1. Appel d’offres PNCG 2022
2. Appel 2021B de demandes de temps CFHT
3. PCMI workshop: “Which observatories for PCMI?” (Oct. 18-21, Paris with a broadcast through zoom)
4. Workshop on Very Light Dark Matter 2021 (September 27-29, 2021, remote)
5. Postdocs in (Astro)x(Data Science) at SISSA
6. Postdoctoral fellowships in astrophysics / Paris Observatory-PSL
Postdoctoral position in Theoretical Cosmology and GWs analysis (Heidelberg University/ETH Zurich)
Envoyez svp vos propositions d’annonces à l’adresse : pncg@iap.fr
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1. Appel d’offres PNCG 2022
L’INSU a annoncé dans sa newsletter l’ouverture de l’appel d’offres 2022.
Tous les personnels permanents peuvent répondre à l’appel d’offres du PNCG pour obtenir les fonds nécessaires en particulier pour financer des projets favorisant le développement et la fédération de la communauté française en galaxies et cosmologie.
Vous pourrez trouvez les informations et les documents nécessaires sur le site du PNCG:
https://pncg.lam.fr/ao/ao2022
Tout projet doit être soumis via la plateforme électronique SIGAP: sigap.cnrs.fr.
Sur ce site, vous pourrez télécharger le texte complet de l’AO et y retrouver aussi la lettre de cadrage du PNCG.
Soyez attentif à la limite de page stricte que PNCG applique.
La date limite de soumission des propositions est fixée au 15 septembre 2020 à 17h00.Ne pas oublier que vos demandent doivent aussi être entrées dans la demande DIALOG de votre unité.
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2. Appel 2021B de demandes de temps CFHT
Deadline: Wednesday Sept 15 at 23:59 UTC
L’appel de demandes de temps du CFHT pour le semestre 2022A est maintenant ouvert.
Pour de plus amples renseignements, veuillez consulter http://cfht.hawaii.edu/en/science/Proposals/.
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3. PCMI workshop: “Which observatories for PCMI?” (Oct. 18-21, Paris with a broadcast through zoom)
Deadline for submission of contributions: Sep. 3rd
Web site: https://pcmi-observ-21.sciencesconf.org/
Registration is free of charges but mandatory.
Rationale: The observational data gathered by state-of-the-art astrophysical facilities provide our primary source of information towards a better understanding of the impact of the interstellar medium physics and chemistry on high redshift galaxies, on star and planet formation in the Milky Way, or on the emergence of life. Opening up new regions of discovery space through increased sensitivities, angular and spectral resolutions, polarimetry, survey speeds, multi-wavelength multi-carrier studies is
essential to understand these fundamental questions of astrophysics.
This 4-day workshop aims first at mobilizing the community on the observatories under construction or evolution and on long-term research and development activities, both for ground and space observatories. It also aims at defining the scientific challenges of PCMI community within the next 5-15 years to define the space of parameters to be explored and the associated observatory characteristics.
This workshop is also about presenting current science with foreseen developments. Indeed, the science of today predicts the needs of tomorrow. The laboratory astrophysics part of the community is essential in this workshop. It is important to think ahead of time about the experiments and calculations needed to interpret future observations (eg, the X wavelength domain with Athena). Informing astronomers about what is possible/impossible from the labastro viewpoint is required (eg, the study
of ionized dust).
We are looking forward to discuss these important topics with all of you. Jerome Pety, Karine Demyk, Ludovic Biennier, Francois Levrier, Valentine
Wakelam and Patrice Theule on behalf of the SOC.
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4. Workshop on Very Light Dark Matter 2021 (September 27-29, 2021, remote)
We are glad to announce that the Workshop on Very Light Dark Matter 2021 will take place as follows.
Website: https://indico.ipmu.jp/event/392/
Dates: September 27-29, 2021
Venue: Online (Zoom)
Registration fee: Free
Abstract submission deadline: September 6, 2021
Invited Speakers:
- Silvia Gasparotto (Max Planck Institut für Astrophysik)
- Koji Ishiwata (Kanazawa University)
- Jeorg Jaeckel (Universität Heidelberg)
- Sugumi Kanno (Kyushu University)
- Andrew Miller (Université catholique de Louvain)
- Matthew Reece (Harvard University)
- Yuko Urakawa (KEK)
- Lindley Winslow (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Recently, dark matter with extremely low mass has attracted much attention. In this workshop, recent experimental results as well as future prospects, and theoretical progress of very light dark matter will be discussed. We will have invited talks by experts in the related fields, as well as contributed talks.
Dark matter searches with gravitational wave observations and searches using gravitational wave detectors themselves are also discussed.
We look forward to your registration and abstract submission.
transmis par Y. Michimura for the VLDM2021 organizing committee
5. Postdocs in (Astro)x(Data Science) at SISSA
Application deadline:
Several positions to be filled in the group https://datascience.sissa.it/research-unit/40/astroml at SISSA, the International School for Advanced Study in Trieste, Italy.
The group brings together statistics, data science, cosmology and astrophysics, focusing on the development and application of machine learning and Bayesian methods to problems in astrophysics and cosmology, including dark matter and dark energy, supernovae type Ia, multi-messenger astrophysics and early universe physics. We are also interested in explainable AI and theoretical questions in neural networks. We are part of the newly established, cross-disciplinaryTheoretical and Scientific Data Science group (https://datascience.sissa.it/) at SISSA, funded by an 8M € grant from the Italian government. Starting in Oct 2021, we will offer a new PhD programme in Data Science, and aim at launching in the next few monthsa region-wide Data Science institute, involving several academic and industrial partners.
The postdoc positions will be 2+1 years, in fields broadly aligned with the interests of the group, with a flexible starting date, a good deal of independence, a generous travel allowance and access to state-of-the-art computational equipment. They also come with brand new offices overlooking the beautiful Trieste bay. Trieste is an historical city in the North-Eastern tip of Italy, at the intersection of many cultures, with a high quality of life, great outdoors and the highest density of PhD per capita in Europe.
I am hoping that you might bring this opportunity to the attention of potentially interested researchers (or finishing PhD students) in your network — not necessarily with a background in cosmology or astrophysics, but also (astro)particle physics, computer science or statistics; I would be particularly grateful if you encouraged women and people from under-represented groups to apply — diversity and inclusion being aspects I am keen to focus on.
Expressions of interests to me (rtrotta@sissa.it), in the form of a CV and a 2-pages research interests statement. There is no set deadline for this first, informal phase, but funding constraints mean that the positions must be filled before the end of 2022.
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6. Postdoctoral fellowships in astrophysics / Paris Observatory-PSLdeadline: October 11, 2021
Applications are solicited for up to three post-doctoral fellowships in astrophysics at Paris Observatory-PSL. The positions are funded for one year, renewable for a second year.
Paris Sciences et Lettres – PSL is a new university federating nine prestigious research and higher education institutions in the fields of sciences, humanities, and arts, such as the Paris École Normale Supérieure, Paris-Dauphine University, or Paris Observatory, and involving as well ten associate institutions.
Paris Observatory is one of the largest astronomical centres in the world with 650 permanent staff out of a total of 1000 employees, and 840 publications per year. It represents one fourth of French astronomy with teams covering a wide range of research fields and participating in the largest instrumental, theoretical/numerical and experimental projects of modern astronomy. Research teams are located on three main sites, amongst which two are in the Paris area (Paris and Meudon). The third one is the Nançay astronomical radio observatory. Paris Observatory-PSL is part of a rich astronomical environment in the Paris area comprising about 600 scientists. Successful applicants will be expected to conduct research related to the priorities of the Paris Observatory laboratories and of the Virtual Observatory Paris Astronomical Data Centre (PADC), and to the themes and programmes highlighted by the Paris Observatory Scientific Council for the 2019 – 2023 period :
- Cosmology, galaxy formation and evolution
- Exoplanets and conditions for life
- Fundamental physics and gravitational waves
- High-energy astrophysics, compact objects, Active Galactic Nuclei
- High performance computing in astrophysics
- Interstellar medium
- Laboratory physics and astrophysics.
- Solar physics and heliosphere
- Solar system
- Stellar physics
- The Galaxy
A special attention will be given to applications that are focused on the scientific exploitation or preparation of instruments that were or are currently developed at the Paris Observatory.
Fellowships are open to applicants of any nationality. The gross monthly salary for a full-time position amounts to roughly 2,900€, health insurance benefits included. Fellowships should normally start between September and December 2022.
Selection criteria and procedure
Applications will be selected according to the following criteria:
a) Scientific interest of the project in the context of the specific field of research and how it fits within the priorities of the Paris Observatory and of the research laboratory;
b) Scientific track record of the applicant and relevance of the proposed project in his/her employability and longer-term career;
c) Proposed work plan: pertinence and consistency with respect to the scientific objectives;
d) Synergy of the project with the host team;
e) Clarity and quality of the application.
Applications will be selected following a three-step procedure:
- Pre-selection of applications by the Paris Observatory research laboratories: each laboratory can select a limited number of applications depending on its size (number of research teams and number of researchers). Criteria (a), (b), and (d) are used during this first pre-selection step. A maximal number of 30 applications are pre-selected and transmitted to the Scientific Council of the Paris Observatory;
- Each pre-selected application is ranked according to criteria (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) by three reviewers selected within the Scientific Council. Each criterion carries equal weight in the evaluation of an average grade. Applications are ranked according to the average grades (scores) and the 70% best applications are selected to pass this second step of the selection process;
- The remaining applications are discussed during the Fall session of the Paris Observatory Scientific Council, from which a list of ~10 applications are finally selected. The first ranked applications, depending on the exact number of positions offered that year, are contacted right after to be offered a position. Applications ranked up to the 10th rank (waiting list) are contacted;
- If a candidate to whom a position was offered declines, the position is offered to the next candidates on the waiting list until the position is fulfilled.
Calendar:
- August 30, 2021: publication of the call
- October 11, 2021 : closure of the call
- October 13 to 27, 2021 : first pre-selection step
- November 23, 2021 : Final selection (second and final selection steps)
The results will be communicated to the candidates after each step of the selection process.
7. Postdoctoral position in Theoretical Cosmology and GWs analysis (Heidelberg University/ETH Zurich)
Deadline: 30.09.2021
Job Description
You will be part of a multidisciplinary and dynamic team working on several aspects of the research on Gravitational Waves, ranging from fundamental properties of gravity to data analysis. The activity will be connected to future observations based on LISA and ET. You will perform your tasks in collaboration with leading institutions in Europe and United States, being based at Heidelberg University/ETH Zurich.
Your tasks will include:
- Study consistency conditions and balance laws on waveforms arising in General Relativity. Investigate the implications of cosmological models for GWs propagation.
- Perform analysis and interpretation of the LISA/ET data in order to investigate possible signatures of cosmological models in the gravitational waveforms. Implement cutting-edge techniques for the processing and analysis of the LISA/ET data including the exploration of the possibilities offered by Artificial Intelligence in the extraction and classification of the relevant information.
The activity will be conducted under the supervisions of Prof. Dr. Lavinia Heisenberg.
The contract will start in the autumn 2021 or upon mutual agreement. The position is for 2 years with a possibility of extension to a 3rd year.
Your Profile
The successful candidate should be highly motivated and creative, have a PhD in Physics and a solid background in both applied physics and general relativity. The candidate should demonstrate interest and ability of performing research at the interface of experimental and theoretical physics and should have a strong team spirit in order to proficiently collaborate with an interdisciplinary team. In addition, familiarity with Python and/or C/C++ programming is considered beneficial.
We look forward to receiving your application with the following documents:
- Motivation letter
- Curriculum Vitae
- Diplomas
- Certificates (optional)
- At least three referee letters to be sent separately
Please send your applications in a single pdf file to Prof. Dr. Lavinia Heisenberg laviniah@phys.ethz.ch
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Envoyez svp vos propositions d’annonces à l’adresse : pncg@iap.fr
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