************************************************************************* BOLETIM ELETRÔNICO SAB N. 323 - 04/05/2006 ************************************************************************* SEÇÃO: OPORTUNIDADES/EVENTOS Responsável: Vera Ap.F. Martin (vmartin1963@hotmail.com) ************************************************************************* 1. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION AT LESIA - MEUDON 2. GEMINI OBSERVATORY - RECRUITMENT NOTICE/APRIL 2006 3. CONFERENCE: THE MULTI-MESSENGER APPROACH TO HIGH ENERGY GAMMA-RAY SOURCES 4. MEETING: NEW RESULTS ON THE GALACTIC CENTRE ************************************************************************* 1. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION AT LESIA - MEUDON (comunicado por Gerardo Juan Manuel Luna) Postdoctoral position at the Laboratoire d'Etude Spatiales et d'Instrumentation en Astrophysique (LESIA), Observatoire de Paris-Meudon, Meudon, France The LESIA is opening a postdoc position (2 years) in the context of exoplanet direct imaging. This position is funded by the Agence Nationale pour la Recherche (ANR). The LESIA is developing a coronagraphic concept (the Four Quadrant Phase Mask) since year 2000 and participate in several programs of exoplanet research. In particular, we are designing a mid IR coronagraphic system for MIRI one of the 4 instruments of the James Webb Space Telescope. We also actively contribute at several levels in the SPHERE project (a Planet Finder instrument at the Very Large Telescope to be operational by 2010). In that context, most of our effort is put on the achromatization of the phase mask coronagraph. The candidate will be participating in 2 projects : 1/ the development and tests of a phase mask coronagraph for NACO the AO near IR system at the VLT. This coronagraph will be combined with the Simultaneous Differential Imager in order to observe methaned-companions around nearby and/or young stars. 2/ the development and tests of an achromatic IR coronagraph in the framework of the SPHERE projects based on the use of half-wave plates. Candidates should have a PhD in astronomy or in a related field. They should have experience in High Angular Resolution, ideally in stellar coronagraphy, and should be able to perform numerical instrumental simulations (IDL or other equivalent language). The starting date should not be later than September 2006. The net salary is about 1700 euros/month. Interested candidates should submit a CV, a list of publications, and a description of current researches together with reference letters to : Anthony Boccaletti (anthony.boccaletti@obspm.fr) and/or Pierre Baudoz (pierre.baudoz@obspm.fr) Anthony Boccaletti Observatoire de Meudon, LESIA, bat. 17 5 place Jules Janssen, 92195 Meudon tel: 01 45 07 77 21 - fax: 01 45 07 71 44 http://wwwusr.obspm.fr/~boccalet/ ================================================================= 2. GEMINI OBSERVATORY - RECRUITMENT NOTICE/APRIL 2006 (comunicado por Max Faundez-Abans) The Gemini Observatory operates two forefront 8-meter telescopes, one located on Mauna Kea in Hawaii and the other on Cerro Pachon in Chile. The observatory is an international collaboration between the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Chile, Argentina and Brazil. How to Apply: Unless otherwise specified: Send current resume with cover letter relating your experience, education and background to the needs of the position, along with the names and contact information of three individuals familiar with your work/credentials/qualifications from whom a reference may be obtained. Including salary history is normally required and is appreciated. All applicants must be fluent in English and be able to write, speak and read English fluently. Spanish a plus. All applicants are expected to be computer literate with the ability to use the Internet, e-mail and other applicable software applications. Applications that do not conform to the specific requirements of the position will not be considered. GEMINI OBSERVATORY, Human Resources Department, 670 N. A'ohoku Place, Hilo, HI 96720; E-mail: gemini-jobs@gemini.edu. No phone calls, please. Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Qualified women and minorities encouraged to apply. Operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc.under a cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation. Openings: Human Resources Manager - Hawaii Associate Director for Development - Hawaii Associate Director for Science Operations - Chile HUMAN RESOURCES NEW HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER Hilo, Hawaii Exciting opportunity for a senior-level HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER to serve as a key member of the high-level management team at the Gemini Observatory. Through his/her leadership the Human Resources Manager will support Gemini's evolving strategic vision, provide direction and oversight of the Human Resources team and work closely with Associate Directors and managers for Gemini North and Gemini South to ensure consistency across the two sites. Position provides overarching human resources management of existing policies, procedures and practices, including compensation and benefit administration, recruitment, relocation, immigration, legal compliance, and development and revision of policies. The Human Resources Manager will be based in Hilo, Hawaii with frequent travel to La Serena, Chile. Master's degree in Human Resources and SPHR are preferred. Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or related field with PHR and appropriate, relevant experience may substitute for Master's degree. Must have eight to ten years' high-level human resources management experience. Bilingual in Spanish and English is a plus. Excellent benefits package including generous vacation leave, paid relocation, life insurance, employer sponsored retirement plan, tuition assistance, long term disability insurance, travel/accident insurance, flexible spending account, and medical and dental insurance. Questions about this position should be directed to Dr. James Kennedy (jkennedy@gemini.edu), the Associate Director of Operations; but applications should be submitted as directed in the "How to Apply" section. The deadline for applications is May 31, 2006. HIGH LEVEL MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR FOR DEVELOPMENT Hilo, Hawaii Immediate opening for an ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR FOR DEVELOPMENT. The successful applicant will be responsible for managing the development of all new instrumentation at Gemini Observatory, including new Aspen instruments and advanced adaptive optics systems. The Associate Director for Development will be the principal Observatory representative to instrumentation teams across the entire Gemini Partnership who are designing, fabricating, and testing Gemini's next-generation instruments. This position requires a broad range of technical, scientific, and management skills. Gemini's development program involves resources across the diverse Gemini Partner countries and provides the Observatory's user community with state-of-the-art research tools. Requirements include: • Extensive experience with facility-class astronomical instrumentation • Demonstrated leadership skills and an ability to quickly acquire the necessary understanding of complex issues • Project management of highly distributed multi-million dollar programs • Experience in strategic planning, budgetary planning, and financial management • Experience in identifying project risks and developing strategies for addressing such challenges • Experience developing metrics to monitor and assess progress across many independent development teams • Ability to create clear and deliver meaningful presentations to governing boards • Experience working in an astronomical observatory environment • Preference given to qualified candidates with advanced degree in astronomy Significant travel is required in order to interact on a regular basis with Gemini's instrument teams. Proposed starting date is mid-2006. The deadline for applications is May 1, 2006. For further information contact Doug Simons (dsimons@gemini.edu), current Associate Director for Development and incoming Director. ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR FOR SCIENCE OPERATIONS La Serena, Chile Seeking a senior astronomer for the position of ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR FOR SCIENCE OPERATIONS. The successful applicant will provide scientific direction and oversight of the Observatory's science systems and will work closely with the Heads of Science Operations for Gemini South and Gemini North to ensure consistency across the two sites. Requires working as part of the high-level management team of the Observatory to maintain an effective, streamlined and standardized observing process at both Gemini Telescopes. The position provides overarching scientific management of new operations systems under development at Gemini. This includes the new Data Flow System and Products Project that involve data flow management, data reduction tools and the Gemini Science Archive. Through his/her leadership role in the science staff and the operations development program, this key member of the senior management team of the Observatory will participate in defining Gemini's evolving strategic vision. Ph.D. astronomers actively pursuing research with experience in science and data systems management who are invigorated by and are willing to take on a new challenge are invited to apply. The desired starting date for the position is mid-2006. The appointment is at the tenure-track, tenured level or as a senior scientist. While an appointment based in La Serena Chile is preferred, candidates who prefer to be based in Hilo, Hawaii will also be considered. The successful candidate will have time available for astronomical research focusing on areas in which Gemini can make a major impact. Send current resume and research statement along with cover letter relating your experience and education to the needs of the position Please include the names and contact information of three individuals familiar with your work and credentials from whom a reference may be obtained. The deadline for applications is May 1, 2006. Questions about this position should be directed to the Acting Director, Jean-René Roy (jrroy@gemini.edu). ============================================================ 3. CONFERENCE: THE MULTI-MESSENGER APPROACH TO HIGH ENERGY GAMMA-RAY SOURCES (comunicado por Alberto Krone-Martins) "THE MULTI-MESSENGER APPROACH TO HIGH ENERGY GAMMA-RAY SOURCES" July 4-7, 2006 - Barcelona, Spain Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce the second circular for the conference "The multi-messenger approach to high energy gamma-ray sources" which will be held in Barcelona, Spain, from Tuesday, July 4 to Friday July 7, 2006. This second circular, as well as additional information, can also be obtained from our website http://www.am.ub.es/bcn06/ As we already mentioned, this conference will emphasize on theoretical predictions for the new generation of satellite-based gamma-ray instruments, by utilizing the heritage of the EGRET era, but stepping forward into the recent achievements from the ground-based Cerenkov telescopes, UHECR experiments, and neutrino facilities. This workshop will continue the workshop series on Unidentified High- Energy Gamma-Ray Sources initiated at Tonantzintla in October 2000, followed by he conference at Hong Kong in May 2004. We expect a highly focused, profitable meeting at the frontier of high energy astrophysics, with vivid discussions. Experts from different research fields, from radio to very high-energy gamma-ray astronomy, cosmic rays, and neutrino astrophysics will gather for a 4-days meeting in the Mediterranean environment of the city of Barcelona. We kindly invite you to participate in this conference. Below we give relevant details concerning organization, invited speakers, and social life related to the meeting. On-line registration and submission of abstracts has been opened, and can be accessed through our webpage. We have made every effort not to duplicate this email, but we apologize if you are receiving this information more than once, since we compiled our mailing list using several resources. With Best Regards Josep M. Paredes - Olaf Reimer - Diego. F. Torres The organizers bcn06@am.ub.es ....................................................................... SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Felix A. Aharonian (MPIfK), K.S. Cheng (University of Hong Kong), Chuck Dermer (NRL), Rob Fender (University of Southampton), Thomas Gaisser (Bartol), Neil Gehrels (NASA/GSFC), Francis Halzen (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Alan Marscher (Boston University), Thiery Montmerle (CEA/Saclay), Josep M. Paredes (Universitat de Barcelona), Olaf Reimer (Stanford University), Gustavo Romero (Instituto Argentino de Radioastronomía), Marco Tavani (Roma), David J. Thompson (NASA/GSFC), Diego F. Torres (Institut de Ciencies de L'Espai, ICE/CSIC) LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE * Pol Bordas * Valentí Bosch-Ramon * Josep M. Paredes (Chair) * Salvador J. Ribas * Marc Ribó INVITED SPEAKERS (all confirmed) session A: Global properties of gamma-ray sources talk 1: Galactic gamma-ray sources at VHE energies. Felix Aharonian talk 2: Blazar sequence, validity and predictions. Paolo Padovani session B: Extragalactic sources talk 1: Modeling the emission processes in blazars. Markus Böttcher talk 2: HE emission in extragalactic non-blazar objects. Charles Dermer session C: Pulsars, PWN, interacting neutron stars talk 1: High energy emission from Pulsar Wind Nebulae. Wlodek Bednarek talk 2: Pulsars and interacting neutron stars. L. Zhang session D: MQ, Black holes, binaries talk 1: Microquasars. Felix Mirabel talk 2: HE modeling of Microquasars. Valenti Bosch-Ramon session E: Stars, SNRs, molecular clouds talk 1: Stars and OB Associations. Andrei Bykov talk 2: Supernova Remnants. Luke Drury talk 3: Molecular clouds as gamma-ray sources. Vladimir Dogiel session F: Multimessenger connections talk 1: Neutrino connections to gamma-ray astrophysics. Francis Halzen talk 2: Propagation of UHECR and signatures of their interaction with CMB. Venya Berezinsky session G: Dark Matter, gamma-ray horizon talk 1: Cosmology and gamma-ray astrophysics: connections and perspectives Manel Martinez talk 2: Dark matter: connections with gamma-ray astrophysics. Gianfranco Bertone Keynote Public Lecture High Energy Astrophysics in the XXIst Century. Malcolm Longair Prof. Longair's public talk will be held at the new Museum of Sciences of Barcelona-Cosmocaixa, you can visit its web at http://portal1.lacaixa.es/Docs/Chan/99/3-99-10-00000001.html A special show and guided vist to the museum in conjunction with his talk is arranged. REGISTRATION & ABSTRACT SUBMISSION Online registration is now open at http://www.am.ub.es/bcn06/ Registration fee is 310 EUR if paid before May 28, 2006. After that date the registration fee will be 400 EUR. =========================================================== 4. MEETING: NEW RESULTS ON THE GALACTIC CENTRE (comunicado por Alberto Krone-Martins) "NEW RESULTS ON THE GALACTIC CENTRE" A scientific meeting of Division VII (Galactic Systems) to be held at the Prague General Assembly Monday 21 August This is a full day meeting at the General Assembly which will include the business session of Division VII, but the emphasis will be on the science, and this year on the Galactic Centre. The programme will include about 8 half-hour presentations covering broad topics relating to SgrA* and star formation in the surrounding environment. The Centre of our Galaxy will also be contrasted with those of similar galaxies, and plenty of time will be allowed for discussion. One of the primary objectives of the meeting is to gauge the community interest in setting up an IAU Working Group on the Galactic Centre. This will be discussed and if appropriate an organizing committee nominated at the end of the science session. We expect to have mostly invited reviews, but there may be time for a few brief contributed talks. There is space for posters and those interested in contributing a poster should send the following information to me (paw@saao.ac.za) before May 15: 1. Authors names and affiliations (please be clear which author will present the poster at the meeting) 2. Title of the poster 3. Abstract of no more than 150 words. Contributed oral presentations will be selected from among the posters. SOC for meeting: Cornelia Lang (University of Iowa, USA) Joseph Lazio (Naval Research Laboratory, USA) Reinhard Genzel (MPI Extraterrestrial Physics, Germany) Ortwin Gerhard (MPI Extraterrestrial Physics, Germany) Patricia Whitelock (SA Astronomical Observatory & Univ Cape Town, South Africa) Invited Speakers include: Marcella Carollo, Andrea Ghez, Sera Markoff, Thibaut Paumard, Loic Rolland, Simon Portegies Zwart More detailed information will shortly be available via the web page of IAU commissions 33, 37 and Division VII. Patricia Whitelock (President IAU Division VII) *************************************************************************