and interpretation of HI absorption-line data from ASKAP. 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