From jhurley at swin.edu.au Tue Feb 22 11:50:30 2022 From: jhurley at swin.edu.au (Jarrod Hurley) Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2022 00:50:30 +0000 Subject: [ASA] ADACS Internship Program 2022 - Call for Applications In-Reply-To: References: , , , , Message-ID: ________________________________ Call for Applications ADACS Internship Program 2022 Astronomy Data and Computing Services (ADACS) is an initiative by Astronomy Australia Limited (AAL) aiming to provide astronomy-focused training, support and expertise to allow Australian astronomers to maximise the scientific return from their data and computing infrastructure. A principal component of this initiative is to empower the astronomy community to harness the potential of the next generation telescopes and astronomy simulations. Internships and hands-on experience are essential parts of our training services. They aim to give users with an intermediate to advanced level of computing expertise the hands-on experience required to progress their skills further or seek alternative career paths (if they choose to do so). The next round of this internship program is now open for applications. We expect to have up to two successful applicants in this round. These applicants will work on a project for up to three months and will be based at the ADACS Swinburne node in Melbourne (although a remote working arrangement is possible). ADACS will provide a weekly stipend at a rate similar to that of a PhD scholarship. Additional support for applicants who do not reside in Melbourne can be considered. We aim to provide the successful applicants with a realistic experience of working in a professional software development environment. In addition to the technical experience to be gained from working on projects associated with first-class computational and visualisation facilities the applicants will work directly within an Agile project management framework. ADACS operates a merit-based software and development service to the astronomy community with 3-4 projects typically designated for development each semester via an independent Time Assignment Committee (TAC). These projects can vary in length from a few weeks to months and involve aspects ranging from GPU programming to web development. We envisage that the successful intern will work alongside experienced ADACS developers on one or more of these projects during the internship. However, the scope of the internship need not be limited by these projects. Other opportunities will exist, such as to work directly on projects to enhance the OzSTAR high-performance computing (HPC) environment and development of ADACS internal infrastructure to support delivery of our programs. There is also the potential to shape a project to meet the skillset and/or interests of the applicant. Completed ADACS internships to date have included the following topics: - Large-scale Visualisation for ASKAP Data Cubes; - Machine Learning for Text Mining and Analytics; - Building a Job Monitor for Supercomputer Workflows; - Designing a Django-based web portal for population synthesis modelling; - Optimising a transient detection pipeline to perform at scale. Relevant skills applicable to the internship are (but not limited to): * C/C++ * Python * HTML5/JS/React.Js/Django * Machine learning algorithms * GPU programming * Experience working with a linux operating system. Moderate experience in one or more of these areas will be a plus. However, there is no expectation that you will be an expert in any or all of these areas. How to Apply? Applications received up to and including Friday 11th March 2022 will be given full consideration. Please send your applications to apply at adacs.org.au making sure to include: - a one-page cover letter outlining your strengths and suitability for the internship, including any pointers on the type of experience you are hoping to gain; - a CV of maximum four-pages. Please do contact ADACS (using the email address given above) if you have any queries about the program prior to making an application. ADACS encourages applications from all astronomy PhD students based at publicly-funded Australian institutions. ADACS has a strong commitment to equity and diversity. We encourage applications from female, gender diverse and minority candidates. Disclaimer: The nationality of the candidate and their work/student rights in Australia may impact our ability to accept some applications. Please contact the local HDR team of your university to check if you can accept such an internship opportunity or not. Please feel free to contact us and get our team involved as early as you like. 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). Best Regards, Jarrod Hurley Astronomy Data and Computing Services Swinburne University of Technology https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/ezzwCxngwOf16njmkC8x_9D?domain=adacs.org.au -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dfisher at swin.edu.au Wed Feb 23 09:32:33 2022 From: dfisher at swin.edu.au (Deanne Fisher) Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2022 22:32:33 +0000 Subject: [ASA] Astro3D Postdoc in Starburst Galaxies and Outflows at Swinburne Message-ID: Hello Colleagues, I am looking for a postdoc at Swinburne. The main aim is to study star formation driven feedback, CGM imaging and/or outflows in starburst galaxies. I am interested in anyone with experience in IFU and/or radio interferometry observations and would be very excited about someone who wants to do a combined analysis of optical and CO. We have piles of very deep Keck/KCWI data to combine with ALMA, SMA and VLA data. I am also involved in other projects studying distant galaxies with ALMA and VLT, as well as using Hector data to study outflows. If you know of any potential candidates who have interest in studying star formation, feedback or galaxy winds please forward them this email or the job ad information. They are more than welcome to contact me with questions. The position is part of Astro3D, so the postdoc will have access to career advancement assistance and extensive travel & networking options. They will work within my group that includes several graduate students, an Astro3D Fellow and typically honours/undergrad students. The deadline is 13-March Job Ad: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/8RSDCnx1jni70LWMQH9vf4s?domain=jobregister.aas.org Thanks, Deanne A.Prof Deanne B. Fisher ARC Future Fellow Astro3D Centre of Excellence (CI) Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing Swinburne University Phone: +61 39214 4996 email: dfisher at swin.edu.au web: deannefisher.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sarah at sarahsweet.com.au Thu Feb 24 10:11:51 2022 From: sarah at sarahsweet.com.au (Sarah Sweet) Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2022 09:11:51 +1000 Subject: [ASA] Distributed Peer Review from ESO P110 Message-ID: Dear Australian astronomers, As recent PIs may have already seen, from P110, ESO will be using both a new Distributed Peer Review and the traditional OPC review. This will be also mentioned in the Call for Proposals for P110, which will be out in the coming days. In brief, for P110, most proposals requesting less than 16 hours will be assigned to DPR. PIs will be given 10 proposals to review per proposal submitted. They can delegate this task to a co-I. This is a good opportunity to contribute to the review process, without the large time commitment of serving on the OPC. For more details please see https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/45WECK1DvKT2ggR0nhMIrSp?domain=eso.org . Please get in touch if you have any concerns or wish to provide feedback. Regards, Sarah - your ESO User Committee rep. --- Dr Sarah Sweet Lecturer in Astrophysics ARC DECRA Fellow School of Mathematics and Physics University of Queensland Mobile: +61 402 089 803 sarahsweet.com.au s.sweet at uq.edu.au sarah at sarahsweet.com.au --- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From adam.stevens at uwa.edu.au Thu Feb 24 15:18:09 2022 From: adam.stevens at uwa.edu.au (Adam Stevens) Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2022 04:18:09 +0000 Subject: [ASA] Special ASA seminar Message-ID: Dear ASA members, We invite you to join for a special Zoom colloquium on Wednesday 9 March at 1 pm AWST / 4 pm AEDT by J?rgen Kn?dlseder (IRAP, Toulouse). J?rgen will be discussing the study he recently led in assessing the carbon footprint of astronomical research infrastructure, to appear in Nature Astronomy. This work builds on the momentum generated worldwide to push for the decarbonization of astronomical research, and we hope it is therefore of interest to each and every ASA member. All are welcome and encouraged to join. Please feel free to share with your department mailing lists for those who are not yet ASA members. The title and abstract for the talk and paper are below, as is information for the Zoom connection (or just use this link). We will endeavour to record the talk for those who cannot attend live. Best, - Adam (on behalf of the ASA Sustainability Working Group) Estimate of the carbon footprint of astronomical research infrastructures The carbon footprint of astronomical research is an increasingly topical issue with first estimates of research institute and national community footprints having recently been published. As these assessments have typically excluded the contribution of astronomical research infrastructures, we complement these studies by providing an estimate of the contribution of astronomical space missions and ground-based observatories using greenhouse gas emission factors that relate cost and payload mass to carbon footprint. We find that currently worldwide active astronomical research infrastructures have a carbon footprint of 20.3 +/- 3.3 Mt CO2e and an annual emission of 1169 +/- 249 kt CO2e/yr, corresponding to a footprint of 36.6 +/- 14.0 t CO2e / yr per astronomer. Compared to contributions from other aspects of astronomy research activity, our results suggest that research infrastructures make the single largest contribution to the carbon footprint of an astronomer. We discuss the limitations and uncertainties of our method, and explore measures that can bring greenhouse gas emissions from astronomical research infrastructures towards a sustainable level. Bio J?rgen studied at the TU Munich and MPE in Garching and then moved to IAP, Paris and subsequently IRAP, Toulouse. He has been a CNRS staff scientist since 2001. J?rgen works in the field of gamma-ray astronomy on data analysis and instrumentation, initially using COMPTEL and INTEGRAL/SPI on the topics of nucleosynthesis and antimatter, followed by Fermi and more recently CTA on the topics of cosmic-ray physics. He chaired the CTA consortium board for 9 years and recently stepped down to focus on sustainability issues in astronomy. J?rgen recently completed a training on carbon footprint analyses. 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URL: From tara.murphy at sydney.edu.au Sun Feb 27 19:18:33 2022 From: tara.murphy at sydney.edu.au (Tara Murphy) Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2022 08:18:33 +0000 Subject: [ASA] FW: IAU Symposium 368: ML in Astronomy: Possibilities and Pitfalls In-Reply-To: <20220225133957.145.17719@iau> References: <20220225133957.145.17719@iau> Message-ID: <03CBCE48-9EDC-45A6-969F-80D4DF5FDBB2@sydney.edu.au> Dear colleagues, forwarding information about this meeting for those who might be interested, Tara -- PROFESSOR TARA MURPHY | Deputy Head of School Sydney Institute for Astronomy | School of Physics | Faculty of Science THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY Room 358, Physics Building A28 The University of Sydney | NSW | 2006 T +61 2 9351 3041 E tara.murphy at sydney.edu.au https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/z5syC91WPRTkGPwQQUog2x9?domain=physics.usyd.edu.au https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/r4ecC0YKPviG1lAVVSDJXza?domain=coursera.org From: IAU Commission B3 President Reply to: Ashish Mahabal Date: Saturday, 26 February 2022 at 12:41 am To: Tara Murphy Subject: IAU Symposium 368: ML in Astronomy: Possibilities and Pitfalls Dear colleagues, IAU Symposium 368: Machine Learning in Astronomy: Possibilities and Pitfalls will take place from Aug 2 (Tue) to Aug 4 (Thu), 2022, in Busan, Republic of Korea. The intent of the meeting is to promote best practices for leveraging machine learning in astronomy research. We will have reviews, panel discussion, tutorials, and various opportunities for discussions, along with the usual talks and posters. The symposium is part of the 31st IAU General Assembly (Aug 2-11, 2022). We would like to invite you to the conference. There are many slots available for contributed talks. Posters are also welcome. Attendees will need to register online for an ?in-person? slot (even if you wish to attend virtually). As per the current status, only up to 20% speakers can be remote. The IAU will decide on possibly 50% speakers being remote, or on fully hybrid mode in May depending on the situation. There are some opportunities to obtain funding for travel from the IAU and KAS. The early bird registration deadline is 28 February 2022. More details can be found at: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/Ma-wCgZ0N1iAMnz99C2SwEc?domain=sites.astro.caltech.edu. 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