******************************************************************* BOLETIM ELETRÔNICO SAB N. 432 - 23/07/2008 ******************************************************************* SEÇÃO: OPORTUNIDADES - INFORMES Responsável: Vera Ap.F. Martin (vmartin1963@gmail.com) ******************************************************************* 1. ESA RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS IN SPACE SCIENCE 2. RESEARCHER IN SOFTWARE FOR RADIO ASTRONOMY WITHIN ASTROPHYSICS 3. CONCURSO NA UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO ABC - VÁRIAS ÁREAS 4. ESO SPECTRAL ADVANCED DATA PRODUCTS 5. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION - STELLAR MHD AND COMPUTATIONAL ASTROPHYSICS ******************************************************************* 1. ESA RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS IN SPACE SCIENCE (comunicado por Raimundo Lopes) ESA Research Fellowships in Space Science ========================================= The European Space Agency awards several postdoctoral fellowships each year. The aim of these fellowships is to provide young scientists, holding a PhD or the equivalent degree, with the means of performing space science research in fields related to the ESA Science Programme. Areas of research include astronomy and astrophysics, planetary science, solar and solar-terrestrial science, plasma physics and fundamental physics. The fellowships are tenable at the European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC) in Villafranca del Castillo, near Madrid, Spain, or at the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in Noordwijk, Netherlands. Astronomy and Astrophysics research opportunities with XMM-Newton science staff at ESAC include: Research on high energy emission of (massive) stars, X-ray binaries, galaxies, AGNs and high resolution X-ray spectroscopy using XMM-Newton data [contact Norbert Schartel (Norbert.Schartel@sciops.esa.int) for details]. Preference will be given to applications submitted by candidates within five years of receiving their PhD. Candidates not holding a PhD yet are encouraged to apply, but they must provide evidence of receiving their degree before starting the fellowship. The deadline for the 2009 call for applications is 1 October 2008. More information on the ESA Research Fellowship programme in Space Science, on the conditions and eligibility, as well as the application form can be found on the internet at: http://www.rssd.esa.int/fellowship Yours sincerely, XMM-Newton SOC ============================================================= 2. RESEARCHER IN SOFTWARE FOR RADIO ASTRONOMY WITHIN ASTROPHYSICS (comunicado por Marcelos Borges) Physics Department at the University Of Oxford Vacancy Title: Researcher in Software for Radio Astronomy within Astrophysics Reference Number: DB08004 Job Description: We are seeking to appoint a physicist or software developer to work on designing and developing novel algorithms for the analysis of radio astronomical data. The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is an ambitious global project to design and build the largest radio telescope in the world, with of order a million square metres of collecting area, covering frequencies from 100 MHz to 25 GHz. The SKA will make fundamental advances in cosmology, pulsars and gravitational astrophysics, cosmic magnetism, and planet formation, as well as opening up a huge new parameter space for unpredictable discoveries. Anyone who thinks they may be interested in the job is encouraged to talk to Dr Steff Salvini (email: stef.salvini@oerc.ox.ac.uk) about it. Additional details can be found on the web at: http://www.physics.ox.ac.uk/astro/jobs/ The application deadline is 01/09/2008 ================================================================ 3. CONCURSO NA UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO ABC - VÁRIAS ÁREAS (comunicado por Adriana Válio) Caro(a) Senhor(a), Gostaríamos de lhe informar que a UFABC (Universidade Federal do ABC) está com concursos abertos para 84 vagas para docentes com título de doutor em várias áreas do conhecimento. As inscrições encerram em 26 de agosto/2008. A UFABC possui atualmente vários cursos de graduação e pós-graduação e seu primeiro campus está localizado em Santo André-SP, com o segundo campus em fase de construção em São Bernardo do Campo. Maiores informações sobre o concurso podem ser obtidas no site www.ufabc.edu.br . Atenciosamente, UFABC ================================================================= 4. ESO SPECTRAL ADVANCED DATA PRODUCTS (comunicado por Rodolfo Smiljanic) ESO Spectral Advanced Data Products Como parte do projeto de disponibilizar para a comunidade dados reduzidos de alto nível prontos para o uso científico, o ESO disponibilizou em novembro do ano passado o chamado "UVES reprocessed data set". Esse conjunto de dados consiste em todos os espectros públicos de fontes pontuais obtidos com o UVES, desde o início de sua operação, reprocessados de maneira homogênea com o pipeline UVES desenvolvido pelo ESO. O UVES é um espectrógrafo echelle acoplado ao UT2 do VLT capaz de obter dados a partir do corte atmosférico em 300 nm até ~ 1100 nm. O poder resolutor máximo do UVES pode chegar a 80000 no azul e 110000 no vermelho. O acesso aos dados reduzidos é uma grande oportunidade para utilizar dados obtidos com um dos melhores espectrógrafos da atualidade. Outros conjuntos de dados como "HARPS reprocessing", "GOODS FORS2 spectroscopy" e "zCOSMOS", também estão disponíveis. A consulta à base de dados pode ser feita no endereco: http://archive.eso.org/wdb/wdb/adp/ssa/form Mais informações sobre o processamento dos dados UVES podem ser obtidas em: http://www.eso.org/observing/dfo/quality/reproUVES/processing.html ================================================================ 5. POSTDOCTORAL POSITION - STELLAR MHD AND COMPUTATIONAL ASTROPHYSICS (comunicado por Rodolfo Smiljanic) Postdoctoral Position -- Stellar MHD and Computational Astrophysics CEA - Saclay, France We invite applications for a five year post-doctoral position in magnetohydrodynamics and stellar fluid and plasma dynamics in support of the European ERC-StG project STARS2 (Simulations of Turbulent, Active and Rotating Sun and Stars). The STARS2 project aims at modelling on massively parallel supercomputers in a self-consistent and three-dimensional way, the complex, time dependent and nonlinear dynamics operating in the Sun and stars. In particular we wish to characterize, study, and constrain the dynamical processes, such as turbulence or dynamo action, acting in stellar convection and/or radiation zones that are at the origin of the wide variety of magnetic activity that is observed. The position will be held in Service d'Astrophysique (SAp), CEA-Saclay, France. SAp is a world class astrophysical and space science department with more than 150 faculty and staff members, variously studying stellar evolution and dynamics, astrophysical fluid dynamics, planets and stars formation, multi-wavelength astronomy, cosmology, high energy astrophysics. SAp is located about 15 km south of Paris (near Orsay). The growing STARS2 team focuses mostly on multi-D stellar/solar MHD and dynamo action. It is also interested in characterizing the influence of dynamical processes on the evolution of stars via what is called secular MHD and in improving 2-D mean field dynamo models by introducing profiles deduced from 3-D simulations. Further the successful candidate will also benefit from existing and productive scientific collaborations with researchers in Paris, in France, in Europe, and in USA (via the Memorandum of Understanding on Stellar Dynamos between SAp and JILA, Colorado). The scientific expertise of the candidate should be among one of the following fields: convection, turbulence, MHD, dynamos in stars or planets and computational astrophysics. The successful candidate will build, compute and analyse sophisticated and realistic high performance numerical simulations of the Sun and of stars of various spectral types. To achieve these challenging goals, the candidate will use and extend the 3-D MHD spectral MPI code ASH (anelastic spherical harmonics), as well as the 2-D finite element mean field dynamo code STELEM. The simulations computed within the STARS2 project will be performed on local (linux cluster), national (CNRS-Idris, CEA-CCRT) and European (DEISA) supercomputer centres. Additional information can be found at http://irfu.cea.fr/Projets/STARS2/index.htm . Applicants should have a PhD in astrophysics, plasma physics or geophysics. Prior post doctoral experience would be much appreciated but lack of it should not prevent potential candidates from applying. The applicants should have an outstanding record of research and publications, some experience in managing small scientific projects on their own, and real interest in computational astrophysics and applied mathematics. Depending on experience the candidate could be asked to help the PI co-supervise other less experienced postdocs or PhD students hired within the STARS2 project. This position funded for up to 5 years by the European Commission via the grant ERC-StG STARS2 will be renewed on a yearly basis depending on scientific progress and achievement. The gross minimum salary will be 34,000EUR annually (~2,260EUR net per month), and will be adjusted according to experience and family situation. A minimum of 5,000 EUR per year of travel money will also be provided, in addition to the usual funding support of any French institution. Applications sent before 31 October 2008 will be given top priority, but applications will be considered until the position is filled. The effective work should begin as soon as possible and no later than March 2009. To apply, please send a resume, list of publications, statement of research interests and experience, and arrange for at least three letters of reference to be sent to: Dr Allan Sacha BRUN, PI of the European (ERC-StG) Project STARS2, CEA-Saclay, DSM/IRFU/SAp, Bat 709 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, Cedex France \\ Email: sacha.brun@cea.fr; Tel: +33 1 6908 7660 (Office), +33 1 6908 6577 (Fax) ********************************************************************