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########################################## Table of Contents ########################################### 1. Conferences 1.1. Testing Gravity 2019, Vancouver, Canada 1.2. The New Era of Multi-Messenger Astrophysics, Groningen, The Netherlands 1.3. Gravitational-Wave Astrophysics with Populations, Aspen, Colorado, USA 1.4. PHAROS PhD training school on multi-messenger physics and astrophysics with compact binaries, Jena, Germany 2. Jobs 2.1. W1 (Tenure-Track) Faculty Position in Theoretical Gravitational-Wave Physics, Frankfurt, Germany 2.2. Postdoctoral position in gravitational physics, Lisbon, Portugal 2.3. Postdoctoral Positions in Department of Physics, IIT Bombay, India 2.4. Department Head, School of Mathematical Science, RIT, NY, USA 2.5. Postdoctoral Researcher or Associate Researcher in Theoretical High Energy Physics at the University of Kansas, USA 2.6. Postdoctoral Researcher in mathematical physics at the University of Burgundy, France 2.7. Junior Professorship (W1) for Theoretical Astrophysics (Tenure track), Potsdam, Germany 2.8. Two Tenure Track Faculty Positions in Physics, Wake Forest University, USA 2.9. Postdoctoral researcher in gravitational physics at the University of Mississippi, USA 2.10. Postdoc opportunities in General Relativity, Dublin City University, Ireland 3. News 3.1. SageManifolds 1.3 is out 3.2. GRG Editor’s Choice: recent highlight articles 3.3. COST GWverse: Exchange of researchers working on gravitational-wave and black hole physics 3.4. Living Reviews in Relativity: New articles on "Computer algebra" and "Hamiltonian formalisms" ============================================== 1. Conferences ============================================== 1.1. Testing Gravity 2019, Vancouver, Canada --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/08/07/testing-gravity-2019/ Starting: 2019-01-23 to 2019-01-26 Location: Vancouver, Canada Additional Information: https://www.sfu.ca/physics/cosmology/TestingGravity2019/ Contact: testing-gravity-2019[AT]sfu.ca The registration is currently open for the 3rd Testing Gravity conference at SFU Harbour Centre in Vancouver, January 23-26, 2019. Like the 2015 and the 2017 meetings, TG2019 will feature the latest updates from the gravitational wave detectors, laboratory tests, cosmological surveys and other experiments, as well as discussions of recent theoretical advances. Testing Gravity remains a topical theme because of the unexplained nature of Dark Matter and Dark Energy and the long-standing failure to reconcile gravity with quantum physics. The Testing Gravity conference series aims to provide theorists working on extensions of General Relativity with a realistic perspective on what aspects of their theories can be tested. On the other hand, the experimentalists and observers get a chance to learn about new ideas that their experiments can test. There will be a one-day “school” on Wednesday, January 23rd, featuring five review lectures covering the key topics of the conference. The main conference, January 24-26, will include invited and contributed talks, and a poster session. To register and for further information, including special accommodation rates, please visit the conference website. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.2. The New Era of Multi-Messenger Astrophysics, Groningen, The Netherlands --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=14368 Starting: 2019-03-25 to 2019-03-29 Location: Groningen, The Netherlands Additional Information: http://multi-messenger.asterics2020.eu/ Contact: locasterics[AT]astron.nl The ASTERICS collaboration is pleased to announce the symposium: "The New Era of Multi Messenger Astrophysics". We look forward to welcoming you to Groningen to discuss the recent developments in the fields of gravitational waves, astrophysical neutrinos, the highly energetic dynamic sky, and to explore new methods for multi-messenger science and the related research infrastructures. The past few years have been pivotal for multi-messenger astrophysics, with the first detection of gravitational waves from the merging of two neutron stars and the recent announcement of a high energy neutrino event detected by IceCube coincident in direction and time with a gamma-ray flare from a blazar detected by Fermi. Gravitational Wave and Neutrino sources and their electromagnetic counterparts, together with new developments in transient astronomy, are a vibrant field where the nature of many phenomena is still unknown or debated. Furthermore, the new generation of sensitive, wide-field instrumentation across the entire electromagnetic and astroparticle spectrum (SKA, CTA, KM3NeT, ELT, Athena) are set to radically change the way we perceive the Universe. In the next decade, space and ground-based detectors will jointly explore the Universe through all its messengers. Adequate e-infrastructures and algorithms will be needed to manage and analyse the data. The new era of multi-messenger astrophysics has dawned. The time is right to convene a meeting of international researchers to review recent scientific and technological progress and to continue planning the future of multi-messenger astrophysics. The conference will be held from 25 to 29 March 2019, hosted by the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON) on behalf of the ASTERICS collaboration at Martini Plaza in Groningen, The Netherlands. ASTERICS is a Horizon 2020 funded project that collects knowledge and experiences from astronomy, astrophysics and particle physics and fosters synergies among existing research infrastructures and scientific communities, with the ambition of seeing them interoperate as an integrated, multi-wavelength and multi-messenger facility. Registration and abstract submissions are now open. General inquiries can be sent to locasterics[AT]astron.nl. Key themes are: * Electromagnetic transients in multi-messenger signals -- Explosive triggers -- Repeaters * Gravitational Wave Sources in multi-messenger signals -- Persistent sources -- NS mergers -- BH events * Sources of high-energy particles (neutrinos, CRs, VHE gamma-rays) -- Blazars and astrophysical neutrinos * Multi-messenger technology and interoperability -- Synoptic surveys and multi-messenger signals -- Interoperability of multi-messenger facilities -- Data access and Virtual Observatory * Alert mechanism systems and fast response of facilities -- Policies for multi-messenger astrophysics * The principles of Open Science Scientific Organising Committee (SOC): Gemma Anderson - Curtin University (Australia) Dipankar Bhattacharya - Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (India) Marica Branchesi - Gran Sasso Science Institute/INFN-LNGS (Italy) Eric Chassande-Mottin - CNRS (France) Alessandra Corsi - Texas Tech University (USA) Anna Franckowiak - Desy (Germany) Aart Heijboer - Nikhef (Netherlands) Mansi M. Kasliwal - California Institute of Technology (USA) Sera Markoff - University of Amsterdam (Netherlands) Tara Murphy - University of Sydney (Australia) Zsolt Paragi - Joint Institute for VLBI ERIC (Netherlands) Fabio Pasian - INAF (Italy) Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz University of California, Santa Cruz (USA) Patrick Woudt - University of Cape Town (South Africa) Feng Yuan - Shanghai Observatory (China) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.3. Gravitational-Wave Astrophysics with Populations, Aspen, Colorado, USA --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=14393 Starting: 2019-02-09 to 2019-02-15 Location: Aspen, Colorado, USA Additional Information: https://sites.google.com/fullerton.edu/gwpop-aspen2019/ Contact: jread[AT]Fullerton.edu GWPop will explore new challenges in accommodating the (possible) oncoming deluge of transient detections, with implications across a diverse array of astrophysics including general relativity and fundamental physics, stellar populations and their history, cosmic nucleosynthesis, post-merger jets and kilonovae, and the neutron-star equation of state. Applications will open in mid-September 2018. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.4. PHAROS PhD training school on multi-messenger physics and astrophysics with compact binaries, Jena, Germany --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/08/28/pharos-phd-training-school-o… Starting: 2019-03-11 to 2019-03-15 Location: Jena, Germany Additional Information: https://indico.tpi.uni-jena.de/event/2/overview Contact: pharoschod2019[AT]uni-jena.de The first PHAROS COST action CA16214 [1] PhD training school on multi-messenger physics and astrophysics with compact binaries will be held in Jena (Germany) from Monday March 11 to Friday March 15 2019 [2]. The goal of the school is to contribute to the training of the next generation of scientists that will face the problem of interpreting multimessenger signals from compact binaries composed of neutron stars in the coming years. The school is aimed primarily at students and early career researchers and covers the following topics: * Observational aspects. - Current and future observatories, their operational mode, and the network organization. - Main observables and their connection to astrophysical phenomena and sources. - Relations between the sources and the emission mechanisms in the different bands and channels (gravitational, electromagnetic and neutrinos). - Observational constraints on neutron star and merger remnant properties, and on the dense matter equation of state. * Theoretical modeling. - Formation channels of compact binaries; masses distributions and rates. - Coalescence dynamics and gravitational signals from general and numerical relativity. - High-energy astrophysical phenomena; short gamma-ray burst and kilonova modeling and their connection to the strong-field dynamics. - Role of nuclear and weak interactions in the merger dynamics and remnant; status and challenges of physical input models for theory and simulations. * Data analysis. - Bayesian methods and standard tools employed by different communities. - Shared frameworks for multi-messenger data analysis: status and perspectives. - Data reduction and observational inputs. - Input from theoretical modeling: models requirements and interpretation challenges. Lecturers * ARCONES Almudena (Darmstadt U/GSI) * FORTIN Morgan (CAMK) * HINDERER Tanja (Radboud U) * MAPELLI Michela (Padova U) * MESSENGER Chris* (Glasgow) * OHME Frank (AEI Hannover) * PEREGO Albino (INFN) * SHIBATA Masaru (AEI/Kyoto) *TANVIR Nial (University of Leicester) There is no registration fee, but online registration before January 10, 2019 is required. Due to space limitations, attendance at the school is limited to approximately 100 people. Partial support for local housing and travel is available upon request. Participants desiring support should apply filling the online registration form [2]. Scientific Organizing Commitee * ANDERSSON Nils (Southampton U) * BERNUZZI Sebastiano (Jena U) * BRUEGMANN Bernd (Jena U) * HANNAM Mark (Cardiff U) * HASKELL Brynmor (CAMK) * MEINEL Reinhard (Jena U) * NISSANKE Samaya (UvA) * OERTEL Micaela (Meudon) * ROWLINSON Antonia (UvA) * REA Nanda (CSIC) * TOLOS Laura (Frankfurth Goethe U) [1] http://www.pharos.ice.csic.es/ [2] https://indico.tpi.uni-jena.de/event/2/overview +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 2. Jobs ============================================== 2.1. W1 (Tenure-Track) Faculty Position in Theoretical Gravitational-Wave Physics, Frankfurt, Germany ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/08/02/w1-tenure-track-faculty-posi… Deadline: 2018-09-15 Location: Frankfurt, Germany Additional Information: http://www.uni-frankfurt.de/73365231/721327_ENGL.pdf? Contact: rezzolla[AT]itp.uni-frankfurt.de he Institute for Theoretical Physics (ITP) at the Goethe University Frankfurt am Main invites applications for a Junior-Professor Faculty Position (W1) in Theoretical Gravitational-Wave Physics to be filled at the earliest possible date. The position is funded in the context of the DFG-funded CRC-TR 211 "Strong-interaction matter under extreme conditions" (https://th.physik.uni-frankfurt.de/~strongmatter) We are looking for an early-career researcher with an outstanding research record in the field of gravitational-wave physics and its connections to neutron stars and nuclear physics. Participation in current and future collaborative-research initiatives of the Department of Physics, as well as interdisciplinary cooperation within the Faculties of Science is expected. The ideal candidate has a PhD in Theoretical Physics and will be able to teach Theoretical Physics at all levels, including advanced courses in Theoretical Astrophysics and Gravitational Physics. The position is for 6 years, with an evaluation after the first three years, but tenure and promotion to W2 or W3 level is possible after successful evaluation. Details on the procedure to follow for the application are linked from the webpage of the ITP: http://www.goethe-university-frankfurt.de/66533451/ITP? The deadline for applications is set to 15.09.18 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.2. Postdoctoral position in gravitational physics, Lisbon, Portugal ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/08/06/postdoctoral-position-in-gra… Deadline: 2018-09-15 Location: Lisbon, Portugal. Additional Information: https://centra.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/network/grit/ Contact: andrea.nerozzi[AT]ist.utl.pt The Gravity Group at Tecnico (GRIT), part of the Center for Astrophysics and Gravitation in Tecnico, Lisbon, invites applications for a postdoctoral position in Gravitational Physics, with focus on mathematical approaches to Einstein’s equations and applications to numerical relativity. Besides his/her research activities, the applicant is expected to contribute to an ongoing research effort aimed at using tetrad formulations of general relativity for numerical simulations. The appointment is for two years, with possible renewal for a third year. More details on the group can be found at https://centra.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/network/grit/ A tentative date for the appointment is Nov 1 2018 (with possible variations to be agreed upon with the successful applicant). All candidates must hold a Ph.D. in Physics. The GRIT group is the largest group in the country working on gravitational physics, and has strong connections with the gravity groups in Cambridge, Mississippi, Osaka, Paris, Rome, and Perimeter Institute. Applicants should send a 2-page curriculum vitae, a list of publications and a statement of research interests. No letters of recommendation are necessary at this stage. Applications should be received by September 15th, 2018. Incomplete applications shall not be considered. Screening of applicants will begin on September 15th, 2018 and will continue until the position is filled. For more information and for submission of applications please contact Andrea Nerozzi (andrea.nerozzi[AT]ist.utl.pt). +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.3. Postdoctoral Positions in Department of Physics, IIT Bombay, India ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/08/07/postdoctoral-positions-in-de… Deadline: 2018-08-31 Location: Mumbai, India Additional Information: https://www.ircc.iitb.ac.in/IRCC-Webpage/rnd/RecruitmentGenerateCircular.js… Contact: shanki[AT]phy.iitb.ac.in Department of Physics, IIT Bombay, intends to appoint two postdoctoral positions in areas of Early Universe Cosmology and particle physics model building. The positions are funded by an ISRO-RESPOND PROGRAMME grant on Magnetogenesis. The researchers are expected to have experience with inflation, particle physics model building, and astroparticle physics. A Ph.D. degree and relevant research experience are required for these posts. Candidates awarded Ph.D. recently, or research scholars who have submitted their thesis and waiting for the examination are strongly encouraged to apply. Tenure: 1 year extendable for one more year Fellowship: Rs. 50000-70000/- +Rs.6000/- Out of Campus Allowance Deadline: 31 August 2018 Informal inquiries can be made to S. Shankaranarayanan (shanki[AT]phy.iitb.ac.in) and Urjit Yajnik (yajnik[AT]phy.iitb.ac.in). Interested candidates, please apply through the application portal https://www.ircc.iitb.ac.in/IRCC-Webpage/rnd/RecruitmentGenerateCircular.js… Also, send CV (with the date), research statement and have at least two letters of reference sent by email to shanki[AT]phy.iitb.ac.in and yajnik[AT]phy.iitb.ac.in with the subject "Application for Post-doctoral Positions - Candidate name." +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.4. Department Head, School of Mathematical Science, RIT, NY, USA ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=14342 Deadline: 2018-11-01 Location: Rochester, NY, USA Additional Information: https://sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Search/Home/Home?partnerid=25483&siteid… Contact: nathan.cahill[AT]rit.edu The Rochester Institute of Technology seeks a visionary and dynamic leader to serve as the Head of the School of Mathematical Sciences (SMS), an academic unit dedicated to advancing the frontiers of mathematical sciences. As the chief academic, fiscal, and administrative officer of the School, the Head provides leadership, advocacy, oversight, and management. The Head is responsible for overseeing the academic, student, faculty, and staff affairs and for leading the research and operational activities of the School. The daily operation of the School emphasizes an open and inclusive management style that inspires and supports the faculty, staff, and students in their individual and collaborative efforts. Responsibilities include: . Overseeing and continually improving the SMS undergraduate and graduate programs and the general education curriculum . Promoting research and encouraging discovery, entrepreneurship, and experiential learning opportunities for faculty, staff, and students . Fostering SMS participation in interdisciplinary projects and programs . Recruiting and retaining top-tier faculty . Developing, supporting, and advocating for faculty and staff at all levels . Facilitating the completion of drafting and implemention of a five-year SMS strategic plan . Cultivating existing and prospective donors and research partners . Managing the SMS financial resources SMS Head appointments are three-year renewable terms. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.5. Postdoctoral Researcher or Associate Researcher in Theoretical High Energy Physics at the University of Kansas, USA ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=14344 Deadline: 2018-08-29 Location: Lawrence, KS, USA Additional Information: https://employment.ku.edu/staff/12569BR Contact: ian.lewis[AT]ku.edu The High Energy Theory Group at the University of Kansas invites applications for a position at the postdoctoral/ associate researcher level beginning on or before January 1, 2019. The group works on physics of the Standard Model and beyond, including QCD, collider physics, dark matter physics, neutrino physics, ultra-high energy cosmic rays, model-building, and astroparticle-cosmology. Preferred qualifications include experience in particle phenomenology with expertise in collider and/or dark matter physics. Exceptional applicants from other areas will be given careful consideration. The initial appointment will be until August 31, 2020, but is renewable up to one additional year contingent on performance and funding. Required qualifications for the postdoctoral researcher position include a Ph.D. in physics or related field by date of appointment and potential for and/or evidence of scientific productivity. Required qualifications for the associate researcher position include a Ph.D. in physics or related field by date of appointment, three or more years of relevant experience working in a research setting at the post-doctoral level. For a complete announcement and to apply online, go to https://employment.ku.edu/staff/12569BR . Applicants should submit a cover letter with the names and contact information of three references, their CV, publication list, and a statement of research interests. In addition, three reference letters should be sent by email to theorypostdoc[AT]ku.edu or mailed to Department of Physics & Astronomy, 1251 Wescoe Hall Drive, Room 1082, Malott Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045 USA. Applications deadline will be August 29, 2018. Inquiries can be made by email to ian.lewis[AT]ku.edu The University of Kansas prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, ancestry, disability status as a veteran, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, gender identity, gender expression, and genetic information in the university’s programs and activities. Retaliation is also prohibited by university policy. The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies and are the Title IX coordinators for their respective campuses: Executive Director of the Office of Institutional Opportunity & Access, IOA[AT]ku.edu, 1246 West Campus Road, Room 153A, Lawrence, KS 66045, 785-864-6414, 711 TTY (for the Lawrence, Edwards, Parsons, Yoder, and Topeka campuses); Director, Equal Opportunity Office, Mail Stop 7004, 4330 Shawnee Mission Parkway, Fairway, KS 66205, 913-588-8011, 711 TTY (for the Wichita, Salina, and Kansas) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.6. Postdoctoral Researcher in mathematical physics at the University of Burgundy, France ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/08/10/postdoctoral-researcher-in-m… Deadline: 2018-08-28 Location: Dijon, France Additional Information: http://math.u-bourgogne.fr Contact: Guido.Carlet[AT]u-bourgogne.fr Applications are invited for a post-doctoral researcher position in mathematical physics with the University of Burgundy beginning as early as September 1, 2018 or until the position is filled. This position will be at the Institute of Mathematics in Dijon. Post-doctoral researcher candidates are required to have a Ph.D. by date of appointment and research experience in mathematical physics. For more information contact Prof. G. Carlet (Guido.Carlet[AT]u-bourgogne.fr). +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.7. Junior Professorship (W1) for Theoretical Astrophysics (Tenure track), Potsdam, Germany ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/08/24/junior-professorship-w1-for-… Deadline: 2018-08-31 Location: Potsdam, Germany Additional Information: https://www.uni-potsdam.de/fileadmin01/projects/verwaltung/docs/Dezernat3/A… Contact: sekretariat-vpl[AT]uni-potsdam.de The University is seeking a young researcher who already has a strong research record in theoretical astrophysics that supplements and/or complements current astrophysical research at the department. The department’s main research topics include the interstellar and intergalactic medium, stellar astrophysics, theoretical and observational astroparticle physics, planetology, and others. The department is closely connected with other local research institutes such as the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP), Deutsches Elektronen Synchroton (DESY), Zeuthen, and the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (AEI). In the context of this professorship, the department is particularly interested in strengthening its cooperation with the AEI, for which (among others) the topics of gravitational wave astronomy, compact objects, supernovas and cosmology are particularly suited. Applicants should have demonstrated early excellence in research, proven by a compelling publication record. Ideally, they already should have been successful in the acquisition of third-party funding. The position involves teaching duties as part of the bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in Physics and Astrophysics (in German and English). +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.8. Two Tenure Track Faculty Positions in Physics, Wake Forest University, USA ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/08/24/two-tenure-track-faculty-pos… Deadline: 2018-10-15 Location: Winston-Salem, U.S.A. Additional Information: https://wfu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Faculty_Career_Website_live/job/Win… Contact: anderson[AT]wfu.edu The Department of Physics at Wake Forest University is seeking applications for two tenure-track positions to begin July 2019. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in Physics or a related area and are expected to have a strong commitment to both teaching and research. The Department is searching for candidates whose research is in the area of Condensed Matter Physics (particularly in materials-focused experimental or theoretical/computational research), Biophysics (including all areas of experimental or theoretical/computational biophysics but particularly in biomaterials, disease-focused biophysics, bio-electronics, or applications involving machine learning), or observational Astrophysics (particularly with a focus on either LIGO/LISA/Multi-messenger or exoplanets). Candidates with research interests complementary to those of current Wake Forest Physics faculty are especially encouraged to apply. We expect to fill these positions at the Assistant Professor level, but exceptional candidates may be considered at other ranks. The successful candidates will teach courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels and establish a vigorous, externally supported research program. Founded in 1834, the University is ranked among the top 30 national universities. The Physics Department is a Ph.D.-granting department whose mission is to perform internationally recognized research and to excel in undergraduate and graduate education. Opportunities for multi-disciplinary collaborations exist with several centers: the Translational Science Center, the Center for Functional Materials, the Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials, and the Center for Energy, Environment and Sustainability. Opportunities are also available through the newly established Wake Forest Innovation Quarter in downtown Winston-Salem, one of the fastest-growing urban technology innovation districts in the United States. Also, many collaborations exist among our faculty and faculty at the Medical School (WFU Health Sciences). The application package should include a letter of application with the names and contact information of at least three references, curriculum vitae, a statement of research plans (maximum of 5 pages), and a statement of teaching philosophy (maximum of 3 pages). Please see the external link for information on submitting an application. Review of applications will begin on October 15th and continue until the position is filled. Wake Forest University welcomes and encourages diversity and inclusivity, and seeks applicants with demonstrated success in working with diverse populations. Wake Forest University is an AA/EO employer and values an inclusive and diverse learning community and campus climate. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.9. Postdoctoral researcher in gravitational physics at the University of Mississippi, USA ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=14388 Deadline: 2018-11-01 Location: Oxford, MS, USA Additional Information: https://relativity.phy.olemiss.edu/GR/?x=entry:entry180827-143241 Contact: lcstein[AT]olemiss.edu The gravity group at the University of Mississippi invites applications for a postdoctoral researcher in gravitational physics / astrophysics, with emphasis on: strong-field gravity, compact objects, gravitational waves, testing general relativity, numerical relativity, gravitational-wave data analysis, and related topics. A PhD in physics/mathematics/astronomy is required by the time of the initial appointment. Candidates should have expertise in analytical relativity and/or numerical computing, ideally both. The position is for two years, with potential for renewal for a third year contingent on performance and funding. The successful applicant will develop and advance their own independent research program, collaborate with UM gravity group faculty (Luca Bombelli, Marco Cavaglia, and Leo Stein) on their research, and help to train UM students. The nominal starting date for the position is Aug. 19, 2019; earlier start dates may be considered. Applicants should submit an application by sending an email to grpostdoc[AT]phy.olemiss.edu, including: a complete CV in PDF format (including publication list); a research proposal which covers research interests and experience; and contact information for three professional references who may provide letters. Letters are not requested at this time; these will be solicited later. Use the email subject "Gravity postdoc". Review of applications will begin Nov. 1, 2018 and will continue until the position is filled. Please direct questions about the position to Leo Stein. The University of Mississippi is an EOE/AA/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Title VI/Title VII/Title IX/504/ADA/ADEA employer. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.10. Postdoc opportunities in General Relativity, Dublin City University, Ireland ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=14404 Deadline: 2018-09-30 Location: Dublin, Ireland Additional Information: http://research.ie/funding/goipd/?f=postdoctoral Contact: brien.nolan[AT]dcu.ie The Irish Research Council Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme is a competitive scheme funding 2-year research fellowships across all disciplines. The Relativity Group in Dublin City University (Abraham Harte, Brien Nolan, Ko Sanders and Peter Taylor) invites expressions of interest from potential applicants working in classical General Relativity (self-force/problem of motion, mathematical relativity, wave propagation in curved spacetimes, exact solutions) or in Quantum Field Theory in Curved Spacetime (renormalisation, quantum aspects of black hole physics, algebraic QFT, mathematical aspects of QFT). The deadline for full applications to the IRC will fall at or around the end of November (date TBC). To allow time for the collaborative preparation of a competitive application, those interested in the scheme should contact one of those named below by Sunday 30th September 2018, including a short cv and a brief statement of research interests. Terms and conditions for the 2019 scheme have not been published yet, but will be similar to those of the 2018 scheme which are available by following the link under 'More Info' above. (Note in particular that prospective applicants who have not completed their PhD viva by 31st March 2019 (date TBC) are not eligible for the scheme.) Abraham Harte (abraham.harte[AT]dcu.ie) Brien Nolan (brien.nolan[AT]dcu.ie) Ko Sanders (jacobus.sanders[AT]dcu.ie) Peter Taylor (peter.taylor[AT]dcu.ie) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 3. News ============================================== 3.1. SageManifolds 1.3 is out ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/08/14/sagemanifolds-1-3-is-out/ Additional Information: https://sagemanifolds.obspm.fr SageMath 8.3 has just been released and is shipped with version 1.3 of SageManifolds code. SageMath is a Python-based free computer algebra system, with some differential geometry and tensor calculus capabilities implemented via the SageManifolds project (https://sagemanifolds.obspm.fr/) See https://sagemanifolds.obspm.fr/examples.html for examples of use, in particular in the context of general relativity. The new features with respect to version 1.2 of SageManifolds are: - submanifolds and their geometry (induced metric, extrinsic curvature, etc.) - Euclidean spaces as Riemannian manifolds diffeomorphic to R^n and equipped with a flat metric, with predefined coordinate charts (Cartesian, spherical, cylindrical); this allows for elementary vector calculus in standard curvilinear coordinates, see https://sagemanifolds.obspm.fr/vector_calculus.html - tensor fields along a submanifold See https://sagemanifolds.obspm.fr/changelog.html for details and examples. It suffices to upgrade to SageMath 8.3 to benefit from these features. Binaries for Linux, MacOS X and Windows are available at http://www.sagemath.org/download.html. Another option is to run SageMath 8.3 remotely, by creating a free account in CoCalc (https://cocalc.com/) open a Jupyter notebook and select “SageMath 8.3” in the menu Kernel -> Change kernel. Eric Gourgoulhon, on behalf of SageManifolds team (https://sagemanifolds.obspm.fr/authors.html) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.2. GRG Editor’s Choice: recent highlight articles ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/08/24/grg-editors-choice-recent-hi… Additional Information: https://www.springer.com/gp/livingreviews/relativity/grg-editors-choice In each volume of the journal General Relativity and Gravitation (GRG), a few papers are marked as “Editor’s Choice”. The primary criteria is original, high-quality research that is of wide interest within the community. These recent articles deserve special attention: Jolin, Shan W. & Rosquist, Kjell "Analytic analysis of irregular discrete universes" https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-018-2436-7 Newman, Ezra T. "Classical mechanics via general relativity and Maxwell's theory: a bit of magic" https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-018-2424-y Please, browse all Editor’s Choice articles at: https://www.springer.com/gp/livingreviews/relativity/grg-editors-choice Frank Schulz Publishing Editor GRG ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.3. COST GWverse: Exchange of researchers working on gravitational-wave and black hole physics ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=14397 Additional Information: https://gwverse.tecnico.ulisboa.pt In the context of the European COST Action CA16104 on Gravitational waves, black holes and fundamental physics (GWverse), grants for short term scientific missions (STSMs) are available. We are inviting you to submit proposals for STMSs starting after Nov 1, 2018 and ending before April 30, 2019 (applications outside this timeframe will be discarded). This call starts on Sep 1 and closes Oct 15, 2018. All proposals will be reviewed and the results will be announced by Nov 1, 2018. The selection committee will take into account the geographical distribution of host and home institution, matching of funds by the host, the scientific proposal and the experience of the applicant (preference is given to Early Career Investigators). Successful applicants will be expected to join as members of one (or more) of the Action's Working Groups. STSM recipients should acknowledge the COST Action in any publication or talks, through the use of the COST logo and the statement "The authors would like to acknowledge networking support by the COST Action GWverse CA16104”. STSMs are a great opportunity for all scientists within the COST Action to exchange visits, nurture collaborations, or develop new ones. Further details are available at the GWverse webpage: https://gwverse.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/stsms/ If you have any question, please contact the STSM Coordinator Andreja Gomboc: andreja.gomboc[at]ung.si ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.4. Living Reviews in Relativity: New articles on "Computer algebra" and "Hamiltonian formalisms" ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/08/31/living-reviews-in-relativity… Additional Information: https://www.springer.com/gp/livingreviews/relativity The open-access journal Living Reviews in Relativity has published two new review articles in August 2018: MacCallum, M.A.H., "Computer algebra in gravity research", Living Rev Relativ (2018) 21: 6. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41114-018-0015-6 Schaefer, G. and Jaranowski, P., "Hamiltonian formulation of general relativity and post-Newtonian dynamics of compact binaries", Living Rev Relativ (2018) 21: 7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41114-018-0016-5 Please, visit frequently our relativity channel (https://www.springer.com/gp/livingreviews/relativity) at http://livingreviews.org for other news. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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########################################## Table of Contents ########################################### 1. Conferences 1.1. Dynamical Horizons, Binary Coalescences, Simulations and Waveforms (2nd announcement), Penn State, USA 1.2. Gravitational Waves, Black Holes and Fundamental Physics, Athens, Greece 1.3. The 28th Workshop on General Relativity and Gravitation in Japan, Tokyo 1.4. Scale invariance in particle physics and cosmology, CERN, Switzerland 1.5. Travelling through Pedro’s universes: from Spectroscopy to Cosmology, Madrid, Spain 1.6. Analytics, Inference, and Computation in Cosmology: Advanced methods, Cargese France 1.7. Loops'19, University Park, PA USA (1st announcement) 1.8. Energy conditions in quantum theory and gravity, York, UK (2nd announcement) 1.9. XI Black Holes Workshop, Lisbon, Portugal 1.10. 3rd HEL.A.S. Summer School and DAAD School "Neutron Stars and Gravitational Waves", Thessaloniki, Greece (2nd announcement) 1.11. Second Hermann Minkowski Meeting on the Foundations of Spacetime Physics, Albena, Bulgaria 2. Jobs 2.1. Postdoctoral position on materials for dark matter detection and quantum materials, Berkeley, USA 2.2. Faculty position in Gravitational Wave Astrophysics, Nijmegen, The Netherlands 2.3. PhD fellowship in mathematical physics, Cracow, Poland 2.4. Open Faculty Positions in Physics and Materials Science, Okinawa, Japan 2.5. Postdoctoral Researcher in High Energy Nuclear Physics at the University of Kansas 2.6. Postdoctoral Fellow at West Virginia University, WV, USA 2.7. INFN postdoctoral fellowships (COFUND-Fellini), Italy 2.8. W1 (Tenure-Track) Faculty Position in Theoretical Gravitational-Wave Physics, Frankfurt, Germany 3. News 3.1. GRG Editor’s Choice: recent highlight articles ============================================== 1. Conferences ============================================== 1.1. Dynamical Horizons, Binary Coalescences, Simulations and Waveforms (2nd announcement), Penn State, USA --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/07/05/second-announcement-dynamica… Starting: 2018-07-16 to 2018-07-19 Location: Penn State, University Park, PA, USA Additional Information: http://gravity.psu.edu/events/dynamicalhorizons/index-dh.shtml Contact: rxh1[AT]psu.edu SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT: The Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmos will hold a Focus Session to discuss novel ideas at the interface of post-Newtonian methods, horizon dynamics, numerical simulations and data analysis to create new tools to test the dynamical regime of full, non-linear general relativity through gravitational waves. It will be held at Penn State, University Park campus from July 16-19, 2018. The main session program will be over on July 18 but we will have additional information discussions on July 19. Recently, interesting ideas have been put forward to extract information about the progenitors of compact binary collisions from gravitational wave signals using, e.g., post-Newtonian methods. There is potential to connect the post-Newtonian inspiral phase to the beginning of the formation of the common dynamical horizon, and then relate the non-linear process by which the dynamical horizon settles down to the waveforms seen in detectors. The Focus Session will bring together expertise in four areas with the hope of making significant advances: Post-Newtonian methods, mathematical GR, numerical GR and data analysis. There will be a few talks in each area to bring everyone to the same wavelength and most of the session will be devoted to discussions aimed at cross-fertilization of ideas. Details on scientific organization will be available in due course. Confirmed participants include: K.G. Arun, Abhay Ashtekar, Sina Bahrami, Eugenio Bianchi, Ofek Birnholtz, Ivan Booth, Ssohrab Borhanian, Manuela Campanelli, Ding Ding, Deborah Ferguson, Patrick Godwin, Anuradha Gupta, Brennan Ireland, Jose-Luis Jaramillo, Neev Khera, Bhavesh Khomesra, Lawrence Kidder, Badri Krishnan, Pablo Laguna, Cody Messick, Purnima Narayan, B. Sathyaprakash, Deirdre Shoemaker, Andrey Shoom and Yosef Zlochower. Scientific Program Monday, July 16 Morning: PN Session 09:00 – 10:00 K. G. Arun: 40 minutes Overview talk + 20 minutes discussion What has been accomplished; Different kinds of approximations; Open issues 10:00 – 11:00 Discussion Session – Leader: B. Sathyaprakash One hour: Testing GR using PN results 11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break 11:30 – 12:30 Discussion Session Continued (One hour) Interface between PN and NR 12:30 – 02:00 Lunch Break Afternoon: NR Session 02:00 – 03:00 Pablo Laguna: 40 minutes Overview talk + 20 minutes discussion What has been accomplished; Waveform predictions; Parameter space 03:00 – 04:00 Discussion Session – Leader: Deirdre Shoemaker One hour: Black hole spectroscopy 04:00 – 04:30 Coffee break 04:30 – 05:30 Discussion Session – Leader: Yosef Zlochower One hour: Evolution of binaries and parameter estimation Tuesday, July 17 Morning: DH Session 09:00 – 10:00 Badri Krishnan: 40 minutes Overview Talk + 20 minutes discussion Basic notions and numerical simulations 10:00 – 11:00 Discussion Session – Leader: Abhay Ashtekar One hour: Multipoles; hair; relation to null 11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break 11:30 – 12:30 Discussion Session – Leader: Jose Luis Jaramillo DHs and Null infinity as screens 12:30 – 02:00 Lunch Break Afternoon: PN, NR and DHs 02:00 – 03:00 B. Sathyaprakash: 40 minutes Overview Talk + 20 minutes discussion Phenomenological and Effective 1 Body models 03:00 – 04:00 Discussion Session – Leader: Larry Kidder Modeling: Interface of analytical and numerical methods 04:00 – 04:30 Coffee Break 04:30 – 05:30 Discussion Session – Leader: Pablo Laguna DHS and NR 7:00 Banquet Wednesday, July 18 Morning: Data Analysis 09:00 – 10:00 K. G. Arun: 40 minutes Overview Talk + 20 minutes discussion Algorithms for testing GR and alternative theories 10:00 – 11:00 Discussion Session – Leader: B. Sathyaprakash Data analysis challenges for testing GR 11:00 – 12:30 Breakout Discussion Session (3 groups) Leaders: B. Krishnan, P. Laguna, K. G. Arun 12:30 - 02:00 Lunch Break 02:00 – 03:30 Breakout Discussion Session Continued (3 groups) Leaders: Jose-Luis Jaramillo, Larry Kidder, B. Sathyaprakash 03:30 – 05:00 Reports from the three groups and closing discussion Chair: Abhay Ashtekar Thursday, July 19 Morning: Informal Discussions Sponsors: This Focus Session is supported by the Pittsburgh Foundation through its Urania Stott Fund and the Eberly College of Science. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.2. Gravitational Waves, Black Holes and Fundamental Physics, Athens, Greece --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/07/06/gravitational-waves-black-ho… Starting: 2019-01-21 to 2019-01-24 Location: Athens, Greece Additional Information: http://www.physics.upatras.gr/confgw/ Contact: anastop[AT]upatras.gr Athens 2019: Gravitational Waves, Black Holes and Fundamental Physics Abstract: Athens 2019:GWverse2 is the second in a series of conferences from the COST Action ”CA 16104 Gravitational waves, black holes and fundamental physics (GWverse)”. The consortium links three normally disjoint communities, namely Gravitational Wave detection and analysis, BH modeling (in both astrophysical and GR contexts), and strong-gravity tests of fundamental physics. The aim of the conference is to bring about discussion and collaboration between people working in these communities. Topics: Astrophysics (Super massive black hole growth and evolution, Transient observations, Numerical relativity, N-body dynamics, Binary formation and population synthesis, Dark matter and primordial Black Holes, Cosmography, Astroparticles, Dual AGN Observations, stellar mass BHs: growth, evolution and binary formation); Source modelling (Perturbation methods, Post-Newtonian and post-Minkowskian methods, Numerical Relativity, Effective and phenomenological methods, Impact on data analysis problem); Black holes and fundamental physics (Testing the Black Holes hypothesis, Strong field parameterizations, Black holes beyond General Relativity, Black hole perturbation theory and fundamental physics, Binaries in alternative theories of gravity) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.3. The 28th Workshop on General Relativity and Gravitation in Japan, Tokyo --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=14266 Starting: 2018-11-05 to 2018-11-09 Location: Tokyo, Japan Additional Information: https://www2.rikkyo.ac.jp/web/jgrg28/ Contact: jgrg28[AT]rikkyo.ac.jp Dear Colleague, We are pleased to announce that the 28th Workshop on General Relativity and Gravitation (JGRG28) will be held in Rikkyo University on 5-9 November 2018. JGRG is a series of workshops held in Japan every year since 1991, which has provided a place where people can exchange ideas and pursue future trends of research. The workshop will cover a wide area of research related to general relativity and gravitation. A tentative list of invited speakers is given below. Bernard J. Carr (Queen Mary, U. of London)* Jonathan R. Gair (Cambridge U.) Mark B. Hindmarsh (Sussex U.) David F. Mota (Inst. Theor. Astrophys., Oslo) Jose' M. M. Senovilla (Basque U., Bilbao) Hirotaka Takahashi (Nagaoka U. Tech.) Jean-Philippe Uzan (Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris) Vincent Vennin (Paris U. VII, APC) *=to be confirmed Important information is the following: Dates: 5-9 November 2018 Venue: Tachikawa Memorial Hall, Ikebukuro Campus, Rikkyo University, Tokyo Registration will be open from 15 July 2018. Registration Deadlines: Participants who apply for travel expenses support: 15 September 2018 Participants who apply for presentation: 15 September 2018 All other participants: 1 October 2018 Please visit the website: https://www2.rikkyo.ac.jp/web/jgrg28/ SOC: Hideki Asada (Hirosaki), Takeshi Chiba (Nihon U.), Tomohiro Harada (Rikkyo U.), Kunihito Ioka (YITP, Kyoto), Akihiro Ishibashi (Kindai U.), Hideki Ishihara (Osaka City U.), Sugumi Kanno (Osaka), Masahiro Kawasaki (ICRR, Tokyo), Hideo Kodama (YITP, Kyoto), Yasufumi Kojima (Hiroshima), Kei-ichi Maeda (Waseda U.), Shinji Mukohyama (YITP, Kyoto), Takashi Nakamura (Kyoto), Ken-ichi Nakao (Osaka City U.), Yasusada Nambu (Nagoya), Ken-ichi Oohara (Niigata), Misao Sasaki (Kavli IPMU, Tokyo), Masaru Shibata (AEI and YITP, Kyoto), Tetsuya Shiromizu (Nagoya), Jiro Soda (Kobe), Naoshi Sugiyama (Nagoya), Hideyuki Tagoshi (ICRR, Tokyo), Takahiro Tanaka (Kyoto), Masahide Yamaguchi (Tokyo Institute of Technology), Kazuhiro Yamamoto (Hiroshima), Ryo Yamazaki (Aoyama Gakuin U.), Jun'ichi Yokoyama (RESCEU, Tokyo) LOC: Tomohiro Harada (Rikkyo U., Chair), Takashi Hiramatsu (Rikkyo U.), Takahisa Igata (Rikkyo U.), Tsutomu Kobayashi (Rikkyo U.), Kazufumi Takahashi (Rikkyo U.), Shuichiro Yokoyama (Rikkyo U.) Sincerely, HARADA, Tomohiro +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.4. Scale invariance in particle physics and cosmology, CERN, Switzerland --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=14272 Starting: 2019-01-28 to 2019-02-01 Location: CERN, Switzerland Additional Information: https://indico.cern.ch/event/740038/overview Contact: a.eichhorn[AT]thphys.uni-heidelberg.de Theories with (classical or quantum) scale-invariance provide a dynamical origin of all mass scales and present a number of interesting aspects: they are an appealing framework to address the hierarchy problem and lead to naturally flat inflationary potentials and dark matter candidates. The aim of the theory institute is to discuss scale invariance in particle physics and cosmology. In particular, the inclusion of gravity in a scale-invariant framework might have far-reaching consequences and will be discussed at this meeting. A partial list of speakers includes Fedor Bezrukov John Donoghue Astrid Eichhorn Christopher T. Hill Bob Holdom D. R. Timothy Jones Archil Kobakhidze Manfred Lindner Hermann Nicolai Roberto Percacci* Javier Rubio Alberto Salvio Kellogg Stelle* Alessandro Strumia Christof Wetterich * to be confirmed Registration is open now and participation at the event is moderated, i.e., applications will have to be approved by the organizers. Practical information: There is no registration fee. A limited number of rooms have already been pre-booked at CERN hotels, please contact THworkshops.secretariat[AT]cern.ch (after registration) if you want to stay there during the meeting. Organizers: A. Eichhorn, J. Rubio, A. Salvio, S. Sibiryakov, M. Shaposhnikov, A. Strumia, C. Wetterich +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.5. Travelling through Pedro’s universes: from Spectroscopy to Cosmology, Madrid, Spain --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/07/13/travelling-through-pedros-un… Starting: 2018-12-03 to 2018-12-05 Location: Faculty of Physics of the Complutense University of Madrid (Spain) Additional Information: https://teorica.fis.ucm.es/pedrosuniverses/index.html Contact: pedrosuniverses[AT]ucm.es This is an international and multidisciplinary workshop in honour of Prof. Pedro Felix Gonzalez Diaz, who passed away already 6 years ago. It will be held in the Faculty of Physics of the Complutense University of Madrid from the 3rd to the 5th of December 2018. As Pedro treated so many topics during his career, the workshop will be composed by several short sessions, consisting of one or two overview talks and introduced by experts of the field. The topics will run from spectroscopy to popular science theatre, with a special emphasis in topics related with gravitation and cosmology. Plenary speakers: • Juan Diego Ania Castanon (Institute of Optics, CSIC) • Carlos Barcelo (Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia, CSIC) • Mar Bastero Gil (University of Granada) • Juana Bellanato (retired, Institute for the Structure of Matter, CSIC) • Mariam Bouhmadi Lopez (University of the Basque Country) • Claus Kiefer (University of Cologne) • Francisco Lobo (University of Lisbon) • Marta Macho (University of the Basque Country) • Jose M. Martin Senovilla (University of the Basque Country) • Guillermo A. Mena Marugan (Institute for the Structure of Matter, CSIC) • Salvador Robles Perez (Ecological Station of Biocosmology of Medellín) • Magna Santos (retired, Institute for the Structure of Matter, CSIC) • Sanchis Sinisterra (dramatist)* • Alexei Starobinsky (Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics) • Juan Alberto Torresano (University Carlos III of Madrid) • Matt Visser (Victoria University of Wellington) Organizers: • Ana Alonso Serrano (Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics) • Mariam Bouhmadi Lopez (University of the Basque Country) • Luis J. Garay (Complutense University of Madrid) • Antonio Lopez Maroto (Complutense University of Madrid) • Prado Martin Moruno (Complutense University of Madrid) • Jose A. Ruiz Cembranos (Complutense University of Madrid) • Hector Villarrubia Rojo (Complutense University of Madrid) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.6. Analytics, Inference, and Computation in Cosmology: Advanced methods, Cargese France --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/07/26/analytics-inference-and-comp… Starting: 2018-09-02 to 2018-09-08 Location: Cargese, France Additional Information: http://www.cpt.univ-mrs.fr/~cosmo/MFC2018/index.php Contact: triay[AT]cpt.univ-mrs.fr Cosmology is about understanding the origin and evolution of the universe and the formation of all structure within it — one of the most challenging intellectual projects undertaken by humanity. To make progress, we need the most powerful mathematical methods available: analytics to guide us through subtle theoretical issues, simulations to compute the detailed quantitative predictions of the theory, and statistical inference to confront these predictions with large cosmological data sets. The IHP trimester entitled “Analytics, Inference, and Computation in Cosmology,” will be dedicated not only to the “what” and the “why” but also, and specifically, to the “how” of cosmological calculation. Is the mathematical toolset of cosmology adequate for the challenges ahead? Where do we need new ideas? Whether it be on advances in analytical techniques, innovative computational methods or new ways to infer cosmological information from cosmological data, this trimester will be an occasion to gather the leading experts from around the world to share their expertise, spark new ideas and collaborations, and equip the next generation of cosmologists with the innovative mathematical tools we need as we enter a new era in precision cosmology. The trimester will consist of an introductory school in Corsica followed by a three month programme at the IHP in Paris. A limited number of scholarships is still available for covering the expense of your stay at the IESC (accommodation and lunches), the dinners and travel expenses are NOT included. Topics : Effective Field Theory In Cosmology Random Matrices Bayesian Inference: Principles And Techniques Computational Methods In Cosmology Advanced Topics In (Bayesian) Data Analysis +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.7. Loops'19, University Park, PA USA (1st announcement) --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/07/27/loops19/ Starting: 2019-06-17 to 2019-06-21 Location: University Park, PA USA Additional Information: http://gravity.psu.edu/events/loops19/index-loops19.shtml Contact: rxh1[AT]psu.edu This is the first announcement of the international conference Loops'19, the biannual conference on Loop Quantum Gravity and background independent approaches to quantum gravity. The conference will be held at the University Park campus of Penn State from Monday, June 17 through Friday, June 21, 2019. The conference will be preceded by the Loops'19 Summer School held at Bard College (NY) on June 10 - 16, 2019 and followed by the IGC@25 Multimessenger Universe conference celebrating the 25 years of the Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmos, also held at Penn State on June 24 - 27, 2019. Please mark your calendars. Information on the conference website and registration will appear soon in the second announcement. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.8. Energy conditions in quantum theory and gravity, York, UK (2nd announcement) --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=14306 Starting: 2018-09-20 to 2018-09-21 Location: York, UK Additional Information: https://sites.google.com/a/york.ac.uk/energy-conditions-in-quantum-theory-a… Contact: eleni.kontou[AT]york.ac.uk The workshop “Energy conditions in quantum theory and gravity” will be held from September 20-21, 2018 at the University of York (UK) in the historic King’s Manor. Registration is now open until September 1st. For more information and registration visit the workshop website: https://sites.google.com/a/york.ac.uk/energy-conditions-in-quantum-theory-a… Classical energy conditions were introduced as a means of codifying generic properties of matter in general relativity. They play key roles in the singularity theorems of Hawking and Penrose and in many other results of mathematical relativity. However, not all models of classical matter obey the pointwise energy conditions, and quantum fields cannot obey any of them. This workshop will address two main themes, bringing together experts in both areas: (a) the use of weakened energy conditions in classical relativity, (b) the Quantum Energy Inequalities that can be proved for various quantum field theory models, and their consequences. In addition, related topics in mathematical relativity and quantum field theory will be discussed. This workshop also falls in the 40th anniversary year of the first paper on energy inequalities in quantum field theory. [LH Ford, Proc.Roy.Soc.Lond. A364 (1978) 227-236] Invited speakers: Erik Curiel (University of Munich) Larry Ford (Tufts University) Stefan Hollands (Leipzig University) Jorma Louko (University of Nottingham) Ken Olum (Tufts University) Nicola Pinamonti (University of Genoa) Ko Sanders (Dublin City University) Robert Wald (University of Chicago) Aron Wall (Stanford University) Elizabeth Winstanley (University of Sheffield) Organizers: Christopher Fewster (University of York) Eleni-Alexandra Kontou (University of York) Funded by Marie Sklodowska Curie fellowship grant 744037 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.9. XI Black Holes Workshop, Lisbon, Portugal --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=14308 Starting: 2018-12-17 to 2018-12-18 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Additional Information: https://centra.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/network/grit/bhw11/ Contact: rita.t.sousa[AT]tecnico.ulisboa.pt The Black Holes Workshops gather researchers working on mathematical and physical problems of gravitation, both in its classical and quantum aspects, as well as on superstrings, cosmology and astrophysics, and stimulate the interaction between them. The eleventh edition of the Black Holes Workshop invites researchers on black holes in all their aspects to participate, and will be held at Instituto Superior Tecnico (IST) in Lisbon, from 17-18 December 2018. These meetings are informal and there is no registration fee. The workshop will consist of contributed talks by the participants. There will be a social dinner on Monday evening (December 17th). If you are interested in attending the workshop, please register and send an abstract before November 15th. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.10. 3rd HEL.A.S. Summer School and DAAD School "Neutron Stars and Gravitational Waves", Thessaloniki, Greece (2nd announcement) --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/07/28/3rd-hel-a-s-summer-school-an… Starting: 2018-10-08 to 2018-10-12 Location: Thessaloniki, Greece Additional Information: http://www.astro.auth.gr/summer2018/ Contact: summer2018[AT]astro.auth.gr 3rd HEL.A.S. SUMMER SCHOOL AND DAAD SCHOOL NEUTRON STARS AND GRAVITATIONAL WAVES OCTOBER 8-12, 2018 THESSALONIKI, GREECE Important dates: Early registration: 20/8/2018 ; Late registration: 10/9/2018 SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT With the detection of the binary black hole merger GW150914, we have entered the era of Gravitational Wave Astronomy, while the detection of the binary neutron star merger GW170817 was the first example of Gravitational Wave Multi-messenger observations. In the coming years, additional science runs with the LIGO and VIRGO detectors are expected to lead to exciting new discoveries, with KAGRA and LIGO-India subsequently joining the existing detectors and forming a global network. In parallel, new upgrades and new detectors are planned, whereas space-born gravitational wave detectors, such as LISA, are under intense development. The main goal of this school is to provide an introduction to the foundations of Gravitational Waves, including theory, numerical simulations, principles of detection and astrophysical implications. Neutron Stars will be discussed in detail as one of the prime sources of gravitational waves, emphasizing the key role that gravitational wave astronomy can play in constraining the theory of gravity observationally. The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki will welcome around 30 MSc and PhD students to attend the summer school, which will introduce them to key concepts in this exciting field as well as provide them with an opportunity to interact with experts. Advanced undergraduate students that are engaged in research projects related to the theme of the summer school may also apply. The program of the summer school will consist of several 90’ minutes lectures on each morning, with additional exercise-style lectures and talks by members of the DAAD collaboration on each afternoon. Indicative titles for the lectures are: 1) Theory of gravitational waves 2) Compact object oscillations and GW asteroseismology 3) Constraints on the neutron star equation of state 4) Magnetars and core-collapse supernovae 4) Compact objects in alternative theories of gravity 5) GW detectors: LIGO/VIRGO and planned 3rd generation detectors 6) LISA mission and science Lecturers: Pau Amaro-Seoane (Barcelona) Theocharis Apostolatos (Athens) Andreas Bauswein (HITS-Heidelberg / Darmstadt) Katerina Chatziioannou (CITA Toronto) Michael Gabler (MPA-Garching) Stavros Katsanevas (EGO Director) Kostas Kokkotas (Tuebingen) Georgios Lalazisis (Thessaloniki) Nikolaos Stergioulas (Thessaloniki) The school will take place at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Partial grants for local expenses to a limited number of participants are provided by the Hellenic Astronomical Society (HEL.A.S.). The school is supported by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, by the Department of Physics and by the Section of Astrophysics, Astronomy and Mechanics. The school is also supported by a DAAD grant for the academic collaboration between the relativity groups of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the University of Tuebingen. A number of rooms at selected hotels have been reserved at special prices. Please note that the block reservation will be valid only until August 30, 2018, so it is advisable to make your reservation as soon as possible. After that, rooms and prices will depend on the availability of each hotel. We are looking forward to meeting all interested participants in Thessaloniki in October! With our best regards, The Organizing Committee K. Kokkotas N. Stergioulas P. Iosif G. Tantilian N. Tryfonidis S. Vretinaris +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.11. Second Hermann Minkowski Meeting on the Foundations of Spacetime Physics, Albena, Bulgaria --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/08/01/second-hermann-minkowski-mee… Starting: 2019-05-13 to 2019-05-16 Location: Albena, Bulgaria Additional Information: http://www.minkowskiinstitute.org/meetings/2019/ Contact: minkowski2019[AT]minkowskiinstitute.org The Second Hermann Minkowski Meeting on the Foundations of Spacetime Physics will commemorate the 110th anniversary of the publication of Minkowski's lecture "Space and Time" in 1909, which presented the novel ideas of the four-dimensional physics of spacetime. In addition to technical papers on areas related to Minkowski's contributions to the foundations of spacetime physics and on modern ramifications of his ideas, contributions on closely related topics will be also welcome. In addition to talks and poster sessions, special tea/coffee hours will be included in the program to stimulate more informal discussions among the participants. For this reason we encourage interested colleagues to attend the meeting even if they do not plan to give a talk. Contributed papers in the form of extended abstracts from one to two standard pages should be emailed by Thursday, January 31, 2019 to minkowski2019[AT]minkowskiinstitute.org. Submissions will be reviewed and notification of acceptance will be given by Friday, March 1, 2019. Scientific Organizing Committee: Abhay Ashtekar (Penn State University) Dennis Dieks (Utrecht University) George F. R. Ellis (University of Cape Town) Valeria Ferrari (University of Rome "La Sapienza") David Garfinkle (Okland University) Robert Geroch (University of Chicago) James Isenberg (University of Oregon) Claus Kiefer (University of Cologne) Vesselin Petkov (Minkowski Institute, Montreal) Carlo Rovelli (Centre de Physique Theorique de Luminy) Mairi Sakellariadou (King's College London, University of London) James Owen Weatherall (University of California, Irvine) Nick Woodhouse (University of Oxford, Clay Mathematics Institute) Christian Wuethrich (University of Geneva) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 2. Jobs ============================================== 2.1. Postdoctoral position on materials for dark matter detection and quantum materials, Berkeley, USA ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=14243 Deadline: 2018-12-31 Location: Berkeley, California, USA Additional Information: https://lbl.referrals.selectminds.com/jobs/materials-theory-and-computation… Contact: sgriffin[AT]lbl.gov Berkeley Lab’s Materials Sciences Division has an opening for a Materials Theory and Computation for High-Energy Physics and Quantum Sensing Postdoctoral Scholar. Work will focus on the description and design of quantum materials with applications to high-energy physics and quantum sensing using first-principles calculations. Quantum materials is the term given to a new paradigm in condensed matter physics, encompassing materials with exotic physical properties that have potential technological importance. A burgeoning area of quantum materials and information is sensing and detection where quantum phenomena are used to measure a physical property. The incumbent will lay the groundwork for a materials-specific understanding and manipulation of new functional quantum materials for sensing and detection using first-principles calculations. It will include close collaboration with other theorists and with experimentalists, both in condensed matter and other fields, to design and characterize quantum materials with functional properties. This appointment is joined between the Molecular Foundry and the Materials Science Division in the group of Dr. Sinead M. Griffin. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.2. Faculty position in Gravitational Wave Astrophysics, Nijmegen, The Netherlands ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/07/02/faculty-position-in-gravitat… Deadline: 2018-08-17 Location: Nijmegen, the Netherlands Additional Information: https://www.ru.nl/astrophysics/about-us/vacancies/ Contact: nelemans[AT]astro.ru.nl The Institute of Mathematics, Astrophysics and Particle Physics is looking for a tenure-track assistant professor in order to strengthen its research in Gravitational Wave Astrophysics. Our department of Astrophysics is part of the Institute of Mathematics, Astrophysics and Particle Physics (IMAPP). It is a friendly and open department consisting of 13 faculty, ~10 postdocs and ~25 PhD students. Research activities are concentrated in the fields of supermassive and stellar-mass black holes including the Event Horizon Telescope, jets, compact binaries, optical and radio transients, gravitational-wave (GW) and radio astronomy, stellar and binary evolution, stellar clusters, Galactic structure and magnetic fields, cosmic-rays and astroparticle physics, and asteroseismology. We are part of the Netherlands Research School for Astronomy (NOVA), and have access to major (inter)national research facilities (ESO, ESA, LOFAR/WSRT, ING telescopes), as well as to major computer facilities, either via a local cluster or national supercomputing facilities. Within IMAPP, we have close collaborations with the department of high-energy physics and with the applied stochastic group. For more information, see http://www.astro.ru.nl The GW group is part of the Virgo collaboration, is the PI institute of the BlackGEM-array of telescopes and leads the NL activities for the LISA mission. We collaborate closely with Nikhef and the University of Amsterdam. Our group has been very active in the recent discoveries of GW sources, being (leaders) on the writing teams of the GW150914 Astrophysical interpretation paper, the GW170817 Multi-messenger paper and the GW170608 GW paper. We are looking for an assistant professor (“UD: university lecturer”) to strengthen the research in the area of GW Astrophysics, to consolidate our position in this field and where possible seek collaborations with other departments within IMAPP. We offer a stimulating environment to develop your career. In special cases, appointment at a more senior level can be considered. You should have a PhD in physics or astronomy and previous experience in the area of GW Astrophysics. You are expected to actively participate in the teaching of the physics and astronomy curriculum and in the outreach and management activities. The Faculty of Science is an equal opportunity employer, committed to building a culturally diverse intellectual community, and as such strongly encourages applications from women and minorities. Priority will be given to female applicants in case of equal qualifications. The position is part of the collective labour agreement (CAO) of the Dutch universities, with gross/month salaries of 3500-5000 Euro depending on experience (gross/year 50000-60000Euro). University positions in the Netherlands include good medical and social benefits (including maternity and paternity leave and child care) plus holiday and end-of-year bonuses. Radboud University stimulates a good work-life balance via several regulations. For more information on the benefits see http://www.ru.nl/english/working-at/why-work-radboud-university/terms-emplo… http://www.ru.nl/english/working-at/why-work-radboud-university/group-healt… Application deadline: August 17, 2018 Please send your application, including a research statement and 3 reference letters to secr(a)astro.ru.nl with “GW Astro search” as subject. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.3. PhD fellowship in mathematical physics, Cracow, Poland ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=14261 Deadline: 2018-08-31 Location: Cracow, Poland Additional Information: http://www.if.uj.edu.pl/en_GB/institute Contact: bizon[AT]th.if.uj.edu.pl Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, invites applications for a PhD fellowship within the research project "Dynamics in spatially confined Hamiltonian systems" funded by the Polish National Science Centre. The goal of this project is to advance understanding of propagation of nonlinear waves in spatially confined systems. We are looking for a well motivated student of physics or mathematics with good analytic solving skills. Applications and inquiries should be sent to prof. Piotr Bizon at bizon[AT]th.if.uj.edu.pl. The deadline for applications is August 31, 2018. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.4. Open Faculty Positions in Physics and Materials Science, Okinawa, Japan ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=14284 Deadline: 2018-09-15 Location: Okinawa, Japan Additional Information: https://groups.oist.jp/facultypositions Contact: faculty-recruiting[AT]oist.jp Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (https://www.oist.jp/) invites applications for at least 3 new faculty positions in Physics and Materials Science, as part of its planned expansion of the University. All areas of Physics and Materials Science will be considered; areas of current interest include, but are not limited to: biophysics, gravitation, cosmology and astrophysics, quantum information, quantum matter, quantum technologies, soft matter, statistical physics, and ultrafast optical spectroscopy. In general, our focus is on attracting outstanding scholars, irrespective of any particular area of specialization. Excellent scholarship and creativity are the main criteria. We are particularly interested in scholars who complement and extend existing strengths at OIST and have the potential to interact broadly with the interdisciplinary OIST community. In addition, successful candidates must also demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in research and education. Successful candidates are expected to establish an active and independent program of research, to supervise Ph.D. students, to teach in the graduate program, and perform university services as required. Generous research resources will be provided, which may be supplemented with external grants. Appointments will be Tenure-Track or Tenured. Starting date is flexible. Applications should include the following: 1. Cover Letter with contact details 2. CV and Publication List: select up to 6 significant publications, include 1-2 sentences to describe each publication 3. Research Statement: summary of previous research (max. 1 page) and a research proposal (including a short title of your research; max. 2 pages) 4. Teaching Statement (max. 1 page) 5. Confidential Letter of Recommendation or Evaluation (3 referees) OIST Graduate University is an equal opportunity educator and employer that is actively working to increase the diversity of its faculty, students and staff. OIST has implemented policies designed to promote a culture of diversity and inclusion and a family friendly working environment (See at https://groups.oist.jp/sites/default/files/imce/u100221/Equality%20and%20Di…) These include considerations for hiring and supporting dual career couples, “stop the clock” options for new parents, an on site child care facility for children from 2 months to 6 years of age, and after-school and holiday programs for K-6 children. The University strongly encourages applications from women and other underrepresented groups. Inquiries should be directed to Dr. Milind Purohit, Dean of Faculty Affairs, faculty-recruiting[AT]oist.jp +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.5. Postdoctoral Researcher in High Energy Nuclear Physics at the University of Kansas ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=14285 Deadline: 2018-08-06 Location: Lawrence, KS, USA Additional Information: https://employment.ku.edu/staff/12411BR Contact: christophe.royon[AT]ku.edu Applications are invited for a post-doctoral researcher position in high energy nuclear physics with the University of Kansas beginning as early as September 1, 2018 or until the position is filled. This position will be in residence at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas. Post-doctoral researcher candidates are required to have a Ph.D. in physics by date of appointment and research experience in high energy nuclear science or a related experimental field. Successful candidates will contribute in several aspects of the nuclear group's research program including data analysis in the Heavy Ion and Standard Model group, MC production, detector development and operation, data analysis and event simulation, and publication of research results. Candidates with relevant interests and experience are sought. For more information and to apply go to https://employment.ku.edu/staff/12411BR . A complete online application include a Cover Letter, Curriculum Vitae (including publications list), Statement of Research Interests and Skills and at least three letters of recommendation – letters should be emailed to Prof. Christophe Royon (christophe.royon[AT]ku.edu) or mailed to Department of Physics & Astronomy, 1251 Wescoe Hall Drive, Room 1082, Malott Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045 USA. Review of applications will begin August 6, 2018. For first consideration, please apply before this date. Inquiries can be made by email to christophe.royon[AT]ku.edu. The University of Kansas prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, ancestry, disability, status as a veteran, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, retaliation, gender identity, gender expression and genetic information in the University’s programs and activities. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies and is the University’s Title IX Coordinator: the Executive Director of the Office of Institutional Opportunity and Access, IOA[AT]ku.edu, 1246 W. Campus Road, Room 153A, Lawrence, KS, 66045, (785)864-6414, 711 TTY. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.6. Postdoctoral Fellow at West Virginia University, WV, USA ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=14290 Deadline: 2018-08-03 Location: Morgantown, WV, USA Additional Information: https://wvu.taleo.net/careersection/wvu_research/jobdetail.ftl?job=09167&tz… Contact: sean.mcwilliams[AT]mail.wvu.edu West Virginia University is seeking applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow within the Department of Physics and Astronomy. The successful applicant will join the West Virginia University Gravitational-Wave Astrophysics Center (GWAC) and the NANOGrav Physics Frontiers Center. The ideal candidate will contribute to ongoing efforts to model the gravitational-wave signals observable by NANOGrav, by incorporating observational data into population models, and using those results to make predictions about the observability of a stochastic background and individually resolvable signals. In addition, the candidate will have the opportunity to advise graduate students and undergraduates on projects related to the development of gravitational-wave models relevant to NANOGrav. Questions about the position should be directed to Prof. Sean McWilliams at the contact email address listed. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.7. INFN postdoctoral fellowships (COFUND-Fellini), Italy ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/07/31/infn-postdoctoral-fellowship… Deadline: 2018-09-18 Location: Italy Additional Information: https://web.infn.it/fellini/index.php Contact: bruno.giacomazzo[AT]unitn.it Applications are invited for 15 fellowship positions, under the INFN Marie Sklodowska-Curie COFUND Fellowship Programme entitled FELLINI – “Fellowship for Innovation at INFN”. Applications are open to researchers of any nationality to conduct research in the following fields covered by the INFN (Italian National Institute for Nuclear Physics): 1) Experimental Particle Physics 2) Experimental Astroparticle Physics 3) Experimental Nuclear Physics 4) Theoretical Physics 5) Technological Research Candidates must be in possession of a doctoral degree or have at least four years of full-time equivalent research experience and must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Italy for more than 12 months in the 3 years before the call deadline. The gross salary will be Euros 50.520 per year. Fellowships are awarded for a three-year appointment. A mandatory twelve-month secondment to a different research institution or in a high-tech private company, on paid leave from INFN, is also expected. For further information on the Programme, the call for proposal, and the required documentation, please visit the FELLINI programme website https://web.infn.it/fellini/index.php Please apply online at the following link (search for “cofund”): https://reclutamento.infn.it/ReclutamentoOnline/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.8. W1 (Tenure-Track) Faculty Position in Theoretical Gravitational-Wave Physics, Frankfurt, Germany ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/08/02/w1-tenure-track-faculty-posi… Deadline: 2018-09-15 Location: Frankfurt, Germany Additional Information: http://www.goethe-university-frankfurt.de/66533451/ITP Contact: rezzolla[AT]itp.uni-frankfurt.de he Institute for Theoretical Physics (ITP) at the Goethe University Frankfurt am Main invites applications for a Junior-Professor Faculty Position (W1) in Theoretical Gravitational-Wave Physics to be filled at the earliest possible date. The position is funded in the context of the DFG-funded CRC-TR 211 "Strong-interaction matter under extreme conditions" (https://th.physik.uni-frankfurt.de/~strongmatter) We are looking for an early-career researcher with an outstanding research record in the field of gravitational-wave physics and its connections to neutron stars and nuclear physics. Participation in current and future collaborative-research initiatives of the Department of Physics, as well as interdisciplinary cooperation within the Faculties of Science is expected. The ideal candidate has a PhD in Theoretical Physics and will be able to teach Theoretical Physics at all levels, including advanced courses in Theoretical Astrophysics and Gravitational Physics. The position is for 6 years, with an evaluation after the first three years, but tenure and promotion to W2 or W3 level is possible after successful evaluation. Details on the procedure to follow for the application will appear within one week on the webpage of the ITP: http://www.goethe-university-frankfurt.de/66533451/ITP? The deadline for applications is set to 15.09.18 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 3. News ============================================== 3.1. GRG Editor’s Choice: recent highlight articles ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/07/25/grg-editors-choice-recent-hi… Additional Information: https://www.springer.com/gp/livingreviews/relativity/grg-editors-choice In each volume of the journal General Relativity and Gravitation (GRG), a few papers are marked as “Editor’s Choice”. The primary criteria is original, high-quality research that is of wide interest within the community. These recent articles deserve special attention: Henric Krawczynski "Difficulties of quantitative tests of the Kerr-hypothesis with X-ray observations of mass accreting black holes" https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-018-2419-8 Ivan Agullo "Primordial power spectrum from the Dapor–Liegener model of loop quantum cosmology" https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-018-2413-1 Please, browse all Editor’s Choice articles at: https://www.springer.com/gp/livingreviews/relativity/grg-editors-choice Frank Schulz Publishing Editor GRG ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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[Hyperspace-list] Hyperspace Bulletin for July 2018
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########################################## Table of Contents ########################################### 1. Conferences 1.1. Gravitational Wave Physics and Astronomy Workshop: GWPAW 2018, College Park, USA (1st announcement) 1.2. Fundamental physics with LISA, Florence, Italy 1.3. 1st PU International Conference on Gravitation and Cosmology, Lahore-Pakistan 1.4. Summer School "The Black Hole Information Loss Paradox", Bremen, Germany 1.5. 2019 YITP Asian-Pacific Winter School and Workshop on Gravitation and Cosmology, Kyoto, Japan 1.6. Energy conditions in quantum theory and gravity, York, UK 1.7. Foundational Problems of Black Holes and Gravitation Waves, Munich, Germany 1.8. 3rd HEL.A.S. Summer School and DAAD School "Neutron Stars and Gravitational Waves", Thessaloniki, Greece 1.9. Sixth Bego Rencontre: IRAP Ph.D. school, Nice, France 2. Jobs 2.1. Postdoc position in gravitational astrophysics at University of Guelph, Canada 2.2. STFC Rutherford Fellowship, Nottingham, UK 2.3. Gravity, Blackholes, Cosmology, String Theory, Groningen, The Netherlands 2.4. Royal Society URF/STFC Rutherford fellowship, King's College London, UK 2.5. ESA Research Fellowship in Space Science, The Netherlands and Spain 2.6. Postdoctoral Position at Koc University with possible H2020 funding, Istanbul, Turkey 2.7. Tenure-track position in Theoretical Physics at the University of Trento, Italy 2.8. Tenure Track Position in Multi-Messenger Astrophysics at SISSA, Trieste, Italy 2.9. Postdoctoral Fellowships in Multi-messenger Astrophysics at the RIT, Rochester, USA 2.10. Postdoctoral position on materials for dark matter detection and quantum materials, Berkeley, USA 3. News 3.1. GRG Editor’s Choice: recent highlight articles 3.2. Ecole Internationale d'Astrophysique Daniel Chalonge - Hector de Vega 3.3. 2018 Giulio Rampa Thesis Prize for Outstanding Research in General Relativity ============================================== 1. Conferences ============================================== 1.1. Gravitational Wave Physics and Astronomy Workshop: GWPAW 2018, College Park, USA (1st announcement) --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/06/02/gravitational-wave-physics-a… Starting: 2018-12-01 to 2018-12-04 Location: College Park, Maryland, USA Additional Information: https://jsi.astro.umd.edu/ Contact: pshawhan[AT]umd.edu Save the dates! The Joint Space-Science Institute is pleased to be hosting the 2018 edition of the Gravitational Wave Physics and Astronomy Workshop on December 1 through 4. Sessions will be held at the new Hotel@UMD (https://www.thehotelumd.com/) adjacent to the University of Maryland campus in College Park. This listing will be updated with additional details, a conference website link and registration information as they become available. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.2. Fundamental physics with LISA, Florence, Italy --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/06/05/fundamental-physics-with-lis… Starting: 2018-11-12 to 2018-11-14 Location: Arcetri, Florence (Italy) Additional Information: http://www.ggi.infn.it/showevent.pl?id=305 Contact: paolo.pani[AT]roma1.infn.it Observations of astrophysical systems where gravity is extreme -- highly-dynamical and/or non-linearly strong -- have the potential to shed light on some of the most profound questions in physics today: from the nature of compact objects to whether Einstein's theory accurately describes the merger of black holes. The first space-borne detector, LISA, a joint ESA-NASA mission is currently planned to be deployed in 2034, allowing for the first observation of the merger of supermassive black holes and of extreme mass-ratio inspirals. These observations will enable new accurate tests of general relativity, in particular in the strong regime. We announce the Fundamental Physics with LISA workshop which will take place on November 12-14, 2018 at the Galileo Galilei Institute (Arcetri, Florence, IT). Its goal will be to discuss ways in which we can test General Relativity and learn about fundamental theoretical physics with future LISA observations. For more information and registration, please visit the conference webpage: http://www.ggi.infn.it/showevent.pl?id=305 In order to encourage interaction and discussion, the workshop will bring together experts in theory, phenomenology, modeling and data analysis, and will have an unusual format. Each day will be centered around one of these facets, and consist of three topical sessions in which discussions will be moderated by a panel of three or four experts. The goal of the workshop is to foster fruitful interactions between different dimensions of LISA science. This will include the following topics: * Model independent tests versus Model-Specific tests of GR. * Tests of GR and inferences about physics from the inspiral of supermassive black holes. * Tests of GR and inferences about physics from the ringdown of supermassive black hole merger. * Tests of GR and inferences about physics from extreme mass-ratio inspirals. * Inferences about the nature of supermassive black holes. * Tests of superradiance and inferences about ultralight boson fields and fuzzy dark matter. * Exotic compact objects, tests of the horizon, and GW echoes. * Environmental effects The number of participants is limited. The registration deadline is *Sepember 1st* or earlier if the capacity of the conference venue is reached. The conference fee (€60) includes lunch tickets for on-site catering. ## PROGRAM ## DAY 1: THEORETICAL PHYSICS FOUNDATIONS 1A: Black holes 1B: Cosmology 1C: Gravity DAY 2: INFERENCES 2A: Inferences on exotic objects 2B: Inferences on particle physics 2C: Inferences on theoretical physics DAY 3: SYSTEMATICS AND DATA ANALYSIS 3A: Massive black-hole binaries: modeling and systematics 3B: Extreme mass-ratio inspirals: modeling and environmental systematics 3C: Data-analysis tools and strategies ## INVITED PANEL SPEAKERS ## A. Arvanitaki S. Babak E. Berti D. Blas R. Brito A. Buonanno * C. Burrage C. Caprini V. Cardoso K. Chatziioannou N. Cornish J. de Boer P. Ferreira J. Gair * S. Giddings T. Hinderer S. Hughes L. Hui A. Klein B. Kocsis C. Palenzuela A. Raccannelli T. Sotiriou L. Stein * A. Tolley M. Trodden M. Van den Meent M. Vallisneri A. Vecchio F. Vernizzi F. Vidotto H. Witek K. Yagi A. Zimmerman (* to be confirmed) ###################### Organizers: Enrico Barausse (Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris), Thomas Hertog (KU Leuven), Philippe Jetzer (University of Zurich), Paolo Pani (Sapienza University of Rome), Nicolas Yunes (Montana State University) Support: - European Research Council Starting Grant DarkGRA-757480 (``Unveiling the dark universe with gravitational waves''). - COST Action CA16104 "Gravitational waves, black holes and fundamental physics" (GWverse) Workshop poster (courtesy of Michele Monasta, http://www.michelemonasta.it) high-res: https://www.dropbox.com/s/de8lxpokwjom6lp/nov_2018.pdf?dl=0 low-res: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ekdpzg6u87gys7c/poster_low_res.pdf?dl=0 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.3. 1st PU International Conference on Gravitation and Cosmology, Lahore-Pakistan --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=14162 Starting: 2019-01-27 to 2019-01-31 Location: Lahore-Pakistan Additional Information: http://puicgc.pu.edu.pk/index.html Contact: puicgc[AT]pu.edu.pk The propagation of light probes the fundamental structure of spacetime, and its gravitational dynamics are described by general relativity or possible modifications. These theoretical models are increasingly testable, thanks to the latest advances in astronomy and astrophysics. Given the remarkable recent insight that gravity theories can be constructed, we will investigate how such theories may work. With the first detections of gravitational waves we have entered an exciting new era in gravitational physics that enables us to learn about the fundamental properties of gravity with a completely new sense. In particular, it opens up the unique opportunity to probe gravity in its most challenging, strong-field and dynamical regime. The attractive nature of this conference is that it intersects with several core areas of mathematical physics particularly, gravitation and cosmology. This International conference will be aimed at newcomers to the field, with a strong focus on team-based collaborative work. Pedagogically, the expressway into the subject is to use many of the key ideas and theorems in the field. The scientific program covers a broad range of topics from the mathematical structure of General Relativity and fundamental issues of classical gravity, through modified gravitational models. In addition to the invited/plenary talks, the conference will consist of contributed talks by the participants. The duration of the contributed talks will be 17+3 minutes. The talks should be submitted in pdf format to the conference secretary at email puicgc[AT]pu.edu.pk until November 16, 2018. The main topics of the conference will be Gravitation and General Relativity Alternative Theories of Gravity Cosmology and the Early Universe Dark Energy and Inflation Fundamental Aspects of Astrophysics Mathematical and Relativistic Aspects of Cosmology Gravitational Waves of Cosmological and Astrophysical Origin +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.4. Summer School "The Black Hole Information Loss Paradox", Bremen, Germany --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=14167 Starting: 2018-09-03 to 2018-09-07 Location: Bremen, Germany Additional Information: https://mogsummerschool2018.wordpress.com/ Contact: information.loss.paradox[AT]gmail.com The aim of this school is to provide an in-depth overview about recent developments in the field. Starting with a precise formulation of the problem in the first half of the school, we will discuss various solution proposals, with a particular focus on the relation to the BMS-group. Targeting mainly PhD-students, the material will be covered in form of lectures and discussion sessions. Related contributions by attendees are also welcome. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.5. 2019 YITP Asian-Pacific Winter School and Workshop on Gravitation and Cosmology, Kyoto, Japan --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=14183 Starting: 2019-02-11 to 2019-02-15 Location: Kyoto, Japan Additional Information: http://www2.yukawa.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~apwsw2019/index.php Contact: apwsw2019[AT]yukawa.kyoto-u.ac.jp Dear all, We are going to have "2019 YITP Asian-Pacific Winter School and Workshop on Gravitation and Cosmology" for February 11 - 15, 2019 at Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kyoto, Japan. The school/workshop consists of two parts: lectures by invited lecturers and presentations by participants. Topics covered by the school/workshop are as follows. Gravitational waves Numerical relativity Black hole physics Cosmic microwave background Inflationary universe Dark matter and dark energy String cosmology Quantum gravity Invited Lecturers: Luc Blanchet (IAP) "Gravitational waves from post-Newtonian sources" * Gary Gibbons (Cambridge) "TBA" Veronika Hubeny (UC Davis) "AdS/CFT for GR students" Kenta Kiuchi (YITP/Max Planck) "Frontiers in numerical relativity" * TBA "TBA" (* to be confirmed) The registration is already open. We look forward to having you in Kyoto. Best regards, Shinji Mukohyama +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.6. Energy conditions in quantum theory and gravity, York, UK --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=14195 Starting: 2018-09-20 to 2018-09-21 Location: York, UK Additional Information: https://sites.google.com/a/york.ac.uk/energy-conditions-in-quantum-theory-a… Contact: eleni.kontou[AT]york.ac.uk The workshop “Energy conditions in quantum theory and gravity” will be held from September 20-21, 2018 at the University of York (UK) in the historic King’s Manor. Registration is now open until September 1st. For more information and registration visit the workshop website: https://sites.google.com/a/york.ac.uk/energy-conditions-in-quantum-theory-a… Classical energy conditions were introduced as a means of codifying generic properties of matter in general relativity. They play key roles in the singularity theorems of Hawking and Penrose and in many other results of mathematical relativity. However, not all models of classical matter obey the pointwise energy conditions, and quantum fields cannot obey any of them. This workshop will address two main themes, bringing together experts in both areas: (a) the use of weakened energy conditions in classical relativity, (b) the Quantum Energy Inequalities that can be proved for various quantum field theory models, and their consequences. In addition, related topics in mathematical relativity and quantum field theory will be discussed. This workshop also falls in the 40th anniversary year of the first paper on energy inequalities in quantum field theory. [LH Ford, Proc.Roy.Soc.Lond. A364 (1978) 227-236] Invited speakers include: Erik Curiel (University of Munich) Larry Ford (Tufts University) Stefan Hollands (Leipzig University) Jorma Louko (University of Nottingham) Ken Olum (Tufts University) Nicola Pinamonti (University of Genoa) Ko Sanders (Dublin City University) Robert Wald (University of Chicago) [tbc] Aron Wall (Stanford University) Elizabeth Winstanley (University of Sheffield) Organizers: Christopher Fewster (University of York) Eleni-Alexandra Kontou (University of York) Funded by Marie Sklodowska Curie fellowship grant 744037 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.7. Foundational Problems of Black Holes and Gravitation Waves, Munich, Germany --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/06/18/foundational-problems-of-bla… Starting: 2018-10-20 to 2018-10-21 Location: Munich, Germany Additional Information: https://www.blackholesgravrad2018.philosophie.uni-muenchen.de/index.html Contact: erik.curiel[AT]lrz.uni-muenchen.de The attempt to understand black holes, gravitational radiation, and the relations between them occupies a central role in the foundations of physics. The physics of black holes points to profound connections among general relativity, quantum field theory, and thermodynamics, with potentially revolutionary consequences for our understanding of the nature of spacetime itself. Gravitational radiation is a deep and fascinating astrophysical phenomenon, and one which raises profound questions for the metaphysics and epistemology of spacetime. The two topics go naturally together, both because of the stunning recent successes in gravitational-wave detection, which confirmed the existence of coalescing black hole systems, and because gravitational radiation is expected to generically accompany all non-trivial black hole phenomena. There are numerous philosophical questions raised by black holes and gravitational radiation, which have only recently started to attract the attention of philosophers. By bringing together top researchers from the diverse fields of physics, philosophy, history, and sociology, we seek to create an atmosphere in which major advances in understanding can be made by the cross-pollination that discussion across traditional disciplinary boundaries can create. We aim to engender collaboration and interaction among philosophers and scientists so that insights from different disciplines may be shared and inspire workers in all relevant fields to find new approaches to both discipline-specific and interdisciplinary problems. Specific questions we hope the conference will address include (but are not limited to): 1. the nature of black holes as thermodynamical objects 2. the character of Hawking radiation and black hole entropy 3. the definition of gravitational radiation and its relation to the ontology of spacetime 4. the status of the Generalized Second Law as a physical principle 5. the Information Loss Paradox, and what it may tell us about the nature of quantum mechanics and spacetime 6. the epistemic status of analogue gravity and ''desktop'' physical models of black holes 7. the nature of spacetime itself 8. the related problems of cosmic censorship, determinism and predictability in general relativity 9. epistemic problems for the detection of black holes by gravitational radiation, and the status of the associated theoretical models 10. the epistemology and sociology of gravitational radiation detection as ''big science'' 11. the search for a theory of quantum gravity +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.8. 3rd HEL.A.S. Summer School and DAAD School "Neutron Stars and Gravitational Waves", Thessaloniki, Greece --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/06/29/3rd-hel-a-s-summer-school-an… Starting: 2018-10-08 to 2018-10-12 Location: Thessaloniki, Greece Additional Information: http://www.astro.auth.gr/summer2018/ Contact: summer2018[AT]astro.auth.gr 3rd HEL.A.S. SUMMER SCHOOL AND DAAD SCHOOL NEUTRON STARS AND GRAVITATIONAL WAVES OCTOBER 8-12, 2018, THESSALONIKI, GREECE Important deadlines: Early registration: 31/7/2018; Late registration: 31/8/2018. FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT With the detection of the binary black hole merger GW150914, we have entered the era of Gravitational Wave Astronomy, while the detection of the binary neutron star merger GW170817 was the first example of Gravitational Wave Multi-messenger observations. In the coming years, additional science runs with the LIGO and VIRGO detectors are expected to lead to exciting new discoveries, with KAGRA and LIGO-India subsequently joining the existing detectors and forming a global network. In parallel, new upgrades and new detectors are planned, whereas space-born gravitational wave detectors, such as LISA, are under intense development. The main goal of this school is to provide an introduction to the foundations of Gravitational Waves, including theory, numerical simulations, principles of detection and astrophysical implications. Neutron Stars will be discussed in detail as one of the prime sources of gravitational waves, emphasizing the key role that gravitational wave astronomy can play in constraining the theory of gravity observationally. The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki will welcome around 30 MSc and PhD students to attend the summer school, which will introduce them to key concepts in this exciting field as well as provide them with an opportunity to interact with experts. Advanced undergraduate students that are engaged in research projects related to the theme of the summer school may also apply. The program of the summer school will consist of several 90’ minutes lectures on each morning, with additional exercise-style lectures and talks by members of the DAAD collaboration on each afternoon. Indicative titles for the lectures are: 1) Theory of gravitational waves 2) Compact object oscillations and GW asteroseismology 3) Constraints on the neutron star equation of state 4) Magnetars and core-collapse supernovae 4) Compact objects in alternative theories of gravity 5) GW detectors: LIGO/VIRGO and planned 3rd generation detectors Lecturers: Theocharis Apostolatos (Athens) Andreas Bauswein (HITS-Heidelberg / Darmstadt) (TBC) Katerina Chatziioannou (CITA Toronto) Michael Gabler (MPA-Garching) Stavros Katsanevas (EGO Director) Kostas Kokkotas (Tuebingen) Nikolaos Stergioulas (Thessaloniki) The school will take place at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Partial grants for local expenses to a limited number of participants are provided by the Hellenic Astronomical Society (HEL.A.S.). The school is supported by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, by the Department of Physics and by the Section of Astrophysics, Astronomy and Mechanics. The school is also supported by a DAAD grant for the academic collaboration between the relativity groups of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the University of Tuebingen. A number of rooms at selected hotels have been reserved at special prices. Please note that the block reservation will be valid until the registration deadline only, so it is advisable to make your reservation as soon as possible. After that, rooms and prices will depend on the availability of each hotel. We are looking forward to meeting all interested participants in Thessaloniki in October! With our best regards, The Organizing Committee K. Kokkotas N. Stergioulas P. Iosif G. Tantilian N. Tryfonidis S. Vretinaris +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.9. Sixth Bego Rencontre: IRAP Ph.D. school, Nice, France --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/06/30/sixth-bego-rencontre-irap-ph… Starting: 2018-08-19 to 2018-08-25 Location: Nice, France Additional Information: http://www.icranet.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=260&Itemid… Contact: secretariat-irapphd[AT]icra.it Sixth Bego Rencontre: IRAP Ph.D. school August 19th-25th, 2017 Villa Ratti, Nice The school is traditionally devoted to frontier topics in relativistic astrophysics and to the students of the IRAP PhD Program. This meeting is dedicated to gravitational waves in the strong field limit. The meeting is open to all interested scientists and graduate students. The school will take place at the ICRANet Seat in Villa Ratti, in Nice, where the IRAP-PhD is based. We recall that the IRAP-PhD is coordinated by ICRANet, involving various universities and research centres, and the diploma are jointly delivered by all the universities participating in the program: University of Bremen (Germany), University of Ferrara (Italy), University of Nice Sophia Antipolis (France), University of Oldenburg (Germany), University of Rome “La Sapienza” (Italy), University of Savoie (France). This time the school will include a short course by A. Shadi Tahvildar-Zadeh on "General-Relativistic Quantum Mechanics" with participation of ICRANet, IRAP, Rutgers Math Dept. The program: Mon. 20/08 Singularity Theories of Matter Tues. 21/08 Electrodynamics Without Divergences Wed. 22/08 General-Relativistic Hydrogen Thur. 23/08 Ring-Like Particles and the True Ground State of Positronium Fri. 24/08 Photons as Particles Lectures are given in the morning. Seminar talks and discussion will be organized in the afternoon. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 2. Jobs ============================================== 2.1. Postdoc position in gravitational astrophysics at University of Guelph, Canada ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=14126 Deadline: 2018-09-01 Location: Guelph, Canada Additional Information: https://www.physics.uoguelph.ca/research/astrophysics-and-gravitation Contact: hyang10[AT]uoguelph.ca The Astrophysics and Gravitation Group at the University of Guelph invites applications for a postdoctoral position in Gravitational Physics, including gravitational-wave astrophysics, strong-field gravity theory, Bayesian parameter estimation for compact binaries, etc. The position is for two years. More Info about the group can be found at: https://www.physics.uoguelph.ca/research/astrophysics-and-gravitation The starting date for the position is Jan 1, 2019. All applicants must hold a Ph.D in Physics. The Astrophysics and Gravitation Group at University of Guelph has strong connection to the Perimeter Institute of Theoretical Physics, and Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics. The successful applicant will also become an associate postdoc of the Perimeter Institute, and will be able to interact with Will East, Luis Lehner, Eric Poisson, Daniel Siegel, Huan Yang, as well as any other research, postdoc and student at the University of Guelph and Perimeter Institute. Applicants should send a CV, a list of publications, a research statement and arrange two letters of recommendation. All files should be sent to hyang10[AT]uoguelph.ca, with the subject "Gravity Application." The deadline for this application is September 1, 2018. For more information, please contact Huan Yang (hyang10[AT]uoguelph.ca). +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.2. STFC Rutherford Fellowship, Nottingham, UK ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=14155 Deadline: 2018-06-30 Location: Nottingham, UK Additional Information: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/mathematics/research/mathematical-physics/quan… 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 20th 2018. 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 Professor 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, Steffen Gielen, 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. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.3. Gravity, Blackholes, Cosmology, String Theory, Groningen, The Netherlands ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=14159 Deadline: 2018-06-30 Location: Groningen, The Netherlands Additional Information: https://www.rug.nl/research/vsi/ Contact: anupam.mazumdar[AT]rug.nl A full time position at the level of Postdoctoral fellow at the University of Groningen, Van Swinderen Institute. In the following areas of research: Quantum Gravity, Higher Derivative and Infinite Derivative Gravity, Aspects of Quantum Field Theory, Cosmology. The appointment starts from 1st November 2018 for a period of (1+1) years. Required documents: CV, Publications and Submitted Papers, 2 Pages Research Proposal Deadline: 30 June 2018 Informal inquireies can be made: anupam.mazumdar[AT]rug.nl Contact: Anupam Mazumdar More Information: https://www.rug.nl/research/vsi/ Letters of Reference should be sent to: anupam.mazumdar[AT]rug.nl +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.4. Royal Society URF/STFC Rutherford fellowship, King's College London, UK ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=14177 Deadline: 2018-06-25 Location: London, UK Additional Information: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/nms/depts/physics/about/index.aspx Contact: Helvi.Witek[AT]kcl.ac.uk The Theoretical Particle Physics and Cosmology (TPPC) group at King’s College London welcomes expressions of interest to apply for the Royal Society University Research Fellowship and the Rutherford STFC Ernest Rutherford fellowship to be hosted by our group. The TPPC group is a vibrant, international research team including experts in - particle physics - axion- and dark matter physics - cosmology - gravitational waves - numerical relativity - extensions of general relativity - quantum gravity The group has also strong ties to other Universities of the London area, including Imperial College, UCL and QMUL. We invite interested candidates to contact us by sending a brief research proposal (max. 1 page) and an abridged CV to helvi.witek[AT]kcl.ac.uk or diego.blas[AT]kcl.ac.uk before the 25th of June 2018. We advise potential candidates to carefully check the eligibility criteria of the calls. We expect to make a decision on the candidates we can support by the end of June 2018. Our group is committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from visible minority groups, women, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.5. ESA Research Fellowship in Space Science, The Netherlands and Spain ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=14180 Deadline: 2018-10-01 Location: Noorwqijk, NL and Madrid, Spain Additional Information: https://www.cosmos.esa.int/fellowship Contact: fellowship[AT]cosmos.esa.int The European Space Agency awards several postdoctoral fellowships each year. The aim of these fellowships is to provide scientists in their early career, holding a PhD or the equivalent degree, with the means of performing research in fields related to the ESA Science Programme. Areas of research include planetary science, astronomy and astrophysics, solar and solar-terrestrial science, plasma physics and fundamental physics. The fellowships have a duration of two years, with the possible extension to three years, and are tenable at the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in Noordwijk, Netherlands, or at the European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC) in Villafranca del Castillo, near Madrid, Spain. Applications are now solicited for fellowships in space science to begin in the fall of 2019. Preference will be given to applications submitted by candidates in an early stage of their career. Candidates not holding a PhD yet are encouraged to apply, but they must provide evidence of receiving their degree before starting the fellowship. ESA fellows are enrolled in ESA's Social Security Scheme, which covers medical expenses. A monthly deduction covers these short-term and long-term risks. The deadline for applications is 1 October 2018. More information on the ESA Research Fellowship programme in Space Science, on the conditions and eligibility, as well as the application form can retrieved from http://cosmos.esa.int/fellowship Questions on the scientific aspects of the ESA Fellowship in Space Science not answered in the above pages can be sent by e-mail to the fellowship coordinators, Dr. Oliver Jennrich or Dr. Bruno Altieri at the address fellowship[AT]cosmos.esa.int +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.6. Postdoctoral Position at Koc University with possible H2020 funding, Istanbul, Turkey ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=14185 Deadline: 2018-10-30 Location: Istanbul, Turkey Additional Information: http://mysite.ku.edu.tr/framazanoglu/ Contact: framazanoglu[AT]ku.edu.tr Co-Funded Brain Circulation Scheme (CoCirculation2) is a new Horizon 2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Cofund Program managed by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK). The fellowship is quite similar to MSCA Fellowships in structure, but is specific to Turkey. It aims to attract qualified researchers from abroad, and is going to fund a total of 100 researchers in the next 4 years to spend 24 months in the country. - The fellowship is not restricted to any specific research discipline. - Each recipient will receive a monthly living and mobility allowance of 5050 Euros and monthly Research, Training and Networking cost of 800 Euros (note that living expenses in Turkey are considerably lower than the EU average). - Only researchers who spent no more than 12 months of the last 36 months in Turkey are eligible to apply. - There is no restriction on citizenship. - There is possibility of up to 6 months of secondments outside Turkey. - This year's applications open on 1 August 2018, and close on 30 October 2018. Decisions will be likely made around January 2019 with an earliest start date being around April 2019. - In my experience, the chances of being awarded this fellowship is considerably higher than obtaining the MSCA Fellowship due to the restriction of the research destination to Turkey. More detailed information can be found at https://www.tubitak.gov.tr/en/funds/academy/international-researchers-fello… Application procedure is also very similar to the MSCA Fellowships. Every applicant applies together with a supervisor, and to a specific institution. If you are interested in postdoctoral research on gravitational physics at Koc University with me (Fethi M Ramazanoglu), please contact me at framazanoglu[AT]ku.edu.tr by August 1 2018 so that we can prepare an application suitable for our joint interests. Koc University is located in the beautiful northern suburbs of Istanbul. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.7. Tenure-track position in Theoretical Physics at the University of Trento, Italy ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/06/15/tenure-track-position-in-the… Deadline: 2018-07-05 Location: Trento, Italy Additional Information: https://www.unitn.it/ateneo/bando-dr-valcomp/52070/valutazione-comparativa-… Contact: bruno.giacomazzo[AT]unitn.it We have an opening for a tenure-track position in theoretical physics at the Department of Physics of the University of Trento (Italy): https://www.physics.unitn.it/en The position is tenure-track for three years. Upon successful review, the position becomes permanent at the level of associate professor. The candidate should have expertise in one or more of the following research areas: applications of General Relativity and Quantum Field Theory to astrophysics and cosmology, and in particular on modeling, interpretation and predictions of multimessenger observations with large facilities, both ground- and space-based, within themes like gravitation, dark matter, dark energy, neutrino physics, cosmology of primordial universe, extensions of standard model and any other related subject. Knowledge of Italian language is not required, but fluency in English is required. The successful applicant will cover undergraduate or graduate teaching courses (90 hours per year) about Theoretical Physics, Model and Mathematical Methods or Quantum Field Theory or General Relativity. The overall annual hours of work for research, teaching and office hours for students within the areas indicated above equal 1,500 hours per year. Online application form, further requirements, and instructions about reference letters are available here: https://www.unitn.it/ateneo/bando-dr-valcomp/52070/valutazione-comparativa-… Applications should be submitted online via the above link by July 5. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.8. Tenure Track Position in Multi-Messenger Astrophysics at SISSA, Trieste, Italy ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/06/19/tenure-track-position-in-mul… Deadline: 2018-06-30 Location: Trieste, Italy Additional Information: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/11182/ Contact: lapi[AT]sissa.it The Astrophysics and Cosmology Group at the “Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati” (SISSA) in Trieste (ITALY), invites expressions of interest for a Tenure Track position from outstanding candidates with a solid theoretical research record in the fields of Multi-Messenger Astrophysics. The position will be activated at the Assistant Professor level, to be confirmed as an Associate Professor (Permanent Faculty) within three years after the appointment according to performances. The successful candidate will work as an independent principal investigator, promoting and leading research activities concerning the astrophysics messengers represented by electromagnetic and gravitational radiation, neutrinos, and cosmic rays. Connections with existing observational facilities for gravitational wave detection and multi-messenger follow-up of electromagnetic counterparts will be strongly appreciated. The position complements the current expertise of the SISSA group in High Energy and Plasma Astrophysics, Stellar Physics, Gravitational Wave Physics, Galaxy Formation and cosmology. The successful candidate is expected to be capable of attracting external funds, must also take an active part in the SISSA PhD teaching program and supervise graduate students. Expressions of interests submitted by June 30, 2018 will receive full consideration; submissions after this date are still welcome until the position is filled. The expression of interest, written in English and submitted exclusively via Academic Jobs Online (https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/11182/) should include: Cover letter. Curriculum Vitae with a complete publication list. Description of current research interests. List of 10 publications of greatest interest for the selection. The candidate should also arrange for reference letters from at least 3 referees (to be uploaded on https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/11182/) The International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA) is a leading research and training institution (PhD School) located in the Italian coast nearby the Adriatic sea, in the city of Trieste. It promotes inter-disciplinarity, diversity of expertise, gender balance in research and administrative groups, and inclusion of minorities and people with disabilities. It offers top facilities for research, such as High Performance Computing including hardware and Master Course. PhD students and Post-Doc are regularly supported by the Italian Ministry of University and Research. SISSA has leading roles in large international collaborations, and constitutes a research network with the other scientific institutions in the area, including the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), the National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN), and the Astronomical Observatory of Trieste (INAF-OATs). All of its activities are held in English. More information about the school and the groups can be found at http://www.sissa.it/, and http://www.sissa.it/ap/. Upon receipt and evaluation of the expressions of interest, the SISSA governing bodies will deliberate on the opening of the position according to the provisions of the Italian law. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.9. Postdoctoral Fellowships in Multi-messenger Astrophysics at the RIT, Rochester, USA ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=14232 Deadline: 2019-01-31 Location: Rochester, New York, USA Additional Information: https://ccrg.rit.edu Contact: manuela[AT]astro.rit.edu Postdoctoral Fellowships in Multi-messenger Astrophysics at the Rochester Institute of Technology, New York The recent observations of a binary neutron star merger using both gravitational wave interferometers as well as electromagnetic telescopes across the full spectrum have initiated the age of multi-messenger astronomy and astrophysics. As part of several NASA and NSF collaborative projects, the RIT's Center for Computational Relativity and Gravitation (CCRG) is currently seeking to fill one or two postdoctoral research positions with highly qualified individuals interested pursuing research in the fields of numerical relativity, theoretical and computational astrophysics, with an emphasis on general relativistic magneto-hydrodynamics simulations. We are particularly interested in relativistic magneto-hydrodynamics simulations of accretion disks around supermassive black hole mergers, and binary neutron star coalescences from prior to merger through to the formation of disks and/or collapse of the merged remnant, the production of jets, and launching of outflows. We are also interested perform ``event-based'' simulations, using parameters informed by specific LIGO/Virgo detections, and thereby permitting much closer comparison with observables, in order to interpret current and future multi-messenger observations by a wide array of current and future detectors. The successful postdoctoral candidates will be Fellows of a new prestigious "Frontier in Gravitational-Wave Astrophysics" (FGWA) Program. Initially appointed for two or three years, the Fellows are renewable up to five years depending on satisfactory performance and the availability of funds. Senior scientists in the group includes Manuela Campanelli (Director), Joshua Faber, Carlos Lousto, Richard O'Shaughnessy, Jason Nordhaus, Yosef Zlochower, Sukanya Chakrabarti, John Whelan, and Hans-Peter Bischof, 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 is involved in several large collaborations, including the LIGO Scientific Collaboration (LSC), The Einstein Toolkit Consortium (http://einsteintoolkit.org) and a NASA Theoretical and Computational Astrophysics Network (TCAN). CCRG researchers have access to several computing cluster facilities at national computing centers such as XSEDE and the NCSA's Blue Waters Supercomputer (with an allocation of over 160MSUs), as well as a dedicated over 3000-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: manuela[AT]astro[dot]rit[dot]edu with a copy 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 January and no later than September, 2019. RIT is committed to equal employment opportunity and affirmative action. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.10. Postdoctoral position on materials for dark matter detection and quantum materials, Berkeley, USA ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=14243 Deadline: 2018-12-31 Location: Berkeley, California, USA Additional Information: https://lbl.referrals.selectminds.com/jobs/materials-theory-and-computation… Contact: sgriffin[AT]lbl.gov Berkeley Lab’s Materials Sciences Division has an opening for a Materials Theory and Computation for High-Energy Physics and Quantum Sensing Postdoctoral Scholar. Work will focus on the description and design of quantum materials with applications to high-energy physics and quantum sensing using first-principles calculations. Quantum materials is the term given to a new paradigm in condensed matter physics, encompassing materials with exotic physical properties that have potential technological importance. A burgeoning area of quantum materials and information is sensing and detection where quantum phenomena are used to measure a physical property. The incumbent will lay the groundwork for a materials-specific understanding and manipulation of new functional quantum materials for sensing and detection using first-principles calculations. It will include close collaboration with other theorists and with experimentalists, both in condensed matter and other fields, to design and characterize quantum materials with functional properties. This appointment is joined between the Molecular Foundry and the Materials Science Division in the group of Dr. Sinead M. Griffin. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 3. News ============================================== 3.1. GRG Editor’s Choice: recent highlight articles ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/06/08/grg-editors-choice-recent-hi… Additional Information: https://www.springer.com/gp/livingreviews/relativity/grg-editors-choice In each volume of the journal General Relativity and Gravitation (GRG), a few papers are marked as “Editor’s Choice”. The primary criteria is original, high-quality research that is of wide interest within the community. These recent articles deserve special attention: Jeremy D. Schnittman "The collisional Penrose process" https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-018-2373-5 Claus Kiefer, David Wichmann "Semiclassical approximation of the Wheeler–DeWitt equation: arbitrary orders and the question of unitarity" https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-018-2390-4 Hideyoshi Arakida "Light deflection and Gauss–Bonnet theorem: definition of total deflection angle and its applications" https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-018-2368-2 Emanuele Berti, Kent Yagi, Nicolas Yunes "Extreme gravity tests with gravitational waves from compact binary coalescences: (I) inspiral–merger" https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-018-2362-8 Please, browse all Editor's Choice articles at: https://www.springer.com/gp/livingreviews/relativity/grg-editors-choice Frank Schulz Publishing Editor GRG ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.2. Ecole Internationale d'Astrophysique Daniel Chalonge - Hector de Vega ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/06/15/ecole-internationale-dastrop… Additional Information: https://chalonge-devega.fr Ecole Internationale d'Astrophysique Daniel Chalonge - Hector de Vega Open and Interdisciplinary Session Tuesday 19 June 2018, at the Cite' Internationale Universitaire de Paris, College d'Espagne, 7E boulevard Jourdan, 75014 Paris Addressed to researchers in different fields, post-docs, phd students, professors, science journalists, communicators,... At the Programme of this Session: A New Quantum Universe beyond the Planck scale. - Nature is Quantum. From the 1986 Paris-Meudon pionnering colloquium on String theory and Quantum cosmology with Stephen Hawking to the first 1991 Chalonge de Vega School on astrofundamental physics with S. Chandrasekhar . - The last article by Stephen Hawking and a scientific perspective from may 1979 to may 2018 by Norma Sanchez. - Fractality, universality, universe... From Benoit Mandelbrot to multiverses. The infinity and the indefinite... -Dynamics of complex systems in the planete evolution. >From Henri Poincare' to Quo Vadis Science ? Ubi es Science? (and "ce n'est pas tout": citation d'Henri Poincare...) Annonce: https://www.obspm.fr/seance-ouverte-de-culture-3844.html?lang=fr Brochure and Invitation: https://chalonge-devega.fr/Invitation19Juin2018.pdf Poster and Programme: https://chalonge-devega.fr/OpenSession_20180619-A3_c.jpg More informations: https://chalonge-devega.fr/Programme2018.html Looking forward to seeing you at this Session for a creative, fruitful and stimulating meeting, The Chalonge - de Vega School team https://chalonge-devega.fr ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.3. 2018 Giulio Rampa Thesis Prize for Outstanding Research in General Relativity ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/06/19/2018-giulio-rampa-thesis-pri… Additional Information: http://www-2.unipv.it/dottorati/scienzeetecnologie/fisica/n/web_PhD/index.p… We are pleased to announce that the 2018 Giulio Rampa Thesis Prize for outstanding research in General Relativity will be presented to Dr. Davide Gerosa and to Dr. Jan Ostrowski. The committee consisting of Profs. Lars Andersson, Mauro Carfora, Gerhard Huisken, Luciano Rezzolla, prepared the following laudationes: "Dr. Gerosa's Ph.D. Thesis on "Source modelling at the dawn of gravitational-wave astronomy" shows an impressive ability to master a rather broad range of topics in relativistic astrophysics and gravitational wave physics. The research initiated by Dr. Gerosa in these areas has triggered follow-up work, providing new important insights and new physical scenarios. The large impact that the work of Dr. Gerosa has already had can only continue to grow." "Dr.Ostrowski's Ph.D. Thesis on "Mass function of galaxy clusters in inhomogeneous relativistic Cosmology" established him as a leading researcher in the field of inhomogeneous relativistic cosmology, i.e. the approach in cosmology where the epoch of nonlinear structure formation needs to be studied employing general relativity together with the "background" rather than separately. Dr. Ostrowski has revealed an impressive stamina in addressing this crucial theme, and his results will have a significant importance for the interpretation of data in the forthcoming era of precision cosmology." In recognition of the high quality of the nominations received, the Committee has also decided to award an honourable mention to the outstanding Ph.D. research carried out by Benito A. Juarez Aubry in the Thesis "Asymptotics in the time-dependent Hawking and Unruh effects, and to Sumanta Chakraborty for the Thesis "Classical and Quantum Aspects of Gravity in Relation to the Emergent Paradigm". The prize is sponsored by The University of Pavia and by the Italian Society for Relativity and Gravitational Physics (SIGRAV) to honor the memory of Giulio Rampa and is given, every two years, to a graduate student for outstanding research in general relativity. The prize has been established in 2011, and is endowed under the terms of a donation from Nadia and Giorgio Rampa. Each GRT prize carries a certificate and a net check for EUR 2,000. The prizes will be presented to Davide Gerosa and Jan Ostrowski at the 23rd edition of the "Italian Society for General Relativity and Gravitation (SIGRAV) Conference" to be held at the Hotel Flamingo in Santa Margherita di Pula, (Cagliari), Italy, 9-15 September 2018 (http://sigrav2018.ca.infn.it) This is the biennial Conference of the Italian Society for General Relativity and Gravitation (SIGRAV) devoted to all aspects of gravitational physics. The Rampa Prize winners will have the opportunity to present their work during a special session of the conference. The winners will also be announced during the annual Honours Ceremony during the Inauguration of the Graduate Studies Academic Year in Pavia, in December 2018. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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[Hyperspace-list] Hyperspace Bulletin for June 2018
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########################################## Table of Contents ########################################### 1. Conferences 1.1. GRAVITY@Prague 2018, Czech Republic 1.2. Einstein Equations: Physical and Mathematical Aspects of General Relativity, Domodossola, Italy 1.3. ICTP-SAIFR School and Workshop on Dark Matter and Neutrino Detection, Sao Paulo, Brazil 1.4. Inflation, Alternatives and Gravitational Waves Workshop, Ariel, Israel 1.5. Spanish-Portuguese Relativity Meeting 2018, Palencia, Spain 1.6. Neutron stars in the dawn of multi-messenger astronomy, London, UK 1.7. IGC@25: The Multimessenger Universe, Penn State, USA 1.8. Dynamical Horizons, Binary Coalescences, Simulations and Waveforms, Penn State, USA 2. Jobs 2.1. Research Fellow in Relativistic Astrophysics, Southampton, UK 2.2. Postdoctoral Position in Gravitational Wave Astrophysics/Theory at Johns Hopkins University 2.3. PhD Position in Quantum Gravity, Regensburg, Germany 2.4. Gravitational Waves Postdoc position at IGFAE, Santiago de Compostela, Spain 2.5. Postdoc in GR at Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic 2.6. Professor/Associate Professor position in Applied Mathematics at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia 2.7. Senior Lecturer/Lecturer position in Applied Mathematics at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia 2.8. Senior Lecturer/Lecturer (Female Only) position in Applied Mathematics at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia 2.9. Postdoc position in gravitational astrophysics at University of Guelph, Canada 3. News 3.1. Registration for the 2018 North American Einstein Toolkit Workshop is now open. 3.2. SageManifolds 1.2 is out 3.3. Gravity Research Foundation, Awards for Essays for 2018 3.4. North American Einstein Toolkit Workshop, Atlanta, USA 3.5. Living Reviews in Relativity: "Relativistic dynamics and extreme mass ratio inspirals" 3.6. MG15: awards and scientific program ============================================== 1. Conferences ============================================== 1.1. GRAVITY@Prague 2018, Czech Republic --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=14042 Starting: 2018-09-10 to 2018-09-14 Location: Prague, Czech Republic Additional Information: https://gravity-prague.fzu.cz Contact: gravity-prague[AT]fzu.cz GRAVITY@Prague Summer School on Aspects of Gravity Prague - Czech Republic 10-14 September 2018 https://gravity-prague.fzu.cz/ We are happy to announce GRAVITY@Prague, a summer school on the theme of gravity. The school is aimed at advanced graduate students and postdocs. The lecture series will be delivered by: Geoffrey Compere: Infrared Structure of Gravity Matthias Gaberdiel: Higher-Spin Field Theories Zohar Komargodski: Conformal Field Theory Samaya N. Nissanke: Gravitational Waves Antonio Padilla: The Cosmological Constant Leonardo Senatore: Effective Field Theory of Large Scale Structure Alexander Vilenkin: Inflation and the Multiverse Registration is free and is now OPEN on our website https://gravity-prague.fzu.cz — the deadline is on 30th June 2018. Early registration is strongly encouraged. For any further questions please contact us at gravity-prague[AT]fzu.cz The school is organised by CEICO, The Central European Institute for Cosmology and Fundamental Physics, at the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences and the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of Charles University in Prague. Organizing Committee: Michal Malinsky Joris Raeymaekers Lorenzo Reverberi Martin Schnabl Ignacy Sawicki Constantinos Skordis Ippocratis Saltas Federico Urban Alexander Vikman +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.2. Einstein Equations: Physical and Mathematical Aspects of General Relativity, Domodossola, Italy --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=14045 Starting: 2018-07-16 to 2018-07-20 Location: Domodossola, Italy Additional Information: http://www.univco.it/domoschool/Edition-2018 Contact: stefano.pigola[AT]uninsubria.it The aim of the school is to provide a common ground to PhD students and young researchers in physics and mathematics to meet and learn different viewpoints on various aspects of Einstein equations. Lectures will be given by Alessandro CARLOTTO (ETH): Asymptotically flat spaces: shadows of rigidity and flexibility phenomena. (4h) Giancarlo CELLA (INFN - Pisa): The physics of Ligo-Virgo (2h+1h) Piotr CHRUSCIEL (University of Vienna): Introduction to the general relativistic constraint equations (4h) Felix FINSTER (Universitaet Regensburg): Linear stability of black holes (4h) Alexander KAMENSHCHIK (Universita' di Bologna): The Bianchi classification of the three-dimensional Lie algebras and homogeneous cosmologies and the mixmaster universe (3/4h) Eric POISSON (University of Guelph): Black-hole perturbation theory, with a connection to gravitational waves (4h) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.3. ICTP-SAIFR School and Workshop on Dark Matter and Neutrino Detection, Sao Paulo, Brazil --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=14048 Starting: 2018-07-23 to 2018-08-06 Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil Additional Information: http://www.ictp-saifr.org/DMneutrino18, http://www.ictp-saifr.org/sixth-international-workshop-for-the-design-of-th… Contact: secretary[AT]ictp-saifr.org ICTP-SAIFR School and Workshop on Dark Matter and Neutrino Detection July 23 – August 3, 2018, Sao Paulo, Brazil http://www.ictp-saifr.org/DMneutrino18 - Application deadline: May 11, 2018 There is no registration fee and limited funds are available for travel and local expenses. The event is aimed at a general public with interest in astrophysics, astroparticle physics, high-energy physics, and related fields, with a theoretical or an experimental background. The main target are graduate students (MSc and PhD) and post-docs, but advanced undergraduate students and faculty will also be considered. The first week will consist of theoretical introductory courses and lectures, with time for discussions and practical activities. The second is devoted to experimental projects and methods, with hands-on experimental activities. This activity will be followed by a workshop on the Agua Negra Deep Experiment Site (ANDES), a proposed facility in South America that could host both Dark Matter and neutrino experiments. For more information on this event, see http://www.ictp-saifr.org/sixth-international-workshop-for-the-design-of-th… Please access our website for up-to-date information and registration. Looking forward to seeing you in Sao Paulo. Best regards, Carla Bonifazi (IF-UFRJ), Edivaldo Moura Santos (USP), Fabio Iocco (ICTP-SAIFR/IFT-UNESP), Ricardo Gomes (UFG), and Martin Makler (CBPF) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.4. Inflation, Alternatives and Gravitational Waves Workshop, Ariel, Israel --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=14053 Starting: 2018-09-03 to 2018-09-06 Location: Ariel, Israel Additional Information: https://www.ariel.ac.il/wp/conference/iagw2018/ Contact: idobd[AT]ariel.ac.il The workshop brings together experimentalists and theorists working on Early Universe processes that generate gravitational waves on various scales. It is in a workshop format giving ample time for free discussion among participants. The final day of the workshop will be devoted to a tour in Jerusalem. Topics to be addressed: Status of Inflationary Theory, Alternative Early Universe Theories, Present and Future CMB Observations, Status of LIGO and LISA, Stochastic Gravitational Waves and Observations. Accommodation: Reduced hotel rates for workshop participants at Gilgal Hotel in Tel Aviv near the sea shore (www.HotelGilgal.com) The reservation can be booked by mail Manager[AT]hotelGilgal.com with the mail subject: "Ariel's Workshop". There will be a morning and evening shuttle from the hotel to the University and back and also a shuttle from the hotel to Jerusalem to those that signed up for the tour. A limited number of rooms are also available at the Student's dorms in Ariel as well. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.5. Spanish-Portuguese Relativity Meeting 2018, Palencia, Spain --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=14055 Starting: 2018-09-04 to 2018-09-07 Location: Palencia, Spain Additional Information: https://ramon.ift.uam-csic.es/erep2018/ Contact: tomas.ortin[AT]csic.es The Spanish-Portuguese Relativity Meeting (EREP is the main meeting of researchers working on gravity and relativity in Portugal and Spain. It is backed by the Sociedad Española de Gravitación y Relatividad (SEGRE) and by the Sociedade Portuguesa de Relatividade e Gravitação (SPRG). The 2018 edition is organized by the Institute of Theoretical Physics (IFT-UAM/CSIC) and will take place in Palencia (Spain), the days 4, 5, 6 and 7 of September 2018. A small city with a long history which was home to the first University in the Iberian Peninsula (1212), where everything is within walking distance and where there will be plenty of places and time to interact. We are planning an attractive scientific meeting with an attractive social and outreach program for all participants. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.6. Neutron stars in the dawn of multi-messenger astronomy, London, UK --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=14065 Starting: 2018-09-18 to 2018-09-18 Location: London, UK Additional Information: https://www.iopconferences.org/iop/frontend/reg/thome.csp?pageID=763475&eve… Contact: Thomas.Sotiriou[AT]nottingham.ac.uk Neutron stars in the dawn of multi-messenger astronomy (IoP Gravitational Physics Group September meeting) This half-day meeting of the IOP Gravitational Physics Group is focused on recent developments in the study of neutron stars. The meeting will be comprised of three speakers: - Prof. Nils Andersson (University of Southampton) - Prof. Michael Kramer (University of Manchester / Max-Planck-Institut fuer Radioastronomie) - Dr Samaya Nissanke (Radboud University) All are welcome to attend and no registration fee will be charged. The talks will be preceded by the IOP Gravitational Physics Group annual general meeting. Programme 11:00 – Annual General Meeting for members of the IOP Gravitational Physics Group 13:30 – Scientific Programme 17:00 - Close Cost All are welcome to attend and no registration fee will be charged. Date September 18, 2018 Time 11:00-17:00 Venue Oxford Suite, Hallam Conference Centre, 44 Hallam street, London, W1W 6JJ Contact Events Officer: Dr Aindriú Conroy a.conroy[AT]lancaster.ac.uk Organised by: The IOP Gravitational Physics Group +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.7. IGC@25: The Multimessenger Universe, Penn State, USA --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/05/25/igc25-the-multimessenger-uni… Starting: 2019-06-24 to 2019-06-28 Location: Penn State, University Park, PA 16802, USA Additional Information: http://www.gravity.psu.edu/events/igc25/index-igc25.shtml Contact: rxh1[AT]psu.edu This is the first announcement of international conference entitled IGC@25 Multimessenger Universe will be held at the University Park campus of Penn State from Monday, June 24 through Friday, June 28, 2019 in celebration of the Silver Jubilee of the Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmos (IGC). The scientific program has a dual goal: to assess the current status of our field in broad terms, and to discuss future directions. The Invited portion of the program will feature plenary talks and panel discussions reflecting these goals. The plenary talks by leading experts will provide a broad overview of the field, with emphasis on developments that have occurred in the past ~25 years, and not concentrate only on the most recent advances, or research carried out by just one or two groups. Panels will focus on developments over the past decade and, especially, the vision for the next decade or two. The plenary session will set the stage for more specialized invited and contributed parallel sessions. IGC has three Centers: Center for Fundamental Theory; Center for Particle and Gravitational Astrophysics and Center for Theoretical and Observational Cosmology. There will be parallel sessions devoted to all these areas. The conference program is designed to provide ample opportunities for both formal and informal discussions. In addition to providing global, long-range perspectives and an opportunity for stimulating scientific exchange across traditional boundaries, the conference will also be a festive event celebrating the completion of 25 years of IGC. We hope it will bring together many of the several hundred researchers who have passed through IGC. The conference will take place immediately after Loops19, which is scheduled for the week of the 17th to 21st June 2019, also at Penn State. Please mark your calendars. Information on the conference website and registration will appear soon in the second announcement. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.8. Dynamical Horizons, Binary Coalescences, Simulations and Waveforms, Penn State, USA --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/05/31/focus-session-on-dynamical-h… Starting: 2018-07-16 to 2018-07-19 Location: Penn State, University Park, PA 16802, USA Additional Information: http://gravity.psu.edu/events/dynamicalhorizons/index-dh.shtml Contact: rxh1[AT]psu.edu The Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmos will hold a <em>Focus Session to discuss novel ideas at the interface of post-Newtonian methods, horizon dynamics, numerical simulations and data analysis to create new tools to test the dynamical regime of full, non-linear general relativity through gravitational waves. It will be held at <em>Penn State, University Park campus from July 16-19, 2018. The main session program will be over on July 18 but we will have additional information discussions on July 19. Recently, interesting ideas have been put forward to extract information about the progenitors of compact binary collisions from gravitational wave signals using, e.g., post-Newtonian methods. There is potential to connect the post-Newtonian inspiral phase to the beginning of the formation of the common dynamical horizon, and then relate the non-linear process by which the dynamical horizon settles down to the waveforms seen in detectors. The Focus Session will bring together expertise in four areas with the hope of making significant advances: Post-Newtonian methods, mathematical GR, numerical GR and data analysis. There will be a few talks in each area to bring everyone to the same wavelength and most of the session will be devoted to discussions aimed at cross-fertilization of ideas. Details on scientific organization will be available in due course. Confirmed participants include: K.G. Arun, Abhay Ashtekar, Sina Bahrami, Eugenio Bianchi, Ssohrab Borhanian, Deborah Ferguson, Anuradha Gupta, Jose-Luis Jaramillo, Neev Khera, Bhavesh Khomesra, Badri Krishnan, Pablo Laguna, B. Sathyaprakash, Deirdre Shoemaker, and Andrey Shoom. Registration This event is open to other interested participants. However, each participant must register in advance by sending an email to Randi Neshteruk at rxh1(a)psu.edu with the following information: Name, institutional affiliation, professional status (faculty, postdoc, graduate student or undergraduate student), and participation dates. Strong preference will be given to those who intend to participate in the full session. <em>Early registration is strongly recommended since the event will be limited to 25 participants. Scientific Program The scientific program for the Focus Session will be available within the next few weeks. Sponsors This Focus Session is supported by the Pittsburgh Foundation through its Urania Stott Fund and the Eberly College of Science. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 2. Jobs ============================================== 2.1. Research Fellow in Relativistic Astrophysics, Southampton, UK ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/05/17/research-fellow-in-relativis… Deadline: 2018-06-16 Location: Southampton, UK Additional Information: https://jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=1012318PJ Contact: wynn.ho[AT]soton.ac.uk The Southampton Gravity Group is offering a research fellow position in relativistic astrophysics (reference: 1012318PJ), starting in the autumn of 2018. The post is for 2 years, with extension to 3 years possible subject to funding and satisfactory performance. The successful candidate will be expected to undertake research within an STFC-funded project to investigate the physics, astrophysics and phenomenology of neutron stars and/or gravitational waves. The University of Southampton (UK) is home to a large research group in gravitational physics. The Group currently comprises 15 academic members of staff and advanced research fellows (Nils Andersson, Leor Barack, Oscar Dias, Carsten Gundlach, Ian Hawke, Wynn Ho, Ian Jones, Carlos Mafra, Andy O’Bannon, Adam Pound, Andreas Schmitt, Kostas Skenderis, Marika Taylor, David Turton and James Vickers) as well as a number of postdocs and research students. Research interests in the group cover black-hole and neutron-star astrophysics, gravitational waves and numerical relativity, as well as string-inspired gravity and holography. The group is part of the STAG Research Centre and has close ties with the astronomy and high-energy groups in the Department of Physics and Astronomy. In order to be considered for this post, the applicant must have a PhD or equivalent in Astrophysics, Mathematics, Physics, or a related discipline and have a track record in at least one of the following research areas: neutron-star astrophysics theory, gravitational-wave theory, and numerical relativity. A complete application should include (i) Curriculum Vitae, including list of publications; (ii) brief (<1 page) statement of research interests; and (iii) names and addresses of three referees. Please address any queries to Prof. Nils Andersson [n.a.andersson[AT]soton.ac.uk] or Dr. Wynn Ho [wynn.ho[AT]soton.ac.uk]. Application procedure: See https://jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=1012318PJ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.2. Postdoctoral Position in Gravitational Wave Astrophysics/Theory at Johns Hopkins University ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/05/17/postdoctoral-position-in-gra… Deadline: 2018-08-31 Location: Baltimore (MD), USA Additional Information: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/11181 Contact: berti[AT]jhu.edu The Department of Physics and Astronomy at Johns Hopkins University invites applications for a postdoctoral research position beginning September 2018 in gravitational wave astronomy, numerical relativity and related areas. The successful applicant will work with Prof. Emanuele Berti and with other postdocs and students in the group. There will be opportunities for collaboration with other postdocs, with students, and with other faculty. There are also opportunities to work with scientists at the Space Telescope Science Institute and with collaborators at other institutions, including Montana State University and Penn State University (US), Lisbon and Aveiro (Portugal), Cambridge (UK), Rome (Italy), Paris (France), Perimeter Institute (Canada) and Osaka University (Japan). A Ph.D. in physics or astronomy is required. Applications should be submitted as soon as possible and they will be considered until August 31st, 2018 or until the position is filled. Johns Hopkins is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, and welcomes applications from women and members of underrepresented groups. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.3. PhD Position in Quantum Gravity, Regensburg, Germany ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/05/18/phd-position-in-quantum-grav… Deadline: 2018-08-01 Location: Regensburg, Germany Additional Information: http://homepages.uni-r.de/~bon39708/advertisements/phd_2018.html Contact: norbert.bodendorfer[AT]physik.uni-r.de The Junior Research Group "Quantum Gravity Techniques for Real World Applications of the Gauge / Gravity Duality” funded by the Elite Network of Bavaria is planning to hire a PhD student starting in September 2018 or later. The group is located at the University of Regensburg within a large and very active quantum field theory group and headed by Dr. Norbert Bodendorfer. It employs up to three PhD students (of which two positions are currently filled) and hosts a varying number of Bachelor and Master students. The salary is 2/3 of an TVL-E13 position, resulting in approximately 1500 EUR monthly after taxes and benefits (including health insurance and retirement funds). The position will be funded for at least 3 years. A moderate amount of teaching in accordance with the university's regulations will be required. The position comes with an annual travel budget of 2000 EUR. Applicants should hold a MSc degree in physics or equivalent before signing the contract. The research focus of the group will be to apply loop quantum gravity techniques to the gauge / gravity correspondence with the eventual goal to better understand finite N gauge theories via quantum gravity. Individual research projects may include lattice gauge theory and will in this case be executed in collaboration with experts from Regensburg. PhD students in the Junior Research Group have access to the activities of the Elite Graduate Programme “Physics Advanced” jointly run by the Universities of Erlangen-Nuremberg and Regensburg (workshops, summer schools, ...) as well as to those of the Elite Network of Bavaria (soft-skill seminars, ...). Likewise, activities of the graduate school "Particle Physics and High Performance Computing” in Regensburg will be open to them. In order to apply, please send an email to norbert.bodendorfer[AT]physik.uni-r.de including a CV, transcripts, and a concise letter of motivation stating - your research interests - your motivation to join the group - whatever you think is relevant. Letters of recommendation are optional but welcome and should be sent by the author to the same email address. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. The final selection will not be made prior to August 1, 2018, so that all applications received by this date will receive full consideration. Later application will be considered until the position is filled. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.4. Gravitational Waves Postdoc position at IGFAE, Santiago de Compostela, Spain ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/05/22/gravitational-waves-postdoc-… Deadline: 2018-07-01 Location: Santiago de Compostela, Spain Additional Information: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/11199 Contact: thomas.dent[AT]aei.mpg.de The Galician Institute of High Energy Physics, IGFAE, at the University of Santiago de Compostela, invites applications for a research associate in gravitational-wave astrophysics, cosmology, data analysis and related fields, within the newly-created Gravitational Wave research initiative. It will contribute to the analysis of LIGO-Virgo data and multi-messenger followup, among other activities. The position is for 2 years with the earliest starting date in fall 2018. Interested candidates should submit via Academic Jobs Online (https://academicjobsonline.org) 1) A recent CV. 2) List of Publications. 3) Statement of Research Interest. 4) At least three letters of recommendation. The position will remain open until filled, however, to ensure full consideration applications must be received by July 1. IGFAE is a member of SOMMa Excellence Alliance (http://www.somma.es/centres-units/galician-institute-high-energy-physics-ig…) the league of Severo Ochoa Centres and Maria de Maeztu Units to promote Spanish Excellence in research and to enhance its social impact at national and international levels. Please, send any further question to jobs[AT]igfae.usc.es or thomas.dent[AT]aei.mpg.de. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.5. Postdoc in GR at Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/05/25/postdoc-in-gr-at-charles-uni… Deadline: 2018-06-30 Location: Prague, Czech Republic Additional Information: http://utf.mff.cuni.cz/en/index.html 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 be close to 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, bodies and fields in GR, black holes, neutron stars, black-hole perturbations, quantum gravity, approximation methods and numerical relativity, gravitational lensing, contemporary cosmology (cosmological models and their perturbations, dark matter and dark energy), emission and analysis of gravitational waves and their astrophysical and cosmological aspects. We actually offer two positions, in both cases within a pleasant academic environment, with standard equipment and reasonable support for traveling. 1) A “University” position funded by the Czech Operational Programme Research, Development and Education. This funding is available for one year, starting preferably between September 2018 and January 2019, with salary roughly corresponding to that of an associate professor at our University. Candidate should have a PhD in theoretical physics or astrophysics, obtained not earlier than 7 years before the application deadline (this may be extended by maternity or parental leave, long-term illness, taking care of a family member for more than 90 days, and military service), who during the last 3 years worked outside of the Czech Republic for at least 2 years at the half-time (or more) research position, or was for this period of time a PhD student abroad. 2) A position directly funded by our Institute. This means 1 year contract starting preferably from January 2019, with a possible renewal in case of mutual interest. Salary will be comparable to a starting salary of an assistant professor at our Faculty. Interested candidates should (in both cases) submit: CV, a copy of PhD diploma, research statement, list of publications, two letters of recommendation. Shortlisted candidates may be invited for an interview or seminar. Deadline is 30th June, but we encourage to apply early, mainly for the first (“University”) position. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.6. Professor/Associate Professor position in Applied Mathematics at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=14107 Deadline: 2018-07-08 Location: Melbourne, Australia Additional Information: http://careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/job/576574/professor-associate-pr… Contact: todd.oliynyk[AT]monash.edu The School of Mathematical Sciences at Monash University invites applications for the position of Professor/Associate Professor in Applied Mathematics (Mathematical Biology or Computational Mathematics). The two areas of specific interest for this position are Mathematical Biology and Computational Mathematics. We anticipate growth over the next few years in these two areas, and successful candidates in these areas will be expected to take a leadership role in this. All areas of Mathematical Biology and Medicine will be considered, including research that involves collaborations with biologists or medical researchers. In Computational Mathematics, areas of specific interest include numerical PDEs, numerical linear algebra, uncertainty quantification, high-performance computing, computational fluid dynamics, optimisation, optimal control, and operations research. The School’s current areas of strength in Applied and Computational Mathematics include fluid mechanics, magnetohydrodynamics, numerical analysis, scientific computing methods, and operations research. Applications that align with any of these focus areas are also of interest. Candidates will be expected to have outstanding research records and help our drive for excellence across the School. We are interested in excellent researchers who apply mathematics to problems in science, engineering, biology and technology. To be considered you will have a PhD in mathematics or a related area, an exceptional track record in high-quality research, and a strong commitment to teaching and the supervision of research students. Successful candidates will be expected to take a leadership role within the department. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.7. Senior Lecturer/Lecturer position in Applied Mathematics at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=14108 Deadline: 2018-07-08 Location: Melbourne, Australia Additional Information: http://careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/job/576575/lecturersenior-lecture… Contact: todd.oliynyk[AT]monash.edu The School of Mathematical Sciences at Monash University invites applications for the position of Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Computational Mathematics. Candidates will be expected to have outstanding research records and help our drive for excellence across the School. The two areas of specific interest for this position are Mathematical Biology and Computational Mathematics. All areas of Mathematical Biology and Medicine will be considered, including research that involves collaborations with biologists or medical researchers. Research areas in Computational Mathematics that are of specific interest include numerical PDEs, numerical linear algebra, uncertainty quantification, high performance computing, computational fluid dynamics, computational biology, optimisation, optimal control, and operations research. We are interested in outstanding researchers who apply Computational Mathematics techniques to problems in science, engineering, biology and technology. Exceptional candidates in other areas of Applied Mathematics will also be considered. To be considered you will have a PhD in mathematics or a related area, proven ability to perform independent research, and a strong commitment to teaching and the supervision of research students. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.8. Senior Lecturer/Lecturer (Female Only) position in Applied Mathematics at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=14109 Deadline: 2018-07-08 Location: Melbourne, Australia Additional Information: http://careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/job/576578/lecturersenior-lecture… Contact: todd.oliynyk[AT]monash.edu The School of Mathematical Sciences at Monash University invites applications for the position of Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Applied Mathematics. Candidates will be expected to have outstanding research records and help our drive for excellence across the School. All areas of Applied Mathematics will be considered. The School’s current areas of strength in Applied Mathematics include fluid mechanics, magnetohydrodynamics, numerical analysis, scientific computing, and operations research, and we anticipate growth over the next few years in the areas of computational mathematics and mathematical biology. We are interested in outstanding researchers who apply mathematics to problems in science, engineering, biology and technology. To be considered you will have a PhD in mathematics or a related area, proven ability to perform independent research, and a strong commitment to teaching and the supervision of research students. Monash University recognises the need to be diverse, inclusive, and excellent. The School of Mathematical Sciences seeks to increase the diversity of the school, particularly the number of female academic staff members, in order to add distinct viewpoints and broader experiences to research and teaching, and to inspire the next generation of mathematics students and staff. Therefore the school will only consider applications from suitably qualified female candidates for this position. The female-only requirement is a lawful special measure under section 12 of the Equal Opportunity Act and section 7D of the Sexual Discrimination Act. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.9. Postdoc position in gravitational astrophysics at University of Guelph, Canada ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=14126 Deadline: 2018-09-01 Location: Guelph, Canada Additional Information: https://www.physics.uoguelph.ca/research/astrophysics-and-gravitation Contact: hyang10[AT]uoguelph.ca The Astrophysics and Gravitation Group at the University of Guelph invites applications for a postdoctoral position in Gravitational Physics, including gravitational-wave astrophysics, strong-field gravity theory, Bayesian parameter estimation for compact binaries, etc. The position is for two years. More Info about the group can be found at: https://www.physics.uoguelph.ca/research/astrophysics-and-gravitation The starting date for the position is Jan 1, 2019. All applicants must hold a Ph.D in Physics. The Astrophysics and Gravitation Group at University of Guelph has strong connection to the Perimeter Institute of Theoretical Physics, and Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics. The successful applicant will also become an associate postdoc of the Perimeter Institute, and will be able to interact with Will East, Luis Lehner, Eric Poisson, Daniel Siegel, Huan Yang, as well as any other research, postdoc and student at the University of Guelph and Perimeter Institute. Applicants should send a CV, a list of publications, a research statement and arrange two letters of recommendation. All files should be sent to hyang10[AT]uoguelph.ca, with the subject "Gravity Application." The deadline for this application is September 1, 2018. For more information, please contact Huan Yang (hyang10[AT]uoguelph.ca). +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 3. News ============================================== 3.1. Registration for the 2018 North American Einstein Toolkit Workshop is now open. ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/05/02/registration-for-the-2018-no… Additional Information: http://et-workshop18.physics.gatech.edu/register/ Registration for the 2018 North American Einstein Toolkit Workshop is now open. Registration Fee: There is a nominal registration fee of $60. The instructions for the payment will be sent to you by email once you submit the registration form. Note that registration is not complete until the registration fee is paid. The last date of registration is June 1st, 2018. Support: We also have some funds available to support registration/travel for the participants. Since the funds are limited, we request you to submit an application for the same. Check the registration page for more details. The last date for submitting the applications is May 20th, 2018. It is advised to use Firefox/Chrome browser for registration as we have encountered some issues with Safari. Please let us know if you have any questions. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.2. SageManifolds 1.2 is out ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/05/10/sagemanifolds-1-2-is-out/ Additional Information: http://sagemanifolds.obspm.fr/ SageMath 8.2 has just been released and is shipped with version 1.2 of SageManifolds code. SageMath is a Python-based free computer algebra system, with some differential geometry and tensor calculus capabilities implemented via the SageManifolds project (http://sagemanifolds.obspm.fr/) See http://sagemanifolds.obspm.fr/examples.html for examples of use, in particular in the context of general relativity. The new features with respect to version 1.1 of SageManifolds are: - the possibility to use SymPy instead of SageMath default (Pynac+Maxima) as the symbolic engine for calculus on coordinate expressions - manifolds equipped with a default metric (i.e. pseudo-Riemannian manifolds) - operators for vector calculus on any pseudo-Riemannian manifold: gradient, divergence, curl, Laplacian, Dalembertian, dot product, cross product and norm - more functionalities in the naming of bases and vector frames See http://sagemanifolds.obspm.fr/changelog.html for details and examples. It suffices to upgrade to SageMath 8.2 to benefit from these features. Binaries for Linux, MacOS X and Windows are available at http://www.sagemath.org/download.html. Another option is to run SageMath 8.2 remotely, by creating a free account in CoCalc (https://cocalc.com/) open a Jupyter notebook and select "SageMath 8.2" in the menu Kernel --> Change kernel. Eric Gourgoulhon, on behalf of SageManifolds team (http://sagemanifolds.obspm.fr/authors.html) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.3. Gravity Research Foundation, Awards for Essays for 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/05/15/gravity-research-foundation-… Additional Information: https://www.gravityresearchfoundation.org Roger W. Babson, FOUNDER George M. Rideout, Jr. President The trustees are pleased to announce the Awards for Essays for 2018. 1. $4,000 - Gravity's Universality: The Physics Underlying Tolman Temperature Gradients by Jessica Santiago and Matt Visser, School of Mathematics and Statistics, Victoria University of Wellington; PO Box 600, Wellington 6140, New Zealand; e-mail: jessica.santiago[AT]sms.vuw.ac.nz, matt.visser[AT]sms.vuw.ac.nz 2. $1,250 - A Microscopic Model for an Emergent Cosmological Constant by Alejandro Perez[1], Daniel Sudarsky[2], and James D. Bjorken[3], [1]Aix Marseille Univ, Universite' de Toulon, CNRS, CPT, Marseille, France, [2]Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares, Universidad Nacional, Autónoma de Mexico, Mexico, D.F. 04510, Mexico, [3]SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94309; e-mail: perez[AT]cpt.univ-mrs.fr, sudarsky[AT]nucleares.unam.mx, bjbjorken[AT]gmail.com 3. $1,000 - GR and Classical Mechanics: Magic? by Ezra Newman, Dept of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213; e-mail: newman[AT]pitt.edu 4. $750 - The Kinetic Theory of the Mesoscopic Spacetime by T. Padmanabhan, IUCAA, Pune University Campus, Ganeshkhind, Pune - 411 007, India; e-mail: paddy[AT]iucaa.in 5. $500 - The Holographic Space-time Model of Cosmology by Tom Banks[1] and W. Fischler[2], [1]NHETC and Department of Physics, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8019, [2]Department of Physics and Texas Cosmology Center, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712; e-mail: tibanks[AT]ucsc.edu, fischler[AT]physics.utexas.edu Selected for Honorable Mention this year were (listed in alphabetical order): Ana Alonso-Serrano, Mariusz P. Dabrowski, and Hussain Gohar; Sudarshan Ananth, Lars Brink, and Sucheta Majumdar; Swastik Bhattacharya and S. Shankaranarayanan; Jens Boos; Subenoy Chakraborty and Subhra Bhattacharya; Chiang- Mei Chen, Jian-Liang Liu, and James M. Nester; Christian Corda; Saurya Das, Mir Faizal, and Elias C. Vagenas; Eric Dupuis and M. B. Paranjape; Joshua Erlich; C. Fairoos, Avirup Ghosh, and Sudipta Sarkar; Arthur E Fischer; Steven B. Giddings; Andri Gretarsson, Preston Jones, and Douglas Singleton; D. Grumiller and M.M. Sheikh-Jabbari; Richard T Hammond; Shahar Hod; Olaf Hohm; Sabine Hossenfelder and Tobias Mistele; Michael J. Kavic, Djordje Minic, and John Simonetti; Swanand Khanapurkar and Tejinder P. Singh; Stefano Lucat, Tomislav Prokopec, and Bogumila Swiezewska; Emil J. Martinec; Samir D. Mathur; Tim R. Morris; Joan Sola Peracaula; Fabrizio Pinto; Nikodem Poplawski; R. H. Sanders; W. M. Stuckey, Timothy McDevitt, A. K. Sten, and Michael Silberstein; Angelo Tartaglia; C. S. Unnikrishnan and George T. Gillies; Tanmay Vachaspati and George Zahariade; Yong Xiao. 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. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.4. North American Einstein Toolkit Workshop, Atlanta, USA ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/05/18/north-american-einstein-tool… Additional Information: http://et-workshop18.physics.gatech.edu/ The registration for the North American ET workshop are currently ongoing. The last date for the registration is June 1st, 2018. The workshop will be hosted at Georgia Tech from June 18th-20th. We are also offering travel support to a few participants. If you wish to apply for travel support, please submit an application along with your registration briefly describing 1. Your interest in this workshop 2. Your research work 3. The type of support requested (registration/travel/both) and estimated expense. 4. The reason for requesting the support. The last date for applying for travel support is May 20th, 2018. Please let us know if you have any questions. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.5. Living Reviews in Relativity: "Relativistic dynamics and extreme mass ratio inspirals" ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/05/28/living-reviews-in-relativity… Additional Information: https://doi.org/10.1007/s41114-018-0013-8 The open-access journal Living Reviews in Relativity has published a new review article on “Relativistic dynamics and extreme mass ratio inspirals” by Pau Amaro-Seoane on 15 May 2018: Amaro-Seoane, Pau, “Relativistic dynamics and extreme mass ratio inspirals”, Living Rev Relativ (2018) 21: 4. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41114-018-0013-8 ABSTRACT: It is now well-established that a dark, compact object, very likely a massive black hole (MBH) of around four million solar masses is lurking at the centre of the Milky Way. While a consensus is emerging about the origin and growth of supermassive black holes (with masses larger than a billion solar masses), MBHs with smaller masses, such as the one in our galactic centre, remain understudied and enigmatic. The key to understanding these holes—how some of them grow by orders of magnitude in mass—lies in understanding the dynamics of the stars in the galactic neighbourhood. Stars interact with the central MBH primarily through their gradual inspiral due to the emission of gravitational radiation. Also stars produce gases which will subsequently be accreted by the MBH through collisions and disruptions brought about by the strong central tidal field. Such processes can contribute significantly to the mass of the MBH and progress in understanding them requires theoretical work in preparation for future gravitational radiation millihertz missions and X-ray observatories. In particular, a unique probe of these regions is the gravitational radiation that is emitted by some compact stars very close to the black holes and which could be surveyed by a millihertz gravitational-wave interferometer scrutinizing the range of masses fundamental to understanding the origin and growth of supermassive black holes. By extracting the information carried by the gravitational radiation, we can determine the mass and spin of the central MBH with unprecedented precision and we can determine how the holes “eat” stars that happen to be near them. Please, visit frequently our relativity channel (http://www.springer.com/livingreviews/relativity) at http://livingreviews.org for other news. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.6. MG15: awards and scientific program ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/05/30/mg15-awards-and-scientific-p… Additional Information: http://www.icra.it/MG/mg15/ Marcel Grossmann Awards 2018 Individual Awards: Lyman Page (Princeton University) Rashid Sunyaev (Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics) Shing-Tung Yau (Princeton University) Institutional Award: "Planck Scientific Collaboration" to be presented to Prof. Jean-Loup Puget (Université Paris-Sud 11). The preliminary plenary program is available: http://www.icra.it/mg/mg15/PreliminaryPlenaryProgram.pdf and the list of invited speakers is http://www.icra.it/mg/mg15/invited_speakers.htm. The number of registered participants at the 15th Marcel Grossmann Meeting that will take place in Rome at “Sapienza” University July 1 to 7, 2018, is by now over 840. There are 96 parallel sessions. The current preliminary list of parallel sessions is available: http://www.icra.it/mg/mg15/parallel_sessions.htm together with the list of chairpersons: http://www.icra.it/mg/mg15/par_sessions_chairs_details.htm. Deadline for the payment of the early registration fee 400 EUR is postponed to June 10, after which the fee will be 450 EUR. The student fee is 150 EUR through June 10, after which the fee will be 200 EUR (with certification of “Student Status”). On line fee payments will be accepted until June 25th, 2018. After this deadline, registration fees can only be paid on site by credit card. The poster can be downloaded from: http://www.icra.it/mg/mg15/MG15_poster.pdf All inquiries may be directed to the meeting mailbox: mg15[AT]icra.it Remo Ruffini (chair of International Organizing Committee) Robert Jantzen (chair of International Coordinating Committee) Elia Battistelli and Carlo Luciano Biano (chairs of Local Organizing Committee) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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########################################## Table of Contents ########################################### 1. Conferences 1.1. The 8th East Asian Numerical Astrophysics Meeting, Tainan, Taiwan 1.2. European Einstein Toolkit meeting 2018, Lisbon, Portugal 1.3. Physics and Astrophysics at the eXtreme (PAX IV), Pune, India 1.4. Teleparallel Gravity Workshop, Tartu, Estonia 1.5. 23rd International Summer School on Global Analysis and Applications, Brasov, Romania 1.6. Quantum Gravity meets Lattice QFT, Trento, Italy 1.7. 2018 North American Einstein Toolkit Workshop, Atlanta, United States 1.8. Third IUCSS Summer School and Workshop on the Lorentz- and CPT-violating Standard-Model Extension, Bloomington, Indiana, USA 1.9. Sigrav 2018 - Black holes: Theory and Observations, Sardinia, Italy 1.10. The 5th Conference of the Polish Society on Relativity, Wojanow, Poland 1.11. Irish Quantum Foundations 2018, Dublin, Ireland 1.12. ICTS summer school on gravitational-wave astronomy, Bangalore, India 1.13. GR22 and Amaldi13 in Valencia, Spain 2. Jobs 2.1. Call for postdoctoral positions as part of PPGCosmo program, Brazil 2.2. ERC Post-Doctoral Research position in Gravitational Physics, Lisbon, Portugal 2.3. ERC Visiting Fellow in Gravitational Physics, Lisbon, Portugal 2.4. Postdoctoral position in Relativistic Theoretical Astrophysics, Frankfurt, Germany 2.5. PhD Position in Gravitational waves and Numerical Relativity, Jena, Germany 2.6. Postdoctoral Positions in Gravitation, Cosmology and High-Energy Physics at RKMVERI India 3. News 3.1. Living Reviews in Relativity: Updated articles from Euclid TWG and KAGRA/LIGO/Virgo 3.2. Registration for the 2018 North American Einstein Toolkit Workshop is now open. ============================================== 1. Conferences ============================================== 1.1. The 8th East Asian Numerical Astrophysics Meeting, Tainan, Taiwan --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/04/03/the-8th-east-asian-numerical… Starting: 2018-10-22 to 2018-10-26 Location: Tainan, Taiwan Additional Information: http://eanam8.gsroc.tw Contact: eanam8[AT]phys.ncku.edu.tw We would like to announce that the 8th east Asian numerical astrophysics meeting (EANAM8) will be held at Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, from Oct. 22 to Oct. 26, 2018. Our web page: http://eanam8.gsroc.tw Numerical simulations have become even more important as detailed comparisons between theories and observations are now possible at a deeper level in most fields of astrophysics. The aim of this series of meetings is to bring (but not limited to) East-Asian numerical astrophysicists together and provide chances to learn each other's work and explore possible collaborations among them. The scope of the meeting will encompass all major astronomical research fields that involve numerical simulations, including (but not limited to) cosmology, astronomical hydrodynamics, magnetohydrodynamics, radiative transfer, particle acceleration, and planetary / stellar / galactic dynamics. In addition, there will also be a focus on computer science applications directed toward astrophysics including numerical methods, simulation data analysis, high performance computing, and optimization for use on large scale computer clusters. Participants from outside of the East Asia are warmly welcome as well. Important deadlines: The registration deadline is the 30th of September 2018. The abstract submission deadline is 22nd of September 2018. Registration Fee: US$150 / NT$4500 for regular participants and US$75 / NT$2250 for students. Invited Speakers: Xuening Bai (Tsinghua University) Defu Bu (Shanghai Astronomical Observatory) Hidenori Genda (Tokyo Institute of Technology) Yang Guo (Nanjing University) Eliu Huerta (NCSA, UIUC) Hyesung Kang (Pusan National University) Hyosun Kim (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute) Jinho Kim (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute) Juhan Kim (Korea Institute for Advanced Study) Taysun Kimm (Yonsei University) Koutarou Kyutoku (High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, KEK) Takashi Okamoto (Hokkaido University) Luciano Rezzolla (ITP, Goethe University of Frankfurt) Paul Ricker (UIUC) Kengo Tomida (Osaka University) Huiyuan Wang (University of science and technology of China) Meng-Ru Wu (Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica) Scientific Organizing Committee Kyungjin Ahn (Chosun University) Peng-Fei Chen (Nanjing University) Jungyeon Cho (Chungnam National University) Liang Gao (NAOC) Shu-ichiro Inutsuka (Nagoya University) Tomoaki Ishiyama (Chiba University) Ing-Guey Jiang (National Tsing Hua University, Chair) Dongsu Ryu (UNIST) Yuichiro Sekiguchi (Toho University) Hsien Shang (ASIAA) Ronald Taam (ASIAA) Chien-Chang Yen (Fu Jen Catholic University) Feng Yuan (Shanghai Astronomical Observatory) Local Organizing Committee Alfred Chen (NCKU) Charles Lin (NCKU) Chun-Yu Lin (NCHC) Min-Kai Lin (ASIAA) Jimmy Liu (ASIAA) Yao-Huan Tseng (ASIAA) Yi Yang (NCKU) Hwei-Jang Yo(NCKU) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.2. European Einstein Toolkit meeting 2018, Lisbon, Portugal --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13955 Starting: 2018-09-10 to 2018-09-13 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Additional Information: https://centra.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/network/grit/einsteintoolkit2018/ Contact: miguel.zilhao.nogueira[AT]tecnico.ulisboa.pt The European Einstein Toolkit meeting 2018 will be held at Instituto Superior Tecnico in Lisbon, running from September 10th to 13th, and will be an excellent opportunity for researchers and students interested in numerical relativity to interact and learn about the Einstein Toolkit and its development. The Einstein Toolkit is an open source software framework used by many numerical relativity groups around the world. The first two days of the meeting will cover presentations and tutorials geared towards newcomers. Afterwards time will be devoted to more specialized topics. All are welcome throughout. Time will additionally be set aside for discussions on the future development of the Toolkit. There is no registration fee. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.3. Physics and Astrophysics at the eXtreme (PAX IV), Pune, India --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13957 Starting: 2018-08-07 to 2018-08-10 Location: Pune, India Additional Information: http://www.gw.iucaa.in/pax4/ Contact: pallavi[AT]iucaa.in The next edition (fourth) of the "Physics and Astrophysics at the eXtreme" (PAX) meeting will be held in IUCAA, Pune (India) from August 7 - 10, 2018. We expect the meeting to end after lunch (around 2pm) on August 10. For continuity, we plan to have discussion sessions on various topics that have been of interest in PAX meetings, which have examined what new physics and astrophysics current and future gravitational wave detectors may unravel, sometimes in conjunction with other electromagnetic and particle observations. However, one of the highlighted themes for this edition is Tests of General Relativity. While interested participants are required to register for the meeting by June 15, 2018, there will be no registration fees charged. The registration website will be linked in the coming weeks from the meeting website. At the moment, we seek a show-of-interest just so that we can apply for sufficient funding and reserve enough IUCAA guest-house and hotel rooms. Therefore, if there is a good chance that you will attend this meeting, please send a brief email to Ms. Pallavi Nalawade at the contact included here by April 15, 2018. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.4. Teleparallel Gravity Workshop, Tartu, Estonia --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/04/10/teleparallel-gravity-worksho… Starting: 2018-06-25 to 2018-06-29 Location: Tartu, Estonia Additional Information: http://hexagon.fi.tartu.ee/~telegrav2018/ Contact: geomgrav2017[AT]ut.ee Teleparallel Gravity Workshop in Tartu is a continuation of the conference Geometric Foundations of Gravity in Tartu, 2017. The workshop will take place June 25-29, 2018 at the University of Tartu in Estonia. The aim of this workshop is to gather experts on teleparallel gravity and its modifications and discuss the recent advances and upcoming challenges within the field. The participation at the conference is free for all participants, but we do not provide any financial assistance. The workshop is organized by the Laboratory of Theoretical Physics, University of Tartu. Organising Committee: - Laur Jaerv - Manuel Hohmann - Martin Krssak - Christian Pfeifer +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.5. 23rd International Summer School on Global Analysis and Applications, Brasov, Romania --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13968 Starting: 2018-08-20 to 2018-08-24 Location: Brasov, Romania Additional Information: http://www.lepageri.eu/summer-school Contact: nico.voicu[AT]unitbv.ro The program consists in: 1) Two independent lecture series on: a) Geometric control theory, sub-Riemannian geometry and their applications in robotics and vision (Y.L. Sachkov) and b) Foundations of Finsler geometry and its generalizations (N. Voicu, D. Krupka); 2) Two workshops: a) 100 years after Finsler - Foundations and advances in Finsler geometry and b) Geometric control theory, plus a commented poster session. Organizers: Lepage Research Institute (Slovakia) -- Transilvania University of Brasov (Romania), University of Presov (Slovakia) -- Eotvos Lorand University (Hungary), VSB-Technical University of Ostrava (Czech Republic) -- Jagiellonian University in Krakow (Poland) Arrival day: Sunday August 19 Departure day: Saturday August 25 The 23rd Summer School will take place in the historical city of Brasov, located in the center of Romania. The program of the school consists of two comprehensive courses and workshop lectures, delivered by recognized specialists in the field, and commented poster session. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.6. Quantum Gravity meets Lattice QFT, Trento, Italy --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/04/12/quantum-gravity-meets-lattic… Starting: 2018-09-03 to 2018-09-07 Location: Trento, Italy Additional Information: http://indico.ectstar.eu/event/21/ Contact: norbert.bodendorfer[AT]physik.uni-r.de AdS/CFT has been one of the most fruitful approaches to analyse the qualitative aspects of the dynamics of strongly interacting QFTs, most prominently QCD. As an approach to understanding the early stage of high energy heavy ion collisions, but also proton-proton collisions at LHC, it is, in fact, one of very few systematic approaches. However, it is not clear how reliable the description is quantitatively, because QCD is not a N=4, supersymmetric, conformal, SU(N) gauge theory with infinite N and the QCD coupling constant is of limited size. Individual contributions exist on both sides of the duality calculating the size of the relevant corrections (like the perturbative calculation of quantum corrections on the gravity side for finite N and finite coupling strength, the lattice simulation of SU(N) gauge theories with N>3, the calculation of perturbative corrections from non conformality on the QFT side, lattice simulation with partial supersymmetry ...) but no systematic effort. In addition, more general scenarios for gauge/gravity dualities have been studied, extending beyond the realms of AdS, CFT, and string theory. The probability is high that quantitative contact can only be made on the basis of non-perturbative calculations on both sides, which is a very tall order. On the QFT side, lattice QFT is the best established tool to do so, while on the quantum gravity side resummed string theory is the main approach. In addition, there is an increased recent interest within loop quantum gravity in holographic computations. The aim of the workshop is to bring some of the internationally leading experts in these fields together, formulate a more systematic strategy, and realize a few projects in the direction of a quantitative application of quantum gravity techniques to QCD in subsequent months. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.7. 2018 North American Einstein Toolkit Workshop, Atlanta, United States --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/04/12/2018-north-american-einstein… Starting: 2018-06-18 to 2018-06-20 Location: Atlanta, United States Additional Information: http://et-workshop18.physics.gatech.edu Contact: mlinares6[AT]gatech.edu Dear All, The 2018 North American Einstein Toolkit Workshop will be held at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, GA from June 18th to 20th, 2018. The Workshop will be an excellent opportunity to learn more about current developments and future plans of the Einstein Toolkit as well as to interact with some of the developers and active members of the community. The three days of the Workshop will include code development updates, invited talks, contributed talks from active members of the Einstein Toolkit community and discussion sessions. Registration for the North American ET Workshop 2018 is now open. Registration Fee: There is a nominal registration fee of $60. The instructions for the payment will be sent to you by email once you submit the registration form. Note that registration is not complete until the registration fee is paid. The last date of registration is June 1st, 2018. Support: We also have some funds available to support registration/travel for the participants. Since the funds are limited, we request you to submit an application for the same. Check the registration page for more details. The last date for submitting the applications is May 20th, 2018. It is advised to use Firefox/Chrome browser for registration as we have encountered some issues with Safari. Please let us know if you have any questions.   +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.8. Third IUCSS Summer School and Workshop on the Lorentz- and CPT-violating Standard-Model Extension, Bloomington, Indiana, USA --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/04/16/third-iucss-summer-school-an… Starting: 2018-06-15 to 2018-06-23 Location: Bloomington, Indiana, USA Additional Information: http://www.indiana.edu/~lorentz/sme2018/ Contact: rlehnert[AT]gmail.com The Third IUCSS Summer School and Workshop on the Standard-Model Extension (SME) will be held in the Physics Department at Indiana University, Bloomington from Friday June 15 to Saturday June 23, 2018. This event is aimed primarily at students and researchers in theory and experiment who seek a pedagogical introduction to the SME framework. Starting from the foundations, the School lectures will explore theoretical, phenomenological, and experimental topics in Lorentz and CPT breaking and guide participants to the forefront of current research in the field. The discussion sessions are designed to reinforce and supplement the lecture material. A poster session will provide an opportunity for School participants to showcase their own research. An IUCSS Workshop on current research in Lorentz and CPT violation will be held concurrently during the last part of the School. The School is envisaged to cover the following topics: (1) Effective field theory for Lorentz and CPT breaking - underlying sources for Lorentz and CPT violation - construction of the minimal SME - higher mass dimensions; nonminimal terms - local Lorentz breakdown in gravity; no-go constraints - spontaneous and explicit Lorentz and diffeomorphism breaking - renormalization and other quantum-field properties of the SME - the SME and Finsler geometry (2) Phenomenological methods - spherical notation for Lorentz-violating coefficients - atomic matrix elements for phenomenological calculations - linearization of Lorentz-breaking gravity - phenomenology of gravitational-wave physics - extraction of predictions for hadronic systems and QCD - Lorentz- and CPT-violating contributions to atomic and nuclear energy levels - description of Lorentz-breaking neutrino physics - vacuum Cherenkov rates for Lorentz-violating particles (3) experimental searches for Lorentz and CPT violation - observations involving astrophysical photons - measurements in short-range gravity - Lorentz tests at colliders - bounds from clock comparisons and spectroscopy of H-like systems - results from neutrino kinematics and oscillations - matter-antimatter comparisons - experimental signals in strong-interaction physics - searches involving the second- and third-generation, gauge, and Higgs sectors - applications to spacetime torsion and nonmetricity There is no registration fee for the School and Workshop, but online registration on or before April 30, 2018 is required. Due to space limitations the total attendance is likely to be capped, so early registration is advised to avoid disappointment. Partial support for local housing may be available upon request. Participants desiring support should ask a senior scientist to send an email to the organizer, Ralf Lehnert, describing the need for support. Preference may be given to requests made before March 31, 2018. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.9. Sigrav 2018 - Black holes: Theory and Observations, Sardinia, Italy --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13997 Starting: 2018-09-09 to 2018-09-15 Location: Santa Margherita di Pula, Cagliari, Italy Additional Information: http://sigrav2018.ca.infn.it/ Contact: sigrav2018[AT]ca.infn.it Summary and goals of the conference The biennial conference of the Italian Society for General Relativity and Gravitation (SIGRAV) is devoted to all aspects of gravitational physics, such as classical and quantum gravity, relativistic astrophysics and cosmology, as well as experimental gravity. The six-day conference will host about twenty invited plenary talks and shorter invited and contributed talks in three parallel sessions. A science popularisation/outreach session will also be hosted during the conference. The 23rd edition of the conference will be dedicated to black holes. Einstein’s gravitational theory predicts the existence of black holes, objects so compact that light cannot escape their gravitational field. Several types of black hole may exist: mini black holes, stellar black holes, and supermassive black holes with millions of solar masses. Experimental evidence for the existence of stellar and supermassive black holes continues to mount, so what was once considered to be science fiction, has now become reality. In this conference, an overview on all aspects of black-hole physics will be given. In particular, we will discuss observations of black holes in galactic centres and in binary systems, the theory of accretion disks, the description of black holes in general relativity and in alternative theories of gravity, as well as the thermodynamics of black holes and Hawking radiation. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.10. The 5th Conference of the Polish Society on Relativity, Wojanow, Poland --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=14001 Starting: 2018-09-24 to 2018-09-27 Location: Wojanow, Poland Additional Information: http://ift.uni.wroc.pl/~potor5/ Contact: potor5[AT]ift.uni.wroc.pl The 5th Conference of the Polish Society on Relativity will consist of two parts, devoted, respectively, to classical and quantum gravity. The first part will cover mathematical structures in classical gravity, exact solutions of Einstein equations, physics of black holes, cosmological models, alternative models of gravity, and the research related to the recent detection of gravitational waves. The second part will be devoted to discussion of basic tools of quantum gravity and noncommutative geometry, in particular quantum space-times, quantum phase spaces, and quantum symmetries. We will consider quantum gravity models e.g. LQG (loop quantum gravity), matrix models and discretized approach to Feynman description of quantized gravity and new approaches to string theory. We will focus on the following subjects: 1. Properties of Einstein's equations and exact solutions. 2. Numerical methods in solving Einstein equations. 3. Black holes: formalism and properties. 4. Relativistic astrophysics: cosmology and dark matter/dark energy problem. 5. Gravitational waves: theory and experiment. 6. Quantum space-times and quantum symmetries. 7. Noncommutative geometries and quantum gravity framework. 8. Models of quantum gravity: Loop Quantum Gravity. 9. Models of quantum gravity: functional integration approach, e.g. CDT (Causal Dynamical Triangulation) 10. Quantum gravity and development in superstring theory (metastrings). +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.11. Irish Quantum Foundations 2018, Dublin, Ireland --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=14010 Starting: 2018-05-28 to 2018-05-29 Location: Dublin, Ireland Additional Information: https://www.dcu.ie/node/98866 Contact: IQF2018[AT]dcu.ie The Irish Quantum Foundations meetings aim to present the current year's most exciting developments in any research area broadly related to quantum foundations. It is not unusual for the meeting also to cover topics more broadly in theoretical and experimental physics, especially when doing so gives newly arrived and early career researchers a chance to present their work to the Irish theoretical physics community. The event is jointly organised by Dublin City University, the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Maynooth University, Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin. This year, the event will be jointly hosted by the DCU School of Mathematical Sciences and the Centre for Astrophysics and Relativity (CfAR) at DCU; it will take pace on the All Hallows campus of DCU. The meeting will run from 28th to 29th of May 2018, and will consist of two days of talks along with two public talks (Haldane and Hossenfelder) and a conference dinner. Haldane will also present the 2018 O'Raifeartaigh Memorial lecture as part of the conference. Invited speakers this year include: Alejandra Castro (University of Amsterdam) Peter Coles (Maynooth University and Cardiff University) Emmanuel Fort (ESPCI) Duncan Haldane (Princeton University) Sabine Hossenfelder (Frankfurt Institute of Advanced Studies) Lionel Mason (University of Oxford) Ricardo Monteiro (Queen Mary, University of London) Elizabeth Winstanley (University of Sheffield) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.12. ICTS summer school on gravitational-wave astronomy, Bangalore, India --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/04/30/icts-summer-school-on-gravit… Starting: 2018-08-13 to 2018-08-24 Location: Bangalore, India Additional Information: https://www.icts.res.in/program/gws2018 Contact: gwschool[AT]icts.res.in The International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS), TIFR is organizing a summer school on gravitational-wave (GW) astronomy from 13 to 24 August, 2018 in Bangalore, India. This school is part of the annual ICTS summer schools on GW astronomy. Recent GW observations have firmly established the field of GW astronomy. Physicists and astrophysicists are now coming up with novel ways of using GW observations to address a variety of questions in fundamental physics and astrophysics. Recognizing this, the school has started to include courses which are considered to be outside to the traditional scope of GW physics. This year’s school will involve four graduate-level courses. - Exotic compact objects and their gravitational-wave signatures (Paolo Pani, Sapienza Rome) - Physics and astrophysics of electromagnetic counterparts of binary mergers (Kenta Hotokezaka, Princeton) - Dynamic formation of compact binaries in dense stellar clusters (Sourav Chatterjee, TIFR) - Gravitational lensing of electromagnetic and gravitational waves (Tejaswi Venumadhav Nerella, IAS Princeton) The school is primarily meant for graduate students and postdocs in gravitational-wave physics, astrophysics and related fields. A small number of highly motivated senior undergraduates can also be considered. Selected participants will be provided free on-campus accommodation, meals and domestic travel support (by rail, within India). +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.13. GR22 and Amaldi13 in Valencia, Spain --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/04/30/gr22-and-amaldi13-in-valenci… Starting: 2027-07-07 to 2019-07-12 Location: Valencia, Spain Additional Information: http://gr22amaldi13.com Contact: vitor.cardoso[AT]ist.utl.pt Dear Relativists, It is a great pleasure to invite you to the 22nd International Conference on General Relativity and Gravitation (GR22) and the 13th Amaldi Conference on Gravitational Waves (Amaldi13) which takes place from 7th – 12th July 2019 at the University of Valencia, Spain. http://gr22amaldi13.com GR22 is the latest in the series of triennial international conferences held under the auspices of the International Society on General Relativity and Gravitation. This conference series constitutes the principal international meetings for scientists working in all areas of relativity and gravitation. The Amaldi conferences are held under the auspices of the Gravitational Wave International Committee. Since 1997, they have been held every two years and are regarded as the most important international conferences for the gravitational-wave detection community. In Valencia, GR22 and Amaldi13 are organized as a joint event. The program of the conference, among many topics, includes a celebration of the Eddington expedition, the status of analogue experiments, tests on the nature of compact objects, superradiance and dark matter in strong-field gravity, progress in post-Newtonian expansions and effective field theory methods, progress in mathematical relativity, Numerical Relativity and its applications to astrophysics and high-energy physics, neutron stars, formation of supermassive black holes, Loop Quantum Gravity, the Event Horizon Telescope, the galactic center black hole, holography and quantum information, post-Planck cosmology, the LIGO-Virgo detections and multi-messenger astronomy, as well as the future of gravitational-wave detectors. The program will also include a public talk on gravitational waves, an award ceremony for the IUPAP Young Scientist Prize, and a tribute to Stephen Hawking. The conference venue is the Valencia Conference Centre (2010 World’s Best Convention Centre) designed by internationally renowned architect Norman Foster. Public transportation access is straightforward from all parts of the city by either bus, metro, or tram, or even using the environmentally friendly bicycles of Valenbisi. The venue is only ten minutes away from the city’s airport and from the high-speed train station, and it is surrounded by hotels, with circa 1,000 hotel rooms within two minutes’ walking distance. The venue is well connected with the Old Town where the visitor can enjoy a large monumental heritage comprising buildings dating to Roman and Arabic times and UNESCO heritage sites. We are planing to begin the registration in mid October. We look forward to welcoming you to Valencia 2019! Vitor Cardoso – Chair, GR22 Scientific Organizing Committee Sheila Rowan – Chair, Amaldi 13 Scientific Organizing Committee Toni Font – Chair, GR22/ Amaldi13 Local Organizing Committee Eric Poisson - ISGRG President +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 2. Jobs ============================================== 2.1. Call for postdoctoral positions as part of PPGCosmo program, Brazil ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13933 Deadline: 2018-05-06 Location: Vitoria, Brazil Additional Information: http://ppgcosmo.cosmo-ufes.org Contact: ppgcosmo[AT]cosmo-ufes.org The PPGCosmo program anticipates having three-year postdoctoral positions in astrophysics, cosmology and gravitation starting in August 2018. PPGCosmo is a Brazilian program consisting of four institutions from Brazil and five institutions outside Brazil. Its staff comprises 18 faculty members, see ppgcosmo.cosmo-ufes.org/home.html and www.cosmo-ufes.org for details. The monthly salary is Brazilian R$4,100 (tax free). Research topics are: dark matter and dark energy models, extensions and alternatives to general relativity, observational cosmology, primordial universe, cosmic microwave background, large-scale structure, galaxies and galaxy clusters, supernovae, gravitational lensing, tests of homogeneity and isotropy, black holes, quantum field theory in curved space-time, quantum gravity and its applications to cosmology and astrophysics. PPGCosmo participates in the international collaborations DES, LIGO, VIRGO, J-PAS, Euclid e LSST. The program is based at the Federal University of Espirito Santo (UFES), in Vitoria, the capital of the state of Espirito Santo, Brazil - it is a well-connected and pleasant human-sized city. Postdoctoral researchers usually live at walking distance from both the University Campus and the seaside, in one of the most pleasant neighborhoods of Vitoria. Please note that life costs in Vitoria are moderate: near the campus a meal costs about R$5-15, renting a room costs about R$500-700 and renting a studio or a small apartment about R$700-1,500. To apply, please email a cover letter, C.V. and research statement to the address ppgcosmo[AT]cosmo-ufes.org and have at least two letters of reference sent to the same address. Use the subject "Application for PROFIX fellowship - ". The application deadline is May 6, 2018. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.2. ERC Post-Doctoral Research position in Gravitational Physics, Lisbon, Portugal ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/04/15/erc-post-doctoral-research-p… Deadline: 2018-05-31 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Additional Information: http://blackholes.ist.utl.pt/ Contact: vitor.cardoso[AT]ist.utl.pt The Gravity Group at Tecnico (GRIT), part of the Center for Astrophysics and Gravitation in Tecnico, Lisbon, invites applications for a postdoctoral position in Gravitational Physics (including strong-field Gravity, Numerical Relativity, ray-tracing in curved spacetimes, high-energy physics etc). The appointment is for two years. More details on the group can be found at https://centra.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/network/grit/ A tentative date for the appointment is Jan 1 2019 (with possible variations to be agreed upon with the successful applicant). All candidates must hold a Ph.D. in Physics. The GRIT group is the largest group in the country working on gravitational physics, and has strong connections with the gravity groups in Cambridge, Mississippi, Osaka, Paris, Rome, and Perimeter Institute. The group holda a European Research Council Grant and is currently chairing the COST Action GWVerse. The applicant is expected to contribute to the efforts of the group and to the training of students. Applicants should send a 2-page curriculum vitae, a list of publications and a statement of research interests to the following e-mail address: jobs_gravity[AT]ist.utl.pt Please use the subject "Strong-field gravity". No letters of recommendation are necessary at this stage. Special importance will be given to original work plans with a high gain/high risk factor. Applications should be received by June 1, 2018. Incomplete applications shall not be considered. Screening of applicants will begin on June 1, 2018 and will continue until the position is filled. For more information please contact Vitor Cardoso (vitor.cardoso[AT]ist.utl.pt). These positions are supported by European Research Council. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.3. ERC Visiting Fellow in Gravitational Physics, Lisbon, Portugal ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/04/27/erc-visiting-fellow-in-gravi… Deadline: 2018-06-07 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Additional Information: https://centra.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/network/grit/ Contact: vitor.cardoso[AT]ist.utl.pt The Gravity Group at Tecnico (GRIT), part of the Center for Astrophysics and Gravitation in Técnico, Lisbon, invites applications for a Visiting Fellows in Gravitational Physics (including strong-field Gravity, Numerical Relativity, ray-tracing in curved spacetimes, high-energy physics etc). The appointment lasts between 1 to 4 months, according to the candidate's preference More details on the group can be found at http://blackholes.ist.utl.pt/ A tentative date for the appointment is Jan 1 2019 (with possible variations to be agreed upon with the successful applicant). The GRIT group is the largest group in the country working on gravitational physics, and has strong connections with the gravity groups in Cambridge, Mississippi, Osaka, Paris, Rome, and Perimeter Institute. The group holds a European Research Council Grant and is currently chairing the COST Action GWVerse. The applicant is expected to contribute to the efforts of the group and to the training of students. Applicants should send a 2-page curriculum vitae and a statement of research interests to the following e-mail address: jobs_gravity[AT]ist.utl.pt Please use the subject "Fellow". No letters of recommendation are necessary. Special importance will be given to original work plans with a high gain/high risk factor. Applications should be received by June 1, 2018. Incomplete applications shall not be considered. Screening of applicants will begin on June 7, 2018 and will continue until the position is filled. For more information please contact Vitor Cardoso (vitor.cardoso[AT]ist.utl.pt). These positions are supported by European Research Council. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.4. Postdoctoral position in Relativistic Theoretical Astrophysics, Frankfurt, Germany ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/04/27/postdoctoral-position-in-rel… Deadline: 2018-06-30 Location: Frankfurt, Germany Additional Information: https://relastro.uni-frankfurt.de/ Contact: steidl[AT]itp.uni-frankfurt.de The group of Relativistic Theoretical Astrophysics in Frankfurt invites applications for a postdoctoral position in Relativistic Theoretical Astrophysics. Candidates should have a PhD in astrophysics, physics or applied mathematics. Research experience with simulations in numerical relativity, relativistic hydrodynamics and MHD is favourably evaluated. Candidates with knowledge and experience in modelling the electromagnetic emission from merging binaries will be particularly favoured. The successful applicant will be part of an international research group recently set-up at the Institute for Theoretical Physics at Frankfurt, Germany. Interests of the group span from the modelling of the physics of neutron stars and black holes, to fundamental issues in gravitational physics (https://relastro.uni-frankfurt.de/) Frankfurt am Main is a lively and international city, and Europe's financial center. The application should comprise a CV, a publication list, and a research summary and proposal. Applicants should also arrange for three letters of reference to be sent to the address below. Applications will be have to be sent by 30.06.2018 for full consideration, but the search will remain open till the optimal candidate is found. The position is initially for two years and can be extended depending on successful performance and availability of funds; the expected starting date is 01.09.2018, but earlier/later appointments can be negotiated. Applications should be made electronically and sent to: Fr. Astrid Steidl: steidl[AT]itp.uni-frankfurt.de +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.5. PhD Position in Gravitational waves and Numerical Relativity, Jena, Germany ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=14022 Deadline: 2018-06-01 Location: Jena, Germany Additional Information: http://www.tpi.uni-jena.de/~bernuzzi Contact: sebastiano.bernuzzi[AT]uni-jena.de The Gravitational Theory division at the University of Jena anticipates the opening of PhD positions with starting date in fall 2018 / early 2019. The positions are associated with the research group of Prof. Sebastiano Bernuzzi at the Theoretical Physics Institute. There is the opportunity to participate to a wide range of research activities in numerical relativity, gravitational-wave modeling and data analysis or related analytical and computational methods. Applicants with a background in the above areas are especially encouraged to apply. The successful candidates have the opportunity to join the Virgo Collaboration and participate to the LIGO-Virgo gravitational-wave astronomy effort. For information on the Theoretical Physics Institute visit: https://www.tpi.uni-jena.de/HomePage For information on the research group visit: http://www.tpi.uni-jena.de/~bernuzzi Applications sent by June 1, 2018 will receive full consideration; applications after this date are still welcome until the positions are filled. In a situation where two candidates have otherwise equal qualifications, preference will be given to women, minorities, and handicapped applicants. Please submit a cover letter, a curriculum vitae with a list of publications, a brief description of research interests, and a list of potential referees, who may be contacted separately. Please send applications to: sebastiano.bernuzzi[AT]uni-jena.de Theoretisch-Physikalisches Institut Friedrich-Schiller-Universitaet Jena MAX Wien Platz 1 D-07743 Jena, Germany Office 209 Please use the string “Application for PhD position – SURNAME NAME” in the email subject and use the PDF format for all your files. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.6. Postdoctoral Positions in Gravitation, Cosmology and High-Energy Physics at RKMVERI India ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/05/01/postdoctoral-positions-in-gr… Deadline: 2018-07-31 Location: Kolkata, India Additional Information: http://physics.rkmvu.ac.in/faculty-positions/ Contact: mandar.patil[AT]rkmveri.ac.in The Department of Physics, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute (RKMVERI for short, formerly called ‘Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University), Belur Math, near Kolkata, a deemed-to-be-University as declared by the Govt of India under Section 3 of UGC Act, 1956, is seeking applications for a few postdoctoral positions in the fields of statistical physics, nonlinear dynamics, gravitation and cosmology, and high-energy physics. Applicants are expected to have strong research credentials, and will have the opportunity to engage in independent research, to collaborate with the young and active faculty as well as the doctoral fellows of the department and to take part in occasional teaching activities of the department. For details on the research being pursued in the department, please follow our departmental website: http://physics.rkmvu.ac.in/ The Department of Physics has been running M.Phil. program in Physics since 2008 and regular M.Sc. and Ph.D. programs in physics since 2012, with our first batch of M. Sc. students graduating in 2014. The department has an extensive program of visiting scholars and scientists and has quite a few renowned teacher-researchers in various fields as Adjunct Professors and Young Associates. It organizes regular seminars, conferences and workshops in a broad range of topics. The department maintains strong research links with leading national and international research groups. The department is housed at the Belur campus of the university, with an ambiance that is not only picturesque and salubrious just next to the Ganges and the Belur Math, the Headquarters of the worldwide twin organizations, the Ramakrishna Math and the Ramakrishna Mission, but also elevating and peaceful—an ideal environ for academic and research activity. The campus is well connected by public transport to the heart of the city of Kolkata (for example, the campus is about half-hour drive from the Kolkata airport and places like New Town and Salk Lake). Eligibility: The applicant must have obtained a Ph.D. degree from a recognized University with preferably one stint of post-doctoral experience at any reputed University/Institute in India or abroad. Terms and conditions of the appointment : The initial appointment of postdoctoral fellows will be for one year, renewable for one more year subject to satisfactory performance. We envisage a target starting date of 1 September 2018, but this is flexible. The starting fellowship is 50,000 INR per month (consolidated). In addition, the fellows will be offered a research grant of 1 lac INR per annum for attending international conferences and making collaborative research visits. Application procedure: Application in English must be submitted electronically by sending an email to rkmveri[AT]gmail.com, with a copy to debashis[AT]rkmvu.ac.in and shamik.gupta[AT]rkmvu.ac.in. The application must include the following: 1. Complete curriculum vita, 2. Complete list of publications, 3. Research plan – description of current and future research plans, 4. Full contact information (name, address, telephone, and email) of two professional referees who may be contacted for letters of reference (At the stage of applying for the position, please do not ask your references to send us any letter. On being short-listed, we will directly contact your referees for letters of reference.) Preferences may be given to applicants applying for their second postdoctoral stint. The deadline for application is 31st July, 2018. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 3. News ============================================== 3.1. Living Reviews in Relativity: Updated articles from Euclid TWG and KAGRA/LIGO/Virgo ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/04/27/living-reviews-in-relativity… Additional Information: https://www.springer.com/gp/livingreviews/relativity The open-access journal Living Reviews in Relativity has published major updates of two review articles in April 2018: Abbott, B.P. et al. (KAGRA Collaboration, LIGO Scientific Collaboration and Virgo Collaboration), "Prospects for observing and localizing gravitational-wave transients with Advanced LIGO, Advanced Virgo and KAGRA", Living Rev Relativ (2018) 21: 3. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41114-018-0012-9 Changes: Major revision, updated and expanded. Several updates to the document have been made. The most significant changes are the inclusion of details regarding KAGRA, and results from O1 and O2, including GW170817, the first detection with an unambiguous multi-messenger counterpart. The key differences are outlined in an appendix. Amendola, L. et al. (The Euclid Theory Working Group), "Cosmology and fundamental physics with the Euclid satellite", Living Rev Relativ (2018) 21: 2. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41114-017-0010-3 Changes: Major revision, updated and expanded. Seven new figures were added. About 300 new references have been cited. Forecasts are not updated in this version, with respect to 2012. Please, visit frequently our relativity channel (https://www.springer.com/livingreviews/relativity) at http://livingreviews.org for other news. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.2. Registration for the 2018 North American Einstein Toolkit Workshop is now open. ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/05/02/registration-for-the-2018-no… Additional Information: http://et-workshop18.physics.gatech.edu/register/ Registration for the 2018 North American Einstein Toolkit Workshop is now open. Registration Fee: There is a nominal registration fee of $60. The instructions for the payment will be sent to you by email once you submit the registration form. Note that registration is not complete until the registration fee is paid. The last date of registration is June 1st, 2018. Support: We also have some funds available to support registration/travel for the participants. Since the funds are limited, we request you to submit an application for the same. Check the registration page for more details. The last date for submitting the applications is May 20th, 2018. 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########################################## Table of Contents ########################################### 1. Conferences 1.1. IX International Meeting on Lorentzian Geometry, Warsaw, Poland 1.2. 21st Eastern Gravity Meeting, Brooklyn, NY 1.3. IHP Trimester 2018: Analytics, Inference, and Computation in Cosmology, Paris, France 1.4. Chalonge - De Vega Session: Cosmic Head News, Paris, France 1.5. 2018 Rotman Summer Institute in Philosophy of Cosmology, Goderich, Canada 1.6. Numerical Relativity beyond General Relativity, Benasque, Spain (2nd announcement) 1.7. Inhomogeneous Cosmologies III, Krakow, Poland 1.8. Brazilian School of Cosmology and Gravitation (BSCG-XVII), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2. Jobs 2.1. Tenure track Faculty Position at UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico 2.2. IGFAE Senior postdoc/Junior staff, Santiago de Compostela, Spain 2.3. PhD position in bouncing cosmology, Nottingham, UK 2.4. Lectureship at University College Dublin, Ireland 2.5. PhD position in General Relativity, Otago, New Zealand 2.6. International PhD Program on Astrophysics, Cosmology and Gravitation, Brazil 2.7. Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Mathematics at Otago, New Zealand 2.8. Postdoctoral positions, Institute of Cosmos Sciences (ICCUB), Barcelona, Spain 2.9. PhD positions in gravitational wave data analysis at Nikhef, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2.10. Call for postdoctoral positions as part of PPGCosmo program, Brazil 3. News 3.1. Special Issue "Origin of the Universe" 3.2. The Chalong-De Vega Programme 2018: The New Universe 3.3. GRG Editor’s Choice: recent highlight articles 3.4. Living Reviews in Relativity: “Tests of chameleon gravity” 3.5. Attention members of the International Society on General Relativity and Gravitation (ISGRG) ============================================== 1. Conferences ============================================== 1.1. IX International Meeting on Lorentzian Geometry, Warsaw, Poland --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/03/06/ix-international-meeting-on-… Starting: 2018-06-17 to 2018-06-24 Location: Warsaw, Poland Additional Information: https://www.impan.pl/18-lorentzian9 Contact: lorentzian9[AT]impan.pl Lorentzian Geometry is a branch of Differential Geometry with roots in General Relativity and ramifications in many mathematical areas: Geometric Analysis, Functional Analysis, Partial Differential Equations, Lie groups and algebras... Several groups researching on this topic throughout the world have maintained a regular series on international meetings celebrated every two years in Spain, Italy, Brazil and Germany. The edition to be held at the Banach Center will cover topics on pure and applied Lorentzian Geometry such as geometry of spacetimes, solitons, black holes, Einstein equations, geodesics or submanifolds. Poland is a perfect place for our conference, due to the existence of a very strong General Relativity groups, with many people working in Mathematical Relativity. Some of them (Bizon, Jezierski, Kijowski, Nurowski) are organizers of the conference, members of the Scientific Committee, or speakers, while other Polish relativists have expressed their interest in the participation in the meeting. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.2. 21st Eastern Gravity Meeting, Brooklyn, NY --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13844 Starting: 2018-05-24 to 2018-05-25 Location: Brooklyn, NY Additional Information: http://relativity.liu.edu/egm21/ Contact: steve.liebling[AT]liu.edu The 21st Eastern Gravity Meeting, hosted by Long Island University-Brooklyn, will be held Thursday, May 24 and Friday, May 25, 2018 in Brooklyn, NY. For further information, registration and abstract submission, see http://relativity.liu.edu/egm21/. This annual regional meeting is open to researchers of all levels, from undergraduate students to faculty, in all areas of gravitational physics, including classical, quantum, theory, observation, computation and experiment. The purpose of the conference is to encourage the interaction of researchers in the Northeastern region. The format of the meeting will follow the format of previous regional meetings where all participants may present a talk of approximately 10-15 minutes, depending on the total number of talks. Abstracts will be selected following the order in which they are submitted. Therefore, to maximize chances of acceptance, it would be best to submit an abstract early. There is no registration fee. A prize for the best talk by a student will be given and so please indicate in your registration if you are a student. Matt Lippert (LIU-Brooklyn) Mike Kavic (LIU-Brooklyn) Steve Liebling (LIU-Post) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.3. IHP Trimester 2018: Analytics, Inference, and Computation in Cosmology, Paris, France --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/03/14/ihp-trimester-2018-analytics… Starting: 2018-09-03 to 2018-12-14 Location: Paris, France Additional Information: http://www.ihp.fr/en/CEB/T3-2018 Contact: cosmomath18[AT]ihp.fr Cosmology is about understanding the origin and evolution of the universe and the formation of all structure within it — one of the most challenging intellectual projects undertaken by humanity. To make progress, we need the most powerful mathematical methods available: analytics to guide us through subtle theoretical issues, simulations to compute the detailed quantitative predictions of the theory, and statistical inference to confront these predictions with large cosmological data sets. The IHP trimester entitled “Analytics, Inference, and Computation in Cosmology,” will be dedicated not only to the “what” and the “why” but also, and specifically, to the “how” of cosmological calculation. Is the mathematical toolset of cosmology adequate for the challenges ahead? Where do we need new ideas? Whether it be on advances in analytical techniques, innovative computational methods or new ways to infer cosmological information from cosmological data, this trimester will be an occasion to gather the leading experts from around the world to share their expertise, spark new ideas and collaborations, and equip the next generation of cosmologists with the innovative mathematical tools we need as we enter a new era in precision cosmology. The trimester will consist of an introductory school in Corsica followed by a three month program at the IHP in Paris. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.4. Chalonge - De Vega Session: Cosmic Head News, Paris, France --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/03/19/chalonge-devega-session-cosm… Starting: 2018-03-29 to 2018-03-29 Location: Paris, France Additional Information: https://chalonge-devega.fr/Programme2018.html Contact: chalonge.ecole[AT]chalonge-devega.fr Ecole Internationale d'Astrophysique Daniel Chalonge - Hector de Vega Open Session Cosmic Head News - Actualites Cosmiques Thursday 29 March 2018, 14h at the Cite' Internationale Universitaire de Paris, Maison de l'Argentine, 27 A boulevard Jourdan, 75014 Paris Addressed to researchers in different fields, post-docs, students, teachers, journalists, communicators,... At the Programme of this Session: LISA & LISA Pathfinder results: Prof. Catia GRIMANI (Urbino) What galaxy formation tells us about the Universe. Prof. Cristhopher CONSELICE (Nottingham) What is missing in Cosmology. Prof Nicholas KAISER ( ENS Paris) A new Quantum world at the Planck scale. Prof Norma G. SANCHEZ (CNRS-Observatoire de Paris LERMA) The Kores programme at Turin: Prof Alba ZANINI (INFN-Turin, President of Kores-Ambassador Science & culture Chalonge-de Vega School, City of Turin) ..."Et Ce n'est pas tout": (Citation d'Henri Poincare').... Please find here below the link to the poster/ announcemment and informations of this Session: https://chalonge-devega.fr/Programme2018.html https://chalonge-devega.fr/invitation29mars2018.pdf https://chalonge-devega.fr/OpenSession_290318.jpg Looking forward to seeing you at this Session for a creative, fruitful and stimulating meeting, The Chalonge- de Vega School Team https://chalonge-devega.fr +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.5. 2018 Rotman Summer Institute in Philosophy of Cosmology, Goderich, Canada --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13896 Starting: 2018-06-11 to 2018-06-20 Location: Goderich, Canada Additional Information: http://www.rotman.uwo.ca/rotman-events/2018-summer-institute/ Contact: rotman[AT]uwo.ca Rotman Summer Institutes bring graduate students together with exceptional faculty from around the world to focus on a topic of special interest. The Rotman Summer Institute of 2018 will be aimed at promoting understanding of and research in issues in the philosophy of cosmology. It will be held from June 11 – 20, 2018, in a picturesque setting on the eastern shores of Lake Huron. The two-week-long Summer Institute will consist in a series of lectures and seminar-style discussions, aimed both at surveying the current state of research in cosmology, and at discussing foundational issues. These lectures and discussions will be led by philosophers and cosmologists. Several roundtables and open discussion sessions will be scheduled to address issues that do not easily fit in any particular session, and to foster cross disciplinary exchanges. Graduate students will have an opportunity to present and discuss their own work at the end of the workshop. The Institute will focus primarily on two new directions for research in philosophy of cosmology. The first regards the role of simulations in cosmology. In order to test a scientific theory, it is essential to extract from that theory precise predictions concerning what would be observed in the world if the theory were true. In many sciences, one can extract such predictions using various sorts of mathematical methods. But the systems that are of greatest interest in cosmology, and astrophysics more generally, are often simply too complex to treat using such methods. In order to extract testable predictions from the Standard Model of cosmology, cosmologists turn to computer simulations. But there are deep methodological difficulties that arise once we start relying on computer simulations, particularly given that in many cases we have no independent way of testing whether the assumptions, approximations, and numerical methods used in these simulations are reliable. The second concerns the status of singularity theorems, and the global structure of spacetime, in light of proposals from quantum gravity theories that “resolve” the initial singularity. This is so despite the fact that there are a number of celebrated theorems in the context of classical general relativity, showing that singularities are “generic” features of general relativity. These theorems follow from basic facts concerning the conditions under which a “trapped surface” can be expected to develop in a relativistic spacetime with attractive gravitation. This situation leads to subtle issues concerning how we expect general relativity to approximate an underlying theory, and how that underlying theory can avoid the conditions assumed in the singularity theorems. Invited speakers at the Institute include a mix of philosophers and cosmologists. This event is made possible by a grant from the John Templeton Foundation, to Chris Smeenk and Jim Weatherall. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.6. Numerical Relativity beyond General Relativity, Benasque, Spain (2nd announcement) --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/03/28/numerical-relativity-beyond-… Starting: 2018-06-03 to 2018-06-09 Location: Benasque, Spain Additional Information: http://www.benasque.org/2018relativity/ Contact: dgerosa[AT]caltech.edu The international workshop “Numerical Relativity beyond General Relativity” will be held at the Benasque Science Center (Spain) on June 3-9, 2018. With the first detections of gravitational waves, we have entered an exciting new era in gravitational physics that enables us to learn about the fundamental properties of gravity with a completely new sense. In particular, it opens up the unique opportunity to probe gravity in its most challenging, strong-field, and dynamical regime. Theoretical predictions of the gravitational wave signal emitted during the late inspiral and merger of compact binaries in models of gravity beyond General Relativity (GR) are crucial to truly put Einstein’s theory to the test. Currently, most beyond-GR predictions are limited to the weak-field regime. How the gravitational waveform would look in the highly dynamical near-merger regime, however, is largely unknown. The latter requires full numerical simulations in beyond-GR theories — a field that is still in its infancy. It is our goal to kickstart this new emerging field in gravitational physics with a workshop on “Numerical Relativity beyond General Relativity.” Therefore, we wish to bring together experts in Numerical Relativity, fundamental tests of gravity, and gravitational wave data analysis to facilitate fruitful future collaborations. Located in the beautiful landscape of the Pyrenees mountain range, the Benasque Science Center will provide an ideal environment to stimulate discussion, strengthen existing collaborations, and initiate new ones. Conference dates: June 3-9, 2018 Registration deadline: April 10, 2018 Accommodation deadline: May 15, 2018 Website: http://www.benasque.org/2018relativity/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.7. Inhomogeneous Cosmologies III, Krakow, Poland --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/03/29/inhomogeneous-cosmologies-ii… Starting: 2018-09-16 to 2018-09-21 Location: Krakow, Poland Additional Information: http://th.if.uj.edu.pl/indico/event/8 Contact: cosmology[AT]th.if.uj.edu.pl Inhomogeneous Cosmologies meetings are small workshops of about 40 participants which gather experts in inhomogeneous cosmology. This year the workshop will take place during 16-21 September 2018 at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland. Topics will include: * exact cosmological solutions of the Einstein equations * averaging and backreaction in cosmology * numerical cosmological relativity * observational tests We will also have practical hands-on tutorials of the Einstein Toolkit and other free-licensed inhomogeneous cosmology software packages. The workshop sessions will start on the morning of Monday the 17th of September and continue to late afternoon Friday the 21st of September. Due to the limited number of places available, registration by the early registration deadline of 15th June 2018, including a draft abstract, is strongly recommended. If places remain available, late registration will remain open until the late registration deadline of 24th August 2018 --- see http://th.if.uj.edu.pl/indico/event/8/ for details. Contact: cosmology[at]th.if.uj.edu.pl Scientific Organizing Committee Eloisa Bentivegna, Thomas Buchert, Mikolaj Korzynski, Hayley Macpherson, Jan Ostrowski, Boud Roukema, Sebastian Szybka, David Wiltshire Local Organizing Committee Krzysztof Glod, Szymon Sikora, Sebastian Szybka +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.8. Brazilian School of Cosmology and Gravitation (BSCG-XVII), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/03/30/brazilian-school-of-cosmolog… Starting: 2018-07-16 to 2018-07-21 Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Additional Information: https://www.ceacbrasil.com/bscg/xvii-bscg/ Contact: bscg[AT]ceacbrasil.com The Center for Advanced Studies in Cosmology (CEAC) and the Brazilian Center for Physical Research (CBPF) announce the 17th edition of the Brazilian School of Cosmology and Gravitation to be held in the period from July 16th to 21st, 2018 at CBPF. In this occasion, the Brazilian School of Cosmology and Gravitation will be celebrating 40 years of uninterrupted activity. The BSCG, created in 1978 as the Brazilian School of Cosmology and Gravitation, was initially programmed to have a biannual periodicity, due to its internationalization in the 1980’s, became the Brazilian School of Cosmology and Gravitation (BSCG). Throughout this period, we performed 16 versions of the BSCG, totaling 183 advanced courses in cosmology and related fields. These were undoubtedly years of intense activity and accomplishments. Many young scientists were formed in these schools, and several of them returned to the BSCG as Professors. Thus, was produced a new generation of extremely active researchers, focusing on global issues, looking to the skies and trying to understand the universe in which we live. As science is essentially a collective activity, we have made several collaborations with cosmologists, physicists, astronomers and astrophysicists from several countries: Argentina, Chile, Venezuela, Peru, Uruguay, Mexico, Costa Rica, USA, Canada, France, Italy, England, Japan, New Zealand, Denmark, Bolivia, Portugal, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany and especially the BRICS countries, a block that includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The BSCG has enabled the creation of an extremely active forum for scientific and intellectual exchanges between students and teachers, including scientists from different regions of the world, names of great importance in the international scientific community. Our utopia Knowing the universe does not affect our daily life, our life in practice, but it contributes enormously, so that we can transform our smallness in the face of the immensity of the cosmos, through the elevation of our soul. In this way, as the Italian theologian and philosopher Giordano Bruno (1548-1600) dreamed, we could use this knowledge, this dedication to the understanding of the universe, to make human beings less inclined to selfish plans, serving as an instrument capable of both modifying society and building a world in which solidarity is one of the most important values. This is our utopia. At the time, we will be launching the BSCG’s 40th anniversary celebration booklet, which complements a similar publication of the event’s 30 years. Our Committee The BSCG has an international committee of great scientific representation, and is currently formed by the following scientists: E. Kolb (Fermilab, USA), R. Triay (Aix-Marseille Universite', France), A. Dolgov (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Italy), B. Mashhoon (University of Missouri, USA), U. Moschella (University of Insubria , Italy) and M. Novello (Chairman, CEAC / CBPF). Local committee: M. Novello, S. Joras and M. Makler. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 2. Jobs ============================================== 2.1. Tenure track Faculty Position at UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13835 Deadline: 2018-04-30 Location: Mexico City Additional Information: http://www.nuclecu.unam.mx/ Contact: quevedo[AT]nucleares.unam.mx Faculty Position in Gravitational Physics at ICN-UNAM, Mexico City The Department of Gravitation and Field Theory at the Institute of Nuclear Sciences (ICN) of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) in Mexico City, announces the opening of a tenure track Faculty Position in Gravitational Physics. The focus of the position is Gravitational Waves Physics and related subjects (numerical relativity, post-Newtonian approximations, effective one-body approaches to relativistic two-body problems, self-force and corrections to geodesic motion, precision tests and alternative theories). The successful candidate is invited to collaborate with other members of the Department. The successful candidate will play an active role in a program devoted mainly to the study of the two-body problem in General Relativity and alternative theories of gravity, in connection with the interpretation of data from Gravitational Wave detectors of the currently operating devices (LIGO, VIRGO, GEO600) and of the forthcoming ones (LISA, KAGRA, LIGO-INDIA). The position is a tenure track professorship whose level (assistant, associate or full) will be determined by the candidate’s expertise and experience. Salaries are competitive and include tax-free subsidies from funding agencies within UNAM and the Mexican National Science Foundation (Conacyt). The contract package includes health insurance among other benefits. Interested candidates should submit the following documents in a single PDF file to the Department’s head, Prof. Hernando Quevedo (quevedo at nucleares.unam.mx): – full curriculum vitae; – publication list, with the five most significant publications clearly highlighted; – brief description of research interests. In addition, three recommendation letters should be arranged to be sent to the same email address. The review of applications will continue until the position is filled. The Institute offers the successful candidate significant liberties in developing their own research and teaching program and counts with a very low and flexible teaching load. The Department participates in various graduate programs at the university level, including physics, mathematics, astronomy, engineering, philosophy and others. Research grants are available from an internal UNAM funding agency and from Conacyt. An active postdoctoral recruiting program within the UNAM runs twice a year. Large computing (including supercomputers) and extensive library resources are available within the UNAM campus. The successful candidate is expected to apply for research funding and to take advantage of the postdoctoral program to help develop and to strengthen her/his research projects. Currently, the Department’s faculty members are Miguel Alcubierre, Wolfgang Bietenholz, Yuri Bonder, Chryssomalis Chryssomalakos, Jemal Guven, Tim Koslowski, Dario Nunez, Hernando Quevedo, Marcos Rosenbaum, Marcelo Salgado, Christopher Stephens, Daniel Sudarsky, Roberto Sussman, and Alexander Turbiner. In addition, there is a considerable number of postdoctoral fellows and graduate students associated to the Department. The research interests are diverse and include black hole physics, relativistic physics, cosmology, numerical relativity, QFT in curved spacetimes, alternative theories, quantum gravity, lattice field theory, shape dynamics, condensed matter, complex systems, integrable systems, mathematical physics, QCD, foundations of quantum physics, among others. The Department shares building facilities with the High Energy Physics Department, facilitating a close collaboration with its theoretical and experimental branches which focus on related subjects (e.g. dark matter search, neutrino physics, string theory and AdS/CFT duality, cosmic and gamma rays, hadron physics, physics beyond the standard model, etc.). The campus hosts a rich cultural life and ludic activities as well as an array of sport and fitness facilities. The UNAM is an equal opportunity employer. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.2. IGFAE Senior postdoc/Junior staff, Santiago de Compostela, Spain ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/03/09/igfae-global-talent/ Deadline: 2018-03-20 Location: Santiago de Compostela, Spain Additional Information: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/10912 Contact: jobs[AT]igfae.usc.es Position at the Galician Institute of High Energy Physics (IGFAE) in Santiago Call for applications - Senior postdoc/Junior staff Gravitational wave research in LIGO/Virgo The Galician Institute of High Energy Physics (IGFAE) in Santiago de Compostela (Spain) invites applications for its Global Talent program. The Institute has been recently awarded a Maria de Maeztu Unit of Excellence from the Spanish Ministry and plans to expand its research activities to the area of Gravitational Waves, among others. We anticipate that one of the Global Talent fellowships will be awarded to an outstanding candidate in the LIGO/Virgo Collaboration. We offer a 3-year contract with salary level equivalent to a Junior Faculty in Spain (extension of the contract will be subject to additional funds). We also plan to open one 2-year regular postdoc and one PhD student positions linked to the offer for gravitational waves. Both positions will be under the supervision of the Global Talent fellow. Besides, the Global Talent position includes research supporting funds for the candidate. Interested candidates, please, apply through Academic Jobs Online https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/10912 before the deadline March 20, 2018 More information about IGFAE http://igfae.usc.es/ Email: jobs[AT]igfae.usc.es +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.3. PhD position in bouncing cosmology, Nottingham, UK ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13858 Deadline: 2018-04-15 Location: Nottingham UK Additional Information: http://sgielen.wordpress.com Contact: steffen.gielen[AT]nottingham.ac.uk This PhD project is mainly devoted to the study of cosmological inhomogeneities in two different "bounce" scenarios, in which the classical Big Bang singularity is resolved by quantum effects. The first of these scenarios describes the Universe as a "condensate" of a large number of quantum atoms of geometry within the group field theory approach to quantum gravity. The second scenario uses symmetry-reduced models with in which the Universe can make a quantum transition from a contracting to an expanding phase. The project will study cosmological perturbations within these two bounce models, explore potential observational signatures, and focus on the connection to other bounce scenarios and formalisms for quantum cosmology, such as loop quantum cosmology or the no-boundary proposal for quantum cosmology. The PhD studentship is associated to the Royal Society University Research Fellowship project "Addressing the Big Bang singularity in quantum gravity and quantum cosmology" by Dr Steffen Gielen. We are looking for an enthusiastic applicant with a first class degree in Theoretical/Mathematical Physics or equivalent (strong mathematical background is essential), preferably at MSc/MMath level, or equivalent non-UK degree. Candidates with a 2:1 degree can be considered in exceptional cases. Prior research experience in quantum cosmology or cosmological perturbation theory would be an advantage, but is not essential. The studentship is for four years, and covers tuition fees at the Home/EU rate as well as a stipend of currently £14,553 per year. Starting date can be October 2018 or earlier; the position will be open until filled. Review of applications will begin shortly, so early application is strongly recommended. Please write to the email address above if you are interested in applying. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.4. Lectureship at University College Dublin, Ireland ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/03/15/lectureship-at-university-co… Deadline: 2018-04-03 Location: Dublin, Ireland Additional Information: http://www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jobs/ Contact: barry.wardell[AT]ucd.ie University College Dublin is seeking to appoint a Lecturer (3 year position) in Statistics/Applied Mathematics within the School of Mathematics and Statistics. This position is part of an ongoing expansion in the areas of Data and Computational Science. UCD School of Mathematics and Statistics is committed to research and teaching across the mathematical sciences, including mathematics, applied mathematics, statistics and actuarial science. The relativity group within the school consists of two permanent faculty (Prof. Adrian Ottewill and Dr. Barry Wardell), a Royal Society University Research fellow (Dr. Niels Warburton), plus several postdocs and students. The successful candidate will be expected to engage in research in Statistics/Applied Mathematics, including supervision of research students and projects, and to contribute to the School’s wide-ranging programme of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching. The position would be ideal for someone working in gravitational wave data analysis, who has experience with statistics and theoretical physics. For more details, please click on the link above and search for Job Ref 010174. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.5. PhD position in General Relativity, Otago, New Zealand ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/03/16/phd-position-in-general-rela… Deadline: 2018-09-30 Location: Dunedin, New Zealand Additional Information: http://gravity.otago.ac.nz Contact: joergf[AT]maths.otago.ac.nz The Relativity group at the University of Otago, New Zealand invites applications for a PhD position in General Relativity, in particular on the gravitational wave emissions of rotating neutron stars. The position comes with a 3-year scholarship which covers tuition fees as well as an annual stipend of 25000 NZD. The position is related to a Catalyst:Seeding grant from the Royal Society of New Zealand to J. Frauendiener to work on neutron star mountains and their gravitational wave signals. The project is joint with Prof. Andrew Melatos (University of Melbourne, Australia) and Prof. Susan Scott (Australian National University, Canberra) both members of OzGrav, the Australian Centre of Research Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery. We are looking for a motivated person with a degree equivalent to MSc or BSc(Hons) in Theoretical or Mathematical Physics. Good mathematical skills are essential. Prior research experience in General Relativity or relativistic astrophysics is desirable. The starting date of the position is on 1.6.2018. The position will be open until filled. Please send applications (including CV and certificates) or any enquiries to joergf[AT]maths.otago.ac.nz. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.6. International PhD Program on Astrophysics, Cosmology and Gravitation, Brazil ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13890 Deadline: 2018-05-11 Location: Brazil Additional Information: http://ppgcosmo.cosmo-ufes.org/home.html Contact: ppgcosmo[AT]cosmo-ufes.org PPGCosmo is an international PhD program on Astrophysics, Cosmology and Gravitation that aims to give PhD 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 LIGO, Euclid, J-PAS and DES. PPGCosmo is a Brazilian program consisting of five institutions from Brazil and four institutions from outside Brazil. The call for applications for four 4-year PhD positions starting in August 2018 is now open. 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 Vitória (Espirito Santo, Brazil). It is expected that the student will have opportunities to visit the other Brazilian participating institutions and the co-supervisor's non-Brazilian institution. Please go to http://ppgcosmo.cosmo-ufes.org/home.html for further information. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.7. Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Mathematics at Otago, New Zealand ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/03/22/lecturer-or-senior-lecturer-… Deadline: 2018-04-20 Location: Dunedin, New Zealand Additional Information: https://otago.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job=1800598 Contact: joergf[AT]maths.otago.ac.nz We are offering an opportunity for an academic appointment in Mathematics at the Lecturer or Senior-Lecturer level. The U.S. equivalent level of appointment is Assistant Professor (Lecturer) and Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer). We welcome applications from candidates with research expertise in any area of Mathematics. Research areas of current Mathematics staff include harmonic analysis, fractional calculus with applications, functional analysis, graph theory, mathematical biology, mathematical physics, polar-marine physics, algebraic combinatorics and stochastic PDE. The University of Otago is one of New Zealand's most research-intensive universities. The University values research and research-informed teaching, and teaching assignments and loads are structured accordingly. The University is located in the vibrant southern city of Dunedin, gateway to the beautiful Otago region of New Zealand. We encourage academics to establish and maintain international research connections, and we support this with generous research and study leave. Skills and Experience Candidates for this position should have a PhD in Mathematics, a demonstrated commitment to ongoing mathematical research with a potential to develop a research program of international repute, and demonstrated success and/or aptitude in teaching Mathematics. The successful applicant will be capable of teaching the full range of our Mathematics courses at the undergraduate level, from first-year to Honours courses, and will supervise postgraduate research students. The position will be offered as a confirmation-path (tenure track) position at the level of Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (equivalent to Assistant Professor (Lecturer) and Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer) in the North American system). Further details on the position, the university and the application procedure can be found on the university website at specified URL. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.8. Postdoctoral positions, Institute of Cosmos Sciences (ICCUB), Barcelona, Spain ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/03/22/postdoctoral-positions-insti… Deadline: 2018-04-08 Location: Barcelona, Spain Additional Information: http://icc.ub.edu/job/74 Contact: jaume.garriga[AT]ub.edu The Institute of Cosmos Sciences at the University of Barcelona (ICCUB) invites applications for up to two postdoctoral positions in the fields of Gravitation, String Theory, and Cosmology. Outstanding applicants in all research areas will be considered; candidates with a background in gravitational wave research are particularly encouraged to apply. Faculty members of our group include Jorge Casalderrey, Roberto Emparan, Bartomeu Fiol, Jaume Garriga, Cristiano Germani, Jaume Guasch, Raul Jimenez, David Mateos, Alessio Notari, Enric Verdaguer and Licia Verde. For more information, visit our website http://icc.ub.edu Appointments will be for a period of up to 1 year, starting no later than Oct. 1st, 2018. The deadline for application is April 8, 2018. This call will be funded by FPA2016-76005-C2-2-P (AEI/FEDER, UE) and by the Maria de Maeztu program. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.9. PhD positions in gravitational wave data analysis at Nikhef, Amsterdam, The Netherlands ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13900 Deadline: 2018-05-15 Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands Additional Information: https://www.nikhef.nl/en/vacancies/ Contact: vdbroeck[AT]nikhef.nl The Virgo group at Nikhef has openings for several PhD students in gravitational wave data analysis. Nikhef is the national institute for subatomic physics in The Netherlands, where approximately 175 physicists and 75 technical staff members work together in an open and international scientific environment. Together they perform excellent theoretical and experimental research in the fields of particle and astroparticle physics. Among the research collaborations Nikhef participates in are the ATLAS, LHCb and ALICE experiments at CERN, the KM3NeT neutrino telescope in the Mediterranean, the Virgo interferometer in Pisa, the XENON Dark Matter detector in Gran Sasso and the Pierre Auger cosmic rays observatory in Argentina. Nikhef is a collaboration between 5 major Dutch universities and the Nikhef research institute. The successful candidates will work on the development of novel methods for analysing gravitational wave data from the LIGO and Virgo detectors, with a view on directly probing the structure of compact objects such as black holes and neutron stars. They will be members of the Virgo Collaboration, and will have full access to all Virgo and LIGO data. A master degree in physics is required, and strong programming skills are highly desirable. The students will be employed by the NWO-I-foundation as junior scientists. They will receive a 4 year contract with a competitive salary. The conditions of employment of the NWO-I-foundation are excellent and can be found on the website of the employer: http://www.nwo-i.nl. The educational programme of the Dutch research school for subatomic physics offers annual graduate schools for PhD students, as well as frequent series of lectures on advanced topics in (astro)particle physics. Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply through the online portal: https://www.nikhef.nl/en/vacancies/. Please be prepared to upload a curriculum vitae and have the email address ready of at least one referee who is willing to send a letter of recommendation on your behalf. The deadline for applications is May 15th, 2018. Further information on these positions can be obtained from Prof. Dr. Chris Van Den Broeck (vdbroeck[AT]nikhef.nl). +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.10. Call for postdoctoral positions as part of PPGCosmo program, Brazil ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13933 Deadline: 2018-05-06 Location: Vitoria, Brazil Additional Information: http://ppgcosmo.cosmo-ufes.org Contact: ppgcosmo[AT]cosmo-ufes.org The PPGCosmo program anticipates having three-year postdoctoral positions in astrophysics, cosmology and gravitation starting in August 2018. PPGCosmo is a Brazilian program consisting of four institutions from Brazil and five institutions outside Brazil. Its staff comprises 18 faculty members, see ppgcosmo.cosmo-ufes.org/home.html and www.cosmo-ufes.org for details. The monthly salary is Brazilian R$4,100 (tax free). Research topics are: dark matter and dark energy models, extensions and alternatives to general relativity, observational cosmology, primordial universe, cosmic microwave background, large-scale structure, galaxies and galaxy clusters, supernovae, gravitational lensing, tests of homogeneity and isotropy, black holes, quantum field theory in curved space-time, quantum gravity and its applications to cosmology and astrophysics. PPGCosmo participates in the international collaborations DES, LIGO, VIRGO, J-PAS, Euclid e LSST. The program is based at the Federal University of Espirito Santo (UFES), in Vitoria, the capital of the state of Espirito Santo, Brazil - it is a well-connected and pleasant human-sized city. Postdoctoral researchers usually live at walking distance from both the University Campus and the seaside, in one of the most pleasant neighborhoods of Vitoria. Please note that life costs in Vitória are moderate: near the campus a meal costs about R$5-15, renting a room costs about R$500-700 and renting a studio or a small apartment about R$700-1,500. To apply, please email a cover letter, C.V. and research statement to the address ppgcosmo[AT]cosmo-ufes.org and have at least two letters of reference sent to the same address. Use the subject "Application for PROFIX fellowship - ". The application deadline is May 6, 2018. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 3. News ============================================== 3.1. Special Issue "Origin of the Universe" ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/03/09/special-issue-origin-of-the-… Additional Information: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/universe/special_issues/origin_universe Dear Colleagues, The birth of the universe out of the M-theory landscape remains an important question in modern cosmology. Questions such as “Why are the only three large spatial dimensions?”, “What drives inflation?”, and “Is there observable evidence of the birth of the universe out of the M-theory landscape?” are subjects of active debate. We invite colleagues to submit papers on the following topics: Trans-Plankian inflation Models of inflation Constraints on Inflation effective potentials Brane-world inflation Constraints on Inflation initial conditions Primordial gravitational waves Cosmic dark flow and large-scale structure Origin of the cold spot in the CMB Anomalies in the CMB from inflation and the M-theory landscape Supersymmetric Inflation Primordial nucleosynthesis constraints on the birth of the universe Constraints on time-varying fundamental constants Constraints on anisotropic cosmological models Why are there three large dimensions Prof. Dr. Grant J. Mathews Prof. Dr. Laura Mersini Houghton Guest Editors ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.2. The Chalong-De Vega Programme 2018: The New Universe ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/03/19/the-chalonge-de-vega-program… Additional Information: https://chalonge-devega.fr/Programme2018.html Ecole Internationale d'Astrophysique Daniel Chalonge - Hector de Vega PROGRAMME of the YEAR 2018: THE NEW UNIVERSE - LE NOUVEL UNIVERS New Topics on Quantum Physics in the Universe (i) Quantum physics in stars, galaxies, dark matter and supermassive black holes. The New Synthesis (ii) Quantum physics in cosmology, inflation, primordial gravitational waves, dark energy and the quantum vacuum. The New Synthesis (iii) Quantum computing for the above, theory for big data and other new subjects in the spirit of the Chalonge-de Vega School. The Programme is open to researchers, post-docs, advanced students, theorists, experimentalists, observers. Also open to teachers, journalists, communicators. The Programme and Posters 2018 are available here: https://chalonge-devega.fr/Programme2018.html https://chalonge-devega.fr Scientific support is available here: https://chalonge-devega.fr/Programme2017.html With compliments and kind regards https://chalonge-devega.fr ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.3. GRG Editor’s Choice: recent highlight articles ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/03/23/grg-editors-choice-recent-hi… Additional Information: http://www.springer.com/livingreviews/relativity/grg-editors-choice In each volume of the journal General Relativity and Gravitation (GRG), a few papers are marked as “Editor’s Choice”. The primary criteria is original, high quality research that is of wide interest within the community. Three recent articles deserve special attention (free-to-read access until April 15, 2018): Giorgio Sarno, Simone Speziale and Gabriele V. Stagno, 2-vertex Lorentzian spin foam amplitudes for dipole transitions, Gen Relativ Gravit (2018) 50: 43. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-018-2360-x Pedro V. P. Cunha and Carlos A. R. Herdeiro, Shadows and strong gravitational lensing: a brief review, Gen Relativ Gravit (2018) 50: 42. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-018-2361-9 Dario Brooks, Paul-Christopher Chavy-Waddy, Alan A. Coley, Adam Forget, Daniele Gregoris, Malcolm A. H. MacCallum and David D. McNutt, Cartan invariants and event horizon detection, Gen Relativ Gravit (2018) 50: 37. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-018-2358-4 Frank Schulz Publishing Editor GRG ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.4. Living Reviews in Relativity: “Tests of chameleon gravity” ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/03/28/living-reviews-in-relativity… Additional Information: https://doi.org/10.1007/s41114-018-0011-x The open-access journal Living Reviews in Relativity has published a new review article on “Tests of chameleon gravity” by Clare Burrage and Jeremy Sakstein on 16 March 2018: Burrage, C. and Sakstein, J., "Tests of chameleon gravity", Living Rev Relativ (2018) 21: 1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41114-018-0011-x ABSTRACT: Theories of modified gravity, where light scalars with non-trivial self-interactions and non-minimal couplings to matter—chameleon and symmetron theories—dynamically suppress deviations from general relativity in the solar system. On other scales, the environmental nature of the screening means that such scalars may be relevant. The highly-nonlinear nature of screening mechanisms means that they evade classical fifth-force searches, and there has been an intense effort towards designing new and novel tests to probe them, both in the laboratory and using astrophysical objects, and by reinterpreting existing datasets. The results of these searches are often presented using different parametrizations, which can make it difficult to compare constraints coming from different probes. The purpose of this review is to summarize the present state-of-the-art searches for screened scalars coupled to matter, and to translate the current bounds into a single parametrization to survey the state of the models. Presently, commonly studied chameleon models are well-constrained but less commonly studied models have large regions of parameter space that are still viable. Symmetron models are constrained well by astrophysical and laboratory tests, but there is a desert separating the two scales where the model is unconstrained. The coupling of chameleons to photons is tightly constrained but the symmetron coupling has yet to be explored. We also summarize the current bounds on f(R) models that exhibit the chameleon mechanism (Hu and Sawicki models). The simplest of these are well constrained by astrophysical probes, but there are currently few reported bounds for theories with higher powers of R. The review ends by discussing the future prospects for constraining screened modified gravity models further using upcoming and planned experiments. Please, visit frequently our relativity channel (http://www.springer.com/livingreviews/relativity) at http://livingreviews.org for other news. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.5. Attention members of the International Society on General Relativity and Gravitation (ISGRG) ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13927 Additional Information: ISGRG is about to conduct an electronic vote on (1) amending our constitution and (2) adjusting our dues. The purpose of this note is to ask members who did NOT receive my emailed annual letter on 7 March 2018 or 8 March 2018 (depending on your time zone) to contact me (beverlyberger[AT]me.com) You did not receive the letter for at least one of the following reasons: (1) I do not have a valid email address for you; (2) Your mailer rejected the email; (3) You are not actually a member in good standing; (4) The email is in your Inbox but you missed it. The upcoming vote will start with an email from vote[AT]simplyvoting.com on 2 May 2018 (plus/minus 1 day depending on time zone) and will include a link to the voting website. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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########################################## Table of Contents ########################################### 1. Conferences 1.1. 2nd CfP: Fifth International Conference on the Nature and Ontology of Spacetime, Albena, Bulgaria 1.2. The Mathematics of Gravity and Light, Rhode Island, USA 1.3. Quantum fields, scattering and spacetime horizons: mathematical challenges, Les Houches, France 1.4. Relativistic Quantum Information North 2018, Vienna, Austria 1.5. 7th Belgian-Dutch Gravitational Waves Meeting, Groningen, The Netherlands 1.6. Information Universe Conference, Groningen, The Netherlands 1.7. Reduced order modeling for gravitational waves, Potsdam, Germany 1.8. Neutron Stars in Lisbon, Portugal 1.9. Hundred Years of Gauge Theory, Bad Honnef, Germany 1.10. Collabor8.2, Lancaster, UK 1.11. 8th Iberian Gravitational Waves Meeting, Palma, Spain 2. Jobs 2.1. PhD position in neutron star physics at the Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center (NCAC), Warsaw, Poland 2.2. Postdoctoral Researcher in High Energy Nuclear Physics at the University of Kansas, USA 2.3. Postdoc position in Gravitational Wave source populations at Radboud University, The Netherlands 2.4. Searching for continuous gravitational waves: PhD and postdoc positions available, Hannover, Germany 2.5. Faculty search in Gravitational-Wave Astronomy, Birmingham, UK 2.6. Master Program in Mathematical Physics, Dijon, France 2.7. PhD position in Theoretical Cosmology, Madrid, Spain 2.8. PhD student position in inhomogeneous cosmology at Copernicus University, Torun, Poland 2.9. Postdoctoral position in inhomogeneous cosmology at Copernicus University, Torun, Poland 2.10. Postdoctoral position in Quantum Gravity and Quantum Cosmology, Beijing, China 3. News 3.1. The Sixteenth Release of the Einstein Toolkit 3.2. COST GWverse: Exchange of researchers working on gravitational-wave and black hole physics 3.3. MG15 on-line registration is open ============================================== 1. Conferences ============================================== 1.1. 2nd CfP: Fifth International Conference on the Nature and Ontology of Spacetime, Albena, Bulgaria --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/02/02/2nd-cfp-fifth-international-… Starting: 2018-05-14 to 2018-05-17 Location: Albena (near Varna), Bulgaria Additional Information: http://www.minkowskiinstitute.org/conferences/2018/ Contact: 2018conference[AT]minkowskiinstitute.org To mark the 110th anniversary of Hermann Minkowski's groundbreaking lecture "Space and Time" the main theme of the Fifth International Conference on the Nature and Ontology of Spacetime will be the nature of spacetime - whether spacetime should be regarded as an abstract mathematical notion modelling an evolving present or spacetime represents a block universe or a growing block universe? Physicists are especially encouraged to attend because even relativists hold widely different views, e.g., that (i) spacetime is nothing more than a mathematical continuum (which is essentially Poincaré's view that prevented him from discovering the spacetime structure of the world and from developing the mathematical formalism of spacetime physics) (ii) the question of the reality of spacetime belongs to philosophy (which is hardly physics at its best because the question of the dimensionality of the world can be answered only by physics). Despite that the focus of the fifth spacetime conference will be on the main theme, the Scientific Organizing Committee invites papers from physicists and philosophers on any topics related to the nature and ontology of spacetime. In addition to talks and poster sessions, special coffee hours will be included in the program to stimulate more informal discussions among the participants. For this reason we encourage interested colleagues to attend the conference even if they do not plan to give a talk or present a poster. Contributed papers in the form of extended abstracts of between one and two pages should be emailed by Wednesday, February 28, 2018 to 2018conference[AT]minkowskiinstitute.org. Submissions will be reviewed and notification of acceptance will be given by Wednesday, March 21, 2018. The location of the conference has been specifically chosen to combine a research meeting and a vacation (at affordable price). Scientific Organizing Committee: Dennis Dieks (Utrecht University) Mauro Dorato (University of Rome Three) George F. R. Ellis (University of Cape Town) Robert Geroch (University of Chicago) Eleanor Knox (King's College London) Vesselin Petkov (Minkowski Institute, Montreal) Steven Savitt (University of British Columbia) Anguel Stefanov (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences) James Owen Weatherall (University of California, Irvine) Christian Wuethrich (University of Geneva) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.2. The Mathematics of Gravity and Light, Rhode Island, USA --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/02/03/the-mathematics-of-gravity-a… Starting: 2018-06-03 to 2018-06-09 Location: Whispering Pines, Rhode Island, USA Additional Information: http://www.ams.org/programs/research-communities/2018MRC-Gravity Contact: werner[AT]yukawa.kyoto-u.ac.jp American Mathematical Society: Mathematics Research Communities 2018 `The Mathematics of Gravity and Light' Dates: June 3-9, 2018 Place: Whispering Pines, Rhode Island, USA The propagation of light probes the fundamental structure of spacetime whose gravitational dynamics is described by general relativity or possible modifications. This summer conference explores mathematical properties of gravitational lensing and how modified theories of gravity can be constructed and tested with lensing. MRC programs are intended for peridoctoral researchers (typically between 2 years before to 5 years after obtaining the PhD), and this interdisciplinary conference is aimed at mathematicians, physicists and astronomers. Accessible introductions to the relevant aspects of Riemannian, Lorentzian and Finslerian geometry will be given, and the focus will be on team-based collaborative research. It is hoped that this week will also spark future collaborations among participants. Topics addressed in this conference: - deterministic and stochastic weak-field gravitational lensing; - singularities in gravitational lensing; - numerical aspects of gravitational lensing with astrophysical applications; - optical geometry of Lorentzian spacetimes; - modified gravity theories and constructive gravity; - non-Lorentzian optical geometries; - testing braneworld models. Organizers: Charles Keeton, Rutgers University Arlie Petters, Duke University Marcus Werner, Kyoto University Applications: The program is fully funded by NSF, and the deadline for applications is February 15th. Please use the link provided. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.3. Quantum fields, scattering and spacetime horizons: mathematical challenges, Les Houches, France --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13750 Starting: 2018-05-22 to 2018-05-25 Location: Les Houches, France Additional Information: https://qft-horizons.sciencesconf.org/ Contact: Michal.Wrochna[AT]univ-grenoble-alpes.fr The mathematical developments in Quantum Field Theory on curved spacetimes provide an exceptional testing ground for concepts at the interface of General Relativity and quantum physics. The aim of this meeting is to bring together expert mathematicians and theoretical physicists with the goal of addressing challenging problems in the description of phenomena where asymptotic or global aspects play a crucial role, and of exploring the various connections with recent advances in scattering theory, conformal methods and microlocal analysis. Participation of PhD students and young researchers is strongly encouraged. REGISTRATION Registration is open. The registration deadline is the 31st of March 2018 (or until all places are filled). The registration fee of 340 EUR (paid upon arrival) covers the accommodation as well as all the meals. INVITED SPEAKERS The list of invited speakers includes: Christian Baer (Universität Potsdam) Nguyen Viet Dang (Universite' Claude Bernard Lyon 1) Thierry Daude' (Universite' de Cergy-Pontoise) Jan Derezinski (University of Warsaw) Alexis Drouot (Columbia University) Jeremy Faupin (Universite' de Lorraine, Metz) Steven Fulling (Texas A&M) Oran Gannot (Northwestern University) Christian Gerard (Universite' Paris-Sud) Stefan Hollands (Universitaet Leipzig) Peter Hintz (UC Berkeley / MIT) Bernard Kay (University of York) Lionel Mason (University of Oxford) Valter Moretti (Università di Trento) Jean-Philippe Nicolas (Universite' de Bretagne Occidentale, Brest) Ko Sanders (Dublin City University) Alexander Strohmaier (University of Leeds) András Vasy (Stanford University) Rainer Verch (Universitaet Leipzig) ORGANIZERS Dietrich Haefner (Universite' Grenoble Alpes) Michal Wrochna (Universite' Grenoble Alpes) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.4. Relativistic Quantum Information North 2018, Vienna, Austria --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13751 Starting: 2018-09-24 to 2018-09-27 Location: Vienna, Austria Additional Information: https://rqi.iqoqi.univie.ac.at/ Contact: alessio.belenchia[AT]oeaw.ac.at Relativistic Quantum Information (RQI) is a recently-born research field addressing questions at the interplay of quantum information and relativistic physics. On the one hand, RQI aims to extend the applicability of quantum information to regimes in which relativistic effects become relevant. On the other hand, it uses information-related ideas to investigate the fundamental structure of spacetime. RQI is a multidisciplinary research field with far-reaching objectives, going from future large-scale quantum technologies to the understanding of gravity and spacetime at the quantum level. The Relativistic Quantum Information – North 2018 Conference at the University of Vienna is held under the auspices of the International Society for Relativistic Quantum Information and is the ninth in the series of such meetings taking place in the Northern Hemisphere. This workshop series aims to bring together researchers working across quantum information science, quantum field theory in curved spacetime, and quantum gravity. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.5. 7th Belgian-Dutch Gravitational Waves Meeting, Groningen, The Netherlands --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13773 Starting: 2018-05-29 to 2018-05-29 Location: Groningen, The Netherlands Additional Information: http://indico.nikhef.nl/e/www.belgian-dutch-gw.nl Contact: vdbroeck[AT]nikhef.nl The 7th Belgian-Dutch Gravitational Waves Meeting will be hosted by the Van Swinderen Institute for Particle Physics and Gravity at the University of Groningen. This event aims to bring together astronomers and physicists interested in gravitational wave science and inform each other of developments and new projects. The meeting will start at 10:30am with a keynote lecture. In addition, there will be overview talks on general topics/experiments as well as contributed talks on specific projects, particularly by students and postdocs. The day will be closed with drinks and snacks. This meeting is open to all interested researchers, also from outside the Netherlands and Belgium. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.6. Information Universe Conference, Groningen, The Netherlands --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/02/21/information-universe-confere… Starting: 2018-07-03 to 2018-07-06 Location: Groningen, the Netherlands Additional Information: http://www.informationuniverse.rug.nl/ Contact: informationuniverse[AT]rug.nl The key topic of the IU conference series is: “What is the role of information in the Universe and its description?”. In an epoch where scientists need to handle Big Data and simulations, find highly organized systems in nature and grapple with the role of information in physics and other sciences, this appears to be one of the more fundamental questions that needs to be answered in order to understand the world around us. The Information Universe conference intends to unite various approaches, addressing the fundamental role of information both in nature (in vivo) and in data analysis, theory and computer modelling (in vitro). The conference will approach the key role of information from the point of view of several disciplines: e.g. cosmology, physics, mathematics, life sciences, computer science (including quantum computing) and neuroscience. The deeper role of information is formulated in different ways by these various disciplines, leading to a multitude of fundamental questions such as: - Is there a deeper physical description of space-time and gravity based on information? - The Big Data Universe and our Universe: are our numerical simulations and Big Data repositories (in vitro) different from real natural system (in vivo)? - Will quantum systems dominate the future of computing? - What is the role of information in highly organized complex life systems and genetics? - What will be the role of machine learning in the future of science? - How will big datasets from new experiments, such as Euclid, help us in understanding fundamental cosmological problems: dark matter, dark energy, inflation and structure formation? - Is the universe one big information processing machine, a hologram, one of many? The conference will be held in the new 260 seats planetarium theatre in Groningen, which provides an inspiring immersive 3D full dome display, e.g. numerical simulations of the formation of our Universe, and anything else our presenters wish to bring in. The digital planetarium setting will be used to visualize the theme with modern media. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.7. Reduced order modeling for gravitational waves, Potsdam, Germany --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13781 Starting: 2018-06-18 to 2018-06-22 Location: Potsdam, Germany Additional Information: https://workshops.aei.mpg.de/gw-rom-roq/ Contact: gw-rom-roq[AT]aei.mpg.de Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce a workshop on Reduced order modeling for gravitational waves which will take place at AEI Potsdam, June 18-22, 2018. https://workshops.aei.mpg.de/gw-rom-roq/ Registration for the workshop is now open. We have arranged for hotel block reservations for 30 participants in Potsdam or Berlin; a small number of rooms is available at the Golm campus guesthouse. Attendees are encouraged to register early. Reduced order modeling (ROM) is a collection of techniques for accelerating the evaluation of parametrized models of the gravitational waveform, e.g. the GWs emitted by compact binary coalescences. The workshop focuses on introducing non-experts to established ROM techniques and building new models (with a view towards LIGO/Virgo’s upcoming observing runs). There is also dedicated time for experts to get together and discuss how to advance current techniques for frontier problems. The first half of the workshop will feature introductory talks and Jupyter notebook tutorials demonstrating data-driven gravitational waveform modeling techniques and some intermediate material. This will include reduced basis, specialized interpolation, reduced order quadratures, and parameter selection techniques that have proven useful for building GW ROMs. We will discuss new, promising methodologies such as machine learning and Gaussian process regression. In the second half of the workshop, we will split up into smaller groups to work on problems of interest brought forward by participants. We also anticipate having one or more sessions for submitted talks. We look forward to seeing you in Potsdam, — Michael Puerrer and Scott Field +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.8. Neutron Stars in Lisbon, Portugal --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13785 Starting: 2018-04-12 to 2018-04-13 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Additional Information: https://centra.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/network/grit/nsl18/ Contact: andrea.maselli[AT]tecnico.ulisboa.pt Neutron stars represent unique laboratories to test physics under extreme conditions, hardly reproducible with terrestrial experiment. As isolated and binary sources, they provide the essential link between gravity in the strong field regime, the state of matter at supra-nuclear densities and high energy astrophysical phenomena. The first discovery of gravitational waves emitted by two merging neutron stars has also marked the dawn of the multi-messenger astronomy. The future after GW170817 is rich of promising opportunities that will shed new light on old problems and will raise, at the same time, further questions to be addressed. The aim of this workshop is to bring together scientists working on different aspects of relativistic astrophysics related to neutron stars, to discuss the status and the future directions of the field. The scientific program of the conference will include the following topics: - Numerical and analytical modelling of binary neutron star mergers - Phases of dense nuclear matter - Extraction of the stellar equation of state from gravitational and electromagnetic observations - Connection between binary mergers and gamma ray bursts - Multi-messenger astrophysics The workshop is organized in order to have few talks each day, and maximize the time for round tables and free discussions. List of invited speakers Andreas Bauswein (HITS, Germany) Christopher Berry (University of Birmingham, UK) Francesco Pannarale (Cardiff University, Wales) George Pappas (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy) Kostas Glampedakis (University of Murcia, Spain) Paolo Pani (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy) Paulo Freire (MPI for Radio Astronomy, Germany) Riccardo Ciolfi (INAF-OAPd, Italy) Samaya Nissanke (Radboud University, Netherlands) Sebastiano Bernuzzi (Parma University, Italy) Stephen Rosswog (Stockholm University, Sweden) Tanja Hinderer (Radboud University, Netherlands) The workshop is funded by the European COST action CA16214 PHAROS : “The multi-messenger physics and astrophysics of neutron stars”. For people interested to participate, please send a mail to andrea.maselli[AT]tecnico.ulisboa.pt Looking forward to seeing you in Lisbon, Andrea Maselli, Vitor Cardoso, Jose Lemos +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.9. Hundred Years of Gauge Theory, Bad Honnef, Germany --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/02/26/hundred-years-of-gauge-theor… Starting: 2018-07-30 to 2018-08-03 Location: Bad Honnef, Germany Additional Information: http://www.thp.uni-koeln.de/gravitation/100GT/index.html Contact: kiefer[AT]thp.uni-koeln.de In the Centenary of the publication of Hermann Weyl's masterpiece Raum-Zeit-Materie, this workshop aims at stimulating the reflection upon the origin and development of gauge theory and its scientific and philosophical importance. Taking into account one of the central concepts of Weyl's work, symmetry, this workshop sheds light on several aspects of Weyl's work and gauge theory and connects theoretical physics with other fields. Plenary lectures will be given by theoretical and experimental physicists, mathematicians, historians, and philosophers of science. This approach will allow detailed and broader discussions on questions such as Which role does Weyl's Raum-Zeit-Materie play in the research fields of gauge theory and gravity? Which role did Weyl's ideas play and still play in the philosophy of science? Can gravitation and quantum theory be consistently unified? How well is gauge theory experimentally tested? Which is the role that gauge theory play for the relation of mathematics to physics? Apart from the invited speakers, we will be able to accommodate additional participants, especially young scientists, and we will also give them the opportunity to present a poster at a dedicated poster session. The total number of participants is limited to 75. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.10. Collabor8.2, Lancaster, UK --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13811 Starting: 2018-05-14 to 2018-05-15 Location: Lancaster, UK Additional Information: http://www.collabor8research.com/ Contact: j.edholm[AT]lancaster.ac.uk Collabor8.2 is a two-day meeting designed to promote acknowledgement and collaboration among early career researchers in the UK across the disciplinary divide of mathematics and physics. The focus is broad, encompassing theoretical problems from astronomy, cosmology, particle theory, string theory, condensed matter and quantum foundations. Participants are invited to give short talks on specific research problems they face, seeking new perspectives and fresh approaches. Speakers will lead small team discussions aimed at overcoming the research hurdles presented. Presentations should focus on current research, rather than completed projects. The conference will feature a keynote seminar by Professor Ruth Gregory who has written papers with more than 100 mathematicians and physicists in a distinguished 30 year career. There will be recruitment presentations from several industrial sponsors offering research positions in physics, data science and machine learning (to be confirmed). We are delighted to offer free lunch, morning coffee and afternoon tea to all participants. We also have funding to reimburse some travel and accommodation costs for speakers. There is no conference fee. There will be a conference dinner on the first evening in a local restaurant (circa 10 GBP). +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.11. 8th Iberian Gravitational Waves Meeting, Palma, Spain --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13816 Starting: 2018-05-07 to 2018-05-09 Location: University of the Balearic Islands, Palma, Spain Additional Information: http://grg.uib.es/IberianGW18/ Contact: igwm18[AT]googlegruops.com The Iberian Gravitational Waves Meeting is an international conference organized yearly by different members of the Red Tematica de Ondas Gravitacionales (REDONGRA). This year it will he hosted by the Relativity and Gravitation group of the University of the Balearic Islands, Spain. The idea is to bring together researchers with interest in the development of Gravitational Wave Astronomy, including researchers from related areas of Astrophysics, Cosmology, and Fundamental Physics. The goal is to cover the main developments within the Iberian context in instrumentation, data analysis and theory. The format of this edition will be similar to the previous ones: a 3-day informal-style meeting starting on May 7th and ending on May 9th, 2018, with no registration fee and significant time for discussions. The meeting will take place at the University of the Balearic Islands at the Son Lledo building. http://grg.uib.es/IberianGW18/ Important dates Deadline for registration 15th April 2018 Deadline for abstract submission 10th April 2018 Invited Plenray Speakers include: Tomek Bulik Alberto Castro Tirado Pablo Cerda Tim Dietrich Gabriel Martinez-Pinedo Patricia Schmidt Kostas Glampedakis (*) Enrique Zas (*) Miquel Nofrarias (*) (*) TBC Local Organizing committee (you can contact us at igwm18[AT]googlegruops.com) Sascha Husa Alicia M. Sintes Rafel Jaume Marina Adrover Scientific Organizing Committee: Mar Bastero-Gil, Universidad de Granada. Jose Juan Blanco-Pillado, IKERBASQUE & UPV/EHU. Domenec Espriu, Universitat de Barcelona. Jose A. Font, Universitat de Valencia. Juan Garcia-Bellido, Instituto de Física Teorica - UAM/CSIC. Kostas Glampedakis, Universidad de Murcia. Sascha Husa, Universitat de les Illes Balears. Alicia Sintes, Universitat de les Illes Balears. Carlos Sopuerta, IEEC-CSIC, Institut d’Estudis Espacials de Catalunya. Sponsors: This meeting is made possible thanks to the support of the University of the Balearic Islands, the Relativity and Gravitation group at UIB and IAC3, the GWverse COST Action, the Instituto de Fisica Teorica (Centro de Excelencia Severo Ochoa, UAM/CSIC), the Institute of Space Sciences (CSIC), the Institut d’Estudis Espacials de Catalunya (IEEC), the Goverment of the Balearic Islands (Govern Balear) and the Spanish Ministerio de Economia, Industria y Competitividad. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 2. Jobs ============================================== 2.1. PhD position in neutron star physics at the Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center (NCAC), Warsaw, Poland ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13725 Deadline: 2018-03-25 Location: Warsaw, Poland Additional Information: https://www.camk.edu.pl/en/phd/ Contact: bhaskell[AT]camk.edu.pl PhD scholarships are available at the Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center in Warsaw, Poland. In particular there are projects available in the neutron star group, on neutron star superfluidity and pulsar glitches and on gravitational wave emission in neutron stars, both under the supervision of Dr Brynmor Haskell. The Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center is one of the leading astronomical institutes in Poland, and the neutron star group is involved in cutting edge research on the equation of state of dense matter, neutron star superfluidity, gravitational wave detection and pulsar glitches.The neutron star group is currently composed of 4 staff members (Pawel Haensel, Leszek Zdunik, Michal Bejger and Brynmor Haskell), 4 postdocs and 3 students. Warsaw is a vibrant European capital, rich in history and culture, and well connected to other European and international destinations by rail, road and air. A detailed description of the projects, together with instructions to apply, can be found on the website: https://www.camk.edu.pl/en/phd/ Applications must be received by the Nicolaus Copernicus Institute before March 25th 2018. Applicants are, however, encouraged to contact Brynmor Haskell (bhaskell[AT]camk.edu.pl) well in advance, to discuss potential projects. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.2. Postdoctoral Researcher in High Energy Nuclear Physics at the University of Kansas, USA ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13737 Deadline: 2018-04-01 Location: Lawrence, KS, USA Additional Information: https://employment.ku.edu/staff/10972BR Contact: crogan[AT]ku.edu Applications are invited for a post-doctoral or associate researcher position in experimental high-energy physics with the University of Kansas beginning as early as May 1, 2018. Post-doctoral researcher candidates are required to have a Ph.D. in physics by date of appointment and research experience in experimental high-energy physics or a related experimental field. Candidates with three or more years of post-doctoral experience may be eligible for initial appointment as associate researcher. The person would work with the University of Kansas group on physics data analysis and detector operation and development for the CMS experiment. Candidates with relevant interests and experience are sought. The University of Kansas CMS group is pursuing a broad and exciting research program, with elements including detector operation and development in the CMS tracker and ECAL groups, along with work towards the improvement of the CMS detector and the development of a precision timing detector for the LHC Phase-II upgrade. The group participates in a number of data analysis efforts, with particular focus on searches for evidence of new physics, beyond the Standard Model. In addition to searches for incarnations of Supersymmetry and models with new, heavy quarks, an ambitious search program utilizing modern machine learning techniques is being developed. The post-doctoral researcher would be expected to participate in many of these activities, taking a leadership role in advancing and dictating the group’s research program, interacting with and mentoring students, and engaging in creative and independent thought. The person may be stationed at CERN, in Geneva, Switzerland or at the University of Kansas in Lawrence. For more information and to apply go to https://employment.ku.edu/staff/10972BR .Review of the applications will begin on April 1, 2018. For first consideration, please apply before April 1, 2018. Applicants should arrange for three letters of reference to be sent to crogan(a)ku.edu. Additional inquiries can be made by email to crogan[AT]ku.edu. The University of Kansas prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, ancestry, disability, status as a veteran, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, retaliation, gender identity, gender expression and genetic information in the University’s programs and activities. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies and is the University’s Title IX Coordinator: the Executive Director of the Office of Institutional Opportunity and Access, IOA[AT]ku.edu, 1246 W. Campus Road, Room 153A, Lawrence, KS, 66045, (785)864-6414, 711 TTY. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.3. Postdoc position in Gravitational Wave source populations at Radboud University, The Netherlands ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/02/08/postdoc-position-in-gravitat… Deadline: 2018-03-01 Location: Nijmegen, the Netherlands Additional Information: http://www.ru.nl/astrophysics/about-us/vacancies/ Contact: nelemans[AT]astro.ru.nl Applications are invited for a 2 year postdoctoral positions at Radboud University in the Netherlands to work in the Gravitational Wave group (Gijs Nelemans, Samaya Nissanke, Paul Groot) on the Gravitational-Wave Universe toolbox. The toolbox will create a virtual GW universe (on Galactic, local and global scale) and simulates the observations with different GW detectors and EM instruments of that Universe. The Department of Astrophysics, is part of the Institute of Mathematics, Astrophysics and Particle Physics. The vibrant department consists of 13 faculty, ~15 postdocs, ~25 PhD students. Research activities focus on high-energy astrophysics, cosmic-rays, gravitational waves, stellar and binary evolution, clusters and the Milky Way. The positions are part of the collective labour agreement (CAO) of the Dutch universities, with gross/month salaries of 3000-4300 Euro depending on experience. The position is available per direct. Previous experience with gravitational waves or GW source populations is preferred. The applicants should have a PhD in astronomy or physics. Additional information can be obtained by contacting Gijs Nelemans (nelemans[AT]astro.ru.nl). To apply, email a cover letter, CV, names of three references and brief research statement to secr[AT]astro.ru.nl. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.4. Searching for continuous gravitational waves: PhD and postdoc positions available, Hannover, Germany ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13747 Deadline: 2018-03-31 Location: Hannover, Germany Additional Information: http://www.aei.mpg.de/24934/04_Continuous_Waves Contact: jobs-gw-han[AT]aei.mpg.de The Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute, AEI) is a leading research institute in the world specializing in gravitational physics. Around 200 international scientists work at the research labs and offices located in Potsdam-Golm and Hannover, Germany. The working language is English. The Albert Einstein Institute in Hannover plays a central role in the analysis and interpretation of the ground-breaking observations of gravitational waves. More information can be found at https://www.aei.mpg.de/18636/05_Observational_Relativity_and_Cosmology and https://www.aei.mpg.de/24934/04_Continuous_Waves. The institute prides itself of a very lively environment and world-class computing facilities. We are inviting applications for outstanding Post-Docs and graduate students (Ph.D. students) interested in joining our efforts to detect continuous gravitational waves. These are waves that have not yet been detected, expected from fast rotating compact objects. The detection problem is possibly one of the most challenging across the various types of GW signals, with the data analysis procedures effectively increasing the detector sensitivity by a significant amount. The group at AEI is the largest group world-wide devoted to this endeavour, designing and carrying out the deepest searches and deploying them on in-house computing resources and on the Einstein[AT]Home volunteer commuting project. The ideal candidate should have an excellent track record, programming experience, have worked with data, be creative, interested in astronomy and astrophysics, enthusiastic and should like to work in a team. Prior experience with gravitational wave data is not required. The initial appointment will be for two years with the possibility, upon satisfactory performance, of an extension. Applications should comprise a CV, publication list and a brief research statement. They should be submitted by email to jobs-gw-han[AT]aei.mpg.de indicating “CW post doc application” or “CW PhD student application” in the subject line. Candidates should also arrange that three letters of reference be sent to jobs-gw-han[AT]aei.mpg.de. Applications will be considered as they are received. The start date is flexible but preferably before the end of September 2018. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.5. Faculty search in Gravitational-Wave Astronomy, Birmingham, UK ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/02/16/faculty-search-in-gravitatio… Deadline: 2018-03-15 Location: Birmingham, UK Additional Information: http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/jobs/index.aspx Contact: av[AT]star.sr.bham.ac.uk The School of Physics and Astronomy and Institute of Gravitational Wave Astronomy at the University of Birmingham invite applications for multiple permanent faculty openings in gravitational-wave astronomy at the Lecturer / Senior Lecturer level. Applications from top researchers in all areas related to gravitational-wave astronomy, including instrumentation, quantum measurement, data analysis, astrostatistics, astronomical observations, astrophysics theory and general relativity are encouraged. Full details can be found at: http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/jobs/index.aspx . Use post number 58513 to search current vacancies. Candidates should apply online at the link above and arrange for three letters of reference to be sent by the closing date to: Mrs Joanne Cox School of Physics and Astronomy University of Birmingham Edgbaston B15 2TT United Kingdom E-mail: j.s.cox [at] bham.ac.uk For further information and informal enquiries please contact: Prof Alberto Vecchio (av [at] star.sr.bham.ac.uk). The application deadline is 15 March 2018. Further information about the Institute of Gravitational Wave Astronomy and the School of Physics and Astronomy can be found at http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/gravitational-waves and https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/physics. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.6. Master Program in Mathematical Physics, Dijon, France ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/02/18/master-program-in-mathematic… Deadline: Location: Dijon, France Additional Information: http://monge.u-bourgogne.fr/gdito/MP/index.php?page=home Contact: Giuseppe.Dito[AT]u-bourgogne.fr The Department of Mathematics of the Universite' de Bourgogne (Dijon, France) offers a master's degree in Mathematical Physics. The objectives of the two-year program in mathematical physics are, within a mathematics curriculum, to provide the students with knowledge of the advanced mathematical methods of modern theoretical physics. The program develops mathematical methods used in a wide range of topics in theoretical physics, such as quantum field theory, statistical mechanics, general relativity, gauge theories, string theory, etc. The coursework will cover different fields of mathematics (algebra, geometry, analysis) and will highlight their applications to the problems of contemporary theoretical physics. The student will be integrated from the very beginning into the mathematical physics group of the IMB (Institut de Mathematiques de Bourgogne), and are expected to write a master's thesis during the second year. All the lectures will be given in English. A limited number of fellowships is available. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.7. PhD position in Theoretical Cosmology, Madrid, Spain ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13779 Deadline: 2018-06-05 Location: IFT UAM-CSIC (Madrid, Spain) Additional Information: https://www.ift.uam-csic.es/en/news/institute-theoretical-physics-ift-uam-c… Contact: guillermo.ballesteros[AT]uam.es The Institute of Theoretical Physics IFT UAM-CSIC in Madrid (Spain) is offering a PhD position in theoretical cosmology The position will have a duration of 3 years and is funded by an “Atraccion de Talento Investigador” grant awarded by the regional government of Madrid to Dr. Guillermo Ballesteros. An eventual extension of the position to a fourth year will be subject to the availability of funding. The position should begin in autumn 2018, although the starting date is flexible. Candidates interested in topics such as inflation, dark energy, dark matter and wanting to work at the interface between cosmology and particle physics are encouraged to apply. They must hold an M. Sc. (or an equivalent degree) by their intended starting date. Applications (in PDF format) can be sent by e-mail to guillermo.ballesteros[AT]uam.es with the subject “PhD-IFT-MAD Application”. They must contain: a curriculum vitae, a transcript of academic records and a brief statement of motivation, research interests and previous research experience. Two reference letters should be sent separately to the same e-mail address, with the subject “PhD-IFT-MAD Reference + name of the applicant”. Review of applications will start around the 5th of April, but applications that arrive after this date will also be considered. Candidates who have recently applied for a SO(IFT) PhD position do not need to send their materials again, but should write an e-mail indicating their interest in this new position. Knowledge of Spanish language is not needed, but a good command of English is required. Enquires about the position can be sent to guillermo.ballesteros[AT]uam.es +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.8. PhD student position in inhomogeneous cosmology at Copernicus University, Torun, Poland ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/02/25/phd-student-position-in-inho… Deadline: 2018-03-09 Location: Torun, Poland Additional Information: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/278460 Contact: castle[AT]fizyka.umk.pl The Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Informatics of the Nicolaus Copernicus University invites applications for a stipend for a three-year PhD student position in theoretical/observational inhomogeneous cosmology. A substantial fraction of the successful candidate's research work will be expected to focus on the possible links between inhomogeneous cosmology and dark matter. The candidate's main thesis research topic will be negotiated with his/her thesis supervisor. The PhD stipend will be a part of the Theme 3: Theoretical investigation of general-relativistic effective contributions to dark matter fields of the A next-generation worldwide quantum sensor network with optical atomic clocks project, carried out within the TEAM programme of the Foundation for Polish Science. More info and how to apply: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/278460 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.9. Postdoctoral position in inhomogeneous cosmology at Copernicus University, Torun, Poland ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/02/25/postdoctoral-position-in-inh… Deadline: 2018-04-06 Location: Torun, Poland Additional Information: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/278463 Contact: castle[AT]fizyka.umk.pl The Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Informatics of the Nicolaus Copernicus University invites applications for a three-year postdoctoral position (adiunkt naukowy) in theoretical/observational inhomogeneous cosmology. A substantial fraction of the successful candidate's research work will be expected to focus on the possible links between inhomogeneous cosmology and dark matter, but s/he will also be expected to develop his/her own original research program. The postdoctoral position will be a part of the Theme 3: Theoretical investigation of general-relativistic effective contributions to dark matter fields of the A next-generation worldwide quantum sensor network with optical atomic clocks project, carried out within the TEAM programme of the Foundation for Polish Science. More info and how to apply: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/278463 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.10. Postdoctoral position in Quantum Gravity and Quantum Cosmology, Beijing, China ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13807 Deadline: 2018-03-31 Location: Beijing, China Additional Information: http://physics.bnu.edu.cn/application/research/gravity/index.html Contact: mayg[AT]bnu.edu.cn The Center for Relativity and Gravitation at Beijing Normal University has one post-doctoral position opening from September 2018 in the areas of quantum gravity and quantum cosmology. Successful candidate will work with Yongge Ma. The appointment will be for two years. The gravity group consists of Sijie Gao, Wenbiao Liu, Yongge Ma, Hongbao Zhang, and Bin Zhou. In addition, the retired professors Canbin Liang, Zheng Zhao and Jianyang Zhu join the academic activities frequently, and Abhay Ashtekar, Jerzy Lewandowski, Carlo Rovelli and Thomas Thiemann hold visiting professorships at the Institute. The areas of research in the group concern loop quantum gravity, black hole physics, general relativity, de Sitter spacetime, higher dimensional gravity and cosmology, AdS/CFT etc.. For further information on the group, see the webpage: http://physics.bnu.edu.cn/application/research/gravity/index.html Interested candidates should send a CV, a publication list and a statement of research proposal and arrange to have two recommendation letters (one from the PhD advisor of the applicant) sent directly to Yongge Ma by: mayg[AT]bnu.edu.cn, yonggema[AT]yahoo.com The deadline for receipt of all application material is March 31, 2018. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 3. News ============================================== 3.1. The Sixteenth Release of the Einstein Toolkit ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/02/14/the-sixteenth-release-of-the… Additional Information: https://einsteintoolkit.org/about/releases/ET_2018_02_announcement.html We are pleased to announce the sixteenth release (code name "Tesla") of the Einstein Toolkit, an open, community developed software infrastructure for relativistic astrophysics. The highlights of this release are: * A new thorn, Hydro_RNSID which models a rotating neutron star. * Tutorials have been updated and the install process for new users has been simplified. In addition, bug fixes accumulated since the previous release in June 2017 have been included. The Einstein Toolkit is a collection of software components and tools for simulating and analyzing general relativistic astrophysical systems that builds on numerous software efforts in the numerical relativity community including CactusEinstein, the Carpet AMR infrastructure and the relativistic magneto-hydrodynamics code GRHydro. For parts of the toolkit, the Cactus Framework is used as the underlying computational infrastructure providing large-scale parallelization, general computational components, and a model for collaborative, portable code development. The toolkit includes modules to build complete codes for simulating black hole spacetimes as well as systems governed by relativistic magneto-hydrodynamics. The Einstein Toolkit uses a distributed software model and its different modules are developed, distributed, and supported either by the core team of Einstein Toolkit Maintainers, or by individual groups. Where modules are provided by external groups, the Einstein Toolkit Maintainers provide quality control for modules for inclusion in the toolkit and help coordinate support. The Einstein Toolkit Maintainers currently involve postdocs and faculty from six different institutions, and host weekly meetings that are open for anyone to join in. Guiding principles for the design and implementation of the toolkit include: open, community-driven software development; well thought out and stable interfaces; separation of physics software from computational science infrastructure; provision of complete working production code; training and education for a new generation of researchers. For more information about using or contributing to the Einstein Toolkit, or to join the Einstein Toolkit Consortium, please visit our web pages at http://einsteintoolkit.org. The Einstein Toolkit is primarily supported by NSF 1550551/1550461/1550436/1550514 (Einstein Toolkit Community Integration and Data Exploration). The Einstein Toolkit contains about 200 regression test cases. On a large portion of the tested machines, almost all of these tests pass, using both MPI and OpenMP parallelization. The changes between this and the previous release include: === Larger changes since last release === * The support for generic machines is more robust, and the ET should compile, run, and pass the test suites out of the box on new Linux machines. * A Jupyter-based Tutorial (https://einsteintoolkit.org/documentation/new-user-tutorial) is now available. * The AVX512 instruction set used on the Intel "Knight's Landing" platform is now supported. * PITTNullCode now has test outputs * EOS_Omni polytrope supports hybrid equations of date with up to 10 pieces === New thorns or tools === * The Hydro_RNSID thorn which provides initial data for a rotating neutron star. === Upcoming changes for the next releases === * New thorns: * GiRaFFE, which models plasma flows in a dynamic spacetime * Changes to WVUThorns_Diagnostics * Seed_Magnetic_Fields-modified: Extended Seed_Magnetic_Fields thorn for binary neutron stars. Supercedes Seed_Magnetic_Fields thorn. * Meudon_Bin_NS-modified: Modifications to Meudon BNS initial data thorn to disable the overwriting of initial lapse/shift, which acts to significantly reduce coordinate eccentricity. Supercedes Meudon_Bin_NS thorn. * VolumeIntegrals_GRMHD-new: Performs volume integrals on arbitrary "Swiss-cheese"-like topologies, and even interoperates with Carpet to track NS centers of mass. * VolumeIntegrals_vacuum-new: Ensures that VI_vacuum can be used without enabling a GRMHD code. * particle_tracerET-new: Solves the ODE D_t xi = vi for typically thousands of tracer particles, using an RK4 integration atop the current timestepping. * smallbPoynET-new: Computes b^i, b^2, and three spatial components of Poynting flux. It also computes (-1-u0), which is useful for tracking unbound matter === How to upgrade from Hack (ET_2017_06) === To upgrade from the previous release, use GetComponents with the new thornlist to check out the new version. See the Download page (http://einsteintoolkit.org/download/) on the Einstein Toolkit website for download instructions. === Machine notes === Supported (tested) machines include: - Default Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, CentOS, Mint, OpenSUSE and MacOS (Homebrew and MacPorts) installations - Bluewaters - Comet - Cori - Draco - Edison - Golub - Hydra - Marconi - Minerva - Queenbee 2 - Stampede 2 - SuperMIC - Wheeler * TACC machines: defs.local.ini needs to have sourcebasedir = $WORK and basedir = $SCRATCH/simulations configured for this machine. You need to determine $WORK and $SCRATCH by logging in to the machine. * A new configuration for KNL nodes is being worked on, but not yet included in the release (but compilation works and tests mostly pass). All repositories participating in this release carry a branch ET_2018_02 marking this release. These release branches will be updated if severe errors are found. The "Tesla" Release Team on behalf of the Einstein Toolkit Consortium (2018-02-15) Steven R. Brandt Peter Diener Roland Haas Ian Hinder Feb, 2018 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.2. COST GWverse: Exchange of researchers working on gravitational-wave and black hole physics ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13758 Additional Information: https://gwverse.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/ In the context of the European COST Action CA16104 on Gravitational waves, black holes and fundamental physics (GWverse), grants for short term scientific missions (STSMs) are available. We are inviting you to submit proposals for STMSs starting after May 1, 2018 and ending before Nov 30, 2018 (applications outside this timeframe will be discarded). This call starts on Feb 15 and closes Mar 30, 2018. All proposals will be reviewed and the results will be announced by Apr 15, 2018. The selection committee will take into account the geographical distribution of host and home institution, matching of funds by the host, the scientific proposal and the experience of the applicant (preference is given to Early Career Investigators). Successful applicants will be expected to join as members of one (or more) of the Action's Working Groups. STSM recipients should acknowledge the COST Action in any publication or talks, through the use of the COST logo and the statement "The authors would like to acknowledge networking support by the COST Action GWverse CA16104”. STSMs are a great opportunity for all scientists within the COST Action to exchange visits, nurture collaborations, or develop new ones. Further details are available at the GWverse webpage: https://gwverse.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/stsms/ If you have any question, please contact the STSM Coordinator Andreja Gomboc: andreja.gomboc[at]ung.si ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.3. MG15 on-line registration is open ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/02/28/mg15-on-line-registration-is… Additional Information: http://www.icra.it/MG/mg15/ It gives us great pleasure to announce the opening of on-line registration http://www.icra.it/mg/mg15/registration.htm for the 15th Marcel Grossmann Meeting that will take place in Rome at “Sapienza” University July 1 to 7, 2018. The early registration fee is 400 EUR through May 25, after which the fee will be 450 EUR. The student fee is 150 EUR through May 25, after which the fee will be 200 EUR (with certification of “Student Status”). On line fee payments will be accepted until June 25th, 2018. After this deadline, registration fees can only be paid on site by credit card. The poster can be downloaded from: http://www.icra.it/mg/mg15/MG15_poster.pdf Abstracts for parallel session presentations must be submitted by April 30, 2018, but preferably at the time of registration. The current preliminary list of parallel sessions and related chairpersons can be found at: http://www.icra.it/mg/mg15/parallel_sessions.htm and http://www.icra.it/mg/mg15/par_sessions_chairs_details.htm All inquiries may be directed to the meeting mailbox: mg15[AT]icra.it Remo Ruffini (chair of International Organizing Committee) Robert Jantzen (chair of International Coordinating Committee) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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########################################## Table of Contents ########################################### 1. Conferences 1.1. Quantum spacetime and the Renormalization Group, Bad Honnef, Germany 1.2. BritGrav18, Portsmouth, UK 1.3. Workshop on Frontiers in Gravitation, Astrophysics, and Cosmology, Kolymbari Crete, Greece 1.4. Les Houches summer school on gravitational waves, Les Houches, France 1.5. MetroAeroSpace2018 - Special Session on "Relativistic Metrology", Rome, Italy (1st announcement) 1.6. 34th Pacific Coast Gravity Meeting, Pasadena, CA, USA (2nd announcement) 1.7. 21st Capra meeting on Radiation Reaction in General Relativity, Potsdam, Germany 1.8. Black Holes Are Forever, Rio de Janiero, Brazil 1.9. AGR 2018 -- Atlantic General Relativity Conference and Workshop 2018, Antigonish, NS, Canada 1.10. 2nd Institute of Space Sciences Summer School on "Gravitational Wave Astronomy", Barcelona, Spain 1.11. The Third Zeldovich meeting, Minsk, Belarus (2nd announcement) 2. Jobs 2.1. Postdoctoral position in numerical relativity and gravitational wave sources modeling at Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA: deadline extended 2.2. Postdoc at Southampton, UK 2.3. International PhD Program on Astrophysics, Cosmology and Gravitation, Brazil 2.4. Postdocs on Gravitational Wave at SYSU, Zhuhai, China 2.5. Astrophysics, Gravity and Theoretical Elementary Particle Physics Postdoctoral Positions in Department of Physics, IIT Bombay, India 3. News 3.1. Special Issue "Quantum Field Theory XXI" 3.2. Special Issue "Origin of the Universe" 3.3. Special Issue "F(R) Gravity" 3.4. Special Issue "Interplay of QCD, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics" ============================================== 1. Conferences ============================================== 1.1. Quantum spacetime and the Renormalization Group, Bad Honnef, Germany --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13663 Starting: 2018-06-18 to 2018-06-22 Location: Bad Honnef, Germany Additional Information: http://www.thphys.uni-heidelberg.de/~eichhorn/BadHonnef.html Contact: a.eichhorn[AT]thphys.uni-heidelberg.de Quantum Gravity is a very active area of theoretical research into the largely unknown realm of physics beyond the Standard Model. Recent years have seen a growing awareness throughout the quantum gravity community that Renormalization Group techniques may constitute a crucial element in unraveling the microscopic quantum structure of spacetime. Nowadays, the development of these ideas have reached a stage where, firstly, a cross-fertilization between different quantum gravity programs will be fruitful and, secondly, some programs may even be able to connect the microscopic quantum- gravity regime to physics at energy scales accessible by observations. The last years have also seen the development of novel ideas how imprints of (asymptotically safe) quantum gravity could become detectable in particle physics, cosmology and astrophysics which provide a fruitful basis for further exploration. The main goals of the workshop are - contributing to sharpening the major conceptual and technical open questions of the field and identifying routes to answer these. - triggering new collaborations, in particular between researchers from neighboring communities, enabling a fruitful exchange of ideas and transfer of knowledge. - providing in particular young researchers with a comprehensive overview of the most pressing questions in the field, motivating them to tackle these from new angles. - producing novel ideas how to bridge the gap between a fundamental theory of quantum gravity and observations and triggering new developments towards observational tests of quantum gravity. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.2. BritGrav18, Portsmouth, UK --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/01/11/britgrav18/ Starting: 2018-04-18 to 2018-04-19 Location: Portsmouth, UK Additional Information: https://sites.google.com/port.ac.uk/britgrav18 Contact: BritGrav18[AT]port.ac.uk The 18th BritGrav meeting will be hosted by Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation (ICG) at the University of Portsmouth. The meeting will span two days, Wednesday 18 April and Thursday 19 April 2018. The aim is to bring together young researchers working on all aspects of gravitational physics. Following the BritGrav tradition, the meeting will consist of short talks with priority given to PhD students and postdocs. Limited funding is provided by the IOP Gravitational Physics Group, to support travel for students. Deadline for financial support application and abstract submission is 7 March 2018. At the end of the meeting, we will award The Best Student Talk Prize, sponsored by Classical and Quantum Gravity. Local organisers: Marco Bruni, Emir Gumrukcuoglu, Kazuya Koyama, Andy Lundgren, Chris Pattison, Holly Purslow, David Wands, Bill Wright +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.3. Workshop on Frontiers in Gravitation, Astrophysics, and Cosmology, Kolymbari Crete, Greece --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/01/16/workshop-on-frontiers-in-gra… Starting: 2018-07-04 to 2018-07-12 Location: Kolymbari Crete, Greece Additional Information: https://indico.cern.ch/event/663474/page/12522-workshop-on-frontiers-in-gra… Contact: triay[AT]cpt.univ-mrs.fr The purpose of this workshop is to discuss and share new developments, experimental and theoretical, in Gravitation, Astrophysics, and Cosmology. Its duration is planned on two days (9-10 July) but it might be extended beyond if necessary, which will be specified in due time. It is part of the International Conference on New Frontiers in Physics aims to promote scientific exchange and development of novel ideas in science with a particular accent in interdisciplinary. The conference will bring together worldwide experts and promising young scientists who work on experimental and theoretical aspects of particle, nuclear, heavy ion and astro-particle physics and cosmology, with colleagues from other disciplines, for example solid state physics, mathematics, mathematical physics, quantum optics and other. The conference will be hosted in the Conference Center of the Orthodox Academy of Crete (OAC), an exceptionally beautiful location only a few meters from the Mediterranean sea. Soon, information on lodging be available, as well as the registration will be open soon, although you can contact by email the conveners to inform them on your intention to attend. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.4. Les Houches summer school on gravitational waves, Les Houches, France --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/01/17/les-houches-summer-school-on… Starting: 2018-07-02 to 2018-01-27 Location: Les Houches Additional Information: https://www.houches-school-physics.com/program/program-2018/summer-school-g… Contact: mabizoua[AT]lal.in2p3.fr The school will cover the emerging field of gravitational and multi-messenger astronomy, following the discovery of GW150914 and GW170817. We can soon expect many other detections, which will open up a new window on astrophysical objects such as compact binary systems (black holes, neutron stars), supernovae, pulsars, a stochastic gravitational wave background, or even unexpected objects. The objective of the school is to provide a large number of students with a solid corpus in most aspects of the field. Summer school organized by: Bruce ALLEN, Albert Einstein Institute, Hannover, Germany Marie-Anne BIZOUARD, Laboratoire de l'accelerateur lineaire, Orday, France Nelson CHRISTENSEN, ARTEMIS, Laboratoire de la Cote d'Azur, Nice, France Pierre-Francois COHADON, LKB, ENS, Paris, France +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.5. MetroAeroSpace2018 - Special Session on "Relativistic Metrology", Rome, Italy (1st announcement) --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/01/17/metroaerospace2018-special-s… Starting: 2018-06-20 to 2018-06-22 Location: Roma Additional Information: http://www.metroaerospace.org/special-session-13 Contact: roberto.peron[AT]iaps.inaf.it 5th IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Aerospace (MetroAeroSpace 2018) Roma, Italy, June 20-22, 2018 Special Session on "Relativistic Metrology" Chairs: Roberto Peron, Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali, Roma, Italy Enrico Lorenzini, University of Padova, Padova, Italy The Session will take place at Roma, Italy, in the context of the 5th IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Aerospace (MetroAeroSpace 2018), June 20-22, 2018. It will focus on the consequences of special and general relativistic models on the definition and measurement of various metrological quantities. Topics covered (non-exhaustive list): Measurement of time (and frequency); Measurement of length; Geodesy; Navigation; Astronomy and astrometry; Fundamental physics tests in space. Abstracts are welcome on these, as well as on related ones. Important dates: January 26, 2018 - Abstract Submission Deadline April 15, 2018 - Notification of Acceptance May 20, 2018 - Final Paper Submission Deadline +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.6. 34th Pacific Coast Gravity Meeting, Pasadena, CA, USA (2nd announcement) --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13692 Starting: 2018-03-16 to 2018-03-17 Location: Pasadena, CA, USA Additional Information: http://www.tapir.caltech.edu/~pcgm34/ Contact: pcgm34[AT]tapir.caltech.edu The 34th Pacific Coast Gravity Meeting will be held at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, CA, on March 16 and 17, 2018. In keeping with its tradition, this will be an open, relaxed, and informal conference. We are inviting researchers and students interested in all areas of gravitational physics: classical and quantum gravity, general relativistic astrophysics and cosmology, quantum cosmology, gravitational waves, and experimental gravity. Because this is a regional meeting, many attendees will be from the western United States, but all are welcome. It is a pleasure to dedicate this conference to Jim Isenberg, who started these meetings and has kept them going for 34 years. Talks Following the usual tradition all participants, and especially postdocs and graduate students, are encouraged to contribute short, introductory talks on their current research, with the aim of fostering communication and understanding among gravitational physicists with different backgrounds. A prize (sponsored by the APS Division of Gravitational Physics) will be awarded for the best talk given by a student at the meeting. Deadlines Prospective speakers should register by February 18 to receive full consideration. Late applicants will be considered at the discretion of the organizers. A block of rooms has been reserved at a nearby hotel. Reserve your room by February 15 to receive a reduced rate. For details, see: www.tapir.caltech.edu/~pcgm34 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.7. 21st Capra meeting on Radiation Reaction in General Relativity, Potsdam, Germany --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/01/29/21st-capra-meeting-on-radiat… Starting: 2018-06-25 to 2018-06-29 Location: Potsdam-Golm, Germany Additional Information: https://capra21.aei.mpg.de Contact: capra21[AT]aei.mpg.de The 21st Capra meeting on Radiation Reaction in General Relativity will be held at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (aka Albert Einstein Institute) in Potsdam-Golm. The meeting will run from Monday June 25, 2018 until Friday June 29, 2018. The Capra meetings focus on the modelling of black hole binary dynamics in the small mass-ratio limit. In good Capra tradition the meeting will be of an informal nature with a mixture of invited reviews, contributed talks, and open discussions. There will be no registration fee or proceedings. Contributed talks on all aspect of modelling small mass-ratio systems are welcome. For more information and registration please visit: https://capra21.aei.mpg.de +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.8. Black Holes Are Forever, Rio de Janiero, Brazil --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13703 Starting: 2018-02-05 to 2018-02-06 Location: Rio de Janiero, Brazil Additional Information: http://www.on.br/index.php/pt-br/astronomia-e-astrofisica/astronomia-e-astr… Contact: claudio[AT]on.br Black holes are now at the center stage of astrophysics and fundamental physics. They are made of pure gravitation and offer a gamut of instances where physical processes in the vicinity of the horizon, involving either fluids or quantum fields, can be tested and observed. Their existence has now been put beyond conjecture with the detection of gravitational waves generated by the collision of these objects. Jose P. S. Lemos is a distinguished researcher that works in black holes physics and astrophysics. He undergraduated and took the MSc in Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro, did his PhD in the University of Cambridge, got his first position at Observatorio Nacional do Rio de Janeiro, and is now professor at Instituto Superior Tecnico, University of Lisbon. The goal of the conference is to promote, strengthen and disseminate the research on black holes, focusing in, but not restricted to, Jose's contributions. We will also commemorate two historical dates. First, 100 years of Einstein's second paper on gravitational waves where he deduced the correct quadrupole formula, his first 1916 paper had an incorrect monopole formula. Second, 50 years of black holes, as in 1968, Wheeler put the name black holes for the first time in a paper thus entitling the astro and gravitational physicists to use it freely. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.9. AGR 2018 -- Atlantic General Relativity Conference and Workshop 2018, Antigonish, NS, Canada --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13708 Starting: 2018-06-06 to 2018-06-07 Location: Antigonish, NS, Canada Additional Information: https://sites.stfx.ca/mscs/gravity/agr18.html Contact: rvandenh[AT]stfx.ca AGR 2018 -- Atlantic General Relativity Conference and Workshop 2018 – First Announcement The 2018 Atlantic General Relativity Conference will be held from Tuesday, June 6 to Thursday, June 7 at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada. (Approximately a 2 hour drive north of Halifax.) As in previous years, the theme of Atlantic GR will be all aspects of classical and quantum gravity. The format will consist of one invited talk along with contributed talks by participants. The invited speaker this year is Dr. Latham Boyle (Perimeter Institute). The Atlantic GR Conference will be preceded by a one-day workshop on Monday, June 5, 2018 aimed at the non-expert. The bulk of the workshop will consist of invited lectures from Dr. Chris Clarkson (Queen Mary University of London) [to be confirmed]. The format will include ample time for discussion and collaboration. (see website for details). There will be no registration fee for either the workshop or the conference. We expect funding to partially subsidize accommodation in university residence for a limited number graduate students. If you wish to request this support, please consult the conference website. The local organizing committee is Robert van den Hoogen, Viraj Sangai and Alan Coley. The scientific organizing committee also includes Viqar Husain, Sanjeev Seahra, Edward Wilson-Ewing, Ivan Booth and Hari Kunduri. Both the conference and the workshop are sponsored by the Atlantic Association for Research in the Mathematical Sciences (AARMS), the Perimeter Institute, and St. Francis Xavier University. More information and online registration: sites.stfx.ca/mscs/gravity/agr18.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.10. 2nd Institute of Space Sciences Summer School on "Gravitational Wave Astronomy", Barcelona, Spain --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13715 Starting: 2018-07-02 to 2018-07-06 Location: Cerdanyola del Valles, Barcelona, Spain Additional Information: http://www.ice.csic.es/summer2018 Contact: sopuerta[AT]ice.csic.es 2ND INSTITUTE OF SPACE SCIENCES SUMMER SCHOOL GRAVITATIONAL WAVE ASTRONOMY FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT Place: Institut de Ciencies de l'Espai - Barcelona, Spain, July 2-6, 2018 The Institute of Space Sciences (Institut de Ciències de l’Espai - ICE) is organizing its Summer School on "Gravitational Wave Astronomy" that will be held at the Institute, located at the Campus of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, in Bellaterra, only 20kms from Barcelona, from July 2nd to 6th 2018. The School program covers most aspects of Gravitational Wave Astronomy, from the detection technology to the astrophysics, cosmology and fundamental physics that we can do with gravitational wave detections and their electromagnetic counterparts. The Institute of Space Sciences will welcome around 30 Master and Doctoral students to attend the Summer School: they will broaden their knowledge on this exciting field as well as get in touch with the other research groups working at the Institute. Information and application forms can be found at http://www.ice.csic.es/summer2018 REGISTRATION will be open on February 5th, 2018 and will close on April 2nd, 2018. Acceptance of participants will be announced on April 23rd, 2018. There is a registration fee for the School of 50 EUROS. A number of partial and full studentships will be available. Additional information can be requested to summer2018[AT]ice.csic.es LECTURERS AND TOPICS + Theoretical Foundations - Carlos F. Sopuerta (ICE) + GW Detection - Miquel Nofrarias (ICE) + GW Source Modelling - Ulrich Sperhake (Cambridge)* + GW Data Analysis - Alicia Sintes (Mallorca, UIB) + GW Astrophysics - Pau Amaro-Seoane (ICE) + Electromagnetic Counterparts - Matt Benacquista (NSF)* + Relativistic Stellar Dynamics - Xian Chen (Beijing, CAS) + Neutron Stars and Black Hole - Nanda Rea (ICE) + The Galactic Centre and GWs - Rainer Schödel (IAA, Granada) + Cosmology and GWs - Jaume Garriga (ICCUB)* * To be confirmed ORGANIZING COMMITTEE L. Gesa (ICE-CSIC & IEEC) P. Amaro-Seoane (ICE-CSIC & IEEC) M. Hernanz (ICE-CSIC & IEEC) M. Nofrarias (ICE-CSIC & IEEC) A. Serenelli (ICE-CSIC & IEEC) C.F. Sopuerta (Chair, ICE-CSIC & IEEC) D. Torres (ICE Director, ICE-CSIC & IEEC) N. Cortés (ICE-CSIC & IEEC) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.11. The Third Zeldovich meeting, Minsk, Belarus (2nd announcement) --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/01/31/the-third-zeldovich-meeting-… Starting: 2018-04-23 to 2018-04-27 Location: Minsk, Belarus Additional Information: http://www.icranet.org/zeldovich3 Contact: zeld3[AT]icranet.org This is a second announcement of the 3rd Zeldovich Meeting in Minsk, Belarus. The online registration for the 3rd Zeldovich meeting to be held in the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus in Minsk, Belarus on April 23-27, 2018 has been started. Participants should register at http://ntsrvg9-2.icra.it/meetings/registration_zeld3.htm with the deadline of 31st of March 2018 and submit titles and abstracts of their talks. The registration fee is 200 euro for professors and 50 euro for students. It has to be paid in cash during the conference. It includes welcome cocktail, conference dinner, coffee/tee and refreshments during breaks, conference set (bag with the poster, program and badge) and a copy of conference proceedings. The list of confirmed invited speakers with their talks includes: Gennady Bisnovatyi-Kogan - Strong shock in a uniformly expanding universe Valery Chechetkin - Asymmetric nucleosynthesis Artur Chernin - Dark energy in Zeldovich Local Pancake Evgeny Derishev - Radiation-mediated shocks Andrey Doroshkevich - TBD Gyula Fodor - Localized objects formed by self trapped gravitational waves (geons) Vladimir Fortov - TBD Sang Pyo Kim - Strong QED phenomena in astrophysics Noam Libeskind - TBD Vladimir Lipunov - The Discovery of gravitational waves: prediction and observation Manuel Malheiro - TBD Agnieszka Pollo - How luminous galaxies trace the dark Universe Alexei Pozanenko - Observations of GRB 1170817A associated with LIGO/Virgo GW170817 in gamma-rays, optic and radio, and the model of prompt gamma-ray emission Istvan Racz - TBD Jorge Rueda - Latest news on the induced gravitational collapse scenario of long gamma-ray bursts Remo Ruffini - Gamma-ray Bursts Narek Sahakyan - TBD Nikolai Shakura - Ya. B. Zeldovich and background of the accretion processes theory in the Universe Alexei Starobinsky - TBD Lev Titarchuk - Comptonization Problem and Its solution in Application to the Spectra of the Neutron Star and Black Hole Source Oleg Zaslavski - Ultra-high energy particle collisions near black holes and singularities and super-Penrose process +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 2. Jobs ============================================== 2.1. Postdoctoral position in numerical relativity and gravitational wave sources modeling at Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA: deadline extended ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/01/04/postdoctoral-position-in-num… Deadline: 2018-01-20 Location: Boca Raton, Florida Additional Information: http://physics2.fau.edu/~wolf Contact: wolf[AT]fau.edu The Department of Physics (http://physics.fau.edu) at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) invites applications for a postdoctoral position in the area of numerical relativity and gravitational wave sources modeling in Wolfgang Tichy’s group. The position is associated with a DFG and NSF funded collaboration between the numerical relativity groups at FAU and the University of Jena in Germany. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to visit Jena to strengthen the collaboration. The appointment will be for 2 years, but may be renewable depending on future funding. FAU researchers have access to several computing cluster facilities at national computing centers through XSEDE, as well as a dedicated cluster at FAU (https://hpc.fau.edu) 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. The letter writers are asked to send the letters directly. All materials should be sent electronically as soon as possible to: wolf[AT]fau.edu Review of completed applications will continue through January 20, 2018, and will continue until a suitable candidate is found. The planned starting date is in the fall of 2018, but can be earlier if requested. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.2. Postdoc at Southampton, UK ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/01/05/postdoc-at-southampton-uk/ Deadline: 2018-02-15 Location: Southampton Additional Information: https://jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=956918PJ Contact: leor[AT]soton.ac.uk Postdoctoral Research Fellow Salary: GBP 29799 - 36613 per annum Closes 15 February 2018 The Southampton Gravity Group is offering a postdoctoral position in theoretical gravitational-wave physics, starting in the spring or Autumn of 2018. The post is for 2 years, with extension to 3 years possible subject to satisfactory performance. The successful candidate will be expected to undertake research within an STFC-funded project aimed at modelling EMRI sources of gravitational waves for LISA. The University of Southampton (UK) is home to a large research group in gravitational physics. The Group currently comprises 14 staff members (Nils Andersson, Leor Barack, Oscar Dias, Carsten Gundlach, Ian Hawke, Wynn Ho, Ian Jones, Carlos Mafra, Andy O’Bannon, Adam Pound, Andreas Schmitt, Kostas Skenderis, Marika Taylor and James Vickers) and a significant number of postdocs and research students. Research interests in the group cover black-hole and neutron-star physics, gravitational waves and numerical relativity, and string-inspired gravity and holography. The Group is part of the STAG research centre, and has close ties with the astronomy and high-energy groups in the Physics department. In order to be considered for this post, the applicant must hold a PhD or equivalent in Physics, Mathematics or a related discipline, and have a track record in at least one of the following research areas: physics of classical black holes, general-relativistic dynamics, gravitational-wave theory, numerical relativity, gravitational radiation reaction. A complete application should include (i) a Curriculum Vitae, including a list of publications; (ii) a brief (1 page) statement of research interests; and (iii) the names and addresses of three referees. Applications should be made online via https://jobs.soton.ac.uk/ under vacancy number 956918PJ. Please send a copy of your application (and any enquiries) to Leor Barack, leor[at]soton.ac.uk +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.3. International PhD Program on Astrophysics, Cosmology and Gravitation, Brazil ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13654 Deadline: 2018-02-05 Location: Brazil Additional Information: http://ppgcosmo.cosmo-ufes.org/home.html Contact: ppgcosmo[AT]cosmo-ufes.org PPGCosmo is an international PhD program on Astrophysics, Cosmology and Gravitation that aims to give PhD 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 LIGO, Euclid, J-PAS and DES. PPGCosmo is a Brazilian program consisting of five institutions from Brazil and four institutions from outside Brazil. Four 4-year PhD positions are now available starting in mid-March 2018. 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. Postdocs on Gravitational Wave at SYSU, Zhuhai, China ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13656 Deadline: 2018-02-28 Location: Zhuhai, China Additional Information: http://tianqin.sysu.edu.cn/ Contact: huyiming[AT]mail.sysu.edu.cn The TianQin Research Center for Gravitational Physics, Sun Yat-sen University invites applications for two postdoctoral research positions in gravitational-wave physics and gravitational-wave astronomy. The appointment will be for two years. The successful candidate is expected to start no later than Sep 1, 2018. The TianQin Research Center is dedicated to creating the space-based gravitational wave detector TianQin (arXiv: 1512.02076). The growing theoretical group in the center consists of faculty members Jianwei Mei, Yiming Hu and Xuefeng Zhang, 1 postdoc and 10+ graduate students. The group is particularly interested in gravitational wave physics, gravitational wave astronomy, data analysis, TianQin simulation, and tests of general relativity with other space-based/related experiments (such as lunar laser ranging). The basic annual salary is 200,000 RMB. There is additional benefit up to 30,000 RMB per year, but this may vary with the University policy. To apply, please send the following to , with the subject title "Application for postdoc from [Applicant's Name]": 1) A CV, including a full publication list and a concise introduction to the candidate's most representative work (no more than one page); 2) A statement of research interest, including a remark on how it fits with the general goal of the group; 3) Three letters of recommendation (one must from the PhD supervisor of the Candidate). The deadline for this applications is Feb 28, 2017. About SYSU Sun Yat-sen University was established in 1924 by the founding father of modern China, Sun Yat-sen, and has been consistently ranked among the top 10 universities in mainland China. The TianQin Research Center for Gravitational Physics is located in the scenery Zhuhai campus of SYSU, which is only half an hour driving distance to Macau and Hong Kong. With the support from the central and local governments, various laboratory facilities for TianQin are being built in a good speed. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.5. Astrophysics, Gravity and Theoretical Elementary Particle Physics Postdoctoral Positions in Department of Physics, IIT Bombay, India ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/01/24/astrophysics-gravity-and-the… Deadline: 2018-02-28 Location: Mumbai, India Additional Information: http://www.phy.iitb.ac.in/en/research Contact: thep_acg_postdoc_app[AT]phy.iitb.ac.in Astronomy, Cosmology and Gravity, and High Energy Theory research groups, Department of Physics, IIT Bombay, intend to appoint a few postdoctoral positions in all areas of Astrophysics, Dark Matter, Early Universe Cosmology, Elementary particle physics, Gravitational waves and Electromagnetic followup, Neutrino Physics, Physics beyond the Standard model, QCD, Quantum gravity and String theory. Currently, the groups have nine faculty members, six Post-doctoral fellows, and Seventeen PhD students. Please visit the group pages to know more about the research activities: * http://www.phy.iitb.ac.in/en/research/high-energy-theory * http://www.phy.iitb.ac.in/en/research/astronomy-cosmology-gravity Candidates awarded PhD recently, or research scholars who have submitted their thesis and waiting for the examination are strongly encouraged to apply. More details about the position can be found at: http://www.iitb.ac.in/en/careers/institute-post-doctoral-fellows The positions are available for up to two years. Informal enquiries can be made to any faculty member in these groups. Tenure: 2 years Fellowship: INR 780000 - 852000 per annum (House Rent Allowance 24% extra) Deadline: 28 February 2018 To apply, please send CV (with the date), research statement and have at least two letters of reference sent by email to thep_acg_postdoc_app[AT]phy.iitb.ac.in with the subject "Application for Institute Post-doctoral Positions - Candidate name". +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 3. News ============================================== 3.1. Special Issue "Quantum Field Theory XXI" ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13679 Additional Information: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/universe/special_issues/quantum_field_theory Dear Colleagues, It is a pleasure to announce the Special Issue “Quantum Field Theory XXI”. Since its first applications in the XX century, and the crowning with the formulation of the Standard Model of electroweak and strong interactions, quantum field theory has evolved, both in meaning and intention. Its perturbative and nonperturbative incarnations have been playing an undisputed role in modern theoretical physics, not only in the refinement of the Standard Model and of its supersymmetric extensions, but also in the quest for a quantum theory of gravitation, carried on in the programs of string theory, supergravity, and many other quantum gravities (nonlocal quantum gravity, asymptotic safety, group field theory, and so on), and in our understanding of astrophysical and cosmological processes, ranging from the Big Bang to stellar evolution, and from the cosmological constant to gravitational waves. This Special Issue aims to recapitulate part of these achievements and offer a perspective on near- and far-future applications of quantum field theory in the present century. Review and perspective papers are especially welcome. Gianluca Calcagni Guest Editor ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.2. Special Issue "Origin of the Universe" ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13680 Additional Information: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/universe/special_issues/origin_universe Dear Colleagues, The birth of the universe out of the M-theory landscape remains an important question in modern cosmology. Questions such as “Why are the only three large spatial dimensions?”, “What drives inflation?”, and “Is there observable evidence of the birth of the universe out of the M-theory landscape?” are subjects of active debate. We invite colleagues to submit papers on the following topics: Trans-Plankian inflation Models of inflation Constraints on Inflation effective potentials Brane-world inflation Constraints on Inflation initial conditions Primordial gravitational waves Cosmic dark flow and large-scale structure Origin of the cold spot in the CMB Anomalies in the CMB from inflation and the M-theory landscape Supersymmetric Inflation Primordial nucleosynthesis constraints on the birth of the universe Constraints on time-varying fundamental constants Constraints on anisotropic cosmological models Why are there three large dimensions Prof. Dr. Grant J. Mathews Prof. Dr. Laura Mersini Houghton Guest Editors ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.3. Special Issue "F(R) Gravity" ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13681 Additional Information: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/universe/special_issues/F_R Dear Colleagues, F(R) gravity plays a prominent role in the description of gravitational phenomena at large and astrophysical scales. Among the various modified gravity proposals, the F(R) gravity framework is the conceptually simplest generalization of Einstein's gravity, and has attracted the interest of many cosmologists. In this special issue, the focus will be on applications of F(R) gravity at large and astrophysical scales. We aim to highlight a plethora of theoretical proposals that find explanation in the context of F(R) gravity, both in cosmology and in astrophysics. In view of the current observational data and also due to the upcoming observations, this issue aims to gather all the up to date facts with regard to F(R) gravity applications. All the above problems maybe also be considered in frames of other modified gravities, like modified Gauss-Bonnet gravity, string-inspired theory, teleparallel gravity, Born-Infeld type gravity or non-minimal modified gravity. Dr. Vasilis K. Oikonomou Prof. Dr. Sergei D. Odintsov Guest Editors ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.4. Special Issue "Interplay of QCD, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics" ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13682 Additional Information: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/universe/special_issues/qcd_cosmology_astropart… Dear Colleagues, Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) encodes a large richness of physical phenomena, and is intensively studied theoretically and experimentally. However, in spite of its success, some of its aspects are not yet fully understood; there remain open questions that demand answers. Most of these questions have important implications in cosmology and astroparticle physics. The QCD Lagrangian contains ingredients that can clarify key questions concerning cosmology. The term, which breaks conformal symmetry, even in the massless case, is related to the axion field and its search concerns the nature of dark matter and also could contribute to the cosmological constant. Other possibilities of dark matter have been speculated, such as the existence of exotic hadrons made of color-octet complexes. The mentioned term, which is not CP invariant, plays an important role in the equation of the state of the deconfinement transition from hadronic matter to quark gluon matter, such as what happened in the first moments of the Universe after the Big Bang. This term is proportional to the trace anomaly, which measures the departure from a free quark-gluon gas of the obtained strongly-coupled quark gluon matter, and is also related to vacuum structure. The experiments of the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) and the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have created strongly-coupled quark gluon matter in nucleus–nucleus collisions. Most of the observed collective effects have also been seen in pp collisions. In this case, it is not clear how hydrodynamic models can be applied. There is not a unified picture of the transverse momentum distribution of pp data, as well as its azimuthal distribution. The interplay between soft and hard collisions can show interesting relationships between parton entanglement and thermalization. On the other hand, the forward LHC detectors provide important information on elastic and diffractive scattering, which play important roles in determining the hadronic cascade produced in ultrarelativistic cosmic rays. Usual hadronic models, previously-matched to LHC data, are not able to describe some of the cosmic ray data at higher energies, such as the excess of muons and the energy dependence of the distribution of the length of maximum depth. Phenomena like gluon saturation, color reconnection, string interactions, percolation, and string junction working at LHC energies could have implications in the hadronic cascade. The QCD conformal breaking term, the axion field and the relation to dark matter and the cosmological constant, the strong CP problem, the dependence on the temperature of the trace anomaly, the equation of state close to the deconfinement phase transition, the collective effects produced in colliding small systems and its thermalization, the transverse momentum distributions, including azimuthal distributions and the interplay between soft and hard interactions, the elastic and diffractive scatterings and in general forward physics at LHC and ultrahigh cosmic ray energies, models of hadronic cascade are the subject of special interest at an interplay of QCD with two related fields: Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics. Prof. Dr. Carlos Pajares Guest Editor ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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########################################## Table of Contents ########################################### 0. Foreword by L. Rezzolla 1. Conferences 1.1. Numerical Relativity beyond General Relativity, Benasque, Spain 1.2. Observers in Quantum Gravity, Rome, Italy 1.3. Hot topics in Modern Cosmology — Spontaneous Workshop XII, Cargese, France 1.4. Quantum Gravity on the Computer, Nordita Stockholm, Sweden 1.5. The Sound of Spacetime: The Dawn of Gravitational Wave Science, MITP Mainz, Germany 1.6. Physics and Astrophysics at the eXtreme (PAX) III Workshop, State College, PA 1.7. COSPAR 42 - Scientific Event H0.5 - Fundamental Physics in Space, Applications - 1st announcement 1.8. GEMMA (Gravitational-waves, ElectroMagnetic and dark MAtter) Physics Workshop, Lecce, Italy 1.9. Dublin School on Gravitational Wave Source Modelling 2. Jobs 2.1. Assistant Professor in Mathematics, Massachusetts, USA 2.2. Research Associate in Gravitational Wave Astronomy, Cardiff, UK 2.3. Research Associate in Experimental Gravitational-Wave Physics, Cardiff, UK 2.4. UCSD Faculty Position in Gravitational Wave Astrophysics 2.5. Postdoctoral position at Paris Observatory (Meudon) 2.6. Post-doctoral position at LUTH (Paris Observatory) 2.7. Postdoctoral research fellow, Tucson, Arizona, USA 2.8. Postdoctoral Researcher in High Energy Nuclear Physics at the University of Kansas 2.9. Postdoctoral position in Relativistic Astrophysics, Prague, Czech Republic 2.10. PhD Position in Numerical Relativity at University of Jena, Germany 2.11. Postdoc position in gravity theory at the University of Tartu, Estonia 2.12. Postdocs at Nottingham, UK 3. News 3.1. Awards for Essays on Gravitation, 2018 3.2. SageManifolds 1.1 is out 3.3. Living Reviews in Computational Astrophysics: Higher-order accurate space-time schemes for computational astrophysics 3.4. Miguel Zilhao winner of the Portuguese Society on Relativity and Gravitation's Alberto prize 3.5. Giulio Rampa PhD Thesis Prize, 2018 Edition ============================================== 0. Foreword ============================================== Dear Readers of the hyperspace@GU bulletin, This is a short note to provide you with some information about the functioning of the hyperspace@GU website in 2017. As you surely know, hyperspace@GU is meant as tool to distribute information on gravitational physics be it in terms of conferences, jobs or simple news (about 20 posts are made every month). The site has more than 900 users and the mailing list more than 1,800 recipients, who receive a bulletin on the second day of every month. The hyperspace@GU site has seen a surge in views in recent months and has totalled about 190,00 visits over the last 12 months, thus with an average of 514 views per day. Peak times are associated with the release of the bulletin, when up to 1,000 views per day are reached [information from jetpack.com] Physicists are not the only ones interested in the hyperspace@GU and there is a continuous effort to keep hackers out of the site and spammers out of the mailing lists. In addition, a lot of editing is needed before each bulletin to fix all of the problems created by those authors not paying too much attention to the editing rules that are very clearly spelled out on the site (html syntax, unreadable characters, backdoor posting, etc). I will conclude thanking the Goethe University in Frankfurt for hosting this facility and for its technical assistance and Luke Bovard for his continuous help in running hyperspace@GU. I wish you all a Happy and Successful 2018! Luciano Rezzolla, Frankfurt am Main, Germany ============================================== 1. Conferences ============================================== 1.1. Numerical Relativity beyond General Relativity, Benasque, Spain --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13542 Starting: 2018-06-03 to 2018-06-09 Location: Benasque, Spain Additional Information: http://www.benasque.org/2018relativity/ Contact: hwitek[AT]icc.ub.edu The international workshop "Numerical Relativity beyond General Relativity" will be held at the Benasque Science Center (Spain) on June 3-9, 2018. With the first detections of gravitational waves, we have entered an exciting new era in gravitational physics that enables us to learn about the fundamental properties of gravity with a completely new sense. In particular, it opens up the unique opportunity to probe gravity in its most challenging, strong-field, and dynamical regime. Theoretical predictions of the gravitational wave signal emitted during the late inspiral and merger of compact binaries in models of gravity beyond General Relativity (GR) are crucial to truly put Einstein's theory to the test. Currently, most beyond-GR predictions are limited to the weak-field regime. How the gravitational waveform would look in the highly dynamical near-merger regime, however, is largely unknown. The latter requires full numerical simulations in beyond-GR theories -- a field that is still in its infancy. It is our goal to kickstart this new emerging field in gravitational physics with a workshop on "Numerical Relativity beyond General Relativity." Therefore, we wish to bring together experts in Numerical Relativity, fundamental tests of gravity, and gravitational wave data analysis to facilitate fruitful future collaborations. Located in the beautiful landscape of the Pyrenees mountain range, the Benasque Science Center will provide an ideal environment to stimulate discussion, strengthen existing collaborations, and initiate new ones. Conference dates: June 3-9, 2018 Registration deadline: April 10, 2018 Accomodation deadline: May 15, 2018 Website: http://www.benasque.org/2018relativity/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.2. Observers in Quantum Gravity, Rome, Italy --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13544 Starting: 2018-01-22 to 2018-01-23 Location: Rome, Italy Additional Information: http://www.roma1.infn.it/~mercatif/observers/main.html Contact: flavio.mercati[AT]gmail.com The notion of observer, which is quite a nuanced concept in quantum mechanics and in GR taken separately, can be expected to take a new meaning at the crossroads of those two theories, whatever the correct quantum theory of gravity will be. We will gather a handful of experts in Quantum Foundations, Quantum Information Theory, Quantum Gravity and Philosophy of Physics, to discuss different aspects of the notion of observer, with an open mind regarding the particular framework or approach that each of us is pursuing, and trying to keep a focus on the conceptual and cross-disciplinary aspects. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.3. Hot topics in Modern Cosmology — Spontaneous Workshop XII, Cargese, France --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/12/08/hot-topics-in-modern-cosmolo… Starting: 2018-05-14 to 2018-05-19 Location: Cargese, France Additional Information: http://www.cpt.univ-mrs.fr/~cosmo/SW_2018/SW12.html Contact: triay[AT]cpt.univ-mrs.fr Spontaneous Workshop (SW) brings together specialists on recent insights in Particle Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology. The aim is to stimulate debate on common topics in views of providing us with innovating ideas on emerging problems. The workshop’s organization is based on an optimal number of concise presentations and with enough space for discussions in order to favour interactions among participants. Postdocs and PhD students are encouraged to attend. SW12 topics includes : Dark Energy — Inflation — Baryon and Lepton number violation CP violation — LHC and Dark Matter — Astroparticle Physics Neutrino Cosmology — Baryogenesis and Leptogenesis — cosmic Antimatter Gravitational Waves of cosmological and astrophysical origin Cosmological parameters — Anomalies in CMB — Inhomogeneous Cosmology Cosmological Large Scale Structures — Magnetic Fields in the Universe Non-local UV completion of gravity — QFT in Curved Spacetime — Massive Gravity Numerical Relativity — Black Hole formation — Modified Gravity +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.4. Quantum Gravity on the Computer, Nordita Stockholm, Sweden --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/12/11/quantum-gravity-on-the-compu… Starting: 2018-03-05 to 2018-03-09 Location: Nordita Stockholm, Sweden Additional Information: http://www.nordita.org/qg2018 Contact: ssteinhaus[AT]perimeterinstitute.ca One of the big challenges of non-perturbative quantum gravity is the complexity of the dynamics. Discrete approaches can only show a non-trivial dynamics and approximate the continuum when a large number of degrees of freedom is taken into account. Over the last decades numerical tools have stimulated and accelerated developments in many fields of theoretical physics, which is why we want to apply them to non-perturbative quantum gravity. The goal of this workshop is to bring together researchers from quantum gravity already working with numerical methods, those that want to start working with numerical methods and practitioners of numerics in other fields of physics to kick-start the development of numerical techniques and to establish new collaborations and research projects. Invited Speakers (tentative) - Sumati Surya, Raman Research Institute, Bangalore - Benjamin Bahr, University Hamburg - Antonia Zipfel, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton - Steffen Gielen, Albert Einstein Institute, Potsdam - Bianca Dittrich, Perimeter Institute, Waterloo - Andrzej Goerlich, Jagiellonian University, Krakow - Jack Laiho, Syracuse University, New York (tbc) - Giulia Gubitosi, Radboud University, Nijmegen - John Barrett, Nottingham University (tbc) - Parampreet Singh, Louisiana State University Registration for this conference is now open If you want to apply for participation in the workshop, please fill in the application form. You will be informed by the organizers shortly after the application deadline whether your application has been approved. Due to space restrictions, the total number of participants is strictly limited. (Invited speakers are of course automatically approved, but need to register anyway.) Application deadline: 12 January 2018 There is no registration fee. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.5. The Sound of Spacetime: The Dawn of Gravitational Wave Science, MITP Mainz, Germany --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13583 Starting: 2018-06-04 to 2018-06-15 Location: MITP Mainz, Germany Additional Information: https://indico.mitp.uni-mainz.de/event/124/ Contact: rporto[AT]ias.edu The recent historical detections of gravitational waves (GWs) by the LIGO scientific and Virgo collaborations heralded an unprecedented new era for fundamental physics investigations. After the remarkable landmark of detection, GW science will soon turn into the study of the properties of the sources and address fundamental questions in astrophysics, fundamental gravity and cosmology. In particular, binary coalescences – of comparable masses or extreme-mass ratios – are posed to become the leading probe to test gravitational dynamics, and the physics of compact objects under unique conditions. The number of events detected up to now has demonstrated the feasibility of direct detection of GWs emitted by coalescing compact objects, and that beside neutron stars, also black holes in binary systems are relatively common in nature. We expect many events per year once LIGO is running at design sensitivity. The correct interpretation of results and their physical consequences will thus become the ultimate goal of the field. Typical searches for GWs thus require very precise signal templates, which in turn demands state-of-the-art numerical and analytical models, to enable also the most accurate parameter estimation. Moreover, extracting the most information from the waveforms requires very efficient search algorithms for data analysis. The new era of GW science will become a truly interdisciplinary subject. The nascent field of Gravitational Wave and Multimessenger Astronomy encompasses source modelling, data analysis, fundamental gravity, cosmology and astrophysics, to realize the full potential of this new era. We aim at bringing together researchers focusing in different areas of this emerging field that goes under the umbrella of GW physics, ranging from field-theoretical methods, numerical gravity, astrophysics and signal analysis. Our main motivation is to create an environment that fosters exchange between scientists with different backgrounds. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.6. Physics and Astrophysics at the eXtreme (PAX) III Workshop, State College, PA --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13584 Starting: 2018-02-05 to 2018-02-07 Location: Penn State University, State College, PA Additional Information: http://gravity.psu.edu/events/pax3/index_pax3.shtml Contact: rxh1[AT]psu.edu With the observation of gravitational waves from binary neutron stars, a new era in multi-messenger astronomy has begun. Gravitational-wave and classical astronomy will together observe highly energetic and transient phenomena in the Universe. The goals of this workshop are: (1) to discuss what we have learned from observing gravitational waves and EM afterglows from GW170817 (2) how combining the information from the two windows helps us to gain a deeper understanding of these violent events (3) to explore how upcoming observations of such processes can help us understand the physics at the extreme - strong gravitational fields, ultra-high densities, temperatures and magnetic fields, and (4) to debate the ultimate science goals for this emerging, synergistic field and what detectors and telescopes would be needed to make a steep change in the scientific questions we can answer with such observations. The program will consist of panel discussions organized around a small number of reviews. The main goal is to identify important areas for research and foster new collaborations based on the deliberations of the workshop. The event is open for participation by anyone but we have limited availability of a maximum of about 70 participants after which registration will be closed. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.7. COSPAR 42 - Scientific Event H0.5 - Fundamental Physics in Space, Applications - 1st announcement --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/12/20/cospar-42-scientific-event-h… Starting: 2018-07-14 to 2018-07-22 Location: Pasadena, CA, USA Additional Information: https://www.cospar-assembly.org/admin/session_cospar.php?session=775 Contact: mueller[AT]ife.uni-hannover.de *** First announcement *** 42nd COSPAR Scientific Assembly Pasadena, CA, United States, 14 - 22 July 2018 Scientific Event H0.5 - Fundamental Physics in Space, Applications (Geodesy, Metrology, Navigation, and others) Main Scientific Organizer: Juergen Mueller Deputy Organizer: Roberto Peron Scientific Organizing Committee: Claus Laemmerzahl Dear Colleague, the 42nd Committee of Space Research (COSPAR) Scientific Assembly will be held from 14 July - 22 July 2018, in Pasadena, CA, USA. As scientific organizers of the COSPAR session H0.5 "Fundamental Physics in Space, Applications (Geodesy, Metrology, Navigation, and Others)" and acknowledging your expertise in the related scientific fields, we would like to cordially invite you to submit an abstract for a [solicited] talk in session H0.5. The objective of this session is to discuss new sensor measurements and mission concepts that apply advanced techniques for the study of the gravitational field on ground and in space, highlighting the recent developments in atom interferometry, laser interferometry, and optical clocks and their applications in the fields of ground-based and satellite geodesy, metrology, positioning, navigation, transport, etc. We invite presentations to illustrate the principles and state of the art of those novel techniques and the application of the new methods for terrestrial and satellite geodesy (where local and global mass variations and surface deformations will be observed with unforeseen accuracy and resolution, variations that reflect changes in the Earth system), navigation and fundamental physics ("Relativistic metrology": the precise measurement of quantities - e.g., length and time - related to spacetime dynamics). We also welcome papers for further applications and invite contributions covering the theoretical description of the new methods, introducing novel theoretical concepts as well as new modelling schemes. We are looking forward to meet you at COSPAR 2018. With our best wishes, Jürgen Mueller, Roberto Peron and Claus Laemmerzahl ---- Prof. Dr. Juergen Mueller Institute of Geodesy, University Hannover mueller[AT]ife.uni-hannover.de Dr. Roberto Peron IAPS-INAF, Roma roberto.peron[AT]iaps.inaf.it Prof. Dr. Claus Laemmerzahl ZARM, University Bremen claus.laemmerzahl[AT]zarm.uni-bremen.de +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.8. GEMMA (Gravitational-waves, ElectroMagnetic and dark MAtter) Physics Workshop, Lecce, Italy --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13623 Starting: 2018-06-04 to 2018-06-07 Location: Lecce, Italy Additional Information: http://www.roma1.infn.it/conference/GEMMA/ Contact: paola.leaci[AT]roma1.infn.it Dear colleagues, it is a pleasure to announce the GEMMA (Gravitational-waves, ElectroMagnetic and dark MAtter) Physics Workshop to be held in Lecce (Italy) from June 4th to June 7th, 2018. The aim of the GEMMA workshop is to discuss about gravitational waves, multimessenger astrophysics and dark matter physics at this especially exciting times, bringing together the experimental, theoretical and data analysis aspects of these apparently heterogeneous fields. Registration is now open and Abstract Submission is welcome on these topics. Please find further information at http://www.roma1.infn.it/conference/GEMMA/index.html. The workshop is organised in days focused around key topics introduced by invited speakers and followed by contributed talks. There will also be a poster session, together with four Young Scientist GEMMA Awards to the best poster contributions by skilled young researchers. The scientific program will be finalised in the upcoming days. The deadline for abstract submission is March 15th, 2018 and the deadline for early registration is February 28th, 2018. The LOC and the SOC are looking forward to welcoming you in Lecce. Best Regards, Paola Leaci on behalf of the SOC and LOC +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.9. Dublin School on Gravitational Wave Source Modelling --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/01/01/dublin-school-on-gravitation… Starting: 2018-06-11 to 2018-06-22 Location: Dublin, Ireland Additional Information: https://maths.ucd.ie/dsgwsm/ Contact: barry.wardell[AT]ucd.ie The Dublin School on Gravitational Wave Source Modelling aims to teach the next generation of gravitational wave researchers the skills they will need for interpreting gravitational wave signals detected by the LISA mission. Further aims are to cover a broad range of topics in gravitational physics, to give newly arrived and early career researchers a chance to interact with each other, and to meet the leaders in their field. The summer school will be hosted by the School of Mathematics and Statistics at University College Dublin. It will run from 11th to 22nd June 2018, and will consist of ten days of lectures and hands-on workshops, with a weekend off in the middle to explore Dublin and engage in social activities. There is no registration fee and anyone can participate. However, please do register so that we can ensure that ample space is available for all participants. Participants are expected to cover their own travel and accommodation costs. A limited number of affordable rooms in campus accommodation have been reserved on a first-come first-served basis. There may also be limited student bursaries; if available, these will be announced at a later date. The summer school is supported by the GWverse COST Action. Students from COST member nations are particularly encouraged to attend. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 2. Jobs ============================================== 2.1. Assistant Professor in Mathematics, Massachusetts, USA ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13540 Deadline: 2017-12-15 Location: Massachusetts, USA Additional Information: https://www.mathjobs.org/jobs/jobs/11389 Contact: skim[AT]umassd.edu Assistant Professor in Mathematics University of Massachusetts Dartmouth The Department of Mathematics at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the assistant professor level beginning in September 2018. We are seeking individuals with research interests complementary to data science, including (but not limited to) numerical linear algebra, statistics, applied and computational mathematics, and optimization. The ideal applicant will have significant research experience, help develop and support our Data Science programs, and collaborate with other members of the department. Faculty members are expected to develop an internationally recognized and externally-funded research program, develop and teach graduate and undergraduate courses, advise and mentor graduate and undergraduate students, and participate in service activities. The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth is a Doctoral Research University conveniently located in the beautiful south coast of Massachusetts, with many beaches nearby and two capital cities (and two major airports) within easy driving distance. The mathematics department offers several undergraduate degrees, including a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, a Bachelor of Science in Computational and Applied Mathematics, and (jointly with the Computer Science department) a Bachelor of Science in Data Science. The department also offers a M.S. degree in Data Science jointly with the Computer Science department, and a Ph.D. degree in Computational Science and Engineering under the umbrella of the Engineering and Applied Science (EAS) program. The department is the centerpiece of the Center for Scientific Computing and Visualization Research (CSCVR) that promotes scientific computing, data science, and high performance computing. A new hire is expected to fit well into our interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research and educational environment. Minimum qualifications include a doctoral degree in mathematics or a related field at the time of appointment and evidence of strong potential for teaching excellence and scholarly research. Preferred qualifications include significant postdoctoral experience, evidence of strong potential for external funding, and a good fit with the research interests of the department. Application Instructions: Qualified applicants are invited to apply online at: http://www.umassd.edu/hr/employmentopportunities/ Please submit electronically a letter of interest, a complete curriculum vitae with detailed research accomplishments and teaching activities, statements of research plans and teaching philosophy, a completed AMS Standards Cover Sheet (http://www.ams.org/employment) and four letters of recommendation with one addressing the candidate's teaching. Review of applications will begin on December 15, 2017. Applications received before this date will receive full consideration, but the review will continue until the position is filled. Employment is contingent upon verification of background/credentials and work authorization. The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth values excellence, diversity, transparency, student-centeredness, accountability, innovation, engagement, collaboration, collegiality and safety. University of Massachusetts Dartmouth employees and applicants for employment are protected by federal laws, Presidential Executive Orders, and state and local laws designed to protect employees and job applicants from discrimination on the bases of race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, family medical history or genetic information, military service, veteran status or other non-merit based factors. The University of Massachusetts reserves the right to conduct background checks on potential employees. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.2. Research Associate in Gravitational Wave Astronomy, Cardiff, UK ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13548 Deadline: 2018-01-31 Location: Cardiff, UK Additional Information: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/jobs Contact: SuttonPJ1[AT]cardiff.ac.uk Cardiff Gravitational Physics (http://www.astro.cardiff.ac.uk/research/gravity/) is seeking applications to fill the position of Postdoctoral Research Associate. This is a two-year position at the Grade 6 level. The post will involve research on one or several of the key research areas of the Cardiff Gravitational Physics group, with emphasis on analysis of data from the Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) and Virgo detectors, and/or gravitational-wave source modelling. Group members play leading roles in the search for signals from gamma-ray bursts, supernovae, and the coalescence of neutron star and black hole binaries; and in modelling astrophysical sources of gravitational waves using analytical and numerical relativity and develop search algorithms for their detection and interpretation with current and future detectors. The group is also undergoing a significant expansion, starting a new research programme in gravitational-wave instrumentation. The group is a founding member of GEO600, a member of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration and has played a leading role in these collaborations from their inception through to the recent first direct detections of gravitational waves, and is also active in planning and development of future detectors, such as LIGO-India, Einstein Telescope and Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA). The position is full time and available from 1st June 2018, but the precise starting date is negotiable. Salary: GBP 32,548 - 38,883 per annum (Grade 6) Informal enquiries about the role can be made by email to Prof. Patrick Sutton (SuttonPJ1[AT]cardiff.ac.uk) or Prof. Mark Hannam (HannamMD[AT]cardiff.ac.uk). Informal enquiries about working at Cardiff University can be made to Glesni Lloyd (LloydGW[AT]cardiff.ac.uk). Closing date: Wednesday, 31 January 2018 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.3. Research Associate in Experimental Gravitational-Wave Physics, Cardiff, UK ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/12/06/research-associate-in-experi… Deadline: 2018-01-17 Location: Cardiff, UK Additional Information: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/jobs Contact: hartmut.grote[AT]ligo.org Cardiff Gravitational Physics (http://www.astro.cardiff.ac.uk/research/gravity/) is seeking applications to fill the position of Postdoctoral Research Associate. This is a two-year position at the Grade 6 level. Cardiff University has recently made significant investment in a new research programme in experimental gravitational-wave physics, led by Prof. Hartmut Grote and Dr. Katherine Dooley. The research associate will support this new effort, and contribute to establishing the research programme. The group pursues research in the fields of interferometric readout schemes, seismic sensing, squeezed-light application, control topologies for 3rd generation interferometers, and fundamental physics using interferometry. Other Cardiff group members play leading roles in the search for signals from gamma-ray bursts, supernovae, and the coalescence of neutron star and black hole binaries; and in modelling astrophysical sources of gravitational waves using analytical and numerical relativity and developing search algorithms for their detection and interpretation with current and future detectors. The group is a founding member of GEO600, a member of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) Scientific Collaboration and has played a leading role in these collaborations from their inception through to the recent first direct detections of gravitational waves. The Cardiff group is also active in the planning and development of future detectors, such as LIGO-India, the Einstein Telescope and Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA). The position is full time and available from 1st April 2018, but the precise starting date is negotiable. Salary: GBP 32,548 - 38,833 per annum (Grade 6) Informal enquiries about the role can be made by email to Prof. Hartmut Grote (hartmut.grote[AT]ligo.org) Informal enquiries about working at Cardiff University can be made to Glesni Lloyd (LloydGW[AT]cardiff.ac.uk). Closing date: Wednesday, 17 January 2018 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.4. UCSD Faculty Position in Gravitational Wave Astrophysics ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/12/07/ucsd-faculty-position-in-gra… Deadline: 2017-12-29 Location: La Jolla, California, USA Additional Information: https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/apply/JPF01597, https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/apply/JPF01598 Contact: jgrohman[AT]physics.ucsd.edu The Department of Physics within the Division of Physical Sciences at UC San Diego is committed to academic excellence and diversity within the faculty, staff, and student body and invites applications for a tenured (Associate level) or tenure-track (Assistant level) faculty position in Gravitational Wave Astrophysics. This is a broad search for outstanding researchers in gravitational wave science, including theoreticians (fundamental gravitation theory, gravitational wave source modeling, numerical relativity), gravitational wave data analysts, or experimentalists working on the design, development or construction of instrumentation for gravitational wave science. All positions are subject to the availability of funding. Successful candidates must have a Ph.D. in Physics or a closely related field and demonstrated potential for a recognized program of excellence in both teaching and research. In addition, successful candidates must also demonstrate a commitment to equity and inclusion in higher education. A successful candidate must have a well-articulated plan of contributing to programs that increase access and success of underrepresented students and faculty in the sciences. We especially welcome candidates who have already benefitted from, contributed to, or created such programs, or served as a role model in mentoring others. A successful candidate will also have a commitment to helping shape and expand the University's diversity initiatives. Applications should include a statement describing past and/or potential contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion. Information on contributions to diversity statements can be found in the official job posting at the links listed below. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and based on University of California pay scale. Review of applications will commence on Dec. 4, 2017 and continue until the position is filled. Applications submitted by Dec. 29, 2017 will receive full consideration. Applications should be submitted as described in detail on the official job posting links listed below: Assistant Positions: https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/apply/JPF01597 Associate Positions: https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/apply/JPF01598 Please submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae with a list of publications, statement of past and proposed research, statement of past and proposed teaching, and a statement on past and/or potential contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion. Candidates must also arrange to have three to five letters of reference addressing research, teaching, and professional service posted to the above website by the deadline. For applicants interested in spousal/partner employment, please visit the UCSD Partner Opportunities Program at the UCSD website. UC San Diego is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer with a strong institutional commitment to excellence and diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.5. Postdoctoral position at Paris Observatory (Meudon) ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/12/12/postdoctoral-position-at-par… Deadline: 2018-01-10 Location: Meudon, France Additional Information: https://www.obspm.fr/-emplois-theses-et-stages-.html?lang=en Contact: micaela.oertel[AT]obspm.fr Paris Observatory is opening 4 post-doctoral positions (Paris-Sciences-et-Lettres fellowship) of 2 year each starting at fall 2018. The Relativity and Compact Objects (ROC) team (https://luth.obspm.fr/rubrique119.html?lang=en) of Laboratoire Univers et Theories (LUTH), in Meudon is an eligible host for one of these positions, on the following topics: - High-energy astrophysics, compact objects, Active Galactic Nuclei - Fundamental physics and gravitational waves The ROC team is composed of the following permanent staff: Brandon Carter (emeritus) Eric Gourgoulhon Philippe Grandclement Alexandre Le Tiec Jerome Novak Micaela Oertel (Head of the team) Silvano Bonazzola (associated) Please contact any member of the team you would like to collaborate with to prepare the application. In addition to standard documents, applicants should provide: - A support letter from the ROC team (contact: micaela.oertel[AT]obspm.fr) - An approval letter by the director of LUTH (contact: direction.luth[AT]obspm.fr) Please see the full application call at https://www.obspm.fr/IMG/pdf/post-docs_texte_english_2018.pdf for details. To prepare the support letter, please send the application file to the ROC team (micaela.oertel[AT]obspm.fr) before January, 10, 2018. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.6. Post-doctoral position at LUTH (Paris Observatory) ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/12/13/post-doctoral-position-at-lu… Deadline: 2018-01-20 Location: Meudon, France Additional Information: https://luth.obspm.fr/ Contact: Postdoc-LUTH.2018[AT]obspm.fr Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position in the area of computational astrophysics and numerical cosmology at the Laboratoire Univers et Theories (LUTH). The laboratory is one of the departments of the Astronomical Observatory of Paris with expertise in the field of theoretical and numerical astrophysics. We are seeking candidates with a strong background in computational hydrodynamics, although candidates with expertise from all area of numerical astrophysics will be considered. The successful candidate will work in collaboration with the computer science group and other members of the laboratory to the development of a new Adaptive Mesh Refinement hydrodynamics code for applications in astrophysics and cosmology. Candidates are expected to have a solid experience in computational physics. The position is jointly funded by the ERC-StG "EDECS" and LUTH. The appointment will be for two years starting in September 2018, though a later starting date is negotiable. Candidates must hold a PhD by the date of appointment. Interested candidates should send applications consisting of a CV, publication list and a short statement of research interest should be sent to Postdoc-LUTH.2018[AT]obspm.fr Inquiries about the position can be sent to the same address. Applicants should arrange for a minimum of two letters of recommendation to be sent to the same address. Applications received by 20 January 2018 will receive full consideration, although later applications may be considered. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.7. Postdoctoral research fellow, Tucson, Arizona, USA ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/12/15/postdoctoral-research-fellow/ Deadline: 2018-01-01 Location: Tucson, Arizona, USA Additional Information: https://uacareers.com Contact: vpaschal[AT]email.arizona.edu The University of Arizona, Tucson, invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research fellow to work in the areas of numerical relativity, and/or computational astrophysics. The position is for one year, renewable for up to three years. The applicant must have or be close to completing a Ph.D. in Physics, Astrophysics or other related field. Candidates with a strong record on computational hydrodynamics, computational MHD or radiation transport are strongly encouraged to apply. A background in general relativity and/or modified gravity as well as relativistic astrophysics would be desirable. The successful candidate will work with Professor Vasileios Paschalidis on topics related to gravitational physics and astrophysics such as studies of sources of gravitational waves and their electromagnetic counterparts (binary compact object mergers, short-gamma ray burst engines, accretion onto binary black holes, stellar collapse), black hole formation. The Departments of Astronomy and Physics at the University of Arizona are active in Gravitational Physics and Relativistic Astrophysics Theory and experiment, and the successful candidate will benefit from interactions with theory faculty at the University of Arizona, such as Professors Dave Arnett, Sam Gralla, Fulvio Melia, Feryal Ozel, Philip Pinto and Dimitrios Psaltis. To apply, go to https://uacareers.com and enter Job # P20452 in the search box. Application received by January 1, 2018 will receive full consideration. The position will be open until filled. This posting corrects the information about this position in a previous ad. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.8. Postdoctoral Researcher in High Energy Nuclear Physics at the University of Kansas ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13588 Deadline: 2018-01-15 Location: Lawrence, KS, USA Additional Information: https://employment.ku.edu/staff/10589BR Contact: nuclearpostdoc[AT]ku.edu Applications are invited for a post-doctoral researcher position in experimental high energy nuclear physics with the University of Kansas beginning as early as February 1st, 2018. This successful candidate will split their time working at CERN in Geneva Switzerland and the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas. Candidates are required to have a Ph.D. in experimental, nuclear science, high energy physics or related field. The KU nuclear group is focused on heavy-ion physics with the CMS experiment at the LHC and is also investigating opportunities at other facilities such as in the U.S.-based Electron Ion Collider. The successful candidate will work on the analysis of recently collected and upcoming heavy-ion data on photon-nucleus collisions. The group has ongoing physics analyses related to vector mesons, dijets and two-particle correlations produced in photo-nuclear collisions. The successful candidate will contribute to several aspects of the nuclear group's research program including detector operation, data analysis, event simulation, publication of research results, and preparation for future measurements. The successful candidate will support the KU group’s work on measuring luminosity through the CMS BRIL project. For more information and to apply go to https://employment.ku.edu/staff/10589BR. A complete online application includes a Cover Letter, Curriculum Vitae (including publications list), Statement of Research Interests and Skills and at least three letters of recommendation – letters should be emailed to nuclearpostdoc[AT]ku.edu or mailed to Department of Physics and Astronomy, 1251 Wescoe Hall Drive, Room 1082, Malott Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045 USA. Review of applications will begin January 15th, 2018. For first consideration, please apply before that date. For additional information please contact Professor Daniel Tapia Takaki, jdtt[AT]ku.edu. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.9. Postdoctoral position in Relativistic Astrophysics, Prague, Czech Republic ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/12/19/postdoctoral-position-in-rel… Deadline: 2018-04-15 Location: Prague, Czech Republic Additional Information: http://www.asu.cas.cz/en/about/open-positions Contact: gglukes[AT]asu.cas.cz The Astronomical Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences invites applications for a post-doctoral position in the Relativistic Astrophysics Group at the Prague section of the Institute. The appointment is initially for one year; an extension until the end of 2019 is expected upon satisfactory scientific performance and availability of funds. The position will be funded through the project “Non-linear Phenomena in a Multi-channel Astronomy of Black Holes”, which is supported by the Czech Science Foundation. The salary will be based on the domestic level and it includes health insurance. Commencement is expected on the 1st of August 2018. Candidates are expected to demonstrate research experience at least in one of the following topics: orbital dynamics in GR (Mathisson-Papapetrou equations, effective one-body approximation, self-force), gravitational waves (astrophysically relevant sources, synergy with electromagnetic signatures), black-hole accretion discs (GRMHD modeling, exact solutions), and/or particle acceleration in magnetic fields near black holes (effects of strong gravity). A successful applicant will join Georgios Loukes-Gerakopoulos, Petra Sukova, and Ondrej Kopacek in their research team, supported by the Czech Science Foundation. Applications containing a Cover Letter, a Curriculum Vitae, a List of Publications, and a Summary of Research Plans should be submitted in a single pdf to: sekretariat[AT]asu.cas.cz subject: “GR postdoc 2018 – Prague” cc: gglukes[AT]asu.cas.cz Two recommendation letters have to be sent to the same email addresses with the same subject. In the application please provide the exact date of your PhD defense or attach a statement from the supervisor certifying the planned date of the defense. The successful candidate must hold a PhD degree in the field and present a certificate of that by the date of employment. Preferences will be given to early-stage researchers (PhD obtained after 2010). A necessary condition for the appointment is to satisfy the legal requirements for being employed in Czech Republic. For informal inquiries about the position please feel free to email Georgios Loukes-Gerakopoulos. To receive full consideration please submit your application and arrange your recommendation letters to be sent by 15th April 2018. Applications will be acknowledged by email. Once the selection process is completed, the successful applicant will be notified. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.10. PhD Position in Numerical Relativity at University of Jena, Germany ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/12/20/phd-position-in-numerical-re… Deadline: 2018-01-22 Location: Jena, Germany Additional Information: http://www.tpi.uni-jena.de Contact: lisann.schmid[AT]uni-jena.de The numerical relativity group at the University of Jena anticipates the availability of a PhD position in April 2018. The position is associated with the research group of Prof. Bernd Bruegmann at the TPI Jena. There is the opportunity to participate in a wide range of research activities. Applicants with a background in numerical relativity, especially in the area of gravitational wave science or associated computational and mathematical methods are especially encouraged to apply. Please submit a cover letter, a curriculum vitae with a list of publications, a brief description of research interests, and a list of three potential referees, who may be contacted separately. Applications should be received no later than January 22, 2018, but applications will be considered until the position is filled. In a situation where two candidates have otherwise equal qualifications, preference will be given to women, minorities, and handicapped applicants. Please send applications referring to Reg.-Nr. 364/2017 to: lisann.schmidt[AT]uni-jena.de Lisann Schmidt Theoretical Physics Institute, University of Jena Max Wien Platz 1 D-07743 Jena Germany +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.11. Postdoc position in gravity theory at the University of Tartu, Estonia ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/12/29/postdoc-position-in-gravity-… Deadline: 2018-01-14 Location: Tartu, Estonia Additional Information: http://hexagon.fi.tartu.ee/~geomgrav2017/mobilitas/ Contact: geomgrav2017[AT]ut.ee The Laboratory of Theoretical Physics at the Institute of Physics of the University of Tartu, Estonia is looking for candidates to apply for a 2-year postdoctoral position. The topics of interest focus upon extensions to general relativity and modified gravity, including: - mathematical foundations of gravity, - modifications to the geometry of spacetime, - gravity theories based on Finsler, Cartan, Weizenboeck or Riemann-Cartan geometry, - gravity theories including multiple metrics, - gravity theories including torsion, - (multi-)scalar-tensor and related gravity theories, - phenomenology of modified gravity, including gravitational waves, black holes, galaxies, - cosmological aspects of modified gravity. The positions depend on external funding and the applications will be processed in two stages. In the first stage, all applications will be reviewed by the gravity research group at the University of Tartu. Then the selected candidates and the University of Tartu will apply for funding via the programme Mobilitas+. The final decision on the funding will be made by the respective agencies. The positions will be held in conjunction with the Estonian centre of excellence in research "The Dark Side of the Universe" (TK133) and the grant "Geometrical foundations of gravity and their comparison with observations" (PUT790), and aligned with the "Cosmology and Astrophysics Network for Theoretical Advances and Training Actions" (CANTATA). The postdoctoral grant amounts to about 40000 EUR per year. Applicants must have a PhD degree or equivalent, awarded not earlier than 01. February 2013, and not later than 31. August 2018. Applications for the postdoctoral position must include: -- curriculum vitae, -- diploma of PhD degree or equivalent, -- research proposal of up to five pages, -- list of publications, -- two letters of recommendation (to be sent separately). The deadline for the postdoctoral application is Monday, 15. January 2018, 05:59 GMT. All applications for the aforementioned positions must be submitted electronically via the website linked to this announcement. All documents from the applicant, except for the recommendation letters, must be combined into a single PDF file of at most 8 MB size. The recommendation letters must be uploaded separately, and also in the PDF format. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.12. Postdocs at Nottingham, UK ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13629 Deadline: 2018-01-17 Location: Nottingham Additional Information: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/jobs/currentvacancies/ref/SCI447217 Contact: thomas.sotiriou[AT]nottingham.ac.uk Applications are invited for the above two STFC funded posts to begin in October 2018, in which the candidates will have the opportunity to work with members of both the particle cosmology and quantum gravity groups. Candidates with research interests in any of the areas of Early Universe, Quantum Gravity, Dark Energy, Dark Matter, Modified Gravity and Strong Gravity are encouraged to apply. They should have a PhD (or be near to completion of a PhD) in physics or a related subject area. Because of the nature of the consolidated grant funding this position, jointly held between the schools of Physics and Astronomy and Mathematical Sciences, the candidate will have a unique opportunity to interact with members of both schools. The post is available from 01 October 2018 and will be offered on a fixed term contract until 30 September 2020. Job share arrangements may be considered for this post. Informal enquiries may be addressed to Ed Copeland, tel: 0115 9515164 or email ed.copeland[AT]nottingham.ac.uk. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted. The University of Nottingham is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 3. News ============================================== 3.1. Awards for Essays on Gravitation, 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/12/10/awards-for-essays-on-gravita… Additional Information: http://www.gravityresearchfoundation.org In 2018, for our sixty-ninth competition, the trustees of the Gravity Research Foundation are offering five awards for short essays for stimulating thought and encouraging work on the phenomenon of gravitation. The stipulations follow: (1) We will make these Awards on May 15, 2018 for the best and most well-written essays about gravitation, its theory, applications or effects. Essays should be 1500 words or fewer excluding abstracts and a small number of equations, diagrams, tables and references. The subject matter may or may not be original research. The essay competition is not intended to replace a research journal where the detailed results of original research are submitted. Essays should not give lengthy detailed mathematical calculations nor detailed descriptions of an experimental setup. Essay ideas should be self-contained and understandable - not dependent on reading other documents. (2) The First Award will be $4000.00 The Second Award will be 1250.00 The Third Award will be 1000.00 The Fourth Award will be 750.00 The Fifth Award will be 500.00 (3) Essay must be in English and e-mailed in a single PDF file before April 1, 2018. One essay only will be accepted from each author. Notify us within 24 hours if you do not receive an e-mail confirmation of your submission. (4) Title page should include: essay title, authors’ names (specify corresponding author), e-mail & mailing addresses, submission date, an abstract of 125 words or fewer, and the statement: “Essay written for the Gravity Research Foundation 2018 Awards for Essays on Gravitation.” Pages should be numbered. (5) The decision of the judges will be final and no reviews or comments will be provided. (6) Please check the winners’ announcement to be posted on our website: www.gravityresearchfoundation.org around May 15, 2018. We will also attempt to send all participants a general e-mail notification. (7) The five award-winning essays will be published in a special issue of the International Journal of Modern Physics D (IJMPD). Authors of essays designated Honorable Mention will be invited to submit their essays to the IJMPD where these may undergo additional refereeing at editorial discretion for possible publication. Authors of all other essays are free and encouraged to publish their essays after May 15th. Submission e-mail address: George M. Rideout, Jr., President, grideoutjr[AT]aol.com Recent First Award Winners: 2017 – Ivan Agullo, LSU; Adrian del Rio & Jose Navarro-Salas, Centro Mixto Universidad de Valencia-CSIC, Spain 2016 - Stephen L. Adler, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey 2015 - Gerard’t Hooft, Utrecht University & Spinoza Institute, the Netherlands 2014 - Lawrence M. Krauss, Arizona State University & Frank Wilczek, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 2013 - Baocheng Zhang, Qing-yu Cai, Ming-sheng Zhan, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan and Li You, Tsinghua University, Bejing, PR China 2012 - Claus Kiefer & Manuel Kraemer, University of Cologne, Koeln, Germany 2011 - Ivan Agullo, Penn State & Leonard Parker, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 2010 - Mark Van Raamsdonk, University of British Columbia, Vancouver 2009 - Alexander Burinskii, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia 2008 - T. Padmanabhan, IUCAA, Pune, India 2007 - S. Carlip, University of California at Davis 2006 - Vijay Balasubramanian, University of Pennsylvania; Donald Marolf, University of California at Santa Barbara & Moshe Rozali, University of British Columbia 2005 - John Ellis, CERN; N. E. Mavromatos, King’s College London & D. V. Nanopoulos, Texas A & M University 2004 - Maulik Parikh, Columbia University, New York ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.2. SageManifolds 1.1 is out ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/12/19/sagemanifolds-1-1-is-out/ Additional Information: http://sagemanifolds.obspm.fr/ SageMath 8.1 has just been released and is shipped with version 1.1 of SageManifolds code. SageMath is a Python-based free computer algebra system, with some differential geometry and tensor calculus capabilities implemented via the SageManifolds project (http://sagemanifolds.obspm.fr/) See http://sagemanifolds.obspm.fr/examples.html for examples of use, in particular in the context of general relativity. The new features with respect to version 1.0.2 of SageManifolds are: - computation of geodesics (and more generally integrated curves) - exterior powers of free modules of finite rank - multivector fields and the Schouten-Nijenhuis bracket - some performance improvements See http://sagemanifolds.obspm.fr/changelog.html for details and examples. It suffices to upgrade to SageMath 8.1 to benefit from these features. Binaries for Linux, MacOS X and Windows are available at http://www.sagemath.org/download.html. Another option is to run SageMath 8.1 remotely, by creating a free account in CoCalc (https://cocalc.com/) open a Jupyter notebook and select "SageMath 8.1" in the menu Kernel -> Change kernel. Eric Gourgoulhon, on behalf of SageManifolds team (http://sagemanifolds.obspm.fr/authors.html) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.3. Living Reviews in Computational Astrophysics: Higher-order accurate space-time schemes for computational astrophysics ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/12/19/living-reviews-in-computatio… Additional Information: http://www.springer.com/livingreviews/computational-astrophysics The open-access journal Living Reviews in Computational Astrophysics has published a new review article on 11 December 2017: Balsara, D.S., Higher-order accurate space-time schemes for computational astrophysics — Part I: finite volume methods, Living Rev Comput Astrophys (2017) 3: 2. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41115-017-0002-8 Abstract: As computational astrophysics comes under pressure to become a precision science, there is an increasing need to move to high accuracy schemes for computational astrophysics. The algorithmic needs of computational astrophysics are indeed very special. The methods need to be robust and preserve the positivity of density and pressure. Relativistic flows should remain sub-luminal. These requirements place additional pressures on a computational astrophysics code, which are usually not felt by a traditional fluid dynamics code. Hence the need for a specialized review. The focus here is on weighted essentially non-oscillatory (WENO) schemes, discontinuous Galerkin (DG) schemes and PNPM schemes. WENO schemes are higher order extensions of traditional second order finite volume schemes. At third order, they are most similar to piecewise parabolic method schemes, which are also included. DG schemes evolve all the moments of the solution, with the result that they are more accurate than WENO schemes. PNPM schemes occupy a compromise position between WENO and DG schemes. They evolve an Nth order spatial polynomial, while reconstructing higher order terms up to Mth order. As a result, the timestep can be larger. Time-dependent astrophysical codes need to be accurate in space and time with the result that the spatial and temporal accuracies must be matched. This is realized with the help of strong stability preserving Runge–Kutta schemes and ADER (Arbitrary DERivative in space and time) schemes, both of which are also described. The emphasis of this review is on computer-implementable ideas, not necessarily on the underlying theory. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.4. Miguel Zilhao winner of the Portuguese Society on Relativity and Gravitation's Alberto prize ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/12/21/miguel-zilhao-winner-of-the-… Additional Information: https://centra.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/network/grit/news/?id=4710 The Portuguese Society on Relativity and Gravitation has awarded the second edition of the Alberto prize to Miguel Zilhao, for his contributions to the study of numerical relativity, including black hole collisions in four and higher dimensions and the AdS-CFT correspondence. This award is granted yearly at the traditional Black Holes Workshop to a young researcher who is a member of the Society. Miguel Zilhao is a young physicist from Porto, Portugal, working in numerical relativity and computational physics. He completed his PhD degree in 2012, under the supervision of Profs. Carlos Herdeiro and Vitor Cardoso. He then moved on to a postdoctoral position at CCRG-RIT, Rochester, with Prof. Manuela Campanelli, and later at Universitat de Barcelona, under the supervision of Prof. David Mateos. Since September 2017 he has been an FCT researcher at CENTRA-IST, Lisbon. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.5. Giulio Rampa PhD Thesis Prize, 2018 Edition ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/12/27/giulio-rampa-phd-thesis-priz… Additional Information: http://www-2.unipv.it/dottorati/scienzeetecnologie/fisica/n/web_PhD/index.p… Giulio Rampa PhD Thesis Prize for Outstanding Research in General Relativity and Gravitational Physics 2018 Edition Call for nominations A graduate of the University of Pavia, Giulio Rampa, in his short life, had a profound impact on his fellow students and the faculty of the Department of Physics of the University of Pavia. Following his Master in Physics, he soon entered The Graduate School at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics, (Albert Einstein Institute), Potsdam where he became deeply interested in general relativity. Known for his remarkable personality, as well as for his outstanding intellectual potential, Giulio Rampa’s life is celebrated through this prize honouring an outstanding PhD Thesis in general relativity or gravitational physics. A monetary prize of 2,000 EUR will be awarded every two years to a graduate student for outstanding research on all aspects of general relativity or gravitational physics. The prize has been established in 2011, and is endowed under the terms of a donation from Nadia and Giorgio Rampa. Exceptionally, for the 2018 edition, the Rampa Prize Committee has decided to award two net monetary prizes of 2,000 €. Any Ph.D. student who graduated in a University or research centre worldwide defending a PhD Thesis on all aspects of general relativity or gravitational physics between January 1st 2016 and December 31st 2017 is eligible to be nominated for this prize. The nominator should submit – preferably via email – all relevant material described below to the following address: Secretariat of The Rampa Prize Committee, c/o Department of Physics, Via Bassi 6, 27100 Pavia, Italy e-mail: rampa.prize[AT]pv.infn.it The candidature material should comprise: 1) a one-page abstract of the PhD Thesis; 2) a full copy of the PhD Thesis; 3) a letter of recommendation from the Thesis Advisor; 4) one or more letters of endorsement – possibly from the Thesis reader - substantiating the candidate’s contributions; 5) a complete C.V. All of the material should be submitted no later than March 31st, 2018. Self-nominations will not be accepted. The following criteria are reviewed when selecting the Giulio Rampa prize recipient: (i) Originality of Contribution, (ii) Breadth of Work, (iii) Publications, (iv) Quality of Nomination, (v) Quality of Endorsement. The recipients of the prize are to be selected by a committee of international experts whose resolution will be communicated to the winners by June the 30th, 2018. The prizes will be presented at the 23rd edition of the “Italian Society for General Relativity and Gravitation (SIGRAV) Conference” to be held at the Hotel Flamingo in Santa Margherita di Pula, (Cagliari), Italy, 9-15 September 2018 (http://sigrav2018.ca.infn.it) This is the biennial Conference of the Italian Society for General Relativity and Gravitation (SIGRAV) devoted to all aspects of gravitational physics. The Rampa Prize-winners will have the opportunity to present their work during a special session of the conference. The winners will also be announced during the annual Honours Ceremony during the Inauguration of the Graduate Studies Academic Year in Pavia, in December 2018. Further information is available at: http://www-2.unipv.it/dottorati/scienzeetecnologie/fisica/n/web_PhD/index.p… ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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########################################## Table of Contents ########################################### 1. Conferences 1.1. Sixth Tux workshop on Quantum Gravity 1.2. Niall Fest 2018 1.3. Black Holes All Over 1.4. International Conference on Quantum Gravity, Shenzhen, China 2. Jobs 2.1. Ph.D. and Postdoc positions in Gravitational Wave Physics at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Phsyics, Potsdam, Germany 2.2. Tenure-Track/Tenure Group Leader position at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics in Potsdam 2.3. PhD studentship in gravitational wave data analysis at Nikhef, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2.4. HKUST - SUSTech Joint PhD Program in Classical and Quantum Gravity, String Theory, and Cosmology, Shenzhen and Hong Kong, China 2.5. Postdoctoral positions Cosmology, Cape Town, South Africa 2.6. Research associate in theoretical and computational astrophysics at Michigan State University, USA 2.7. Two postdoc positions in primordial cosmology at IAP, Paris, France 2.8. Two lectureships in Theoretical Physics, Cambridge, UK 2.9. PhD position in gravitational physics at the RTG Models of Gravity 2.10. Postdoctoral position in Computational Astrophysics at the University of New Hampshire 2.11. Postdoctoral positions in GRMHD at the Rochester Institute of Technology 2.12. ICTS-SIMONS POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS IN BANGALORE, INDIA 2.13. Postdoctoral position in Gravitational-Wave Astrophysics at Monash University 2.14. Ph.D. and Postdoctoral positions in Computational Relativistic Astrophysics division at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics in Potsdam 2.15. Postdoctoral Positions at the Raman Research Institute 2.16. Postdoctoral positions in gravitational physics at University of Zurich 2.17. Graduate studentships in gravitational physics at the University of New Brunswick 3. News 3.1. Living Reviews in Relativity: recent publications 3.2. GRG Editor's Choice: Higher curvature gravities cannot be bootstrapped 3.3. 2018 Universe Travel Awards (800 CHF) ============================================== 1. Conferences ============================================== 1.1. Sixth Tux workshop on Quantum Gravity --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13500 Starting: 2018-02-19 to 2018-02-23 Location: Tux, Austria Additional Information: https://www.gravity.physik.fau.de/events/tux6/ Contact: tuxworkshop(a)fuw.edu.pl The aim of this conference to bring together experts on loop quantum gravity and related topics, in the scenic village of Tux, in the Austrian alps. This year, we specifically invite contributions concerning the holographic aspects of loop quantum gravity. All further information can be found under the link. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.2. Niall Fest 2018 --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13505 Starting: 2018-05-24 to 2018-05-25 Location: Cork, Ireland Additional Information: http://astro.ucc.ie/NiallFest2018 Contact: NiallFest2018(a)gmail.com The meeting is a Festschrift in honour of Niall O Murchadha’s career in general relativity. It will be an occasion for Niall’s students, collaborators and friends to enjoy discussions with Niall and with each other and to discuss current progress and prospects in the research areas to which he has contributed so strongly in his career, especially the initial value problem in GR. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.3. Black Holes All Over --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13506 Starting: 2017-11-24 to 2017-11-24 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Additional Information: https://centra.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/network/bhao/ Contact: ricadasilva(a)tecnico.ulisboa.pt The aim of the "Black Holes All Over" Symposium is to honor the scientific life of Professor José Sande Lemos and celebrate his 60 years, completed in November 18. The symposium is organized by the Center for Astrophysics and Gravitation - CENTRA and by the Portuguese Society on Relativity and Gravitation (Sociedade Portuguesa de Relatividade e Gravitação). The symposium is integrated in the actions of the National Day for Scientific Culture (Dia Nacional da Cultura Científica). Registration is required, there is no fee. There will be a symposium dinner at Restaurante Entrecopos. Please when registering confirm your presence in the dinner. The cost per person is 10 euros to be paid at the restaurant. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.4. International Conference on Quantum Gravity, Shenzhen, China --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/11/23/international-conference-on-… Starting: 2018-03-26 to 2018-03-28 Location: Shenzhen, China Additional Information: https://lmodesto2.wixsite.com/quantumgravity Contact: bambi(a)fudan.edu.cn This conference is mostly about quantum gravity and its intrinsic nonlocal feature, but also about general gravitational theories beyond Eisntein's gravity, black holes, cosmology, and observational tests. It is well known that any fundamental theory is nonlocal at the quantum level, namely the quantum effective action is a "very nonlocal” functional. Moreover, quantum mechanics itself is intrinsically nonlocal. Furthermore, when we try to construct a consistent theory for quantum gravity non locality turns out to be unavoidable. Indeed, in our days we have several consistent proposals for quantum gravity: String Theory, Loop Quantum Gravity, Nonlocal Quantum Gravity, Asymptotically Safe Quantum Gravity, etc., and all of them are nonlocal. In this conference we will try to make the point of the current understanding of several approaches to quantum gravity with particular attention to the locality paradigm at short distance. In particular we will try to point out issues and ways to overcome them. However, besides the fundamental theoretical problems, other topics of the conference are about the spacetime singularitys' issue, black holes at the classical and quantum level, the information loss problem, and the cosmological implications at short and large distance of a large class of local and nonlocal gravitational theories. The key-topics of the conference are: - Nonlocal Quantum Gravity - Super-renormalizable Quantum Gravity Theories - String Theory - Loop Quantum Gravity - Theories Beyond Einstein Gravity - Spacetime Singularities - Classical and Quantum Black Holes - Cosmology - Gravitational Waves - Observational Tests Invited Speakers: Rong-Gen Cai (Institute of Theoretical Physics/CAS, China)* Xavier Calmet (Sussex University, UK)* John Donoghue (Massachusetts Amherst, US)* Yungui Gong (Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China) Alexy Koshelev (Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal) Yongge Ma (Beijing Normal University, China) Anupam Mazumdar (University of Groningen) Yun-Soo Myung (Inje University, South Korea) Ilya Shapiro (Juiz de Fora University, Brazil) Terry Tomboulis (University of California Los Angeles, US) Richard Woodard (University of Florida Gainesville, US) Nico Yunes (Montana State University, US) ... and others * To be confirmed Scientific Organizing Committee: Cosimo Bambi (Fudan University, China; Chair) Rong-Gen Cai (Institute of Theoretical Physics/CAS, China) Gianluca Calcagni (IEM-CSIC Madrid, Spain) Valeri Frolov (University of Alberta, Canada) Miao Li (Sun Yat-sen University, China) Yongge Ma (Beijing Normal University, China) Anzhong Wang (Zhejiang University of Technology, China) Haitang Yang (Sichuan University, China) Shuang-Nan Zhang (Institute of High Energy Physics/CAS, China) Local Organizing Committee: Cosimo Bambi (Fudan University, China) Gianluca Calcagni (IEM-CSIC Madrid, Spain) Leonardo Modesto (SUSTech, China; Chair) Guanhao Xie (SUSTech, China) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 2. Jobs ============================================== 2.1. Ph.D. and Postdoc positions in Gravitational Wave Physics at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Phsyics, Potsdam, Germany ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13445 Deadline: 2017-12-15 Location: Potsdam, Germany Additional Information: www.aei.mpg.de/gwjobs2018 Contact: andre.schirotzek[AT]aei.mpg.de Ph.D. and postdoctoral positions in Gravitational Wave Astrophysics at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics in Potsdam The "Astrophysical and Cosmological Relativity" division at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute, www.aei.mpg.de) in Potsdam announces the opening of several postdoctoral appointments and Ph.D. positions. The postdoctoral positions will be available at different levels, depending on experience and seniority, and can last for different number of years. The division (www.aei.mpg.de/1282161/Astrophysical_and_Cosmological_Relativity) led by Dr. Alessandra Buonanno, is currently composed of 21 scientists, and one research group leader, Dr. Harald Pfeiffer. The division also hosts several long and short-term visitors. The "Astrophysical and Cosmological Relativity" division focuses on several aspects of gravitational-wave physics and astrophysics, including (i) theoretical gravitational dynamics and radiation (effective field theory, post-Newtonian theory, gravitational self-force approach, perturbation theory and effective-one-body formalism), (ii) numerical relativity, most notably simulations of binary black holes and binary neutron stars, (iii) interpretation and analysis of data from gravitational-wave detectors on the ground (LIGO and Virgo) and in space (LISA), (iv) astrophysics of compact objects, (v) cosmography with gravitational waves from binary systems, and (vi) tests of strong gravity within General Relativity and alternative gravity theories. Members of the division have the opportunity to join the LIGO Scientific Collaboration through the group's membership, the LISA Consortium, and also participate to building the science case for third generation ground-based detectors (Einstein Telescope and Cosmic Explorer). The "Astrophysical and Cosmological Relativity" division has two high-performance computer clusters (Minerva and Vulcan) to run numerical-relativity simulations, and to carry out source modelling and data-analysis studies. The "Astrophysical and Cosmological Relativity" division has ties with the Physics Department at the University of Maryland, the Humboldt University in Berlin, and the University of Potsdam. For more information, a list of required documentation, and submission links to both postdoctoral and Ph.D. positions, please go to: www.aei.mpg.de/gwjobs2018 The "Astrophysical and Cosmological Relativity" division also offers Max Planck Fellowships to non-German scientists. Information on those fellowships and explanations on how to apply are summarized at: www.aei.mpg.de/maxplanckfellowships Candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. The deadline for full consideration for both Ph.D. and postdoctoral positions is, December 15th, 2017. The positions are available as early as Spring 2018, but they can also start later, in Fall 2018. Applications will be considered until all positions are filled. The Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics is an equal opportunity employer, and is committed to provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability. For further information please contact Dr. Andre Schirotzek: andre.schirotzek[AT]aei.mpg.de +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.2. Tenure-Track/Tenure Group Leader position at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics in Potsdam ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13449 Deadline: 2017-12-15 Location: Potsdam Additional Information: http://www.aei.mpg.de/en/gwgroupleaderpotsdam Contact: andre.schirotzek(a)aei.mpg.de The "Astrophysical and Cosmological Relativity" division at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute, AEI) in Potsdam announces the opening of a group leader position either at tenure-track (5 years) or tenure (permanent) level depending on candidate’s qualifications and seniority. We are seeking highly qualified scientists with excellent research track record, committed to a career in research. The successful candidate is expected to play a key role in the discoveries and interpretations enabled by gravitational-wave detections, and be a leader in crafting the future of gravitational-wave science, whether performed on the ground or in space. She/he will lead a group of graduate students and postdoctoral scholars, and will take advantage of interactions and collaborations with other members of the division. The "Astrophysical and Cosmological Relativity" division, led by Dr. Alessandra Buonanno, is currently composed of 21 scientists, and one Max Planck research group leader, Dr. Harald Pfeiffer. The division also hosts several long and short-term visitors. The "Astrophysical and Cosmological Relativity" division focuses on several aspects of gravitational-wave physics and astrophysics, including (i) theoretical gravitational dynamics and radiation (effective field theory, post-Newtonian theory, gravitational self-force approach, perturbation theory and effective-one-body formalism), (ii) numerical relativity, most notably simulations of binary black holes and binary neutron stars, (iii) interpretation and analysis of data from gravitational-wave detectors on the ground (LIGO and Virgo) and in space (LISA), (iv) astrophysics of compact objects, (v) cosmography with gravitational waves from binary systems, and (vi) tests of strong gravity within General Relativity and alternative gravity theories. Members of the division have the opportunity to join the LIGO Scientific Collaboration through the group's membership, the LISA Consortium, and also participate in building the science case for third generation ground-based detectors (Einstein Telescope and Cosmic Explorer). The "Astrophysical and Cosmological Relativity" division has two high-performance computer clusters (Minerva and Vulcan) to run numerical-relativity simulations, and to carry out source modelling and data-analysis studies. The "Astrophysical and Cosmological Relativity" division has ties with the Physics Department at the University of Maryland, the Humboldt University in Berlin, and the University of Potsdam. For more information, a list of required documentation, and submission please go to: http://www.aei.mpg.de/en/gwgroupleaderpotsdam Candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. The deadline for full consideration is December 15th, 2017. Applications will be considered until the position is filled. The Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics is an equal opportunity employer, and is committed to provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.3. PhD studentship in gravitational wave data analysis at Nikhef, Amsterdam, The Netherlands ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13450 Deadline: 2018-01-03 Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands Additional Information: https://www.nikhef.nl/jobs/vacatures/ Contact: vdbroeck[AT]nikhef.nl The Virgo group at Nikhef has an opening for a PhD student in gravitational wave data analysis. Nikhef is the national institute for subatomic physics in The Netherlands, where approximately 175 physicists and 75 technical staff members work together in an open and international scientific environment. Together they perform excellent theoretical and experimental research in the fields of particle and astroparticle physics. Among the research collaborations Nikhef participates in are the ATLAS, LHCb and ALICE experiments at CERN, the KM3NeT neutrino telescope in the Mediterranean, the Virgo interferometer in Pisa, the XENON Dark Matter detector in Gran Sasso and the Pierre Auger cosmic rays observatory in Argentina. Nikhef is a collaboration between 5 major Dutch universities and the Nikhef research institute. The successful candidate will work on the development of novel methods for analysing gravitational wave data from the LIGO and Virgo detectors, with a view on directly probing the structure of compact objects such as black holes and neutron stars. Understanding the neutron star equation of state is a major open problem in astrophysics, which can now be addressed by studying gravitational wave signals from binary neutron star mergers. The student will work on this as part a collaborative effort of the Virgo and ALICE groups at Nikhef. He or she will be a member of the Virgo Collaboration, and will have full access to all Virgo and LIGO data. The successful candidate has a master in physics. Strong software skills are highly desirable. The student will be employed by the NWO-I-foundation as a junior scientist. He or she will receive a 4 year contract with a competitive salary. The conditions of employment of the NWO-I-foundation are excellent and can be found on the website of the employer: http://www.nwo-i.nl. The educational programme of the Dutch research school for subatomic physics offers annual graduate schools for PhD students, as well as frequent series of lectures on advanced topics in (astro)particle physics. Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply through the online portal: https://www.nikhef.nl/jobs/vacatures/. Please be prepared to upload a curriculum vitae and have the email address ready of at least one referee who is willing to send a letter of recommendation on your behalf. The deadline for applications is January 3rd, 2018. Further information on this position can be obtained from Prof. Dr. Chris Van Den Broeck (vdbroeck(a)nikhef.nl) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.4. HKUST - SUSTech Joint PhD Program in Classical and Quantum Gravity, String Theory, and Cosmology, Shenzhen and Hong Kong, China ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13451 Deadline: 2017-11-30 Location: Shenzhen and Hong Kong (China) Additional Information: https://lmodesto2.wixsite.com/lmodesto Contact: lmodesto[AT]sustc.edu.cn We are selecting a motivated candidate for the Joint Phd Program between Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech, Shenzhen, China) and Hong Kong Science and Technology University and Institute of Advanced Studies (HKUST and IAS, Hong Kong, China). The PhD candidate is suppose to start the program next academic year (September 2018) and the completion of the program will take 4 years. We are particularly interested in candidates with advanced knowledge of General Relativity and Quantum Field Theory. Title of the project: Classical and Quantum Gravity, String Theory, and Cosmology. Research Plan — The candidate is suppose to address the cosmological implications of effective string field theory and/or a class of nonlocal gravitational theories finite and unitary at quantum level. Two are the main issues to address: the cosmological constant's problem and the physics of the early Universe. The consistent theories mentioned above should provide a mechanism for fixing the cosmological constant to the observed value and solve the problem of the initial Big Bang singularity, while also provide a natural mechanism for inflation. Since the nearby location of the two Universities the student will be co-supervised by both the supervisors during the all duration of the PhD program. However, the Phd candidate will have also to attend courses and other duties if required by the agreement of the two Universities: HKUST and SUSTech. In the first two years we will mostly concentrate on the Dark energy problem and possibly Dark matter problem, while in the second part of the Phd program we will focused on inflations and the computation of two and eventually three point correlation's functions. The candidate will work under the supervision Prof. Henry Tye (HKUST and IAS) and Prof. Leonardo Modesto (SUSTech). The Gravitational and High Energy Physics at SUSTech consist on 1 Research Associate Professor, 3 PostDocs, and several undergraduate students. Interested candidates should send their CV (including, among other things, date of birth and nationality) and a short statement of research interests and/or experience to: Prof. Leonardo Modesto E-mail: lmodesto[AT]sustc.edu.cn Please arrange also at least 2 recommendation letters to be sent separately to the same email address. Applications received by November 30 will receive full consideration. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.5. Postdoctoral positions Cosmology, Cape Town, South Africa ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13463 Deadline: 2018-01-05 Location: Cape Town, South Africa Additional Information: http://uwcastro.org Contact: mariogrs[AT]gmail.com POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS IN COSMOLOGY CENTRE FOR RADIO COSMOLOGY UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE DEADLINE: Applications will be reviewed from 5 January 2018. Later applications may be considered until decisions are made. The Centre for Radio Cosmology (CRC) at the University of the Western Cape is internationally recognized for its research on cosmology. CRC faculty are closely involved in the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), the South African SKA precursor MeerKAT and other telescopes such as HERA. There are currently 16 postdoctoral researchers, 9 PhD students and 9 MSc students in the group. (See uwcastro.org for further details.) UWC is located in the beautiful city of Cape Town, with excellent cultural and outdoor activities. We invite applications for up to two postdoctoral positions in cosmology from candidates keen to work in one or more of the following areas: * HI intensity mapping with MeerKAT (data analysis – see http://arxiv.org/abs/1709.06099 for details) * Cosmology with the SKA and its precursors (theory/simulations), including continuum, HI and synergies with other surveys. The selected candidates will work more closely with Prof Mario Santos or Prof Roy Maartens, depending on the subject but will also be encouraged to collaborate with other faculty members (Prof Russ Taylor, Dr Ed Elson, visiting Profs Romeel Davé and Matt Jarvis). The group also has strong links with the South African SKA Project headquarters, the optical observatory SAAO, the University of Cape Town and The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) (all within less than 30 minutes from the University). Applicants must hold a PhD by the anticipated start date and should preferably have obtained the degree less than five years ago. The appointment will be for 2+1 years. The nominal start date is September 2018, but other dates can be negotiated (earlier is preferred). Applications consisting of a CV, publication list and a short statement of research interests, should be emailed to mariogrs(a)gmail.com. Applicants should arrange for a minimum of two letters of recommendation to be sent the same way. Applications received by 5 January 2018 will receive full consideration, although later applications may be considered. Informal enquiries are welcomed and should be directed to the same email. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.6. Research associate in theoretical and computational astrophysics at Michigan State University, USA ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13469 Deadline: 2018-01-08 Location: East Lansing, Michigan, USA Additional Information: http://careers.msu.edu/cw/en-us/job/497984/research-associatefixed-term Contact: couch[AT]pa.msu.edu Applications are invited for a postdoctoral research position in theoretical and computational astrophysics in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and Department of Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering at Michigan State University. The successful candidate will collaborate with Profs. Sean Couch, Luke Roberts, and Andrew Christlieb. The successful candidate will lead an effort to characterize the impact of rotation and magnetic fields on the core-collapse supernova mechanism, and related topics. Responsibilities will include implementation of new methods for magnetohydrodynamics, transport, and microphysics, as well execution of cutting-edge simulations. Experience in large-scale numerical simulation and code development is required. The successful candidate will be expected to effectively use local and NSF/DOE supercomputing platforms. This position is part of the US Department of Energy Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing (SciDAC) TEAMS nuclear astrophysics project. MSU boasts excellent resources for research in computational nuclear astrophysics, including the 400-teraflop Laconia supercomputer, the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory/Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, and the Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics—Center for the Evolution of the Elements. The appointment is initially for one year, renewed annually for up to four years, based on performance and the availability of funding. The salary will be competitive and commensurate with experience. Appointment is contingent upon successfully completing a full background check. Candidates are expected to hold a Ph.D. in a related discipline by the start of the appointment. Applicants should submit a CV and a statement of research interests to the associated URL. In addition, applicants should arrange for three (3) letters of recommendation to be submitted to the same posting. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.7. Two postdoc positions in primordial cosmology at IAP, Paris, France ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13482 Deadline: 2017-12-01 Location: Paris, France Additional Information: http://inspirehep.net/record/1632523 Contact: iap.erc.2017[AT]gmail.com In connection with the new ERC Starting Grant GEODESI (Principal Investigator: Sebastien Renaux-Petel), the Institut d’Astrophysique de Paris invites applications for two postdoctoral positions in primordial cosmology, to start indicatively in Fall 2018. Earlier starting dates are welcome and negotiable. The positions are for two years initially, with the possibility of a third year extension based on performance. Applicants must have a PhD by the time the contact starts. The main scientific objective of the project is to determine the theoretical and observational consequences of the geometrical destabilization of inflation, a recently discovered instability of inflationary models that can have far-reaching implications for cosmology and theoretical high-energy physics. Applicants with interests in the field of primordial cosmology broadly defined are encouraged to apply. Lattice field-theory simulations will be a pivotal aspect of one of the position, for which relevant experience is highly desirable. The successful candidates will benefit from the lively and internationally visible research environment of IAP, with rich intellectual and computational resources. The members of the theory group of IAP are interested in a wide range of topics, including cosmology, gravitational waves, modifications of gravity and astroparticles. More generally, IAP plays a central role in several observational programs (notably Planck and Euclid). Further information can be found on the IAP website: http://www.iap.fr/?langue=en The postdocs will also benefit from the very large cosmology/astrophysics and theoretical physics communities in the Paris region. The salary is competitive, depending on experience, and a generous travel allowance will be provided. The positions also include transportation and lunches subsidies. Applications consisting of a CV, publication list, and a brief statement of research interests should be sent into one pdf file via email to iap.erc.2017[AT]gmail.com before the 1st of December, 2017. Applicants should also arrange for 3 recommendation letters to be sent to the same e-mail address by this date. Late applications may be considered until the positions have been filled. For informal inquiries about the positions please contact Dr. Sebastien Renaux-Petel (iap.erc.2017[AT]gmail.com) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.8. Two lectureships in Theoretical Physics, Cambridge, UK ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/11/14/2-lectureships-in-theoretica… Deadline: 2018-01-08 Location: Cambridge, UK Additional Information: http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/15171/ Contact: LE13482[AT]maths.cam.ac.uk Applications are invited for two University Lectureships in Theoretical Physics to commence on 1 October 2018 or as soon as possible thereafter. Appointments will be made at an appropriate point on the scale for University Lecturers and will be for a probationary period of five years with appointment to the retiring age thereafter, subject to satisfactory performance. The successful candidates will have a PhD in Mathematics, Physics or equivalent and have an outstanding record of research in any area of theoretical physics which lies within the scope of our research portfolio, to be interpreted in the broadest sense. For more information about theoretical physics research in DAMTP please see: http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/research/hep/ and http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/research/gr/ . Applicants will be expected to give undergraduate and Masters-level lectures (including in particular being able to contribute to the very popular theoretical physics courses within Part III Mathematics, see http://www.maths.cam.ac.uk/part-iii-prospective ), taking feedback from students and providing them with career or pastoral advice, and perform other usual departmental duties such as those associated with examinations. They will be expected to investigate new areas of research and funding opportunities, and submit grant applications. They will also be required to write papers for, publication attend conferences, network with national/international colleagues and give presentations. In exceptional circumstances, it may be possible to offer a supplement to the salary range stated for these roles of up to GBP 10,000. Any such supplement would be awarded on the basis of a demonstrable history of exceptional achievement and is entirely at the discretion of the University. To submit an application for these vacancies and for further information about these posts, please visit: http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/15171/. This will route you to the University's Web Recruitment System, where you will need to register an account (if you have not already) and log in before completing the online application form. You will need to upload a letter of application, a full curriculum vitae, a list of publications and one page of A4 detailing research interests and future plans. You should also include the contact details of three academic referees. Please ensure that your referees are contactable at any time during the selection process, and are made aware that they will be contacted by the Mathematics HR Office Administrator to request that they upload a reference for you to our Web Recruitment System; and please encourage them to do so promptly. Informal enquiries about these posts may be made to LE13482[AT]maths.cam.ac.uk . Further general information regarding the Department can be found at: http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk. Please quote reference LE13482 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy. The deadline for applications is 8 January 2018. The University of Cambridge values diversity and is committed to equality of opportunity. The Department would particularly welcome applications from women, since women are, and have historically been, underrepresented on our academic staff. The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.9. PhD position in gravitational physics at the RTG Models of Gravity ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13499 Deadline: 2017-12-15 Location: Uni Bielefeld/ Uni Bremen ZARM/ Uni Oldenburg, Germany Additional Information: www.models-of-gravity.org Contact: secretariat(a)models-of-gravity.org The DFG Research Training Group 'Models of Gravity' invites applications for positions of Research Assistants, Salary Group (Entgeltgruppe) 13 TV-L 66%, to be appointed April 1, 2018. The positions are limited up to three years. The Research Training Group consists of gravity groups working at the Universities of Bremen, Oldenburg, Bielefeld, Hannover, Copenhagen, as well as at the Jacobs University Bremen. We intend to obtain a better understanding of Einstein's General Relativity and of generalised theories of gravity as given by, e.g., string theory. These investigations are also related to observations. More information can be found on the website http://www.models-of-gravity.org Responsibilities and Duties: The successful applicants will have the opportunity to work towards a doctoral degree in Gravitational Physics. They are expected to contribute to the teaching programme of the Research Training Group. Employment conditions: To qualify for the position, applicants must hold a Master's degree or a Diploma in Physics, Mathematics or any other relevant discipline, with an above-average success in the present courses of studies. We expect high dedication and teamwork. All participating universities aim, in particular, to promote women within the scope of the statutory provisions and, hence, emphatically invite qualified women to apply for these positions. Severely disabled applicants are given preferential consideration in the event of equal qualification. Applicants with a migration background are highly welcome. Application: The application with a curriculum vitae, certifications, a description of the scientific interest, a conception of the own career, and, if applicable, a list of publications should be sent as one single pdf document via field e-mail to secretariat(a)models-of-gravity.org Also two letters of reference should be sent. Closing date is December 15, 2017, although applications will be accepted until the positions are filled. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.10. Postdoctoral position in Computational Astrophysics at the University of New Hampshire ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13502 Deadline: 2018-01-15 Location: Durham, NH, USA Additional Information: https://jobs.usnh.edu/postings/28124 Contact: francois.foucart(a)unh.edu The Department of Physics at the University of New Hampshire invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate position. The successful candidate will be involved in our numerical relativity program, which currently focuses on studies of merging compact objects and of accreting supermassive black holes. Applicants working at the interface between numerical relativity and the theoretical modeling of gravitational waves and electromagnetic signals are also encouraged to apply. For full consideration, applications should be submitted before January 15th 2018. The position will however remain open until filled. Any question regarding this posting should be directed to Dr Francois Foucart (francois.foucart[AT]unh.edu) The University of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access/Affirmative Action institution and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran’s status, physical or mental disability, or marital status. Candidates of all genders and underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.11. Postdoctoral positions in GRMHD at the Rochester Institute of Technology ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/11/20/postdoctoral-positions-in-gr… Deadline: 2018-01-31 Location: Rochester, NY, USA Additional Information: http://ccrg.rit.edu/spotlight/jobs Contact: manuela(a)astro.rit.edu Postdoctoral positions at the Rochester Institute of Technology 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 interested in working in the areas of modeling and simulation of gravitational waves sources and their electromagnetic counterparts, including binary black holes and neutron stars, and their astrophysical interpretation in the context of the LIGO-Virgo observations. We are also interested in candidates working in relativistic magneto-hydrodynamics simulations of accretion disks around supermassive black hole mergers, and their jet dynamics. 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, 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 two dedicated 1300 and 1600-core clusters 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. Deadline for applications is January 31st, 2018. Starting date can be as early as September, 2018. RIT is committed to equal employment opportunity and affirmative action. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.12. ICTS-SIMONS POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS IN BANGALORE, INDIA ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/11/24/icts-simons-postdoctoral-fel… Deadline: 2017-12-15 Location: Bangalore, India Additional Information: https://forms.icts.res.in/postdoc_app/ Contact: ajith(a)icts.res.in The International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS), Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) invites applications for the ICTS-Simons postdoctoral Fellowship Program, 2017-2018. This program, funded by a targeted grant to ICTS by the Simons Foundation, is aimed at attracting world-leading young researchers to ICTS as postdoctoral fellows. ICTS provides a stimulating intellectual atmosphere and state-of-the-art facilities for academic research. In addition to the vibrant in-house research program, fellows will also have opportunity to interact with leading scientists from all over the world through collaborative visits, workshops and conferences, funded by the program. ELIGIBILITY Applications are invited from highly qualified young scientists with proven track record. Candidates must have a PhD degree in physics, mathematics, astronomy, theoretical physical chemistry, theoretical physical biology and related fields. Individuals who have submitted their doctoral thesis are also encouraged to apply. SALARY AND BENEFITS The salary will Rs. 60,000 per month and the fellows can also opt for free Institute accommodation or a house rent allowance of Rs. 15,000 per month. In addition, Fellows receive health insurance, travel support up to Rs. 200,000 per year and a research grant of Rs. 200,000 per year for computing services, publications, relocation, and other direct costs. Fellows will also have the opportunity to apply for additional travel and research grants offered by the national funding agencies..The initial appointment will be for two years, with possibility of extension up to a third year. Renewal for the third year will depend on a comprehensive review of the scientific activity of the Fellow. HOW TO APPLY Interested candidates should apply online with their curriculum vitae, list of publications, a research proposal (not more than two pages) and a covering letter. Three recommendation letters also have to be uploaded online by the referees. The deadline is 15 December 2017, but applications will be considered until the positions are filled. The nominal starting date of 1 September 2018 is negotiable. ABOUT ICTS ICTS is a new initiative in Indian science with a mandate to contribute to frontier research by providing a platform devoted to theoretical natural sciences and interdisciplinary and applied mathematics through its various programs. The current in-house research program focusses on astrophysical relativity, numerical linear algebra, computational science, data assimilation, dynamical systems, non-linear dynamics, fluid mechanics, mathematical physics and geometry, physical biology, statistical mechanics and turbulence, condensed matter physics, and string theory (www.icts.res.in/research) ICTS hosts strong visitors and associates driven programs, a highly competitive graduate school as well as a devoted postdoctoral program that forms an integral part of the in-house research. A state-of-the-art residential campus is ready to provide vibrant academic environment. Located in Bangalore, the garden city of India, with pleasant and moderate climate, ICTS maintains close ties with the world-class scholastic ambience of the city. ASTROPHYSICAL RELATIVITY AT ICTS The ICTS Astrophysical Relativity group (https://www.icts.res.in/research/astrorel) includes Parameswaran Ajith (faculty), Bala Iyer (Simons visiting professor), Sumit Kumar, Haris M K, Rahul Kashyap, Gayathri Raman (postdocs), Yamuna Swami (research associate) Abhirup Ghosh, Ajit Kumar Mehta (graduate students) and several visiting undergraduate students. K. G. Arun, Sascha Husa, Mark Hannam and Badri Krishnan are visiting associates. The group’s research interest include gravitational-wave source modeling, data analysis including parameter estimation, tests of general relativity using gravitational-wave observations and astrophysics. The group is an active member group in the LIGO Scientific Collaboration and the IndIGO consortium. The group hosts a 1000 core LIGO Tier-3 grid computing cluster and has access to other high-performance facilities at ICTS. We organize several ICTS programs every year, including the annual ICTS summer schools on gravitational wave astronomy. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.13. Postdoctoral position in Gravitational-Wave Astrophysics at Monash University ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13520 Deadline: 2018-02-14 Location: Melbourne, Australia Additional Information: http://careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/job/570205/research-fellow-in-gra… Contact: paul.lasky(a)monash.edu Applications are invited for a postdoctoral research fellow in gravitational-wave astrophysics in the School of Physics and Astronomy at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. We are seeking applicants to work directly with Dr Paul Lasky on astrophysics and modelling of gravitational-wave sources and/or analysis of data from LIGO. The successful candidate will have opportunities to collaborate with members of the gravitational-wave and high-energy astrophysics groups in the Monash Centre for Astrophysics, and also the ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational-wave Discovery (OzGrav), which brings together gravitational-wave researchers across six Australian Universities. The position is for two years. Enquiries should be sent directly to Paul Lasky +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.14. Ph.D. and Postdoctoral positions in Computational Relativistic Astrophysics division at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics in Potsdam ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13522 Deadline: 2018-01-15 Location: Potsdam, Germany Additional Information: http://www.aei.mpg.de/2176900/nrjobs2018 Contact: mshibata(a)yukawa.kyoto-u.ac.jp The "Computational Relativistic Astrophysics" division at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (the Albert Einstein Institute) in Potsdam announces the opening of several postdoc appointments and Ph.D. positions. The postdoctoral positions will be available at different levels, depending on experience and seniority, and can last for different number of years. This new division, led by Dr. Masaru Shibata, will be established on January 1st 2018. The "Computational Relativistic Astrophysics" division will focus on several research topics in general relativity and relativistic astrophysics, including (i) numerical relativity with matter, in particular, neutrino-radiation-hydrodynamics, magneto-(radiation-)hydrodynamics, and viscous-radiation-hydrodynamics, for mergers of neutron-star binaries (binary neutron stars and black hole-neutron star binaries), long-term evolution of the merger remnants, and stellar collapse to a black hole and a neutron star, (ii) modeling of gravitational waves from neutron-star binaries based on numerical-relativity gravitational waveforms, (iii) modeling of electromagnetic counterparts (macronovae/kilonovae, short gamma-ray bursts, etc.) associated with neutron-star mergers, including the studies of r-process nucleosynthesis, (iv) studies of the formation processes for a variety of black holes (stellar-mass, intermediate-mass, and supermassive black holes), and gravitational-wave and electromagnetic signals associated with the formation processes, (v) studies of phenomena associated with supermassive black holes, e.g., tidal disruption of stars by supermassive black holes and emission of gravitational waves by EMRI, (vi) numerical relativity beyond general relativity. For more information, a list of required documentation, and submission links to both postdoctoral and Ph.D. positions, please go to: http://www.aei.mpg.de/2176900/nrjobs2018 The deadline for full consideration is January 15th, 2018. The positions are available from August 2018, but may be earlier. Applications will be considered until all positions are filled. The Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics is an equal opportunity employer, and is committed to provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability. For further information please contact Dr. Masaru Shibata: mshibata[at]yukawa.kyoto-u.ac.jp . +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.15. Postdoctoral Positions at the Raman Research Institute ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13523 Deadline: 2018-03-15 Location: BANGALORE, INDIA Additional Information: http://www.rri.res.in/post_doctoral_fellowships.html Contact: ssurya(a)rri.res.in Applications are invited for postdoctoral positions and for the Pancharatnam fellowship at the RAMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE (RRI), Bangalore, India. The theoretical physics group at the RRI has members working actively in General Relativity and Quantum Gravity. We encourage young independent researchers to apply with a background in either of these areas. The appointment for the postdoctoral position is initially for two years, and usually extended to a third year, following review. Selected candidates will be paid a Fellowship of Rs.36,000 to Rs.40,000, depending on their experience. They will also be provided accommodation and partial assistance with relocation. (http://www.rri.res.in/post_doctoral_fellowships.html) Pancharatnam Fellowship appointments are for three years. Selected candidates will be paid a Fellowship, between Rs.50,000 and Rs.55,000, depending on their experience. Provisions are made for accommodation and partial assistance with relocation. (http://www.rri.res.in/pancharatnam_fellowships%20.html) Post-doctoral Fellows are expected to be able to work independently at the Raman research Institute and have the academic freedom of choice in research area and collaboration: it is not mandatory that they work in any specific research program or attached to specific research staff of the Institute. Nevertheless, it is desirable that applicants have professional research interest and proven track record in areas with significant overlap or association with the ongoing and envisaged activities at the Institute so that scientific interactions and collaborations take place. RRI values interactions and does not desire that Post-doctoral Fellows work in isolation: participation in the academic activities of the Institute and collaboration with other research staff is encouraged. Many of the research groups are engaged in experimental activities and opportunities may exist for post-doctoral fellows to participate. The appointments do not entail any teaching responsibilities. There is no official deadline for these positions, but the applicants should allow 4-6 months for a decision to be made and additional delays if a work-visa is required. Applications should be sent to director(a)rri.res.in. Please look at the links provided (above) for both positions for further details about the documents required. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.16. Postdoctoral positions in gravitational physics at University of Zurich ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13527 Deadline: 2018-01-31 Location: University of Zurich (Switzerland) Additional Information: http://www.physik.uzh.ch/groups/jetzer/ Contact: jetzer(a)physik.uzh.ch The Physics Institute of the University of Zurich (UZH) is inviting applications for postdoctoral positions in the Gravitation and Astrophysics group. Candidates should have a background in gravitational physics or relativistic astrophysics. Our group is working on a broad range of research topics in the field of gravitational-wave (GW) science and general relativity (GR), in- cluding GW source modeling, GW data analysis, tests of GR and alternative theories of gravity. The successful candidates are expected to pursue an independent research program in the field of gravitational physics, and will have the opportunity to collaborate on a broad range of topics with our group. The Gravitation and Astrophysics group at UZH is involved in the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) and Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space (ACES) missions, and we are a member group of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration (LSC). For more details on the group and our research interests, see: http://www.physik.uzh.ch/groups/jetzer/ We are offering up to two postdoctoral positions, pending approval of funding by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF). The nominal earliest starting date is 1 September 2018, but can be postponed if needed. The positions are appointed for a minimum of two years and can be extended depending on performance and the availability of funds. The successful candidates can expect an annual gross salary of ca. 90’000,- Swiss Francs. Applications should be sent electronically to jetzer(a)physik.uzh.ch and should include: a cover letter, a curriculum vitae (including a list of publications), a brief statement of research interests and three letters of recommendation. Applicants should note that following the regulations of the SNSF, postdoctoral researchers are only eligible for funding for a maximum duration of 5 years after the defense of their PhD. Therefore, applicants that are currently in the early stages of their postdoctoral career are preferred. We also encourage applications from individuals who are about to finish their doctoral work. The deadline for applications is 31 January 2018. Further enquiries can be addressed to: Philippe Jetzer (jetzer(a)physik.uzh.ch) or Maria Haney (mhaney(a)physik.uzh.ch) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.17. Graduate studentships in gravitational physics at the University of New Brunswick ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/11/30/graduate-studentships-in-gra… Deadline: 2018-01-31 Location: Fredericton, Canada Additional Information: https://www.mathjobs.org/jobs/jobs/11271 Contact: sseahra(a)unb.ca The gravity group at the University of New Brunswick (www.math.unb.ca/~gravity/) is seeking students to begin masters (MSc) or doctoral studies (PhD) in September 2018 (or sooner). Applicants should have a degree in physics or mathematics from a recognized university. The group consists of three faculty members: Viqar Husain, Sanjeev Seahra and Edward Wilson-Ewing. Typically, the group also includes 1-2 postdoctoral researchers, 2-4 graduates students and 1-3 undergraduate student members. Our main areas of research are general relativity and its modifications, quantum gravity and cosmology. Please submit a complete CV, a cover letter describing your research interests, and a copy of your academic transcripts to MathJobs.org (link above at "External Link"). Additionally, you may also submit a publication list and arrange for up to three referees to submit reference letters to MathJobs.org directly. Informal enquires may be directed to any gravity group faculty member. Applications received by January 31, 2018 will receive full consideration, although later applications may also be considered. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 3. News ============================================== 3.1. Living Reviews in Relativity: recent publications ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/11/30/living-reviews-in-relativity… Additional Information: https://link.springer.com/journal/41114 The open-access journal Living Reviews in Relativity has published three new review articles in November 2017: Paschalidis, V. &; Stergioulas, N., "Rotating stars in relativity", Living Rev Relativ (2017) 20: 7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41114-017-0008-x Frolov, V.P., Krtouš, P. &; Kubizňák, D., "Black holes, hidden symmetries, and complete integrability", Living Rev Relativ (2017) 20: 6. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41114-017-0009-9 Liebling, S.L. &; Palenzuela, C., Dynamical boson stars, Living Rev Relativ (2017) 20: 5. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41114-017-0007-y Please, visit frequently our relativity channel (http://www.springer.com/livingreviews/relativity) at http://livingreviews.org for other news. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.2. GRG Editor's Choice: Higher curvature gravities cannot be bootstrapped ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/11/30/grg-editors-choice-higher-cu… Additional Information: www.springer.com/livingreviews/relativity/news/grg-editor-s-choice-higher-c… Deser, S., Higher curvature gravities, unlike GR, cannot be bootstrapped from their (usual) linearizations, Gen Relativ Gravit (2017) 49: 149. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-017-2308-6 Editor's Choice (Research Article) First Online: 07 November 2017 "This paper extends the author's original contribution from 1970 to a broad class of theories that modify general relativity. The result is a paper that provides a continuation of the 1970 story. The author's style and commitment to exposing the structural elements of the procedure make for a very nice article that reads well and serves a useful and illuminating purpose in the 'extensions of GR' literature." Abstract: We show that higher curvature order gravities, in particular the propagating quadratic curvature models, cannot be derived by self-coupling from their linear, flat space, forms, except through an unphysical version of linearization; only GR can. Separately, we comment on an early version of the self-coupling bootstrap. GRG Editor's Choice: In each volume of GRG, a few papers are marked as “Editor’s Choice”. The primary criteria is original, high quality research that is of wide interest within the community. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.3. 2018 Universe Travel Awards (800 CHF) ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/12/01/2018-universe-travel-awards-… Additional Information: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/universe/awards Dear Colleague, 2018 Universe Travel Award is opening. This awards will be granted to two postdoctoral researchers or PhD students to attend an international conference in 2018, consisting of 800 Swiss Francs each. We are accepting applications for this award until 15 December 2017. We would be happy if you can distribute this information among your colleagues. For detailed information, please visit http://www.mdpi.com/journal/universe/awards. We look forward to receiving your nominations and applications! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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