Heliosphere News – November 14, 2024

A newsletter devoted to Heliospheric Science.

Editor: Nathan Schwadron (nschwadron at unh.edu)

Co-Editor: Maher A. Dayeh (maldayeh at swri.edu)

Co-Editor: Eric Zirnstein (ejz at princeton.edu)

Co-Editor: Matina Gkioulidou (matina.gkioulidou at jhuapl.edu)

Co-Editor: Jamie Rankin (jsrankin at princeton.edu)

Coordinator: Liz Wilber (Elizabeth.Wilber at unh.edu) Web site editor: Ken Fairchild (Ken.Fairchild at unh.edu)

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1. JOB OPPORTUNITY: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position at the University of Alabama in Huntsville – Space Physicist

2. JOB OPENING: Post-Doctoral Research Grant in Experimental Physics at the National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN) in Italy

3. WORKSHOP: SHIELD Workshop on the Outer Heliosphere, August 11-15, 2025, Stoweflake Resort, Stowe, Vermont, USA

4. CONFERENCE: 22nd Annual International Astrophysics Conference (AIAC) 2025, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, April 6-12, 2025

5. ANNOUNCEMENT: Princeton University Visiting Fellows in Space Physics Program

6. ANNOUNCEMENT: Project LISA-Helio (Leaders for an Inclusive and SAfe Heliophysics community)

7. ANNOUNCEMENT: Join the SPA Early Career Leadership Advisory Committee!

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1. JOB OPPORTUNITY: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position at the University of Alabama in Huntsville – Space Physicist

ABOUT THE POSITION: The Department of Space Science is seeking an outstanding scientist and teacher to fill a tenure-track assistant professor position in the field of heliophysics. This position will complement a National Science Foundation Established Program in Support of Competitive Research (EPSCoR) grant that was previously awarded to UAH. Within the general field of low temperature plasma physics, areas of particular interest to the Department include solar and interplanetary physics, especially research that supports the new Parker Solar Probe, Solar Orbiter, IMAP, and HelioSwarm missions in which the Department is engaged, particularly in the areas of coronal and solar wind physics including heating processes, turbulence, particle transport and energization (including pickup ion physics), and related space weather research. We are also looking to possibly expand departmental expertise in the area of magnetospheric and ionospheric physics. The ideal candidate will complement existing strengths within the Department while expanding significantly research capabilities and competencies. We are seeking someone who uses theory, and/or modeling, and observations to address these areas of interest. The successful candidate will teach in accordance with a typical teaching load in the Department, will develop at least two new advanced graduate level courses reflecting their research expertise, and will support and mentor graduate students pursuing MSc and PhD degrees and undergraduate students in summer programs. It is expected that the successful candidate will have a PhD or equivalent degree in a field appropriate to the job description above and will have and pursue independent research funding. APPOINTMENT DATE: Spring 2025

APPLICATION PROCEDURE AND DEADLINE: Applicants must submit a complete CV, a list of publications, a list of awarded research grants, a research statement, a teaching statement, and arrange to have three letters of reference sent to the SPA Space Physics Faculty Search Committee 2024, Department of Space Science, Cramer Research Hall, 320 Sparkman Drive, Huntsville, AL 35899 or by email to pittsa@uah.edu with the header Faculty Space Physics Search Committee 2024. Applications will remain open until position is filled. Inquiries regarding the position or the procedure for application can be directed to Prof. Gary Zank and Ms Antonia Pitts, respectively.

The University of Alabama in Huntsville is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer of minorities/females/veterans/disabled.

UAH mandates that all employees maintain compliance with current federal regulations.

Please refer to log number: 23-24-586

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2. JOB OPENING: Post-Doctoral Research Grant in Experimental Physics at the National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN) in Italy

INFN is the Italian institute for research in fundamental physics, using ground and space-based laboratories. The 2025/2026 INFN Research Grant Program is offering twenty positions for research activity in Experimental Physics. The research programs of the candidates must focus on the research fields of the INFN units and laboratories selected which include both detector instrumentation and data analysis on INFN-funded projects like, among others, AMS-02, LiteBIRD, VIRGO, ET, etc. (for the full list of experiments in astroparticle physics, visit https://web.infn.it/csn2/index.php/it/esperimenti/185-esperimenti-24).

Each Research Grant is issued for two years.

Deadline: November 15th, 2024 (11:59 a.m. CET) More details are available at https://jobs.dsi.infn.it/borseassegni/pdf/getfile.php?filename=27077.pdf

Applicants must have a Ph.D. degree (or an equivalent qualification) obtained at most eight years before the call deadline, i.e., on or after November 15th, 2016. Candidates preparing their doctoral thesis are eligible to apply (the degree must be obtained by November 1st, 2025, or before taking up their appointment with INFN). The annual gross salary is €31.308,00, (the net salary according to the regulations in force on 27-06-2023 is €27.600,00. This number might be subject to change) plus a €5.000,00 one-year benefit for moving to Italy.

Within this program, the INFN unit at the Department of Physics, University of Milan Bicocca (Milan, Italy), is seeking candidates for its research programs on heliophysics and cosmic rays.

Contact persons:

Giuseppe La Vacca (giuseppe.lavacca at mib.infn.it), Stefano Della Torre (stefano.dellatorre at mib.infn.it)

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3. WORKSHOP: SHIELD Workshop on the Outer Heliosphere, August 11-15, Stoweflake Resort, Stowe, Vermont, USA

SHIELD Workshop on the Outer Heliosphere

August 11-15, Stoweflake Resort, Stowe, Vermont, USA

Save The Date.

SHIELD, a NASA DRIVE Science Center , is organizing a workshop on all aspects of outer heliosphere science. Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 crossed the termination shock and heliopause, the end of supersonic solar wind flow and the transition from solar wind to interstellar plasma, respectively. Numerical and analytical modeling efforts have increased understanding of the in situ observations and also posed new questions. IBEX and CASSINI ENA observations discovered the ribbon and belt and gave a view of the 3D heliosphere and its time dependence; IMAP will provide even better ENA data. New Horizons is approaching the termination shock and provides new pick-up ion observations. This workshop will discuss all aspects of the outer heliosphere and interstellar medium, including in-situ observations, data analysis, theory, and modeling. The workshop topics include plasma, magnetic fields, pickup ions, dust, UV, and cosmic rays in the heliosphere and beyond.

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4. CONFERENCE: 22nd Annual International Astrophysics Conference (AIAC) 2025, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, April 6-12, 2025

The 22^nd Annual International Astrophysics Conference (AIAC) will be held in in Santiago de Compostela, Spain from 6 – 12 April, 2025 at the beautiful Hotel Palacio Del Carmen. The conference will begin with a Welcome Reception and Evening Registration on Sunday, 6 April and will conclude at about 2:30pm on Friday, April 11. For those interested in attending, please mark your calendars.

Parker Solar Probe will have completed its closest approach to the surface of the Sun, the Solar Orbiter mission continues, New Horizons is approaching the heliospheric termination shock, Voyager 1 & 2 continue to make ground-breaking measurements of cosmic rays, magnetic fields, and plasma, IBEX continues to map the heliospheric boundaries and very local interstellar medium, and new spacecraft such as Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe, IMAP, and HelioSwarm are readying for their scientific missions. This is indeed an exciting time for solar wind and very local interstellar medium physics. The 22^nd Annual International Astrophysics Conference (AIAC) will focus on all aspects of solar wind and very local interstellar medium physics and other problems that relate to and augment the topic. The theme of the meeting conference is “Physics of the Solar Wind and Local Interstellar Medium.” Sessions will follow the usual format of 25-minute presentations. The meeting will address the broad themes of the underlying physics including the heating and physics of the solar corona and young solar wind, turbulence, shock waves and nonlinear processes, cosmic rays and solar energetic particles, particle acceleration and transport throughout the solar wind and local ISM, including galactic cosmic rays and neutral atoms. A characteristic theme in the AIAC is the universality of many of the physical processes that inform the solar wind, its origin and its interaction with the surrounding interstellar medium, which remains a central element of the 22^nd AIAC.

If you are interested in attending or have questions, please contact Gary Zank at garyp.zank@gmail.com or aiac@uah.edu. A conference website will be posted soon at https://www.uah.edu/cspar/news-and-events/aiac.

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5. ANNOUNCEMENT: Princeton University Visiting Fellows in Space Physics Program

‘The Space Physics at Princeton Group (https://spacephysics.princeton.edu/) in the Department of Astrophysical Sciences is pleased to offer Visiting Fellow positions. The program supports faculty and equivalent senior researchers to do intensive research in residence at Princeton for periods from one month up to a full year. Visiting Fellows will work closely with Space Physics at Princeton Group members on one or more of several topical areas: 1) Energetic Particles observations from Parker Solar Probe, 2) Energetic Neutral Atom and/or Interstellar Neutral Atom observations from the Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX), and 3) scientific preparations for the Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP). The environment is scientifically intense, highly collaborative, and extremely rewarding. The program aims to strengthen the Group with new and diverse perspectives while conducting world-class research and publishing numerous papers in collaboration with the Group. Visiting Fellow positions are suitable for faculty members on sabbatical and other comparable senior researchers on leave from their primary appointments. Financial support (including stipend and/or housing) may be offered. The work location for this position is in-person on campus at Princeton University. Interested researchers should submit to https://www.princeton.edu/acad-positions/position/35301 the following: 1) a brief cover letter stating the specific reasons you'd like to visit the Space Physics at Princeton Group and the dates you're available to visit and 2) a CV.’

Contact: spacephysics@princeton.edu

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6. ANNOUNCEMENT: Project LISA-Helio (Leaders for an Inclusive and SAfe Heliophysics community

Dear Colleagues,

We announce the formation of Project LISA-Helio (Leaders for an Inclusive and SAfe Heliophysics community), dedicated to opposing harassment within our science community, with the goal of creating a future for heliophysics that is safe and welcoming for people of all backgrounds. This initiative will serve as a platform for advocacy, mentorship, education, and support for women and other underrepresented groups, and fundamentally shift the current culture, where harassment goes ignored or outright dismissed. We call upon everyone within our community to contribute to this cause.

This movement is inspired by a broad systemic problem that is deeply ingrained within our wider Heliophysics community. Whether serving on committees or panels, presenting at conferences, or in our day-to-day work, we are constantly reminded of the pervasiveness of sexual and gender harassment and the lack of adequate training and protections.

Project LISA-Helio is dedicated to bringing awareness and change in order to create a safe culture and environment in our field. If these sentiments resonate with you, please respond to this call to action by signing up for our mailing list on this Google form: https://forms.gle/8yuffMAhieg6Q89x7. More details will follow.

Sincerely,

Lisa Winter-Baek, Raluca Ilie, Romina Nikoukar, Alessandra Pacini, and Lisa Upton Womeninheliophysics@gmail.com

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7. ANNOUNCEMENT: Join the SPA Early Career Leadership Advisory Committee!

Dear Early Career Community,

We are excited to invite you to apply for a position on the AGU Space Physics and Aeronomy (SPA) Early Career Leadership Advisory Committee (EC-LAC)!

The EC-LAC is composed of Early Career SPA members (within 10 years of graduation) and works to understand and advocate for the needs of Early Career scientists within our field. Our goal is to foster a supportive environment where Early Career researchers can thrive.

We are particularly interested in broad representation from all SPA disciplines to ensure diverse perspectives are heard and represented. If you're interested, we encourage you to self-nominate using the following form:

https://tinyurl.com/ECLACnomination

If you have any questions about the committee or the nomination process, please don't hesitate to reach out.

Best regards,

Bea Gallardo-Lacourt (Chair) & Robert Allen (Co-Chair) On behalf of the EC-LAC

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Cheers,
Nathan