Newsletter 17-44

Issue 17-44, October 29, 2017

 

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  1. JWST WORKSHOP MATERIALS FROM DPS 2017
  2. NASA SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE SEEKING VOLUNTEER REVIEWERS
  3. TRICK OR TREAT AND TELESCOPES
  4. JOBS, POSITIONS, OPPORTUNITIES

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JWST WORKSHOP MATERIALS FROM DPS 2017

Presentations from the JWST Observation Planning Workshop (Sun. 10/15)
and Townhall (Tue. 10/17) at the 2017 DPS Meeting can be downloaded here:

https://stsci.box.com/s/t5jv7tvn5fq4123zt8ikgf9zuf71mdjg

Workshop Materials:
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00-All_JWST-Presentations_DPS2017.zip
01-Agenda.pdf
02-JWST_DPS_2017_Milam.pdf
03-JWST_SolarSystemOverview_JStans_2017-DPS.pdf
04-APT-Demo_WJanuszewski_2017-DPS.pptx
05-JWST_ExposureSpecs_Overview.pdf
06-NIRSpec_MSA-LongSlit_CProffitt_2017-DPS.pdf
07-ETC-Intro_BHoller_2017-DPS.pdf
APT-Demo_WJanuszewski_2017-DPS.pdf
DPS_APT_examples.aptx
NIRSpec-4-SolarSystem_CProffitt-Poster_2017-DPS.pdf

Townhall Materials:
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THall1-JWST_Project+ObsPrograms_2017-DPS.pdf
THall2-JWST_SolarSystemOverview_JStans_2017-DPS.pdf

John Stansberry
JWST — NIRCam Operations, Solar System Lead
Space Telescope Science Institute
410  338  2442

 

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NASA SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE SEEKING VOLUNTEER REVIEWERS

 

NASA SMD is seeking subject matter experts to serve as reviewers for

the following ROSES-2017 programs:

 

C.5 Exobiology

 

https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/volunteer-review-panels/roses-

program-element-c5-exobiology

 

C.9 The Mars Data Analysis Program

 

https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/volunteer-review-panels/roses-2017

-c9-the-mars-data-analysis-program

 

C.11 Discovery Data Analysis

 

https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/volunteer-review-panels/roses-2017

-c11-discovery-data-analysis

 

C.12 Planetary Instrument Concepts for the Advancement of Solar System

Observations (PICASSO)

 

https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/volunteer-review-panels/roses-c12-

planetary-instrument-concepts-advancement-solar-system-observations-

picasso

 

C.14 Planetary Science and Technology Through Analog Research

 

https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/volunteer-review-panels/roses-c14-

planetary-science-and-technology-through-analog-research

 

C.20 The Rosetta Data Analysis Program

 

https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/volunteer-review-panels/roses-c20-

rosetta-data-analysis-program

 

Either use the link above or start at this permanent link:

 

https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/volunteer-review-panels 

 

This lists all of the current forms. We had some issues with the forms

last month but think that they are all fixed now.

 

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TRICK OR TREAT AND TELESCOPES

 

DPS is  continuing its Trick-or-Treat and Telescopes Program. We are encouraging

people to put out their telescopes during trick-or-treat time on Halloween, in their

own lawns or in a neighbor’s lawn with better viewing (or more traffic). The

following website gives advice and connections to resources.

 

education/trick-or-treat-and-telescopes

 

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JOBS, POSITIONS, OPPORTUNITIES

 

A) PRIZE POSTDOCTORAL POSITION

     Department of  Astronomy

     University of Maryland

     College Park, Maryland

 

Applications are invited for a Prize Postdoctoral Position in Theoretical

Astrophysics at the Department of Astronomy, University of Maryland,

College Park.  Established in 2006, this postdoctoral program is connected

with the Maryland Astronomy Center for Theory and Computation whose

faculty maintain active research programs in the areas of planetary/solar-system

dynamics, exoplanet atmospheres, cosmology and galaxy formation, and

high-energy astrophysics (including compact object physics). Candidates

with a strong background in these fields, but particularly with a planetary/

exoplanetary focus for this cycle, are encouraged to apply. The successful

candidate must have a Ph.D. in Physics, Astronomy, or a   related field by

the start date of the appointment.  A Fall 2018 start date is envisaged, but

earlier dates are also possible and the appointment term is 2-3 years.  To apply,

please send a CV, publication list, and a 3 page statement of research interests

and experience, packaged as a single PDF, to the above e-mail address by

December 15, 2017. Candidates must also arrange for three letters of

recommendation to be sent to the same e-mail address by this date. Please

put “CTC Prize Postdoc” in the subject line of all correspondence. Applicants

for this position may also be considered for other postdoctoral positions in

the Astronomy Department at Maryland. For further information, please

contact Prof. Douglas Hamilton at [email protected]. The University

of Maryland is an   equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed

to excellence through diversity.                              

 

B) PLANETARY/METEOR PHYSICIST

     NASA Marshall Space Flight Center

 

http://www.jacobs.com/join-us#apply-for-a-job

As a Planetary/Meteor Physicist, the selected candidate will support the

Meteoroid Environment Office (MEO) within the Natural Environments

Branch at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). The selected

candidate will work to improve NASA’s understanding of the meteoroid

environment, particularly with regard to those particles posing a hazard

to spacecraft throughout the Solar System.

Duties will include the following:

  • Developing and refining the MEO’s Meteoroid Engineering Model (MEM), meteor shower forecasts, and supporting models.  These models are essential for assessing hazards to spacecraft and astronauts in low Earth orbit and beyond.
  • Analyzing data from visual observers, meteor camera networks, telescopic instrumentation, and in-situ measurements to derive models of meteor speeds, fluxes, masses, and densities.
  • Tracking meteor events and updating the US Government and the public on the circumstances surrounding these events.

Required Qualifications:

  • PhD (preferred) in Astronomy or Physics from an ABET accredited institution, or equivalent degree and experience, with a specialty in solar system dynamics or small body dynamics.
  • Must have published papers as first author on solar system dynamics in peer-reviewed astronomical journals such as Icarus; Earth, Moon, and Planets; the Astronomical Journal; or the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
  • Experience with three-body and N-body simulations of planetary systems.
  • Expertise in one or more computer languages, preferably Python or the C family.

Experience studying orbital resonances and stability is desired.

 

Typically, educational requirements are the equivalent of a Ph.D.,

a minimum of a Masters with at least 2 years of experience, or BS

with at least 6 years of experience.

 

Proof of U.S. Citizenship is required.

 

Jacobs is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All

qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without

regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,

national origin, disability, veteran status or other characteristics

protected by law. Jacobs is a background screening, drug-free workplace. 

 

C) RESEARCH ASSOCIATE IN PLANETARY ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE

     Department of Physics and Astronomy

     University of Leicester

 

Ref SEN00931

Full Details:  https://goo.gl/UTxqvx 
Salary Grade 7 – £33,518 to £38,833 per annum
Full-time open-ended contract subject to external fixed-term funding.

Funding is available for 3 years

Closing date:  23 November 2017

The Physics and Astronomy Department at the University of Leicester

invites applications for a Post-Doctoral Research Associate (PDRA) in

Planetary Atmospheric Science. You will join a planetary science team

led by Dr. Leigh Fletcher, addressing the scientific aims of a European

Research Council (ERC) grant to explore atmospheric processes on the

giant planets of our Solar System. You will use world-leading ground-

and space-based observations of the gas and ice giants to prepare data

analysis procedures for the James Webb Space Telescope, due for

launch in 2019. This will develop the expertise and tools required for

the first publications exploiting JWST infrared maps of these distant

worlds, to be observed as part of a Guaranteed-Time programme of

Solar System observations. The PDRA position will initially be for a

period of three years, with the possibility of extension depending on

progress and funding considerations.

The ERC “GIANTCLIMES” project

(http://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/207884_en.html) seeks to assemble

a comprehensive climatology of the four giant planets over large spans

of time, investigating the natural cycles of meteorology, circulation, and

chemistry shaping the environments on these worlds. Inversions of

planetary spectra, from the ultraviolet to the microwave, will be used to 

reconstruct these atmospheres in three dimensions to explore both their

temporal variability and the processes coupling different atmospheric

regimes. You will analyse subsets of existing data from Cassini, Spitzer

and ground-based facilities to prepare planetary mapping and spectral

simulation software for upcoming JWST observations, and will participate

in the analysis of the first datasets from the observatory. We are therefore 

particularly interested in candidates with a background in planetary

atmospheres and spectroscopic modelling techniques, but all applicants

with a strong background in planetary science are encouraged to apply.

You will carry out independent and collaborative research for this project

and disseminate the results to the international scientific community.

There will be significant opportunities to collaborate within Leicester’s 

Planetary Science team (whose existing research includes planetary

magnetospheres, ionospheres, atmospheres and surface science), Earth

Observation group, and with an international team specialising in radiative

transfer and spectral inversion for planetary atmospheres.

In addition to the online application form, applicants are requested to

provide: [1] a CV and publication list; [2] two academic references; [3]

a one-page cover letter detailing how your prior experience and future

research aims are commensurate with the aims of the programme outlined 

above.

Informal enquiries are welcome and should be made to Dr. Leigh Fletcher

on [email protected] or 0116 252 3585

 

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Anne Verbiscer, DPS Secretary ([email protected]

 

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