From rshannon at swin.edu.au Mon Aug 23 09:45:31 2021 From: rshannon at swin.edu.au (Ryan Shannon) Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2021 23:45:31 +0000 Subject: [ASA] Ph.D. positions at CAS, Swinburne Message-ID: Dear colleagues, I would be grateful if you would forward this call for PhD applications on to your local and international networks. The Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing (CAS) at Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne invites applications from students of any nationality for PhD positions to begin in 2022. The deadline for expressions of interest is Monday September 13. CAS provides a vibrant and international academic environment, located in one of the most liveable cities in the world. Our PhD candidates undertake cutting-edge research under the supervision of word-leading astronomers. PhD projects cover a range of subjects, including galaxy formation and evolution, cosmology, stars and planets, scientific computing and visualisation, and time-domain astrophysics. A list of potential PhD topics can be found here. CAS is one of Australia's largest astronomy research institutes, with about 20 faculty, 20 postdoctoral researchers, and 40 PhD students. Swinburne is one of few universities in the world with guaranteed access to the 10-m W. M. Keck telescopes in Hawaii and hosts the headquarters of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav). Our astronomers and students regularly obtain observing time on the HST, VLT, Magellan, AAT, ASKAP, ATCA, MeerKAT, and Parkes telescopes, search for and study gravitational wave sources with LIGO, have in-house access to state-of-the-art 3D visualisation facilities, and use OzSTAR, the next generation Australian Supercomputer for theoretical astrophysics. Students have access to internal funding for travel to telescopes, international conferences, and collaborative meetings. Our PhD graduates continue their careers at top astronomy institutions around the world. The Centre is located in the lively inner-city suburb of Hawthorn, only minutes by public transport from Melbourne's city centre. Melbourne is a dynamic and cosmopolitan city with a mild climate and plenty of sunshine. Buzzing inner city neighbourhoods are renowned for their cafes, restaurants, galleries, and festivals, while featuring numerous parks and open spaces. Mountains, ocean, and wildlife are nearby. Melbourne is top ranked for its quality of life and as a destination for working abroad. Swinburne provides a positive and supportive work environment and comprehensive benefits, including vacation, sick, and parental leave, and thesis publication and relocation cost allowances. Swinburne is committed to the principles of equity, fairness and inclusivity and to a workplace free from discrimination. The University has been recognised as a Workplace Employer of Choice for gender equality for the seventh year and CAS is the recipient of the Silver Pleiades award for its commitment to advancing women in astronomy. We value our diverse work environment and welcome applications from qualified candidates of any gender, orientation, nationality, and background. Related URLs: Application Website - Expression of Interest More information about the PhD program at CAS Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing Ryan Shannon Associate Professor and ARC Future Fellow Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing Swinburne University of Technology Hawthorn, VIC 3122 Australia +61 3 9214 5205 rshannon at swin.edu.au -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The session will run on Friday September 10th from 10 am AWST. Students can attend the session in person (strongly recommend for students already in Perth) or remotely (Zoom webinar) in case they are currently studying outside Western Australia. Remote attendance will not preclude participants from asking questions and get the most out of the event. This is a unique opportunity for students to meet teaching and research staff, know about the program, discuss research opportunities and have their first interaction with potential supervisors. In order to book your place and receive information about venue/connection details, please register by filling the form at this link: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/U8BXCBNqjlC71DBRJIze88-?domain=bit.ly Registration closes Friday September 3rd. Please share this info, as well as the attached flyer, to all interested students. For additional information about the event, please feel free to contact me. Cheers, Luca -- A/Prof. Luca Cortese ARC Future Fellow International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research ICRAR-M468 University of Western Australia 35 Stirling Hwy, Crawley, WA 6009 Australia +61(0)8 6488 3663 Pronouns: he, him, his luca.cortese at uwa.edu.au https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/dZ9lCD1vlpT51o0JrT5-Rzb?domain=corteseluca.wordpress.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: UWA Masters Ad 2021.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 1273144 bytes Desc: UWA Masters Ad 2021.pdf URL: From john.lattanzio at monash.edu Mon Aug 23 15:15:00 2021 From: john.lattanzio at monash.edu (John Lattanzio) Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2021 15:15:00 +1000 Subject: [ASA] Fwd: ARC pre-print rules In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Here is an update on the ARC preprint eligibility ruling, srom STA. JL ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Misha Schubert Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2021 at 15:05 Subject: ARC pre-print rules To: john.lattanzio at monash.edu Dear John, Thank you to each of you who have expressed your concerns to us about the Australian Research Council policies on pre-print referencing - concerns we share, and have raised with the ARC. This morning we wrote to the CEO of the ARC to formally request a review into this rule change and how pre-prints (including code) can and should be referenced in the future. We are aware that this issue does not only affect applicants for DECRA and Future Fellowships, but also current proposals for new Centres of Excellence and Discovery grants. We have stressed the urgency of the need to review and resolve this matter - and have offered STA?s assistance to provide input from our members into such a review. STA?s response has focused on: - The urgent need for a rapid formal review to update the ARC?s policies on the citation of materials published on preprint servers; - The particular perverse impact of the current pre-print rules in the physical sciences (physics, astrophysics, mathematics and chemistry in particular) where practices on referencing pre-prints have long since evolved; - The way the current pre-print rules also preclude referencing code published in open access in IT and mathematics; and - The fact that esteemed international granting agencies overseas such as the NIH, NSF and Wellcome Trust have evolved their policies on pre-print referencing. We understand many of you may also wish to communicate further detail yourselves to the ARC on how the current rules affect your disciplines and members of your society. As you prepare your feedback, we thought it helpful to provide STA?s broad framework (above) to assist to have as united a voice as possible across the scientific disciplines. We encourage you to be respectful and understanding in your response recognising that the ARC is also dealing with altered working arrangements due to COVID lockdowns. The best approach would be to send your input directly to the CEO of the ARC at ceo at arc.gov.au. If you have any questions or concerns, or you have further detail to share on the impact of these rules in your discipline, please do not hesitate to contact us. Kind regards, Misha *Misha Schubert Chief Executive Officer* P: 02 6257 2891 M: 0421 612 351 PO Box 259, Canberra City, ACT 2601 E: misha.schubert at sta.org.au [image: STA-Logo-WEBSITE-80x] -- *I am an LGBTIQ Ally** - Find out more at https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/HwrWCP7LAXfKO0XnEUzZaG4?domain=monash.edu * Professor John Lattanzio President, Astronomical Society of Australia School of Physics and Astronomy Monash University Victoria 3800 AUSTRALIA Ph: +61 (0)3 9905-4428 WWW: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/E2A2CROND2uvJGWXqhPbcKo?domain=users.monash.edu.au https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/pW4yCWLVXkU526q8mHmgKxQ?domain=orcid.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "...it?s a human story that builds to a climax and it?s personal from end to end. You start out wondering why you bought those blue pajamas and later you?re wondering why you were born. 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The UC found that Users "expressing a strong level of dissatisfaction are a very small minority in all categories: observing experience, data products, software tools, and even proposal feedback.? We polled the community to understand their thoughts around the decision to cancel the P107 call for proposals. Feedback indicates that "88% of respondents who expressed an opinion agreed that the chosen course of action was justified and correct. The most common (negative) comment is that PhD students and young postdocs are at a disproportionate disadvantage, but it is not clear what alternative decision would have been better." The ESO Users Committee met remotely on 27-28 April overnight (for Australia). You may find the agenda and relevant documentation here: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/mIHBCXLW2mUX1G0rPCVhlDB?domain=eso.org (I note some files are not publicly available). The recommendations have recently been made public (they are attached to this email), so I am now free to update everyone on the proceedings of the meeting. ESO usually verbally responds to the UC recommendations by teleconference in December. The response to last year?s recommendations is not public, but ESO considered all recommendations and I am pleased to report that all are being acted upon. The special topic this year was ?VLTI". The UC heard Feedback from an Expert User (?gnes K?sp?l) and an update on the VLTI Expertise Centres Network (Paulo J. V. Garcia) on their experience. Their presentations are linked in the agenda (see link above). I note that most of Australia?s respondents to the poll indicated that VLTI was not relevant to their science. ESO is keen to see more users engaging with the VLTI and I note there are many resources available to help with the technical aspects of applying for, observing with and using VLTI data (namely the VLTI expertise centres network: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/LEIvCYW8NocLQgOBWs9_TIn?domain=european-interferometry.eu). All (myself included) agreed that the VLTI is a fantastic cutting-edge facility where ESO continues to lead internationally. Miscellaneous If you experience technical issues using ESO data/facilities, the best place to get help is by emailing the ESO User Support Department. While the timeline for ESO to move to distributed peer-review for proposal assessment, it is my understanding that ESO are still taking nominations for the Observing Programme Committee (OPC) at any time. You may nominate someone (pls ask them first) or self-nominate by contacting me directly. While Australia has done very well at nominating people for the OPC (we even have a backlog), we do not have ideal diversity of nominees in all categories, so please consider tapping on the shoulder of all qualified colleagues, regardless of their demographic. ESO requests that OPC nominees be on their 2nd postdoc or beyond. The ESO OPC nomination system requires me to include the top 3 OPC subcategories in order in the nomination. In addition, I may also include the nominee?s experience on ESO telescopes, their ORCID and the year of their PhD. As usual, if you have been nominated in the past, but haven?t been contacted by ESO yet, your name does stay in the system. Finally, if you haven?t already done so, don?t forget to sign up for the ESO science newsletter. Clear skies! Caroline ? 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You will have approximately 30% of your time available for your own original research. Location: Sydney or Perth. Applications close: 13 September. Find out more at Program Director, ATNF Science CSIRO SKA Program Leader The CSIRO SKA Program Leader is responsible for day-to-day oversight and coordination to ensure that CSIRO successfully delivers its portfolio of obligations towards the SKA Observatory (SKAO) and the Australian Government. SKAO will work in partnership with CSIRO to operate the SKA-Low telescope, and is involved in SKA construction. CSIRO also operates the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory (MRO) which hosts multiple national and international radio astronomy telescopes and is where the SKA-Low Telescope will be located. Location: Sydney or Perth. Applications close: 21 September. 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A number of Australia's leading astronomers spent part of their early career as ESO Fellows. * ESO Fellowship Programme Europe 2021/ 2022 * ESO Fellowship Programme Chile 2021/ 2022 Applications close: 15 October 2021 The ESO Fellowship Programme is designed to help young scientists to develop their independent research programmes and successfully reach the next step of their scientific careers by: * Developing their scientific profiles benefiting from a rich and structured scientific environment where they can interact with more senior scientists; * Becoming mature and independent researchers who will develop their own research projects and contribute effectively to collaborative scientific endeavours; * Getting prepared to take on higher scientific, technical or supervisory/managerial responsibilities in future positions. The programme is open to applicants who will have achieved their PhD in astronomy, physics or a related discipline before 1 November 2022. Early-career scientists from all astrophysical fields are welcome to apply. Observational, theoretical and computational astrophysics are all areas where ESO Fellows can benefit from one of the most vibrant and stimulating scientific settings anywhere in the world. Fellowships are available both at ESO's Headquarters in Garching near Munich, Germany, and at ESO's astronomy centre in Santiago, Chile. ESO Fellows are expected to actively participate in ESO's scientific life by proposing and getting involved in the organisation of scientific workshops, co-supervising PhD students, coordinating thematic research groups, joining scientific committees, organising seminars, writing competitive grant and telescope proposals, etc. The ESO Fellowship positions in Garching are 3 years in duration. In addition to developing their independent research programmes, ESO Garching Fellows are expected to engage in functional work for 25% of their time. During this fraction of time, Fellows are trained in crucial areas of high-level technology and/or actively participate and contribute to ESO projects which they select from activities proposed by different departments. ESO Fellowships in Chile are granted for 4 years. During the first three years, the Fellows are assigned to one of the Science Operation groups of Paranal or ALMA, where they contribute at a level of 80 nights per year, corresponding to 50% of the working time. Fellows with duties at ALMA will have opportunities to participate in ALMA operations, including observing at the telescope, data processing, software testing, serving as technical experts in the ALMA proposal review process, and developing new capabilities for the array. At Paranal, Fellows act as support astronomers, doing service-mode observations or helping visiting astronomers to achieve their science goals. They are also expected to join an Instrument Operations Team. In the role of Instrument Fellow, they gain an in-depth knowledge of different aspects of a given instrument such as engineering and technological characteristics, specific operational aspects and data reduction. ESO Chile Fellows may choose to spend the fourth year either at ESO's astronomy centre in Santiago, at ESO Headquarters in Garching, at any astronomy/astrophysics institute in an ESO member state or in ESO's strategic partner, Australia. There are no functional duties during the fourth year except in the case that the fourth year is spent at ESO Chile, where Fellows are expected to carry out functional work for up to 25% of their time. Under certain conditions, the Fellow may also be hosted by a Chilean institution where they will be eligible to apply for time on all telescopes in Chile through competition for Chilean observing time. The European Southern Observatory (ESO) is the foremost intergovernmental astronomy organisation in Europe and the world's most productive ground-based astronomical observatory. ESO carries out an ambitious programme focused on the design, construction and operation of powerful ground-based observing facilities enabling astronomers to make important scientific discoveries at various sites in Chile, and its headquarters in Garching, Germany. Australia has a 10 year Strategic Partnership enabling it to access ESO telescopes at La Silla Paranal Observatory, including the world-leading 8 metre Very Large Telescope. Australians may also apply for positions with ESO across all its operations on the same basis as member states. Working at ESO gives Australians exposure to sophisticated scientific and engineering skills and helps build formal and informal networks with European astronomers, engineers and colleagues in other big science organisations. Further details are available at ESO 's Recruitment Portal. Applicants should be aware that: * There are currently Australian Government general bans on overseas travel by Australians during the COVID-19 emergency. Individuals may be able to apply for exceptions, if moving off-shore for your business/employer, but that would depend on the nature of the reasons and documentary evidence of circumstances. Each application would be assessed by The Australian Border Force (ABF) Commissioner, on a case-by-case basis. * There are entry restrictions for individuals returning to Australia, and mandatory quarantine, which may be at the traveller's own cost. * Travellers will need to comply with visa and other entry requirements for their destination country. 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We will of course let you know more when we get definitive information. Have a good weekend! John L ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Misha Schubert Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2021 at 15:57 Subject: STA Member Update | 27 August 2021 To: john.lattanzio at monash.edu *The STA Member Update is sent to the leadership of member organisations. You can forward to your executive and membership.* Dear John, Our deepest thanks to all of you who have engaged over the past week on the ARC pre-prints matter. We have had a lot of conversations - and we are especially grateful for your generosity in sharing key insights across the disciplines as we?ve worked on your behalf. It has been terrific to see our STA member professional societies respond to this issue with deep thought and care - with the important message of support to our early career researcher community. We?ll continue to do our part of this work in the days ahead. As we head into a federal election year, STA will convene the leadership of our member organisations at our annual President and CEO Forum. We hope you can join us for this key STEM sector leadership conversation on our shared priorities and STA?s further growth and development. Registration is essential . Please join us via Zoom on Monday October 11 at 1pm AEDT. We are thrilled to welcome powerhouse STEM innovator Western Sydney University and two of its world-leading STEM institutes - the MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development and the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment into the STA community this week. We?re inspired by the brilliant work you are doing - and by their impressive STEM talent led by PVC-STEM and MARCS Institute Director Professor Kate Stevens and HIE Director Professor Ian Anderson. A warm welcome to you all. In the first week of October, STA will farewell Peter Derbyshire after three fabulous years when he heads to his next role as Director of Policy at ATSE. We will miss him greatly. I know you have deeply appreciated Peter?s skilled work on policy issues in his tenure here, his grasp of policy and the political landscape, support and excellent humour. We thank him for it all! STA has begun our search for our next Director of Policy & Engagement . This senior strategic role is key to our influential advocacy - we need a skilled policy developer, writer and networker with a deep understanding of the STEM sector. Please send any great candidates from your networks our way. Finally, Happy Wear It Purple Day . This day was created to help foster environments that are safe, supportive and inclusive every day for LGBTQIA+ young people. So, to all our rainbow young people, today and every day, we say: we see you, we value you, and we celebrate who you are. Until next time, Misha Schubert CEO, Science & Technology Australia *SAVE THE DATE: STA PRESIDENT & CEO FORUM* As the nation heads into an election year, STA invites the leadership of our member organisations to join us at our annual STA President and CEO Forum. We will discuss shared policy advocacy priorities for the STA community, and the approach to the next year of policy engagement. We will also seek the input of our member leadership as we consider the next stage of STA?s growth and development as an organisation, and a process to review our legal structure and governing documents. Join us via Zoom on Monday 11 October at 1pm AEDT. Registration is essential . *2021 ANNUAL MEMBER SURVEY* Our annual membership survey is used to collect ways to improve STA's activities, programs and the advocacy support we provide. We endeavour to ensure our programs and initiatives are effectively supporting your organisation goals, while also supporting your members, staff, and stakeholders. Please do the survey if you can ? it will only take around 10 minutes, and will provide enormously valuable input for STA. Complete the survey now. *NEW REPORTS AND POLICY CHANGES OF INTEREST TO STA MEMBERS* - CSIRO has released a synthetic biology roadmap which indicates Australia could develop an industry worth $27 billion and 44,000 jobs by 2040. - The report into Mitochondrial donation legislation has been released, as an issue of conscience there were no recommendations. - Australia?s health tracker by socioeconomic status was released by the Mitchell Institute. - A study into Australian burden of disease in 2018 was released. - The Centre for International Governance Innovation released a report on how to agree on WTO rules for digital trade. - The Productivity Commission released a study on vulnerable supply chains. - The OECD released a policy paper on the future of robots and making our life easier . - The Grattan Institute released a report into reducing industry emissions. - An article has been published on funder suppression of health behaviour intervention trial findings. - The Australian Research Data Commons released a report on Data-Driven Research Impact. - The Perth USAsia Centre released a report on the Indo-Pacific hydrogen transformation. *Opportunities for submissions:* There are three opportunities to provide feedback on the National Research Infrastructure Roadmap: - Discussion paper : Precision Measurement Scoping Study; - Discussion paper : National Environmental Prediction System (NEPS) Scoping Study; - Ideas Jam Issues Paper : Industry Engagement. - A Senate inquiry into the Australian Manufacturing Industry has begun - submissions close 10 September. - The Australian National Audit Office is auditing the management of threatened species and ecological communities - due 31 October. Further information: Peter Derbyshire, STA Policy Manager - peter.derbyshire at sta.org.au *STA MEMBER EVENTS OF INTEREST* - Join a community of impact-focused researchers at Cruxes Innovation ?s Impact Pathfinders event . This community will gather to inspire, support, and encourage one another on their journeys to impact, and to hear from leaders in the field. Cruxes are offering free tickets to this event to the first 10 STA members who sign up to attend the event. Please click here to sign up to the event , and use discount code HISTA to get your free tickets. - Join the Australian Psychological Society for a two-day event ?Unpacking trauma? to learn about the latest research and best-practice approaches in the treatment of trauma. All health professionals are welcome to register . - Register now for the 11th National AeRO Forum Identifying the gaps - Digital Research Infrastructure on Tuesday 14 September. - Thursday 9 September is ruokday . This year, the theme is #aretheyreallyOK? Exciton Science will host a panel discussion on understanding mental health and the important role of conversations and positive approaches. Register here. - AMOS, with the NZ MetSoc, are holding an international conference on *Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography* in February 2022. Submit your abstracts by 19 September. To add a conference or event: contact STA Events & Membership Manager Lucy Guest ? lucy.guest at sta.org.au *GRANTS, FUNDING AND OPPORTUNITIES* - ANSTO FutureNow and FutureNow Plus Scholarships ? open to graduates or early career researchers working on industry-focused research projects that support developments in health, defence, aerospace engineering and nuclear technologies. - Entrepreneurs' Programme - Accelerating Commercialisation ? Ongoing. - The Kenneth Myer Innovation Fellowships support breakthrough solutions to Australia?s most pressing challenges. Fellows are funded to take 12 months away from their current role to pursue big ideas that have the potential to achieve positive outcomes in the areas of poverty and disadvantage, sustainability and environment, human, civil and legal rights. EOIs are open until 5 September. - The Volvo Environment Prize is open for nominations for the 2022 Laureate. The prize covers all fields of environmental and sustainability studies and initiatives. - Women & Leadership Australia is offering partial scholarships to women in STEM areas wanting to undertake leadership training. *STA MEMBER STORIES * Do you know of a terrific STEM idea, technology, innovation, product or program that has been successfully commercialised? Then we want to hear from you. STA is launching a new project where we?ll aim to highlight research translation and commercialisation success stories. Get in contact with our Communications Manager, Martyn Pearce <%20martyn.pearce at sta.org.au> . 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