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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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) 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 [...]
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 [...]
The European VLBI Network (EVN) is pleased to announce a new seminar from the series of online seminars “The sharpest view of the radio Universe: VLBI – Connecting Astronomers Worldwide”: December 9, 2020. These talks will illustrate how Very Long Baseline Interferometry can improve our understanding of many astronomical phenomena, from stars to galaxies, and [...]
ESO is seeking candidates for the position of User Support Astronomer in Garching. The deadline for applications is 14.01.2021. More here.
3rd ESO Summer Research Programme will take place in Garching/De, July 5 July – August 13, 2021. For six weeks in the summer of 2021, ESO will host the third Summer Research Programme. This fully-funded programme is an opportunity for university students interested in astronomy/astrophysics, who are not yet enrolled in a PhD programme, to obtain research [...]