[HeliosphereNews] Heliosphere News - August 23, 2016

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Heliosphere News

August 23, 2016

http://heliospherenews.unh.edu/

A newsletter devoted to Heliospheric Science.


Editor: Nathan Schwadron (nschwadron at unh.edu)
Co-Editor: Mihir Desai (mdesai at swri.edu)
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Co-Editor: Adele Corona (icnsmeetings at gmail.com)
Co-Editor: Nikolai Pogorelov (np0002 at uah.edu)

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



2. Foreign Designated Professor Position at ISEE, Nagoya University, Japan

3. Postdoctoral Research Assistant II Position at The University of Alabama
in Huntsville

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



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

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

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

8. The First Paper on IMAP

9. Two Papers on the Heliotail Properties


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1. 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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2. 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 in
English.)



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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3. 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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4. 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 at ku.edu with a copy to tizby at ku.edu.


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5. 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 at maisondelasimulation.fr. Applications will be examined starting
from September
30, 2016 and until the position is filled.


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6. 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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7. 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.

The abstract deadline is on Monday, 5 September 2016.


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8. The first published paper on IMAP, the mission has now been
accepted.

A preprint may be downloaded from the following link

http://tinyurl.com/juywthj


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9. Two new papers of the physics of the heliotail:
http://aip-info.org/1XPS-4DHIM-ADG1C0EFB8/cr.aspx and
http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/719/1/012013/pdf
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