Job vacancy at ESO/Chile: Operations Staff Astronomer
ESO is looking for its Science Operations Department at the Paranal Observatory in Chile an Operations Staff Astronomer. Application deadline: February 15, 2021 Full advertisement here.
Job vacancy at ESO/Germany: IT Specialist
ESO is looking for an IT Specialist in Garching/DE, providing expertise to ESO Projects, programmes and collaborations, all of this ensuring user satisfaction, continuous operation and appropriate project completion. Read the full job advertisement here. Deadline for applications: January 30, 2021
New EC online platform „Horizon Results Booster“
For supporting the use and dissemination of the results obtained in the 7th Framework programme / Horizon2020, the EC offers now the platform Horizon Results Booster. Aim of this free of charge service is to make the impact of publicly funded research visible.
ngVLA Community Study proposals
The ngVLA Community Study proposals are due next month, on 15 January 2021. These Community Studies are designed to leverage expertise in the community to further develop the most pressing science questions that can be addressed by the ngVLA. Please see the full call proposals here. A full description of the program and a list of [...]
Pre-announcement of Joint ALMA Observatory: Start of the observations for Cycle 8 in October 2021
The Joint ALMA Observatory (JAO) is planning to start the observations for Cycle 8 2021, in October 2021. A Call for Proposals (CfP) with detailed information on the new cycle is anticipated to be issued in March 2021. The deadline for proposal submission: April 2021. The purpose of this pre-announcement is to highlight aspects of the [...]
Council adopts conclusions on a New European Research Area
On December 11, 2020, the Council adopted a set of conclusions on the European Research Area (ERA) in the years to come. These conclusions, together with the Commission communication entitled A new ERA for research and innovation, are two key milestones in efforts to build a common research area that is more tangible and impactful for researchers, innovators [...]
European ALMA Regional Centre: Virtual community assembly on December 18
The European ALMA Regional Centre invites all European ALMA users to a virtual community assembly on December 18 at 11:00 CET, following the pre-announcement for Cycle 8 2021, scheduled for December 17. At this community meeting, the ALMA director will present the latest on the Return to Operations. You will then be presented with the timeline [...]
INAF: Announcement for a post-doc position
Announcement for a post-doc position, at INAF, entitled "Spectrum management and compatibility studies for the protection of the radio astronomical frequency bands". Application deadline: December 21, 2020 More information here.
The URSI General Assembly and Scientific Symposium (GASS), August 28, 2021 – September 4, 2021
The URSI General Assembly and Scientific Symposium (GASS) in 2021 will be held from August 28 until September 4, 2021. It will be run in Rome, if COVID conditions allow it - otherwise as hybrid or online event. Find further details on the conference website. We would like to draw special attention to the [...]
11th OPTICON Gaia Science Alerts workshop, January 18-22, 2021
The 11th OPTICON Gaia Science Alerts workshop will be held as online event on January 18-22, 2021. The main goals of this year's workshop are: update on the Gaia mission update on the improvements in the Gaia Alerts Gaia Alerts highlights and results synergies with radio, X-ray and high energy new members of the telescope [...]