Heliosphere News

October 4, 2016

A newsletter devoted to Heliospheric Science.

Editor: Nathan Schwadron (nschwadron at unh.edu)

Co-Editor: Mihir Desai (mdesai at swri.edu)

Co-Editor: Eric Zirnstein (ezirnstein at swri.edu)

Co-Editor: Merav Opher (mopher at bu.edu)

Co-Editor: Adele Corona (icnsmeetings at gmail.com)

Co-Editor: Nikolai Pogorelov (np0002 at uah.edu)

Web site editor: Ken Fairchild (Ken.Fairchild at unh.edu)

If you are interested in being added to the list, being removed from the

list, or posting an announcement, please send information to Nathan,

Mihir, Eric, Merav, Adele, or Nick. Posts are limited to ascii text.

Newsletters are archived on the following website:

http://heliospherenews.unh.edu/

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Announcements

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1. POLONEZ Funding Program

2. MEETING: 16th Annual International Astrophysics Conference, March 6-10, 2017,

Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA – Second Announcement

3. Important Message from NASA Heliophysics R&A Lead Dr. Arik Posner.

4. Foreign Designated Professor Position at ISEE, Nagoya University,

Japan

5. Postdoctoral Research Assistant II Position at The University of

Alabama in Huntsville

6. Postdoctoral Research in Space Physics at the University of Kansas

7. Maison de la Simulation Engineer in High Performance Computing.

8. MEETING: 7th Solar Orbiter Workshop: Exploring the Solar Environs,

April 3-6, 2017, Granada, Spain

9. MEETING: 8th International Workshop on Planetary, Solar and

Heliospheric Radio Emissions (PRE VIII), October 25-27, 2016, Austria

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1. POLONEZ is a funding program addressed to incoming researchers who may apply for 12- or 24-month fellowships in host institutions in Poland.

Applicant: a researcher with a PhD degree or at least four years of full-time equivalent research experience who has not resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Poland for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the call announcement

Fellowship duration: 12 or 24 months

Funding:

Researcher receives:

1. Salary (incl. mobility allowance): € 4 350 gross/month (full time contract),

2. Family allowance: € 300 gross/month (for fellows whose families stay in Poland for at least 3 months),

3. Research grant,

4. Opportunity to participate in research and non-research training programmes organised by the NCN.

Host Institution receives overheads at a rate of 20%.

Proposals must be submitted in English via OSF submission system.

More information on the website https://www.ncn.gov.pl/polonez?language=en.

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2. MEETING: 16th Annual International Astrophysics Conference, March 6-10, 2017, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

From: Gary P. Zank, garyp.zank@gmail.com

SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT: The 16th Annual International Astrophysics Conference will be held in Santa Fe, New Mexico at the La Posada de Santa Fe Hotel from March 6–10, 2017. (Welcome Reception and Evening Registration begins Sunday, March 5).

The meeting entitled, “Turbulence, Structures, and Particle Acceleration throughout the Heliosphere and Beyond”, will follow the same format as before with 25-minute presentations punctuated by selected 40-minute invited talks that will explore various themes in greater detail.

The website and more details will be available soon. For now, please mark your calendars and contact us with your interest in attending. E-mail inquiries about the meeting should be directed to Gary Zank at garyp.zank@gmail.com or icnsmeetings@gmail.com.

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3. Important Message from NASA Heliophysics R&A Lead Dr. Arik Posner.

Formatting Compliance

It has come to the attention of the Program Scientists in Heliophysics at NASA HQ that some proposers are not following the rules with respect to font size, line spacing, and margins. These rules are established to provide a fair framework within which all proposers have the same amount of space inside the page limits for writing their step-2 (full) proposals. The rules are also intended to limit the burden on reviewers, making it less difficult and time consuming to fulfill their reviewer assignments.

We want to remind all potential PIs that the NASA proposers’ guidebook gives specific guidance on these formatting criteria, and that this guidance must be followed or proposals may be declared non-compliant and returned without review, or declined following review if violations are detected during the evaluation process. (As a guidance, Times New Roman font size 12, single-spaced, 1-inch margin on all sides would be a safe option to choose.)

It is also important to read a ROSES element before submitting a proposal, as there can be changes from year to year and there may be particular guidance that supersedes guidance in the NASA Guidebook for Proposers.

We recommend that you become familiar with both documents before submitting a proposal.

Arik Posner

Heliophysics R&A Lead

NASA/SMD Heliophysics Division

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4. JOB OPENING: Foreign Designated Professor Position at ISEE, Nagoya

University, Japan

From: Kazuo Shiokawa (shiokawa at nagoya-u.jp)

The Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research (ISEE), Nagoya University, Japan, has a new opportunity to invite one or two Foreign Designated Professors who will stay three months every year in ISEE to conduct research on science topics related to space and Earth, during the fiscal years 2017-2021. ISEE has seven research divisions: 1) integrated studies, 2) cosmic ray research, 3) heliospheric research, 4) ionospheric and magnetospheric research, 5) meteorological and atmospheric research, 6) land-ocean ecosystem research, and 7) chronological research. It has four interdisciplinary research projects: a) solar-terrestrial climate research, b) space-Earth environmental prediction, c) interaction of neutral and plasma atmospheres, and d) aerosol and cloud formation. The Foreign Designated Professors are expected to conduct research related to at least one of these seven divisions and/or relevant to at least one of the four interdisciplinary research projects, and to enhance international collaborative research at ISEE. In relation to this opportunity, ISEE at Nagoya University will hire one full-time Postdoctoral Research Fellow for each Foreign Designated Professor. The announcement of opportunity and the selection of the Postdoctoral Research Fellow will be made by ISEE in consultation with the responsible Foreign Designated Professor.

Job details:

Employer: Nagoya University (The position is at the Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research (ISEE), Nagoya University)

Website: http://www.isee.nagoya-u.ac.jp/en/index.html

Location: Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan

Job type: Foreign Designated Professor

Salary: 750,000-1,680,000 Japanese yen per month

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.Premiums for mandatory health insurance and welfare pension will be deducted from the payment.

Qualifications:

Postgraduate - Doctorate/PhD, Nagoya University has a retirement age of 65 years old.

Job hours: 3 months per year through cross appointment (choose any continuous 3-month period from 1 April to 31 March in every fiscal year)

Required Application Materials: (All materials must be submitted inEnglish.)

1. Curriculum vitae

2. Research plan (maximum three pages)

3. List of publications; provide separate lists for refereed journals and conference proceedings.

4. Names and contact information for two professional references

Application Deadline:

Monday, October 31, 2016, 17:00 (Japanese Standard Time) Interviews may be held after the closing date.

Application Submission:

Please attach your application materials to an email and send them to machida at isee.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Inquiries:

For inquiries about this position, please contact Prof. Shinobu Machida Director of the Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research (ISEE), Nagoya University Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan

E-mail: Machida at isee.nagoya-u.ac.jp

TEL: +81-52-747-6303; FAX: +81-52-747-6313

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5. Postdoctoral Research Assistant II Position at the University of Alabama in Huntsville

The University of Alabama in Huntsville is accepting applications for the regular full-time position of Postdoctoral Research Assistant II to work in the Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research. The research will involve modeling of the solar wind interaction with the local interstellar medium with the focus on instabilities and magnetic reconnection occurring locally in the turbulent plasma near the heliopause. The research will be performed using a software suite (Multi-Scale Fluid-Kinetic Simulation Suite, MS-FLUKSS) developed at CSPAR. MS-FLUKSS is built on the Chombo adaptive mesh refinement framework and allows self-consistent solution of MHD, gas dynamics Euler, and kinetic Boltzmann equations. The code is scalable to over 150,000 computing cores and was ported to major national supercomputers.

The successful candidate is expected to have a recent Ph.D. in Physics or Space Sciences, must have extensive experience in object-oriented programming in C++, parallel programming using MPI and OpenMP, and the ability to work with big codes, must have experience in modeling plasma flows on supercomputers. Experience in data analysis and modeling turbulent flows is desired.

The approximate annual salary range for this position is $43,209 - $50,315. Applicants should submit a letter describing their research interests, a curriculum vitae, and reference letters. The appointment will be initially for one year, with the possibility of renewal for another year. Questions should be addressed to Professor Nikolai Pogorelov at np0002 at uah.edu. Qualified applicants should apply on-line at

http://uah.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=71283.

The University of Alabama in Huntsville is AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL

OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER OF MINORITIES/FEMALES/VETERANS/DISABLED.

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6. Postdoctoral Research in Space Physics at the University of Kansas

Applications are invited for a post-doctoral position in space physics at the University of Kansas Dept. of Physics & Astronomy beginning as early as Oct. 1, 2016. Ph.D. in physics, astronomy, or a related field associated with space physics by date of appointment and demonstrated experience in space physics or astrophysics or related field as evidenced by application materials. The initial appointment is for one year with possibility of renewal for another year subject to review and continued grant funding.

For complete position announcement and to apply on-line go to https://employment.ku.edu/staff/6725BR.

Review of applications will begin Aug. 15, 2016, and continue as needed to ensure a large, high quality, and diverse applicant pool.

Inquiries: email to cravens@ku.edu with a copy to tizby@ku.edu.

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7. Maison de la Simulation Engineer in High Performance Computing

In order to reinforce its « Software engineering, parallelism and application development » team, la Maison de la Simulation is seeking for an engineer in High Performance Computing. The successful candidate will coordinate and contribute to application software development in the fields of research of the laboratory. This work will be carried out within multidisciplinary teams on mid- and long-term projects. The goal is to produce and use high-end simulation tools designed for the largest supercomputers for various scientific communities. He/she will be involved in the EoCoE project (www.eocoe.eu. He/she will be part of teams of HPC experts from Maison de la Simulation and will work in collaboration with an international scientific community. He/she will have the opportunity to work on several production level HPC codes running on the most powerful supercomputers. Required skills:

- PhD or master's degree in a scientific domain strongly connected to HPC;

- Operational knowledge of techniques and programming language (Fortran90, C or C++) for application development;

- Strong experience in application parallelization (MPI, OpenMP) and scientific codes optimization on various architectures (SMP, MPP) running in Unix environment;

- Skills to work in a team. In addition, knowledge or experience in one of the following domain will be appreciated:

- Usage of performance analysis and debugging tools on parallel applications; - Knowledge of computer architectures

- Knowledge of scripting languages (Python, bash, …)

- Knowledge of computer architecture

- Teaching experience

Location: La Maison de la Simulation is situated on the Saclay research campus in the Paris area in the Digitéo building of the CEA/Saclay.

Please send your application (CV, motivation letter et references) as well as your potential requests for additional information to info@maisondelasimulation.fr. Applications will be examined starting from September 30, 2016 and until the position is filled.

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8. MEETING: 7th Solar Orbiter Workshop: Exploring the Solar Environs, April 3-6, 2017, Granada, Spain

EXPLORING THE SOLAR ENVIRONS

7th Solar Orbiter Workshop to be held from 3rd to 6th of April 2017 at the Granada Convention Center (Granada, Spain). This event will be hosted by the Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia - CSIC.

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9. MEETING: 8th International Workshop on Planetary, Solar and Heliospheric Radio Emissions (PRE VIII), October 25-27, 2016, Austria

The 8th International Workshop on Planetary, Solar and Heliospheric Radio Emissions (PRE 8) deals with the most recent developments in the study of non-thermal radio emissions from the Sun, the radio planets, the heliosphere, and from extrasolar sources like exoplanets or brown dwarfs. Special emphasis is put on current spacecraft missions (Juno, Cassini, Van Allen Probes etc.), but also new developments in ground-based radio telescopes will be matters of discussion, which should lead to a better coordination of ground- and space-based radio observations. PRE 8 will take place October 25-27, 2016, in the conference hotel “Schloss Seggau”, which is located about 30 km south of Graz near the town of Leibnitz in Austria.

For more information please visit our website at http://pre8.oeaw.ac.at/.

Registration and abstract submission are already open.