************************************************************************** BOLETIM ELETRÔNICO DA SAB N. 523 - 03/06/2010 ************************************************************************** Responsável: Helio J. Rocha-Pinto (helio@astro.ufrj.br) ************************************************************************** NESTA EDIÇÃO: INFORMES ----------- 1. Prorrogado o prazo de inscrições para a XV Escola Avançada de Astrofísica do IAG/USP OPORTUNIDADES ------------------- 2. The Michael West Research Fellowship in Astrophysics ************************************************************* INFORMES ************************************************************* 1. Prorrogado o prazo de inscrições para a XV Escola Avançada de Astrofísica do IAG/USP (Comunicado por Marina Freitas em 02/06/2010) NOVO PRAZO DE INSCRIÇÕES: até 15 de junho XV IAG/USP Advanced School on Astrophysics FROM GALAXY TO LIFE Structure of the Galaxy, Exoplanets and Astrobiology August 1-6, 2010 - Campos do Jordão, Brazil O evento, organizado pelo Departamento de Astronomia do IAG/USP, terá como eixo a consideração da Galáxia como suporte para diversos níveis de organização e complexidade e cobrirá os temas: estrutura da Galáxia, exoplanetas e astrobiologia. A XVEAA consistirá em quatro cursos ministrados pelos pesquisadores: - Lynn Rothschild (astrobiologia) - Mario Juric (estrutura da Galáxia) - Pierre Barge (exoplanetas) - Timothy Beers (estrutura da Galáxia) Maiores informações: www.astro.iag.usp.br/~xveaa ************************************************************* OPORTUNIDADES ************************************************************* 2. The Michael West Research Fellowship in Astrophysics (Comunicado por Sylvio Ferraz Mello em 03/06/2010) Job Advertisement: Closing Date 30th July 2010 The Michael West Research Fellowship in Astrophysics School of Mathematics and Physics Queen's University Belfast Ref. 10/101363 Applications are invited for the 3-year Michael West Research Fellowship, located within the Astrophysics Research Centre (ARC) of the School of Mathematics and Physics. This fully-funded fellowship will allow the successful applicant to pursue their own astronomical research programme, which should be complementary to those already being undertaken within ARC. A novel aspect of this fellowship is that the fellow will make a significant contribution to the astronomy outreach programme in the School. An appropriate research support package will be provided. Further information on ARC activities may be found on the ARC website at: http://star.pst.qub.ac.uk/ Informal enquiries may be directed to Prof. Alan Fitzsimmons (telephone: +44 2890 973124, email:a.fitzsimmons@qub.ac.uk). Applicants must have the following: * A PhD in a relevant subject either awarded or at least submitted at the time of taking up the post. * Experience of relevant research in astrophysics in an area that will complement and enhance the key research areas within ARC. * High quality refereed publications commensurate with applicant's career stage. * Experience in Public Understanding of Science activities, for example through lectures, written articles, hands-on projects or other forms of engagement. An application pack for the post, containing further details of the essential and desirable criteria, with post reference 10/101363, is available from our website: http://www.qub.ac.uk/jobs Additional information: ARC is a highly successful group, with 10 staff members, 17 postdocs and research fellows, and a large number of research students. ARC personnel are leading members of the WASP consortium and the Pan-STARRS1 science consortia. Recent developments include the construction of the ROSA high-speed solar imager. Salary: GBP 29,853 - GBP 34,607 per annum (including contribution points) Closing date: 4.00 pm, Friday 30 July 2010. ************************************************************************** Participe da lista de discusssão FÓRUM-DA-SAB Para associar-se vá a http://groups.google.com/group/sabforum ************************************************************************** Blog da SAB : http://astronomiabrasileira.blogspot.com/ ************************************************************************** Agenda Eletrônica da SAB -- acesse-a pelos endereços abaixo: XML http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/soc.astro.bras%40gmail.com/public/basic iCal http://www.google.com/calendar/ical/soc.astro.bras%40gmail.com/public/basic.ics HTML http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=soc.astro.bras%40gmail.com&ctz=America/Sao_Paulo **************************************************************************