From scott.croom at sydney.edu.au Mon Jan 11 11:12:49 2021 From: scott.croom at sydney.edu.au (Scott Croom) Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2021 00:12:49 +0000 Subject: [ASA] ASTRO 3D Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Astrophysics (Women Only) at University of Sydney Message-ID: <7B8DADC2-60C5-4B72-8D45-417E9D30C993@sydney.edu.au> Dear Colleagues, Please see the job ad below and circulate to others who may be interested. Best regards, Scott Croom ASTRO 3D Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Astrophysics (Women Only) The School of Physics and the ARC Centre of Excellence for All Sky Astrophysics in 3 Dimensions (ASTRO 3D) wishes to make an appointment to strengthen its research and teaching capacity in a women only, level B/C, lecturer/senior lecturer position. The successful candidate will have suitable expertise and experience conducting astrophysics research and teaching physics. For the first three years this position will be research only, funded by the ASTRO 3D ARC Centre of Excellence, as an ASTRO 3D fellow. After 3 years the position will become a continuing, teaching and research position funded by the School of Physics. Continuation of the position will be subject to performance. This role will report to Professor Scott Croom, conducting research aligning with the ASTRO 3D ARC Centre of Excellence (https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/N6xYCMwGxOtADn17cwhxeE?domain=astro3d.org.au), with a preference for research in radio astronomy. The successful applicant will conduct teaching activities for both undergraduate and postgraduate students, including the supervision of HDR students. 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. ASTRO 3D includes collaborations with world leading international institutions. 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. For more information on the position and University, please view the position description available from the job?s listing on the University of Sydney careers website. All applications must be submitted via the University of Sydney careers website. Visit this link to apply. Applications should include the names of 3 referees and a statement of research interests of up to 3 pages. Closing date: 14th Feb The University of Sydney is committed to diversity and social inclusion. 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URL: From yeshefenner at swin.edu.au Mon Jan 11 13:48:12 2021 From: yeshefenner at swin.edu.au (Yeshe Fenner) Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2021 13:48:12 +1100 Subject: [ASA] Postdoctoral position in Gravitational Waves at Uni Melbourne In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear ASA colleagues (apologies to those who receive this twice), A postdoctoral research fellow position in Gravitational Wave Discovery is being advertised at University of Melbourne. The research fellow position is part of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav ), and can be in any area of gravitational wave science relevant to OzGrav?s mission, with an emphasis on data analysis, source astrophysics, detector characterization, and computing. For further information and instructions on how to apply, please see: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/4NVKCjZ1N7ivgKN8hRaRMC?domain=jobs.unimelb.edu.au If you have questions about the position you may contact Professor Andrew Melatos, amelatos at unimelb.edu.au. Please forward this on to colleagues who 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 PO Box 218 Hawthorn Vic 3122 Ph +61 3 9214 8302 | Mobile: 0430 708 995 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michele.trenti at unimelb.edu.au Mon Jan 11 19:47:45 2021 From: michele.trenti at unimelb.edu.au (Michele Trenti) Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2021 08:47:45 +0000 Subject: [ASA] ASTRO-3D Research Fellow on First Galaxies at the University of Melbourne In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear ASA colleagues, The Melbourne node of the Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for All Sky Astrophysics in 3-Dimensions (ASTRO-3D) invites applications for a Research Fellow position on Formation and Evolution of the First Galaxies in the Universe. The Research Fellow will work on problems associated with star formation, galaxy evolution and cosmic reoinization at high redshift. The position will be focused on analysis of data from James Webb Space Telescope to discover and characterize the first galaxies in the Universe. The position will involve independent research and collaborations with other national and international ASTRO-3D partner institutions. For further information and instructions on how to apply (deadline 14th February 2021) please see: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/VxlNCZY1NqipyNr6cz97tt?domain=jobs.unimelb.edu.au If you have questions about the position you may contact me at mtrenti at unimelb.edu.au. Please forward this on to colleagues who may be interested. Kind regards, Michele Michele Trenti| Professor Director, Melbourne Space Laboratory School of Physics | Faculty of Science Room 309, David Caro Building 192 The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010 Australia T: +61 3 8344 3703 | E: mtrenti at unimelb.edu.au -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From s.brough at unsw.edu.au Tue Jan 12 14:07:07 2021 From: s.brough at unsw.edu.au (Sarah Brough) Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2021 14:07:07 +1100 Subject: [ASA] =?utf-8?q?First_announcement=3A_=E2=80=9CThe_Renaissance_o?= =?utf-8?q?f_the_Low_Surface_Brightness_Universe=E2=80=9D_at_the_EAS_Annua?= =?utf-8?q?l_Meeting_2021?= In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: First announcement: ?The Renaissance of the Low Surface Brightness Universe? at the EAS Annual Meeting 2021 Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2021 10:57:29 +1100 From: Cristina Martinez Lombilla To: Cristina Martinez Lombilla CC: mireia Montes Quiles , aferremateu at icc.ub.edu / Dear colleagues, We are excited to announce the symposium***?**The Renaissance of the Low Surface Brightness Universe**?* to be held as part of the European Astronomy Society Annual meeting taking place virtually from June 30 to July 1, 2021. The symposium will review the work within the field, from the smallest to the largest scales, bringing experts from both theory and observations together to shape a panchromatic view of the hidden Universe. Further details can be found at the conference website: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/nyt8CjZ1N7ivPZqvSW6Blm?domain=eas.unige.ch / / / /We would appreciate if you could circulate this widely among your colleagues./ / / // /Best regards,/ /Anna Ferr?-Mateu, Cristina Mart?nez-Lombilla and Mireia Montes.**/ / / /**On behalf of the SOC./ // ______________________________________________________________ Symposium: The Renaissance of the Low Surface Brightness Universe(*S12*) The LSB Universe is key for a broad community and this symposium aims to address the most pressing questions: * How can the state-of-the-art data analysis techniques - which preserve LSB features - be implemented in the next generation of surveys like LSST and EUCLID, where the European community has invested? * Can we export the detailed knowledge from resolved studies of the Milky Way to other neighboring galaxies to better understand their outskirts? * What constraints do tidal tails provide on interacting galaxies? Do LSB observations agree with numerical predictions on the amount and properties of dark matter substructures? * Do simulations reproduce the properties of LSB galaxies? How can the next generation of telescopes resolve the kinematics and populations of their stellar and gas components? * Can we constrain the accretion history of clusters by understanding the nature of the Intracluster light (ICL)? Important information & Dates Dates: June 30? July 1, 2021 Venue: Virtual (hosted by the EAS) *Registration & Abstract submission opens: *January 15, 2021 *Webpage:* https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/nyt8CjZ1N7ivPZqvSW6Blm?domain=eas.unige.ch Confirmed Invited Speakers Prof. Jean Brodie (Swinburne University of Technology - Australia) Dr. Arianna Di Cintio (IAC - Spain) Prof. Eva Grebel (ARI-Heidelberg - Germany) Mr. Ra?l Infante-Sainz (IAC - Spain) Dr. Enrica Iodice (INAF-OAC - Italy) Dr. Tom?s Ruiz-Lara (Kapteyn Astronomical Institute - The Netherlands) Scientific Organizing Committee (SOC) Dr. Anna Ferr?-Mateu (co-chair, ICCUB - Spain) Dr. Cristina Mart?nez-Lombilla (co-chair, UNSW - Australia) Dr. Mireia Montes (co-chair, STScI - USA) Prof. Magda Arnaboldi (ESO - Germany) Prof. Sarah Brough (UNSW - Australia) Prof. Pierre-Alain Duc (OAS - France) Prof. Johan Knapen (IAC - Spain) Dr. Jorge Pe?arrubia (ROE - Scotland) _Contact_ Anna Ferr?-Mateu (aferremateu at icc.ub.edu ) Cristina Mart?nez-Lombilla (c.martinezlombilla at unsw.edu.au ) Mireia Montes (mmontesquiles at stsci.edu ) ------------------------------------------------------ Dr. Cristina Mart?nez Lombilla Postdoctoral Research Associate School of Physics, UNSW Sydney c.martinezlombilla at unsw.edu.au crismarlom at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jhurley at swin.edu.au Thu Jan 14 10:37:45 2021 From: jhurley at swin.edu.au (Jarrod Hurley) Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2021 23:37:45 +0000 Subject: [ASA] Astronomy OpenStack Virtual Machines Training Session - Thursday January 28th (announcement and registration details) In-Reply-To: <7A183B92-E15E-4685-90B4-17ECF1BD175F@swin.edu.au> References: <46B300C9-7EA9-4A10-AC77-EDC06522D6FD@swin.edu.au>, <7A183B92-E15E-4685-90B4-17ECF1BD175F@swin.edu.au> Message-ID: Dear All, We would like to announce an upcoming training session for prospective users of the NeCTAR Cloud network, in particular the resources dedicated for astronomy access on the Swinburne cell. The training session will be conducted via Zoom on Thursday January 28 between 12-1pm. It is targeted at users with little to no experience with cloud computing. It will involve: - a general introduction to cloud computing and OpenStack; - a demonstration on setting up a simple virtual machine (VM); - a brief overview of some other possible, more advanced, workflows, and; - time for questions. The resources available for dedicated astronomy use consist of 2,000 virtual CPUs, with attachable volume storage and advanced networking (e.g. DNS zones, floating IP addresses, virtual routers), utilised via the OpenStack cloud computing platform. VMs can be provisioned in a variety of different 'flavours' to accommodate a broad spectrum of workflows. Single VMs will typically comprise up to 8 or 16 virtual CPUs and 16 or 32 GB RAM (although larger sizes are possible upon request). It is envisaged that these resources will be of interest to small-job use cases that do not require the full blown infrastructure of a high-performance computing (HPC) facility and/or will benefit from the flexibility of working outside of a HPC environment. However, there is currently no restriction on use case and we are keen to see how this resource can be of benefit to a variety of astronomy workflows. This tutorial will be an opportunity for you to find out if cloud computing suits your needs. To register your interest please send an email to > noting your name and institution. Details for connecting to the event will be sent to those who have registered prior to the date. Regards, David Liptai & Jarrod Hurley This event is provided by Astronomy Data and Computing Services (ADACS). ADACS is a collaboration between Swinburne University of Technology and Curtin University. It is funded under the Astronomy National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) Program via Astronomy Australia Ltd (AAL). -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stuart.ryder at astronomyaustralia.org.au Fri Jan 15 11:36:24 2021 From: stuart.ryder at astronomyaustralia.org.au (stuart.ryder at astronomyaustralia.org.au) Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2021 11:36:24 +1100 Subject: [ASA] ESO Summer Research Programme 2021 Message-ID: <004b01d6ead6$744777b0$5cd66710$@astronomyaustralia.org.au> As the new academic year gets underway, AAL and ESO would be grateful if ASA members could bring the following notice to the attention of undergraduate or Masters students at their universities. As a result of Australia's Strategic Partnership with ESO, students who are Australian citizens are eligible to apply for this program, and to date two Australian students (Matthew Wilkinson from UQ in 2019 , and Katy Proctor from UWA in 2020) have participated. While it seems almost certain that the program will be run in a virtual fashion again in 2021, this is still an unparalleled opportunity to engage with ESO scientists on a cutting-edge research project, join exclusive behind-the-scenes tours of ESO facilities, and more. Please note that applications close on Wednesday 3rd February. Stuart Ryder, AAL Stuart.Ryder at astronomyaustralia.org.au ESO Summer Research Programme 5th July - 13th August 2021 Application Deadline ( instructions): 3rd February 2021 For six weeks in the summer of 2021, ESO will host the third Summer Research Programme . This fully-funded programme is an opportunity for university students interested in astronomy/astrophysics, who are not yet enrolled in a PhD programme, to obtain research experience alongside astronomers based at ESO Headquarters (HQ) in Garching, Germany. We accept applications from promising university students from any country, although priority will be given to students from ESO Member States , Strategic Partners (Australia) and the Host State (Chile). * The Summer Research Programme will be hosted in Garching, Germany only if all accepted students are able to travel to ESO HQ. If the COVID-19 pandemic does not allow an in-person visit, the programme will be held virtually as was done in 2020. The Summer Research Program at ESO is an exceptional opportunity for students to work at an institute that is both the headquarters of the most productive observatory in the world and a top-class research organisation. People at ESO's HQ maintain a very active research community and are also designing and operating cutting-edge telescopes and their instruments including the VLT, ALMA, and the forthcoming ELT, which will be the world's biggest optical-near infrared telescope! The applicants can choose between a wide range of research projects, covering many areas of astronomy from planets to galaxies. The ESO Summer Research Programme will also provide opportunities beyond research, including a series of lectures, a mini-workshop, a planetarium visit, an ELT instrumentation visit, and many social activities. You should expect six weeks packed with new experiences, new networks and new friendships! Potential applicants are encouraged to read the ESO Blog articles on the 2019 and (virtual) 2020 editions of the Summer Research Programme. (In the event it does become possible to host the programme in person, travel costs to/from Garching will be covered for participants of the programme. Accommodation will be provided free of charge in a shared apartment in Garching (with electricity, heating and internet all included). Students will also be provided with a modest stipend to cover living costs during the programme. 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Along with holding and serving optical and infrared data, the Optical Data Centre (powered by Data Central), also supports research teams to carry out their surveys and research projects. Our new capabilities include: * Easy to setup and manage mailing lists on the datacentral.org.au domain * A research team-based instant messaging service powered by Zulip, similar to Slack, but free for astronomical research teams! * Collaborative editing of Word documents and Excel spreadsheets held in the Data Central Cloud (https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/DQ07CoV1kpf0GD1jCzrF-m?domain=cloud.datacentral.org.au) * Hosting of custom web applications that need to access ODC-held data Please request a Research Team through our Teams portal: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/7bEkCp81lrtBL9J1CYv5Qn?domain=teams.datacentral.org.au and specify which services you would like to use. For existing teams, please email teams at datacentral.org.au to request a new service. We also have some new data services in the pipeline, including an IVOA-compliant Simple Spectrum Access service. This will be release in a few weeks, and we are developing example scripts to get the most out of them. To whet your appetite, we include some of the output of these scripts below. Finally, we are always happy to accept your data! If you have data you?d like to share with the world, please contact us at admin at datacentral.org.au Thanks, Simon From the recent GALAH DR3: [cid:4342EBE8-E087-4943-BD10-F1288F2A9647] From the 6dF Galaxy Survey with related imaging: [https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/KNpVCq71mwfor1xKcEBBZ3?domain=slack-imgs.com] [Data Central] Simon O'Toole ? Head of Data & IT ? Data Central Project Scientist datacentral.org.au ? Australian Astronomical Optics, Macquarie University ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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