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########################################## Table of Contents ########################################### 1. Conferences 1.1. Summer School: "Enstein's Theory of Gravity and its Modifications: From Theory to Observations", Island of Sifnos, Greece 1.2. IV Cosmology and the Quantum Vacuum, Segovia, Spain (2nd announcement) 1.3. North American Einstein Toolkit School and Workshop at NCSA, Urbana, Illinois 1.4. Probing the dark sector and general relativity at all scales at CERN, Geneve, Switzerland 1.5. Loops'17, Warsaw, Poland (2nd announcement) 1.6. Fifteenth Marcel Grossmann Meeting on General Relativity (MG15), Rome 2018 1.7. 73rd Scottish Universities Summer School in Physics: Gravitational wave astronomy 1.8. LCDM and Beyond: Cosmology Tools in Theory and in Practice 2. Jobs 2.1. Postgraduate studentships in Gravitation, Astrophysics, Cosmology and Fundamental Interactions at CBPF, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2.2. 4 PhD studentships at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology, University of Cambridge, UK 2.3. International Ph.D. Program on Astrophysics, Cosmology and Gravitation, Brazil+ 2.4. STFC Rutherford Fellowship, Nottingham, UK 2.5. Postdoc in GR at Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic 2.6. Postdoctoral positions in GRMHD/NR/LIGO at the Rochester Institute of Technology, NY, USA 3. News 3.1. Exchange of researchers working on gravitational-wave and black hole physics 3.2. 2017 Awards for Essays on Gravitation 3.3. Living Reviews and CompAC: new open access articles 3.4. Hot Topics in General Relativity and Gravitation ============================================== 1. Conferences ============================================== 1.1. Summer School: "Enstein's Theory of Gravity and its Modifications: From Theory to Observations", Island of Sifnos, Greece --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13003 Starting: 2017-09-18 to 2017-09-23 Location: Island of Sifnos, Greece Additional Information: http://www.physics.ntua.gr/cosmo17 Contact: lpapa[AT]central.ntua.gr Einstein's theory of Gravity over hundred years now, is considered one of the most successful theories describing cosmic objects and their interactions. However, recent observations suggest that the Einstein's theory of Gravity may have to be modified. The aim of the 9th Aegean Summer School is to discuss recent developments on Gravity theory and its modifications, presenting scalar-tensor theories like generalized Galileon theories, Enstein-Cartan and Newton-Cartan theories, massive gravity and also Lorentz violating theories like the Horava-Lifshitz. Also, recent astrophysical and cosmological observational results will be discussed, and a status report on the BINGO, SKA, LIGO and eLISA projects will be presented. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.2. IV Cosmology and the Quantum Vacuum, Segovia, Spain (2nd announcement) --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13020 Starting: 2017-09-04 to 2017-09-08 Location: Segovia, Spain Additional Information: http://www.ice.csic.es/research/workshop_segovia/index.html Contact: saez[AT]ice.csic.es This is the fourth edition of a series of workshops focused on different aspects of modern theoretical cosmology, the challenge to be consistent with experimental data and the necessary connection of cosmological theories with the quantum nature of the vacuum. The workshop will cover topics related to modified theories of gravities, other theories of Dark Energy and Inflation, the description of the universe’s evolution in these theories and the elegant and compulsory modification of these within the theoretical framework of quantum gravity. The description and understanding of the quantum vacuum is always a challenge to these theories so the understanding of the main manifestation of the quantum vacuum, the Casimir effect, is also covered during the conference. The meeting gathers some of the world leading experts on the topics. Scientific Committee: Manuel Asorey (U. of Zaragoza, Spain), Emilio Elizalde (Institute of Space Sciences, ICE-CSIC/IEEC, Spain) and Sergei D. Odintsov (Institute of Space Sciences, ICE-CSIC/IEEC and ICREA, Spain) Local Organising Committee: Ismael Ayuso (U. of Lisbon, Portugal) and Diego Saez-Gomez -chairman- (Institute of Space Sciences, ICE-CSIC/IEEC, Spain) Proceedings will be published in Galaxies (MDPI editorial). +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.3. North American Einstein Toolkit School and Workshop at NCSA, Urbana, Illinois --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/05/14/north-american-einstein-toolk… Starting: 2017-07-31 to 2017-08-04 Location: Urbana-Champaign, IL, US Additional Information: http://www.ncsa.illinois.edu/Conferences/ETK17/ Contact: etk2017[AT]ncsa.illinois.edu The North American Einstein Toolkit School and Workshop will be hosted this year that NCSA, at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from July 31 to August 4, 2017 (http://www.ncsa.illinois.edu/Conferences/ETK17/). The Einstein Toolkit is a publicly available framework used by several numerical relativity groups in the world, with applications ranging from high-energy astrophysics to cosmology. This meeting is open to anyone interested in numerical relativity and computational astrophysics and cosmology and in particular to Einstein toolkit users. There will be a 3 day school from July 31 to August 2, 2017 that will introduce students and postdocs to the Einstein Toolkit and numerical methods related to it. After that, on August 3 to August 4, 2017, the Einstein Toolkit workshop will cover the most recent developments of the toolkit, offer the possibility for collaboration and discussions about future plans. Individual registrations for each of the school and workshop are now open on http://www.ncsa.illinois.edu/Conferences/ETK17. There, you will also find information on available hotels, hotel sharing and a tentative program. Information on financial support is available on the registration page. The initial deadline for applying for support is June 1, 2017. Separate registration is required for each of the school and the workshop. When registering for the school you have the option of listing topics of interest for the school and your level of expertise. For the workshop you can suggest discussion topics as well as register a title and abstract for a 5 minute presentation you would like to give. The Einstein Toolkit community in Europe will host a two day meeting in Palma de Mallorca, Spain October 11-13. For further information please do not hesitate to contact the organizers at etk2017(a)ncsa.illinois.edu. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.4. Probing the dark sector and general relativity at all scales at CERN, Geneve, Switzerland --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/05/15/probing-the-dark-sector-and-g… Starting: 2017-08-14 to 2017-08-25 Location: CERN TH Institute (Switzerland) Additional Information: https://indico.cern.ch/event/614097/ Contact: thworkshops.secretariat[AT]cern.ch The standard cosmological model, based on the theory of general relativity, has been very successful in explaining the observable properties of the cosmos. This success is achieved at the price of assuming that the energy content of the universe is currently dominated by dark contributions; namely, dark matter and dark energy. Only the large-scale gravitational interaction of these components has been detected so far and their properties remain largely unknown, despite great effort, both theoretical and experimental, that has been made to identify any direct interactions between the dark sector and luminous matter. At present we do not even know if the dark components really exist as a new kind of matter or represent a mirage produced by modifications of the laws of gravity. The rapid improvement in the quality and quantity of observational data requires the development of more precise and detailed descriptions of the predictions of various models for the dark sector. The prediction of each candidate model must be confronted with data on all scales where the model makes calculable predictions that can be tested observationally or experimentally. Progress in this direction requires a strong cooperative effort from experimentalists, observers and theorists. The purpose of this TH Institute is to bring together experts in theory, experiments and observations interested in dark matter, dark energy and tests of the laws of gravity. It will provide an opportunity to discuss new ideas to probe the dark sector and general relativity at diverse scales. The topics to discuss include the current consistency tests of the standard cosmological model, the identification of new observable signatures of dark matter and dark energy, experimental/observational methods, tests of gravity, and questions such as to what extent it is possible to discriminate among alternative models. The program will include review talks on the state-of-the art in various fields, as well as contributions on more specific topics. A lot of free time will be left for discussions. Organisers: Diego Blas, Clare Burrage, Justin Khoury, Diana Lopez Nacir, Paolo Pani, Sergey Sibiryakov, Alfredo Urbano +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.5. Loops'17, Warsaw, Poland (2nd announcement) --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/05/15/loops17-second-announcement/ Starting: 2017-07-03 to 2017-07-07 Location: Warsaw, Poland Additional Information: http://ktwig.fuw.edu.pl/1,1,53,loops-17.html Contact: Loops17.LOC[AT]fuw.edu.pl The Loops’17 conference will highlight recent developments and new research directions in loop quantum gravity and other background independent approaches to the problem of quantum gravity. – Deadline for early registration: May 15th, 2017 – Deadline for late registration: June 15th, 2017 – Deadline for submission of talks (extended): June 1st, 2017 A non-exhaustive list of topics of the conference includes: Canonical loop quantum gravity, Covariant LQG (Spinfoams), Symmetry-reduced models, Quantum cosmology, Black holes in quantum gravity, Quantum gravity phenomenology, Foundational and mathematical aspects. Although the conference is focused on non-perturbative approaches to quantum gravity, experts from other fields of quantum gravity research are also encouraged to participate. List of plenary speakers: Bianca Dittrich (Perimeter Institute) Sylvain Carrozza (Perimeter Institute) William Donnelly (University of California) Carlo Rovelli (CPT Marseille) Francesca Vidotto (Radboud University Nijmegen) Daniel Martin De Blas (Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile) Edward Wilson-Ewing (University of New Brunswick) Herman Verlinde (Princeton University) Steffen Gielen (Imperial College London) Aldo Riello (Perimeter Institute) Nelson Yokomizo (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais) Wolfgang Wieland (Perimeter Institute) Mehdi Assanioussi (University of Warsaw) Etera Livine (ENS Lyon) Thomas Thiemann (Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuernberg) Daniele Pranzetti (SISSA) Simone Speziale (CPT Marseille) Marc Geiller (Perimeter Institute) Marcin Kisielowski (University of Warsaw) Maximilian Hanusch (University of Wuerzburg) James Sully (McGill University) Tatjana Vukasinac (Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo) Emanuele Alesci (SISSA) Parampreet Singh (Louisiana State University) Andrea Dapor (Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuernberg) Sebastian Steinhaus (University of Hamburg) Goffredo Chirco (AEI Potsdam) Yongge Ma (Beijing Normal University) Laurent Freidel (Perimeter Institute) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.6. Fifteenth Marcel Grossmann Meeting on General Relativity (MG15), Rome 2018 --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/05/31/fifteenth-marcel-grossmann-me… Starting: 2018-07-01 to 2015-07-07 Location: Rome, Italy Additional Information: http://www.icra.it/MG/ Contact: mg15[AT]icra.it This is a preliminary announcement of the dates of the Fifteenth Marcel Grossmann Meeting on General Relativity and Relativistic Astrophysics to be held on the campus of the University of Rome "La Sapienza" in Rome, Italy in the year 2018: Onsite registration Sunday July 1, Opening Monday July 2, Closing Saturday July 7, 2018. Further information will be updated here and available at the website. Remo Ruffini, University of Rome, on behalf of the International Organizing Committee Robert Jantzen, Villanova University, on behalf of the International Coordinating Committee +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.7. 73rd Scottish Universities Summer School in Physics: Gravitational wave astronomy --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/06/01/73rd-scottish-universities-su… Starting: 2017-07-23 to 2017-08-05 Location: St Andrews, Scotland Additional Information: https://www.supa.ac.uk/research/sussp73.php Contact: Jenny.Anderson[AT]glasgow.ac.uk The topic of the 73rd Scottish Universities Summer School in Physics will be gravitational wave astronomy. The School will be held in St Andrews, Scotland, from 23rd July to 5th August 2017. SUSSP was established in 1960 to "contribute to the dissemination of advanced knowledge (in Physics) and the formation of contacts among scientists from different countries" through annual summer schools of the highest international standard. The cost for the School, including accommodation at St Salvators' Hall, all meals and activities and School dinner, is £1300 at the early bird rate until 9th June 2017, and GBP 1500 thereafter until registration closes on 30th June 2017. This includes: - Full accommodation - All meals and tea/coffee breaks (packed lunch for the weekend excursions) - All excursions - Conference dinner and Ceilidh (traditional Scottish dancing) The themes to be covered during the School are: - General Relativity and gravitational waves - Astrophysical sources - Gravitational wave detection (ground and space based) - Data analysis - Multi-messenger astrophysics We have assembled world-renowned experts in these fields to provide content on these themes, building up to the very latest understanding in gravitational wave science at this incredibly exciting time. The aim of the School is to provide a congenial setting for early career scientists to learn from the foremost experts in the field on the latest advances in astronomy using gravitational wave observations, and to hold discussions on the future directions of the field. There will be a mix of lectures and interactive discussion/problem solving sessions. These will provide stimulating content covering the broad field of gravitational waves: from theoretical description to details of detectors, and analysis of data. Each topic will be delivered starting at an intermediate level and finishing at the very latest understanding. The School will be held in the historic coastal town of St Andrews, Scotland, and will include excursions to help refocus the minds. There will be sessions on general interest topics such as influencing government policy, performing effective outreach and generating impact from your research which will be led by engaging and expert presenters. These will be tailored to be particularly relevant to those working in the field of gravitational waves. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.8. LCDM and Beyond: Cosmology Tools in Theory and in Practice --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/06/02/cdm-and-beyond-cosmology-tool… Starting: 2017-09-04 to 2017-09-15 Location: Corfu, Greece Additional Information: http://www.cost.eu/COST_Actions/ca/CA15117 Contact: marco.bruni[AT]port.ac.uk We are delighted to announce the first CANTATA summer school, LCDM and Beyond: Cosmology Tools in Theory and in Practice, to be held in Corfu (Greece) between the 4/09/2017 (arrival and registration date) and 15/09/2017 (departure). The school is organised within the framework of our CANTATA COST-Action network, CA15117, http://www.cost.eu/COST_Actions/ca/CA15117 The school will have a strong hands-on component, with practical training on the CAMB and CLASS CMB codes and their modifications to consider Dark Energy and Modified Gravity models, EFTCAMB and HICLASS, as well as on Monte Carlo methods and codes used for testing cosmological models. Theoretical support will be provided by six sets of of lectures, for a total of forty hours over the eight days of the school (lecturers names in brackets): History of the Universe: the physics of the FLRW background (Jens Chluba, University of Manchester, UK) Cosmological perturbation theory and the CMB (Ingunn Kathrine Wehus, University of Oslo, Norway) Dark Energy and Modified Gravity (Martin Kunz, University of Geneva, Switzerland) Observational probes (Carmelita Carbone, INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera and University of Milan, Italy) Statistics and model selection in cosmology (Signe Riemer-Sorensen, University of Oslo, Norway) Nonlinearity in cosmology (Kazuya Koyama, University of Portsmouth, UK) The introductory topics 1. and 2. will be covered in the first two days, with the other courses running over the following six mornings. Afternoons from the third day will be dedicated to: * a workshop on CAMB and EFTCAMB, Trainer Matteo Martinelli (University of Leiden, The Netherlands) on three afternoons; * a workshop on CLASS and HICLASS, Trainer Thomas Tram (AARHUS University, Denmark) on three afternoons. Additional training activities will be organised in the evenings and over the week-end. Support for the various activities will be provided by Marco Bruni (University of Portsmouth, UK), David F. Mota (University of Oslo, Norway) and Miguel Zumalacarregui (NORDITA, Sweden) The CANTATA EU COST-Action aims to be inclusive, especially of less represented minorities and students from Inclusiveness Target Countries. To this end we shall provide financial support, in the form of a partial reimbursement of expenses, to eligible participants. Due to the strong practical component of the school, participation will be limited to about forty students. We therefore strongly encourage anyone interested to apply as soon as possible. The deadline for application is the 9th of June 2017. Details on the program and venue, and the application form, are available on the web-site: http://www.physics.ntua.gr/corfu2017/lc.html On behalf of the Organising Committee, Marco Bruni (CANTATA Training Coordinator) and Ruth Lazkoz (CANTATA Chair) Scientific Organising Committee (CANTATA Core) Marco Bruni (University of Portsmouth, UK) Alessandra Silvestri (University of Leiden, The Netherlands) David F. Mota (University of Oslo, Norway) Prado Martin Moruno (Complutense University of Madrid, Spain) Vincenzo Salzano (University of Szczecin, Poland) Ruth Lazkoz (University of the Basque Country, Bilbao, Spain) Christian Boehmer (University College London, UK) Salvatore Capozziello (University of Naples "Federico II", Italy) Mariafelicia De Laurentis (Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany and Tomsk State Pedagogical University, Russian Federation) Jose Pedro Mimoso (University of Lisbon, Portugal) Paulo Vargas Moniz (Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal) Valeria Pettorino (CEA Paris Saclay, France) Local Organising Committee Emmanuel Saridakis, Konstantinos Ntrekis, Ioannis Dalianis (National Technical University of Athens, Greece) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 2. Jobs ============================================== 2.1. Postgraduate studentships in Gravitation, Astrophysics, Cosmology and Fundamental Interactions at CBPF, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13002 Deadline: 2017-05-17 Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Additional Information: http://www.cbpf.br/~mcasals/index.html Contact: mcasals[AT]cbpf.br A call is now open for entry into the postgraduate programme (Ph.D. or M.Sc.) at the Brazilian Center for Physics Research / Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas (CBPF) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rio de Janeiro has a dynamic scientific atmosphere, with several research-intensive Universities and independent centres, among which CBPF, which is one of the top research institutions in Physics in South America. In particular, CBPF has recently created a new department of Astrophysics, Cosmology and Fundamental Interactions - COSMO, with 9 faculty members carrying out research comprising (but not limited to) the following fields: black hole physics; gravitational waves; gravitational lensing; theoretical and observational cosmology; quantum gravity and cosmology; quantum field theory; supersymmetry; nuclear astrophysics. We particularly encourage students with research interests in the above fields to apply to our postgraduate programme. Entry is made via a selection process which involves a written exam in general Physics and an interview, both of which can be done entirely in the student’s home country and in English, Portuguese or Spanish. Studentships are awarded to those students who pass the selection process. The studentships include a monthly stipend plus some travel funding for, e.g., international conferences. There is also the opportunity for a few selected students to spend periods working abroad in non-Brazilian academic institutions. The deadline for registration (which requires a record of undergraduate grades and two letters of reference) for the selection process is 14/5/2017, the written exam is on 19/5/2017, the interview is on 12/6/2017 for the M.Sc. and on 13/6/2017 for the Ph.D. (exceptionally, a different interview date might be accommodated), and the start of the degree is August 2017. For further information, please see: http://www.cbpf.br/~mcasals/index.html http://uniposrio-fisica.cbpf.br/?pgn=informacoesGerais +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.2. 4 PhD studentships at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology, University of Cambridge, UK ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/05/05/4-phd-studentships-at-the-cen… Deadline: 2017-06-29 Location: Cambridge, UK Additional Information: http://www.ctc.cam.ac.uk/about/jobs.php Contact: gr-secretary[AT]damtp.cam.ac.uk Applications are invited for PhD projects at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics. Project 1: Fundamental physics from gravitational lensing of the CMB The CMB is gravitationally lensed along its path to us and this signal contains information about early universe physics, the properties of neutrinos and dark energy, and dark matter distributions. The study of CMB lensing at high precision is therefore crucial for the success of future CMB cosmology. This studentship offers a leading role in this exciting new field at the interface of theoretical and observational cosmology. The research can span both novel theoretical development and innovative, computationally intensive data analysis for AdvancedACT and Simons Observatory. Project 2: Investigating methods for optimal estimation of correlation functions on incomplete domains. Realistic cosmological data sets have a restricted domain because of experimental effects and foregrounds. This means transforming to harmonic space to find correlation functions is complicated because harmonics are no longer orthogonal. This leads to mode coupling which increases error bars on cosmological observables. Recently we discovered that inpainting of masked regions significantly reduced this coupling allowing for almost optimal estimation of CMB power spectra. This project will apply this methodology to Planck CMB data producing new parameter constraints and then generalize to other data sets like galaxy surveys. Project 3: Halo clustering and galaxy surveys Galaxy and weak lensing surveys provide an unprecedented map of the late-time galaxy and matter distribution, which can be used to constrain fundamental physics. This requires an accurate understanding of the non-linearities in the matter distribution and the mapping from the matter to the galaxy formation sites. The latter can be achieved by studying the clustering of peaks in the initial Gaussian field and following the subsequent evolution using perturbation theory. This project will apply this to observational redshift space and statistics beyond two-point functions, like the bispectrum. Project 4: Detecting new particles in the sky This proposal will develop the tools to constrain signatures from massive particles in CMB maps.. Such particles are hypothesized in string theory and they have a well determined hierarchy. Interactions of these particles with the inflaton lead to unique signatures in the CMB, including sourcing non-Gaussianities that can be observed in temperature and polarisation measurements. The main outcome of this project will be the first analysis looking for massive particles in CMB polarisation data. These studentships are part of new STFC Centre for Doctoral Training in Data Intensive Science. The four-year tenure includes training courses in the first year and a flexible six month placement with industrial partners. Applicants should have a masters in mathematics or physics (majoring in theoretical physics or astrophysics) and should be UK or EU nationals. Further information is available at the group website http://www.ctc.cam.ac.uk and preliminary enquiries can be made to contact potential supervisors through James Parke gr-secretary[AT]damtp.cam.ac.uk. Please submit a formal PhD application to Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at http://www.graduate.study.cam.ac.uk/how-do-i-apply and send an expression of interest email to grad-administrator[AT]maths.cam.ac.uk explaining which studentship you are interested in and why. Closing date: 29th June 2017. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis as they are received. Offers may be made before the closing date. The University values diversity and is committed to equality of opportunity. The Department particularly welcomes applications from women. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.3. International Ph.D. Program on Astrophysics, Cosmology and Gravitation, Brazil+ ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13012 Deadline: 2017-05-31 Location: Brazil / International Additional Information: http://ppgcosmo.cosmo-ufes.org/home.html Contact: ppgcosmo[AT]cosmo-ufes.org PPGCosmo is an international Ph.D. program on Astrophysics, Cosmology and Gravitation that aims to give Ph.D. students the opportunity to develop a successful international scientific career. The research topics range from theoretical to observational aspects of Astrophysics, Cosmology and Gravitation, including participation in collaborations such as Euclid, J-PAS and DES. PPGCosmo is a Brazilian program consisting of four institutions from Brazil and four institutions from outside Brazil. Four 4-year Ph.D. positions are now available starting in mid-August 2017. The student will be supervised by a Professor at a Brazilian institution and co-supervised by a Professor at an institution outside Brazil. For the compulsory postgraduate courses the student will be mainly based in Vitoria (Espirito Santo, Brazil). The student will have opportunities to visit the other Brazilian participating institutions and will have to spend one year at the co-supervisor's non-Brazilian institution. Please go to http://ppgcosmo.cosmo-ufes.org/home.html for further information. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.4. STFC Rutherford Fellowship, Nottingham, UK ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13043 Deadline: 2017-06-30 Location: Nottingham, UK Additional Information: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/mathematics/research/mathematical-physics/quant… Contact: Thomas.Sotiriou[AT]nottingham.ac.uk The School of Mathematical Sciences of the University of Nottingham plans to support a candidate for the Ernest Rutherford Fellowship awarded by the STFC. The duration of the fellowship is 5-years and the STFC deadline is September 21st 2017. More information about the fellowship can be found here: http://www.stfc.ac.uk/funding/fellowships/ernest-rutherford-fellowship/ The School of Mathematical Sciences can support only one candidate and it will review applications from interested candidates. Expressions of interest should be sent to Dr Thomas Sotiriou, email: Thomas.Sotiriou[AT]nottingham.ac.uk. They should be received before June 30th in order to receive full consideration and should include a full CV (a research statement or proposal is not necessary at this stage). Successful applicants will be hosted by the Quantum Gravity Group that includes John Barrett, Kirill Krasnov, Jorma Louko, Alex Schenkel, Thomas Sotiriou and Silke Weinfurtner. The research interests of the group include: - alternative theories of gravity - analogue gravity - black holes and compact stars (strong gravity) - quantum field theory in curved spacetimes - quantum gravity Research proposals in topics that are complementary to the above are welcome. The group has close ties (including a joint STFC Consolidated Grant) with the Particle Theory Group in the School of Physics and Astronomy, which includes Tasos Avgoustidis, Clare Burrage, Ed Copeland, Anne Green, Adam Moss, Tony Padilla and Paul Saffin. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.5. Postdoc in GR at Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13049 Deadline: 2017-07-31 Location: Prague, Czech Republic Additional Information: http://utf.mff.cuni.cz Contact: oldrich.semerak[AT]mff.cuni.cz Institute of Theoretical Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University in Prague, invites applications for a postdoctoral position within Prague relativity group to a motivated person, working in the field of general relativity and/or its astrophysical or cosmological applications. More specifically, his/her doctoral expertise and research plan should include at least one of the following topics: solutions of Einstein’s field equations and their interpretation, problems of energy and radiation in GR, asymptotic structure of space-times, particles and fields around black holes, dynamics of particles and extended bodies in GR, physics of neutron stars, black-hole perturbations, approximation methods and numerical relativity, gravitational lensing, theoretical cosmology, emission and analysis of gravitational waves and their astrophysical and cosmological aspects. The selected candidate will work within the GR group of the institute, most probably within the ongoing grant project “Albert Einstein Center for Gravitation and Astrophysics”. We offer: 1 year contract from January 2018 with a possible renewal in case of mutual interest. Salary comparable to the starting salary of an assistant professor at the Faculty. Standard equipment and reasonable support for conference and collaboration traveling. Interested candidates should submit: CV, brief description of research expertise and plans, list of publications, two letters of recommendation. Shortlisted candidates may be invited for an interview or seminar. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.6. Postdoctoral positions in GRMHD/NR/LIGO at the Rochester Institute of Technology, NY, USA ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/05/30/postdoctoral-positions-in-grm… Deadline: 2017-09-01 Location: Rochester, NY, USA Additional Information: http://ccrg.rit.edu/ Contact: manuela[AT]astro.rit.edu The Center for Computational Relativity and Gravitation (CCRG) at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) anticipates filling several postdoctoral positions in the coming year. We are looking for postdoctoral candidates in the areas of modeling of gravitational waves sources and their electromagnetic counterparts with numerical relativity, and gravitational wave data analysis for LIGO and its astrophysical interpretation. In the area of gravitational-wave astronomy, we are particularly interested in candidates who are interested in the data analysis challenges involved in the detection of astrophysical gravitational wave sources; in the parameter estimation of binary compact objects, particularly binary black holes; in tests of general relativity enabled by gravitational wave measurements; and in the opportunities afforded by multimessenger astrophysics. In the area of computational astrophysics and astrophysical numerical relativity we are particularly interested in candidates who are interested in relativistic magneto-hydrodynamics (GRMHD) simulations of accretion disks around supermassive black hole mergers, and jet dynamics. This work will have direct impact on electromagnetic observations of active galactic nuclei, and is part of an ongoing long-term collaborative research effort with Julian Krolik at Johns Hopkins University, Scott Noble at the University of Tulsa, as well as other collaborators. In the area of numerical relativity we are interested in a candidate capable of working on the initial data and evolution of binary black holes and neutron stars in the framework of the Einstein-toolkit (ETK) and LazEv codes. We seek to develop and optimize current RIT's group codes as well as semianalytic efforts to model hybrid waveforms and final remnant formulae for LIGO. The ongoing effort includes several faculty, postdocs, and graduate students, as well as external collaborator Nakano at Kyoto University, and others. The successful postdoctoral candidates will have the opportunity to collaborate on a broad range of research topics in gravitational physics. Our group is involved in several large collaborations, including the LIGO Scientific Collaboration (LSC), The Einstein Toolkit Consortium (http://einsteintoolkit.org), and a Petascale computing project with NCSA. There are many senior researchers working in a broad range of areas of gravitational physics and astrophysics at the CCRG. This includes Manuela Campanelli (Director), Sukanya Chakrabarti, Joshua Faber, Carlos Lousto, Richard O'Shaughnessy, Jason Nordhaus, Yosef Zlochower, John Whelan, and Hans-Peter Bischof (a visualization expert), several postdoctoral fellows and Ph.D. students (see http://ccrg.rit.edu/people for an overview on who is or has been at CCRG). The group also collaborates with many faculty, postdocs and graduate students in the larger astrophysics group (http://www.rit.edu/cos/astrophysics/), the school of Mathematical Sciences (http://www.rit.edu/cos/sms/) and the School of Physics and Astronomy (http://www.rit.edu/cos/physics/). The positions are for two or three years and renewable depending on satisfactory performance and the availability of funds. CCRG researchers have access to several computing cluster facilities at national computing centers such as XSEDE and BlueWaters as well as a dedicated 1600-core cluster hosted at the Center. More information about the CCRG is available at http://ccrg.rit.edu/ And about Rochester at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochester,_New_York Applications should consist of a cover letter, a brief statement of research interests, a curriculum vitae including publication list, and at least three letters of recommendation. All materials should be sent electronically as soon as possible to: ccrg-postdoc[AT]ccrgweb.rit.edu For an overview of all job openings at CCRG please go to: http://ccrg.rit.edu/spotlight/jobs. Enquiries can be addressed to the center's Director: Manuela Campanelli, manuela[AT]astro[dot]rit[dot]edu Center for Computational Relativity and Gravitation, School of Mathematical Sciences, and School of Physics and Astronomy, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) 85 Lomb Memorial Drive Rochester, New York 14623 USA Review of completed applications will begin as soon as available and will continue until a suitable candidate is found. Starting date can be as early as September, 2017. RIT is committed to equal employment opportunity and affirmative action. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 3. News ============================================== 3.1. Exchange of researchers working on gravitational-wave and black hole physics ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13017 Additional Information: https://gwverse.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/news/?id=23 In the context of the European COST Action CA16104 on Gravitational waves, black holes and fundamental physics, grants for short term scientific missions (STSMs) are available. We are inviting you to submit proposals for STMSs starting after July 1 and before November 30, 2017. Applications outside this timeframe will be discarded (a second call will open in September). This call starts on May 15 and closes June 15, 2017. All proposals will be reviewed and the results will be announced by July 1, 2017. Short Term Scientific Missions (STSMs) are a great opportunity for all scientists within the COST Action to exchange visits, nurture collaborations, or develop new ones. The COST association defines the STSM as exchange visits between researchers involved in a COST Action, allowing scientists to visit an institution or laboratory in another COST country. Participants from a participating COST Country or Cooperative State can be hosted at institution in: - another participating COST Country or Cooperative State, - another participating COST Country or Cooperative State, - an approved NNC (Near Neighbour Country) institution, - an approved IPC (International Partner Country), or - an approved Specific organization. Participants from an approved NNC (Near Neighbour Country) institution or an approved European RTD Organization can only be hosted at another participating COST Country or cooperative state. A European RTD Organisation is any intergovernmental scientific research organisation that is responsible for infrastructures and laboratories whose members are countries, and the majority of which are COST Member Countries or Cooperating State. STSMs are aimed at fostering collaboration, sharing new techniques and infrastructure that may not be available in other participants' institutions or laboratories. STSMs are of two types (more on STSM types can be found at: https://gwverse.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/stsms/stsm-types/) and are intended especially for young researchers. The details of the application procedure can be found at: https://gwverse.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/stsms/how-to-apply/ For queries, contact the STSM coordinator Andreja Gomboc, andreja.gomboc[at]ung.si ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.2. 2017 Awards for Essays on Gravitation ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/05/16/2017-awards-for-essays-on-gra… Additional Information: http://www.gravityresearchfoundation.org The trustees are pleased to announce the Awards for Essays for 2017. 1. $4,000 - Gravity and Handedness of Photons by Ivan Agullo[1], Adrian del Rio[2], and Jose Navarro-Salas[2], [1]Department of Physics and Astronomy, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803-4001, [2]Departamento de Fisica Teorica and IFIC, Centro Mixto Universidad de Valencia-CSIC. Facultad de Fisica, Burjassot-46100, Valencia, Spain; e-mail: agullo[AT]lsu.edu, adrian.rio[AT]uv.es, jnavarro[AT]ific.uv.es 2. $1,250 - Spacetime Has a 'Thickness' by Samir D. Mathur, Department of Physics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210; e-mail: mathur.16[AT]osu.edu 3. $1,000 - Black Holes and Hurwitz Class Numbers by Shamit Kachru[1] and Arnav Tripathy[2], [1]Stanford Institute for Theoretical Physics, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 94305, [2]Department of Mathematics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138; Email: skachru[AT]stanford.edu, tripathy[AT]math.harvard.edu 4. $750 - A Proof of the Weak Gravity Conjecture by Shahar Hod, The Ruppin Academic Center, Emeq Hefer 40250, Israel and The Hadassah Institute, Jerusalem 91010, Israel; e-mail: shaharhod[AT]gmail.com 5. $500 - Gravitational Wave - Gauge Field Dynamics by R. R. Caldwell[1], C. Devulder[1], and N. A. Maksimova[2], [1]Department of Physics and Astronomy, Dartmouth College, 6127 Wilder Laboratory, Hanover, NH 03755, [2]Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA 02138; e-mail: robert.r.caldwell[AT]dartmouth.edu, christopher.devulder.gr[AT]dartmouth.edu, nina.maksimova[AT]cfa.harvard.edu Selected for Honorable Mention this year were (listed in alphabetical order): Dharam Vir Ahluwalia; Michele Arzano and Gianluca Calcagni;Valentina Baccetti, Robert B. Mann, and Daniel R. Terno; Ning Bao, Sean M. Carroll, and Ashmeet Singh; W. Barreto, H. P. de Oliveira, and E. L. Rodrigues; John D. Barrow and Chandrima Ganguly; Spyros Basilakos, Vahid Kamali, and Ahmad Mehrabi; David Benisty and E. I. Guendelman; Pablo Bueno and Pablo A. Cano; Alexander Burinskii; F. I. Cooperstock; Maxim Eingorn, Claus Kiefer, and Alexander Zhuk; Netta Engelhardt and Sebastian Fischetti; John Estes, Michael Kavic, Matthew Lippert, and John H. Simonetti; Ricardo Z. Ferreira, McCullen Sandora, and Martin S. Sloth; Arthur E. Fischer; Antonino Flachi and Kenji Fukushima; Wen-Cong Gan and Fu-Wen Shu; Yuan K. Ha; Richard T. Hammond; Johan Hansson and Stephane Francois; Robert J. Hardwick, Vincent Vennin, and David Wands; Nader A. Inan; Nirmalya Kajuri; Archil Kobakhidze, Cyril Lagger, and Adrian Manning; Philip D. Mannheim; Elliot Nelson and C. Jess Riedel; T. Padmanabhan and Hamsa Padmanabhan; Tejinder P. Singh; C. Sivaram; Matt Visser; Asher Yahalom. This announcement and abstracts of award-winning and honorable mention essays will be posted when ready on our web site, http:/www.gravityresearchfoundation.org. The five award-winning essays will be published in a special issue of the International Journal of Modern Physics D (IJMPD). They will also be posted at a later date on our web site. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.3. Living Reviews and CompAC: new open access articles ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/06/01/living-reviews-and-compac-new… Additional Information: http://www.livingreviews.org The open-access journals Living Reviews in Relativity and Computational Astrophysics and Cosmology have published new articles in May 2017: Brian D. Metzger, "Kilonovae", Living Rev. Relativ. (2017) 20:3 https://doi.org/10.1007/s41114-017-0006-z Douglas Potter, Joachim Stadel and Romain Teyssier, "PKDGRAV3: beyond trillion particle cosmological simulations for the next era of galaxy surveys", Comput. Astrophys. Cosmol. (2017) 4:2 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40668-017-0021-1 Oliver Porth, Hector Olivares, Yosuke Mizuno, Ziri Younsi, Luciano Rezzolla, Monika Moscibrodzka, Heino Falcke and Michael Kramer, "The black hole accretion code", Comput. Astrophys. Cosmol. (2017) 4:1 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40668-017-0020-2 Living Reviews are open-access review journals that allow authors to regularly update their articles to include latest developments. Its companion research journals primarily publish original work. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.4. Hot Topics in General Relativity and Gravitation ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/06/01/hot-topics-in-general-relativ… Additional Information: http://www.cpt.univ-mrs.fr/~cosmo/HTGRG-3/index.php This international conference is held every two years at ICISE in Quy Nhon (Vietnam) Our present aims are to discuss and review recent developments on: Testing Gravity in Cosmology and Astrophysics Black Hole Physics and Gravitational Waves Quantum Field Theory on Curved Spacetime Numerical Relativity and Relativistic Astrophysics Inflation and the Early Universe Higher-Dimensional and Modified Gravity Theories Mathematical Relativity Quantum Gravity, String and Ads/CFT (Gauge/Gravity) Correspondences The conference will consist of plenary sessions for in-depth oral presentations (review talks and talks on specific specialized topics) and posters. The contributions are either solicited or selected among submitted abstracts. The program will be available after the deadline of abstracts submission (July 9th, 2017). ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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