[Shine-participants] SHINE Newsletter January 2017

Mon Jan 9 11:01:58 EST 2017

SHINE Newsletter, January 2017

Dear SHINE Community,

Happy New Year!

Just a brief reminder that the deadline for session proposals is Jan 15, 2017.  If you have ideas for sessions and want advice, please take this time to reach out to any of the Steering Committee members, including myself.  The Steering Committee members include: Nick Arge, Eric Christian, Gregory Howes, Kelly Korreck, K.D. Leka, Noé Lugaz, Michael Shay, and Stephen White (email contact is on the SHINE website).   We are looking forward to hearing from you!  For your convenience, we’ve listed the session call instructions below.

Sincerely,
Georgia A. de Nolfo
SHINE Steering Committee Chair

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Contents:

1. Call for Session Proposals for the 2017 SHINE Workshop (Deadline: Jan. 15)

2.  Heliophysics Summer School 2017  “Long-term solar activity and the climates of space and Earth”,  1 – 8 August, 2017 - Boulder, CO

3.  Senior Research Scientist in Magnetospheric Physics  Tenure Track

4.  Postdoctoral scholar (m/f)  German Geophysical Center (GFZ)

5. Abstract submission welcome for JpGU/AGU session P-EM18: Origin of Earth-affecting Coronal Mass Ejections (May 24-25)

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1. Call for Session Proposals for the 2017 SHINE Workshop (Deadline: Jan. 15)

If there is a topic that you would like to see included in next year's Workshop, please consider proposing a session. Session proposals can be very brief (about one page), should include a list of questions that the session will focus on, and can be emailed to me at georgia.a.denolfo at nasa.gov<mailto:georgia.a.denolfo at nasa.gov>. More detailed guidelines for session organizers are included on the SHINE website, www.shinecon.org<http://www.shinecon.org/> (see the first link in the right sidebar of that web page). If you have an idea for a session but would like help organizing it, you can still submit a session proposal. If your proposed session goes forward, the Steering Committee will look for a co-organizer to work with you. The Steering Committee encourages the submission of inter-disciplinary proposals that connect more than one of the principle sub-disciplines represented at SHINE.

In addition to 2017 workshop session proposals, the Steering Committee would like to encourage the submission of proposals for a SHINE Working Group.  A Working Group would consist of 2-3 organizers who have an inter-disciplinary science topic that can be explored in 1-day sessions over 2-3 years. Members of the Working Group would help to organize and sustain the session through multiple years bringing continuity and growth to the identified science topic.  Proposals should identify inter-disciplinary topics and present a plan for exploring this topic over multiple years.

The deadline for submitting session proposals is January 15, 2017.

2. Heliophysics Summer School 2017

“Long-term solar activity and the climates of space and Earth”
 1 – 8 August, 2017 - Boulder, CO

Deadline is 24 February 2017

Applications are invited for the 2017 Heliophysics Summer School, which will be held in beautiful Boulder, Colorado. We are seeking students to join us this coming summer for a unique professional experience. They will learn about the exciting science of heliophysics as a broad, coherent discipline that reaches in space from the Earth’s troposphere to the depths of the Sun, and in time from the formation of the solar system to the distant future.

The 2017 Heliophysics Summer School focuses on the physics of the connections between the Sun, the heliosphere, the magnetospheres and the upper atmospheres of the planets.

The solar system offers a wide variety of conditions under which the interaction of bodies with a plasma environment can be studied, while exoplanets and Sun-like stars offer an even wider range of perspectives with lessons about our local cosmos from distant past to distant future.

The 2017 Summer School will begin with an overview of the various components composing the Heliophysical system, and review some of the universal physical processes at work throughout the system. It will then focus on long-term processes, from the Sun’s modulated activity to its influences on the climate systems of the heliosphere, Earth’s atmosphere and planetary environments. The class will draw on material from all four of the Heliophysics textbooks, but especially from the third volume of the series, Heliophysics III: “Evolving solar activity and the climates of space and Earth”.

The school will be based on lectures, laboratories, and recitations from world experts, and will draw material from the four textbooks Heliophysics I-IV, published by Cambridge University Press.

Approximately 35 students will be selected through a competitive process organized by the UCAR Visiting Scientist Programs. The school lasts for eight days, and each participant receives full travel support for airline tickets, lodging and per diem costs.

Student Application Requirements

• Currently enrolled as a graduate student in any phase of training, or first or second year postdoctoral fellow.

• Major in physics with an emphasis on astrophysics, geophysics, plasma physics, and space physics, or experienced in at least one of these areas.

• Pursuing a career in heliophysics or astrophysics.

For additional information on this program and instructions on how to apply,
Please visit the Heliophysics website at
www.Heliophysics.ucar.edu<http://www.Heliophysics.ucar.edu>

For further information, call (303) 497-1605 or e-mail vspapply at ucar.edu<mailto:vspapply at ucar.edu>
The Living With a Star program of the Heliophysics Division in NASA’s Science Mission Directorate sponsors the Summer Schools.
The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) Visiting Scientist Programs collaborates with NASA in administering the schools.
The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research is an EE/AAE who values and encourages diversity in the workplace. Images courtesy of NASA
http://vsp.ucar.edu/heliophysics/summerschool/summer-about-recruitment

3. Senior Research Scientist in Magnetospheric Physics  Tenure Track
The Department of Geophysics of the German Geophysical Center (GFZ) seeks exceptional candidates for a senior research scientist in magnetospheric and space physics. Candidates will be illegible to apply for a permanent position within 3 years of the start date. Expertise of a successful candidate may include, but is not limited to magnetospheric physics, ionospheric physics, heliophysics, or planetary magnetospheres. The successful candidate is expected to conduct independent research, develop and maintain a vigorous externally funded research program in a field within the addressed areas, to mentor students at graduate level. She/he will be expected to teach classes or participate in teaching classes.

Qualifications:
PhD and Master’s degree (or equivalent) in geophysics, physics, mathematics or related disciplines several years working experience and strong background in space physics ability and willingness to lead a research group exceptional publication record experience in securing and managing extramural funded programs from private, state, or federal sources strong leadership capabilities are preferred

Please submit your application by 15th February 2017 quoting the reference no. 93/23/16 G via email to applications at gfz-potsdam.de<mailto:applications at gfz-potsdam.de>. Please combine your application documents (statement of research and teaching strategy, CV including list of publications and 3 reference contacts) into a single PDF file with a size of up to 3 megabytes. The details of the position and how to apply may be found at :
http://www.gfz-potsdam.de/en/career/job-offers/job/932316-g-senior-research-scientist-in-magnetospheric-physics-mf/

4. Postdoctoral scholar (m/f)  German Geophysical Center (GFZ)
The successful candidate will work in collaboration with researchers at GFZ and UCLA and other institutions in greater Berlin metropolitan area on the development of numerical codes and comparison with in-situ observations. The research will be focused on understanding of the wave-particle interactions and the dynamics of energetic particles in the near-Earth space. The candidate is expected to have demonstrated experience of working with numerical simulations and observations. Both researchers several years after PhD and more senior scientists will be considered for this position. The level of appointment will depend on experience and demonstrated ability to conduct independent research.
Tasks:
Perform calculations of the diffusion coefficients and simulations with the Versatile Electron Radiation Belt Code include and test various physical processes into the code compare simulations with satellite observations develop empirical and physics based models of plasma populations.
Qualifications:
PhD and Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Natural Sciences excellence in learning, research and independent thinking willingness to work in an interdisciplinary and international environment ability to independently develop novel research approaches
knowledge of general physics and space physics working knowledge of Matlab, C, C++, Fortran working knowledge of UNIX, MAC, and Windows operating systemsLast Change: 23.12.2016

Please submit your application by 15th February 2017 quoting the reference no. 94/23/16 G via email to applications at gfz-potsdam.de<mailto:applications at gfz-potsdam.de>. Please combine your application documents (research objectives, CV including list of publications and 3 reference contacts) into a single PDF file with a size of up to 3 megabytes.

http://www.gfz-potsdam.de/en/career/job-offers/job/942316-g-postdoctoral-scholar-mf/

5. Abstract submission welcome for JpGU/AGU session P-EM18: Origin of Earth-affecting Coronal Mass Ejections (May 24-25)

Abstract submission is open for the joint AGU and Japanese Geophysical Union (JpGU) meeting that will take place near Tokyo (Makuhari Messe) from May 20th to 25th, 2017.
Abstract submission deadline is February 16th at http://www.jpgu.org/meeting_e2017/submission.html#submission

Session: P-EM18:
This session investigates the solar, coronal and interplanetary conditions under which fast and strong CMEs form and propagate, as well as the important characteristics to understand the solar wind-magnetosphere coupling and the variations in the radiation belts during the passage of a CME. Abstracts are solicited that focus on the type of active regions and solar conditions resulting in fast and strong CMEs, the interaction of CMEs with solar wind streams and other CMEs that affect their geo-effectiveness, the characteristics of CMEs and shocks that create strong sudden impulses and changes in the flux of energetic particles in Earth's radiation belts. Contributions that cover integrated investigations combining remote observations, numerical simulations and/or in situ measurements are especially welcome.

The conveners: Noé Lugaz, Kanya Kusano, Neel Savani and Ayumi Asai
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