SkyNews April 2024

Please find attached the SkyNews for April 2024.

This Newsletter has, in addition to regular features, two articles - one about the total solar eclipse and two about watching Comet Pons-Brooks.

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Mr. Arvind Paranjpye,  Director
Nehru Planetarium, Mumbai 

JRF Position at Physics Department, Hansraj College, University of Delhi (deadline for application extended up to 25th April 2024)

There is a JRF position in SERB-DST project in Physics Department of Hansraj College, University of Delhi. The deadline to apply has been extended upto 25th April 2024. The details are attached.
The project is titled, ' Probing the temporal and spectral variability of X-ray pulsars.

Best Regards,
Chetana Jain
Hansraj College 

Vigyan Vidushi (Physics) - A TIFR Advanced Programme in Physics for women students in first-year M. Sc.

Dear colleagues,

TIFR (Main) and HBCSE-TIFR are organising the fifth edition of Vigyan Vidushi (Physics), an advanced programme in Physics for women students in first year M.Sc. / fourth year  Int. M.Sc. This will be held  from 27 May to 15 June 2024 at the HBCSE campus in Mumbai. The application deadline is 26 March 2024 (https://vv.hbcse.tifr.res.in/)

Openings for Software (robotics) Engineer at Digantara

We are looking to hire a Software (robotics) Engineer at Digantara. The role will focus on automation of observatory operations. The ideal candidate would be someone from software/robotics background (good python or C coding skills) who has worked in the automation of observatories. Please find more information from the link.

Request you all to kindly circulate this in your network.

Best Regards,
Tanveer Ahmed