DECEMBER 2012 - TOPICS
Short News The 11th Conference of Hel.A.S. Job openings at the RCAAM of the Academy of Athens XMM-Newton Advanced X-ray school ESA Young Graduate Trainees programme Public Outreach Talks in "Eugenides Foundation" Upcoming Astronomy Meetings in Greece About this Newsletter
1. SHORT NEWS
We would like to congratulate Dr. Antonios Manousakis who was recently awarded a three year postdoctoral position at CAMK, Warsaw, Poland to work on modeling of High-Mass X-ray binaries.
2. THE ELEVENTH CONFERENCE OF HEL.A.S.
The Governing Council of Hel.A.S. met on the 30th of November 2012. As usual, the minutes of the meeting will soon be available online at the end of the web page: http://www.helas.gr/council.php The Council took decisions regarding the organization of the 11th Conference of the Society, which will take place at the Academy of Athens from the 9th through the 12th of September 2013. All relevant information, together with the first announcement, will appear on the conference's web page, which will be available on the 21st of December at the top of the web page: http://www.helas.gr/past_conf.php
3. JOB OPENINGS AT THE RCAAM OF THE ACADEMY OF ATHENS.
Applications are now open for two 2 to 3 year postdoctoral research positions and one PhD position at the Research Center for Astronomy and Applied Mathematics of the Academy of Athens to study the origin of astrophysical magnetic fields around accreting black holes. Applicants with previous experience in general relativistic numerical magnetohydrodynamics are particularly encouraged to apply. The positions have a starting date in the summer 2013, and will be funded by the “Excellence” program of the General Secretariat of Research and Technology. Applications should include a curriculum vitae, a brief statement of current and future research interests, and three letters of recommendation. Submission and inquires should be addressed to Dr. I. Contopoulos (e-mail: icontop@academyofathens.gr; tel.: +30 2106597167; fax: +30 2106597602).
4. XMM-Newton ADVANCED X-RAY SCHOOL.
The National Observatory of Athens and the University of Athens organise "The XMM-Newton Advanced X-ray Astronomy school" in the Physics Department of the University of Athens, in December 13-14, 2012. The school will provide lectures on the theoretical and the observational aspects of X-ray Astronomy. It will be limited to approximately 20 graduate students, with a preference for those pursuing research in the Astronomy fields in which X-ray radiation is expected to play a significant role. For more information, you can visit: http://www.xrayschool.gr
5. ESA YOUNG GRADUATE TRAINEES PROGRAMME.
The ESA Young Graduate Trainees (YGT) Programme is a high-calibre programme, which lasts for one year and gives successful applicants an opportunity to gain valuable experience in the development and operation of space missions. There are about 80 YGT job offers, aimed at engineers, physicists, biologists or medical graduates, but also business graduates and lawyers. Applicants are usually at the Masters degree level from a university or an equivalent institute. The deadline for applications is on December the 16th, 2012. For more information, please visit: http://www.esaygt.int
6. PUBLIC OUTREACH TALKS IN "EUGENIDES FOUNDATION".
The "Eugenides Foundation" organised 13 outreach talks (by young scientists) between March and June 2012 (to see the talks on line, you can visit: http://www.eugenfound.edu.gr/frontoffice/portal.asp?cpage=node&cnode=410). These talks have been very successful, and the foundation plans to host more talks in the period between October 2012 and June 2013. If any of our members wish to present an Astronomy related talk, you have to fill in a form which can be found at: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?fromEmail=true&formkey=dC1lREUzQ2JHLUprbEhsMGJTWW5FWEE6MQ
7. UPCOMING ASTRONOMY MEETINGS IN GREECE
Massive Stars: From α to Ω Rhodes, 10-14 June 2013
The 11th Hellenic Astronomical Conference Athens, 9-12 September 2013
8. 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 January 1st, 2013. Please send your announcements (e.g. appointments/departures, job openings, research opportunities, awards, conferences in Greece) or comments before December 25, 2012. 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.