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Hel.A.S. Newsletter 259 - September 2019 |
SEPTEMBER 2019 - TOPICS |
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- Short News
- Student and Postdoctoral Research Opportunities Abroad
- Upcoming Astronomy Meetings in Greece
- About this Newsletter
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1. Short News |
We would like to congratulate Prof. Vassilis Charmandaris, Director of the Institute of Astrophysics at FORTH, for being appointed Chair of the OPTICON Board. OPTICON is an EC-funded coordination network which supports multi-national partnerships across Europe aiming to enable the development of astronomy instrumentation and technology, provide Trans National Access to telescope facilities, as well as train the next generation of scientists. The Society extends its best wishes to Prof. Charmandaris for further successes in his career pursuits.
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2. Student and Postdoctoral Research Opportunities Abroad
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The list below may be refreshed or updated with further established lists:
- PhD or young postdoc position in astrophysics at the IAASARS/NOA, to work on the project “Studying the interaction of Type Ia Supernovae with the surrounding Planetary Nebulae". The position starts in fall 2019. The deadline is September 15, 2019. For more info look here.
- Two post-doc positions for solar coronal modeling open at the University of Helsinki. Positions can start on October 1, 2019. For more info consult here.
- ESA Research Fellowships in Space Science. Applications for Postdoctoral Fellowships in Space Science to begin in Autumn 2020. Preference will be given to candidates in an early stage of their career. Candidates who have not yet acquired their PhD are encouraged to apply, but they must provide evidence that they will have received their degree before the fellowship start date. The deadline for applications is 1 October 2019. More information can be found here. Questions on the scientific aspects of the Fellowship can be sent by e-mail to the Fellowship Coordinators, Dr. Oliver Jennrich or Dr. Jan-Uwe Ness at fellowship@cosmos.esa.int .
Any Member of the Society who wishes to contribute another credible link with opportunities, or individual opportunities that will, however, be shown in a single-liner format as above, is encouraged to contact the Secretary of the Society.
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3. Upcoming Astronomy Meetings in Greece |
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4. 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, 2019. Please send your announcements (e.g., appointments / departures, job openings, research opportunities, awards, conferences in Greece) or comments before September 25, 2019. 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.
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