Postdoctoral positions in theoretical cosmology and physics of the early universe

We announce the opening of two postdoctoral positions in theoretical cosmology---one at the Centre for Strings, Gravitation and Cosmology, Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, India, and the other at the Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, India. The selected candidates will join the groups of Prof. L. Sriramkumar at IIT Madras and Dr. Rajeev Kumar Jain at IISc Bangalore.

Museum of Astronomy and Space Science at Indian Centre for Space Physics, Kolkata

The Museum of Astronomy and Space Science,  located in the Integrated Campus building of the Indian Centre for Space Physics will be inaugurated by Indian Astronaut Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma, Ashok Chakra (Retd) on 27th of October, 2023. There are over 1200 exhibits. We will have two days of packed events as attached. There will be talks by NASA Astronaut Dr. John Grunsfeld and Mr. Sharma on both days. Astronomers may be interested in this event.

Regards,
Sandip Chakrabarti

Pedagogic workshop on Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology at St. Stephen's College, Delhi

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

Greetings. We are pleased to announce a pedagogic workshop on Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology from 6th to 10th November 2023, to be organized by the Department of Physics under the aegis of IQAC, St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi, in collaboration with the Astronomy Centre for Educators, Inter- University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune. The workshop will be held at St. Stephen's College, Delhi.

SkyNews October 2023

Please find attached the SkyNews for October 2023, it contains
Sun, Planets and Transitions, List of Events in October 2023, March of the Moon, Eclipses this month, The annular eclipse of the Sun on 14 October 2023, This eclipse is noot visible from India, Partial lunar eclipse on 28 October 2023, This eclipse is visible from India, Lunar occultation on 23 October 2023, ε (Epsilon) Capricorni,  4.5 mag, Events involving the moons of Jupiter and The sky map for October 

------------------------------------
Mr Arvind Paranjpye
Nehru Planetarium, Mumbai

Launch of Cosmology and Astronomy Researchers of Indian Nationality And Sisters (CARINAS) website

We are a forum called CARINAS, Cosmology and Astronomy Researchers of Indian Nationality And Sisters. Our mandate is to empower early-career women researchers in India and first-generation Indian women researchers outside the country through networking, mentorship, knowledge sharing, and collaboration when required. We aim to address gender inequity in a bottom-up approach and create a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment. 

Visiting Fellow Positions at the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, TIFR, Mumbai

The Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics (DAA; https://www.tifr.res.in/~daa/) at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai invites applications from qualified candidates for Visiting Fellow (post-doctoral) positions. The research interests pursued at DAA are diverse and include projects involving instrument-building (Infrared, X-Ray & Radio), observational, theoretical, and computational efforts.

Subscribe to