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---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:46:49 +0100 From: Programme National de Cosmologie et Galaxies <pncg iap.fr> To: Programme National de Cosmologie et Galaxies <pncg iap.fr> Subject: Diffusion PNCG, mess. n° 6
PNCG - Message n° 6 - 26 mars 2009
Oxford Physics Department 2 Jobs Advert
NAM/JENAM 2009 : Epoch of Reionisation Session
Blois 2009
Santa Fe Cosmology Summer Workshop for 2009
Summer School in Statistics for Astronomers, June 1-6, 2009
- Oxford Physics Department 2 Jobs Advert
Please visit http://www.physics.ox.ac.uk/jobs/ to view this.
*1* Vacancy Title: Post-doctoral Researchers in OBSERVATIONAL COSMOLOGY within Astrophysics
Reference Number: DB09005
Job Description: The Department of Physics invites applications for one or more post-doctoral positions in observational cosmology.
The observational cosmology programme at Oxford includes: the analysis of surveys for type Ia supernovae; analysis of large-area surveys of weak gravitational lensing incorporating photometric redshift estimation; and the design and implementation of upcoming redshift surveys to measure baryonic oscillations. We especially welcome applications from candidates interested in working on any of these projects.
The post-holder will have the opportunity to engage in teaching for up to 3 hours per week during term. The starting salary is from £28,839 to £38,757 pa depending on skills and experience. A benefits package and a research budget for travel and other expenses will be provided. Appointments will be for two years in the first instance, extendable to three years. Appointments would start on 1 May 2009 or later.
Further particulars are available from http://www.physics.ox.ac.uk/astro/jobs/ Applicants should send a statement of research interests, curriculum vitae, list of publications (one file only in pdf), and the names and addresses of three referees by the closing date of 31 March 2009, quoting reference DB09005. Email submission is preferred. Please ensure that the reference number DB09005 is included in the subject title. In addition candidates should arrange for letters from the referees to be sent to sec astro.ox.ac.uk by the closing date. Interviews are expected to be held shortly after.
The University is an equal opportunity employer
Anyone who thinks they may be interested in the job is encouraged to talk to Vanessa Ferraro-Wood (or email: sec astro.ox.ac.yuk) about it.
The application deadline is 31/03/2009
*2* Vacancy Title: Postdoctoral Researcher in Theoretical Cosmology (Fixed Term) within Astrophysics
Reference Number: DB09006
Job Description: We invite applications for a postdoctoral research position starting 1 October, 2009 to work in the area of Theoretical Cosmology for one year in the first instance, with the possibility of extending to 3 years. There will be a particular focus on cosmic microwave background anisotropy and interpretation of data from the Atacama Cosmology Telescope and the Planck satellite. The successful candidate is likely to have experience in analysis of cosmological data and be capable of initiating research in a lively group with significant interaction between theory and observation. The candidate will work primarily with Joanna Dunkley, but will be encouraged to interact with other faculty members and to carry out independent research.
Oxford Astrophysics offers a stimulating research environment, with a large number of faculty in cosmology, including theoretical (Pedro Ferreira, Joe Silk, Adrianne Slyz), observational (Richard Ellis, Steve Rawlings, Isobel Hook, Lance Miller) and experimental (Mike Jones, Ghassan Yassin, Gavin Dalton).
Anyone who thinks they may be interested in the job is encouraged to talk to Dr Joanna Dunkley (or email: j.dunkley1 physics.ox.ac.uk) about it.
The application deadline is 31/03/2009
- NAM/JENAM 2009 : Epoch of Reionisation Session
As part of the 2009 UK National Astronomy Meeting & the Joint European National Astronomy Meeting at the University of Hertfordshire (www.jenam2009.eu), there will be a parallel session on
"Epoch of reionisation: first light to the earliest galaxies currently known"
on Monday 20th April 2009. Please see www.jenam2009.eu/default.asp?ContentID=1327 for more information.
We would welcome submission of abstracts for this session by the deadline on Monday March 9th.
Registration and abstract submission is available at www.jenam2009.eu/cmsapps/jenam_conference_reg/ confreg2.asp?userid=0&confid=4&contentid=1329
- Blois 2009
The XXIth Rencontres de Blois entitled "Windows on the Universe" will be held from June 21st to June 26th, 2009 in the Château de Blois, Loire Valley, France.
This series, started in 1989 with the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the discovery of CP violation, is a high level cross disciplinary conference series which is organized every year in May or June in the beautiful Renaissance castle of Blois.
This year will be the 20th anniversary of this series of conferences; moreover, 2009 has also been tagged as the "World year of astronomy". To celebrate these two events, 7 Nobel laureates : J.Cronin, R. Giacconi, D. Gross, M. Perl, G. Smoot, J. Steinberger, J. Taylor and many other well known scientists have accepted our invitation to attend and give a lecture.
Registration and abstract submission for parallel session talks are open at http://blois.in2p3.fr
- Santa Fe Cosmology Summer Workshop for 2009
The next of our continuing series of Santa Fe Cosmology Summer workshops will be held in Santa Fe, New Mexico from July 6 to July 24, 2009. The workshop series is sponsored by Los Alamos National Laboratory and by the Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics at the University of Chicago. The venue is the campus of St. John's College, a small liberal arts college that provides both a pleasant ambiance and convenient access to Santa Fe.
The aim of the Santa Fe workshops is to bring together physicists and astrophysicists with interests in structure formation, the cosmic microwave background, and the early universe. Typically, a large portion of the time is devoted to discussion, with formal or informal talks as needed to introduce such discussion. Attendance is limited to about 80 participants to encourage this informality. We also encourage attendance by a number of graduate students and junior researchers, so they can be exposed to forefront research and interact with leaders in the field. We therefore ask you to bring this meeting to the attention of exceptional students and postdocs.
This year, the first two weeks will follow our standard workshop format, while the third week will be a focused workshop on weak lensing. Details on third week activities will be available shortly.
There will be no registration fee and highly subsidized housing will be provided (the precise cost estimates will be available soon, but are typically $150/week, less for students). Travel support will not be available.
To register for the meeting and to make suggestions for the scientific program, go to the Workshop website at
http://www.lanl.gov/projects/cosmology/sf09/
We will be filling spaces on a rolling basis, so you are strongly advised to register as soon as possible, and preference will be given to those who register before April 08, 2009.
Summer School in Statistics for Astronomers, June 1-6, 2009
First Announcement Summer School in Statistics for Astronomers V June 1-6, 2009 Penn State University http://astrostatistics.psu.edu/su09/The fifth annual Penn State Summer School in Statistics for Astronomers will be held at Penn State. This is a 6-day course in fundamental statistical inference designed to provide physical scientists, particularly young researchers in astronomy, with a strong conceptual foundation in modern statistics and to develop a repertoire of well-established techniques applicable to observational astronomy. Classroom instruction is interspersed with hands-on analysis of astronomical data using the public-domain R software package. The course is taught by a team of statistics and astronomy professors with opportunity for discussion of methodological issues.
Statistical techniques covered include:
- exploratory data analysis
- hypothesis testing and parameter estimation
- regression & confidence interval estimation
- model selection & goodness-of-fit
- maximum likelihood methods & Bayes' Theorem
- non-parametric methods
- Monte Carlo methods
- Poisson processes
- time series analysis
INTERESTED PARTICIPANTS SHOULD REGISTER AT http://astrostatistics.psu.edu/su09/reg.html REGISTRATION DEADLINE: May 1, 2009 (or when the enrollment limit reaches) REGISTRATION FEE: $250.
The 2009 Summer School is organized by Penn State University's Center for Astrostatistics. It will be modeled on the last four Penn State Summer Schools and the 2008 Indian Institute of Astrophysics- Penn State Summer School. See http://astrostatistics.psu.edu/ for past lecture notes. This Web site http://astrostatistics.psu.edu/su09/ also gives information on travel, lodging, and visas.