Issue 19-19, May 19, 2019
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- LABORATORY ASTROPHYSICS DIVISION (LAD) OF AAS – ELECTIONS – PLEASE VOTE!
- SOFTWARE SYSTEMS FOR ASTRONOMY – REGISTRATION OPEN
- SYMPOSIUM IN CELEBRATION OF MIKE A’HEARN
- 5TH MEPAG VIRTUAL MEETING
- JOBS, POSITIONS, OPPORTUNITIES
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LABORATORY ASTROPHYSICS DIVISION (LAD) OF AAS – ELECTIONS – PLEASE VOTE!
Dear LAD Voting Members:
The LAD election for Vice-Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, and two Members-at-Large,
for terms beginning in 2019 is now open. The elected candidates will assume their
positions in June 2019. The elected Vice-Chair will serve for two years as Vice-Chair,
followed by two years as Chair, and then by two years as Past-Chair. All other open
positions are for three year terms
The Officers and Members-at-Large will help decide the Division’s direction and
goals. Your voice is important. The best way to ensure that your voice is heard
is to vote.
The ballot is now available online at
http://members.aas.org/Services/AAS_Member/Division_Voting/LAD_Voting.aspx
LAD voting members will need to log in to access the voting information page and
ballot. The ballot will open in a new window so you can toggle between the candidate
statements and your ballot. If a member clicks on the “Vote Now” button but does
not cast a ballot, then the AAS will need to update the member’s record to restore
access to the slate. Please contact Diane Frendak at the AAS should you encounter
log in or balloting challenges. She can be reached at [email protected] or
202-328-2010 x109.
Vote today! Balloting closes at 11:59 pm EDT on Sunday 02 June 2019.
Sincerely,
Daniel Wolf Savin
Outgoing LAD Secretary
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SOFTWARE SYSTEMS FOR ASTRONOMY – REGISTRATION OPEN
Please note that registration is now open for the summer school in Software Systems
for Astronomy (SSfA-6). The course will take place 15-Jul to 26-Jul, 2019, on the
Big Island of Hawaii. The course covers software design and implementation of
telescope and instrument control systems, observation planning tools, and software
for analyzing and archiving astronomical data.
If you are not a UHH student, use this link to register:
https://hilo.hawaii.edu/depts/summer/SummerAdmissions.php
If you are a UHH student, use this link to register:
https://hilo.hawaii.edu/depts/summer/SummerCourseRegistration.php
More information can be found here:
http://astro.uhh.hawaii.edu/Summer/Summer-2019/ssfa19.php
Direct questions to [email protected]
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SYMPOSIUM IN CELEBRATION OF MIKE A’HEARN
New Cometary Insights from the Close Approach of 46P/Wirtanen:
A Symposium in Celebration of Mike A’Hearn
Registration for the meeting, which will be held August 6-8, 2019 on the
University of Maryland campus is now open. For more information about
the meeting and a link to the registration site, go to
http://wirtanen.astro.umd.edu/symposium/index.shtml
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5TH MEPAG VIRTUAL MEETING
The 1st Informational Circular for the 5th MEPAG Virtual Meeting (VM5)
is posted at:
https://mepag.jpl.nasa.gov/meetings.cfm
This meeting will be held Thursday, June 6th, 2019, at 11:00 am-1:00 pm
EDT. Agenda items are expected to include an update from NASA HQ, a
final report from the Ice and Climate Evolution Science Analysis Group
(ICE-SAG), information about the upcoming Ninth International
Conference on Mars and subsequent MEPAG Meeting 37 (July 22-25 and
July 26, respectively), and reports about other Mars-relevant meetings.
Additionally, we will formally welcome in the incoming MEPAG Chair,
Dr. R. Aileen Yingst (PSI). The current agenda and WebEx connectivity
information are included in the 1st Informational Circular. Updates to
the agenda and presentations will be posted to the MEPAG meeting
website above.
All members of the Mars science community including our international
colleagues are welcomed to attend.
Sent on behalf of Dr. Jeffrey R. Johnson, MEPAG Chair
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JOBS, POSITIONS, OPPORTUNITIES
A) UPCOMING PROGRAM SCIENTIST POSITIONS AT NASA HQ
The Science Mission Directorate (SMD) will seek to fill multiple Science Program
Management (GS-1301-14/15 AST, Program Scientist) positions in the Earth Science,
Heliophysics, Planetary Science, and Astrophysics Divisions, and/or the SMD Front Office.
This will be a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) announcement through USAJOBS,
so it will only be open for 5 days. The short period that the announcement is
open is due to the type of hiring authority, that streamlines the hiring process
and assists with rapidly filling competitive positions. This competition is open
to all U.S. Citizens.
The announcement will open on June 10 and close on June 14 at
The NASA Announcement Number will be HQ19H0004.
Please log into USAJOBS to create/update your resume, etc., in advance, so
as not to miss this opportunity that will be open for only 5 days.
B) GUEST SCIENTIST OR POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN SPACE PHYSICS
The Solar System Physics and Space Technology research programme at the
Swedish Institute of Space Physics in Kiruna, IRF, invites applications
for a postdoctoral position in Space Physics, related to the ESA
Rosetta mission to comet 67P Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
The mission is now in an intensive data analysis phase. Applications
are invited both for a guest scientist or postdoc position up to the
end of 2020, with some possibility to two years in total.
The position is a research position for studies of the cometary plasma
environment and its interaction with the solar wind primarily using ion
data from the Ion Composition Analyzer on board Rosetta.
The position is funded by the Swedish Research Council.
Contact: Dr. Hans Nilsson, [email protected], +46-980-79 127
Applications: [email protected]
Closing date: 16 June 2019
Reference number: 2.2.1-154/19
IRF is a governmental research institute that conducts postgraduate
education and research in space physics, atmospheric physics and space
technology. Many projects are run as international projects in
collaboration with other research institutes and space agencies. IRF
has 100 employees and offices in Kiruna (headquarters), Umea, Uppsala
and Lund.
C) OPEN POSITION AT NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER: MSFC CHIEF
SCIENTIST
NASA is currently seeking highly skilled applicants for the Chief
Scientist position at Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in
Huntsville, AL. The Chief Scientist provides scientific leadership to
all MSFC Science and Technology Office programs, projects, and
activities and advises center leadership on key scientific issues
related to the health and growth of science at MSFC. The incumbent
represents MSFC science to the external community including NASA
Headquarters and field centers, academia, government agencies, and
private industry and is part of a team of Chief Scientists at each
Center.
Please click the following link below for the full list of
responsibilities and qualifications. The position is open to all U.S.
citizens and is scheduled to close on Monday, June 3, 2019. This is an
exciting time to join the NASA team as we prepare to send Astronauts to
the Moon by 2024, followed by a sustained presence on and around the
Moon by 2028 and then onto Mars. I encourage you to consider applying
and accepting the opportunity to become a part of this great endeavor.
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/533547500
D) ARECIBO HAS A STAFF SCIENTIST POSITION OPEN
AO is seeking application for a staff scientist position preferably
with VLBI experience:
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