The European Union has announced the launch of the “African Research Initiative for Scientific Excellence” (ARISE) Pilot Programme with a contribution of €25 million. ARISE will enable early career African scientists in delivering cutting-edge research across Africa. Find the full press release here.
The Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie (MPIfR) in Bonn/DE is recruiting up to two postdoctoral/staff researchers in radio astronomy. These positions are based in the Radio Astronomy/VLBI department led by Prof. J. Anton Zensus. Deadline: February 15th, 2021. Please find more information here. Please submit your application here . Job Register announcement here.
The Commission welcomes the political agreement between the European Parliament and the Council on Horizon Europe, the largest transnational programme ever supporting research and innovation. Read the European Commission´s full press release here.
The Sixth LOFAR Data Processing School will take place online in the week of 22-26 March 2021. You can register here. Registration deadline is 19 February 2021. Find full information here.
The Call for VLBI proposals for observing at 3mm wavelength (86 GHz) using the VLBA, GBT*, EFFELSBERG, PICO VELETA, NOEMA, ONSALA, METSAEHOVI, YEBES and KVN telescopes is open. Submission deadline is 1 February 2021. Full information here.
EVN Call for Proposals is now open. The deadline for proposal submission is 1 February 2021 Find more information here.
European Astronomical Society Annual Meeting will take place as virtual meeting , 28 June – 2 July 2021. See here the list of symposia, special sessions and lunch sessions. The opening of registration and abstract submission will take place on 15 January 2021 More information on the event here.
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.
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
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.