SEPTEMBER 2017 - TOPICS

Short News Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation: New Website and Calls New Tenure Track Position at IAASARS / NOA Student and Postdoctoral Research Opportunities Abroad Upcoming Astronomy Meetings in Greece About this Newsletter

1. Short News

The Society would like to extend to each Members its best wishes for the new academic year. The Society would like to congratulate Ordinary Member Matthaios Katsanikas for securing a Research Associate position at the School of Mathematics, University of Bristol, UK. Dr. Katsanikas will be moving to his new position imminently. The Society extends its best wishes to Dr. Katsanikas for a prolific career and success in his pursuits.

2. Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation: New Website and Calls

The newly established Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (HFRI) has posted notices of intent to issue two (2) new calls for support, one for graduate students and one for regular staff members at Universities and Research Institutes. Both notices are available in the website of the General Secretariat of Research and Technology (GSRT), in particular here and here. The GSRT web site routinely posts HFRI notifications. In addition, the HFRI has moved to establish a new web site, namely   http://www.elidek.gr At this time, the site seems to contain only minimal information but interested colleagues are encouraged to consult it regularly for calls, news and updates.

3. New Tenure Track Position at IAASARS / NOA

The Institute for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications and Remote Sensing (IAASARS) of the National Observatory of Athens (NOA), has an opening of a new tenure track position at the level of "Associate Researcher (Researcher C')" in the field of "Heliophysics with Emphasis in the Study of the Sun and Geospace". The application deadline is September 22, 2017. More information (in greek) is available here.

4. Student and Postdoctoral Research Opportunities Abroad

The list below may be refreshed or updated with further established lists: AAS Pre-Doctoral / Graduate positions here. AAS PostDoctoral Positions and Fellowships here. EAS Job Directory (choose "PhD positions" or "Academic jobs" accordingly) here. EAS School Directory here. IAU Careers in Astronomy here. Careers and research fellowship opportunities at ESA here. Careers at NASA here. ESO Recruitment Portal here. CERN opportunities for students here. CERN opportunities for graduates here. Any Member of the Society who wishes to contribute another credible link with opportunities, or individual opportunities that will, however, shown in a single-liner format as above, is encouraged to contact the Secretary of the Society.

5. Upcoming Astronomy Meetings in Greece

Ninth Aegean Summer School on Einstein's Theory and its Modifications,  Apollonia, Sifnos, September 18-23, 2017 The Olympian Symposium 2018: gas and stars from milli- to mega- parsecs,  Paralia Katerini, Mount Olympus, May 28 - June 1, 2018

6. About this Newsletter

This Newsletter was sent to all members of Hel.A.S. who have e-mail access. The next edition of the Newsletter will be mailed around October 1, 2017.  Please send your announcements (e.g., appointments / departures, job openings, research opportunities, awards, conferences in Greece) or comments before September 25, 2017. If you do not wish to receive future issues of this Newsletter or the e-mail address to which it was sent is not your preferred one, please inform the Secretary of Hel.A.S. at secretary@helas.gr.