Postdoctoral Position in the Department of Physics, IIT Bombay

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position in the field of
Early Universe Cosmology at Department of Physics, IIT Bombay.
The candidate is expected to work on cosmology and astroparticle physics.

A Ph.D. degree and relevant research experience are required for these posts.
Candidates awarded PhD recently, or research scholars who have submitted their
thesis and waiting for the examination are strongly encouraged to apply.

(EWASS) 2019 to be held from 24 – 28 June 2019 in Lyon, France

Special Session on "Dual Nuclei in Late Stage Galaxy Mergers and their Effect on Galaxy Evolution" and Special Session entitled "Resolving the impact of AGN on galaxies using observations and simulations" at the European Week of Astronomy and Space Science (EWASS) 2019 to be held from 24 – 28 June 2019 in Lyon, France.

https://eas.unige.ch/EWASS2019/session.jsp?id=SS6

4th National Conference on Recent Trends in the Study of Compact Objects: Theory and Observation

4th National Conference on Recent Trends in the Study of Compact Objects: Theory and Observation

IUCAA is organizing a national conference on “Recent trends in the study of compact objects: Theory and Observation (RETCO)” during 17-19, April 2019. The conference will bring together researchers from all over India to discuss recent observational and theoretical progress made in understanding the physics of compact objects with special emphasis on the results from the AstroSat mission. The meeting will give ample opportunity to young researchers to present their work.

Laxminarayana & Nagalaxmi Modali Award and ASI Zubin Kembhavi Award

Laxminarayana & Nagalaxmi Modali Award

The Astronomical Society of India has instituted an award as Laxminarayana & Nagalaxmi Modali Award, with the objectives to promote knowledge of Astronomy and Astrophysics and honor the contributions made by young scientists, normally not beyond 45 years of age, any citizen of India engaged, in the field of astronomy and astrophysics.

A COSPAR capacity building workshop

Broadband Spectral and Timing Studies with Astrosat, Chandra and XMM-Newton
A COSPAR capacity building workshop
March 9-20, 2019
IISER Mohali

The primary aim of the workshop is to train scientists in the middle and south East Asian region in using AstroSat's multiwavelength spectral and timing capabilities and teach them how to use these capabilities in conjunction with data from Chandra and XMM-Newton.

For more details see http://14.139.227.202/web/cospar2019/

Deadline for Registrations: Sep.24, 2018

JRF position at IIST to work on Gamma Ray Bursts and EM counterparts of GW events

Applications are invited for a DST funded JRF position at IIST (Trivandrum) to work with L. Resmi and Kuntal Misra (ARIES) on radio afterglows of Gamma Ray Bursts (GRBs) (https://www.iist.ac.in/career/details/3587). Selected candidate will have the option to join IIST’s PhD program subject to fulfilment of eligibility conditions.

[LI-EPO] Position available at IUCAA for LIGO-India Big Data efforts

A senior level position is available at IUCAA for Big Data Science related to LIGO-India. More information is available here:

http://www.gw.iucaa.in/ligo-india-positions-aug2018

The last date for application is August 31, 2018.

Please circulate this advertisement in relevant forums, social media, and encourage suitable candidates to apply.

Best regards,
Sanjit

Applications Being Accepted Now - LSSTC Data Science Fellowship Program

We are pleased to announce that the LSSTC Data Science Fellowship Program is now accepting applications for new students at astrodatascience.org!

The LSSTC Data Science Fellowship Program (DSFP) is a supplement to graduate education in astronomy, intended to teach astronomy students essential skills for dealing with big data. You don't need to know anything about data science to apply, you just need to be excited to learn!

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