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########################################## Table of Contents ########################################### 1. Conferences 1.1. EREP 2017, Malaga, Spain 1.2. XXXVIII Brazilian National Meeting on Particles and Fields, Passa Quatro, Brazil 1.3. 29th Texas Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics, Cape Town (2nd announcement) 1.4. Loops'17, Warsaw, Poland 1.5. Strong Gravity Universe, Sao Miguel Island, Portugal 1.6. 3rd Karl Schwarzschild Meeting -- Gravity and the Gauge/Gravity Correspondence (2nd circular) 1.7. Atlantic General Relativity 2017 Conference and Workshop, St. John’s, Canada (2nd announcement) 1.8. 20th Capra Meeting on Radiation Reaction in General Relativity, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2nd announcement) 1.9. Fifth ICRANet Bego Rencontres – Gravitational Waves in the strong field limit – Nice, France 1.10. Non-regular spacetime geometry, Firenze, Italy 2. Jobs 2.1. Postdoc position at University of Vienna, Austria 2.2. Gravitational Wave Physics position at SISSA, Trieste, Italy 3. News 3.1. Special Issue / CiSE journal 3.2. 2017 IUPAP Young Scientist Prize goes to Aron Wall 3.3. New book "Loop quantum gravity: the first 30 years" edited by Abhay Ashtekar and Jorge Pullin 3.4. Golden Oldie: Lifshitz' perturbations paper 3.5. Special Issue "Progress in Cosmology in the Centenary of the 1917 Einstein paper" 3.6. Master in Mathematical Physics, Tuebingen, Germany ============================================== 1. Conferences ============================================== 1.1. EREP 2017, Malaga, Spain --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/03/02/erep-2017/ Starting: 2017-09-12 to 2017-09-15 Location: Malaga, Spain Additional Information: http://erep2017.uma.es/ Contact: erep2017[AT]viajeseci.es Dear colleagues, The Spanish-Portuguese Relativity Meeting will be held in Malaga on 12-15 September, 2017. The aim of this conference is to provide a forum for researchers and students to present their research results on the main areas of Relativity. The following invited speakers have already confirmed their acceptance: Ivan Agullo (Louisiana State University, USA) Mihalis Dafermos (University of Cambridge, UK) Thibault Damour (Institut des hautes etudes scientifiques, France) Juan Garcia-Bellido (Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain) Veronika Hubeny (University of California at Davis, USA) Luis Lehner (Perimeter Institute, Canada) Marc Mars (Universidad de Salamanca, Spain) Paolo Pani (Sapienza Universita' di Roma, Italy; Instituto Superior Tecnico, Portugal) Istvan Racz (Wigner Research Center for Physics, Hungary) Claudia de Rham (Imperial College London, UK) Robert Wald (Chicago University, USA) Those wishing to attend the conference are kindly asked to fill in the registration form that is available on the website and complete the payment process through the Technical Secretariat. Those participants wishing to contribute to the conference with a short talk or a poster presentation are requested to submit an abstract using the form template that is available on the website. The deadline for abstracts submission is April 15. You do not need to register before submitting a contribution. The SEGRE society has a limited number of grants for Ph.D. students, which can cover the registration fee. The application for financial support can be made through the web page by May 1. You do not need to register before applying for the grant. We are looking forward to welcome you in Malaga. The Local Organizing Committee. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.2. XXXVIII Brazilian National Meeting on Particles and Fields, Passa Quatro, Brazil --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12869 Starting: 2017-09-18 to 2017-09-22 Location: Passa Quatro, MG, Brazil Additional Information: http://www.sbfisica.org.br/~enfpc/xxxviii/index.php/en/ Contact: saulo.carneiro.ufba[AT]gmail.com XXXVIII Brazilian National Meeting on Particles and Fields Hotel Recanto das Hortensias - Passa Quatro, MG 18 to 22 September 2017 Dear colleagues and students, We are happy to announce the 2017 edition of the Brazilian National Meeting on Particles and Fields, which will take place from 18th to 22th September in Passa Quatro, a little town near Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. This is one of the official meetings of the Brazilian Physical Society, and it is organised in sessions for contributed talks and invited lectures. Applications and abstract submissions are open through the webpage http://www.sbfisica.org.br/~enfpc/xxxviii/index.php/en/ Venue: Hotel Recanto das Hortensias, Passa Quatro, Minas Gerais, Brazil Date: 18 to 22 September 2017 Plenary Lectures: Bruna Bertucci (U. Perugia/AMS, Italy) Geraldine Servant (DESY, Germany) Luis Lehner (Perimeter Institute, Canada) Luiz Davidovich (UFRJ, Brazil) Manuel Asorey (U. Zaragoza, Spain) Mark Thomson (U. Cambridge/DUNE, UK) Máximo Banados (PUC, Chile) Valeria Pettorino (SAp CEA Paris Saclay, France) Invited Talks: Adalto Gomes (UFMA, Brazil) Carlos Romero (UFPB, Brazil) Cristian Villavicencio (U. Bio-Bio, Chile) David Chinellato (Unicamp/ALICE, Brazil) Diego Milanes (UNC/LHCb, Colombia) Domenico Sapone (U. Chile/EUCLID, Chile) Hermano Velten (UFES, Brazil) Jose Helayel Neto (CBPF, Brazil) Matthew Luzum (USP/LHC, Brazil) Maurício Richartz (UFABC, Brazil) Ricardo Avelino Gomes (UFG/NOVA, Brazil) Ricardo Sturani (UFRN/LIGO, Brazil) Organising Committee: Carla Goebel (PUC-RJ) Eduardo Fraga (UFRJ) Ilya Shapiro (UFJF) Jun Takahashi (Unicamp) Manoel Messias (UFMA) Ricardo Matheus (IFT/Unesp) Rogerio Rosenfeld (IFT/Unesp) Saulo Carneiro (UFBA, chair) Sergio Joras (UFRJ) Valerio Marra (UFES) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.3. 29th Texas Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics, Cape Town (2nd announcement) --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12872 Starting: 2017-12-03 to 2017-12-08 Location: Cape Town, South Africa Additional Information: http://www.texas2017.org/ Contact: simone[AT]soafrica.com 29th Texas Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics - 2nd Circular Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce that the registration and abstract submission portal for the 29th Texas Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics is now open. The Texas Symposium 2017 will be held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre in Cape Town, South Africa, December 3 - 8, 2017. Please find complete information and a link to the registration and abstract submission portal at http://texas2017.org Limited financial support for the registration and local accommodation in Cape Town is available for participants from disadvantaged economic and financial backgrounds. Please note the deadline of May 5, 2017 to apply for such support. Important Dates: - Deadline for Grant Applications: 5 May 2017 - Abstract Submission Deadline: 25 August 2017 - Notification of Abstract Acceptance: 15 September 2017 - Standard Registration Deadline: 20 October 2017 - Late Registration Deadline: 24 November 2017 Apologies should you receive this ciruclar more than once. Please feel free to distribute this circular amongst your colleagues. Alvaro de la Cruz-Dombriz, on behalf of the Texas2017 LOC Enquiries: Simone Solomons (Abstract submissions) simone[AT]soafrica.com Tammy Maart (Registration and Grant Applications) tammy[AT]soafrica.com Markus Boettcher (Chair of the LOC) Markus.Bottcher[AT]nwu.ac.za Karin du Preez (Project Manager) karin[AT]soafrica.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.4. Loops'17, Warsaw, Poland --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12877 Starting: 2017-07-03 to 2017-07-07 Location: Warsaw, Poland Additional Information: http://ktwig.fuw.edu.pl/1,53,53,loops-17.html Contact: Loops17.LOC[AT]fuw.edu.pl The Loops'17 conference will highlight recent developments and new research directions in loop quantum gravity and other background independent approaches to the problem of quantum gravity. A nonexhaustive list of topics of the conference includes: Canonical loop quantum gravity, Covariant LQG (spinfoams), Symmetry-reduced models, Quantum cosmology, Black holes in quantum gravity, Quantum gravity phenomenology, Foundational and mathematical aspects. Although the conference is focused on non-perturbative approaches to quantum gravity, experts from other fields of quantum gravity research are also encouraged to participate. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.5. Strong Gravity Universe, Sao Miguel Island, Portugal --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12879 Starting: 2017-07-03 to 2017-07-07 Location: Sao Miguel Island, Portugal Additional Information: https://centra.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/network/grit/sgu17/ Contact: vitor.cardoso[AT]ist.utl.pt Gravity claims a central role in theoretical physics. Almost every grand challenge in astrophysics, cosmology and fundamental physics – dark matter, dark energy, vacuum energy, inflation and early universe cosmology, singularities and the hierarchy problem - includes gravity as one of its key ingredients. Gravity represents the link between fundamental physics on the one hand and cosmology and astrophysics on the other, becoming a subject of strong interdisciplinary character. The recent breakthrough detection by the LIGO interferometers marks the dawn of the era of GW astronomy, and the opening of a new window onto the hitherto invisible landscape of the “Gravitational Universe”. The Strong Gravity Universe meeting brings together experts in the various aspects of strong-field gravity, to discuss the status of the field and future directions. The meeting is also a focal point for the European RISE action, which brings together nodes from Aveiro, Cambridge, Lisbon, Paris, Rome, Mississippi, Osaka and Perimeter. The meeting will be held in Sao Miguel, the main island of the Azores archipelago, in the North Atlantic Ocean, 3-7 July 2017. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.6. 3rd Karl Schwarzschild Meeting -- Gravity and the Gauge/Gravity Correspondence (2nd circular) --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/03/24/3rd-karl-schwarzschild-meetin… Starting: 2017-07-24 to 2017-07-28 Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany Additional Information: https://indico.fias.uni-frankfurt.de/event/4/overview Contact: ksm2017[AT]fias.uni-frankfurt.de The 3rd Karl Schwarzschild Meeting on Gravitational Physics and the Gauge/Gravity Correspondence will be held in Frankfurt am Main, Germany on 24-28 July 2017. The conference will focus on black holes in astrophysics, quantum gravity, and the gauge/gravity correspondence. The meeting will bring together both working specialists in the field and rising young researchers to foster new conversations and collaborations. Invited speakers will deliver plenary talks on the broad topic of black holes highlighting applications to astrophysics, quantum gravity, gravitational waves and strongly correlated systems. In addition to plenary speaker, we feature several plenary sessions for senior scientists, postdoctoral researchers and students. The senior scientists will also serve as “mentors” to the attending younger generation of researchers. Registration is now open. Please visit the conference website. Early registration will expire on June 11th, 2017, or when the capacity has been reached. Limited financial reimbursement is available, for which participants may submit an application along with their registration. Karl Schwarzschild was a native of Frankfurt who published his first papers while attending the Gymnasium Frankfurt in the late 1880s. The year 2017 will mark the 101st anniversary of the publication of Schwarzschild's famous solution to Einstein’s equations. The conference venue will be the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies on the modern Riedberg Campus of Goethe University. Karl Schwarzschild Lecturer: Juan Maldacena (IAS) Keynote Speakers: Martin Ammon (Friedrich Schiller University Jena) Raphael Bousso* (UC Berkeley) Alessandra Buonanno (MPI Potsdam) Avery Broderick (Waterloo U. & Perimeter Institute) Johanna Erdmenger (University of Wuerzburg) Heino Falcke (Radboud University Nijmegen) Ruth Gregory (Durham University) Jutta Kunz (University of Oldenburg) William Unruh (University of British Columbia) Erik Verlinde* (University of Amsterdam) * to be confirmed Organizing Committee: Piero Nicolini (FIAS and Goethe University, Frankfurt) Matthias Kaminski (University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa) Jonas Mureika (Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles) Marcus Bleicher (FIAS and Goethe University, Frankfurt) International Advisory Committee: Claus Laemmerzahl (ZARM & University of Bremen) Robert Mann (University of Waterloo & Perimeter Institute) Martin Reuter (Johannes-Gutenberg University, Mainz) Dam T. Son (University of Chicago) Herman Verlinde (Princeton University) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.7. Atlantic General Relativity 2017 Conference and Workshop, St. John’s, Canada (2nd announcement) --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/03/27/atlantic-general-relativity-2… Starting: 2017-05-28 to 2017-06-02 Location: St. John's, Canada Additional Information: http://agr17.math.mun.ca Contact: agr17[AT]mun.ca Second Announcement: Atlantic General Relativity 2017 Conference and Workshop The 2017 Atlantic General Relativity Conference will be held from Thursday, June 1 to Friday, June 2 at Memorial University in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. As in previous years Atlantic GR will cover all aspects of classical and quantum gravity. It will consist of two invited talks by Luis Lehner (Perimeter Institute) along with contributed talks by anyone who wishes to speak. We particularly encourage students and post-docs to submit talks. Atlantic GR will be preceded by a workshop hosted by the Atlantic Association for Research in the Mathematical Sciences (AARMS) collaborative research group (CRG) “Mathematical and physical aspects of black holes”. The main part of the workshop will run from Monday, May 29 to Wednesday, May 31 and also be hosted at Memorial University. It will feature four invited speakers who will each give a series of three lectures, one on each day of the workshop. The speakers will be Stefanos Aretakis (Princeton University, University of Toronto), Jorma Louko (University of Nottingham), Eric Poisson (University of Guelph) and Jeff Winicour (University of Pittsburgh). Finally, on Sunday May 28 before the main part of the workshop, post-doc members of the AARMS CRG will give a set of introductory lectures aimed at beginning graduate students. There is no registration fee for either the workshop or the conference. We will accept travel claims from students and post-docs. We will not be able to cover all expenses but hope to be able to reimburse an amount that will cover staying in University residence and (perhaps) partial travel. The amount of reimbursement will depend on the number of participants. Cheques will be mailed out after the meeting concludes. The local organizing committee is Ivan Booth and Hari Kunduri. The scientific organizing committee is Alan Coley, Jack Gegenberg, Viqar Husain, Robert van den Hoogen and Sanjeev Seahra. Post-doc day is being organized by Andrey Shoom and Jon Ziprick. More information and online registration at agr17.math.mun.ca. Registration closes on Monday, May 1. Registration is now open. It will close on Monday, May 1. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.8. 20th Capra Meeting on Radiation Reaction in General Relativity, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2nd announcement) --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12900 Starting: 2017-06-19 to 2017-06-23 Location: Chapel Hill, NC, USA Additional Information: http://www.physics.unc.edu/capra20 Contact: evans[AT]physics.unc.edu The 20th Capra Meeting on Radiation Reaction in General Relativity will be held at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The meeting will run from the 19th to 23rd of June, 2017, starting with three to four days of invited and contributed talks and followed by one to two days of informal discussions. As usual the program will focus on aspects of the self-force in general relativity, but will also seek to explore connections to other approaches to the two-body problem. Following the Capra tradition, the meeting will be informal. There will be no registration fee and no proceedings. The program will include a few invited review talks, short contributed presentations (20 to 30 minutes), and open discussions. Contributed talks on all aspects of the radiation reaction problem (including related topics such as EMRI astrophysics or data analysis) are welcome. Please see the conference website /www.physics.unc.edu/capra20 to register and for lodging and travel information. A block of rooms are being held until May 15th at a Hampton Inn near the campus at a conference rate of $124/night (breakfast included). See the conference website for a link to reserve a room at this rate. The meeting is being supported by the CoSMS Institute. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.9. Fifth ICRANet Bego Rencontres – Gravitational Waves in the strong field limit – Nice, France --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/03/31/fifth-icranet-bego-rencontres… Starting: 2017-05-15 to 2017-05-19 Location: Villa Ratti, Nice, France Additional Information: http://www.icranet.org/5bego Contact: secretariat-irapphd[AT]icra.it The school will take place in Nice from the 15 to the 19th of May. It 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). Invited lecturers include: Felix Aharonian, Donato Bini, Luc Blanchet, Christian Cherubini, Nathalie Deruelle, Simonetta Filippi, Mile Karlica, Jutta Kunz-Drolshagen, Claus Lämmerzahl, Felix Mirabel, Marco Muccino, Tsvi Piran, Jose Rodriguez, Jorge Rueda, Remo Ruffini, Narek Sahakyan, Gregory Vereshchagin, Yu Wang, She-Sheng Xue. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.10. Non-regular spacetime geometry, Firenze, Italy --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/03/31/non-regular-spacetime-geometr… Starting: 2017-06-20 to 2017-06-22 Location: Firenze, Italy Additional Information: http://spacetime.esy.es/ Contact: ettore.minguzzi[AT]unifi.it The Meeting is aimed at gathering experts or reseachers with an interest in gravity theory under weak regularity assumptions. A growing number of papers is considering possible generalizations of the spacetime geometric structure. Some of these works consider affine connections which are just Lipschitz, or even metrics which are just continuous; others take inspiration from the methods of Non-regular Riemannian Geometry. Finally, some lines of research are more topological or, being quantum inspired, involve methods from non-commutative geometry. They all might provide new insights into the structure of the spacetime manifold at the metric level and beyond. Scientific Commettee: Piotr T. Chrusciel James Grant Michael Kunzinger Ettore Minguzzi Local Organizers: Daniel Canarutto Ettore Minguzzi (chair) Omar Morandi +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 2. Jobs ============================================== 2.1. Postdoc position at University of Vienna, Austria ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/03/08/postdoc-position-at-universit… Deadline: 2017-04-30 Location: Vienna, Austria Additional Information: https://univis.univie.ac.at/ausschreibungstellensuche/flow/bew_ausschreibun… Contact: piotr.chrusciel[AT]univie.ac.at The Gravitational Physics group of the Department of Physics of University of Vienna (see http://gravity.univie.ac.at/) is seeking to fill a post-doctoral position (Universitaetsassistent/in) in the field of mathematical general relativity and/or numerical general relativity; in the latter case candidates with strong interest in rigorous aspects of numerical analysis will be sought. The appointment will be for four years, according to previous experience, without a possibility of extension. The employment will start on July 1, 2017, possibly a few months later if more convenient for the chosen candidate. The list of members of the group at the start of the appointment, including scientifically active retired members, will include Peter Aichelburg, Robert Beig, Piotr Chrusciel, David Fajman, Jeremie Joudioux, and Walter Simon. The gross salary is about EUR 3590 Euro fourteen times a year. The yearly teaching load averaged over two semesters is four hours/week, in English or in German. The candidate will not be asked to teach for more than six hours a week in any given semester in any case. Applications done online before 30.IV.2017 at URL http://jobcenter.univie.ac.at/ position numbered “Kennzahl 7424” (follow the link to the online advertisements) will receive full attention. The candidates should arrange three letters of recommendation to be sent or emailed before May 1, 2017, to Mrs Karin Picek, Mathematical Physics, Faculty of Physics, Boltzmanngasse 5/5/3521, A-1090 Vienna, Austria. Further enquiries can be directed to karin.picek[AT]univie.ac.at +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.2. Gravitational Wave Physics position at SISSA, Trieste, Italy ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12892 Deadline: 2017-05-10 Location: Trieste, Italy, EU Additional Information: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/9038 Contact: ullio[AT]sissa.it The Astroparticle Physics and Astrophysics groups at the “Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati” (SISSA) in Trieste, Italy, invite expressions of interest for a faculty position from outstanding candidates with a strong theoretical research record in the fields of Gravitational Wave Physics, Strong Gravity and Gravitational Astrophysics. While it is currently foreseen that the appointment procedure will be activated at the assistant professor, tenure-track, level*, a more senior position may be considered. The successful candidate is expected to work as an independent principal investigator, promoting and leading research activities to complement the current expertise of the SISSA groups in Particle Astrophysics, Gravitation Theory and Cosmology, as well as to attract external funds, take an active part in the SISSA PhD teaching programme and supervise graduate students. The deadline for receipt of the expressions of interest, in English and only via Academic Jobs Online, is May 10, 2017. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 3. News ============================================== 3.1. Special Issue / CiSE journal ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12865 Additional Information: https://www.computer.org/cise/2017/03/01/supercomputing-enabled-advances-in… Hello Everyone: With a colleague, I’m serving as a guest editor for a special issue of the IEEE / AIP journal "Computing in Science & Engineering". The special issue is titled ”Supercomputing-Enabled Advances in Science & Engineering” and we’re interested in papers that report on impactful advances enabled by large-scale computing in any area of science / engineering. All submitted papers will be peer-reviewed. Given the major discovery in our field over the past year that was possible (partly) thanks to large-scale computations of compact binary systems, we would love to see papers on that subject in this special issue. The submission deadline is November 1, 2017. You can find out more about the special issue here: https://www.computer.org/cise/2017/03/01/supercomputing-enabled-advances-in… Please note that the papers should be written for a somewhat broader audience in mind (the readership of the journal spans all areas of computational science / engineering). Thanks for your consideration. Gaurav Khanna ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.2. 2017 IUPAP Young Scientist Prize goes to Aron Wall ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12874 Additional Information: http://iupap.org/commissions/affiliated-commissions/ac-2-international-comm… The 2017 IUPAP Young Scientist Prize for General Relativity and Gravitation is awarded to Aron Wall (Institute for Advanced Study) for his fundamental contributions to our understanding of gravitational entropy and the generalized second law of thermodynamics. After studying Great Books at St. John's College in Santa Fe, Aron Wall continued his studies in theoretical physis with Ted Jacobson at the University of Maryland, where he received his PhD in 2011. His thesis, a proof that black holes obey the second law of thermodynamics when coupled to quantum fields, was awarded the 2013 Bergmann-Wheeler Thesis Prize from the International Society on General Relativity and Gravitation. As a Simons Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Wall broadened his research efforts toward the holographic principle, and showed, most notably, that the holographic entanglement entropy satisfies a quantum information inequality known as "Strong Subadditivity". In 2014, Wall became a Member of the Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton), where he was able to resolve some long-standing conceptional problems concerning black hole entropy. He constructed an increasing entropy formula for all possible higher curvature modifications to Einstein gravity. With William Donnelly, he gave a statistical-mechanical explanation for a puzzling effect whereby electromagnetic fields seemingly contribute negatively to the entropy of a black hole. He also spearheaded a new research program on a conjectured lower bound on the quantum stress-energy tensor, and proved the conjecture for a broad class of theories. These results have potential applications in high-energy and condensed-matter physics. In August 2017, Wall expects to join the Stanford Institute for Theoretical Physics for a third postdoctoral position. He explains physics and theology in his personal blog: Undivided Looking. Eric Poisson, President International Society on General Relativity and Gravitation ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.3. New book "Loop quantum gravity: the first 30 years" edited by Abhay Ashtekar and Jorge Pullin ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/03/20/new-book-loop-quantum-gravity… Additional Information: http://www.lqg30.com 100 Years of General Relativity: Volume 4 Loop Quantum Gravity The First 30 Years Edited by: Abhay Ashtekar (Pennsylvania State University, USA), Jorge Pullin (Louisiana State University, USA) This volume presents a snapshot of the state-of-the-art in loop quantum gravity from the perspective of younger leading researchers. It takes the reader from the basics to recent advances, thereby bridging an important gap. The aim is two-fold — to provide a contemporary introduction to the entire field for students and post-docs, and to present an overview of the current status for more senior researchers. The contributions include the latest developments that are not discussed in existing books, particularly recent advances in quantum dynamics both in the Hamiltonian and sum over histories approaches; and applications to cosmology of the early universe and to the quantum aspects of black holes. Contents: Introduction: An Overview (Abhay Ashtekar and Jorge Pullin) Foundations of Loop Quantum Gravity: Quantum Geometry (Kristina Giesel) Quantum Dynamics (Alok Laddha and Madhavan Varadarajan) Spinfoam Gravity (Eugenio Bianchi) Group Field Theory and Loop Quantum Gravity (Daniele Oriti) The Continuum Limit of Loop Quantum Gravity: A Framework for Solving the Theory (Bianca Dittrich) Applications of Loop Quantum Gravity: Loop Quantum Cosmology (Ivan Agullo and Parampreet Singh) Quantum Geometry and Black Holes (J Fernando Barbero G and Alejandro Perez) Loop Quantum Gravity and Observations (Aurelien Barrau and Julien Grain) 20% Discount until August 31st 2017 using code WSSLPS20 at http://www.lqg30.com ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.4. Golden Oldie: Lifshitz' perturbations paper ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/03/21/golden-oldie-lifshitz-perturb… Additional Information: http://webwork.uct.ac.za/~cwh/goldies.html This post is to announce the reprinting of the article Evgenii Lifshitz, On the gravitational stability of the expanding Universe. Journal of Physics (USSR) 10 no 2, pp. 116 - 129 (1946). This was the first and fundamental paper on perturbations in cosmology. It is accompanied by an editorial note article by G.F.R. Ellis which describes the subsequent development of the field. Both articles are part of the Golden Oldies series in the journal "General Relativity and Gravitation". The two are in volume 49, numbers 17 and 18 (2017) and can be accessed on the journal's website. A full list of the previous Golden Oldies can be found at webwork.uct.ac.za/~cwh/goldies.html as well as on the Living Reviews in Relativity site. Malcolm MacCallum Golden Oldies editor, "General Relativity and Gravitation" ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.5. Special Issue "Progress in Cosmology in the Centenary of the 1917 Einstein paper" ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/03/28/special-issue-progress-in-cos… Additional Information: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/universe/special_issues/1917 Dear Colleagues, The first modern cosmological models emerged soon after the discovery of general relativity, putting the study of the Universe as a whole on the firm grounds of an empirically testable, coherent science. In the century since then, cosmology has developed into a precision discipline able to explain the evolution of the Universe in several of its aspects. The goal is under the way, but far than ended. The most stringent open questions remain the nature of dark matter (DM) and of dark energy (DE), and whether General Relativity holds on large cosmological scales. Of course, many independent observation (anisotropies in CMB, large structure, SNIa data, gravitational lensing, galaxy rotational curves etc.) confirm the necessity of the introduction of these dark components. However, the existence itself of the most likely DM candidates seem to have been seriously challenged by experiments and or astrophysical observations: e.g. supersymmetric DM and WIMPs by LHC; by LUX, PandaX-II and Xenon100; MACHOs by microlensing. Sterile neutrinos by IceCube and high redshift objects. The properties of the DM in galaxies are presently badly explainable by current theoretical scenarios. At present the nature of DM remains a mystery. Understanding DE poses an even bigger challenge. Although the cosmological constant may explain the accelerated cosmic expansion, its physical interpretation (as vacuum energy) remains doubtful. Question comes what kind of fields can be responsible for the accelerated cosmic expansion. Several scalar field models of DE induce new type of space-time singularities (e.g. soft singularities). Alternative gravitational theories (e.g. scalar-tensor theories, the emergent gravity model of Verlinde) have been also proposed with the purpose to explain the dark sector. We invite colleagues to submit papers on the topics: 1: The nature of Dark matter and DE 2: Present/future experiments and observations related to DM, DE and their gravitational effects. 3: Models on DM and DE including the alternative gravitational theories, new fields and their possible interaction with the particles of standard model. 4: Evolution of the Universe, cosmological perturbations, formation of nonlinear structures, first objects. 5: Inflation, initial structure, primordial gravitational waves. 6: Primordial black/white holes, their formation and gravitational waves, their effects on the synthesis of light elements. 7: Anisotropic cosmological models and their perturbations. 8: Exotic singularities, wormholes occurring in cosmological models and in virialized structure. Dr. Zoltan Keresztes Prof. Lorenzo Iorio Prof. Paolo Salucci Prof. Emmanuel Saridakis Guest Editors ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.6. Master in Mathematical Physics, Tuebingen, Germany ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/03/31/master-in-mathematical-physic… Additional Information: http://www.math.uni-tuebingen.de/mmp We are very proud to announce the new international master program in Mathematical Physics that will start in Tuebingen in October 2017. It is a 2 year master program jointly run by the mathematics and the physics departments, the application deadline is 15th of July 2017. The program is centered around the core modules Geometry in Physics, Mathematical Relativity, Mathematical Quantum Mechanics, and Mathematical Statistical Physics. More information as well as a poster and a flyer can be found on the program website <a href="http://www.math.uni-tuebingen.de/mmp">http://www.math.uni-tuebingen.de/mmp</a>. We would be very thankful if you could forward this information to your colleagues and to any undergraduate students who might be interested in applying. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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[Hyperspace-list] Hyperspace Bulletin for March 2017
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02 Mar '17

########################################## Table of Contents ########################################### 1. Conferences 1.1. The migration issue: from protoplanets to supermassive black holes, Cambridge UK 1.2. XIIIth School of Cosmology: The CMB from A to Z — promises and challenges of the CMB as a cosmological probe, Cargese, France 1.3. eXtreme Matter meets eXtreme Gravity Workshop, Bozeman, Montana, USA 1.4. XVI BSCG - Brazilian School of Cosmology and Gravitation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1.5. IUCSS Workshop on Finsler Geometry and Lorentz Violation 1.6. IV Cosmology and the Quantum Vacuum, Segovia, Spain 1.7. Workshop "Neutron stars and their environments", Caen, France 1.8. Inhomogeneous Cosmologies (2nd announcement), Torun, Poland 1.9. 3rd Karl Schwarzschild Meeting - Gravity and the Gauge/Gravity Correspondence, Frankfurt, Germany 1.10. Geometric Foundations of Gravity in Tartu, Estonia 1.11. 15th Italian-Korean Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics, Seoul, Korea 1.12. Fifth Galileo-Xu Guangqi Meeting, Chengdu, China 1.13. ICRANet-Minsk workshop on high energy astrophysics, Minsk, Belarus 2. Jobs 2.1. Lectureship in Cosmology or Observational Cosmology at Queen Mary University of London, UK 2.2. Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Cosmology at Queen Mary University of London, UK 2.3. Postdoc position in numerical relativity at the University of Trento, Italy 2.4. Teaching Specialist in Dept. of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Kansas 2.5. Montalcini fellowships for tenure-track positions in Italy 2.6. Assistant professor position in general relativity and quantum gravity at the University of New Brunswick, Canada 2.7. Professor/Reader in Gravitational Wave Science at Portsmouth, UK 2.8. Assistant Lecturer in Gravitational Wave Astrophysics at Monash University, Australia 3. News 3.1. GRTensorIII 2.0: Hypersurfaces and Junctions 3.2. In memory of C V Vishveshwara (Vishu): the black hole man of India 3.3. Living Reviews in Relativity: new major updates published ============================================== 1. Conferences ============================================== 1.1. The migration issue: from protoplanets to supermassive black holes, Cambridge UK --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/02/03/the-migration-issue-from-prot… Starting: 2017-05-22 to 2017-02-24 Location: Cambridge UK Additional Information: http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/meetings/2017/migration.issue.protoplanets.superma… Contact: migration[AT]ast.cam.ac.uk First announcement: Kavli workshop. The migration issue: from protoplanets to supermassive black holes May 22-24, Cambridge U.K. This workshop is motivated by the broad similarities surrounding the theory of disc mediated migration on scales ranging from protoplanetary discs to galactic nuclei. Migration theory thus underpins our understanding of some of the most topical problems in contemporary astrophysics, i.e. the establishment of planetary system `architecture' and the processes driving the merging of black holes. We invite participants from both the protoplanetary disc and gravitational wave communities to attend this three day meeting which will address theory and numerical simulations of migration as well as its broader implications. We will also discuss new opportunities in both fields for observational calibration of the migration process (e.g. by observations using ALMA,SPHERE, GPI, LIGO, LISA, PTA....). Abstracts for talks/posters should be submitted by 5 March 2017 via the on-line forms available on the conference website. The number of participants is limited; we will inform applicants of the outcome of the selection process by mid March which will also mark the opening of on-line registration. We particularly encourage applications from junior researchers and can offer financial support to those with limited funds. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.2. XIIIth School of Cosmology: The CMB from A to Z — promises and challenges of the CMB as a cosmological probe, Cargese, France --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/02/06/xiiith-school-of-cosmology-th… Starting: 2017-11-12 to 2017-11-18 Location: Cargese, France Additional Information: http://www.cpt.univ-mrs.fr/~cosmo/EC2017/EcoleLuminy17_a.html Contact: triay[AT]cpt.univ-mrs.fr MAJOR TOPICS of the School: The CMB landscape: past, present and future. * Understanding of measurement (detection technology, eg bolometers, implementation - cryogenics - overall design to mitigate systematic effects - in imaging - in spectroscopy - acquisition / redundancy strategy) and the basis of data processing to obtain maps and spectra. * Understanding of the sky (foreground contributions (synchrotron, free, AME, galaxy dust, clusters SZ, CIB, ...) and mathematical methods of analysis (including difficulties in estimating errors for nonparametric models). * Theoretical situation, understanding of observational signatures, and their practical use (likelihood, MC sampling, etc.) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.3. eXtreme Matter meets eXtreme Gravity Workshop, Bozeman, Montana, USA --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/02/13/extreme-matter-meets-extreme-… Starting: 2017-08-17 to 2017-08-19 Location: Bozeman, Montana, USA Additional Information: http://www.montana.edu/xgi/ Contact: ncornish[AT]montana.edu XGI Workshop First Announcement: "eXtreme Matter meets eXtreme Gravity" August 17-19, Bozeman Montana The eXtreme Gravity Institute at Montana State University will hold a workshop to discuss methods for constraining the properties of Neutron Stars and the dense-matter equation of state. Like previous XGI workshops, the format will emphasize discussion and exchange of ideas over formal presentations. Each session will be organized around a science question, with a moderator and two discussion leaders. Topics to be covered include gravitational-wave observations of Neutron Star - Neutron Star and Neutron Star - Black Hole binaries, X-ray observations by the NICER mission (set to launch very soon), theoretical calculations of the dense-matter equation of state, and numerical simulations of NS-NS and NS-BH mergers. The meeting is being held immediately prior to the HEAD meeting in Sun Valley, and participants may choose to drive between the meetings, or simply head a little south of Bozeman to view the total eclipse on the 21st of August. Bozeman is a beautiful mountain town a one-hour drive from the North entrance of Yellowstone National Park. The surrounding area offers great opportunities for hiking, fishing, white water rafting, and mountain biking. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.4. XVI BSCG - Brazilian School of Cosmology and Gravitation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/02/14/xvi-bscg-brazilian-school-of-… Starting: 2017-07-10 to 2017-07-21 Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Additional Information: http://www.ceacbrasil.com/bscg/ Contact: novello[AT]cbpf.br The BSCG was created in 1978 by the efforts of CBPF’s Cosmology and Gravitation Group for the development and enhancement of physicists, and specialized training at doctorate and post-doctorate levels of young researchers, particularly Brazilian and Latin American. In the early BSCG sessions, nearly all students were young and came from Brazilian universities and research centers. Foreign researchers were mostly from Argentina, Colombia, United States, France, Italy, Peru and Russia, and they comprised one third of all participants. The courses, seminars and debate sessions constitute a forum for studies and analysis on the main issues in Cosmology and related areas. Along the years, the BSCG has promoted integration among scientists and encouraged them to review and publicize the work done in major international research centers. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.5. IUCSS Workshop on Finsler Geometry and Lorentz Violation --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/02/20/iucss-workshop-on-finsler-geo… Starting: 2017-05-12 to 2017-05-13 Location: Bloomington, Indiana, USA Additional Information: http://www.indiana.edu/~lorentz/lvf17/ Contact: kostelec[AT]indiana.edu IUCSS Workshop on Finsler Geometry and Lorentz Violation An IUCSS Workshop on Finsler Geometry and Lorentz Violation will be held on the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.A. on Friday and Saturday May 12-13, 2017. The Workshop focus will be on the connections relating Finsler and pseudo-Finsler geometries to field-theoretic descriptions of Lorentz violation. Mathematicians and physicists will summarize relevant aspects of these active subjects and discuss prospects for future advances. The Workshop format is expected to be short talks with time for discussion. A poster session may be organized given sufficient demand. Topics to be discussed at the Workshop are expected to include: - Riemann-Finsler and Lorentz-Finsler manifolds - geometry of spontaneous and explicit Lorentz violation - SME-related pseudo-Finsler and Finsler spaces - Finsler geometry and Lorentz- and CPT-violating field theory - Lorentz-violating dispersion relations and geodesic flows - physical applications of Finsler and pseudo-Finsler spaces - phenomenological constraints on Finsler geometries and Lorentz violation There is no registration fee for this Workshop, but online registration on or before March 31, 2017 is required. The total attendance at the Workshop will be capped due to space limitations at the venue, so early registration is advised to avoid disappointment. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.6. IV Cosmology and the Quantum Vacuum, Segovia, Spain --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12803 Starting: 2017-09-04 to 2017-09-08 Location: Segovia, Spain Additional Information: http://www.ice.csic.es/research/workshop_segovia/index.html Contact: saez[AT]ice.csic.es This is the fourth edition of a series of workshops focused on different aspects of modern theoretical cosmology, the challenge to be consistent with experimental data and the necessary connection of cosmological theories with the quantum nature of the vacuum. A basic question in modern cosmology is why we do not see vacuum fluctuations at cosmological scales? In addition, should the singularities of cosmological theories treated as necessary ingredients of the classical theory or should these be the indicators of an underlying quantum theory yet to be discovered? In this aspect, in this workshop we aim to bring along all the leading scientists working on these problems and present all the up to date results in these strongly interdependent physics areas. Hence the workshop will cover topics related to modified theories of gravities, other theories of Dark Energy and Inflation, the description of the universe’s evolution in these theories and the elegant and compulsory modification of these within the theoretical framework of quantum gravity, with Loop Quantum Cosmology being the most elegant theory providing up to date a singularity free cosmological evolution. The description and understanding of the quantum vacuum is always a challenge to these theories so the understanding of the main manifestation of the quantum vacuum, the Casimir effect, is always a challenge. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.7. Workshop "Neutron stars and their environments", Caen, France --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/02/27/workshop-neutron-stars-and-th… Starting: 2017-05-09 to 2017-05-11 Location: Caen, France Additional Information: https://mode.sciencesconf.org/ Contact: workshops[AT]ganil.fr The workshop shall help the three communities, neutron-star, supernova remnant (SNR), and pulsar wind nebula (PWN) observers and theoreticians, to exchange ideas as well as discussing internal advanced issues. To that end the program will be organized in parallel specialized sessions as well as plenary sessions with reviews and a round table for discussion among the communities. All sessions will be held at Grand Accelerateur National d'Ions Lourds (GANIL), in Caen, France. The sessions will be arranged in such a way to create "focus sessions" around certain topics, among them: radio timing, rotating neutron stars, general relativity and neutron-star modeling, equation of state and nuclear processes, observation at different wavelengths, emission processes, pulsar magnetospheres, supernovae, supernova remnants, pulsar wind nebulae. This year’s edition is devoted to the interplay between astrophysical observations and microphysics inputs for the description of pulsars, neutron stars, SNRs/PWNe. Keynote speakers will highlight recent developments in these subfields. Confirmed speakers to date are: Morgane Fortin (CAMK, Warsaw, Poland), Francesca Gulminelli (LPC Caen, France), Carlos Palenzuela (University of Balearic Islands, Spain). The workshop is supported by the PNHE, GANIL and the greater Caen Council Caen la mer. Scientific Organizing Committee: Fabio Acero (Laboratoire AIM, Gif sur Yvette), Anthea F. Fantina (GANIL, Caen), Marianne Lemoine-Goumard (CENBG, Bordeaux), Fabrice Mottez (LUTH, Meudon), Jerome Novak (LUTH, Meudon), Gilles Theureau (LPC2E, OSUC-Orleans, LUTH and USN, Observatoire de Paris). Local Organizing Committee: Anthea F. Fantina, Sandrine Dubromel, Myriam Grar. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.8. Inhomogeneous Cosmologies (2nd announcement), Torun, Poland --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/02/27/inhomogeneous-cosmologies-2/ Starting: 2017-07-02 to 2017-07-07 Location: Torun, Poland Additional Information: http://cosmo.torun.pl/CosmoTorun17 Contact: cosmotorun17[AT]cosmo.torun.pl During 2-7 July 2017 we are gathering experts in inhomogeneous cosmology for a small workshop of about 30 participants at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, the town where Copernicus was born. We wish to map out the most promising directions for analytical, numerical and observational investigations aimed to take into account both structure formation and cosmological expansion within the constraints of general relativity. A key motivating theme will be to discuss the claim, already investigated in numerous peer-reviewed papers, that "dark energy" as inferred from observations is an artefact of assuming an average Friedmannian expansion. New techniques in numerical relativity are beginning to open new perspectives on these questions. We expect talks on the latest developments, vigorous, constructive debate between "one-percenters" and "order-unity" proponents, and 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 Mon 3 July and continue to late afternoon Fri 7 July. Due to the limited number of places available, registration by the early registration deadline of 7 April 2017, including a draft abstract, is strongly recommended. If places remain available, late registration will remain open until the late registration deadline of 9 June 2017 - see http://cosmo.torun.pl/CosmoTorun17 for details. Contact: cosmotorun17 at cosmo.torun.pl Organising committee: Boud Roukema, Eloisa Bentivegna, Krzysztof Bolejko, Thomas Buchert, Mikolaj Korzynski, Hayley MacPherson, Jan Ostrowski, Sebastian Szybka, David Wiltshire Topics will include: * exact cosmological solutions of the Einstein equations * averaging and backreaction in cosmology * numerical cosmological relativity * observational tests +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.9. 3rd Karl Schwarzschild Meeting - Gravity and the Gauge/Gravity Correspondence, Frankfurt, Germany --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/02/27/3rd-karl-schwarzschild-meetin… Starting: 2017-07-24 to 2017-07-28 Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany Additional Information: https://indico.fias.uni-frankfurt.de/event/4/ Contact: nicolini[AT]fias.uni-frankfurt.de The 3rd Karl Schwarzschild Meeting on Gravitational Physics and the Gauge/Gravity Correspondence will be held in Frankfurt am Main, Germany on 24-28 July 2017. The conference will focus on black holes in astrophysics, quantum gravity, and the gauge/gravity correspondence. The meeting will bring together both working specialists in the field and rising young researchers to foster new conversations and collaborations. Invited speakers will deliver plenary talks on the broad topic of black holes highlighting applications to astrophysics, quantum gravity, gravitational waves and strongly correlated systems. In addition to plenary speaker and senior scientist talks, we feature several plenary sessions devoted to the next generation of physicists. The senior scientists will also serve as "mentors" to the attending younger generation of researchers. Due to the limited size of the venue, early registration slots are limited. Early registration will expire on June 11th, 2017, or when the capacity has been reached. Limited financial reimbursement is available, for which participants may submit an application along with their registration. Additional information is available at the website https://indico.fias.uni-frankfurt.de/event/4/ Karl Schwarzschild was a native of Frankfurt who published his first papers while attending the Gymnasium Frankfurt in the late 1880s. The year 2017 will mark the 101st anniversary of the publication of Schwarzschild’s famous solution to Einstein’s equations. The conference venue will be the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies on the modern Riedberg Campus of Goethe University. Karl Schwarzschild Lecturer: Juan Maldacena (IAS) Keynote Speakers: Alessandra Buonanno (MPI Potsdam) Avery Broderick (Waterloo U. & Perimeter Institute) Johanna Erdmenger (University of Wurzburg) Ruth Gregory (Durham University) Jutta Kunz (University of Oldenburg) William Unruh (University of British Columbia) Erik Verlinde* (University of Amsterdam) * to be confirmed Organizing Committee: Piero Nicolini (FIAS and Goethe University, Frankfurt) Matthias Kaminski (University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa) Jonas Mureika (Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles) Marcus Bleicher (FIAS and Goethe University, Frankfurt) International Advisory Committee: Claus Laemmerzahl (ZARM & University of Bremen), Robert Mann (University of Waterloo & Perimeter Institute), Martin Reuter (Johannes-Gutenberg University, Mainz), Dam T. Son (University of Chicago). Herman Verlinde (Princeton University). +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.10. Geometric Foundations of Gravity in Tartu, Estonia --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/02/28/geometric-foundations-of-grav… Starting: 2017-08-28 to 2017-09-01 Location: Tartu, Estonia Additional Information: http://hexagon.fi.tartu.ee/~geomgrav2017 Contact: geomgrav2017[AT]ut.ee Geometric Foundations of Gravity in Tartu is a conference dedicated to the geometric foundations of gravity theories that will take place August 28 - September 1, 2017 in Tartu, Estonia. The aim of this conference is to gather experts on various alternative and modified approaches to gravity, as well as observations. The main topics include: * Gauge theories of gravity (Poincare, teleparallel, ...) * Extended field content and related theories ((multi)scalar-vector-tensor theories, Horndeski, f(R) gravity, generalized Proca, massive gravity and bimetric theories) * Beyond Lorentzian geometry (Finsler geometry, modified dispersion relations) * Observational evidence for GR and beyond The conference is organized by the Laboratory of Theoretical Physics, University of Tartu, Estonia. Invited Speaker are: -Salvatore Capozziello (Napoli, Italy) -Lavinia Heisenberg (Zurich, Switzerland) -Friedrich W. Hehl (Cologne, Germany) -Tomi S. Koivisto (Stockholm, Sweden) -Yuri N. Obukhov (Moscow, Russia) -Sergei D. Odintsov (Barcelona, Spain) -Claus Laemmerzahl (Bremen, Germany) -Jose G. Pereira (Sao Paulo, Brazil) -Frederic Schuller (Erlangen, Germany) Registration will open in the middle of March 2017 on the homepage http://hexagon.fi.tartu.ee/~geomgrav2017 where all details on the meeting are available. We are looking forward to meet you in Tartu in August, the organizing committee: Laur Jaerv Manuel Hohmann Martin Krssak Christian Pfeifer +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.11. 15th Italian-Korean Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics, Seoul, Korea --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/02/28/xiii-international-conference… Starting: 2017-07-03 to 2017-07-07 Location: Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea Additional Information: http://www.icranet.org/ik15 Contact: ik15[AT]icranet.org This symposium started in 1987, then continued for every two years alternatively in Korea and Italy with the support from Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), International Center for Relativistic Astrophysics Network (ICRANet) and hosting institutes. Main purpose of this symposium is to accelerate the exchange between scientists of Italy and Korea, especially young researchers. The result of every symposium was published in Journal of Korean Physical Society (JKPS) or in Il Nuovo Cimento B. Traditionally, the subjects of this series of symposium have been mainly theoretical astrophysics, especially in the fields of relativistic astrophysics. In the symposium, results of relevant astrophysical observations and experiments, as well as their theoretical understanding will be presented, including gravitational wave detection experiments in which Korean astrophysicists are actively participating. This year the symposium is held in conjunction with the XIII International Conference on Gravitation, Astrophysics and Cosmology (ICGAC-13), a series of biennial conferences on Gravitation, Astrophysics and Cosmology which takes place in the Asia-Pacific region with the goal to promote cooperation among the member countries and within an international context, to promote high level studies on hot topics and to encourage young physicists on these fields. The first ICGAC meeting was initiated by Prof. Yong Min Cho, Korea, one of the founders of the APCTP, in 1993. The website of the meeting: http://www.icranet.org/ik15 The registration is now open here: http://ntsrvg9-2.icra.it/meetings/registration_ik15.htm +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.12. Fifth Galileo-Xu Guangqi Meeting, Chengdu, China --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/02/28/2017-annual-meeting-of-gravit… Starting: 2017-06-25 to 2017-06-30 Location: Chengdu, China Additional Information: http://www.icranet.org/5gx Contact: gx5[AT]icranet.org This year the fifth Galileo-Xu Quangqi meeting will be held jointly with the annual meeting of the Division of Gravitation and Relativistic Astrophysics of the Chinese Physical Society, in the School of Physical Science and Technology, Southwest Jiaotong University, at Chengdu – China on June 25 -30. The meeting is particularly dedicated to recall the roots of the modern scientific research in the East and the West and review the recent progress in one of the most advanced fields of scientific research: the one of relativistic astrophysics. We will review current progress in Relativistic Astrophysics made possible by astronomical observations of the Sun, of the Stars and of the Universe, and the current developments of theoretical studies of gravitation and cosmology as well as other fundamental physics. These results have been achieved thanks to the theories of Albert Einstein and to the unprecedented numbers of observational techniques: in X-ray, Gamma-ray, optical wave-lengths from space based observatories, in radio telescopes wavelengths from telescopes on the ground as well as in particle physics from underground observatories. For information please see web pages of the meeting: http://gra2017.csp.escience.cn/dct/page/70004 http://www.icranet.org/5gx Contact: heyujy[AT]swjtu.edu.cn (China) - gx5[AT]icranet.org (Italy) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.13. ICRANet-Minsk workshop on high energy astrophysics, Minsk, Belarus --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/02/28/icranet-minsk-workshop-on-hig… Starting: 2017-04-26 to 2017-04-28 Location: ICRANet-Minsk, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk, Belarus Additional Information: http://www.icranet.org Contact: veresh[AT]icra.it ICRANet-Minsk workshop on high energy astrophysics will be the first scientific event organized in the new ICRANet center in Minsk, Belarus. It will be a parallel meeting to a larger symposium on nuclear physics at the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. This workshop is an opportunity for young scientists working in relativistic astrophysics from European and Asian countries to exchange experience and to present results in their fields to the Belarusian scientists. This event will be organized within the 2017 Year of Science, declared by the Presidential decree. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 2. Jobs ============================================== 2.1. Lectureship in Cosmology or Observational Cosmology at Queen Mary University of London, UK ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12772 Deadline: 2017-03-15 Location: London, UK Additional Information: https://webapps2.is.qmul.ac.uk/jobs/job.action?jobRef=QMUL10579 Contact: t.clifton[AT]qmul.ac.uk The School of Physics and Astronomy at Queen Mary University of London is seeking to make a permanent appointment at Lecturer level (equivalent to Assistant Professor level) in the area of Cosmology within the Astronomy Unit (AU). The Astronomy Unit’s major activities cover cosmology, extrasolar planets, planetary formation and dynamics, space and solar plasma physics, and survey astronomy. Research in the AU is supported by access to high quality computing resources in the form of local HPC facilities. The successful candidate will already have shown outstanding research achievements consistent with their current career point. In addition, the ideal candidate will have a proven record of research in cosmology, with a leading role in current and future space-missions and/or ground based surveys, and demonstrated some expertise in data analysis. We aim to appoint someone whose research will complement and enhance the existing theoretical research activities of the cosmology group at QMUL, which include making predictions from early Universe models for comparison with observations, and developing tests of General Relativity for the upcoming surveys that will be conducted by Euclid, the SKA, the LSST and other experiments. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the delivery of high-quality teaching within the school in the form of lectures, tutorials, and undergraduate and PhD student project supervision. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.2. Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Cosmology at Queen Mary University of London, UK ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12773 Deadline: 2017-03-15 Location: London, UK Additional Information: https://webapps2.is.qmul.ac.uk/jobs/job.action?jobRef=QMUL10783 Contact: t.clifton[AT]qmul.ac.uk Applications are invited for the position of postdoctoral research assistant to work in Cosmology on the STFC-funded project “Testing General Relativity with Large-Scale Structures in Cosmology”. Staff in the Astronomy Unit working on this project are Dr Chris Clarkson, Dr Timothy Clifton and Dr Karim Malik. The Astronomy Unit at Queen Mary University of London has active research groups in cosmology, space plasma physics, solar and stellar physics, planetary formation, solar system dynamics, and galaxies, covering both observation and theory. The Unit has access to excellent local computational facilities, including a new cluster of 800 computational cores bench-marked at 4.5 Teraflops. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.3. Postdoc position in numerical relativity at the University of Trento, Italy ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/02/13/postdoc-position-in-numerical… Deadline: 2017-03-05 Location: Trento, Italy Additional Information: http://www.ac.infn.it/job/dettagli_job.php?id=1933 Contact: bruno.giacomazzo[AT]unitn.it Applications are invited for a two-year postdoc position funded by INFN (National Institute of Nuclear Physics) on the topic of "General Relativistic Simulations of Binary Neutron Stars". The postdoc will work with Prof. Bruno Giacomazzo of the Physics Department of the University of Trento (Italy). Candidates will need to have a PhD in Physics, Astronomy, or Mathematics by the beginning of the contract. Candidates with previous experience in numerical relativity, computational astrophysics, or gravitational-wave physics are strongly encouraged to apply. The gross yearly salary for this position is 26197.59 EUR. Candidates that do not already live in Trento will also get 5000 EUR more (before taxes) per year to cover part of their living expenses. Travel funds for international conferences are also available. The position is expected to start possibly in the Summer, but no later than November. Interested candidates should send their full CV and publication list to bruno.giacomazzo [at] unitn.it. Short-listed candidates will be contacted on March 6 in order to get assistance in submitting the required paperwork (in Italian) to INFN for the final evaluation. INFN will need to receive all the paperwork by March 13. IMPORTANT NOTE: Italian-speaking candidates may also apply directly to INFN by following the instructions at http://www.ac.infn.it/job/dettagli_job.php?id=1933 The University of Trento is ranked among the best universities in Italy and it is located in the city of Trento, near the Italian Dolomites. The Physics department is active in a wide range of research topics. In the field of gravitational waves it has groups working on numerical relativity (Giacomazzo), Virgo (Prodi, Perreca), and LISA (Vitale, Dolesi, Weber). More information about the Physics department can be found at http://www.physics.unitn.it/en +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.4. Teaching Specialist in Dept. of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Kansas ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12784 Deadline: 2017-04-01 Location: Lawrence, KS, USA Additional Information: https://employment.ku.edu/academic/8074BR Contact: shark[AT]ku.edu The University of Kansas is inviting applications for a Teaching Specialist in the Department of Physics & Astronomy. The position is expected to begin as early as August 18, 2017. Required: Ph.D. in Physics, Astronomy, Physics or Astronomy Education, or a closely related field; record of excellence in teaching college-level General Physics & Astronomy courses; excellent organizational and leadership skills; ability to work well with students, faculty, and administrators; and demonstrated written communication skills. For a complete announcement and to apply online go to: https://employment.ku.edu/academic/8074BR. A complete online application includes the following materials: on-line application; C.V.; cover letter that addresses relevant teaching, leadership, and organizational experience; teaching statement; statement of research interests and skills related to pedagogy; transcript copy if degree has been obtained in the last five years; and the names and contact information for three references. Candidates should arrange for at least three letters of recommendation to be emailed to Prof. Chris Fischer at shark[AT]ku.edu or mailed to the Department of Physics & Astronomy, 1251 Wescoe Hall Drive, Room 1082, Malott Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045 USA. Initial review of applications will begin April 1st, 2017, and will continue as needed to ensure a large, high quality, and diverse applicant pool. 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. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.5. Montalcini fellowships for tenure-track positions in Italy ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/02/17/montalcini-fellowships-for-te… Deadline: 2017-03-15 Location: Italy Additional Information: http://cervelli.cineca.it/ Contact: bruno.giacomazzo[AT]unitn.it The new call for the Rita Levi Montalcini programme for the recruitment of young researchers is now open. The deadline is 15/03/2017. Aim: the programme (budget: 5.000.000 Euro) aims at funding 24 new tenure-track positions in Italian universities. Eligibility requirements: applicants should be scholars (of any nationality) who 1) have been awarded their doctoral Degree, or equivalent, after 31/10/2010 and by 31/10/2013; 2) at the date of the application submission, have been permanently and continuously employed abroad (outside Italy) for at least three years in teaching or research activities in qualified universities or research institutions (an interruption of 6 months is allowed). Submission: online submission at https://loginmiur.cineca.it/ The call allows young researchers to list up to five preferred Host Italian Institutions without requiring any prior commitment by them; however, selected applicants enrollment will have to be approved through the commitment of the university department/centre at the Host Institution in order to provide adequate resources. It is strongly recommended, prior to submission, to consider contacting the research groups in the applicant’s area of research at the designed Host universities. For further information on proposals submission for the University of Trento, as Host institution, please write to research.support[at]unitn.it. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.6. Assistant professor position in general relativity and quantum gravity at the University of New Brunswick, Canada ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/02/18/assistant-professor-position-… Deadline: 2017-03-21 Location: Fredericton, Canada Additional Information: https://www.mathjobs.org/jobs/jobs/10054 Contact: math[AT]unb.ca The Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of New Brunswick Fredericton invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position to commence on July 1, 2017, or as negotiated. The Department is seeking applicants in the area of Mathematical Physics, in particular General Relativity and Quantum Gravity. Applicants should have broad interests in applied mathematics, compatible with the research currently being done in the Department. Candidates must have a doctoral degree, postdoctoral experience, and demonstrated excellence in research. Evidence of or demonstrated potential for excellence in teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels is required. The successful candidate will be expected to teach a wide range of courses in mathematics and to develop a strong research program with external funding. Applications should be made through the online system www.mathjobs.org [UNBF-MATHPHYS, job listing 10054] and must include curriculum vitae, list of publications, research program, a teaching statement which includes an account of teaching experience, and four references (with one addressing the teaching record). Candidates are also encouraged to provide web links for up to three selected reprints or preprints, or to upload them to MathJobs.Org. Applications through www.mathjobs.org are preferable and strongly encouraged; in exceptional circumstances applications may also be sent by regular mail or email to: Chair, Department of Mathematics and Statistics University of New Brunswick P.O. Box 4400 Fredericton, New Brunswick Canada, E3B 5A3 email: math[AT]unb.ca Fax: 506-453-4705 Informal inquires about this position can be made to Viqar Husain (vhusain[AT]unb.ca) or Sanjeev Seahra (sseahra[AT]unb.ca). Review of applications will begin on March 21, 2017, and will continue until the position is filled. The position is subject to budgetary approval. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Applicants should indicate current citizen status. The University of New Brunswick is committed to the principle of employment equity. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.7. Professor/Reader in Gravitational Wave Science at Portsmouth, UK ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/02/19/professorreader-in-gravitatio… Deadline: 2017-03-31 Location: Portsmouth, UK Additional Information: http://www.icg.port.ac.uk/2017/02/professorreader-in-gravitational-wave-sci… Contact: david.wands[AT]port.ac.uk We seek an established leader in gravitational wave (GW) science to create a new research group in the Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation (ICG). This new GW initiative would complement existing research at the ICG, and there is the possibility of making multiple hires in support of this new initiative (see forthcoming advert for senior lecturer in GW science). The ICG is a world-leading research institute in cosmology and astrophysics. In REF2014 96% of our research outputs were judged internationally excellent or world leading. We are now looking to expand into gravitational wave research, supported by external research funding and recently-opened undergraduate courses in Physics. We encourage applications from scientists with a strong background of: high impact publications related to gravitational waves; grant funding; leadership; innovation and impact. Applications can be either for a Readership (equivalent to associate professor) or Professorship (full professor) in GW science, dependent on track record to date. We particularly encourage applications from traditionally under-represented groups in science. The ICG and the University of Portsmouth hold Athena SWAN bronze awards and we are an Institute of Physics Project Juno Supporter. These projects show a commitment to introduce organisational and cultural practices that promote gender equality in science and create a better working environment for men and women. The ICG consists of 12 academic staff, 19 postdoctoral researchers, and over 20 PhD students, and has an active international visitors programme. ICG has major involvement in: Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-IV); Dark Energy Survey (DES); Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST); Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI); ESA’s Euclid satellite mission; Square Kilometre Array (SKA). The University of Portsmouth is a member of the South-East Physics Network (SEPnet) and hosts the 3704-core SCIAMA supercomputer. More information can be found at http://www.icg.port.ac.uk/. You may wish to contact the ICG co-Directors, Profs Bob Nichol (bob.nichol[AT]port.ac.uk) and David Wands (david.wands[AT]port.ac.uk) to discuss this exciting opportunity and your application. Your application (application form, CV) should be submitted via the online application system by the closing date. Your application will be processed and conducted in compliance with UK legislation relevant at that time. For detailed information please go to https://port.engageats.co.uk/Vacancies.aspx and select ZZ602850 - Professor/Reader in Gravitational Wave Science +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.8. Assistant Lecturer in Gravitational Wave Astrophysics at Monash University, Australia ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12824 Deadline: 2017-03-02 Location: Melbourne, Australia Additional Information: http://careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/job/556311/assistant-lecturer-in-… Contact: paul.lasky[AT]monash.edu Applications are invited for a three-year Assistant Lecturer position in Gravitational Wave Astrophysics at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. The successful candidate will work with Dr. Paul Lasky in the School of Physics and Astronomy, and undertake research in one or more of the following areas: * astrophysics and modelling of gravitational wave sources * analysis of data from LIGO and/or the Parkes Pulsar Timing Array * astrophysics and modelling of neutron star and/or gamma-ray burst physics. The School of Physics and Astronomy at Monash University is home to a large group, including gravitational wave and high-energy astrophysics groups in the Monash Centre for Astrophysics. The successful candidate will also be involved in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational wave discovery (OzGrav), a new centre funded by the Australian Research Council. The Assistant Lecturer will also make contributions to teaching in the Physics and Astronomy Collaborative learning Environment (PACE), participating in the delivery and coordination of first year physics teaching. All informal enquiries, contact Dr. Paul Lasky (paul.lasky[AT]monash.edu) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 3. News ============================================== 3.1. GRTensorIII 2.0: Hypersurfaces and Junctions ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12798 Additional Information: https://github.com/grtensor/grtensor Hypersurfaces and junction conditions are supported in GRTensorIII 2.0 for Maple. Hypersurfaces can be defined and the extrinsic curvature and constraint equations can be evaluated. Support is provided for timelike, spacelike and null hypersurfaces in a four dimensional spacetime. Junctions of two spacetime manifolds by the identification of a common hypersurface can be performed and the Darmois-Israel junction conditions can be calculated (for null hypersurfaces, the Barrabes-Israel conditions). The stress-energy of any resulting shell and equations for shell evolution can be determined. A number of example worksheets are provided. In most cases they follow the examples provided in "A Relativist's Toolkit" by Eric Poisson. This update brings the features formerly found in the GRJunction package directly into GRTensorIII. GRTensorIII is available on github at: https://github.com/grtensor/grtensor GRTensorIII requires Maple (http://www.maplesoft.com/) The hypersurface and junction documentation can be viewed at: https://github.com/grtensor/grtensor/blob/master/doc/grHyper.pdf Peter Musgrave ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.2. In memory of C V Vishveshwara (Vishu): the black hole man of India ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/02/25/in-memory-of-c-v-vishveshwara… Additional Information: http://www.currentscience.ac.in/php/cissue.php C V Vishveshwara, or Vishu, is associated in the minds of most of us with quasi-normal modes or the ringdown of a black hole. The prediction that his simple calculations made was dramatically verified after 46 years with the discovery of gravitational waves by LIGO. It was almost a year before he breathed his last on 16 Jan 2017 in Bengaluru. It was, therefore, most fortituous that he could experience exhileration and satisfaction of his contribution when the whole world was cheering and applauding. The black hole man of India will be remembered for a long time not only for his seminal contributions to understanding black holes but fondly for the word pictures and the Sydney Harris like cartoons he created to share with his professional colleagues and the lay public the esoteric consequences of Einstein's general theory of relativity. His talks inspired generations of students to a career in science and via the activities at the Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium and Bangalore Association for Science Education the inspiration lives on. Vishveshwara was born on March 6, 1938 in Bangalore. He had his schooling there and then went on to Mysore University for further studies. He obtained the B.Sc.(Hons) degree in 1958 and the M.Sc. Degree from Central College of the then Mysore university in 1959. He then went to USA for higher studies. After getting his A.M. from Columbia University, New York, in 1964 he moved to University of Maryland from where he got his Ph.D. in 1968. His thesis advisor was Prof. C.W. Misner, the M of the directory of the universe, MTW. His thesis subject was "Stability of Schwarzschild Metric". After stints as a post doctoral fellow and a visiting faculty member, at Institute of Space Studies (1968-69), Boston University (1969-72) , New York University (1972-74), University of Pittsburgh (1974-76), Vishu returned to Bangalore in 1976 and joined the Raman Research Institute. He moved from there, in December 1992, to the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore as a Senior Professor, from where he retired in 2005. One of the most important and bizarre predictions of General Relativity is the existence of black holes - objects from which nothing can come out including light. It marks a one-way surface which can only be crossed one way but not the other - things can fall in but nothing can come out. A brief historical aside is not out of place to give a flavour of the times when Vishu's important papers were written. Relativity revolutionized our understanding of space and time by first uniting them into a flat four dimensional space-time in special relativity and subsequently for describing gravity making it curved and dynamic in General Relativity. Gravity is no longer an external force but synonymous with the geometry of space-time. In 1915, Einstein finally arrived at the correct field equations completing the quest he began in 1907 to obtain General Relativity, his relativistic theory of gravitation. Mathematically the equations were complicated and so he was surprised that within a year Karl Schwarzscild discovered an exact solution of these equations representing a spherically symmetric, asympotically flat, vacuum solution, whose outer region is strictly static. The solution had an unusual feature that a certain component of the metric vanished while another diverged at what was referred to as the Schwarzschild singularity or better the Schwarzschild surface. Though in 1939 Oppenheimer and Snyder showed that a person who rides through this surface on an imploding star will feel no infinite gravity or see no breakdown of physics there, these results were not taken seriously due to the mental connotation associated with the word `singularity' and due to the simple dust model used in the treatment. These objects were referred to as frozen star in Soviet union and collapsed star in the west. The realization that this was due to a choice of coordinates or a coordinate singularity was long time coming and conclusively settled in 1958 by Finkelstein (and later in 1960 by Kruskal) who discovered a new reference frame for the Schwarzschild geometry. In December 1967 , in his lecture on "Our universe, the known and unknown", John Wheeler christened these objects as Black Holes, an idea that intrigues and fascinates the scientists and the lay public even to this day. General Relativity is a complex mathematical theory and often involves subtleties in its physical interpretation related to the choice of coordinates used in its formulation. Can one use a description using more well-behaved coordinates? Even if mathematically a black hole solution exists, the possibility of it being a physical object in nature depends on whether it is stable. If the black hole is an object from which no information can escape, how can one look for it? Can one provide a mathematically elegant description of the physical effects of a rotating black hole like gyroscopic precesion? Vishu's seminal research center on these topics and earned him the fond title of Black Holy man of India! Among Vishu's classics on this topic is a brief elegant paper using Killing vectors to provide a coordinate invariant distinction between the stationary Kerr and static Schwarzschild black hole cases and the consequent existence of the ergosphere [1]. Regarding this work Jacob Bekenstein commented [2]: "I was familiar with the Vishu theorem that the infinite redshift surface of a static black is always the horizon. At that time black hole physics was just getting started and such neat relations between black hole features were rare. Vishu's theorem was a welcome hard fact in the middle of such folklore and helped clarify in mind what black holes were about. At the conference (GR6) I had a long talk with him and I vividly remember being impressed by the range of research problems he had going simultaneously." Vishu was the first to prove the stability of non-rotating black holes under linear perturbations [3]. Regarding this Brandon Carter remarked [2]: "Vishu was one of the first to appreciate the importance of this problem and who played an important role in persuading others to take the problem seriously as something of potential astrophysical relevance by providing the first convincing proof that at least in one case namely the Schwarzschild solution, such an equilibrium state can be stable." Elaborating further Bernard Whiting wrote [2]: "Vishveshwara's original discussion of stability showed that there was no superficial case establishing the instability basically by dealing with single modes and by demonstrating the positivity of effective potentials. Establishing pointwise boundedness requires use of more refined tools leading to a method that differs markedly in substance but not at all in essence from the relatively simple positive potential approach. Vishu made a number of significant breakthroughs...": Vishu was the pioneer who explored how black holes respond when externally perturbed [4] and proved that regardless of the perturbation, Schwarzschild black holes get rid of any deformation imparted to them by radiating gravitational waves with a frequency and decay time that depended only on their mass. These characteristic waves are technically termed quasi-normal modes, which is why after the announcement of the gravitational wave detection by LIGO Vishu laid the claim to the non de plume "Quasimodo of black holes". Quasi-normal modes are like the dying tones of a bell struck with a hammer and are referred to as the ringdown radiation. Vishu's work is fundamental to our understanding of black holes and began a new chapter in how to study them. Many of us met Vishu during the Einstein Centenary symposium at Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad in 1979. Though we have other wonderful memories of the symposium the most memorable one was Vishu's lecture entitled 'Black Holes for Bedtime'. It was a magical experience; an exotic cocktail of science, art, humour and caricature. Equations were not necessarily abstract and unspeakable and could well be translated in the best literary tradition if you were Vishu! At Raman Research Institute and later Indian Institute of Astrophysics Vishu explored problems in classical general relativity with possible astrophysical implications. Perturbations of black holes in general relativity carry signatures of the effective potential around them and one could look for them by examining neutrinos in gravitational collapse or ultracompact objects. Could one discern possible differences between black hole solutions in general relativity and other theories of gravity by looking at their quasi-normal modes and the properties of their horizons. How different are black hole solutions in cosmological backgrounds from those in the usual asymptotically flat ones. How does one use the Frenet-Serret formalism to study gyroscopic precession, general relativity analogs of inertial forces and characterize black holes in higher dimensions in a covariant and geometric manner. Other mathematical issues studied related to separability of different spin perturbations in general relativity, the role of the Killing tensor in separability of wave equations among others. It was always a pleasure working with Vishu. There was no pressure, no generation gap, a natural possibility to grow and contribute your best, an easy personal rapport, a refreshing sense of humour, an unassuming erudition and most importantly a warm and wonderful human being. Together with J.V. Narlikar, Vishu played a key role in bringing long due recognition to the doyens of general relativity P.C. Vaidya and A.K. Raychauduri. A volume entitled 'Random walk in relativity and cosmology' co-edited by them was released in 1986 at RRI and the royalities from its royalties supplemented by royalties of the International Conference on Gravitation and Cosmology (ICGC) proceedings used to set up the Vaidya-Raychaudhuri endowment lecture of the Indian Association for General Relativity and Gravitation (IAGRG). Vishu was closely involved in the group that initiated, planned and organized UGC Schools on general relativity and cosmology in the 1980's. The motivation was to extend Indian research in exact solutions in general relativity to modern research frontiers in cosmology, early universe and relativistic astrophysics. This led to the ICGC meetings organized every four years because it was recognized that due to limited resources, participation of the Indian researchers in the International Society of General Relativity and Gravitation (ISGRG) meetings was very limited. Creating an opportunity to for the IAGRG community to interact with international experts on front line research areas in relativity and cosmology in India was needed to assist in improving the quality and relevance of general relativity research in India. These meetings also brought out the cartoonist in Vishu during the first ICGC in Goa. Between sessions cartoons would appear on the screen anonymously and by the end of the meeting multiple reprint requests for them! Staid Cambridge University Press was happy to include them in the proceedings and Vishu's cartoons in the ICGC proceedings a treat to look forward to. The series of cartoons on gravitational waves in those proceedings deserves special mention.. Alas they are incomplete since he could not make one after the discovery.. Just on the day he passed away Nils Andersson wrote Vishu an email: "I have recently done something that I think might amuse you. I have written a little book involving Einstein, relativity and a fair bit of fictional freedom. Now, I think it is fair to say that my attitude to this project has been heavily inspired by your story-telling, your drawings and the bathtub book [5]." Vishu's public lectures inspired a number of students all over the country. His lectures at Bangalore Science Forum, started by his Guru Dr H. Narsimiah, always drew huge numbers. He was a best-seller. And, he never disappointed the audience. Without diluting the profound ideas that he would discuss, he would lace the talks with subtle humour that came seamlessly. At Vishu's passing, countless echoed Sathyaprakash who exclaimed "This is devastating. I have lost a teacher, a mentor and a friend. More than anything else we are going to miss his "serious" sense of humour in all walks of life, especially science." Together with a committed group that included Sanjay Biswas, Vishu was involved in bringing out Bulletin Of Sciences from 1983-1993 to set up a forum to seriously address the social impact of science and technology. To find means of sustaining it financially he co-edited with Sanjay Biswas and D.C.V Mallik an interesting volume called Cosmic Perspectives that was dedicated to the memory of M. Vainu Bappu. Together with A. Ratnakar Vishu was instrumental in setting up the RRI Film Club in the 1980's to get access to movie classics from National Film Archives in Pune and from the consulates like the German and French ones. Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium (JNP), Bangalore is a wonderful testament to Vishu's vision which showcases his multi-faceted personality in science communication and education. Starting as its founder director in 1988, Vishu brought together a dedicated and talented team and inspired them to build a world class planetarium scripting unique shows integrating the best in science and astronomy with the best in world and Indian history, art, literature and music. By example he set up high standards for all the JNP personnel and mentored them till the very end. But JNP was not to be just a theatre. It had to play a role in science education in the city. Thus in 1992 Bangalore Association for Science Education (BASE) was set up by Vishu to systematically expose, attract and mentor students from school, high school and colleges for a career in science. It may surprise many that in spite of being a pure theorist, Vishu firmly believed in doing science experiments. Via activities like `Science in Action' he emphasized the importance of bringing out in young students the joy of seeing scientific phenomena. That was a way to attract them to science. In fact this philosophy of 'doing' science underlined every activity that was visualized at JNP in the coming years. SEED (Science Education in Early Development) for middle school children, SOW (Science Over the Weekends) for high school children and at the pinnacle of the educational programmes, REAP (Research Education Advancement Programme) for undergraduate students. SEED, SOW and REAP, all have a very strong presence of experiments that make the programmes dynamic and vibrant and endearing to students. During the last twenty years, all these programmes have seen a steady growth in number of students attending them and also in attracting quality students with a potential to excel in a career in science. No wonder that more than hundred students who passed through JNP are either pursuing PhD programmes or have completed it. Some of them are faculty at institutions such as ICTS, JNCASR and IMSc. Finally, setting up of a science park at JNP was also his initiative. In the original plan drawn up in 1997, Antigravity Cottage that mimics the famous 'Mystery Spot' in the US and some other places had been envisaged. It was realised in 2016. When the gravitational wave discovery by LIGO was announced last year, Vishu was elated. We have never seen him so high, thrilled by the possibility that soon there would be events where the quasi-normal modes would be even more strong. The profoundness of this discovery is in the realization that the black hole, which is purely a geometric object without any hard surface boundary rings under perturbations like a material object. It is indeed the most telling and 'visible' defining property of a black hole. And Vishu was its discoverer. By all accounts, it is a discovery that will go down to textbooks. If that be the benchmark, there are only a few other contributions from India like the Raychaudhuri equation and Vaidya's radiating star that will make the grade. On the other hand this discovery sits alongside the celebrated result that a black hole has no hair -the 'No Hair' theorem. Most important of all, it is one of the few predictions that have been brilliantly verified by the observation of gravitational waves produced by merger of two black holes. The observed profile has very uncanny resemblance with what Vishu had plotted long back in 1970. There are very few predictions which are actually verified by experiment and observation. Vishu's black hole ringdown is one among those few. This is the true and ultimate measure of a seminal insight. We will miss you Vishu even as we try very hard to follow your favorite lines from Machado: Traveller there is no Path, Paths are made by Walking .. Vishu is survived by his wife Saraswati and two daughters Smitha and Namitha. Naresh Dadhich, IUCAA Bala Iyer, ICTS-TIFR [1] Generalization of the "Schwarzschild Surface" to Arbitrary Static and Stationary Metrics, C. V. Vishveshwara, J Math. Phys., 9, 1319 (1968). [2] Black Holes, Gravitational Waves and the Universe, Essays in honor of C.V. Vishveshwara, Eds. B. R. Iyer and B. Bhawal, Kluwer, (1999). [3] Stability of the Schwarzschild Metric, C. V. Vishveshwara, Phys. Rev. D, 1, 2870 (1970), [4] Scattering of Gravitational Radiation by a Schwarzschild BlackHole, C. V. Vishveshwara, Nature, 227, 936 (1970) [5] Einstein's Enigma or Black Holes in My Bubble Bath, C.V. Vishveshwara, Springer-Verlag, Berlin-Heidelberg (2006). Naresh Dadhich Inter-University Center for Astronomyand Astrophysics, Pune 411 007, India Bala Iyer International Centre for Theoretical Sciences - TIFR, Bengaluru 560 089, India e-mail: bala.iyer[AT]icts.res.in Reproduced with permission from CURRENT SCIENCE (Vol. No. 112, 25 February 2017, pp. 866-868). ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.3. Living Reviews in Relativity: new major updates published ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/03/01/living-reviews-in-relativity-… Additional Information: http://link.springer.com/journal/41114 The open-access journal Living Reviews in Relativity has recently published two new major updates of review articles: “The Kerr/CFT correspondence and its extensions” by Geoffrey Compere (http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41114-017-0003-2) and “Interferometer techniques for gravitational-wave detection” by Charlotte Bond, Daniel Brown, Andreas Freise and Kenneth A. Strain (http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41114-016-0002-8) Due to a technical error, the latter was published with a wrong article citation ID, which will be corrected as soon as possible. We would also like to apologize to the authors for the tremendous delays caused by workflow adjustments after the journal transfer to Springer. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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########################################## Table of Contents ########################################### 1. Conferences 1.1. Higgs Cosmology, Chicheley Hall, UK 1.2. BritGrav 17, Oxford, UK 1.3. New Frontiers in Gravitational-Wave Astrophysics, Rome, Italy 1.4. Quantum Gravity in Paris 2017 1.5. The 4th Conference of the Polish Society on Relativity, Kazimierz Dolny, Poland 1.6. IXth Dutch - Belgian Gravitational Wave meeting, Leuven, Belgium 1.7. 4th IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Aerospace, Special Session on "Relativistic Metrology", Padova, Italy 1.8. Quantum Field Theory: Concepts, Constructions and Curved Spacetimes, York, UK 1.9. Atlantic General Relativity 2017 Conference and Workshop, St. John's, Canada 1.10. The Modern Physics of Compact Stars and Relativistic Gravity 2017, Yerevan, Armenia 1.11. 20th Capra Meeting on Radiation Reaction in General Relativity, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1st Announcement 1.12. First Hermann Minkowski Meeting on the Foundations of Spacetime Physics, Varna, Bulgaria 2. Jobs 2.1. Prize postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Birmingham 2.2. Postdoc positions on Gravitational Waves and Black Hole Theory, Leuven, Belgium 2.3. Postdoctoral position in Relativistic Astrophysics, Prague, Czech Republic 2.4. Positions in TianQin Research Center for Gravitational Physics, Zhuhai, China 2.5. Junior Research Leader in Computational Astrophysics in KASI, Daejeon, Korea 2.6. Permanent faculty member in Computational Astrophysics at KASI, Daejeon, Korea 2.7. Post-doctoral positions in Gravitational Wave Astrophysics, Paris, France 2.8. PhD position in Gravitation and Cosmology, Bilbao Spain 2.9. Postdoc position in Gravitation and Cosmology, Bilbao Spain 2.10. Postdoctoral position in theoretical physics in Bremen, Germany 2.11. Research Fellow in Relativistic Astrophysics at Southampton, UK 2.12. PhD in gravitational-wave data analysis and neutron star physics, Warsaw, Poland 2.13. Top researcher and postdoc positions in gravity theory at the University of Tartu, Estonia 2.14. PhD position in gravity theory at the University of Tartu, Estonia 2.15. Faculty Position in General Relativity at FSU Jena, Germany 2.16. Postdoc in Quantum Gravity, Shenzhen, China 2.17. PhD Position in Numerical Relativity at the University of Jena, Germany 2.18. PhD positions in neutron star physics, Warsaw, Poland 3. News 3.1. Jorge Rocha winner of the Portuguese Society on Relativity and Gravitation's "Alberto" prize 3.2. SageManifolds 1.0 released ============================================== 1. Conferences ============================================== 1.1. Higgs Cosmology, Chicheley Hall, UK --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12663 Starting: 2017-03-27 to 2017-03-28 Location: Kavli Royal Society Centre, Chicheley Hall, UK Additional Information: https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2017/03/higgs-cosmolog… Contact: a.eichhorn[AT]thphys.uni-heidelberg.de What can the discovery of the Higgs boson tell us about the early universe? This meeting will explore its implications for the theory of cosmological inflation, matter-antimatter asymmetry, dark matter and other open questions in cosmology. This is a residential conference, which allows for increased discussion and networking. It is free to attend, but advanced registration essential (please request an invite on the conference webpage). The meeting will bring together particle physicists and cosmologists, both theorists and experimentalists. The goal is for the whole community to move towards a more unified theoretical understanding of the role of the Higgs field in the Early Universe. For theoretical cosmologists, it is an opportunity to understand the implications of the Higgs discovery and other results from the LHC, and to find links between different cosmological questions. Particle theorists will benefit from new cosmological ways of testing theories of particle physics beyond the Standard Model. To observational cosmologists, the meeting will highlight theoretical predictions and the signals they should be searching for in order to test them. Experimental particle physicists will learn what measurements and possibly future experiments will have the highest impact for understanding the early universe. Scientific organizers: Professor Arttu Rajantie, Professor Malcolm Fairbairn, Dr Tommi Markkanen and Dr Astrid Eichhorn +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.2. BritGrav 17, Oxford, UK --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12671 Starting: 2017-04-06 to 2017-04-07 Location: Oxford, UK Additional Information: http://britgrav2017.physics.ox.ac.uk Contact: britgrav2017[AT]ox.ac.uk The 17th BritGrav (British Gravity) Meeting will be held on 6th–7th April 2017 at the University of Oxford. The meeting covers all areas of classical and quantum gravity, including astrophysics, cosmology, mathematical general relativity, gravitational wave data analysis and instrumentation. It is intended to bring together the entire gravitational research community to further collaboration and allow young researchers to showcase their work. There is also a prize for the best student talk. There is no conference fee, but participants are responsible for their own accommodation, meals and travel. Limited funds have been provided by the IOP to assist with student participation (for more information on this contact Timothy Clifton, at t.clifton[AT]qmul.ac.uk). Registration is now open. Any questions should be directed to the organising committee, at britgrav2017(a)ox.ac.uk. We are looking forward to welcoming you to Oxford, The BritGrav 17 Organising Committee +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.3. New Frontiers in Gravitational-Wave Astrophysics, Rome, Italy --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/01/11/new-frontiers-in-gravitationa… Starting: 2017-06-19 to 2017-06-22 Location: Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Additional Information: http://www.roma1.infn.it/teongrav/romaGW17.html Contact: paolo.pani[AT]roma1.infn.it The exciting discovery of GW150914 has opened a new era for physics and astrophysics, which is rich of opportunities and challenges. New questions appear, and old questions are posed with renovated strength. This workshop brings together leading experts in gravitational-wave astrophysics, with the aim of discussing new frontiers in this exponentially-growing field, such as formation of black-hole binaries, multiwavelength and multimessenger astronomy, tests of gravity, neutron-star modelling, and equation-of-state extraction from gravitational-wave signals. There will be few talks per day, three round tables, and plenty of time for discussions. The main themes to be discussed (one per day) are: - GWs after the first detections - GWs and neutron-star modelling - Fundamental physics with GWs - From ground to space List of confirmed invited speakers and round-table organizers: Stanislav Babak (AEI, Germany) Enrico Barausse (IAP, France) Andreas Bauswein (HITS, Germany) Sebastiano Bernuzzi (Parma U., Italy) Chris Berry (Birmingham U., UK) Emanuele Berti (Mississippi U., USA) Vitor Cardoso (IST, Portugal) Massimo Dotti (Milan U., Italy) Tania Hinderer (AEI, Germany) Antoine Klein (IAP, France) Kostas Kokkotas (Tubingen U., Germany) Michela Mapelli (Padova U., Italy) Rosalba Perna (Stony Brook, USA) Raffaella Schneider (Sapienza U., Italy) Alberto Sesana (Birmingham U., UK) Thomas Sotiriou (Nottingham U., UK) Leo Stein (Caltech, USA) Alberto Vecchio (Birmingham, UK) Kent Yagi (Princeton, USA) Nico Yunes (Montana U., USA) Since the number of participants is limited, we suggest to register at your earliest convenience. Looking forward to seeing you in Rome, Valeria Ferrari, Leonardo Gualtieri, Paolo Pani +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.4. Quantum Gravity in Paris 2017 --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/01/12/quantum-gravity-in-paris-2017/ Starting: 2017-03-20 to 2017-03-23 Location: Paris, France Additional Information: http://www.th.u-psud.fr/QGP17/index.html Contact: dario.benedetti[AT]th.u-psud.fr This conference is the 5th of a regular series, the Quantum Gravity in Paris meetings, that aims at allowing stimulating exchanges between different approaches to quantum gravity in all its aspects. The emphasis is on the fundamental definition of the theory but the conference will also include talks on possible applications to black holes, cosmology or particle physics. A characteristic feature of this series is to gather researchers from the many different approaches to quantum gravity, and to mix senior with younger invited speakers. The workshop will hopefully set the framework for new collaborations between researchers working on such fundamental issues, as well as strengthening the ties among research institutes involved. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.5. The 4th Conference of the Polish Society on Relativity, Kazimierz Dolny, Poland --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12687 Starting: 2017-09-24 to 2017-09-28 Location: Kazimierz Dolny, Poland Additional Information: https://indico.cern.ch/event/588228/ Contact: potor4konf[AT]kft.umcs.lublin.pl The scientific program covers a broad range of topics from the mathematical structure of General Relativity (GR) and fundamental issues of classical gravity, through mathematical models of quantum gravity, to gravitational waves and their detection. The goal of the conference is to give an account of achievements of GR. This theory has been developed in many different directions. All of them will be included in the conference. We will invite experts from the leading world centres of mathematical relativity and gravitational physics who will present the state of art in our knowledge and understanding of various areas of General Relativity: Global Structure of spacetime, Properties of Einstein’s equations and evolution of initial data, Methods of deriving and properties of exact solutions, Numerical analysis of Einstein’s equations, Black holes, Cosmology, relativistic astrophysics, Detection and analysis of gravitational waves, Models of quantum gravity, Higher dimensional generalizations of GR, Alternative theories of gravity. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.6. IXth Dutch - Belgian Gravitational Wave meeting, Leuven, Belgium --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/01/23/ixth-dutch-belgian-gravitatio… Starting: 2017-03-08 to 2017-03-08 Location: Leuven, Belgium Additional Information: http://fys.kuleuven.be/gwc/events/gwm Contact: nelemans[AT]astro.ru.nl After five succesful Dutch Gravitational Wave meetings, we have teamed up with Belgian physicists and astronomers involved in Gravitational Waves to organise the Sixth Dutch - Belgian Gravitational Wave meeting. It aims to bring together astronomers and physicists interested in gravitational wave science and inform each other of developments and new projects. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 8 2017, at the KU Leuven, Belgium, and will serve as the kick-off meeting for a new Gravitational Wave Center in Leuven The day will start at 10:30am with two keynote lectures. In addition, there will be overview talks on general topics/experiments as well as contributed talks on specific projects, particularly for students and post-docs. The day will be closed with a conference dinner. The meeting is open to all interested researchers, also from outside the Netherlands and Belgium. Please register at the conference website. Organising committee Chris van den Broeck Jason Hessels Thomas Hertog Gemma Janssen Gijs Nelemans +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.7. 4th IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Aerospace, Special Session on "Relativistic Metrology", Padova, Italy --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/01/24/4th-ieee-international-worksh… Starting: 2017-06-21 to 2017-06-23 Location: Padova, Italy Additional Information: http://www.metroaerospace.org/index.php/program/special-sessions?layout=edi… Contact: roberto.peron[AT]iaps.inaf.it 4th IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Aerospace (MetroAeroSpace 2017), Padova, Italy, June 21-23, 2017 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 Padova, Italy, in the context of the 4th IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Aerospace (MetroAeroSpace 2017), June 21-23, 2017. 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: February 12, 2017 - Submission of Extended Abstract April 14, 2017 - Notification of Acceptance May 19, 2017 - Submission of Final Paper +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.8. Quantum Field Theory: Concepts, Constructions and Curved Spacetimes, York, UK --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/01/26/quantum-field-theory-concepts… Starting: 2017-04-04 to 2017-04-07 Location: York, United Kingdom Additional Information: http://www.lqp2.org/york17 Contact: york17[AT]lqp2.org A conference on mathematical quantum field theory at the University of York, 4.-7. April 2017, including two special sessions in honour of the 65th birthday of Bernard Kay, the 60th birthday of Karl-Henning Rehren and a lecture by Vaughan Jones. Speakers: Detlev Buchholz (Goettingen) Daniela Cadamuro (Munich) Ed Corrigan (York) Fay Dowker (Imperial) Benjamin Doyon (King's College) Klaus Fredenhagen (Hamburg) Stefan Hollands (Leipzig) Vaughan Jones (Vanderbilt) Jorma Louko (Nottingham) Michael Mueger (Nijmegen) Kasia Rejzner (York) Alexander Schenkel (Nottingham) Alexander Strohmaier (Leeds) Rainer Verch (Leipzig) Elizabeth Winstanley (Sheffield) Simon Wood (Cardiff) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.9. Atlantic General Relativity 2017 Conference and Workshop, St. John's, Canada --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/01/27/atlantic-general-relativity-2… Starting: 2017-05-28 to 2017-06-02 Location: St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada Additional Information: http://agr17.math.mun.ca Contact: ibooth[AT]mun.ca First Announcement: Atlantic general relativity 2016 conference and workshop The 2017 Atlantic General Relativity Conference will be held from Thursday, June 1 to Friday, June 2 at Memorial University in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. As in previous years, the theme of Atlantic GR will be all aspects of classical and quantum gravity. The format will consist of two invited talks along with contributed talks by anyone who wishes to speak. The invited speaker this year is Luis Lehner (Perimeter Institute). Atlantic GR will be be preceded by a workshop hosted by the Atlantic Association for Research in the Mathematical Sciences (AARMS) collaborative research group (CRG) on the "Mathematical and physical aspects of black holes" from Sunday, May 28 to Wednesday, May 31. The workshop will also be at Memorial University. The bulk of the workshop will consist of invited lectures from leading experts on various aspects of classical and quantum gravity delivered at a level suitable for intermediate or advanced graduate students (see website for details). The format will include ample time for discussion and collaboration. The main workshop speakers will be Stefanos Aretakis (University of Toronto), Jorma Luoko (Univerisity of Nottingham), Eric Poisson (University of Guelph) and Jeff Winicour (University of Pittsburgh). There will be no registration fee for either the workshop or the conference. We expect funding to partially or fully subsidize accommodation in University residence for a limited number participants. If you wish to request this support please consult the conference website. The local organizing committee is Ivan Booth and Hari Kunduri. The scientific organizing committee is Alan Coley, Jack Gegenberg, Viqar Husain, Robert van den Hoogen and Sanjeev Seahra. More information and online registration: agr17.math.mun.ca (website will be up by February 7). +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.10. The Modern Physics of Compact Stars and Relativistic Gravity 2017, Yerevan, Armenia --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12735 Starting: 2017-09-18 to 2017-09-22 Location: Yerevan, Armenia Additional Information: https://indico.cern.ch/event/597202/ Contact: sedrakian[AT]th.physik.uni-frankfurt.de We are pleased to invite you to attend the fourth edition of the conference series "The Modern Physics of Neutron Stars and Relativistic Gravity" which will take place in Yerevan, Armenia, Sept. 18- 22, 2017 in Yerevan, Armenia. The purpose of this conference is to bring together scientist working on different aspects of dense matter, compact stars, general relativity and cosmology. The scientific program of the conference will include, but is not limited to, the following topics: * Phases of dense matter * Tests of general relativity in strong regime * Many-body methods for strongly correlated systems * Advances in cosmology and general relativity The conference fee is 200 Euro, which will cover the coffee breaks and the conference dinner and social events. Limited funds will be available to support participants upon notification. We are looking forward to see you in Yerevan! The Organizers +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.11. 20th Capra Meeting on Radiation Reaction in General Relativity, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1st Announcement --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/02/01/20th-capra-meeting-on-radiati… Starting: 2017-06-19 to 2017-06-23 Location: Chapel Hill, NC, USA Additional Information: http://wasabi.physics.unc.edu/indico/event/5/ Contact: evans[AT]physics.unc.edu The 20th Capra Meeting on Radiation Reaction in General Relativity will be held at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The meeting will run from the 19th to 23rd of June, 2017, starting with three to four days of invited and contributed talks and followed by one to two days of informal discussions. As usual the program will focus on aspects of the self-force in general relativity, but will also seek to explore connections to other approaches to the two-body problem. Following the Capra tradition, the meeting will be informal. There will be no registration fee and no proceedings. The program will include a few invited review talks, short contributed presentations (20 to 30 minutes), and open discussions. Contributed talks on all aspects of the radiation reaction problem (including related topics such as EMRI astrophysics or data analysis) are welcome. Registration, lodging, and travel information will follow in a second announcement. The meeting will be partially supported by the CoSMS Institute. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.12. First Hermann Minkowski Meeting on the Foundations of Spacetime Physics, Varna, Bulgaria --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/02/01/2nd-cfp-first-hermann-minkows… Starting: 2017-05-15 to 2017-05-18 Location: Varna, Bulgaria Additional Information: http://www.minkowskiinstitute.org/meetings/2017/ Contact: minkowski2017[AT]minkowskiinstitute.org To mark the 110th anniversary of Hermann Minkowski’s two lectures in 1907, which presented the novel ideas and the mathematical formalism of the four-dimensional physics of spacetime (summarized in Minkowski’s famous lecture Space and Time a year later), the Minkowski Institute initiates a biennial series of meetings – Hermann Minkowski Meetings on the Foundations of Spacetime Physics. These meetings bring together experts on the foundations of spacetime physics as well as beginners in the field. 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 – for example, on the history behind the discovery of the spacetime structure of the world and on conceptual issues. 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 or present a poster. Deadline extended: Contributed papers in the form of extended abstracts of up to two pages (but not less than one page) should be emailed by Tuesday, February 28, 2017 to minkowski2017[AT]minkowskiinstitute.org. Submissions will be reviewed and notification of acceptance will be sent by Friday, March 24, 2017 (colleagues who submitted their abstracts before the initial deadline - January 31, 2017 - will be notified earlier). Submissions after the extended deadline may be considered if slots for talks are still available. Scientific Organizing Committee: Abhay Ashtekar (Penn State University) Dennis Dieks (Utrecht University) 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) 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. Prize postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Birmingham ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/01/03/prize-postdoctoral-fellowship… Deadline: 2017-01-06 Location: Birmingham, UK Additional Information: http://www.sr.bham.ac.uk/gwgroup/jobs Contact: imandel[AT]star.sr.bham.ac.uk The Institute of Gravitational Wave Astronomy at the University of Birmingham, UK, invites applications for Postdoctoral Prize Fellowships. The Institute’s Postdoctoral Prize Fellowships provide top-caliber researchers with an opportunity to carry out an independent research programme in any area connected to gravitational wave astronomy in a diverse, dynamic and collaborative group. Areas of particular strength in the group include experimental and theoretical physics with applications to future-generation detector design; data analysis for ground-based, space-borne, and pulsar-timing observatories; and theoretical astrophysics with a focus on gravitational-wave sources at all mass scales. 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. Applications from Ph.D. holders with strong interdisciplinary connections (e.g., to optics, computer science, theoretical physics) or those with backgrounds in adjoint fields are welcome. The appointment will be for a three-year term starting in 2017. The Prize Fellowship comes with a generous research and travel budget. For full consideration, candidates must apply online, see http://www.sr.bham.ac.uk/gwgroup/jobs for full details. The deadline for application is 6 January 2017. For informal enquiries please contact: Prof. Alberto Vecchio (av[at]star.sr.bham.ac.uk), Prof. Andreas Freise (a.freise[at]bham.ac.uk), or Prof. Ilya Mandel (imandel[at]star.sr.bham.ac.uk). +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.2. Postdoc positions on Gravitational Waves and Black Hole Theory, Leuven, Belgium ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12665 Deadline: 2017-02-01 Location: Leuven, Belgium Additional Information: http://fys.kuleuven.be/gwc/ Contact: thomas.hertog[AT]kuleuven.be The Institute for Theoretical Physics and the Institute of Astronomy at the Department of Physics and Astronomy of KU Leuven, invite applications for several joint postdoctoral positions in the area of gravitational wave physics. Both Institutes are members of the LISA Science Consortium. Besides staff instrumentalists, the gravity groups include astrophysicists and theorists (G. Nelemans, T. Hertog. T. Van Riet, N. Bobev, A. Van Proeyen), together with a large number of students and postdocs, and they participate in a vibrant and extensive network of collaborations worldwide. The positions are for two, and possibly three years. They form part of the launch of a new Centre for Gravitational Waves at KULeuven funded by the University and by the Belgian Research Council (FWO) that will work at the interface of theoretical high-energy physics, astrophysics and gravitational wave observations. Prime areas of research interests on gravitational waves in Leuven in the next few years include the theory and modelling of gravitational wave patterns associated with the classical and quantum gravity dynamics of compact systems and their immediate astrophysical environment, and the study of phase transitions in the early universe revealing distinct signatures of the underlying quantum gravity theory. These predictions will also be linked to existing astrophysical data. Candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. The deadline for full consideration is February 1st, 2017. In order to apply, interested candidates should email as a single pdf file a cover letter and their curriculum vitae, including a research statement and a publication list (preferably with a link to SPIRES), as well as the names of at least three referees who are willing to send a letter of recommendation on your behalf, to Anneleen Marcelis (anneleen.marcelis[AT]kuleuven.be). Further information about these positions can be obtained from Prof. T. Hertog (thomas.hertog[AT]kuleuven.be) or Prof. G. Nelemans (nelemans[AT]astro.ru.nl). +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.3. Postdoctoral position in Relativistic Astrophysics, Prague, Czech Republic ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/01/09/postdoctoral-position-in-rela… Deadline: 2017-03-01 Location: Prague, Czech Republic Additional Information: http://astro.cas.cz 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 for another year 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 July 2017. 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 2017 – 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 2008). 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 1st March 2017. Applications will be acknowledged by email. Once the selection process is completed, the successful applicant will be notified. Further information: o See http://www.asu.cas.cz for the list of working groups at the Institute. o See http://www.euraxess.cz for details about the research employment and work conditions in Czech Republic. o See https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/comparison.jsp to compare cost of living. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.4. Positions in TianQin Research Center for Gravitational Physics, Zhuhai, China ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12673 Deadline: 2016-02-15 Location: Zhuhai, China Additional Information: http://tianqin.org/ Contact: tianqin[AT]sysu.edu.cn TianQin Research Center for Gravitational Physics at Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU) invites applications for two post-doctoral positions as well as a tenure-track research fellow position in gravitational wave astronomy and data analysis, with a focus on, but not limited to, space-borne gravitational experiments, gravitational wave astronomy, data analysis, numerical relativity, cosmology and gravitational theories. post-doc These positions are part of the TianQin project with the aim to launch a space-borne gravitational wave experiment. Anticipated researchers are expected to work closely with the current faculty, in the areas of gravitational wave astronomy and data analysis. These positions are fully supported by the research center for 2 years, with a possible additional 1 year extension. Researchers with outstanding performance may qualify for tenure-track faculty positions in the future. Applicants should have the following basic qualifications: 1) Ph.D. in astronomy, physics, or closely related field, 2) evidence of the ability to establish and maintain a successful research program, and 3) evidence of the ability to work in a large, collaborative effort. Applicants should send the following materials to tianqin[AT]sysu.edu.cn, with the subject title "Application for postdoc from [Applicant's Name]" 1) a CV, including a publication list, 2) a statement of the candidate’s research interests and how the research fits into the space-borne gravitational wave detection project. Three letters of recommendation should be sent directly to tianqin[AT]sysu.edu.cn with the subject line "Letter of Recommendation for [Applicant's Name]". Applications received by Feb 15, 2017, will receive full consideration. Successful candidates will be offered competitive salary, startup funding and affordable housing. They are expected to start at TianQin Research Center on Sep. 1, 2017, but the exact starting date is negotiable. research fellow This position is part of the TianQin project with the aim to launch a space-borne gravitational wave experiment. Anticipated researchers are expected to work closely with the current faculty, in the areas of gravitational wave astronomy and data analysis. This position is fully supported by the research center for 3 years. Research faculty with satisfying performance will be qualified to tenured faculty positions after the 3 year contract. Applicants should have the following basic qualifications: 1) Ph.D. in astronomy, physics, or closely related field, 2) evidence of the ability to establish and maintain a successful research program, and 3) evidence of the ability to work in a large, collaborative effort. Applicants should send the following materials to tianqin[AT]sysu.edu.cn, with the subject title "Application for research fellow from [Applicant's Name]" 1) a CV, including a publication list, 2) a statement of the candidate’s research interests and how the research fits into the space-borne gravitational wave detection project. Three letters of recommendation should be sent directly to tianqin[AT]sysu.edu.cn with the subject line "Letter of Recommendation for [Applicant's Name]". Applications received by Feb 30, 2017, will receive full consideration. Successful candidates will be offered competitive salary, startup funding and affordable housing. They are expected to start at TianQin Research Center on Sep. 1, 2017, but the exact starting date is negotiable. About SYSU Sun Yat-sen University was established in 1924 by Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the founding father of modern China, and has been consistently ranked among the top 10 universities in mainland China. Eighteen disciplines at the University, including physics and mathematics, rank in the top 1% world’s universities (ESI 2016), tied for the second most among universities in China. Sun Yat-sen University is comprised of five campuses in three cities (Guangzhou, Zhuhai, and Shenzhen). Most research of TianQin will be administered by the TianQin Research Center, which is located in the scenery Zhuhai campus of SYSU. The campus is within half an hour driving distance to the city of Macau and Hong Kong. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.5. Junior Research Leader in Computational Astrophysics in KASI, Daejeon, Korea ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12675 Deadline: 2017-02-28 Location: Daejeon, Korea Additional Information: https://kasi.re.kr/eng/index Contact: thiemhoang[AT]kasi.re.kr The Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI) is a government-funded research institute located in Daejeon, Korea. It conducts front-line research in various fields of astronomy, astrophysics and space sciences, develops astronomical instruments, and operates facilities in Korea and overseas. For further details, please visit www.kasi.re.kr/eng/index. Center for Theoretical Astronomy, KASI, looks for creative and outstanding researchers for Junior Research Leader (JRL) positions in the field of computational astrophysics. The scientific scopes include studies of computation-intensive problems (Newtonian/relativistic hydrodynamics/magnetohydrodynamics, PIC, radiative transfer, N-body, and etc.) for various astrophysical objects, ranging from planets, stars, compact objects, galaxies, AGN, to clusters of galaxies, as well as developments of common computational tools (various codes, visualization, etc.). Outstanding candidates in all fields of computational astrophysics are encouraged to apply for the positions. Successful candidates will carry out original research of own interests. The position is offered for 5 years (initially for 3 years and for 2 more years after evaluation) with a possibility of continuation based on performance. The salary is comparable to that of Junior faculty, and is commensurate with qualifications. Funds for research expenses of about US $ 20,000 per year as well as those to hire a postdoctoral researcher are provided. Additional funds for further research expenses, postdoctoral researchers, students, and etc may be applied for through the KASI research programs as well as the programs of the NRF (National Research Foundation) of Korea. Interested persons should send the followings to hradmin[AT]kasi.re.kr: the form (Application Form for Junior Research Leader, CV, Research Plan) downloadable at https://www.kasi.re.kr/eng/post/eng_jobopening and three or more letters of reference. Applicants must have a PhD in astronomy or a related field at the time of appointment. Applications received by February 28, 2017 (17:00 KST) will be given due consideration. The expected stating date is July 1, 2017, which is negotiable. For further inquiries, please contact ryu[AT]kasi.re.kr (Dongsu Ryu, Director of Center for Theoretical Astronomy). +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.6. Permanent faculty member in Computational Astrophysics at KASI, Daejeon, Korea ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12676 Deadline: 2017-02-28 Location: Daejeon, Korea Additional Information: https://www.kasi.re.kr/eng/index Contact: thiemhoang[AT]kasi.re.kr The Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI) is a government-funded research institute located in Daejeon, Republic of Korea. We conduct front-line research in various fields of astronomy, astrophysics and space science, develop astronomical instruments and operate facilities in Korea and overseas. We are currently looking for creative and outstanding researchers. The candidate will have full access to all the resources and facilities of KASI. KASI’s resources and facilities include the Gemini and the MMT through K-GMT Science Program (~15 nights per semester), 1.8-m Bohyunsan optical telescope, 1.0-m Mt. Lemmon optical telescope, IGRINS, KVN, KaVA, TRAO 14-m telescope, ALMA through East Asia Region, and the JCMT through East Asia Observatory. The Areas of Recruitment - C1: Theoretical Astronomy (Computational Astrophysics) - C2: Astronomical Instrumentation - C3: All areas of Astronomy, Astrophysics and Space Sciences Full details for our faculty positions are available at https://www.kasi.re.kr/eng/index. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.7. Post-doctoral positions in Gravitational Wave Astrophysics, Paris, France ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12691 Deadline: 2017-12-31 Location: Paris France Additional Information: https://www.apc.univ-paris7.fr/APC_CS/fr/post-doctoral-positions-gravitatio… Contact: ecm[AT]apc.in2p3.fr The Gravitation group at AstroParticule & Cosmologie APC is seeking qualified individuals for post-doctoral appointments to work in the area of the gravitational wave data analysis and multimessenger astrophysics. The institute [http://www.apc.univ-paris7.fr] APC is an institute funded by the French National Scientific Research Center CNRS and the University of Paris Diderot. The institute is located in Paris, France and it is devoted to astroparticle physics and cosmology. It is involved in many large experiments and observatories in those areas such as the Planck CMB mission, the LSST survey telescope, ESA Euclid survey mission, the KM3NeT neutrino telescope, the SVOM gamma-ray satellite, etc. The institute provides a friendly and lively place to work and a scientifically exciting and stimulating environment to conduct research in. The positions The Gravitation group at APC invites applications for postdoctoral research positions. The positions are for two years (24 months). The candidate will be employed by CNRS and will obtain the status of postdoctoral researcher. Two positions are funded through the 'Astronomy ESFRI and Research Infrastructure Cluster’ ASTERICS [https://www.asterics2020.eu] which is a Research Infrastructure project funded by the European Commission's Horizon 2020 framework. A third position is funded by the Indo-French Centre for the Promotion and Advanced Research (IFCPAR) in the context of a bilateral grant with Archana Pai at IISER Trivandrum India [http://www.iisertvm.ac.in] The candidate will join the Virgo team, currently composed of three permanent researchers, two postdoctoral fellows and three PhD students. The candidate will also join the lively world-wide community formed by the Virgo and LIGO Scientific Collaborations. The candidate will participate in the analysis of Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo data, and in the development of new methods for the scientific exploitation of future gravitational wave detections. Qualifications - PhD or postdoctoral experience in Astrophysics/Astroparticle Physics - Skills and work experience in the cooperative development of scientific software developments Information and applications The application consists in a cover letter, curriculum vitae with a list of publications and a brief description of your research interests. Please include the email addresses of at least two references, who are willing to send a letter of recommendation on your behalf. The application should be sent by e-mail to Eric Chassande-Mottin (ecm[AT]apc[DOT]in2p3[DOT]fr). Further information on these positions can be obtained from the same contact. The deadline for applications and related materials is March 15, 2017. Later applications will be considered as well until the positions are filled. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.8. PhD position in Gravitation and Cosmology, Bilbao Spain ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/01/17/ph-d-position-in-gravitation-… Deadline: 2017-02-15 Location: Bilbao (Spain) Additional Information: http://www.ehu.eus/es/web/fthc-ftzh Contact: raul.vera[AT]ehu.eus We announce a 4-year PhD position in the area of Gravitation and Cosmology attached to the Research Group IT956-16 of the Basque Governement with José M.M. Senovilla as principal investigator. The thesis will be developed under the supervision of one of its members in the Department of Theoretical Physics and History of Science at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Bilbao, Spain. The successful candidate is required to hold a master (or equivalent) degree at the starting date of the position. Our group includes David Brizuela, Tom Broadhurst, Alex Feinstein, Inaki Garay, Jesus Ibanez, Ruth Lazkoz, Jose M M Senovilla, and Raül Vera as well as postdocs Mariam Bouhmadi-Lopez, Alfonso Garcia-Parrado, Ivan de Martino, Borja Reina and several graduate students. Some members of the group belong to the European Network (COST Action) CANTATA, led by Dr. Lazkoz. The group also benefits from close ties and permanent collaboration with the Early Universe group, also attached to the same Department, including Igor Bandos, Jose Juan Blanco-Pillado, Sugumi Kanno and Jon Urrestilla. Our lines of research cover all mathematical and theoretical aspects of Gravitation and Lorentzian geometry, astrophysical compact objects, loop quantum gravity, quantum cosmology, dark energy and dark matter, cosmological observational tests, alternative theories of gravity, gravitational lensing and formation of galaxy (clusters), gravitational waves and panoramic surveys with space telescopes. The appointment will be for, at most, 4 years. Expected starting date is some time in the spring 2017, depending on the administrative arrangements needed. Interested candidates with a solid background in General Relativity are invited to send a CV, a transcript of academic records, statement of research interests, and arrange for at least two letters of recommendation to be submitted to: raul.vera[AT]ehu.eus All applications received before February 15th, 2017, will be considered. The deadline may be extended, if needed, until a suitable candidate is found and the position is filled. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.9. Postdoc position in Gravitation and Cosmology, Bilbao Spain ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/01/17/postdoc-position-in-gravitati… Deadline: 2017-03-31 Location: Bilbao (Spain) Additional Information: http://www.ehu.eus/es/web/fthc-ftzh Contact: josemm.senovilla[AT]ehu.eus Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral position in the area of Gravitation and Cosmology beginning any time in 2017. The position is attached to the Research Group IT956-16 of the Basque Governement with Jose M.M. Senovilla as principal investigator, and will be held in the Department of Theoretical Physics and History of Science at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Bilbao, Spain. The successful candidate is required to hold a PhD at the starting date of the position. Our group includes David Brizuela, Tom Broadhurst, Alex Feinstein, Inaki Garay, Jesus Ibanez, Ruth Lazkoz, Jose M M Senovilla, and Raül Vera as well as postdocs Mariam Bouhmadi-Lopez, Alfonso Garcia-Parrado, Ivan de Martino, Borja Reina and several graduate students. Some members of the group belong to the European Network (COST Action) CANTATA, led by Dr. Lazkoz. The group also benefits from close ties and permanent collaboration with the Early Universe group, also attached to the same Department, including Igor Bandos, Jose Juan Blanco-Pillado, Sugumi Kanno and Jon Urrestilla. Our lines of research cover all mathematical and theoretical aspects of Gravitation and Lorentzian geometry, astrophysical compact objects, loop quantum gravity, quantum cosmology, dark energy and dark matter, cosmological observational tests, alternative theories of gravity, gravitational lensing and formation of galaxy (clusters), gravitational waves and panoramic surveys with space telescopes. The appointment can be for a period between 16 and 24 months, depending on the agreed annual salary (the total amount is fixed, but a lower monthly wage implies a longer contract). The Department offers teaching opportunities to the successful candidate. Interested candidates should send a CV, statement of research interests and publication list, and arrange for at least two letters of recommendation to be submitted to: josemm.senovilla[AT]ehu.es All applications received before March 31st, 2017, will be considered. The deadline may be extended, if needed, until a suitable candidate is found and the position is filled. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.10. Postdoctoral position in theoretical physics in Bremen, Germany ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12704 Deadline: 2017-02-12 Location: Bremen, Germany Additional Information: http://www.models-of-gravity.org Contact: claus.laemmerzahl[AT]zarm.uni-bremen.de The Research Training Group 'Models of Gravity' (MOG) invites applications for a postdoctoral position in theoretical physics, salary group (Entgeltgruppe) 13 TV-L, at the University of Bremen beginning as early as April 1st, 2017. The appointment is limited to about 4 years, until the end of the funding period on March 31st, 2021. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to continue her/his academic career in theoretical physics in the area of gravitational physics. She/he will contribute in several aspects to the RTG research program, in particular on analytical methods in the context of relativistic field equations, with an emphasis on relativistic hydrodynamics. The candidate will also work with the RTGs graduate students on relevant projects and participate in the qualification programme of the RTG. She/he is expected to contribute to the teaching programme of the Research Training Group. The University Bremen aims, in particular, to promote women within the scope of the statutory provisions and, hence, emphatically invites qualified women to apply for this position. Severely disabled applicants are given preferential consideration in the event of equal qualification. Applicants with a migration background are highly welcome. For further information and to apply see http://www.models-of-gravity.org/apply +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.11. Research Fellow in Relativistic Astrophysics at Southampton, UK ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/01/27/research-fellow-in-relativist… Deadline: 2017-02-28 Location: Southampton, United Kingdom Additional Information: https://jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=831517PJ Contact: na[AT]maths.southampton.ac.uk The Southampton Gravity Group is offering two research positions in general relativistic astrophysics, starting in October 2017. Each post is for 1 year, with extension possible subject to future funding. You will be expected to undertake research within an STFC-funded project to investigate the physics, astrophysics and phenomenology of neutron stars. The University of Southampton (UK) is home to a large research group in gravitational physics. The Group currently comprises 11 permanent staff members and 2 long term fellows (Nils Andersson, Leor Barack, Oscar Dias, Carsten Gundlach, Ian Hawke, Wynn Ho, Ian Jones, Carlos Mafra, Andy O’Bannon, Andreas Schmitt, Kostas Skenderis, Marika Taylor and James Vickers) and a significant number of postdocs and research students. Research in the group ranges from black-hole and neutron-star physics, gravitational waves and numerical relativity to string-inspired gravity and holography. The Group works with colleagues in the Southampton astronomy and high-energy groups and is part of the STAG research centre. You will have a PhD* or equivalent professional qualifications and experience in astronomy, astrophysics or physics, and a strong theoretical physics and computational background with a track record of original research in at least one of the following research areas: neutron-star astrophysics, gravitational-wave theory and numerical relativity. *Applications will be considered from candidates who are working towards or nearing completion of a relevant PhD qualification. For informal inquiries contact Prof. Nils Andersson, na[AT]maths.southampton.ac.uk. For more details, including submission method, see https://jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=831517PJ. Closing date: Tuesday 28 February 2017 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.12. PhD in gravitational-wave data analysis and neutron star physics, Warsaw, Poland ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12728 Deadline: 2017-03-19 Location: Warsaw, Poland Additional Information: https://www.camk.edu.pl/en/phd/ Contact: bejger[AT]camk.edu.pl Recent direct gravitational-wave detections open a completely new and exciting observational window to our Universe: gravitational-wave astronomy. The network of Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo interferometric detectors is gathering the most sensitive data to date, in a broad range of frequencies corresponding to the emission of gravitational waves by binary systems of black holes, neutrons stars, supernova explosions, rotating neutron stars and instabilities related to them. The potential for fundamental new discoveries in this field is substantial. The PhD study project under the supervision of dr Michał Bejger is divided into two parts: first is the design and implementation of data-analysis algorithms for gravitational wave detectors aimed at the transient gravitational-wave phenomena related to neutron stars (in close collaboration with the Polish Virgo group, full member of the LIGO-Virgo collaboration) with the use of modern data-analysis techniques: deep-learning neural network methods implemented on graphical-processing units (GPUs). Second, complementary part of the project is related to the construction of realistic theoretical models of neutron stars - sources of the gravitational-wave emission - to be used in the gravitational-waves data analysis, and in order to put constrains on their physical properties and their very dense matter equation of state (in collaboration with Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center neutron-star group members). 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 neutron star equation of state, neutron star superfludity, gravitational wave detection and pulsar glitches.The neutron star group is currently composed of 4 staff members, 2 postdocs and 2 students. Applications must be received by the Nicolaus Copernicus Center before March 19th 2017 (details in https://www.camk.edu.pl/en/phd/ , the announcement https://www.camk.edu.pl/media/uploads/studia_doktoranckie/2017/recruitment2…) Applicants are encouraged to contact the supervisor (bejger[AT]camk.edu.pl) well in advance to discuss the project. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.13. Top researcher and postdoc positions in gravity theory at the University of Tartu, Estonia ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/01/30/top-researcher-and-postdoc-po… Deadline: 2017-02-15 Location: Tartu, Estonia Additional Information: http://www.fi.ut.ee/en/researcher-postdoc-and-phd-in-gravity-theory Contact: manuel.hohmann[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 5-year top researcher position * 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 Estonian Research Council. 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 top researcher grant amounts to up to 150000 EUR per year, including the salary of the top researcher, the salaries of additional group members, travel costs and further research expenses. Top researchers are expected to lead a research group, train PhD students and teach at the University of Tartu. Applications for the top researcher position must include: * curriculum vitae, * three letters of recommendation, * diploma of PhD degree or equivalent, * research proposal of up to eight pages, * list of publications with five most significant publications marked, * teaching statement. Deadline for the top researcher application is Wednesday, February 15th 2017, 21:59 GMT. Further details on the external funding to be applied for can be found on the programme's website: http://www.etag.ee/en/funding/mobility-funding/mobilitas-pluss/top-research… The postdoctoral grant amounts to about €30000 per year. Applications for the postdoctoral position must include: * curriculum vitae, * two letters of recommendation, * diploma of PhD degree or equivalent, * research proposal of up to five pages, * list of publications. Deadline for the postdoctoral application is Wednesday, February 15th 2017, 21:59 GMT. Further details on the external funding to be applied for can be found on the programme's website: http://www.etag.ee/en/funding/mobility-funding/mobilitas-pluss/mobilitas-pl… All applications for the aforementioned positions must be submitted electronically to manuel.hohmann[AT]ut.ee. Documents in the PDF format as a single file are recommended. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.14. PhD position in gravity theory at the University of Tartu, Estonia ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/01/30/phd-position-in-gravity-theor… Deadline: 2017-03-15 Location: Tartu, Estonia Additional Information: http://www.fi.ut.ee/en/researcher-postdoc-and-phd-in-gravity-theory Contact: manuel.hohmann[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 4-year PhD / doctorate 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, Weizenböck 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 position depends 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 candidate and the University of Tartu will apply for funding via the programme DoRa+. The final decision on the funding will be made by the funding agency Archimedes and the University of Tartu. The position 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 PhD student will be supervised by Dr. Manuel Hohmann. A supporting scholarship from combined sources will be about €600 per month. Applications for the PhD thesis position must include: * curriculum vitae, * one letter of recommendation, * diploma of master's degree or equivalent, * summary of research experience and a statement of interests up to two pages. Deadline for the PhD student application is March 15th 2017, 21:59 GMT. Further details on the external funding to be applied for can be found on the programme's website: http://haridus.archimedes.ee/en/dora-plus-programme All applications for the aforementioned position must be submitted electronically to manuel.hohmann[AT]ut.ee. Documents in the PDF format as a single file are recommended. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.15. Faculty Position in General Relativity at FSU Jena, Germany ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/01/30/faculty-position-in-general-r… Deadline: 2017-03-27 Location: Jena, Germany Additional Information: http://www.physik.uni-jena.de/en/Department/News/Open+Positions/Open+Positi… Contact: bernd.bruegmann[AT]uni-jena.de The Friedrich Schiller University Jena would like to fill by fall 2017 the position of Professor (W2) in Theoretical Physics in the area of Gravitational Theory Focus area of the position is the theory of general relativity, especially its modern applications in gravitational wave astronomy. The University of Jena searches for an excellent young scientist with outstanding scientific record in the named research field. The candidate should be able to make substantial contributions to research and education in the area of Gravitational Theory as well as academic administration at the Theoretical Physics Institute of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena. Candidates are expected to have a doctoral degree, possess pedagogic skills and be able to perform excellent scientific work, which is demonstrated by a habilitation or equivalent work in gravitational physics. Experience in raising research funds and the coordination of research projects are highly appreciated. In case this is the first professorial position of the candidate, the appointment is initially limited in time, although exceptions are possible. The university wants to promote women in science and education and is particularly looking forward to receive applications from qualified female researchers. Applications of handicapped people will be given preference in the selection among equivalently qualified competitors. Applications should include a curriculum vitae with details on the scientific career, a list of publications, presentations, teaching and successful grant applications, as well as a description of scientific interests and research plans for the future. Applications should be received by March 27, 2017, and be addressed to Dean, Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Max-Wien-Platz 1, 07743 Jena, Germany. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.16. Postdoc in Quantum Gravity, Shenzhen, China ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12740 Deadline: 2017-02-15 Location: Shenzhen, China Additional Information: http://www.sustc.edu.cn/en/ Contact: lmodesto[AT]sustc.edu.cn Two postdoctoral positions in Quantum Gravity at SUSTech (Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen) The newly established "Classical and Quantum Gravity Group" (spacetime structure from small to large scales) at SUSTech (Shenzhen, China) is looking for very motivated candidates to fill several postdoctoral positions as soon as possible. Our research mainly focuses on local (Lee-Wick) and nonlocal super-renormalizable or finite gravitational theories (SRQG), and super-renormalizable or finite completion/s of the standard model of particle physics (SRSM). Therefore, the interested candidates should submit a short research project highlighting the potential impact of their past research on SRQG and SRSM. Furthermore, other Related interests of the group are: ADS/CFT, black hole physics, cosmology, theoretical astrophysics. Priority will be given to experts in: perturbative quantum gravity, asymptotically safe quantum gravity, quantum field theory. Candidates in extended/modified theories of gravity, string theory, supergravity, ADS/CFT correspondence, cosmology, classical and quantum black Holes will be considered as well. Preference may be given to candidates with no more than 2-3 years of postdoctoral experience. ABD (All But Dissertation) candidates are also encouraged to apply. The positions will start as soon as possible and the appointment is for 3 years. The salary is negotiable and it starts from 220,000 RMB/year (30,000 Euro/year). Interested candidates should send their CV, including contact details of 2-3 referees, and expected starting date, short statement of research interests and/or experience, and publication list. For full considerations all the material should be sent to lmodesto[AT]sustc.edu.cn by February 15, 2016. Please arrange also for 2-3 recommendation letters to be sent separately to the same email address. If electronic submission is not possible, application materials may be sent via regular mail to: Prof. Leonardo Modesto Physics Department, Southern University of Science and Technology No 1088, Xueyuan Rd., Xili, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China 518055 Tel: +86 150 2672 5795 (Mobile) Inquires can be sent to lmodesto[AT]sustc.edu.cn Review of applications will start immediately and shortlisted candidates will be contacted as soon as possible. The DEADLINE is February 15. Further details about SUSTech can be found at: http://www.sustc.edu.cn/en/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.17. PhD Position in Numerical Relativity at the University of Jena, Germany ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/01/31/phd-position-in-numerical-rel… Deadline: 2017-05-01 Location: Jena, Germany Additional Information: http://www.tpi.uni-jena.de Contact: lisann.schmidt[AT]uni-jena.de The numerical relativity group at the University of Jena anticipates the availability of a PhD position in October 2017. 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 May 1, 2017, 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. 36/2017 to: lisann.schmidt[AT]uni-jena.de Lisann Schmidt Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of Jena Max Wien Platz 1 D-07743 Jena Germany http://www.tpi.uni-jena.de +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.18. PhD positions in neutron star physics, Warsaw, Poland ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12751 Deadline: 2017-03-19 Location: Warsaw, Poland Additional Information: https://www.camk.edu.pl/en/phd/ Contact: bhaskell[AT]camk.edu.pl A number PhD scholarships are available at the Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center in Warsaw, Poland. Two projects are available in the neutron star group: on superfluid neutron stars (under the supervision of Dr Brynmor Haskell) and on observational constraints on dense matter theory (under the supervision of Prof Leszek Zdunik). 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), 2 postdocs and 2 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 19th 2017. Applicants are, however, encouraged to contact potential supervisors well in advance, to discuss potential projects. Brynmor Haskell: bhaskell[AT]camk.edu.pl Leszek Zdunik: jlz[AT]camk.edu.pl +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 3. News ============================================== 3.1. Jorge Rocha winner of the Portuguese Society on Relativity and Gravitation's "Alberto" prize ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/01/02/jorge-rocha-winner-of-the-por… Additional Information: https://sprg.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/ The Portuguese Society on Relativity and Gravitation has awarded the first edition of the "Alberto" prize to Jorge V. Rocha, for his contributions to the study of black holes in various dimensions, including exact solutions, gravitational collapse and cosmic censorship. This award will be granted yearly at the traditional Black Holes Workshop to a young researcher who is a member of the Society. Jorge V. Rocha is a theoretical physicist from Lisbon, Portugal, whose research interests revolve around gravitational theories and black holes. He completed his undergraduate studies with distinction at Instituto Superior Tecnico (IST) and obtained a PhD degree in Physics from University of California, Santa Barbara in 2008, under the supervision of Prof. Joseph Polchinski. He moved on to a first postdoctoral position with Prof. Vitor Cardoso in Centro Multidisciplinar de Astrofísica-IST. Since 2015, Jorge V. Rocha has been at Universitat de Barcelona with a Marie Sklodowska-Curie individual Fellowship, under supervision of Prof. Roberto Emparan. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.2. SageManifolds 1.0 released ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/01/20/sagemanifolds-1-0-released/ Additional Information: http://sagemanifolds.obspm.fr/ The SageManifolds project aims at extending the modern computer algebra system SageMath (http://www.sagemath.org/) towards differential geometry and tensor calculus. All SageManifolds 1.0 code is included in SageMath 7.5, so that it does not require any separate installation. Key features of SageMath are being open-source, using the Python language and running in the powerful Jupyter Notebook (http://jupyter.org/) SageManifolds is devoted to explicit tensor calculus (as opposed to “abstract tensor calculus”): the dimension of the manifold must be specified and some atlas must be provided. SageManifolds 1.0 functionalities include – topological manifolds: charts, open subsets, maps between manifolds, scalar fields – differentiable manifolds: tangent spaces, vector frames, tensor fields, curves, pullback and pushforward operators – standard tensor calculus (tensor product, contraction, symmetrization, etc.), even on non-parallelizable manifolds – taking into account any monoterm tensor symmetry – exterior calculus (wedge product, exterior derivative, Hodge duality) – Lie derivatives of tensor fields – affine connections (curvature, torsion) – pseudo-Riemannian metrics – some plotting capabilities (charts, points, curves, vector fields) Example of use, in particular in the context of general relativity, are posted at http://sagemanifolds.obspm.fr/examples.html Visit http://sagemanifolds.obspm.fr/ for free download and run. Eric Gourgoulhon (on behalf of the SageManifolds team: http://sagemanifolds.obspm.fr/authors.html ) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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########################################## Table of Contents ########################################### 1. Conferences 1.1. Conference on the Philosophical Foundations of Quantum Gravity, Geneva, Switzerland 1.2. Astrophysics with gravitational-wave detections, Copenhagen, Denmark 1.3. Grav17, Cordoba, Argentina 1.4. Gravity and Black Holes, Cambridge, UK 1.5. 29th meeting of the Indian Association for General Relativity and Gravitation, Assam, India 1.6. Inhomogeneous Cosmologies, Torun, Poland 1.7. The Era of Gravitational-Wave Astronomy, XXXIIIth International Colloquium of the IAP (1st announcement) 1.8. Progress on Old and New Themes in Cosmology, Avignon, France 1.9. NewCompStar Annual Conference 2017, Warsaw, Poland 1.10. 7th Iberian Gravitational Wave Meeting (IGWM2017), Bilbao, Spain 1.11. Do Black Holes Exist? - The Physics and Philosophy of Black Holes, Bad Honnef, Germany 2. Jobs 2.1. Faculty position in Quantum Gravity at Radboud, Nijmegen, The Netherlands 2.2. Research Associates in Cosmology and in Gravitation at the University of Cambridge, UK 2.3. University Lecturer in Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge, UK 2.4. Three postdoctoral positions in Gravitation, Astrophysics, Cosmology and Fundamental Interactions at CBPF, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2.5. Tenure track position at University of Vienna 2.6. Postdoc in Nottingham, UK 2.7. Postdoctoral position in Theoretical Cosmology, Bilbao, Spain 2.8. Two postdoctoral positions in gravitational-wave physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China 3. News 3.1. 2017 Awards for Essays on Gravitation 3.2. GRTensorIII for Maple has been released 3.3. In memory of Marcus Ansorg (12/18/1970 - 12/02/2016) 3.4. Recently Formed PhD Program at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth 3.5. Recent articles from Computational Astrophysics and Cosmology 3.6. New publication of Eddington's "The Mathematical Theory of Relativity" 3.7. GWIC Thesis Prize and Stefano Braccini Thesis Prize for 2016: Call for Nominations 3.8. Call for nominations. The 2017 Bronstein Prize in Loop Quantum Gravity ============================================== 1. Conferences ============================================== 1.1. Conference on the Philosophical Foundations of Quantum Gravity, Geneva, Switzerland --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/12/02/conference-on-the-philosophic… Starting: 2017-06-27 to 2017-06-30 Location: Château de Bossey, near Geneva, Switzerland Additional Information: https://beyondspacetime.net/2017conference/ Contact: Baptiste.LeBihan[AT]unige.ch Call for Papers: Conference on the Philosophical Foundations of Quantum Gravity Hosted by the University of Geneva-University of Illinois at Chicago Space and Time After Quantum Gravity project Château de Bossey, near Geneva, 27-30 June 2017 https://www.bossey.ch/en Invited keynote speakers: To be announced The investigation of quantum gravity has been central to theoretical physics for at least two decades, but philosophy has only begun to systematically engage with this field in the past few years. The purpose of this meeting is bring together people with research agendas in the philosophy of quantum gravity, to provide a venue to review and develop a common understanding of the state of the field: questions, approaches, solutions and, especially, novel insights and avenues of investigation. We intend that some talks will engage directly with philosophy and philosophers thus-far outside of quantum gravity. We solicit papers on any topic in the philosophical foundations of quantum gravity. We are particularly (but not exclusively) interested in work that addresses the foci of the ‘Space and Time After Quantum Gravity’ project: Does quantum gravity eliminate spacetime as fundamental structure? How does quantum gravity explain the appearance of spacetime? What are the broader implications of quantum gravity for metaphysical (and other) accounts of the world. Paper presentations should be suitable for presentations in 30 minutes (not including discussion period). Please submit an extended abstract of up to 500 words, together with the title of the talk. The abstract should be anonymized for blind refereeing. Advanced PhD students or recent PhDs are particularly invited to submit abstracts, as are women and underrepresented minorities. All sessions will be videoed for public distribution after the meeting. Deadline: 31 January 2017 (we will try to communicate decisions end of February 2017) Abstracts should be submitted to https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cpqg2017. Organizing Committee: Nick Huggett Baptiste Le Bihan Keizo Matsubara Christian Wuthrich All selected participants will have board and lodging (but no travel) paid for by the conference. Please direct correspondence to: Baptiste.LeBihan[AT]unige.ch. Support for this conference is provided by the John Templeton Foundation. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.2. Astrophysics with gravitational-wave detections, Copenhagen, Denmark --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/12/09/astrophysics-with-gravitation… Starting: 2017-07-10 to 2017-08-18 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Additional Information: https://kspa.soe.ucsc.edu/2017 Contact: imandel[AT]star.sr.bham.ac.uk Dear Colleagues: The 2017 Kavli Summer Program in Astrophysics will be held at the Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen from July 10th to August 18th next summer on the topic of "Astrophysics with gravitational wave detections". The program is directed by Ilya Mandel and Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz, and the program lecturers are Will Farr, Cole Miller, and Deirdre Shoemaker. For more information about the program, including details about its format and application forms, please see the program website. The program will consist of a first week of pedagogical lectures and state-of-the-art seminars by senior participants (faculty and postdocs), followed by 5 weeks dedicated to collaborative and multidisciplinary research, with graduate students working on projects proposed by the long-term participants of the program. This program is an outstanding venue for students to learn about a field in depth, and have the opportunity to work with leading faculty in the field. The students are chosen among the best applicants from all over the world. This is also an incredible opportunity for faculty and postdocs to meet the best of the next generation, and have the chance to mentor them. Many research projects lead to a publication. The program is inviting applications from graduate students, postdocs and faculty to attend. Applications are competitive, as successful applicants will receive funding to enable them to participate. The deadline for student applications is February 1, 2017. Faculty/postdoc applications are reviewed on a monthly basis, until March 31st. Sincerely yours, Ilya Mandel and Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.3. Grav17, Cordoba, Argentina --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/12/09/grav17/ Starting: 2017-04-03 to 2017-04-07 Location: Cordoba, Argentine Additional Information: http://www.famaf.unc.edu.ar/~ortiz/grav17/ Contact: gravconference[AT]gmail.com We are pleased to announce that the conference Grav17 will be held in La Falda, Cordoba (ARGENTINA), from April 3rd through April 7th, 2017 Grav17 is the seventh in a series of conferences organized by the General Relativity and Gravitation Group at FaMAF (Universidad Nacional de Cordoba) since the year 2006. The conference is intended to bring together specialists working on gravitation and closely related topics, including classical and quantum gravity, mathematical relativity, numerical relativity, gravity in arbitrary dimensions, astrophysics and astro-particle physics. Graduate students and advanced undergraduate students are encouraged to apply, limited funds will be available to pay partial living expenses for students. A list of confirmed invited speakers includes: Abhay Ashtekar, Penn State University, USA. Florian Beyer, University of Otago, New Zeland. Andrea Costa, Observatorio Nacional de Cordoba y IAFE, Argentina. Joerg Frauendiener, University of Otago, New Zeland. Helmut Friedrich, Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics, Germany. Gabriela Gonzalez, Louisiana State University and LIGO, USA. Philippe Le Floch, Universite' Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC, Paris 6), France. Luis Lehner, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Canada. Alejandro Perez, Universite' de Marseille, France. Jorge Pullin, Lousiana State University, USA. Martin Reiris, Universidad de Montevideo, Uruguay. Manuel Tiglio, San Diego Supercomputer Center, USA. Gabriela Vila, Instituto Argentino de Radioastronomia, Argentina. Robert Wald, The University of Chicago, USA. For registration, information on hotel reservation and rates, and updates on the Grav17 meeting please check the conference's web page. Applications should be filed through the Conference webform before March 1st, 2017. The deadline for abstract submissions is March 10th, 2017. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.4. Gravity and Black Holes, Cambridge, UK --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12577 Starting: 2017-07-02 to 2017-07-05 Location: Cambridge, UK Additional Information: http://www.ctc.cam.ac.uk/activities/stephen75/ Contact: gr-secretary[AT]damtp.cam.ac.uk We are pleased to announce that registration for “Gravity and Black Holes” is now open. This conference is being held in DAMTP, Cambridge, July 2-5, to mark the 75th birthday of Stephen Hawking. The conference speakers will be: Bruce Allen (Max Planck Institute) Raphael Bousso (Berkeley) Mihalis Dafermos (Cambridge) Jo Dunkley (Princeton) Gary Gibbons (Cambridge) Gabriela Gonzalez (LSU) James Hartle (UCSB) Thomas Hertog (Leuven) Gary Horowitz (UCSB) Theodore Jacobson (Maryland) Renata Kallosh (Stanford) Eiichiro Komatsu (Max Planck Institute) Pablo Laguna (Georgia Tech) Andrei Linde (Stanford) Viatcheslav Mukhanov (Munich) Harald Pfeiffer (Toronto) Frans Pretorius (Princeton) Douglas Stanford (IAS) Jeff Steinhauer (Technion) Andy Strominger (Harvard) For more information, and to register, please visit the conference webpage. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.5. 29th meeting of the Indian Association for General Relativity and Gravitation, Assam, India --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/12/14/29th-meeting-of-the-indian-as… Starting: 2017-05-18 to 2017-05-20 Location: IIT Guwahati, Assam, India Additional Information: http://www.iitg.ernet.in/iagrg29/ Contact: iagrg2017[AT]iitg.ernet.in The Indian Association for General Relativity and Gravitation (IAGRG) was first constituted in 1969 and has been active ever since in fostering general relativity related activities in the country. In particular, at the national level the IAGRG meeting is organised every two years, at various locations in the country. The Department of Physics at IIT Guwahati will be organising the 29th meeting of IAGRG during 18 -20 May, 2017. The recent detection of gravitational waves from stellar mass binary black holes with the twin LIGO detectors has posed interesting questions in the field of Black Holes, Cosmology, Astrophysics and Gravity and opened a new era of gravitational wave astronomy. The theme of this meeting is "The Era of Gravitational Waves". The aim is to bring together researchers working on Gravity, Relativistic Astrophysics, Cosmology and Gravitational Waves. The meeting will have plenary talks from experts in the field, parallel sessions in the form of workshops featuring developments and advances in the following areas: Gravitational Waves and Relativistic Astrophysics, Cosmology, Classical gravity and Quantum gravity. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.6. Inhomogeneous Cosmologies, Torun, Poland --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/12/14/inhomogeneous-cosmologies/ Starting: 2017-07-02 to 2017-07-07 Location: Torun, Poland Additional Information: http://cosmo.torun.pl/CosmoTorun17 Contact: cosmotorun17[at]cosmo.torun.pl During 2-7 July 2017 we are gathering experts in inhomogeneous cosmology for a small workshop of about 30 participants at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, the town where Copernicus was born. We wish to map out the most promising directions for analytical, numerical and observational investigations aimed to take into account both structure formation and cosmological expansion within the constraints of general relativity. A key motivating theme will be to discuss the claim, already investigated in numerous peer-reviewed papers, that "dark energy" as inferred from observations is an artefact of assuming an average Friedmannian expansion. New techniques in numerical relativity are beginning to open new perspectives on these questions. We expect vigorous, constructive debate between "one-percenters" and "order-unity" proponents, and practical hands-on sessions of free-licensed inhomogeneous cosmology software packages. We will post a formal announcement and registration details by early 2017 at http://cosmo.torun.pl/CosmoTorun17. Contact: cosmotorun17 at cosmo.torun.pl Organising committee: Boud Roukema, Thomas Buchert, Krzysztof Bolejko, Mikolaj Korzynski, Jan Ostrowski, Sebastian Szybka, David Wiltshire +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.7. The Era of Gravitational-Wave Astronomy, XXXIIIth International Colloquium of the IAP (1st announcement) --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12602 Starting: 2017-06-26 to 2017-06-30 Location: Paris, France Additional Information: http://www.iap.fr/vie_scientifique/colloques/Colloque_IAP/2017/ Contact: faye[AT]iap.fr The XXXIIIth international colloquium of the Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris on The Era of Gravitational-Wave Astronomy (TEGRAW) will be held in the amphitheater of the institute, in Paris, 98bis boulevard Arago, from June 26th to June 30th 2017. The conference will focus on the most recent developments regarding observations and theory of gravitational waves. Those include experimental works and future detectors (on ground and in space), data analysis issues, black hole astrophysics, theoretical works on the two-body problem, effective theories, numerical relativity, and tests of gravity theories. Each day will be dedicated to one of those topics and comprise plenary talks as well as oral contributions selected by the scientific organizing committee. The invited speakers are: Bruce Allen (Albert-Einstein-Institut, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) Luc Blanchet (Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris, CNRS) Krzysztof Belczynski (Warsaw University) Neil J. Cornish (Montana State University) Thibault Damour (Institut des Hautes Etudes Scientifiques) Lawrence E. Kidder (Cornell University) Sergey Klimenko (University of Florida) Luis Lehner (Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics) Selma E. de Mink (Astronomical Institute Anton Pannekoek) Gijs Nelemans (Radboud University Nijmegen, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven) Tsvi Piran (Racah Institute of Physics) David H. Reitze (LIGO, California Institute of Technology, University of Florida) Alberto Sesana (University of Birmingham) Masaru Shibata (Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics) Xavier Siemens (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) James Ira Thorpe (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) Maarten Van de Meent (University of Southampton) Chris Van den Broeck (Nationaal instituut voor subatomaire fysica, Nikhef) Jean-Yves Vinet (Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur, CNRS) Registration and abstract submission for the meeting will open soon. Please visit the registration part of the conference website for further information on the conference calender. The other sections provide additional details regarding the general organization of this event. On behalf of the organizing committee, I am looking forward to welcoming you in Paris in June, Guillaume Faye Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.8. Progress on Old and New Themes in Cosmology, Avignon, France --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12610 Starting: 2017-04-24 to 2017-04-28 Location: Avignon, France Additional Information: https://indico.cern.ch/e/PONT2017 Contact: pont.avignon.2017[AT]gmail.com Dear Colleague, we would like to bring to your attention the fourth edition of the international conference Progress on Old and New Themes in cosmology - PONT 2017 https://indico.cern.ch/e/PONT2017 to be held in the rooms of the Popes' Palace in Avignon (France) on 24-28 April 2017. The aim of the conference is to gather scientists working in cosmology and particle physics to address the cardinal issues of the dark universe today, in the inspiring and monumental setting of Avignon. The format will consist of a limited number of talks by leading experts in the field, with the aim of encouraging debate and discussion. Typically, each morning will be devoted to a particular theme, with three or four key-speakers reviewing the state of the art, and will serve as an introduction to the topical discussions. There will be time allocated to (we hope) lively and thorough debates on the issues introduced during the review sessions. A limited number of shorter contributed talks will take place in the afternoons as well: we invite you to submit an abstract for your contribution. The abstract submission deadline is the 12th of March. The registration deadline is the 2nd of April 2017. There will be a moderate registration fee (precise amount to be decided, pending funding requests, but in any case no higher than 200 Euros). Avignon is only 2.5 hours from Paris by high-speed TGV train and is also easily reached by train from Lyon and Marseille. The town boasts an exceptional number of historical monuments, including the Popes' Palace, and beautiful surroundings which are known world-wide for their gastronomic and wine making tradition. A banquet is included in the registration fee for all participants. Looking forward to meeting you in Avignon! Please encourage all your collaborators to join us. PS apologies for cross-posting. Philippe Brax, Chiara Caprini, Marco Cirelli, Christian Marinoni, Geraldine Servant and Nicola Tamanini (Local Organizing Committee: Institut de Physique Theorique CEA Saclay, APC Paris, LPTHE Jussieu Paris, CPT Marseille and DESY Hamburg) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.9. NewCompStar Annual Conference 2017, Warsaw, Poland --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12621 Starting: 2017-03-27 to 2017-03-31 Location: Warsaw, Poland Additional Information: http://compstar17.camk.edu.pl Contact: compstar17[AT]camk.edu.pl It is a pleasure to announce that the Annual NewCompStar conference 2017 will take place in Warsaw, Poland from the 27th to the 31st of March 2017. This international meeting is devoted to all aspects of compact stars and related fields, such as the physics of dense matter, relativistic nuclear astrophysics, pulsars and binary neutron stars, gravitational waves, and multi-messenger astronomy. This year the event is organized by the Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences. The scientific program includes plenary talks from invited speakers, discussion sessions as well as contributed talks and poster presentations. The conference will take place in Palac Staszic, the seat of the Polish Academy of Sciences, on Nowy Swiat 72 in the heart of Warsaw, one of Europe's most vibrant capitals, rich in history and with a modern and active cultural scene. On behalf of the Local Organising Committee I would like to invite you to attend the conference and contribute to the meeting. We particularly encourage postgraduate students and early career researchers to submit an abstract. We look forward to welcoming you to Warsaw! Best Regards Brynmor Haskell and the LOC: Leszek Zdunik Michal Bejger Pawel Haensel Morgane Fortin +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.10. 7th Iberian Gravitational Wave Meeting (IGWM2017), Bilbao, Spain --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/12/22/7th-iberian-gravitational-wav… Starting: 2017-05-15 to 2017-05-17 Location: Bilbao, Spain Additional Information: http://tp.lc.ehu.es/IGWM2017/ Contact: josejuan.blanco[AT]ehu.es We are happy to announce the 7th Iberian Gravitational Wave Meeting 2017 (IGWM2017), which this time will be hosted by the Early Universe Cosmology Group in Bilbao, Spain, from the 15th to the 17th of May 2017. The aim of the meeting is to bring together researchers working in Gravitational Wave Science, as well as related areas of Astrophysics, Cosmology, Numerical Relativity and Fundamental Physics. The meeting will consist of plenary sessions with talks by invited speakers in the morning and contributed talks in the afternoon sessions. The invited speakers include: - Enrico Barausse, IAP/CNRS, France. - Marica Branchesi, Universita degli Studi di Urbino, Italy. - Roberto Emparan, ICREA & Universitat de Barcelona, Spain. - Sascha Husa, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Spain. - Ian Jones, University of Southampton, UK. - Enrique Martinez-Gonzalez, Instituto de Física de Cantabria, Spain. - Xavier Siemens, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, US. - Alicia Sintes, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Spain. - Carlos Sopuerta, IEEC-CSIC, Institut d’Estudis Espacials de Catalunya, Spain. - Alexander Vilenkin, Tufts University, US. Registration and abstract submission are now open at the conference website at: http://tp.lc.ehu.es/IGWM2017/ Looking forward to seeing you in Bilbao next year. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.11. Do Black Holes Exist? - The Physics and Philosophy of Black Holes, Bad Honnef, Germany --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/01/01/do-black-holes-exist-the-phys… Starting: 2017-04-24 to 2017-04-28 Location: Bad Honnef, Germany Additional Information: https://www.zarm.uni-bremen.de/bh2017/ Contact: claus.laemmerzahl[AT]zarm.uni-bremen.de The evidence for the existence of Black Holes received a strong boost with the direct detection of gravitational waves which perfectly fits to the simulation of the merger of two Black Holes with masses of around 30 to 40 Solar masses. Further evidence for their existence is given by the observation of stars around the Sagittarius A*, the center of our galaxy, the observation of radiation from accretion disks around many massive galactic Black Holes, and high energetic jets emerging from the near vicinity of Black Holes. We are also waiting for further evidence based on the Event Horizon Telescope and the Black Hole Cam. However, despite these overwhelming observations there is still the question of the interpretation: How shall we deal with the situation that no Black Hole can be observed directly? This question will be discussed by experts from the observations, from the mathematical and theoretical aspects of Black Holes, as well as from the philosophy of sciences. The program consists of invited as well as contributed talks and posters. For young scientists we will award the best poster with a prize. The program invites graduate students, postdocs as well as faculty members. The number of participants is limited. Successful applicants will receive funding for their stay. For more information, please check our web page. The organizers: Silke Britzen, Claus Laemmerzahl, Manfred Stoeckler The conference is supported by the WE-Heraeus Foundation. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 2. Jobs ============================================== 2.1. Faculty position in Quantum Gravity at Radboud, Nijmegen, The Netherlands ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12548 Deadline: 2017-01-22 Location: Nijmegen, The Netherlands Additional Information: http://www.hef.ru.nl/~rloll/Web/jobs/jobs.html Contact: r.loll[AT]science.ru.nl There is an opening at Radboud for a faculty position in Quantum Gravity, in the group headed by R. Loll at the Institute for Mathematics, Astrophysics and Particle Physics (IMAPP). See URL for more information and instructions on how to apply. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.2. Research Associates in Cosmology and in Gravitation at the University of Cambridge, UK ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/12/06/research-associates-in-cosmol… Deadline: 2017-01-04 Location: Cambridge, UK Additional Information: http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/12331/ Contact: LE10920[AT]maths.cam.ac.uk Applications are invited for two Postdoctoral Research Associate positions in the Relativity and Gravitation Group and the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology within the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics. The successful candidates will work with academic staff (John Barrow, Anthony Challinor, Mihalis Dafermos, Anne Davis, James Fergusson, Gary Gibbons, Stephen Hawking, Harvey Reall, Jorge Santos, Paul Shellard, and Ulrich Sperhake) and research staff (Tobias Baldauf, David Marsh, and Ewald Puchwein) on theoretical and computational projects related to CMB observations and inflation, scalar fields, and black holes and gravitational physics. The specific projects are: The first position focuses on advancing the confrontation between observational CMB and large-scale structure data and the standard inflationary paradigm. The research programme includes developing robust predictions from inflationary models for the distribution of galaxies through quantitative developments in gravitational perturbation theory, as well as obtaining insights in inflationary theory, in light of observational information about higher-order correlators and tensor modes. The second post will study black holes and gravitational physics. The purpose is to model the dynamics of astrophysical system containing black holes and neutron stars and their gravitational wave emission in the framework of Einstein's general relativity and generalizations of the theory. The positions are expected to be available from 1 April 2017, but the start date is flexible and can be delayed until October 2017. Applicants should have, or be about to obtain, a PhD in a relevant area of theoretical physics, and have an established track record of original research and experience of working in collaboration. Duties will include developing and conducting individual and collaborative research objectives, proposals and projects. The role holders will be expected to plan and manage their own research and administration, with guidance if required, and to assist in the preparation of proposals and applications to external bodies. The successful candidates must be able to communicate material of a technical nature and be able to build internal and external contacts. They may be asked to assist in the supervision of student projects, the development of student research skills, provide instruction or plan/deliver seminars relating to the research area. Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for up to 3 years in the first instance. Further information about the Relativity and Gravitation Group can be found at http://damtp.cam.ac.uk/research/gr/ Informal enquiries may be made to Paul Shellard (LE10920[AT]maths.cam.ac.uk). To apply, please go to http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/12331/ Please indicate the contact details of three academic referees on the online application form and upload a full curriculum vitae and a description of your recent research (not to exceed three pages). Please ensure that at least one of your referees is contactable at any time during the selection process, and is 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. Please quote reference LE10920 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy. The University 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 research staff. The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.3. University Lecturer in Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge, UK ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/12/06/university-lecturer-in-theore… Deadline: 2017-01-30 Location: Cambridge, UK Additional Information: http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/12052/ Contact: LE10674[AT]maths.cam.ac.uk Applications are invited for a University Lectureship in Theoretical Cosmology to commence on 1st October 2017 or as soon as possible thereafter. Appointment 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 candidate will have a PhD in Mathematics, Physics or equivalent and have an outstanding record of research in theoretical cosmology, to be interpreted in the broadest sense. For more information about the research of the department see: http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/research. This position is linked to the Relativity and Gravitation (GR) Group, which is associated with the Stephen Hawking Centre for Theoretical Cosmology (CTC). The GR group is supported by an STFC Consolidated grant and other funding to pursue research in cosmology, CMB and large-scale structure, inflation and the early universe, numerical relativity, black holes, quantum gravity and unified fundamental theories. The CTC (www.ctc.cam.ac.uk) funded through endowments, supports a topical programme in these research areas with visiting fellows, postdoctoral fellowships, workshops and conferences intended to attract the world's leading theorists and most promising young researchers. The group hosts the COSMOS Intel Parallel Computing Centre, which pioneers provision of research programming support on the latest HPC architectures, and it operates the COSMOS supercomputer (www.cosmos.damtp.cam.ac.uk) part of the national STFC DiRAC Facility. The group enjoys close and collaborative links with astrophysics and cosmology groups at the Institute of Astronomy and the Cavendish Laboratory, which are strengthened through full participation in the interdepartmental Kavli Institute for Cosmology (www.kicc.cam.ac.uk) The successful candidate's duties will include contributing to teaching seminars and tutorials, writing and adapting lecture material, taking feedback from students and providing them with career or pastoral advice. They must be able to investigate new areas of research, identify research topics, determine, adapt and apply appropriate methodologies and write up progress reports and papers for publication. They will be required to write and mark examination papers, dissertation reports and provide references. They will need to be able to actively investigate funding opportunities, submit research grant applications, attend conferences, network with national/international colleagues, give presentations and participate in working groups. In exceptional circumstances, it may be possible to offer a supplement to the salary range stated for this role of up to GBP10,000. 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. Informal enquiries about this post may be made to LE10674[AT]maths.cam.ac.uk To apply online for this vacancy, please go to http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/12052/ 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 at least one of your referees is contactable at any time during the selection process, and is 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. Further particulars of this position can be found at: http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/vacancy/. Further general information regarding the Department can be found at: http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk. The deadline for applications is midnight 30 January 2017. Please quote reference LE10674 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy. 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. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.4. Three postdoctoral positions in Gravitation, Astrophysics, Cosmology and Fundamental Interactions at CBPF, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12579 Deadline: 2017-02-07 Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Additional Information: http://www.cbpf.br/~mcasals/Postdoc.html Contact: mcasals[AT]cbpf.br A call is now open for postdoctoral researchers at the Brazilian Center for Physics Research / Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas (CBPF) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rio de Janeiro has a dynamic scientific atmosphere, with several research-intensive Universities and independent centres, among which CBPF, which is one of the top research institutions in Physics in South America. In particular, CBPF has recently created a new department of Astrophysics, Cosmology and Fundamental Interactions - COSMO, with 10 faculty members carrying out research comprising (but not limited to) the following areas: gravitational waves; gravitational lensing; theoretical and observational cosmology (dark matter and dark energy, early Universe, quantum cosmology, alternative models); black hole physics; quantum field theory and supersymmetry; nuclear astrophysics. We particularly encourage candidates with research interests in the above fields to apply for one of the three postdoctoral positions available at COSMO: one "senior" (with a monthly stipend of Brazilian R$5,200 net), for candidates who finished a Ph.D. at least 2 years ago, and two “junior" ones (with a monthly stipend of R$4,160 net). Each position is to start some time between April and May, 2017 and its length is up to 2 years, subject to renewal every 6 months. The selection procedure consists of: (i) an email by February 7, 2017, to the address pci2016[AT]cbpf.br containing a C.V., a letter of support from a CBPF professor as potential advisor and a research project of at most 5 pages, and (ii) a 30-minute presentation of the research project (which can be done by videoconference) some time to be arranged between March 13 and 17, 2017. For further information, please see: http://www.cbpf.br/~mcasals/index.html http://portal.cbpf.br/chamada-publica-pci-2016 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.5. Tenure track position at University of Vienna ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/12/14/tenure-track-position-at-univ… Deadline: 2017-02-28 Location: Vienna, Austria Additional Information: https://univis.univie.ac.at/ausschreibungstellensuche/flow/bew_ausschreibun… Contact: piotr.chrusciel[AT]univie.ac.at The Faculty of Physics plans to strengthen the research area "Particle Physics, Gravitational Physics and Mathematical Physics" by a Tenure Track position in Theoretical Physics, with particular focus on Gravitational Physics. Preference will be given to research directions that provide synergy with the existing expertise in mathematical relativity, but all especially qualified candidates from the fields of particle physics, gravitational physics and mathematical physics will be considered. For details, see the job-center page of the University of Vienna, position number 7208 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.6. Postdoc in Nottingham, UK ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12605 Deadline: 2017-02-01 Location: Nottingham Additional Information: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/jobs/currentvacancies/ref/SCI432416 Contact: Thomas.Sotiriou[AT]nottingham.ac.uk The University of Nottingham invites applications for three Research Associate/Fellows within the Particle Theory group at the School of Physics & Astronomy and the Quantum Gravity group in the School of Mathematical Sciences. One of the positions is funded by an STFC consolidated grant. The person appointed will be expected to work with members from either of the two groups on aspects of late universe cosmology which can include; dark matter, dark energy, modified gravity, approaches to solving the cosmological constant problem, strong gravity and black holes. The other two positions are to work with Dr Clare Burrage, and form part of the research project “New Searches for Dark Energy” funded by the Leverhulme Trust. An important aspect of these positions will be proposing and developing new ways to test theories of dark energy and modified gravity against observations from cosmological to subatomic scales. The post holders will also be encouraged to interact with the other members of the two groups. The Particle Theory group is headed by Ed Copeland, and includes Tasos Avgoustidis, Clare Burrage, Anne Green, Adam Moss, Tony Padilla and Paul Saffin. The Quantum Gravity group is headed by John Barrett, and includes Kirill Krasnov, Jorma Louko, Thomas Sotiriou and Silke Weinfurtner. Members of the groups participate in DES, Planck, Euclid and LISA. Candidates for all three positions are expected to have, or be working towards, a PhD in theoretical physics or a related field. The STFC position is available from October 2017, and the Leverhulme funded positions are available from March 2017 and will be available for a period of three years. Interested candidates should submit pdf files of their CV, a list of publications and a research proposal which includes a summary of their research accomplishments through the online application system: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/jobs/currentvacancies/ref/SCI432416 Informal enquiries may be addressed to Dr Clare Burrage, tel: 0115 9567903 and Prof Ed Copeland, tel: 0115 9515164 or email clare.burrage[AT]nottingham.ac.uk and ed.copeland[AT]nottingham.ac.uk Please note that applications sent directly to these email addresses will not be accepted. The University of Nottingham is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.7. Postdoctoral position in Theoretical Cosmology, Bilbao, Spain ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/12/20/postdoctoral-position-in-theo… Deadline: 2017-01-31 Location: Bilbao, Spain Additional Information: http://tp.lc.ehu.es/earlyuniverse/ Contact: josejuan.blanco[AT]ehu.es Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral position in the area of Theoretical Cosmology beginning in September 2017. The position will be held in the Department of Theoretical Physics at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Bilbao, Spain. The successful candidates are required to hold a PhD at the starting date of the position. Our group includes Ana Achucarro, Igor Bandos, Jose Juan Blanco-Pillado, Sugumi Kanno, Juan Luis Manes, Eugenio Megias, Jon Urrestilla, Manuel Valle as well as several graduate students. The group also benefits from close ties with other faculty members of the department which includes, Mariam Bouhmadi-Lopez, Inigo Egusquiza, Alexander Feinstein, Jesus Ibanez, Ruth Lazkoz, Jose M. M. Senovilla and Raul Vera. Our research interests focus on inflationary cosmology, topological defects and other applications to cosmology within field theory as well as String Theory. For more information on the group see (http://tp.lc.ehu.es/earlyuniverse/ ). The appointment will be for two years. Interested candidates should send a CV, statement of research interests and publication list, and arrange for at least three letters of recommendation to be submitted to: early-universe-cosmo[AT]ehu.es Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Review of completed applications will begin on January 31st, 2017. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.8. Two postdoctoral positions in gravitational-wave physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12640 Deadline: 2017-04-15 Location: Beijing, China Additional Information: http://gc.itp.ac.cn/opportunities Contact: syn[AT]itp.ac.cn Two postdoctoral positions are available in the gravitation and cosmology group at the Institute of Theoretical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. These two positions are open for candidates who are working in the area of gravitational-wave physics, supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NNSFC). Excellent applicants with a PhD in theoretical physics or other related fields are welcome to apply for the positions. For application, one should submit: 1) a curriculum vitae including a list of publications; 2) two recommendation letters should be sent directly by the referees; 3) a research plan. All application materials should be submitted electronically as PDF files to Ms. Yaning Sun at syn[AT]itp.ac.cn. The deadline of the application is April 15, 2017. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 3. News ============================================== 3.1. 2017 Awards for Essays on Gravitation ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/12/03/2017-awards-for-essays-on-gra… Additional Information: http://www.gravityresearchfoundation.org/competition.html In 2017, for our sixty-eighth competition, the trustees of the Gravity Research Foundation are offering five awards for short essays for the purpose of stimulating thought and encouraging work on gravitation. The stipulations follow. (1) We will make these Awards on May 15, 2017 for the best well-written essays, 1500 words or fewer (excluding abstracts and excluding a small number of equations, diagrams, figures, references and tables), on the subject of gravitation, its theory, applications, or effects. 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, 2017. 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ﾕ names (specify corresponding author), e-mail and mailing addresses; submission date; an abstract of 125 words or fewer; and the statement: Essay written for the Gravity Research Foundation 2017 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ﾕ announcement to be posted on our website: www.gravityresearchfoundation.org around May 15, 2017. 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: 2016 - Stephen L. Adler, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey 2015 - Gerard ﾕt Hooft, Utrecht University and Spinoza Institute, the Netherlands 2014 - Lawrence M. Krauss, Arizona State University and 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 and Manuel Kraemer, University of Cologne, Koeln, Germany 2011 - Ivan Agullo, Penn State and 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 and Moshe Rozali, University of British Columbia 2005 - John Ellis, CERN; N. E. Mavromatos, Kingﾕs College London and D. V. Nanopoulos, Texas AandM University 2004 - Maulik Parikh, Columbia University, New York 2003 - Martin Bojowald, The Pennsylvania State University 2002 - Steven B. Giddings, University of California at Santa Barbara and Stanford University ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.2. GRTensorIII for Maple has been released ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/12/07/grtensoriii-for-maple-has-bee… Additional Information: GRTensorIII is a Maple package for component calculations in General Relativity. It is now available for free download from https://gitlab.com/grtensor/grtensor/wikis/home. It provides a number of useful features: - interactive entry of spacetime metrics (including basis and NP formats) - large number of standard tensor definitions (curvature tensors, vector field expansion/shear, scalar invariants) - a powerful mechanism to define new tensor objects (grdef) without programming - commands to simplify and extract component values GRTensorIII is provided as a standard Maple package. It has been tested with Maple 2015 and 2016. GRTensorIII is an update of the package GRTensorII developed by Peter Musgrave, Denis Pollney and Kayll Lake in the 1990s. GRTensorII has continued to be used by relativists and this update brings the package in line with "modern" Maple versions and fixes some platform-specific issues on MacOS. Most of the original code has been retained, with changes to allow it be released as a Maple module in a single package. Peter Musgrave would like to thank Maple Software for the donation of Maple licenses. Thanks also to Eric Poisson for beta testing. Peter Musgrave Denis Pollney Kayll Lake Support: grtensor3[AT]gmail.com ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.3. In memory of Marcus Ansorg (12/18/1970 - 12/02/2016) ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/12/12/in-memory-of-marcus-ansorg-12… Additional Information: http://www.tpi.uni-jena.de Marcus Ansorg was born in Arnstadt, Thuringia (Germany). After studying physics at the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena (1990-1994), he obtained a Master of Science in Applied Mathematics at the Queen Mary University in London (1995) and was awarded the "Lionel Cooper Prize in Mathematics". He completed his Ph.D. work with Gernot Neugebauer in Jena on "Timelike geodesic motions in the general-relativistic gravitational field of a rigidly rotating disk of dust" (1998), for which he received the dissertation prize of the Friedrich Schiller University. The following years Marcus Ansorg spent at the Institute of Theoretical Physics (Jena, Germany), at the Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry at The Pennsylvania State University (USA), at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute, Potsdam, Germany), and at the Helmholtz Center (Munich, Germany). While still in Jena, he developed novel numerical methods for the solution of the Einstein field equations with applications to rotating neutron stars. Marcus Ansorg's spectral methods involving clever coordinate transformations improved the achievable accuracy by several orders of magnitude over previous methods. A further highlight during these years was his work on initial data for black holes, resulting in one of the most used data sets of its kind in numerical general relativity. In 2010, Marcus Ansorg returned to the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena as Professor of Theoretical Physics / Theory of Gravitation. He was an enthusiastic lecturer and advisor, and his love of science and his productivity in general relativity remained undiminished. In recent years he successfully applied his numerical methods also in quantum field theory and quantum gravity. Marcus Ansorg died after a severe illness, which prematurely ended his remarkable life and career. We mourn with his family the loss of a wonderful person and will honor and cherish his memory. Bernd Bruegmann and Reinhard Meinel ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.4. Recently Formed PhD Program at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12581 Additional Information: http://www.umassd.edu/engineering/graduate/doctoraldegreeprograms/egrandapp… We would like to raise awareness of UMass Dartmouth's recently formed Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) PhD program. The CSE PhD program offers an excellent opportunity for students interested in an interdisciplinary program spanning applied mathematics, astrophysics, gravitational physics, large-scale simulation, and high-performance computing. Participating departments include Physics, Mathematics, Computer and Information Science, and Engineering. The CSE PhD program was created in 2011 and last year graduated its first class. We are committed to growing our PhD program with excellent students seeking an interdisciplinary, computationally-based research and educational experience. Gravitational physics and computational astrophysics groups include faculty members Scott Field, Dana Fine, Robert Fisher, Jong-Ping Hsu, David Kagan, Gaurav Khanna, and Richard Price. Funding is available on a competitive basis via university fellowships, research and teaching assistantships. Deadline for full consideration for Fall 2017 admission is February 15th. Interested students are encouraged to contact Gaurav Khanna (gkhanna[AT]umassd.edu) for more information. To learn more about CSE faculty members, PhD students, and ongoing research projects please see: http://cscvr.umassd.edu/ To learn more about the UMass Dartmouth gravity and astrophysics groups please see: http://gravity.phy.umassd.edu/ https://sites.google.com/site/fishercompgroup/ To learn more about the CSE program please see: http://www.umassd.edu/engineering/graduate/doctoraldegreeprograms/egrandapp… ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.5. Recent articles from Computational Astrophysics and Cosmology ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/12/19/recent-articles-from-computat… Additional Information: http://comp-astrophys-cosmol.springeropen.com/ I'm writing to let you know about some of the recent articles we've published in Computational Astrophysics and Cosmology (CompAC). With this open-access journal we hope to make the connection between the computational science and the astrophysics communities. In that respect I hope that you will enjoy reading these pioneering papers as much as I have enjoyed them. The following list of publications reflects only a small part of the range in scientific topics we seek for in this journal. Recent articles: - "Riemann solvers and Alfven waves in black hole magnetospheres" by B Punsly, D Balsara, J Kim and S Garain - "In situ and in-transit analysis of cosmological simulations" by B Friesen, A Almgren, Z Lukic, G Weber, D Morozov, V Beckner and M Day - "Achieving convergence in galaxy formation models by augmenting N-body merger trees" by A J Benson, C Cannella and S Cole - "Simulations of stripped core-collapse supernovae in close binaries" by A Rimoldi, S Portegies Zwart and E M Rossi If you are interested in submitting your own work to CompAC, you'll find all the submission guidelines at the journal’s home page: http://comp-astrophys-cosmol.springeropen.com/ I look forward to reading your work. Kind regards, Simon Portegies Zwart Editor-in-Chief Computational Astrophysics and Cosmology ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.6. New publication of Eddington's "The Mathematical Theory of Relativity" ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/12/20/new-publication-of-eddingtons… Additional Information: http://www.minkowskiinstitute.org/mip/books/ase-mtr.html New publication of the historic monograph: Arthur S. Eddington, "The Mathematical Theory of Relativity," with a Foreword by Abhay Ashtekar: http://www.minkowskiinstitute.org/mip/books/ase-mtr.html ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.7. GWIC Thesis Prize and Stefano Braccini Thesis Prize for 2016: Call for Nominations ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/12/29/gwic-thesis-prize-and-stefano… Additional Information: https://gwic.ligo.org/thesisprize/ PLEASE NOTE: The nomination deadline has been extended to 31 January 2017. The Gravitational Wave International Committee is pleased to announce that nominations for the 2016 GWIC Thesis Prize and for the 2016 Stefano Braccini Thesis Prize are now open. Both prizes recognize outstanding PhD theses in the general area of gravitational waves. To better serve the community, GWIC and the Friends of Stefano Braccini have moved to coordinate the two Prizes. There is a common call for nominations, and all theses submitted will be considered for both awards by a joint selection committee. Two winners will be selected, with the GWIC Thesis Prize emphasizing the impact of the research on the field of gravitational wave science, while the Braccini Thesis Prize will be awarded with an emphasis on innovation. Members of the gravitational wave community are invited to nominate students who have performed notable research on any aspect of gravitational wave science. Theses will be judged on 1) originality and creativity of the research, 2) importance to the field of gravitational waves and gravitational wave detection, broadly interpreted, and 3) clarity of presentation. Each winner will receive a certificate of recognition and a prize of US$ 1,000. GWIC is privileged to nominate both thesis prize winners for publication in the book series Springer Theses. Subject to certain qualifications, Springer Theses publishes exceptional Ph.D. theses in the physical sciences in their entirety. If accepted, each winner will receive an additional 500 Euros from Springer upon publication. Eligibility: Both prizes are awarded on a calendar year basis. Theses should have been accepted by their institutions between 1 January 2016 and 31 December 2016. It is expected that many of the nominations will come from the member projects of GWIC, but this is not a requirement. Nominated theses may be in any language. A committee selected from the gravitational wave community will evaluate the nominations and select the winner. The selection committee will make all determinations about eligibility. Nominations: Nominations should be submitted by 31 January 2017. The nomination package consists of (i) the thesis, (ii) a letter of nomination, preferably from the thesis advisor, and (iii) a supporting letter from another scientist familiar with the work. The nomination and supporting letters should describe the importance and novelty of the research and the student’s particular contribution. Electronic submission of the thesis and letters is strongly preferred, with the thesis and the letters in separate pdf files. Electronic copies of the nomination materials may be sent to the Stan Whitcomb (stan[AT]ligo.caltech.edu) All submissions will be acknowledged; if an acknowledgement is not received shortly after the deadline, please contact the GWIC Secretary (gwic-exsec[AT]gravity.psu.edu) If electronic submission is impossible, please contact the GWIC Secretary (gwic-exsec[AT]gravity.psu.edu) for instructions concerning paper submission. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.8. Call for nominations. The 2017 Bronstein Prize in Loop Quantum Gravity ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/01/01/call-for-nominations-the-2017… Additional Information: http://bronsteinprize.org During the celebration of 25 years of Loop Quantum Gravity at Madrid, a new prize for post-doctoral scholars in Loop Quantum gravity was created. It is named after Matvei Petrovich Bronstein, who was the first to emphasize that quantum gravity requires a deep revision of classical space-time concepts. He wrote his Ph.D. thesis on Quantization of Gravitational Waves in 1935. He clearly understood the limitation of applying the Bohr-Rosenfeld QED measurement analysis to gravity. He derived the quantum analog of Einstein's quadrupole formula but emphasized the need to go beyond linearized gravity. He was considered by many as the brightest of the young Soviet physicists in the mid-1930's. He was arrested on trumped-up charges in 1937 and executed in 1938. An account appears in http://www.chukfamily.ru/Lidia/Biblio/House.htm Nominations for the 2017 Bronstein Prize are invited. The nominee should hold a (non-faculty) post-doctoral position at the time of the nomination deadline. The primary criterion will be high quality of scientific results in loop quantum gravity, interpreted in the broadest sense, creativity and originality, and the significance of results to the field as a whole. The 2013 and 2015 winners of the prize were Drs. Eugenio Bianchi and Edward Wilson-Ewing, respectively The nomination packet should consist of: i) A ~1 page nomination letter summarizing the specific achievements to date of the nominee; ii) A complete CV and a publication list of the nominee; iii) 2 letters of support from experts emphasizing the broad significance of all research contributions to date of the nominee; and, iv) A proposed citation. Self nominations will not be considered. The entire packet should be bundled into a single PDF file and e-mailed to Ms. Randi Neshteruk (rxh1[AT]psu.edu) by Tuesday, January 30th 2017. The prize consisting of a certificate and a monetary reward will be presented during the Loops 2017 conference, which will be held at the University of Warsaw from July 3rd to 7th, 2017. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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[Hyperspace-list] Hyperspace Bulletin for December 2016
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########################################## Table of Contents ########################################### 1. Conferences 1.1. Gravitational waves, Poland, Warsaw 1.2. School on Gravitational Waves for Cosmology and Astrophysics, Benasque, Spain 2. Jobs 2.1. Postdoctoral positions in astronomy, astrophysics and gravitation at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, WI, USA 2.2. Postdoctoral Research position - LIGO 2.3. Postdoctoral position in quantum gravity, Heidelberg, Germany 2.4. Post-doctoral and Ph.D. positions in Gravitational Wave Astrophysics at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics, Potsdam, Germany 2.5. Post-doctoral position in gravitation related theory at the University of Maryland, USA 2.6. PhD in Mathematical Modeling at the Rochester Institute of Technology 2.7. Postdoc position in gravitational wave physics at Nikhef, Amsterdam, the Netherlands 2.8. Max Planck Partner Group postdoctoral positions at IISER-TVM, Trivandrum, India 2.9. Postdoc position in mathematical relativity at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia 2.10. Tenure-Track Faculty Position Theoretical Astrophysics, High Energy and Gravitational Theory 2.11. ICCUB PhD projects within INPhINIT, "la Caixa" Foundation Fellowship Programme, Barcelona, Spain 2.12. Postdoctoral position in Relativistic Theoretical Astrophysics at UIB, Spain 2.13. Postdoctoral position in Quantum Gravity and Quantum Cosmology, Beijing Normal University 3. News 3.1. Numerical Relativity activities with LIGO/Virgo in Second Observing Run 3.2. 2017 IUPAP General Relativity and Gravitation Young Scientist Prize 3.3. New PhD in Mathematical Modeling at the Rochester Institute of Technology 3.4. Death of John M. Stewart 3.5. Living Reviews in Relativity: “Extraction of gravitational waves in numerical relativity” ============================================== 1. Conferences ============================================== 1.1. Gravitational waves, Poland, Warsaw --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12503 Starting: 2016-12-09 to 2016-12-11 Location: Poland, Warsaw Additional Information: http://potor.fuw.edu.pl/fgr16/ Contact: potor[AT]fuw.edu.pl The conference on gravitational waves - mathematical, computational, astrophysical and quantum approaches. The conference will take place from the 9th (arrival day) to the 11th of December 2016 at the Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw. Invited Speakers: Iwo Bialynicki-Birula, Piotr Chrusciel, Joerg Frauendiener, Helmut Friedrich, Petr Horava, Piotr Jaranowski, Jerzy Kijowski, Andrzej Krolak, Igor Novikov, Pawel Nurowski, Roger Penrose, Uwe Semmelmann, Paul Tod, Andrzej Trautman. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.2. School on Gravitational Waves for Cosmology and Astrophysics, Benasque, Spain --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12518 Starting: 2017-05-28 to 2017-06-10 Location: Benasque, Spain Additional Information: http://benasque.org/2017gw/ Contact: info[AT]benasque.org The recent direct observation of gravitational waves marked the beginning of a new era for the exploration of the universe. Relevant for astrophysics, gravitational waves bring information about the processes underlying the formation and evolution of neutron star and black hole binaries, about the nature of compact objects in the centre of galaxies, and about possible deviations from predictions of General Relativity. In the context of cosmology, gravitational waves are important since they bring direct information on the status of the universe before recombination, at times inaccessible by electromagnetic signals. They propagate practically unperturbed after their generation, arising from a broad range of violent phenomena that may have occurred in the early universe (e.g. inflationary processes, first order phase transitions and topological defects). Furthermore, the coincident detection of electromagnetic and gravitational radiation from astrophysical sources will allow to probe the evolution of the universe at large scales, and consequently to constrain the nature of dark energy and dark matter. In the near future a considerable amount of data on gravitational waves will be provided by the LIGO/VIRGO, LISA and PTA experiments. To extract from this data the implications for theoretical physics, a deep knowledge of ground and space-based interferometers and pulsar timing arrays, and of gravitational wave data analysis seems paramount. The school aims at providing the basis of this knowledge. The focus of the school are the main cosmological and astrophysical sources of gravitational waves and how experimental data are treated to analyse these sources. The ultimate goal is to provide Ph.D. students and young postdocs with an up to date and broad spectrum of tools and results. The school will also serve to strengthen and diversify the community working on theoretical aspects of gravitational waves. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 2. Jobs ============================================== 2.1. Postdoctoral positions in astronomy, astrophysics and gravitation at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, WI, USA ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/11/02/postdoctoral-positions-in-ast… Deadline: 2017-02-01 Location: Milwaukee, WI. USA Additional Information: http://www.cgca.uwm.edu/positions.html Contact: cgca-postdoc-applications[AT]uwm.edu The Leonard E. Parker Center for Gravitation, Cosmology, and Astrophysics (CGCA) at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) invites applications for several postdoctoral research positions. The initial appointments are for one year, with renewal for a second (and, in most cases, a third) year contingent on continued funding and satisfactory performance. The CGCA at UWM has active research efforts in gravity, cosmology, astronomy, and astrophysics. The CGCA also hosts the NANOGrav Physics Frontiers Center. The core group is comprised of 7 faculty (Brady, Chang, Creighton, Erb, Kaplan, Siemens and Wiseman), 8 scientists, 9 postdocs, and 14 graduate students. Profs. Allen and Papa (now at the Albert Einstein Institute, AEI) maintain partial adjunct appointments at UWM, and emeritus faculty Friedman and Parker participate broadly in the academic life of the Center. We are recruiting postdoctoral research associates across gravity, cosmology, astronomy and astrophysics to enhance the existing team and to strengthen our efforts in multi-messenger observations/theory. Applicants with backgrounds in gravitational-wave physics, astronomy/astrophysics, theoretical and/or numerical relativity, or cosmology are encouraged to apply. The positions include competitive salary and excellent fringe benefits. Applicants should send a C.V., publication list, and a brief statement of their research interests by email to cgca-postdoc-applications[AR]uwm.edu Applicants should also arrange to have three letters of recommendation sent by e-mail to the above address. Review of applications will begin on February 1st, 2017. Questions should also be sent to the above address. The University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.2. Postdoctoral Research position - LIGO ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/11/03/postdoctoral-research-positio… Deadline: 2016-12-15 Location: Caltech, Washington, Louisiana, or MIT Additional Information: https://www.ligo.caltech.edu/page/postdocs Contact: HR[AT]ligo.caltech.edu The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) has as its goal the development of gravitational wave physics and astronomy. The LIGO Laboratory is managed by Caltech and MIT, and is funded by the National Science Foundation. It operates observatory sites equipped with laser interferometric detectors at Hanford, Washington and Livingston, Louisiana, which recently made the first confirmed detection of gravitational waves. A vigorous LIGO Laboratory R&D program supports the development of enhancements to the LIGO detector as well as astrophysical data analysis, and development of fu ture detectors and detector technologies. The LIGO Laboratory anticipates having one or possibly more postdoctoral research positions at one or more of the LIGO sites – Caltech, MIT and at the two LIGO Observatories in Hanford, WA and Livingston, LA – beginning in Fall 2017. Hires will be made based on the availability of funding. Successful applicants will be involved in the operation of LIGO itself, analysis of LIGO data, both for diagnostic purposes and astrophysics searches, and/or the R&D program for future detector improvements. We seek candidates across a broad range of disciplines. Expertise related to astrophysics, modeling, data analysis, electronics, laser and quantum optics, vibration isolation and control systems is desirable. Most importantly, candidates should be broadly trained scientists, willing to learn new experimental and analytical techniques, and ready to share in the excitement of building, operating and observing with a gravitational-wave observatory. Appointments at the post-doctoral level will initially be for one-year with the possibility of renewal for up to two subsequent years. Applications for postdoctoral research position s with LIGO Laboratory should indicate which LIGO site (Caltech, MIT, Hanford, or Livingston) is preferred by the applicant. Applications should be sent to HR[AT]ligo.caltech.edu (Electronic Portable Document Format (PDF) submittals are preferred). Caltech and MIT are Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employers. Women, minorities, veterans, and disabled persons are encouraged to apply. Applications should include curriculum vitae, list of publications (with refereed articles noted), and the names, addresses, email addresses and telephone numbers of three or more references. Please attach a cover letter describing past experience and current and future research interests. Applicants should request that three or more letters of recommendations be sent directly to HR[AT]ligo.caltech.edu (Electronic Portable Document Format (PDF) submittals are preferred). Consideration of applications will begin December 15, 2016 and will continue until all positions have been filled. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.3. Postdoctoral position in quantum gravity, Heidelberg, Germany ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12473 Deadline: 2016-12-15 Location: Heidelberg, Germany Additional Information: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/8492 Contact: a.eichhorn[AT]thphys.uni-heidelberg.de A postdoctoral position in the area of quantum gravity will be available at the Institute for Theoretical Physics at the University of Heidelberg, starting in the fall of 2017. The successful applicant will become a member of the Emmy Noether junior research group on “The fundamental quantum structure of spacetime and matter”, headed by Dr. A. Eichhorn. The focus of the position will be on Renormalization Group flows in quantum gravity, including asymptotically safe quantum gravity as well as group field theories/tensor models. Applicants should hold a PhD and have a background in one of these topics. The position will initially be for two years, with the possibility of an extension by two more years. Questions on the position should be directed to a.eichhorn[AT]thphys.uni-heidelberg.de. Applications should be submitted until Dec. 15, 2016 through the general postdoc-search at the Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Heidelberg at https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/8492 Applicants should include a cover letter with an indication that they are applying for the position in Dr. Eichhorn’s research group, a curriculum vitae, a research proposal, a list of publications and three reference letters (to be submitted by the reference writers.) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.4. Post-doctoral and Ph.D. positions in Gravitational Wave Astrophysics at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics, Potsdam, Germany ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12478 Deadline: 2017-01-08 Location: Potsdam, Germany Additional Information: http://www.aei.mpg.de/gwjobs2017 Contact: andre.schirotzek[AT]aei.mpg.de The Astrophysical and Cosmological Relativity division, led by Dr. Alessandra Buonanno, at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute) in Potsdam announces the opening of several postdoc appointments and PhD positions. The postdoc positions will be available at different levels, depending on experience and seniority. The Astrophysical and Cosmological Relativity division focuses on several aspects of gravitational-wave astronomy, including (i) theoretical gravitational dynamics and radiation (post-Newtonian theory, gravitational self-force approach, perturbation theory and effective-one-body formalism), (ii) numerical simulations of gravitational-wave sources, (iii) source modeling and analysis of data from gravitational-wave detectors, (iv) astrophysics of compact objects and (v) tests of General Relativity. Members of the division have the opportunity to join the LIGO Scientific Collaboration through the group's membership. They can also be involved in Pulsar-Timing-Array projects and the LISA mission. The gravitational-wave data-analysis research at the division also includes work on the detection of continuous gravitational-wave signals, led by Dr. Maria Alessandra Papa's group and located at the AEI campus in Hannover. Postdoctoral candidates and students interested in this research topic are also encouraged to apply. The Astrophysical and Cosmological Relativity division has high-performance computer clusters to run numerical-relativity simulations, and carry out source modeling and data-analysis studies. The Astrophysical and Cosmological Relativity division has ties with the Physics Department at the University of Maryland, notably the gravitation theory and experimental groups, the Humboldt University in Berlin, and the University of Potsdam. Candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. The deadline for full consideration for both PhD and postdoctoral positions is January 8th, 2017. For more information and application forms, please visit: http://www.aei.mpg.de/gwjobs2017 The Max Planck Institute encourages applications from women and members of underrepresented groups. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.5. Post-doctoral position in gravitation related theory at the University of Maryland, USA ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12480 Deadline: 2016-12-11 Location: College Park, Maryland, USA Additional Information: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/8541 Contact: jacobson[AT]umd.edu Opening for a postdoctoral research associate position starting in the Fall of 2017, under supervision of Prof. Ted Jacobson. The position is for one year, with renewal for a second year expected, depending on the continuation of funding and satisfactory progress. A broad range of potential research areas for this position will be considered, including (but not limited to) quantum gravity and black holes, horizon entropy and entanglement, laboratory analogs of QFT in curved spacetime, astrophysical plasma physics, and axion electrodynamics. The research associate will be part of the Maryland Center for Fundamental Physics (MCFP, http://mcfp.physics.umd.edu/) and, depending on interests, also with the Joint Space Science Institute (JSI, http://jsi.astro.umd.edu/) which includes members from UMD physics, astronomy, and NASA/Goddard. Applications should be submitted via Academic Jobs Online, at https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/8541. Candidates should include a CV, publication list, and statement of research experience, plans, and interests, and arrange for at least three letters of reference to be submitted as well. Maryland is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.6. PhD in Mathematical Modeling at the Rochester Institute of Technology ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/11/16/ph-d-in-mathematical-modeling… Deadline: 2017-01-15 Location: Rochester, NY, USA Additional Information: https://www.rit.edu/science/programs/phd/mathematical-modeling Contact: excsma[AT]rit.edu Mathematical modeling has the potential to provide innovative solutions to problems in fields from medicine to climate change. There is a broad need for researchers with sophisticated quantitative skills to develop and expand current and future advances in science and technology. Training to work across two or more disciplines will prepare you for opportunities connecting diverse teams of researchers. Mathematical modeling will prepare you for careers in employment sectors that include corporate research and development, defense laboratories, and government agencies as well as academe. With training in the emerging discipline of mathematical modeling, you will be positioned to advance emerging technologies in a wide variety of application fields. To achieve your goals, you will choose to focus on applied inverse problems; biomedical mathematics; discrete mathematics; dynamical systems and fluid dynamics; or geometry, relativity, and gravitation. RIT calls for applications from students for the new PhD program in Mathematical Modeling and will provide for up to five stipends for TAs and RAs. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.7. Postdoc position in gravitational wave physics at Nikhef, Amsterdam, the Netherlands ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12491 Deadline: 2017-01-08 Location: Amsterdam, the Netherlands Additional Information: https://www.nikhef.nl/jobs/vacatures/ Contact: vdbroeck[AT]nikhef.nl The gravitational physics group at Nikhef, the National Institute for Subatomic Physics in Amsterdam, invites applications for a postdoctoral research position in gravitational wave data analysis and phenomenology. The gravitational physics group is a member of the Virgo Collaboration. It is led by Prof. dr. J.F.J. van den Brand. Other than staff instrumentalists, the Nikhef group and its collaborators in the Netherlands consists of data analysts (C. Van Den Broeck and H.J. Bulten), astronomers and astrophysicists (J. Kuijpers, G. Nelemans), and theorists (J.W. van Holten and M. Postma), together with a number of students and postdocs. There is also vibrant collaboration with individuals and groups around the world. The Nikhef group itself will expand significantly over the next several years. More information about our activities can be found at http://www.nikhef.nl/en/for-nikhef-users/departments/scientific-departments…. The successful candidate will participate in the analysis of Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo data, and in the development of new methods for the scientific exploitation of gravitational wave detections, with a focus on the coalescence of compact binary systems composed of neutron stars or black holes. The position is for two, and possibly three years. For more information and an application form, see https://www.nikhef.nl/jobs/vacatures/. Please be prepared to upload a cover letter, publication list and curriculum vitae including a brief description of your research interest. Also, please have the email addresses of at least three references ready, who are willing to send a letter of recommendation on your behalf. The deadline for full consideration is January 8th, 2017. Further information can be obtained from Dr. C. Van Den Broeck (vdbroeck[AT]nikhef.nl). +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.8. Max Planck Partner Group postdoctoral positions at IISER-TVM, Trivandrum, India ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/11/18/max-planck-partner-group-post… Deadline: 2016-12-12 Location: Trivandrum, India Additional Information: http://faculty.iisertvm.ac.in/~mppg Contact: shanki[AT]iisertvm.ac.in Max Planck Partner Group on Cosmology and Gravity, IISER-Thiruvananthapuram intends to appoint a postdoctoral position in the areas of early-universe cosmology, classical and quantum gravity. A Ph.D. degree and relevant research experience are required for these posts. The positions can start as early as 15th January 2017. The post is funded under the Max Planck Partner group on cosmology. Currently, the group has 4 post-doctorate fellows and 4 Ph.D. students. Please see the URL http://faculty.iisertvm.ac.in/~mppg about the group and its activities. The group strongly interacts with the Max Planck Partner Group on Gravitational waves at IISER-TVM. The fellow of this Partner Group will have the opportunity to visit and interact with members of Albert Einstein Institute, Golm. The position is available for a period of one year. Informal enquiries can be made to S. Shankaranarayanan (shanki[AT]iisertvm.ac.in). Salary: Rs. 5,18,000 – Rs. 5,76,000 per annum Deadline: 12 December 2016 To apply please send CV, research statement and have at least two letters of reference sent by email to: shanki[AT]iisertvm.ac.in with the subject “Application for MP-PG positions – Candidate name”. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.9. Postdoc position in mathematical relativity at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12499 Deadline: 2017-01-30 Location: Melbourne, Australia Additional Information: http://careersmanager.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/job/554896/research-fellow… Contact: todd.oliynyk[AT]monash.edu The School of Mathematical Sciences at Monash University invites applications for a Research Fellow to join a highly motivated team of researchers at the Clayton Campus in Melbourne, Australia. The position is a two year fixed-term appointment with an annual salary range of $81,486 - $87,471(plus 9.5% employer superannuation) and a flexible start date. This position requires experience in hyperbolic partial differential equations. Familiarity with any of the following is desirable: mathematical relativity, differential geometry, continuum mechanics and fluid dynamics. The appointee will conduct research at the School of Mathematical Sciences, under the guidance of Associate Professor Todd Oliynyk. The research will cover topics related to an Australian Research Council Discovery Project on the mathematical analysis of gravitating relativistic material bodies. To be considered you will have a PhD in mathematics or a closely related discipline, research expertise in hyperbolic differential equations, proven ability to perform independent research, and the potential to publish in high quality journals. Applicants who expect to submit their thesis within the first half of 2017 will also be considered. Applications must be submitted online and address the selection criteria outlined in the position description. http://careersmanager.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/job/554896/research-fellow… +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.10. Tenure-Track Faculty Position Theoretical Astrophysics, High Energy and Gravitational Theory ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/11/19/tenure-track-faculty-position… Deadline: 2016-12-31 Location: Santa Barbara, USA Additional Information: https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/apply/JPF00918 Contact: gary[AT]physics.ucsb.edu The Department of Physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara is seeking candidates for a tenure-track assistant professor position in the broadly defined area ranging from Theoretical Astrophysics to High Energy and Gravitational Theory, with an appointment to start July 1, 2017 or later. The department has close affiliations with the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, the University of California Observatories, and the Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network. Further information may be found at the department's website: http://www.physics.ucsb.edu. Candidates are expected to have a Ph.D. in physics, astronomy, or a closely related field, and will teach a range of courses in the Physics Department. The department is committed to identifying excellent candidates who can contribute to the diversity of the academic community through research, teaching and service. Applicants must send a statement of research interest, a curriculum vitae, a statement on teaching, and a list of publications, and should arrange for at least three letters of recommendation. All application materials should be submitted via UC Recruit: https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/apply/JPF00918. Applications received on or before December 31, 2016 will be given full consideration. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.11. ICCUB PhD projects within INPhINIT, "la Caixa" Foundation Fellowship Programme, Barcelona, Spain ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12510 Deadline: 2017-02-07 Location: Barcelona, Spain Additional Information: http://icc.ub.edu/job/52 Contact: secretaria[AT]icc.ub.edu The ICCUB is offering 20 PhD projects within INPhINIT program of "la Caixa" Foundation. INPhINIT will select 57 young researchers of all nationalities for a three year program to complete a PhD in one of the centers that has received a distictive Severo Ochoa or Maria de Maeztu award. Requirements for candidates: At the time of recruitment (start date of the contract with the Research Centre), candidates must be in the first four years (full-time equivalent research experience) of their research careers and not yet have been awarded a doctoral degree. Candidates must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Spain for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the recruitment date. Short stays such as holidays will not be taken into account. The projects offered by ICCUB are: Active Galactic Nuclei in Merging Galaxies: A Theoretical Approach Dark Matter Constraints DESI survey Detection Classification for Gaia Determination of stellar astrophysical parameters using J-PLUS photometry Fast electronics for medical imaging and particle detection Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs): a theoretical and observational approach FPGA development for high speed cost-effective space applications Fundamental Physics from the Non-Gaussian Sky Gaia Alerts follow-up from Montsec Observatory Gaia Detection of Ultra Faint Dwarf Galaxies in the halo as probes for cosmological models Galaxy dynamics with axion dark matter Open Clusters Studies in the Gaia era Primordial Black Holes from Inflation Radiation in strongly coupled gauge theories Radiative magnetohydrodynamics in powerful astrophysical outflows Search for physics beyond the Standard Model in the LHCb experiment Small scale, feedback, dark matter and the predictions of the LCDM model The Origin of Terrestrial Planets The Quantum Side of Dark Energy For further information: http://icc.ub.edu/job/52 Applications All applications must be completed online at: https://www.lacaixafellowships.org/index.aspx Looking forward to hearing from you, Secretaria. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.12. Postdoctoral position in Relativistic Theoretical Astrophysics at UIB, Spain ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/11/21/postdoctoral-position-in-rela… Deadline: 2016-12-15 Location: Palma de Mallorca, Spain Additional Information: http://grg.uib.es/ Contact: carlos.palenzuela[AT]uib.es The gravity group at the Balearic Islands University (UIB) invites applications for a postdoctoral position in Relativistic Theoretical Astrophysics. Candidates should have a PhD in astrophysics or physics. Candidates with research experience with simulations in numerical relativity, relativistic hydrodynamics and MHD are particularly encouraged to apply. The successful applicant will work with the PIs Carlos Palenzuela and Joan Masso, in collaboration with Carles Bona, on different subjects related to the modeling of sources of gravitational waves like neutron stars and black holes. Further faculty members in the UIB gravity include Alicia Sintes, Sasha Husa, Carles Bona-Casas, Joan Stela and Jaume Carot. Additionally, the relativity group will have three postdoctoral researchers and 6 PhD students. The group also has a research programmer. Nominal starting date of the position is Fall of 2017, but an earlier starting date might be possible. The initial appointment will be for 1 year, with renewal for a second year expected, depending on satisfactory progress. Applicants should send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, list of publications, brief description of research interests and achievements, as well as arranging for three letters of recommendation to be sent to Carlos Palenzuela ( carlos.palenzuela[AT]uib.es ). Please address inquiries about the position to the same email. Review of applications will begin on December 15, but the search will remain open until the position is filled. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.13. Postdoctoral position in Quantum Gravity and Quantum Cosmology, Beijing Normal University ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12515 Deadline: 2017-02-28 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 2017 in the areas of quantum gravity and quantum cosmology. The appointment will be for two years. The gravity group consists of Sijie Gao, Wenbiao Liu, Hong Lu, Yongge Ma, Hongbao Zhang, Bin Zhou and Jianyang Zhu. In addition, the retired professors Canbin Liang and Zheng Zhao 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, higher dimensional gravity and cosmology, supergravity, 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 Feburary 28, 2017. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 3. News ============================================== 3.1. Numerical Relativity activities with LIGO/Virgo in Second Observing Run ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12470 Additional Information: Dear colleague, We are writing to you about some news that you might be interested in with respect to LIGO and Virgo observing runs. In the expectation of regular future gravitational wave detections, the LIGO Scientific Collaboration (LSC) and the Virgo Collaboration are seeking the help of numerical relativity groups in validating and interpreting gravitational wave signals. The immediate goal is rapid production of simulations of binary black hole coalescences in response to future detections. Gravitational waveforms from these simulations will be used to quantify accuracy of analytical waveform models, and in studies of systematic biases in parameter estimation and tests of general relativity. The simulations may also provide visualizations of binary black holes for outreach purposes. For details please see: (https://dcc.ligo.org/LIGO-T1600380/public) Participating groups will join the LIGO Scientific Collaboration or the Virgo collaboration following rules of each collaboration; for joining LSC as a member see (http://ligo.org/about/join.php) or email gabriela.gonzalez[AT]ligo.org; for signing a memorandum of understanding focused on this specific subject with Virgo (http://ww.virgo-gw.eu) e-mail fulvio.ricci[AT]roma1.infn.it. Joining groups will perform simulations, coordinated within the LVC working groups 'Compact Binary Coalescence' and 'Burst'. Given the rapid flux in the emerging field of gravitational wave astronomy, the scope of this announcement is limited to the second observing run, which is scheduled to run approximately from December 2016 to mid-2017. This call for membership is primarily targeting vacuum general relativity. If interested please contact the LIGO or Virgo spokespersons as soon as possible. Please feel free to share this information with your colleagues or recommend names of other groups that may be interested. Thanks in advance for your interest. Gabriela Gonzalez (LIGO Scientific Collaboration spokesperson) Fulvio Ricci (Virgo Collaboration spokesperson) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.2. 2017 IUPAP General Relativity and Gravitation Young Scientist Prize ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/11/12/2017-iupap-general-relativity… Additional Information: http://www.isgrg.org/IUPAPprize.php Nominations are now open. The deadline for nominations is 1 February 2017. As an affiliated commission (AC2) of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP), the International Society on General Relativity and Gravitation (ISGRG) offers an annual IUPAP Young Scientist Prize. The IUPAP Young Scientist Prizes recognize outstanding achievements of scientists at early stages of their career. Each prize consists of a certificate citing the contributions made by the recipient, a medal and 1000 euros. The conditions for the prize are: The IUPAP General Relativity and Gravitation Young Scientist Prize can be for work in any area of relativity and gravitation, theoretical or experimental. On 1 February 2017, nominees must have a maximum of eight years of research experience (excluding career interruptions) following the Ph.D. (or equivalent) degree. They are expected to have displayed significant achievement and exceptional promise for future achievements in relativity and gravitation. THE PRIMARY NOMINATOR MUST BE A MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY ON GENERAL RELATIVITY AND GRAVITATION. Nominations may be made by any member of ISGRG (other than the nominee) and should be accompanied by a CV, a proposed citation of 30-50 words summarizing the reason for the nomination, a list of publications and a description (about one page long) of the specific achievements of the nominee, who need not be an ISGRG member. It is important that the selection committee has specific information that allows it to determine what the nominee has contributed and how this will impact the subject. Therefore it will be extremely helpful to the selection committee to receive at least two additional letters supporting the nomination that detail the expected significance of the contributions of the nominee. It is also appropriate to submit additional materials such as published articles. In the case of co-authored or multi-authored publications, it is essential for nominators and supporters to discuss the nominee's precise contributions, if known, in addition to the work's overall significance. The entire package should be bundled into a single PDF file and emailed to the Secretary of ISGRG, beverlyberger[AT]me.com, by 1 February 2017. The winner will be announced on 14 March 2017 and the award made shortly thereafter. The official presentation of the award will be made at the GR22 conference in 2019. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.3. New PhD in Mathematical Modeling at the Rochester Institute of Technology ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/11/16/new-ph-d-in-mathematical-mode… Additional Information: https://www.rit.edu/science/programs/phd/mathematical-modeling Gain a solid foundation in the development and application of mathematical models through this pioneering doctoral program at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Upstate New York. Through extensive research, you will develop expertise in using the tools of mathematical modeling, contribute in creative and innovative ways to solving complex interdisciplinary problems, carry out independent research, and learn to communicate effectively with researchers in other fields. Diverse Toolset: To achieve your goals, you will choose to focus on applied inverse problems; biomedical mathematics; discrete mathematics; dynamical systems and fluid dynamics; or geometry, relativity, and gravitation. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.4. Death of John M. Stewart ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/11/21/death-of-john-m-stewart-2/ Additional Information: http://www.kings.cam.ac.uk/news/2016/death-dr-john-stewart.html I regret to tell readers that Dr. John M. Stewart of the University of Cambridge passed away on November 14th after a short illness following a collapse on November 8th. The funeral will be on November 30th. John and I shared an office as graduate students but I will not write more about his career as there is a full obituary at http://www.kings.cam.ac.uk/news/2016/death-dr-john-stewart.html ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.5. Living Reviews in Relativity: “Extraction of gravitational waves in numerical relativity” ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/11/30/living-reviews-in-relativity-… Additional Information: http://doi.org/10.1007/s41114-016-0001-9 The open-access journal Living Reviews in Relativity has published a new review article on “Extraction of gravitational waves in numerical relativity” by Nigel T. Bishop and Luciano Rezzolla on 4 October 2016 (metadata correction 10 November 2016): Bishop, N.T. and Rezzolla, L., "Extraction of gravitational waves in numerical relativity", Living Rev Relativ (2016) 19: 2. http://doi.org/10.1007/s41114-016-0001-9 ABSTRACT: A numerical-relativity calculation yields in general a solution of the Einstein equations including also a radiative part, which is in practice computed in a region of finite extent. Since gravitational radiation is properly defined only at null infinity and in an appropriate coordinate system, the accurate estimation of the emitted gravitational waves represents an old and non-trivial problem in numerical relativity. A number of methods have been developed over the years to “extract” the radiative part of the solution from a numerical simulation and these include: quadrupole formulas, gauge-invariant metric perturbations, Weyl scalars, and characteristic extraction. We review and discuss each method, in terms of both its theoretical background as well as its implementation. Finally, we provide a brief comparison of the various methods in terms of their inherent advantages and disadvantages. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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########################################## Table of Contents ########################################### 1. Conferences 1.1. Foundations of the Theory of Gravitational Waves, Stockholm, Sweden 1.2. Gravitational Lensing and BH Shadows Workshop, Aveiro, Portugal 1.3. Beyond Concordance Model - Cape Town, South Africa (final announcement) 1.4. Hot topics in Modern Cosmology: Spontaneous Workshop XI, Cargese, France 1.5. Physics and Astrophysics at the eXtreme (PAX) workshop, State College, PA 2. Jobs 2.1. Postdoctoral Researcher (Physics & Astronomy), Baton Rouge, LA 2.2. 6 PhD positions in Mathematics, Madrid, Spain 2.3. J. D. Stranathan Assistant Professor in Experimental Physics at the University of Kansas 2.4. Prof/AP/Senior Lecturer/Lecturer positions in gravity at Rhodes University, South Africa 2.5. Postdoctoral Fellowships at Perimeter Institute, Waterloo, Canada 2.6. Positions in Financial Mathematics at Monash University 2.7. Postdoctoral positions in pulsar timing/low-frequency gravitational-wave science at Caltech/JPL 2.8. Postdoctoral Researcher (Physics & Astronomy), Baton Rouge, LA 2.9. Postdoc position in numerical relativity at Cornell University 2.10. Three faculty positions at Montclair State University, New Jersey, USA 2.11. INFN Postdoctoral position in Cosmology, Bologna, Italy 2.12. Post-Doctoral Scholar Position at IGC, Penn State 2.13. PhD positions in astrophysics/gravity at Fudan, Shanghai, China 2.14. Postdoctoral position in astrophysics/gravity at Fudan University 2.15. Postdoctoral position in black hole astrophysics at Fudan (Shangai)/INAF (Bologna) 2.16. Postdoctoral Research Associate at the eXtreme Gravity Institute 2.17. Postdoctoral position in gravity at the University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada 2.18. Lagrange Postdoc Fellowships - Institut Lagrange de Paris, France 2.19. Assistant Professor in the Computational or Theoretical Astrophysics of Strongly Gravitating Systems, Durham, NH USA 2.20. Research Associate/Fellow position available in Gravitational Wave Astronomy at UWA, Perth, Australia 2.21. Postdoctoral Fellowships & Research Associates at CITA, Toronto, Canada 2.22. Max Planck Postdoctoral Fellowship at the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences, Bangalore, India 3. News 3.1. In memory of Dietrich Kramer ============================================== 1. Conferences ============================================== 1.1. Foundations of the Theory of Gravitational Waves, Stockholm, Sweden --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12188 Starting: 2016-10-09 to 2016-10-11 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Additional Information: http://www.nordita.org/gw2016 Contact: Stephan.Rosswog[AT]astro.su.se The recent detections by the twin Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) detectors of gravitational waves is one of the most important events in the history of science. It is therefore not surprising that gravitational waves are today the focus of attention for both the general public and professionals. There were already many events organized where LIGO's experimental results have been discussed, but none focused on the mathematical foundations of the theory behind the discovery. However, LIGOs success is not only a triumph of experimental physics and technology; it is also the culmination of a century of work by theorists on mathematical descriptions of gravitational waves. Nordita (Nordic Institute of Theoretical Physics) organizes a three-day event in Stockholm. The event starts on Sunday, October 9, with the evening lecture by Brian Foster (Oxford University) and Jack Liebeck, internationally acclaimed violinist from Great Britain, on Musical Einstein. The event continues on Monday and Tuesday October 10-11 with lectures by world leading experts. The detail program is available at http://www.nordita.org/gw2016 The conference is organized by Marek Abramowicz, Lars Brink, Jean-Pierre Lasota, Juri Poutanen and Stephan Rosswog and is supported by Nordita, the Nobel Committee for Physics and the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education. You are cordially invited to participate in the conference and contribute to the discussions and present a poster. There is no registration fee. The deadline for registration is September 20, 2016. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.2. Gravitational Lensing and BH Shadows Workshop, Aveiro, Portugal --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/09/13/gravitational-lensing-and-bh-… Starting: 2016-11-03 to 2016-11-04 Location: Aveiro, Portugal Additional Information: http://gravitation.web.ua.pt/workshopshadows2016 Contact: herdeiro[AT]ua.pt In the wake of the detection of gravitational waves from black hole mergers and at the door step of an era of precision electromagnetic observations of the horizon scale for black hole candidates, in particular with the Event Horizon Telescope, the gravitation groups at Aveiro University, Gr@v, and at IST-Lisbon, Grit, will organize a two days workshop on Gravitational Lensing and Black Hole Shadows, held at the University of Aveiro (Portugal), on the 3rd and 4th of November 2016. The workshop will consist on two mini-courses by invited lecturers combined with "hands-on" sessions, in which attendants will be introduced to the general relativistic orbit tracer of the Observatoire de Paris GYOTO and to a recent Python based code developed by ESA's Advanced Concepts Team. There will also be some invited talks on the subject of lensing by compact objects and black hole shadows. The event will be integrated in the IDPASC doctoral programme and will be supported by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation through its research stimulus program as well as the Portuguese Science Foundation (FCT). There is no registration fee but the workshop has a limited number of participants. Please register by sending an email to herdeiro(a)ua.pt with the following information: name, position and affiliation. Ph.D. students should provide also the contact information (name, position and email) of a senior research willing to recommend them. Information on transportation and accommodation can be found here. ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: Vitor Cardoso (IST-Lisbon) Pedro V. P. Cunha (U. Aveiro and IST-Lisbon) Carlos Herdeiro (U. Aveiro, herdeiro[AT]ua.pt) Jose' Sande Lemos (IST-Lisbon) Eugen Radu (U. Aveiro) Helgi Runarsson (U. Aveiro) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.3. Beyond Concordance Model - Cape Town, South Africa (final announcement) --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12203 Starting: 2016-11-28 to 2016-12-02 Location: UCT Cape Town, South Africa Additional Information: http://beyondconcordance.com/ Contact: beyondconcordance[AT]acgc.uct.ac.za The Cosmology and Gravity Group Group and the ACGC at the University of Cape Town are pleased to be hosting the 2016 edition of the Beyond Concordance Model meeting; the second edition of its kind in the meeting series. This conference series covers a broad range of topics related to Cosmology, such as inhomogenous universes, backreaction, modified gravity, early universe and observational tests. The format of the meetings encourages discussion and interaction in a relaxed atmosphere, bringing together top-leading worldwide know experts on the subjects. Confirmed Speakers (in alphabetical order) so far include - Jose BELTRAN (CPT, University of Marseille, France) - Eloisa BENTIVEGNA (University of Catania, Italy) - Mariam BOUHMADI-LOPEZ (Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal) - Jeandrew BRINK (tbc) (Stellenbosch University, South Africa) - Carsten VAN DE BRUCK (Sheffield University, UK) - Vinicius BUSTI (Sao Paulo University, Brazil) - Salvatore CAPOZZIELLO (Universita' di Napoli Federico II & INFN Napoli, Italy) - Sante CARLONI (IST Lisbon, Portugal) - Timothy CLIFTON (Queen Mary University of London, UK) - Catherine CRESS (University of the Western Cape, South Africa) - David DAVERIO (AIMS, South Africa) - Emilio ELIZALDE (ICE-IEEC, Barcelona, Spain) - Pierre FLEURY (University of Cape Town, South Africa) - Juan GARCIA-BELLIDO (Theoretical Physics Institute, IFT-UAM, Madrid, Spain) - Rituparno GOSWAMI (ACRU KwaZulu Natal University, South Africa) - Charles HELLABY (University of Cape Town, South Africa) - Julien LARENA (Rhodes University, South Africa) - Francisco LOBO (Institute of Astrophysics and Space Sciences, University of Lisbon, Portugal) - Michelle LOCHNER (University College London, UK) - Bishop MONGWANE (University of Cape Town, South Africa) - David F. MOTA (Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Oslo, Norway) - Nelson NUNES (Institute of Astrophysics and Space Sciences, University of Lisbon, Portugal) - Anne Marie NZIOKI (ACRU KwaZulu Natal University, South Africa) - Sergei ODINTSOV (ICREA, Barcelona, Spain) - Sebastien RENAUX-PETEL (Paris U. VI, GRECO & Inst. Astrophys. Paris & LPTHE Paris, France) - Diego SAEZ-GOMEZ (Institute of Astrophysics and Space Sciences, University of Lisbon, Portugal) - Obinna UMEH (University of the Western Cape, South Africa) The meetings are informal and there is a minimum registration fee covering lunch, coffee and conference dinner. All participants wishing to give a talk about their work will be able to do so by submitting a title and abstract when they register by the 15th of September 2016. The number of participants is limited, so early registration is advised. Please note that there is a limited amount of funding to support the participation of students. Applications for grants must be submitted during registration by 15th of September 2016, with preference to students based in South Africa with limited funding possibilities. Registration and all other logistical information is accessible via the conference website, www.beyondconcordance.com The meeting will take place from 28 November - 2 December 2016 in Cape Town, a Mediterranean (equivalent to San Francisco or Vancouver in Africa) and spectacular city with two oceans coming together and Table Mountain just behind our campus. The city is quite cosmopolitan with plenty of professionals from all over the world settling here. Moreover, Cape Town lies in the winelands region, the source of many legendary Cape wines plenty of mountainous surrounds, grand heritage and sumptuous restaurants which have earned the Cape Winelands the right to call itself South Africas culinary capital. Sessions will be held at the upper campus of the University of Cape Town, in the residential neighbourhood of Rondebosch-Newlands and easily reachable to the vibrant city bowl district and the Waterfront and Atlantic seaboard. We look forward to seeing you in Cape Town, THE LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE (LOC): Alvaro de la Cruz Dombriz Peter K. S. Dunsby Julien Larena Lorenzo Reverberi E-mail: beyondconcordance[AT]acgc.uct.ac.za www.beyondconcordance.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.4. Hot topics in Modern Cosmology: Spontaneous Workshop XI, Cargese, France --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/09/14/hot-topics-in-modern-cosmolog… Starting: 2017-05-01 to 2017-05-06 Location: Cargese, France Additional Information: http://www.cpt.univ-mrs.fr/~cosmo/SW_2017/SW11.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 workshops 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. SW11 topics includes: 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 Dark Energy Inflation Cosmological parameters Anomalies in CMB 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 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.5. Physics and Astrophysics at the eXtreme (PAX) workshop, State College, PA --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12304 Starting: 2016-12-01 to 2016-12-03 Location: Penn State University, State College Additional Information: http://gravity.psu.edu/events/physics_extreme/index_extreme.shtml Contact: rxh1[AT]psu.edu With the observation of gravitational waves from binary black holes a new era in astronomy has begun. Gravitational and Classical Astronomy will together observe highly energetic and transient phenomena in the Universe. The goal of this workshop is two fold: (a) to explore how upcoming observations of such processes can help us understand the physics of at the extreme - strong gravitational fields, ultra-high densities, temperatures and magnetic fields and (b) to discuss the ultimate science goals for this emerging, synergistic field and what future detectors and telescopes would be needed to make a step change in the scientific questions we can answer with such observations. The workshop will consist of panel discussions organised around a small number of presentations to identify important areas for research and foster new collaborations based on the deliberations of the workshop. There will be no parallel sessions or contributed talks. Please visit for a brief description of the workshop. Attendance is limited to ~80 participants. Interested participants are requested to register at after which they will receive a letter of invitation if space is available. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 2. Jobs ============================================== 2.1. Postdoctoral Researcher (Physics & Astronomy), Baton Rouge, LA ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12185 Deadline: 2017-07-31 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Additional Information: https://lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/LSU/job/LSU---Baton-Rouge/Postdocto… Contact: gonzalez(a)lsu.edu (No application date, open till filled) The LSU Department of Physics & Astronomy is seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher to participate in data analysis, instrument development and experiments at LSU and the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) in Livingston, LA. LIGO research is carried out by the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, a large and international group of scientists. LSU's gravity research group includes a large group of experimental and theoretical faculty (Thomas Corbitt, Joseph Giaime, Gabriela Gonzalez, Warren Johnson, Jorge Pullin, Ivan Agullo, Parampreet Singh), including a number of postdocs and students. We are active in data analysis, diagnostics and calibration of the current LIGO detectors, and in the development of next-generation technology and data quality diagnostics for advanced detectors. Since our campus is only 42km from LIGO, we also play an important role in the day-to-day detector commissioning and characterization. We are very interested in scientists with a strong interest in data characterization and calibration. Responsibilities: 100% effort - Performs detector characterization, calibration, and astrophysical data analysis for the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory, involving regular coordination with faculty, staff, and students from LSU and other collaborating institutions in the LIGO Scientific Collaboration. Required Qualifications: Ph.D. or equivalent degree in physics or a related discipline. Preferred Qualifications: Experience in precision measurement techniques, control systems, laser interferometry, and/or data analysis including statistical techniques and software development. Special Instructions: Please attach resume/CV. A copy of your transcript(s) may be attached to your application (if available). However, original transcripts are required prior to hire. Please provide three professional references including name, title, phone number and e-mail address. Posting Date: August 30, 2016 Closing Date (Open Until Filled if No Date Specified): Additional Position Information: Background Check - An offer of employment is contingent on a satisfactory pre-employment background check. Benefits - LSU offers outstanding benefits to eligible employees and their dependents including health, life, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement options; various leave options; paid holidays; wellness benefits; tuition exemption for qualified positions; training and development opportunities; employee discounts; and more! Essential Position (Y/N): No EEO Statement: LSU is committed to diversity and is an equal opportunity / equal access employer. HCM Contact Information: Questions or concerns can be directed to the LSU Human Resources Management Office at 225-578-8200 or emailed HR[AT]lsu.edu +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.2. 6 PhD positions in Mathematics, Madrid, Spain ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12190 Deadline: 2016-09-27 Location: Madrid, Spain Additional Information: http://www.idi.mineco.gob.es/portal/site/MICINN/menuitem.dbc68b34d11ccbd5d5… Contact: predoc[AT]icmat.es FPI Predoctoral positions at ICMAT. Funded by the Ministry of the Economy and Competitiveness, the FPI Programme (Formacion de Personal Investigador Research Personnel Training), offers bursaries covering a 48-month period for the training of university graduates who wish to do a PhD at R+D Centers in subjects associated with specific R+D projects financed through the Ministry of the Economy of Competitiveness R+D+i State Plan, or in R+D projects conducted at Severo Ochoa Units or Centers of Excellence. Application: 13/09/2016-27/09/2016 Applications are invited for the following predoctoral positions at the Instituto de Ciencias Matematicas (ICMAT, Madrid, Spain) Predoctoral position associated to Severo Ochoa Excellence Programme: Applied Probability, Statistics and Operations Research Geometry and Topology Applied Mathematics Mathematical Analysis Mathematical Physics Algebra ISMAT is recognized as a "Severo-Ochoa" Centre of Excellence and is located in the Universidad Autonoma Campus (UAM). The position is funded by the MINECO (Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad) and covers a 4-year period. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.3. J. D. Stranathan Assistant Professor in Experimental Physics at the University of Kansas ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12193 Deadline: 2016-10-31 Location: Lawrence, KS, USA Additional Information: https://employment.ku.edu/academic/7120BR Contact: kuhepexprof[AT]ku.edu The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Kansas (KU) seeks outstanding applicants for the J.D. Stranathan Assistant Professorship in Experimental Physics (tenure track position) in the area of high-energy physics (HEP) to begin as early as August 18, 2017. The primary focus of the KU HEP group presently is on the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment at CERNs Large Hadron Collider (LHC) where they have significant responsibilities with the detector development, software and computing, in addition to a strong participation in a variety of physics analyses. The group also is working to develop future detectors and is very active in various outreach projects. The qualifying candidates must have a Ph.D. in Physics or a closely related field and relevant postdoctoral experience. A strong record of research and commitment to excellence in teaching are required. Candidates with research interests compatible with the existing experimental high-energy program are particularly encouraged to apply. The University of Kansas is especially interested in hiring faculty members who can contribute to the climate of diversity in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and to four key campus-wide strategic initiatives: (1) Sustaining the Planet, Powering the World; (2) Promoting Well-Being, Finding Cures; (3) Building Communities, Expanding Opportunities; and (4) Harnessing Information, Multiplying Knowledge. For more information, see http://www.provost.ku.edu/strategic-plan/initiatives. For a complete announcement and to apply online, go to: https://employment.ku.edu/academic/7120BR . A complete online application includes the following materials: cover letter, curriculum vitae, a research statement, a teaching statement, and three professional letters of reference. The letters of reference should be sent from the referees directly to kuhepexprof[AT]ku.edu. For additional information about the position, please contact: Professor Alice Bean, Search Committee Chair, Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Kansas, kuhepexprof[AT]ku.edu. Initial review of applications will begin October 31, 2016 and will continue as long as needed to identify a qualified pool. 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 universitys 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. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.4. Prof/AP/Senior Lecturer/Lecturer positions in gravity at Rhodes University, South Africa ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12197 Deadline: 2016-10-10 Location: Grahamstown, South Africa Additional Information: https://www.ru.ac.za/jobs/currentvacancies/academic/name_160903_en.html Contact: d.pollney[AT]ru.ac.za The Department of Mathematics of Rhodes University has two vacancies in Applied Mathematics, which will be appointable at the Professor, Associate Professor, Senior Lecturer or Lecturer level. In particular, we are looking for candidates with a strong research record in gravity, gravitational waves, or cosmology to contribute to current departmental strengths in these areas. Candidates should have a PhD in mathematics, applied mathematics, or related disciplines, and a record of publications in accredited journals. For more senior posting, they should also have experience teaching at the undergraduate and post-graduate level in applied mathematics or theoretical physics, as well as an active research programme. The Mathematics Department of Rhodes University consists of nine permanent members, offering degrees in both Pure and Applied Mathematics at the undergraduate and graduate level. The department is a member of the National Astrophysics and Space Sciences Program (NASSP), and operates a small computer cluster for research and teaching. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.5. Postdoctoral Fellowships at Perimeter Institute, Waterloo, Canada ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12207 Deadline: 2016-11-15 Location: Waterloo, ON, Canada Additional Information: http://link.perimeterinstitute.ca/c/306/b39681ddaf9db1c320c94522f85ef7f29ee… Contact: llehner[AT]perimeterinstitute.ca Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics invites applications for postdoctoral positions from new and recent PhDs working in fundamental theoretical physics. Our areas of strength include classical gravity, condensed matter theory, cosmology, particle physics, mathematical physics, quantum fields and strings, quantum foundations, quantum information, and quantum gravity. We also encourage applications from scientists whose work falls in more than one of these categories. Our postdoctoral positions are normally for a period of three years. Outstanding candidates may also be considered for a senior postdoctoral position with a five-year term. Perimeter Institute offers a dynamic, multi-disciplinary environment with maximum research freedom and opportunity to collaborate within and across fields. Our postdoctoral positions are intended for highly original and intellectually adventurous young theorists. Perimeter offers comprehensive support including a generous research and travel fund, opportunities to invite visiting collaborators, and help in organizing workshops and conferences. A unique mentoring system gives early-career scientists the feedback and support they need to flourish as independent researchers. The Institute offers an exceptional research environment and is currently staffed with 42 full-time and part-time faculty members, 50 Distinguished Visiting Research Chairs, 59 Postdoctoral Researchers, 51 Graduate Students, and 28 exceptional masters-level students participating in Perimeter Scholars International. Perimeter also hosts hundreds of visitors and conference participants throughout the academic year. We welcome all candidates to apply by November 15th, 2016, however applications will be considered until all positions are filled. Applicants must submit: curriculum vitae, a statement of research interests, a list of publications, and arrange for at least three letters of reference to be sent on their behalf. Applications (including recommendation letters) must be submitted through Perimeter Institute's online application form +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.6. Positions in Financial Mathematics at Monash University ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/09/15/positions-in-financial-mathem… Deadline: 2016-11-01 Location: Melbourne, Australia Additional Information: http://careersmanager.pageuppeople.com/513/ci/en/job/552231/lecturer-senior… Contact: sci-maths-jobs[AT]monash.edu Positions in Financial Mathematics at Monash University, Australia The School of Mathematical Sciences at Monash University is seeking outstanding researchers who can apply/develop mathematics to practically relevant problems arising in quantitative finance. We are also interested in researchers who are able to promote their research to the professional sector. The School is multidisciplinary with very active groups in research areas that include mathematical finance, PDEs, stochastic modelling, scientific computing, optimisation and machine learning. In particular, the school is currently expanding its reach in the area of Financial Mathematics by: - the recent creation of a Master of Financial Mathematics - developing partnerships with financial institutions - developing its academic research activity, particularly in the areas of stochastic control, computational finance, and systematic investment strategies. We have a number of positions ranging from Lecturer to Associate Professor. If you are highly motivated and would enjoy being part of a supportive team of academic and professional staff, apply now. Applications must be submitted online by the due date and must address the selection criteria. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.7. Postdoctoral positions in pulsar timing/low-frequency gravitational-wave science at Caltech/JPL ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12225 Deadline: 2016-12-01 Location: Pasadena, California, USA Additional Information: https://jobregister.aas.org/job_view?JobID=55115 Contact: Michele.Vallisneri[AT]jpl.nasa.gov The Caltech-JPL Gravitational Wave Pulsar-Timing Array group invites applications for one or more postdoctoral appointments in GW detection with pulsar-timing arrays. This position is one of several funded through the North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves (NANOGrav), an NSF Physics Frontier Center (http://nanograv.org) The goal of the NANOGrav PFC is to open an observational window on the low-frequency GW Universe. The Gravitational Wave-Pulsar Timing Array group at Caltech-JPL conducts research on a broad range of topics: we conduct pulsar-timing observations, we analyze pulsar-timing data to search for GWs from different classes of sources, we explore the astrophysics of nanoHertz GW sources and their environments, and we develop next-generation algorithms for GW detection and noise characterization (most notably of interstellar propagation effects). In this search, we theorists/data analysts, as well as radioastronomers interested in timing pulsars with telescopes including Arecibo, Green Bank, the JPL Deep Space Network, and other large international observatories. Our postdoctoral researchers are part of a diverse community of NANOGrav members in the United States and Canada, and benefit from collaboration with researchers at a range of institutions; they play a large role in the work of the International Pulsar Timing Array, and have ample opportunities for international travel and collaboration. In addition, they enjoy close interactions with the theorists within Caltech's astrophysics group, and with LIGO researchers at Caltech's LIGO lab. The initial appointment is for one year with the possibility of renewal for two additional years, and could start as early as 2017 January. Salary and benefits are competitive (comparable to national fellowships). To apply, please send a CV, publication list, and statement of research, and arrange for three letters of recommendation to be sent to Michele Vallisneri (Michele.Vallisneri[AT]jpl.nasa.gov) before December 1st, 2016. Consideration of applicants will begin immediately. Caltech is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.8. Postdoctoral Researcher (Physics & Astronomy), Baton Rouge, LA ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/09/20/postdoctoral-researcher-physi… Deadline: 2017-01-15 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Additional Information: https://lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/LSU/job/LSU---Baton-Rouge/Postdoctoral-Re… Contact: pullin[AT]lsu.edu Postdoctoral Researcher/Senior Postdoctoral Researcher (Three positions anticipated) Position Type: Other Academic Department: LSUAM Science - PA - Relativity - Lead (Jorge Pullin (00011087)) Work Location: LSU - Baton Rouge Pay Grade: The theoretical relativity group expects to have, contingent on funding opening(s) for a postdoctoral researcher(s) or senior postdoctoral researcher(s) working in quantum gravity, quantum cosmology and/or theoretical cosmology. The initial appointment will be for one year and is expected to be renewed for another one or two years subject to satisfactory progress and availability of funds. The core relativity group at LSU consists of Iván Agullo', Steve Brandt, Frank Loeffler, Peter Diener, Jorge Pullin and Parampreet Singh, and several graduate students. In addition to that, LSU hosts a strong experimental gravity group with activity in LIGO, whose Livingston site is 30 miles away from Baton Rouge. LSU is also host to the Center for Computation & Technology (CCT), a multidisciplinary research center which includes computational groups in several areas of science, engineering and the humanities. Several researchers in the relativity group have joint appointments at CCT. Responsibilities: The postdoctoral researcher or senior postdoctoral researcher will perform research on cosmology, quantum gravity, loop quantum cosmology and/or quantum field theory in curved space-time which includes but is not limited to the following: research development, writing scientific papers, presenting talks at scientific meetings, participating in other local, state, national and international developments in theoretical relativity physics. 100% effort Required Qualifications: (Both levels): Ph.D. in Physics or related with a track record of research in cosmology or quantum field theory in curved space-time or quantum gravity. (Senior Postdoc): Three years of postdoctoral experience. Special Instructions: Application requirements in addition to cover letter and resume: Please submit a statement of research interests. A copy of your original transcript(s) may be attached to your application (if available). However, original transcripts are required prior to hire. Posting Date: September 19, 2016 Closing Date (Open Until Filled if No Date Specified): Additional Position Information: Background Check - An offer of employment is contingent on a satisfactory pre-employment background check. Benefits - LSU offers outstanding benefits to eligible employees and their dependents including health, life, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement options; various leave options; paid holidays; wellness benefits; tuition exemption for qualified positions; training and development opportunities; employee discounts; and more! Essential Position (Y/N): EEO Statement: LSU is committed to diversity and is an equal opportunity / equal access employer. HCM Contact Information: Questions or concerns can be directed to the LSU Human Resources Management Office at 225-578-8200 or emailed HR[AT]lsu.edu +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.9. Postdoc position in numerical relativity at Cornell University ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/09/21/postdoc-position-in-numerical… Deadline: 2016-12-01 Location: Ithaca, NY, USA Additional Information: http://astro.cornell.edu Contact: saul[AT]astro.cornell.edu Cornell University expects to have an opening for a Research Associate in numerical relativity starting in September, 2017. The position requires a Ph.D. and experience in numerical relativity or computational physics. The position is for one year, with subsequent renewals depending on performance and the availability of funds. The Cornell Relativity Group consists of Saul Teukolsky and Eanna Flanagan, senior research associate Larry Kidder and research associate Mike Boyle. There will also be opportunities to interact with the Theoretical Astrophysics Group, including Rachel Bean, David Chernoff, Dong Lai, Richard Lovelace, and Ira Wasserman. Applicants should submit a resume with a list of publications, and arrange for three letters of recommendation to be sent to: Lynda Sovocool, Finance and Human Resource Manager, lmk3[AT]cornell.edu. Completed applications should be received no later than December 1, 2016. Diversity and inclusion have been and continue to be a part of our heritage. Cornell University is a recognized EEO/AA employer and educator. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.10. Three faculty positions at Montclair State University, New Jersey, USA ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12245 Deadline: 2016-11-30 Location: Montclair, New Jersey, USA Additional Information: https://www.mathjobs.org/jobs/1223 Contact: marc.favata[AT]montclair.edu Dear Colleagues, The Mathematical Sciences Department (which includes Physics) at Montclair State University has three openings for tenure-track or tenured positions. The first position is in physics or astronomy. The second is in applied mathematics (but includes areas relevant to some physicists). The third is for a department chairperson and is open to experienced researchers in any area of physics or mathematics. Montclair State is in northern New Jersey, about 15 miles west of Manhattan. We are New Jersey's second largest university, and have recently been designated as a Hispanic-serving institution and a Research-3 Doctoral University in the Carnegie classification. The normal teaching load for research-active faculty is ~18 credits per year (distributed over two semesters). A typical physics course varies from 3 credits (lecture only) to ~7.2 credits (48-person lecture + two lab sections). Feel free to contact Marc Favata (marc.favata[AT]montclair.edu) for additional information about the university or the positions listed below. 1. Tenure-track position in Physics [deadline 1 December 2016]: Applications are invited for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level in Physics. Priority will be given to a physicist or astronomer with expertise in experiment, instrumentation, or data analysis. Applications from all areas of fundamental physics or astronomy are welcome to apply. We are especially, but not solely, interested in candidates with expertise in gravitational physics, atomic physics, nuclear or particle physics, exoplanets or solar system astronomy, radio astronomy, quantum computing, biophysics, and statistical physics. The ideal candidate will have a broad knowledge of experimental physics and will be able to directly involve undergraduates in hands-on laboratory research. For more information and to apply see: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/7906 2. Tenure-track position in Applied Mathematics [deadline 30 November 2016]: Applications are invited for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level in Applied Mathematics. Exceptionally qualified candidates may be considered at higher rank. Preference will be given to candidates with potential to engage with and reinforce the following active areas of research by current faculty: applied dynamical systems, computational fluid dynamics, computational modeling, mathematical biology and medical imaging. However, strong candidates in all areas of applied mathematics will be considered. For more information and to apply see: https://www.mathjobs.org/jobs/jobs/9129 3. Department chairperson [deadline 18 November 2016]: The Department of Mathematical Sciences at Montclair State University seeks applicants for a tenured-faculty position at the associate or full professor rank to serve as the Department Chairperson. The successful candidate will provide leadership for the Department by promoting the development of research activities and educational programs, effective handling of administrative responsibilities, as well as by articulating the Departments scientific and educational mission within the University and to the broader community. In addition to the requisite academic qualifications, candidates should have excellent communication and interpersonal skills as well as a demonstrated ability to manage administrative functions in an academic environment. Applicants must have a doctoral degree in a field related to the disciplines represented within the Department of Mathematical Sciences, and a sustained record of research activity that includes scholarly publications as well as a record of securing and successfully managing externally funded grant awards. In addition, the applicant must show evidence of effective teaching, mentoring students in research, as well as strong administrative and leadership experience. For more information and to apply see: https://www.mathjobs.org/jobs/jobs/9119 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.11. INFN Postdoctoral position in Cosmology, Bologna, Italy ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12248 Deadline: 2016-11-15 Location: Bologna, Italy Additional Information: http://www.ac.infn.it/personale/theo_fellowships/ Contact: finellif[AT]bo.infn.it The Bologna INFN InDark research group associated to the INFN program "Inflation, Dark Matter and the Large-Scale Structure of the Universe" invites applications for one postdoctoral position in Cosmology. The deadline for applications is November 15, 2016. The position will be a 1 + 1 year appointment, reserved to non-italian citizens (or italians who spent at least 3 years in research institutes abroad). See http://www.ac.infn.it/personale/theo_fellowships/ for more details and restrictions. The annual gross salary is euro 40.000,00. Travel tickets to and from INFN sites will be reimbursed at the beginning and at the end of the fellowship; also lunch tickets will be provided for working days. The appointed fellow should start the fellowship not later than November 1, 2017; however, special requests to defer the starting date can be considered. Permanent staff team members of the InDark group in Bologna are: Carlo Burigana, Stefano Ettori, Fabio Finelli, Massimo Meneghetti, Lauro Moscardini. Other members of the group include Marco Baldi, Federico Marulli, Daniela Paoletti. The group has a broad range of interests in cosmology, including inflation, dark energy, implications of current and future CMB and LSS data. The group has a strong involvement in international large programs, such as Planck and Euclid. Applications, in electronic form, must be sent to INFN not later than November 15, 2016 through the website http://www.ac.infn.it/personale/theo_fellowships/ and one should choose: BO Inflation, Large Scale Structures and Cosmology The following items are requested for the online application: Curriculum Vitae Publication list At least three reference letters (specifying name, surname and e-mail of each referee). For further Info: - see http://www.ac.infn.it/personale/theo_fellowships/ - or e-mail Fabio Finelli, finellif[AT]bo.infn.it The candidate will also benefit from the strong interaction with other nodes participating in the INFN InDark project (for more information on the INFN InDark project see https://web2.infn.it/CSN4/IS/Linea5/InDark/InDark.html) Padova INFN Section and University of Padova, Italy (coordinating node of the InDark project) Ferrara INFN Section and University of Ferrara, Italy Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso and University of L'Aquila, Italy Roma Tor Vergata University, Italy Roma III University, Italy University of Torino, Italy Trieste SISSA and University of Trieste, Italy +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.12. Post-Doctoral Scholar Position at IGC, Penn State ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12252 Deadline: 2016-12-05 Location: Penn State, University Park, PA, USA Additional Information: http://gravity.psu.edu/opportunities/index.shtml Contact: rxh1[AT]psu.edu The Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmos at The Pennsylvania State University is seeking to fill one or more post-doctoral scholar positions in the theoretical aspects of gravitational physics. The successful candidate will participate in the research programs led by Professors Abhay Ashtekar and Eugenio Bianchi. These include projects in classical general relativity, especially gravitational waves and cosmology; loop quantum gravity with emphasis on spin foams and loop quantum cosmology; all aspects of quantum black holes with emphasis on entanglement entropy and singularity resolution; and relation between loop quantum gravity and other approaches to quantum gravity and non-perturbative techniques in quantum field theory. The larger gravitational theory group faculty includes Chad Hanna, Murat Gunaydin, Donghui Jeong, Radu Roiban, Sarah Shandera and B. Sathyaprakash. In addition Professor Alejandro Corichi holds a visiting appointment at the Institute. Successful candidates will be encouraged to interact also with mathematicians in the Center for Fundamental Theory and with members of the Center for Theoretical and Observational Cosmology. During the current academic year, the Institute has 18 post-docs (including Drs. Sydney Chamberlin, Brajesh Gupt, Duncan Meacher, Alejandro Satz, and Nelson Yokomizo in Gravitation and Cosmology). For further information on the Institute, see http://www.gravity.psu.edu/. A Ph.D. in physics or a related field is required, with a research record showing a strong background in general relativity, and at least one of the other areas listed above. While the primary responsibility of the successful candidate(s) will be to carry out research in some of these areas, we also expect them to interact strongly with the other researchers in the gravity and cosmology group at Penn State. There may be opportunities to teach one course during the appointment. The Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmos offers significant additional resources for research expenses to exceptional candidates. They can be used for academic travel, computers, software, books, etc, entirely at the post-doctoral scholar's discretion. Applications must be submitted electronically at https://psu.jobs/job/66763 and include a cover letter, CV and statement of research interests. Applicants should arrange for three reference letters to be submitted to Randi Neshteruk at rxh1[AT]psu.edu indicating the appropriate job number in the subject line. This is a fixed-term appointment funded for one year from date of hire, with possibility of re-funding. Review of applications will begin on December 5, 2016 and continue until suitable candidate(s) are found. CAMPUS SECURITY CRIME STATISTICS: For more about safety at Penn State, and to review the Annual Security Report which contains information about crime statistics and other safety and security matters, please go to http://www.police.psu.edu/clery , which will also provide you with detail on how to request a hard copy of the Annual Security Report. Penn State is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, and is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.13. PhD positions in astrophysics/gravity at Fudan, Shanghai, China ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/09/23/phd-positions-in-astrophysics… Deadline: 2016-12-01 Location: Shanghai, China Additional Information: http://www.physics.fudan.edu.cn/tps/people/bambi/ Contact: bambi[AT]fudan.edu.cn The high energy astrophysics group at Fudan University (Shanghai, China) has 1-2 PhD positions for the next academic year (starting in September 2017). The successful candidates must have a Master degree in Physics or in a related area before September 2017. Courses and research are conducted in English. The PhD program normally lasts for 3 years, but it can be extended to 4-5 years. We are looking for candidates with interest/experience in gravity and/or theoretical/observational high energy astrophysics. The group is led by Prof. Cosimo Bambi and currently consists of 3 postdoctoral researchers and several graduate and undergraduate students. More details on the projects of the group can be found here: http://www.physics.fudan.edu.cn/tps/people/bambi/ 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. Cosimo Bambi E-mail: bambi[AT]fudan.edu.cn Please arrange also at least 2 recommendation letters to be sent separately to the same email address. Applications received by December 1 will receive full consideration. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.14. Postdoctoral position in astrophysics/gravity at Fudan University ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/09/23/postdoctoral-position-in-astr… Deadline: 2016-12-15 Location: Shanghai, China Additional Information: http://www.physics.fudan.edu.cn/tps/people/bambi/ Contact: bambi(a)fudan.edu.cn The high energy astrophysics group at Fudan University (Shanghai, China) invites applications for a postdoctoral position. Applications from candidates working in any research area of gravity and high energy astrophysics will be considered, but preference may be given to those with interest/experience in: 1) Computational astrophysics 2) Black hole astrophysics 3) Gravitational waves (theory) The appointment is for 2 years. The position is available from March 2017, but it may also start later in Autumn 2017. Interested candidates should send standard application material (CV, short statement of research interests, publication list) to: Prof. Cosimo Bambi E-mail: bambi[AT]fudan.edu.cn Please arrange also at least 2-3 recommendation letters to be sent separately to the same email address. Applications received by December 15 will receive full consideration. Inquires can be sent to: Prof. Cosimo Bambi E-mail: bambi[AT]fudan.edu.cn More details on the group at Fudan University can be found here: http://www.physics.fudan.edu.cn/tps/people/bambi/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.15. Postdoctoral position in black hole astrophysics at Fudan (Shangai)/INAF (Bologna) ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/09/23/postdoctoral-position-in-blac… Deadline: 2016-12-15 Location: Shanghai/China and Bologna/Italy Additional Information: http://www.physics.fudan.edu.cn/tps/people/bambi/ Contact: bambi[AT]fudan.edu.cn The high energy astrophysics groups at Fudan University (Shanghai, China) and at INAF Bologna (Bologna, Italy) invite applications for a postdoctoral position to work in X-ray astronomy and black hole astrophysics. The administrative institution will be Fudan University, but the successful candidate is supposed to spend his appointment period partly in Shanghai and partly in Bologna. He/she will work on projects in collaboration between Prof. Cosimo Bambi (Fudan University) and Dr. Paola Grandi (INAF Bologna). The appointment is for 2 years. The position is available from March 2017, but it may also start later in Autumn 2017. Interested candidates should send standard application material (CV, short statement of research interests, publication list) to: Prof. Cosimo Bambi E-mail: bambi[AT]fudan.edu.cn Please arrange also at least 2-3 recommendation letters to be sent separately to the same email address. Applications received by December 15 will receive full consideration. Inquires can be sent to: Prof. Cosimo Bambi E-mail: bambi[AT]fudan.edu.cn Dr. Paola Grandi E-mail: paola.grandi[AT]iasfbo.inaf.it More details on the group at Fudan University can be found here: http://www.physics.fudan.edu.cn/tps/people/bambi/ More details on the group at INAF Bologna can be found here: http://www.iasfbo.inaf.it +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.16. Postdoctoral Research Associate at the eXtreme Gravity Institute ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12260 Deadline: 2016-12-01 Location: Bozeman, Montana, USA Additional Information: https://jobs.montana.edu/postings/6508 Contact: nyunes[AT]physics.montana.edu The eXtreme Gravity Institute (www.montana.edu/xgi/) at the Department of Physics of Montana State University invites applications for a 3-year postdoctoral position (starting in 2017) with a focus on extreme gravity. The eXtreme Gravity Institute is composed of faculty members Nicolas Yunes, Neil Cornish, Bennett Link and Sachiko Tsuruta, plus a new faculty hire in (extreme gravity) observational astronomy that will start in 2017. The Institute mentors a large number of graduate and undergraduate students (approx. 25), hosts international workshops and will soon host summer schools on topics related to extreme gravity. The institute is also deeply involved in public outreach, formal and informal education. The successful applicant will work closely with faculty member Nico Yunes on theoretical physics topics related to extreme gravity, such as neutron stars, black holes, compact binary systems, gravitational waves, and experimental tests of General Relativity. These topics can range from purely theoretical work (like gravitational wave theory or modified gravity theory) to a combination of theory and data-analysis (like Bayesian model selection), associated with a set of extreme gravity instruments, such as advanced LIGO, evolved LISA, pulsar timing arrays, binary pulsar radio-telescopes, the NICER X-ray telescope or the Fermi and Swift gamma-ray telescopes. The successful candidate will possess a set of wide-ranging interests in extreme gravity and expertise in theoretical and computational work. In particular, the applicant must demonstrate research experience/creativity, breadth and depth of knowledge in extreme gravity, high productivity and high quality publications, and mastery of written and oral communication. A Ph.D in physics, astronomy, or a related discipline is required by the start of employment. Interested candidates will submit an application at https://jobs.montana.edu/postings/6508, which must include a resume/CV, a list of publications, a list of presentations, a research statement (3-page limit, 1-inch margins, 12 pt font), and contact information for three references. After submission of an application, our system will contact all references to request (confidential) letters of recommendation. The deadline for submission of an application is December 1st 2016. For more information, please refer to the job link or email Prof. NIco Yunes (nyunes[AT]physics.montana.edu) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.17. Postdoctoral position in gravity at the University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/09/26/postdoctoral-position-in-grav… Deadline: 2016-10-31 Location: Fredericton, Canada Additional Information: http://www.math.unb.ca/~gravity Contact: mhetheri[AT]unb.ca The Gravity Group at the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at UNB Fredericton (www.math.unb.ca/~gravity) has a postdoctoral position available beginning as early as January 2017, for a period of two years (the precise start date is negotiable). The group has three faculty members (Jack Gegenberg, Viqar Husain and Sanjeev Seahra), several graduate students, and typically 1-2 postdocs. Research interests include classical general relativity, cosmology and quantum gravity. Applications should be made via email to Marilyn Hetherington (mhetheri[AT]unb.ca). Informal inquiries about this position should be directed to Sanjeev Seahra (sseahra[AT]unb.ca). Applications must include curriculum vitae, list of publications, research statement, and three references. The deadline for receipt of completed applications (including reference letters) is October 31, 2016. The position is partially funded by the Atlantic Association for Research in the Mathematical Sciences (AARMS | aarms.math.ca). +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.18. Lagrange Postdoc Fellowships - Institut Lagrange de Paris, France ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12279 Deadline: 2016-11-16 Location: Paris, France Additional Information: http://ilp.upmc.fr Contact: contact[AT]ilp.upmc.fr The Lagrange Institute (ILP) invites applications from scientists with recent PhDs for several Fellowships beginning in 2017. The Lagrange Fellows will receive a salary according to experience, and generous travel, research, and visitor funds, for 2+1years. The ILP unites research groups from the Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris, the Laboratoire de Physique Nucleaire et Hautes Energies, and the Laboratoire de Physique Theorique et Hautes Energies with internationally recognized research programs in theoretical and observational cosmology, (astro-)particle physics, and theoretical and experimental high energy physics. The Institutes mission is to advance foundational questions on the origin, constituents, dynamics and fate of the Universe through the interplay of theory, computation, and data. The ILP maintains a lively visitors program and hosts regular workshops and conferences throughout the year. Successful candidates will have demonstrated outstanding research creativity and have the potential to develop and lead projects in collaboration with ILP members. The Lagrange fellows are immersed in an internationally visible research environment with rich intellectual and computational resources, and opportunities for involvement in the leading astronomical observations and (astro-)particle physics experiments of the decade. Research strengths include (but are not limited to) theoretical and observational cosmology, the cosmic beginning, dark matter and dark energy research, theoretical and experimental (astro-)particle physics, quantum field theory and quantum gravity. Detailed information about the Lagrange Institute, its members, its mission, and instructions on how to apply for a Lagrange Postdoc Fellowship can be found on the ILP website. All application materials including reference letters have to be received by the 16th of November, 2016 to guarantee full consideration. The number of fellowships is conditional on funding. Included Benefits: The positions include comprehensive benefits packages such as transportation and lunch subsidies, medical insurance, maternity leave and retirement benefits. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.19. Assistant Professor in the Computational or Theoretical Astrophysics of Strongly Gravitating Systems, Durham, NH USA ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12283 Deadline: 2016-11-15 Location: Durham, NH USA Additional Information: http://physics.unh.edu/jobs Contact: benjamin.chandran[AT]unh.edu The Department of Physics and Space Science Center at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) invite applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning August, 2017, in the area of gravitational astrophysics, with a particular emphasis on the numerical modeling of compact objects and their gravitational or electromagnetic radiation. The successful applicant can expect to interact with a number of active research groups, including: the high-energy theory group, whose interests include classical gravitational physics, quantum gravity, and string theory; the high-energy astrophysics group, which conducts experimental research in gamma-ray astronomy and is currently working on efforts to measure gamma-ray burst polarization; and the space-plasma theory group, which is involved in theoretical studies and numerical modeling of heliospheric plasmas and magnetospheres. UNH is a research university on the beautiful New Hampshire seacoast, roughly an hour north of Boston, with significant resources for numerical scientists, including UNH's Integrated Applied Math Program and a CRAY XE6m-200 supercomputer. The successful candidate will have a strong track record of research accomplishments and outstanding potential for teaching and securing external grant funding. Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Physics, Astronomy, or a related field. Review of applications will begin on Nov. 15, 2016. Applicants should submit their application as a single PDF document to Ms. Katie Makem-Boucher at physics.search[AT]unh.edu. This document should contain a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and brief summaries of teaching interests and future research plans. The applicant should also arrange for three letters of reference to be sent to the same address. Inquiries about the position should be directed to Prof. Ben Chandran at benjamin.chandran[AT]unh.edu. UNH is an AA/EEO Employer. UNH is committed to excellence through diversity of its faculty and staff and encourages women and minorities to apply. For a more comprehensive job description, visit http://physics.unh.edu/jobs. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.20. Research Associate/Fellow position available in Gravitational Wave Astronomy at UWA, Perth, Australia ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12288 Deadline: 2016-12-15 Location: Perth, Australia Additional Information: http://www.physics.uwa.edu.au/research/gravitational-wave-astronomy Contact: linqing.wen[AT]uwa.edu.au The University of Western Australia (UWA) gravitational wave astronomy group (http://www.physics.uwa.edu.au/research/gravitational-wave-astronomy) invites applications for a postdoctoral Research Associate (level A) or Research Fellow (level B) position in the broad areas of gravitational wave signal processing, astrophysics, and multi-messenger astronomy for ground-based interferometric gravitational-wave detectors and/or pulsar timing array. From 2017, the group will be part of the newly funded ARC Center of Excellence for Gravitational wave Discoveries (http://www.arc.gov.au/arc-centres-excellence) (OzGrav). The initial appointment will be for one year, renewable up to three years depending funding situation and performance. The position is available immediately. We are looking for highly motivated applicants with interest in the area of gravitational wave search pipeline development, its applications to multi-messenger astronomy, as well as in astrophysics of gravitational wave sources. Background with astrophysics and/or supercomputing is a plus. The postdoc or scientist will have opportunities to develop their own research programs and obtain future funding support through competitive funding programs in Australia. Informal enquiries of the position can be made to Prof. Linqing Wen by email at linqing.wen AT uwa.edu.au. A complete application should include a CV including a list of publications, a statement of research interests, and names and contact information of at least three references. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.21. Postdoctoral Fellowships & Research Associates at CITA, Toronto, Canada ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/09/27/postdoctoral-fellowships-rese… Deadline: 2016-11-15 Location: Toronto, Canada Additional Information: http://www.cita.utoronto.ca Contact: pfeiffer[AT]cita.utoronto.ca CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR THEORETICAL ASTROPHYSICS (CITA) The Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (CITA) is inviting applications for postdoctoral research positions. For more information and application instructions, please see below or visit our website at www.cita.utoronto.ca and click "Opportunities". POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS Postdoctoral research fellowships beginning September 1, 2017 are being offered at the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics. A PhD in any field of theoretical astrophysics is required. Fellows are expected to carry out original research in theoretical astrophysics under the general supervision of the permanent faculty whose interests include: cosmology, interstellar matter, galaxy, star and planet formation, solar physics, high energy astrophysics, numerical relativity and gravitational waves. We only accept electronic submissions. Applicants will be asked to submit a curriculum vitae, statement of research interests and arrange for three letters of recommendation. The deadline for applications and all letters of recommendation is November 15, 2016. Please apply online: https://icat.cita.utoronto.ca/pdf The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from racialized persons / persons of colour, women, Indigenous / Aboriginal People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas. RESEARCH ASSOCIATE POSITIONS Research Associate positions are for three to five years duration. The start date will be September 1, 2017. Applicants should have an excellent research record in astrophysics and postdoctoral experience. The primary duty is to carry out original research in theoretical astrophysics, but Research Associates are also expected to work with postdoctoral fellows and to assist with the administration of the Institute. All applicants for these positions are also considered automatically for postdoctoral fellowships. We only accept electronic submissions. Applicants will be asked to submit a curriculum vitae, statement of research interests and arrange for three letters of recommendation. The deadline for applications and all letters of recommendation is November 15, 2016. Please apply online: https://icat.cita.utoronto.ca/pdf All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from racialized persons / persons of colour, women, Indigenous / Aboriginal People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas. NATIONAL POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS As part of its mandate to promote research throughout Canada, CITA provides partial support for postdoctoral fellows working in theoretical astrophysics or closely related fields at Canadian universities other than the University of Toronto, through its National Fellows Program. The responsibility for identifying and nominating potential CITA National Fellows who will work at a given university lies with the faculty at that university. Only faculty at Canadian universities may submit nominations. The deadline for these nominations November 15, 2016 for fellowships to start in September 2017. Please check with the nominating institution for their internal deadlines. If you are interested in applying for National Fellowships at other universities in Canada, please contact any of the following faculty by email or check department websites for further research and application details: Natasha Ivanova, University of Alberta (nata.ivanova[AT]ualberta.ca) Brett Gladman, University of British Columbia (gladman[AT]phas.ubc.ca) Gary Hinshaw, University of British Columbia (hinshaw[AT]phas.ubc.ca) Alan Coley, Dalhousie University (aac[AT]mathstat.dal.ca) Andrew Cumming, McGill University (Contact: Kelly Lepo / kelly.lepo[AT]mgcill.ca) Paul Charbonneau, Université de Montreal (paulchar[AT]astro.umontreal.ca) Julio Navarro, University of Victoria (jfn[AT]uvic.ca) Eric Poisson, University of Guelph (epoisson[AT]uoguelph.ca) Shantanu Basu, University of Western Ontario (basu[AT]uwo.ca) James Wadsley/Hugh Couchman, McMaster University (wasdsley[AT]mcmaster.ca) Kayll Lake, Queens University (http://www.queensu.ca/physics) Please submit nominations online: http://icat.cita.utoronto.ca/natfel +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.22. Max Planck Postdoctoral Fellowship at the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences, Bangalore, India ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/09/30/max-planck-postdoctoral-fello… Deadline: 2016-12-02 Location: Bangalore, India Additional Information: https://www.icts.res.in/opportunities/mpf2016 Contact: ajith[AT]icts.res.in Applications are invited for a Max Planck Partner Group Postdoctoral Fellowship at the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS) of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Bangalore. This fellowship is supported by the Max Planck Partner Group in Astrophysical Relativity at ICTS, working in collaboration with the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics, Hannover. ELIGIBILITY: Applications are invited from highly motivated young scientists with a proven track record. Candidates are expected to have a PhD in Physics Astrophysics or Astronomy with excellent track record. SALARY AND BENEFITS: The initial appointment will be for two years, with possibility of extension up to a third year, based on the scientific activity of the Fellow. The position carries a monthly salary of Rs. 60,000 and a housing allowance of Rs. 15,000. Fellows can also opt for free Institute accommodation in lieu of the housing allowance. Fellows receive health insurance and a research grant of Rs. 200,000 per year. Fellows will also have the opportunity to apply for additional travel and research grants offered by the ICTS as well as the national funding agencies. 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), Nathan K Johnson-McDaniel, Arunava Mukherjee, Sumit Kumar, Haris M K (postdocs), Abhirup Ghosh, Ajit Kumar Mehta (graduate students) and several visiting undergraduate students. K. G. Arun, Sascha Husa, Mark Hannam, Badri Krishnan and Tarun Souradeep are visiting associates. The groups 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. The Max Planck Partner Group in Astrophysical Relativity was established in 2015 in collaboration with the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics in Hannover, Germany. The fellows have the opportunity to spend extended periods at the Max Planck Institute. ICTS is a new initiative in Indian science with a mandate to foster excellence in the basic sciences through its programs and to be a node for scientific information and values. Apart from hosting a large number of visitor-driven academic programs, ICTS runs world-class in-house research programs in three broad areas: spacetime physics, complex systems and mathematics. ICTS hosts strong visitors and associates 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. HOW TO APPLY: Interested candidates can apply online with their CV, list of publications, a research proposal (not more than two pages) and a covering letter (PDF). The applicants also need to arrange at least three recommendation letters to be uploaded here. The nominal deadline is Dec 02, 2016; but applications will be considered until the positions are filled. The nominal starting date of Sep 1, 2017 is negotiable. Informal queries may be addressed to ajith[AT]icts.res.in +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 3. News ============================================== 3.1. In memory of Dietrich Kramer ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/09/16/in-memory-of-dietrich-kramer/ Additional Information: Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Dietrich Kramer helped shape Theoretical Physics at the Friedrich-Schiller University in Jena with his far-reaching research and well-loved teaching. Dietrich was born on May 24, 1939 in Weida/Thuringia and discovered his interest in the sciences early on. He was a student at the University of Jena from 1957 to 1962 and earned his Diplom in Physics with honours. At that time, Prof. Schuetz held experimental physics, Prof. Eckardt Technical Physics, Prof. Schuster and Drs Schmutzer and Weber Theoretical Physics. In 1966, he received his doctorate with a dissertation entitled "Bispinor Fields in Curved Spaces" with Prof. Ernst Schmutzer as his supervisor, whom Dietrich Kramer held in high esteem throughout his life. He then turned his research attention to exact solutions of Einstein's field equations, a field in which he received international acclaim. The year 1980 was marked by particular success, when he was awarded a prize from the Gravity Research Foundation for the article "Soliton Concept in General Relativity", was invited to hold a plenary lecture at the GR9 conference, and Cambridge University Press published the monograph "Exact Solutions of Einstein's Field Equations" that he had co-authored with Stephani, MacCallum and Herlt - still a highly cited standard work. In 1970, Dietrich Kramer received his habilitation with a thesis on "Invariance Transformations of Exact Vacuum Solutions in General Relativity", which marked the beginning of his long-standing teaching activities and duties at the Department of Physics in Jena. The long overdue professorship was given to him in 1992 after the German reunification. In the decade that followed, he continued his successful research and teaching career. In addition, he also took on administrative responsibilities such as Director of the Theoretical Physics Institute that was now open to scientists from both sides of the former iron curtain and attracted guests from around the world. Prof. Dietrich Kramer passed away on August 30, 2016 after a protracted illness. He will be fondly remembered by all his colleagues and students as a deeply caring and dedicated person. Gernot Neugebauer and Reinhard Meinel ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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[Hyperspace-list] Hyperspace Bulletin for September 2016
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########################################## Table of Contents ########################################### 1. Conferences 1.1. Testing Gravity 2017, Vancouver, Canada 1.2. Summer School "Between Geometry and Relativity", Vienna, Austria 1.3. 2016 Midwest Relativity Meeting, Waterloo, Canada 1.4. Quantum Gravity in the Southern Cone VII, Punta del Este, Uruguay 1.5. Modern Developments in General Relativity and their Historical Roots, Kings College London, UK 1.6. The 26th Japanese workshop on General Relativity and Gravitation, Osaka, Japan 1.7. GW161212: The Universe through gravitational waves, New York, USA 1.8. Models of Gravity - Black Holes, Neutron Stars, and the Structure of Space-time, Oldenburg, Germany 2. Jobs 2.1. Postdoctoral position in Gravitational Wave Astronomy, Rhodes University, South Africa 2.2. Research Fellow in Gravitational Wave Astronomy and Compact Binary Source Modelling, Cardiff, UK 2.3. Post-doc in gravitational-wave astronomy, AEI Hannover, Germany 2.4. Associate Professor or Professor of Physics, at General Relativity Group, FaMAF, Universidad Nacional de Cordoba 2.5. PhD student position in gravitational-wave astronomy, AEI Hannover, Germany 2.6. PhD Fellowships in Physics at the University of Parma, Italy 3. News 3.1. Summer News of the Chalonge-de Vega School, Paris, France 3.2. The Physics of Extreme Gravity Stars: Using Binaries to probe the Violent Universe 3.3. New book: "Conformal Methods in General Relativity", by Juan A. Valiente Kroon 3.4. New textbook (in German): "Spezielle und allgemeine Relativitaetstheorie fuer Bachelorstudenten", by Reinhard Meinel ============================================== 1. Conferences ============================================== 1.1. Testing Gravity 2017, Vancouver, Canada --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/08/04/testing-gravity-2017/ Starting: 2017-01-25 to 2017-01-28 Location: Vancouver, Canada Additional Information: https://www.sfu.ca/physics/cosmology/TestingGravity2017/ Contact: testing-gravity-2017[AT]sfu.ca The registration is currently open for the 2nd Testing Gravity conference in Vancouver, January 26-28, 2017. The conference will provide an opportunity for experts on different ways of testing Gravity to meet and exchange their ideas. There will be a one-day school on Wed Jan 25 with lectures covering the key topics of the conference. 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. It is particularly relevant given the recent detection of gravity waves by LIGO. The conference will provide an opportunity for theorists, experimentalist and observers to discuss new ways of testing GR and some of the alternative gravity theories, taking advantage of improving technologies and new observational windows. Topics will include gravitational waves, pulsars, black holes; terrestrial tests, atomic interferometry, gravity on short distances; particle cosmology, dark matter; cosmological probes - CMB, 21 cm, redshift surveys, weak lensing; modified gravity theories; quantum gravity and emergent gravity. The school on Wed Jan 25 will feature four lectures providing background into main topics covered by the conference. The conference, Jan 26-28, will feature invited and contributed talks, and a poster session. For further information and to register please visit the conference website. Local information, such as suggested accommodation, will be posted soon. We are looking forward to seeing you in Vancouver. The Scientific Organizing Committee: Andrei Frolov, Makoto Fujiwara, Levon Pogosian, Maxim Pospelov, Dimitrios Psaltis, and Douglas Scott +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.2. Summer School "Between Geometry and Relativity", Vienna, Austria --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/08/08/summer-school-between-geometr… Starting: 2017-07-17 to 2017-07-21 Location: Vienna, Austria Additional Information: http://www.univie.ac.at/AGESI_2017/school/ Contact: piotr.chrusciel[AT]univie.ac.at Summer School: Between Geometry and Relativity The school is part of the special program "Geometry and Relativity" at the Erwin-Schroedinger-Institute (ESI) in Vienna. It is aimed at doctoral students and young researchers. Its goal is to present the latest developments in the field to younger colleagues and to researchers participating in the program and wishing to expand their research perspective. The school will also serve as a stepping stone for younger colleagues who wish to attend the conference. We plan 6 lecture series for a total of 21 hours of lectures. In addition to the lectures there will be three two-hour problem sessions on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday to accompany the lecture series of Corvino, Galloway, Ringstroem, and Schoen. A ``reader" of lecture notes will be made available in due time. A prerequisite is some grounding in differential geometry and general relativity. Applications for participation can be submitted online. Applications received by April 15 will receive full consideration, with a first selection of participants by early May. Later applications might be considered depending upon the outcome of the first selection. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.3. 2016 Midwest Relativity Meeting, Waterloo, Canada --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12136 Starting: 2016-10-13 to 2016-10-15 Location: Waterloo, Canada Additional Information: http://perimeterinstitute.ca/conferences/2016-midwest-relativity-meeting Contact: llehner[AT]perimeterinstitute.ca The 26th Midwest Relativity Meeting aims to bring together researchers from across the Midwest and beyond to discuss General Relativity and a broad range of topics in gravitational physics, including classical and quantum gravity, numerical relativity, relativistic astrophysics, cosmology, gravitational waves, and experimental gravity. Participants may present talks of approximately 10-15 minutes each. We encourage submissions of observational and theoretical talks; all participants, especially postdocs and graduate students, are invited to contribute talks on their current research. [The meeting will start the afternoon of the 13th, and have full days on the 14th and 15th of October, 2016] +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.4. Quantum Gravity in the Southern Cone VII, Punta del Este, Uruguay --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/08/18/quantum-gravity-in-the-southe… Starting: 2017-03-30 to 2017-04-01 Location: Punta del Este, Uruguay Additional Information: http://qgscvii.fisica.edu.uy Contact: qgscvii[AT]fisica.edu.uy FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT The seventh edition of the Quantum Gravity in the Southern Cone workshop, first held in 1996, will take place March 30th-April 1st in Punta del Este, Uruguay. The purpose of the meeting is to bring together world specialists on quantum gravity, geometry and field theory with scientists and students from the southern region of Latin America. There will be a series of invited lectures and a few short communications and posters by the participants, with ample time for discussions. A preliminary list of speakers includes Invited speakers: Ivan Agullo, Louisiana State University Abhay Ashtekar, Penn State Nathan Berkovits, ICTP-SAIFR Eugenio Bianchi, Penn State Daniel Harlow, Harvard University Alok Laddha, Chennai Mathematical Institute Juan Maldacena, Institute for Advanced Study Carmen Nunez, University of Buenos Aires Javier Olmedo, Louisiana State University Alejandro Perez, Universite Aix-Marseille Achilleas Porfyriadis, Harvard University Rafael Porto, ICTP-SAIFR Victor Rivelles, University of Sao Paulo Andrew Strominger, Harvard University Pedro Vieira, ICTP-SAIFR Matias Zaldarriaga, Institute for Advanced Study Jorge Zanelli, CECS International Organizing Committee: Rodolfo Gambini (Montevideo), Carmen Nunez (Buenos Aires), Jorge Pullin (Louisiana State), Victor Rivelles (Sao Paulo), Jorge Zanelli (Valdivia). Local organizers: Rodolfo Gambini (Chair), N. Barrios, F. Benitez, M. Campiglia, R. Eyheralde, E. Mato, R. Porto, M. Reisenberger, S. Torterolo. The conference will take place at the Jean Clevers Hotel http://www.jeanclevers.com The meeting is sponsored by the University of the Republic (Uruguay), ANII (Uruguay), The National Science Foundation (USA), Hearne Institute (USA), SAIFR-ICTP (Brazil). A second circular and call for contributed abstracts and registration will be coming out soon. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.5. Modern Developments in General Relativity and their Historical Roots, Kings College London, UK --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12150 Starting: 2017-01-10 to 2017-01-12 Location: Kings College London, UK Additional Information: http://grkcl.org/ Contact: george.papadopoulos[AT]kcl.ac.uk Speakers: Glenn Barnich (Universite' Libre de Bruxelles) Pierre Binetruy (Universite' Paris Diderot) Piotr Chrusciel (University of Vienna) Mihalis Dafermos (University of Cambridge) Thibault Damour (IHES, Paris) Stephen Fairhurst (Cardiff University) Larry Ford (Tufts University) Stefan Hollands (University of Leipzig) Daniel Kennefick (University of Arkansas) Viatcheslav Mukhanov (LMU Munich) Roger Penrose (University of Oxford) Harvey Reall (University of Cambridge) David Robinson (King's College London) Description: The conference will give an account of modern developments in general relativity and in particular, there will be lectures on -the recent discovery of gravitational waves at LIGO, the status of such future experiments and the theoretical calculation that underpin such effects, -the roles of asymptotic symmetries in general relativity, such as the Bondi-Metzner-Sachs (BMS) group, and its applications that include the progress made towards understanding the information paradox for black holes, -the status of the uniqueness theorems in four and higher dimensions, and the investigation of the classical stability of black holes, -the quantum fluctuations in the early universe and their role in structure formation. As is very well known, general relativity was discovered by Einstein in 1915. However, apart from some important early developments, such as Einstein's work on gravitational waves, the discovery of the Schwarzschild black hole and the cosmological models, it went through a very long dormant period which ended around the mid 1950's. There was a lack of understanding of what were the observables in such a theory, and this even led to the widespread impression that it was not really a physically predictive theory at all. The modern very active subject that general relativity has become, can be traced back to the work of a small number of researchers and institutions. One of the most important centres was the general relativity group in the Department of Mathematics at King's College London, created by Bondi. Members of this group initiated many of the main themes of this conference, including Pirani's work on gravitational waves, which provides the theoretical foundation of the LIGO experiment, Bondi and Sachs's investigation of symmetries of asymptotically flat spacetimes, known as the BMS group, the formulation of Penrose diagrams, Robinson's work on the uniqueness theorem of black holes, and the study by Davies, Ford and others of quantum effects in curved spacetimes. The conference will also feature a number of talks to recall this period of research at King's. Organizers: George Papadopoulos and Peter West +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.6. The 26th Japanese workshop on General Relativity and Gravitation, Osaka, Japan --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/08/23/the-26th-japanese-workshop-on… Starting: 2016-10-24 to 2016-10-28 Location: Osaka City, Japan Additional Information: http://www.gw.hep.osaka-cu.ac.jp/jgrg26/ Contact: jgrg26[AT]gwv.hep.osaka-cu.ac.jp This is the 2nd circular of the 26th Japanese workshop on General Relativity and Gravitation (JGRG26). 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. Dates October 24 (Mon) - 28 (Fri), 2016 Venue Large Conference Room (10F), Media Center, Sugimoto Campus of Osaka City University Registration Registration opening day: 11 July 2016 Registration deadline : 18 August 2016 for participants who need visa; 23 September 2016 for other participants. Please visit Website: http://www.gw.hep.osaka-cu.ac.jp/jgrg26/ The invited speakers: Chris Van Den Broeck (Nikhef, Netherlands) Rong-Gen Cai (ITP, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China) Matthew W. Choptuik (University of British Columbia, Canada) Hideki Ishihara (Osaka City University, Japan) Nobuyuki Kanda (Osaka City University, Japan) David Langlois (Laboratoire APC, France) Anupam Mazumdar (Consortium for Fundamental Physics, UK) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.7. GW161212: The Universe through gravitational waves, New York, USA --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/08/29/august-26-2016-comments-off-o… Starting: 2016-12-12 to 2016-12-15 Location: Simons Center, New York Additional Information: http://scgp.stonybrook.edu/archives/19820 Contact: jrodgers[AT]scgp.stonybrook.edu The recent but historical detection of gravitational waves by LIGO marks the dawn of the era of gravitational-wave astronomy. What were the ingredients and demands for detection? What have we learned, and what can we learn from this and future observations? This workshop will address these issues, by bringing together experts in different fields, from data-analysis to numerical relativity and theorists. Gravitational-wave science is now a truly interdisciplinary topic. Typical searches for gravitational waves require accurate templates for the signal, which in turn require state-of-the-art numerical and analytical modelling. Understanding how these searches and modelling are done is essential for an understanding of the limits of the searches, and what one can infer from them. The first direct detection of gravitational waves is also, most likely, the first direct observation of black holes in Nature, as well as a first observation of merging black holes. In addition, it marks the first astronomical measure of the mass and spin of black holes. The number of black hole binaries merging within the range of detectors is tied to the entire history of the universe itself. What have we learned from these first observations and how many sources do we expect for future detectors? At a fundamental level, gravitational waves carry information about an hitherto unknown territory: strong-field, dynamical gravity. This is a unique opportunity to learn about new physics. What is the evidence for the existence of event horizons and ergoregions? Are there new radiation channels that become important at strong gravitational potentials? This workshop will be a unique opportunity to discuss these issues in an informal setting, with ample time for discussions with some of the main actors in their fields. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.8. Models of Gravity - Black Holes, Neutron Stars, and the Structure of Space-time, Oldenburg, Germany --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12179 Starting: 2016-10-04 to 2016-10-07 Location: Oldenburg, Germany Additional Information: http://www.models-of-gravity.org/news-announcements/single-view/article/04-… Contact: jutta.kunz[AT]uni-oldenburg.de It is our pleasure to announce the conference on Models of Gravity - Black Holes, Neutron Stars, and the Structure of Space-time at the University of Oldenburg, Oct. 4-7, 2016 You are very welcome to participate. This conference brings together leading experts in the field of black hole research covering observational as well as the theoretical aspects of the phenomenon. The following keynote speakers have confirmed their participation and talk: S. Yazadjiev, A. Wojnar, E. Winstanley, H. Verlinde, A. Trova, C. Rovelli, V. Perlick, P. Nedkova, M. Moscibrodzka, A. Lobanov, B. Krishnan, C. Kiefer, C. Gruber, S. Gillessen, S. Giddings, V. Frolov, I. Fernini, C. Fendt, A. Eckart, G. Dvali, D. Doneva, J. Dexter, V. Cardoso, X. Calmet, H. Benaoum, A. Aliev With best regards and on behalf of the SOC, Silke Britzen, Jutta Kunz and Claus Laemmerzahl +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 2. Jobs ============================================== 2.1. Postdoctoral position in Gravitational Wave Astronomy, Rhodes University, South Africa ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/08/02/postdoctoral-position-in-grav… Deadline: 2016-09-16 Location: Rhodes University, South Africa Additional Information: https://www.ru.ac.za/mathematics/ Contact: n.bishop[AT]ru.ac.za Location: Rhodes University, South Africa Deadline: 16 September 2016 Salary: Up to R220 000 per year (tax-free) Tenure: 1 + 1 year (Extension to a second year is subject to performance and availability of funds) Starting date: 1 January 2017 The appointment is for a maximum of two years with a starting date of 1 January 2017. The focus of the gravitational wave group at Rhodes University is numerical relativity applied to binary black hole systems. We are interested to expand this focus, so we will also be happy to consider applicants from associated areas of gravitational wave astronomy. The group currently comprises two faculty members, one postdoc and research students. The faculty members involved in gravitational wave research are Nigel Bishop and Denis Pollney. Their research profiles can be viewed at https://scholar.google.co.za/citations?user=m8CpFJkAAAAJ&hl=en and at https://scholar.google.co.za/citations?user=lOK_rucAAAAJ&hl=en Please apply via e-mail attaching a single PDF file that contains a letter of application, and a CV with a list of publications and a statement of accomplished research. The application should include the date of award of the PhD degree; and if not yet formally awarded, please explain your current status and the expected date of formal award of the degree. Please also arrange for 2 letters of recommendation to be sent in support of the application. All these items should be emailed to n.bishop[at]ru.ac.za with subject Postdoc Application Candidate name. To receive full consideration, applications should be received by 16 September 2016. Late applications will be considered at our discretion. Informal inquires may be directed to Nigel Bishop, n.bishop[AT]ru.ac.za +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.2. Research Fellow in Gravitational Wave Astronomy and Compact Binary Source Modelling, Cardiff, UK ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12134 Deadline: 2016-09-14 Location: Cardiff, UK Additional Information: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/jobs Contact: mark.hannam[AT]astro.cf.ac.uk Cardiff Gravitational Physics (http://www.astro.cardiff.ac.uk/research/gravity/) is seeking applications to fill the position of Research Fellow. This is a four-year European Research Council (ERC) funded position at the Research Fellow (Grade 7) level. The emphasis of the post will be on modelling of compact-binary systems using a combination of numerical simulations and analytic methods, and developing algorithms for the detection and study of gravitational-wave signals from compact binary mergers in data from Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) and Advanced Virgo. Other 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 to model 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 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 detection 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 available from 1st November 2016, but the precise starting date is negotiable. The position is full-time and fixed term until 30 September 2020. Salary: GBP 40,082 - GBP 46,414 per annum (Grade 7) Closing date: Wednesday, 14 September 2016 Informal enquiries can be made to Prof. Mark Hannam by email at mark.hannam[AT]astro.cf.ac.uk. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.3. Post-doc in gravitational-wave astronomy, AEI Hannover, Germany ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/08/12/post-doc-in-gravitational-wav… Deadline: 2016-09-15 Location: Hannover, Germany Additional Information: http://www.aei.mpg.de/1919706/post-doc-mprg-hannover Contact: frank.ohme[AT]ligo.org The Albert Einstein Institute in Hannover is offering a position for a post-doctoral researcher in the newly formed independent research group led by Frank Ohme. The research focus is on the interpretation of gravitational-wave observations made by the Advanced LIGO+Virgo network with the help of Bayesian parameter estimation techniques and numerical simulations of colliding binaries. The start date is negotiable, but can be as early as 1st January 2017. The Initial appointment will be for 2 years, with potential to extend to a maximum of 5 years. We are part of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration. The independent research group will use large scale numerical simulations of colliding black hole (and/or neutron star) binaries to interpret experimental data from gravitational-wave detectors and extract the source properties of binary observations. Other research pursued at the Albert Einstein Institute include analysis algorithms for a variety of gravitational-wave sources, analytical and numerical signal modelling, tests of General Relativity, as well as gravitational-wave detector improvements. We are looking for a highly motivated post-doctoral scientist to work in our newly established independent research group. You should have a PhD in Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science or related fields, with experience in one or more of the following research areas: Gravitational-wave data analysis, gravitational-wave theory, numerical simulations of black hole or neutron star binaries, Bayesian parameter estimation methods, astrophysics of binary formation and merger, signal processing and signal reduction. For more information, please see http://www.aei.mpg.de/1919706/post-doc-mprg-hannover. For informal enquiries, contact frank.ohme[AT]ligo.org. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.4. Associate Professor or Professor of Physics, at General Relativity Group, FaMAF, Universidad Nacional de Cordoba ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12145 Deadline: 2016-10-28 Location: Cordoba, Argentina Additional Information: http://www2.famaf.unc.edu.ar/grupos/grg/ Contact: gdotti[AT]famaf.unc.edu.ar Additional Information: http://www.famaf.unc.edu.ar/ Person of Contact: Dr. Gustavo Dotti (gdotti[AT]famaf.unc.edu.ar) The General Relativity Group at FaMAF-UNC, Cordoba, Argentina, announces an opening for a researcher-Professor position. The Universidad Nacional de Cordoba (UNC) is one of the Latin America leading research-focused universities. With over 100,000 students, and 8800 Professors, it is among the largest of the Universities in South America. The different Faculties of the UNC cover a wide range of subjects of the human knowledge. The Facultad de Matematica Astronomia Fisica y Computacion (FaMAF) has strong research groups across the spectrum of areas within Pure and Applied Mathematics, Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Astronomy, Astrophysics and Computer Science. FaMAF also has well elaborated graduate and doctoral programs. About the role We are announcing the opening for a position within the General Relativity Group at FaMAF. We are seeking to appoint in an area of general relativity with applications to present worldwide topics of interest. The successful candidate will have an excellent research profile and will be expected to contribute to the development of a research project in the General Relativity Group at FaMAF. The successful candidate will also have the ability and flexibility to teach across a range of topics related to Physics at the undergraduate and graduate levels; excellent organizational and leadership skills; ability to work well with students, faculty, and administrators. About the mechanism During November of 2016, there will be a preliminary selection of interested researchers that will enter the standard procedure of FaMAF to incorporate new Professors. During the first months of 2017, there will be a formal selection and the successful candidate is expected to join the Faculty as early as the 1st of April 2017. Pay and Benefits Interested researchers are also expected to apply to a position at Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas (CONICET); which pays the difference between the University salary and CONICET one. This agency also supply grants for researchers. The level of the position at FaMAF and at CONICET are naturally dependent on the curriculum of the candidate. Both positions provide health-care programs. Candidates must be able to demonstrate their eligibility to work in Argentina in accordance with the current Immigration laws. Inquiries may be made to Dr. Gustavo Dotti (gdotti[AT]famaf.unc.edu.ar). Please ensure you send a letter stating your interest in the position to Dr. Osvaldo Moreschi (moreschi[AT]fis.uncor.edu) FaMAF-IFEG, Ciudad Universitaria, Cordoba, Argentina; and include with your letter a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, a teaching statement and a research statement. Interested researchers should arrange for at least three letters ofrecommendation to be emailed to Prof. Osvaldo Moreschi at (moreschi[AT]fis.uncor.edu) or mailed to: FaMAF-IFEG, Ciudad Universitaria, (5000) Cordoba, Argentina Initial review of applications will begin October 31, 2016. The closing date for sending your interest in the position is Friday 28 of October, 2016 Please visit http://www.famaf.unc.edu.ar/ for information about the Facultad and http://www2.famaf.unc.edu.ar/grupos/grg/ for information about the General Relativity Group at FaMAF. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.5. PhD student position in gravitational-wave astronomy, AEI Hannover, Germany ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/08/22/phd-student-position-in-gravi… Deadline: 2016-09-15 Location: Hannover, Germany Additional Information: http://www.aei.mpg.de/1922169/phd-student-position-in-gravitational-wave-as… Contact: frank.ohme[AT]ligo.org The Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute) in Hannover is offering a position for a PhD student in the newly formed independent research group led by Frank Ohme. The research focus is on the interpretation of gravitational-wave observations made by the Advanced LIGO+Virgo network with the help of Bayesian parameter estimation techniques and numerical simulations of colliding binaries. The start date is negotiable, but can be as early as 1st January 2017. We offer a Max Planck funding contract for 3 years, with potential extension of further 6 months. We are part of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration. The independent research group will use large scale numerical simulations of colliding black hole (and/or neutron star) binaries to interpret experimental data from gravitational-wave detectors and extract the source properties of binary observations. Other research pursued at the Albert Einstein Institute include analysis algorithms for a variety of gravitational-wave sources, analytical and numerical signal modelling, tests of General Relativity, as well as gravitational-wave detector improvements. We are looking for a highly motivated student to work in our newly established independent research group. You should have a University degree in Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science or related fields, with interest in one or more of the following research areas: Gravitational-wave data analysis, gravitational-wave theory, numerical simulations of black hole or neutron star binaries, Bayesian parameter estimation methods, astrophysics of binary formation and merger, signal processing and signal reduction. For more information, please see http://www.aei.mpg.de/1922169/phd-student-position-in-gravitational-wave-as…. For informal enquiries, contact frank.ohme[AT]ligo.org. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.6. PhD Fellowships in Physics at the University of Parma, Italy ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/08/26/phd-fellowships-in-physics-at… Deadline: 2016-09-05 Location: Parma, Italy Additional Information: http://www.difest.unipr.it/it/notizie/calls-phd-positions-physics-and-earth… Contact: cristiano.viappiani[AT]unipr.it The Department of Physics and Earth Sciences [1] at the University of Parma [2] invites applications for its Ph.D. program. The fellowships start November 1st 2016 and have a duration of 3 years. The PhD program covers several scientific areas, including Gravitational physics, Numerical Relativity and Gravitational Waves. The specific research topics of this call are 1. Perturbative and non-perturbative physics in quantum field theory: theoretical and computational features 2. Quantum Control and Quantum Simulation 3. Molecular technologies for multi-phase complex systems 4. Development and characterization of novel semiconducting oxides 5. Nanostructured materials for photocatalytic or optical applications 6. Biophysical studies on bacterial photoreceptors of agronomic and biotechnological relevance 7. High orders in Numerical Stochastic Perturbation Theory: renormalons and study of quasi conformal windows 8. Metal surface fabrication with ultrashort laser pulses 9. Modeling gravitational waves from compact binary mergers 10. New active materials for ion batteries and supercapacitors based on carbon nanostructures 11. Development of photosensitizing proteins for superresolution microscopy 12. Experimental study of non-equilibrium transformations in cooking processes and definition of statistical models The application deadline is September 5th 2016. The selection will be based on the curriculum of the candidate and on an interview. In the application the candidate must choose and specify only one research topic. Details on the call and instructions on the on-line application can be found at: http://www.difest.unipr.it/it/notizie/calls-phd-positions-physics-and-earth… Other links: [1] http://www.difest.unipr.it/en [2] http://en.unipr.it/ [3] http://www.difest.unipr.it/it/notizie/calls-phd-positions-physics-and-earth… +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 3. News ============================================== 3.1. Summer News of the Chalonge-de Vega School, Paris, France ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/08/08/summer-news-of-the-chalonge-d… Additional Information: http://chalonge.obspm.fr Summer News of the Chalonge - de Vega School 1. All presentations during the Chalonge - de Vega 20th Paris Cosmology Colloquium 2016 are available on line in pdf format in "Programme and Lecturers .pdf " here: http://chalonge.obspm.fr/Programme_Paris2016.html http://chalonge.obspm.fr/colloque2016.html Contents: Peter Biermann , Maria Cristina Falvella, Anastasia Fialkov, Gerard Gilmore, Mattew Greenhouse, Dmytro Iakubovskyi, Anthony Lasenby, Nicola Menci, Felix Mirabel, Sinziana Paduroiu, Paolo Salucci, Norma G. Sanchez, George F. Smoot, Benjamin Wandelt Casey Watson, Christian Weinheimer. The Album of Pictures of the Colloquium is available here: http://chalonge.obspm.fr/album2016/index.html http://chalonge.obspm.fr/colloque2016.html 2. The Hector J. DE VEGA MEDAL was presented and awarded. A Summary of the medal presentations is available here: http://chalonge.obspm.fr/HectordeVegaMedal.pdf 3. The HIGHLIGHTS and CONCLUSIONS of the Meudon Workshop 2016: Warm Dark Matter Astrophysics in Agreement with Observations and keV Sterile Neutrinos is available here: http://chalonge.obspm.fr/Highlights_and_Conclusions_CIAS2016.pdf On line presentations of the Meudon WDM Workshop http://chalonge.obspm.fr/Programme_CIAS2016.html http://chalonge.obspm.fr/Cias_Meudon2016.html 4. The full Programme 2016 and Sessions: http://chalonge.obspm.fr/Programme2016.html We thank all again, for having contributed so much to these meetings and we look forward to seeing you again in the next events of this series. With Compliments and kind regards http://chalonge.obspm.fr/HdeV.html Norma G. Sanchez and the Chalonge de Vega School Team http://chalonge.obspm.fr/. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.2. The Physics of Extreme Gravity Stars: Using Binaries to probe the Violent Universe ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12151 Additional Information: http://agenda.albanova.se/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=4988 3.5 week workshop including conference Organisers: NISSANKE, Samaya (chair) FENDER, Rob KULKARNI, Shri OFEK, Eran DAVIES, Melvyn FYNBO, Johan ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.3. New book: "Conformal Methods in General Relativity", by Juan A. Valiente Kroon ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/08/26/new-book-conformal-methods-in… Additional Information: http://www.cambridge.org/9781107033894 Author: Juan A. Valiente Kroon, Queen Mary University of London This book offers a systematic exposition of conformal methods and how they can be used to study the global properties of solutions to the equations of Einstein's theory of gravity. It shows that combining these ideas with differential geometry can elucidate the existence and stability of the basic solutions of the theory. Introducing the differential geometric, spinorial and PDE background required to gain a deep understanding of conformal methods, this text provides an accessible account of key results in mathematical relativity over the last thirty years, including the stability of de Sitter and Minkowski spacetimes. For graduate students and researchers, this self-contained account includes useful visual models to help the reader grasp abstract concepts and a list of further reading, making this the perfect reference companion on the topic. Length: 622 pages, contains 73 b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781107033894 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.4. New textbook (in German): "Spezielle und allgemeine Relativitaetstheorie fuer Bachelorstudenten", by Reinhard Meinel ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12177 Additional Information: http://www.springer.com/9783662498552 A new textbook published by Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. Its first two parts give an elementary introduction to special and general relativity. The third part ("Ergaenzungen fuer Fortgeschrittene") deals with mathematical methods that can be used, for example, to solve the black hole boundary value problem of the stationary and axially symmetric Einstein-Maxwell equations leading to the Kerr-Newman solution in a unique and straightforward manner. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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########################################## Table of Contents ########################################### 1. Conferences 1.1. Short Gamma-Ray Bursts: from observation to numerical simulations, Trento, Italy 1.2. Summer school on relativistic accretion, Bremen, Germany 1.3. Astrophysics in the Era of Gravitational Wave and Multimessenger Observations, Annapolis, USA 1.4. First Hermann Minkowski Meeting on the Foundations of Spacetime Physics, Varna, Bulgaria 2. Jobs 2.1. ESA Research Fellowships in Space Science 2.2. Post-Doctoral Research in Space Physics at the University of Kansas 2.3. Associate Professor or Professor of Applied Mathematics at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia 2.4. Teaching Specialist at the University of Kansas 2.5. PhD Fellowships in Physics at the University of Trento, Italy 2.6. Research Associate in Cosmology (Fixed Term), Cambridge, UK 2.7. Lecturer in General Relativity, Queen Mary University of London, UK 2.8. Postdoctoral position in Gravitational Wave Astronomy, Rhodes University, South Africa 3. News 3.1. CQG Highlights of 2015 now live 3.2. LOOPS'17, Warsaw, Poland 3.3. XI School of the Division of Gravitation and Mathematical Physics, Mexican Physical Society: "Quantum Gravity, schemes, models and phenomenology" ============================================== 1. Conferences ============================================== 1.1. Short Gamma-Ray Bursts: from observation to numerical simulations, Trento, Italy --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12048 Starting: 2016-09-08 to 2016-09-09 Location: Trento, Italy Additional Information: http://www.unitn.it/event/sgrb2016 Contact: riccardo.ciolfi[AT]unitn.it The merger of binary systems composed of compact objects such as neutron stars (NSs) and black holes (BHs) is at the same time (i) the most promising source of gravitational waves for ground-based detectors like advanced LIGO and Virgo and (ii) the leading scenario to explain the phenomenology of Short Gamma-ray Bursts (SGRBs), which are among the most energetic explosions observed in the universe. This year, with the very first detection of gravitational waves from a binary BH system, the topic of compact binary mergers represents more than ever a cutting-edge research frontier. Theoretical effort to understand the dynamics of such systems via large-scale numerical simulations in general relativity has brought major advancements in the last decade, revolutionizing the predictive power of the models. In addition to the study of the emitted gravitational wave signals, a key goal of these simulations is to explain the origin of SGRBs and also in this respect 2016 has been a very important year: for the first time, binary neutron star merger simulations have shown the generation of an incipient jet compatible with the necessary conditions to power a SGRB. Thanks to missions like Swift and Fermi, an unprecedented quantity of high-quality observational data on SGRBs has been collected, raising new questions that challenge the standard theoretical picture. A common discussion among observers and theorists of SGRBs is very urgent and the points of contact between the two communities are in most cases insufficient or absent. The main aim of this Workshop is to create a forum for a common discussion that includes some of the world leading experts in the field of gamma-ray bursts phenomenology on the one hand, and in compact binary merger modelling and simulations on the other hand. Multimessenger astronomy and astrophysics based on gravitational waves, SGRBs and other electromagnetic signals emitted by merging compact binary systems is an emerging field of research that will certainly attract an increasing number of young scientists. This event represents also an occasion of formation for students and postdocs that are attracted to the field. INVITED SPEAKERS Maria Grazia Bernardini (U. Montpellier) Marica Branchesi (U. Urbino) Pablo Cerda-Duran (U.Valencia) Paolo Davanzo (INAF Brera) Bruno Giacomazzo (U.Trento) Wolfgang Kastaun (U.Trento) Kenta Kiuchi (U. Kyoto) Paul OBrien (U. Leicester) Vasileios Paschalidis (Princeton) * Tsvi Piran (Hebrew U. Jerusalem) Stephan Rosswog (U. Stockholm) Ruben Salvaterra (INAF IASF) Daniel Siegel (Columbia) Giulia Stratta (U. Urbino) *=TBC REGISTRATION You can register by sending an email to the Chairman (riccardo.ciolfi[at]unitn.it), including your name and institution. In case you want to propose a contribution (short talk), you can also provide title and abstract. Please consider that for practical reasons the number of participants is limited to 30-35. A selection will be made among the proposed contributions. There is no registration fee to attend the meeting. Registration and abstract submission deadline: August 20, 2016. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.2. Summer school on relativistic accretion, Bremen, Germany --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12055 Starting: 2016-09-26 to 2016-09-30 Location: Bremen, Germany Additional Information: http://www.models-of-gravity.org/news-announcements/single-view/article/26-… Contact: witzany[AT]zarm.uni-bremen.de The Research Training Group (RTG) Models of Gravity organises a summer school on relativistic accretion in September, 26-30, at the University of Bremen, Germany. The full title of the summer school is "Relativistic accretion: theoretical models and their application to observations", the main foci of the school are the analytical models, current state of observational data from accretion discs around astrophysical black holes and Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN), and the application of the theoretical models for determination of the properties of astrophysical compact objects from observations. Confirmed Speakers: Marek A. Abramowicz, N. Copernicus Astronomical Center, Warsaw, Poland. Wolfgang J. Duschl, Christian-Albrechts-Universitaet, Kiel, Germany. Vladimir Karas, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. Odele Straub, LUTH, Observatoire de Paris, France The registration deadline is on August 29. More info can be found by clicking on the "external link" above. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.3. Astrophysics in the Era of Gravitational Wave and Multimessenger Observations, Annapolis, USA --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/07/20/astrophysics-in-the-era-of-gr… Starting: 2016-11-09 to 2016-11-11 Location: Annapolis, Maryland, USA Additional Information: https://jsi.astro.umd.edu/conferences/2016-jsi-workshop Contact: john.g.baker[AT]nasa.gov The first gravitational wave observations are now beginning to reveal information directly from the extreme final moments of compact object binaries including black holes and, soon perhaps, also neutron stars. Astronomers now have a new probe into these objects and the physical processes which drive their creation and dynamics. This meeting will explore the consequence of these new observations. How does this new information supplement what we have already learned from electromagnetic observations and from theoretical modeling? What new questions will be addressed by combined multimessenger observations? Session topics: Gravitational wave observations and astronomy What we know about binary black hole systems Binary black holes in the GW and multimessenger era What we know about binary neutron star binary systems Neutron star binaries in the GW and multimessenger era The future GW and multimessenger era +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.4. First Hermann Minkowski Meeting on the Foundations of Spacetime Physics, Varna, Bulgaria --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/07/23/first-hermann-minkowski-meeti… Starting: 2017-05-15 to 2017-05-18 Location: Varna, Bulgaria Additional Information: http://www.minkowskiinstitute.org/meetings/2017/ Contact: minkowski2017[AT]minkowskiinstitute.org To mark the 110th anniversary of Hermann Minkowski's two lectures in 1907, which presented the novel ideas and the mathematical formalism of the four-dimensional physics of spacetime (summarized in Minkowski's famous lecture Space and Time a year later), the Minkowski Institute initiates a biennial series of meetings - Hermann Minkowski Meetings on the Foundations of Spacetime Physics. These meetings bring together experts on the foundations of spacetime physics as well as beginners in the field. 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 - for example, on the history behind the discovery of the spacetime structure of the world and on conceptual issues. Contributed papers in the form of extended abstracts of up to two pages (but not less than one page) should be emailed by Tuesday, January 31, 2017 to minkowski2017[AT]minkowskiinstitute.org. Submissions will be reviewed and notification of acceptance will be given by Wednesday, March 1, 2017. Scientific Organizing Committee: Abhay Ashtekar (Penn State University) Dennis Dieks (Utrecht University) 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) 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 Wüthrich (University of Geneva) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 2. Jobs ============================================== 2.1. ESA Research Fellowships in Space Science ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12051 Deadline: 2016-09-26 Location: Noordwijk, NL and Madrid, Spain Additional Information: http://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 young scientists, holding a PhD or the equivalent degree, with the means of performing space science research in fields related to the ESA Science and Robotic Exploration Programmes. 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 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 2017. Preference will be given to applications submitted by candidates within five years of receiving their PhD. 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, invalidity and death benefits. A monthly deduction covers these short-term and long-term risks. The deadline for applications is 29 October 2016. 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 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.2. Post-Doctoral Research in Space Physics at the University of Kansas ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12067 Deadline: 2016-08-15 Location: Lawrence, KS, USA Additional Information: https://employment.ku.edu/staff/6725BR Contact: cravens[AT]ku.edu Applications are invited for a post-doctoral position in space physics at the University of Kansas beginning as early as October 1, 2016. Ph.D. in physics, astronomy, or a related field associated with space physics by date of appointment and demonstrated experience in space physics or astrophysics or related field as evidenced by application materials. The initial appointment is for one year with possibility of renewal for another year subject to review and continued grant funding. Candidates with relevant interests and experience are sought. For complete position announcement and to apply on-line go to https://employment.ku.edu/staff/6725BR . A complete electronic application will include: letter of application, curriculum vitae, statement of research, list of publications and a list of 3 references. In addition, applicants should arrange for the three cited references to send letters of reference to: Thomas E. Cravens, Professor, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kansas, 1251 Wescoe Hall Dr., 1082 Malott Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045-7582. Review of applications will begin August 15, 2016. For consideration, please apply before August 15, 2016. Inquiries can be made by email to cravens[AT]ku.edu with a copy to tizby[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 universitys 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. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.3. Associate Professor or Professor of Applied Mathematics at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/07/22/associate-professor-or-profes… Deadline: 2016-08-30 Location: Melbourne, Australia Additional Information: http://www.jobs-monash.jxt.net.au/academic-jobs/associate-professor-or-prof… Contact: sci-maths-jobs[AT]monash.edu Over the years Monash has built a strong reputation in Mathematics and, following the relocation of some of the more applied research areas, the School of Mathematics is embarking on a unique expansion across broad areas of Mathematics. A large number of appointments have been made in Pure and Applied Mathematics since 2014 and we wish to further strengthen the Applied area with this position. Outstanding candidates in Applied Mathematics are invited to apply for this position. Research areas of interest include PDEs, scientific computing, fluid dynamics, mathematical finance, numerical analysis, asymptotic analysis, applied analysis, dynamical systems, nonlinear dynamics with engineering applications and mathematical biology. We are interested in outstanding researchers who apply mathematics to problems in science, engineering, technology, or other related fields. Successful candidates at level D/E will be expected to take a leadership role within the department. All candidates will be expected to have outstanding research records and help our drive for excellence across the school. The school recognises the need for a strong mathematical underpinning of research in many schools across the campus, and is committed to delivering outstanding mathematics teaching across the campus. The appointment will be on a continuing basis at a level appropriate to the successful candidate's qualifications and experience. Applications must be submitted online and address the selection criteria outlined in the position description. Confidential enquiries regarding the position may be made to Professor Philip Hall, Head, School of Mathematical Sciences. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.4. Teaching Specialist at the University of Kansas ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12078 Deadline: 2016-10-01 Location: Lawrence, KS, USA Additional Information: https://employment.ku.edu/academic/6745BR Contact: shark[AT]ku.edu The University of Kansas is inviting applications for a Teaching Specialist in the Department of Physics and Astronomy. The position is expected to begin as early as January 1, 2017. Required: Ph.D. in Physics, Astronomy or a closely related field; record of excellence in teaching college-level General Physics and Astronomy courses; excellent organizational and leadership skills; ability to work well with students, faculty, and administrators; and demonstrated written communication skills. For a complete announcement and to apply online go to: https://employment.ku.edu/academic/6745BR . A complete online application includes the following materials: on-line application; C.V.; cover letter that addresses relevant teaching, leadership, and organizational experience; teaching statement; statement of research interests and skills; transcript copy if degree has been obtained in the last five years; and the names and contact information for three references. Candidates should arrange for at least three letters of recommendation to be emailed to Prof. Chris Fischer at shark[AT]ku.edu or mailed to the Department of Physics and Astronomy, 1251 Wescoe Hall Drive, Room 1082, Malott Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045 USA. Initial review of applications will begin October 1st, 2016, and will continue as needed to ensure a large, high quality, and diverse applicant pool. 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 Universitys programs and activities. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies and is the Universitys 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. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.5. PhD Fellowships in Physics at the University of Trento, Italy ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/07/27/phd-fellowships-in-physics-at… Deadline: 2016-08-31 Location: Trento, Italy Additional Information: http://www.unitn.it/en/ateneo/1940/announcement-of-selection Contact: bruno.giacomazzo[AT]unitn.it The Physics department at the University of Trento invites applications for PhD fellowships starting in November 2016. The PhD fellowships have a duration of 3 years and a gross salary of 13638.47 EUR per year (about 1000 EUR per month after taxes). The PhD program covers several scientific areas, including also Gravitational Wave Astronomy, Theoretical Physics, and Astroparticle Physics. More details about the doctoral school in Physics can be found at http://web.unitn.it/en/drphys The Department of Physics includes faculty members working on computational astrophysics (Giacomazzo), nuclear astrophysics (Leidemann, Pederiva), gravitational wave detectors (Dolesi, Prodi, Vitale, Weber), theory of general relativity and cosmology (Vanzo, Zerbini), and astroparticle physics (Battiston, Lazzizzera). Students with interests in one of these areas are strongly encouraged to apply. Applications for the doctoral positions are accepted from candidates, regardless of gender, age, and nationality, who have a Master's degree (equivalent to the Italian "laurea magistrale"). Any degree in Physics or related disciplines will be given preferential status. Applications are also accepted from students who expect to get their degree by October 31 2016. The University of Trento is ranked among the top 5 universities in Italy and it is characterized by an international and diverse student population. The city of Trento is located on the Italian Dolomites and it is very well connected with several destinations in Italy and Europe. The deadline for applications is August 31 2016 at 4 pm Italian time. The selection will be based on the curriculum of the candidate and on an oral exam (candidates permanently residing abroad by the date of the oral exam may take the exam by phone or videoconference in their country of residence). More information about the application process can be found here: http://www.unitn.it/en/ateneo/1940/announcement-of-selection +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.6. Research Associate in Cosmology (Fixed Term), Cambridge, UK ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12106 Deadline: 2016-08-08 Location: Cambridge Additional Information: http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/10990/ Contact: jdb34[AT]hermes.cam.ac.uk The Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics of the University of Cambridge invites applications for a post-doctoral position in cosmology to start in fall 2016 (or earlier). This position is initially for a one-year period at Cambridge, funded by an STFC Consolidated Grant. Further details and the online application link can be found at http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/10990/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.7. Lecturer in General Relativity, Queen Mary University of London, UK ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12109 Deadline: 2016-09-01 Location: London Additional Information: https://webapps2.is.qmul.ac.uk/jobs/job.action?jobRef=QMUL9082 Contact: megan.liddle[AT]qmul.ac.uk Queen Mary is one of London and the UKs leading research-focused universities. With over 20,000 students, it is amongst the largest of the colleges of the University of London. Queen Marys 4,000 staff teach and research across a wide range of subjects in Science and Engineering, the Humanities, Social Sciences and Laws, and Medicine and Dentistry. The School of Mathematical Sciences has an exceptionally strong research presence across the spectrum of areas within Pure and Applied Mathematics, and is currently organised into six research groups, namely: Algebra, Combinatorics, Complex Systems and Networks, Dynamical Systems and Statistical Physics, Geometry and Analysis, and Probability and Applications. The School also has large and popular undergraduate and graduate programmes. It is a strategic aim of the School to expand its research profile in the direction of General Relativity, with a strong computational component. To attain this goal, the School is committing considerable resources to the development of a strong group of academics and researchers, at different stages of their careers, with a core interest in numerical and mathematical aspects of general relativity. Within this framework, a new position, with broad yet complementary scope, is opened. About the role Applications are invited for a Lectureship in General Relativity. We are seeking to appoint in an area of numerical general relativity with applications to gravitational waves. This includes (but not limited to) simulations of black hole binaries, with or without accretion disks, neutron stars, supernovae explosions, relativistic hydrodynamics and closely related fields such as post-Newtonian expansions, self-force calculations and gravitational collapse among others. Having some form of connection with the LIGO or eLISA collaborations may be considered as an advantage. The successful candidate will have an excellent research profile in numerical general relativity and will be expected to contribute to the development of a research platform in computational mathematics in the School. The successful candidate will also have the ability and flexibility to teach across a range of topics related to computational aspects of Mathematics such as numerical solutions of PDEs and programming at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Outstanding candidates in the general area of general relativity will also be considered, including those whose research background does not tightly match the description above. The School and Athena SWAN Charter for Women in Science The School holds a departmental Bronze Athena SWAN Award and is a registered supporter of the LMS Good Practice scheme. We are committed to the equality of opportunities and to advancing womens careers. We have policies to support staff returning from long-term absence, for flexible arrangements for staff with parental responsibilities and for child-care support for the attendance of conferences. As part of the Schools commitment to the Athena SWAN and the LMS Good Practice principles we strongly encourage applications from women. Please visit www.maths.qmul.ac.uk for information about the School and www.maths.qmul.ac.uk/equality/athena-swan for our family friendly policies and parental leave. Pay and Benefits The post is full-time and permanent. Starting salary will be in the range GBP 39,745 - GBP 49,486, inclusive of London Allowance. Benefits include 30 days annual leave, childcare vouchers scheme, defined benefit pension scheme and interest free season ticket loan. The successful candidate will be expected to start the post as soon as possible. Candidates must be able to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. Where required this may include entry clearance or continued leave to remain under the Points Based Immigration Scheme. Informal enquiries may be made to Dr. Pau Figueras (p.figueras[AT]qmul.ac.uk). Please ensure you include with your application a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, a teaching statement and a research statement. The closing date for applications Thursday 1 September 2016 Interviews are expected to be held on Tuesday 27 September 2016. Valuing Diversity and Committed to Equality +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.8. Postdoctoral position in Gravitational Wave Astronomy, Rhodes University, South Africa ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/08/02/postdoctoral-position-in-grav… Deadline: 2016-09-16 Location: Rhodes University, South Africa Additional Information: https://www.ru.ac.za/mathematics/ Contact: n.bishop[AT]ru.ac.za Location: Rhodes University, South Africa Deadline: 16 September 2016 Salary: Up to R220 000 per year (tax-free) Tenure: 1 + 1 year (Extension to a second year is subject to performance and availability of funds) Starting date: 1 January 2017 The appointment is for a maximum of two years with a starting date of 1 January 2017. The focus of the gravitational wave group at Rhodes University is numerical relativity applied to binary black hole systems. We are interested to expand this focus, so we will also be happy to consider applicants from associated areas of gravitational wave astronomy. The group currently comprises two faculty members, one postdoc and research students. The faculty members involved in gravitational wave research are Nigel Bishop and Denis Pollney. Their research profiles can be viewed at https://scholar.google.co.za/citations?user=m8CpFJkAAAAJ&hl=en and at https://scholar.google.co.za/citations?user=lOK_rucAAAAJ&hl=en Please apply via e-mail attaching a single PDF file that contains a letter of application, and a CV with a list of publications and a statement of accomplished research. The application should include the date of award of the PhD degree; and if not yet formally awarded, please explain your current status and the expected date of formal award of the degree. Please also arrange for 2 letters of recommendation to be sent in support of the application. All these items should be emailed to n.bishop[at]ru.ac.za with subject Postdoc Application Candidate name. To receive full consideration, applications should be received by 16 September 2016. Late applications will be considered at our discretion. Informal inquires may be directed to Nigel Bishop, n.bishop[AT]ru.ac.za +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 3. News ============================================== 3.1. CQG Highlights of 2015 now live ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12066 Additional Information: http://iopscience.iop.org/0264-9381/page/highlights The latest collection of CQG Highlights, selected by the Editorial Board is now available and will be free to read until December 2016. Read the CQG Highlights here: http://iopscience.iop.org/0264-9381/page/highlights Publish your next paper in CQG for the chance to be selected for next years Highlights. https://mc04.manuscriptcentral.com/cqg-iop ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.2. LOOPS'17, Warsaw, Poland ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/07/26/loops17/ Additional Information: http://ktwig.fuw.edu.pl/1,1,53,loops17.html This is a first announcement of LOOPS17, the ninth biannual conference with focus on Loop Quantum Gravity and other background independent approaches to quantum gravity. The conference will take place at the Faculty of Physics of Uniwersytet Warszawski, Poland, from July 3rd to July 7th, 2017. The program features morning plenary talks complemented by contributed talks and panel discussions. More details are available on: http://ktwig.fuw.edu.pl/1,1,53,loops17.html The local organizing committee can be contacted by email on: Loops17[AT]fuw.edu.pl ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.3. XI School of the Division of Gravitation and Mathematical Physics, Mexican Physical Society: "Quantum Gravity, schemes, models and phenomenology" ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/07/28/xi-school-of-the-division-of-… Additional Information: http://www.ifug.ugto.mx/~msabido/XI_Escuela/ The Division of Gravitation and Mathematical Physics (DGFM) of the Mexican Physical Society (SMF) is glad to announce the celebration of its XI Mexican School. As in previous events, our main goal is to provide an inviting arena for the exchanging and discussion of ideas on top developments in gravitational physics in a pedagogical manner. Apart from researchers, an important number of postdocs and graduate students take part in our School, which in this occasion will be focused on several schemes of quantum gravity and its phenomenology. The scientific program will include four courses and two or three plenary talks, and two sessions of parallel talks. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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########################################## Table of Contents ########################################### 1. Conferences 1.1. Varying Constants and Fundamental Cosmology VARCOSMOFUN16, Szczecin, Poland (2nd announcement) 1.2. Phenomenology of Strong Gravity, Astana, Kazakhstan 1.3. IWARA 2016 - 7th International Workshop on Astronomy and Relativistic Astrophysics, Gramado, Brazil 1.4. ESI Workshop: Geometric Transport Equations in General Relativity, Vienna, Austria 1.5. Collisionless Boltzmann (Vlasov) Equation and Modeling of Self-Gravitating Systems and Plasmas, Marseille, France 1.6. Beyond Concordance Model II 2016, Cape Town, South Africa 1.7. 7th Central European Relativity Seminar, Bremen, Germany 1.8. 26th Workshop on General Relativity and Gravitation (JGRG26), Osaka, Japan 1.9. IX Black Holes Workshop, Guimaraes, Portugal 2. Jobs 2.1. PhD opportunities in Astrophysics, Cosmology and Gravitation, Vitoria-ES, Brazil 2.2. Postdoc position in at Astrophysics and Theory of Gravity Group, Lublin, Poland 2.3. Postdoctoral Position in Gravitational Waves at IISER Thiruvananthapuram, India 2.4. PhD and Postdoctoral positions in gravitational wave physics at UIB, Spain 2.5. 2 Postdoc and 2 PhD positions in astrophysics at Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands 2.6. PhD position in Astrostatistics at Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands 2.7. IRAP PhD 2016 call 3. News 3.1. The Chalonge de Vega 20th Paris Cosmology Colloquium 2016 3.2. GRG Editor's Choice articles free to read 3.3. Varying Constants and Fundamental Cosmology VARCOSMOFUN16, Szczecin, Poland (3rd announcement) ============================================== 1. Conferences ============================================== 1.1. Varying Constants and Fundamental Cosmology VARCOSMOFUN16, Szczecin, Poland (2nd announcement) --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/06/02/varying-constants-and-fundame… Starting: 2016-09-12 to 2016-09-17 Location: Szczecin, Poland Additional Information: https://indico.cern.ch/e/varcosmo16 Contact: varcosmo16[AT]wmf.univ.szczecin.pl Dear Colleagues, We promptly invite you to register for our conference Varying Constants and Fundamental Cosmology VARCOSMOFUN16 which will take place in Szczecin, Poland from 12th to 17th September 2016. Early registration and abstract submission deadline is June 30th, 2016. Full information is available on our webpage: https://indico.cern.ch/e/varcosmo16 Conference email is: varcosmo16[AT]wmf.univ.szczecin.pl We have also limited financial support (conference fee reduction or waiver) for students and developing countries participants available on application before 20th of June 2016: https://indico.cern.ch/event/462870/page/7082-financial-support The program of the conference will contain 5 plenary morning sessions with invited lectures and 16 parallel afternoon sessions with contributed talks (please send abstracts through our webpage or contact appropriate conveners of the sessions for the details). On the last day of the conference there will also be two philosophy and frontier of cosmology sessions. Invited speakers are: J.D. Barrow, J. Berengut, C. van de Bruck, B. Carter, P.C.W. Davies, M. Duff, V. Flambaum, M. Heller, H. Katori, A. Krolak, J. Magueijo, C.J.A.P. Martins, J. Moffat, M. Murphy, W. Ubachs, J.-Ph. Uzan, J. Webb. Special topic: Varying constants theory, laboratory experiments, astronomical observations. Further topics: Modified gravity . Quantum cosmology . Quantum entanglement . Multiverse . Anthropic principle . Dark matter theory and experiment . Dark energy theory and observations . Inflation and large-scale structure . Early Universe . Gravitational waves . Cosmic Microwave Background There will be conference proceedings published in the MDPI journal ''Universe'' and by the Copernicus Center Press. Yours faithfully, Mariusz P. Dabrowski (Organizing Committee chair) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.2. Phenomenology of Strong Gravity, Astana, Kazakhstan --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=11971 Starting: 2016-09-14 to 2016-09-16 Location: Astana, Kazakhstan Additional Information: http://astana-gravity-workshop.weebly.com Contact: stronggravity[AT]nu.edu.kz Phenomenology of Strong Gravity Workshop in Astana, Kazakhstan, 14-16 September, 2016 We are pleased to announce the international workshop Phenomenology of Strong Gravity that will be held on September 14-16 in Astana, Kazakhstan. The workshop is devoted to various aspects of gravity and it aims at bringing researchers working in relativistic astrophysics, general relativity, and quantum gravity to Kazakhstan to foster collaboration and interaction between scientists in the region with renowned scientists around the world. The workshop is organized by the Physics Department of Nazarbayev University with the support of the Julian Schwinger Foundation. Students and young researchers from Kazakhstan and neighboring countries with interests in astrophysics and theoretical physics are especially welcome to attend. The workshop will be held at Nazarbayev University. Founded in 2010, the University is rapidly emerging as one of the leading universities in Central Asia providing a western style education and developing cutting-edge research in many fields of science and technology. Invited Plenary Speakers include: Medeu Abishev (Al-Farabi University, Almaty, Kazakhstan) Bobomurat Ahmedov (National University of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Uzbekistan) Cosimo Bambi (Fudan University, Shanghai, China) Xiong Chi (Institute of Advanced Studies, Singapore) Yen Chin Ong (Nordita, Stockholm, Sweden) Hernando Quevedo (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico) The deadline for registration and abstract submission is August 31st. Registration is free and limited funds are available to support participation of junior researchers. All the information on registration, abstract submission, accommodation, and travel can be found on the conference website (http://astana-gravity-workshop.weebly.com) Looking forward to seeing you in Astana! With best regards, Ernazar Abdikamalov, Michael Good, and Daniele Malafarina (local organizing committee) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.3. IWARA 2016 - 7th International Workshop on Astronomy and Relativistic Astrophysics, Gramado, Brazil --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=11974 Starting: 2016-10-09 to 2016-10-13 Location: GRAMADO, RIO GRANDE DO SUL, BRAZIL Additional Information: http://www.if.ufrgs.br/IWARA2016/index.html Contact: iwara2016[AT]gmail.com Our understanding of the origin of the Universe, of its evolution and the physical laws that govern its behavior, as well as on the different states of matter that make up its evolutionary stage, reached in recent years levels never before imagined. This is due mainly to the new and recent discoveries in astronomy and relativistic astrophysics as well as to experiments on particle and nuclear physics that made the traditional boundaries of knowledge on physics to be overcome. As a result we have presently a new understanding about the Universe in its two extreme domains, the very large and the very small: the recognition of the deep connections that exist between quarks and the cosmos. Based on the understanding of the intimate relationship between quarks and cosmos, the IWARA meetings is focused on the following related topics: New phenomena and new states of matter in the Universe General relativity, gravitation and cosmology White dwarfs, neutron stars, pulsars and black holes Gamma-ray emission in the Universe, high energy cosmic rays and gravitational waves Strong magnetic fields in compact stars and in galaxies Ultra-strong magnetic fields in neutron star mergers Strange matter, strange stars, quark stars and magnetars Strong magnetic fields and the cosmic microwave background Dark matter and dark energy Antimatter in the Universe, strong magnetic fields in the Universe Heavy ion collisions and the formation of the quark-gluon plasma +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.4. ESI Workshop: Geometric Transport Equations in General Relativity, Vienna, Austria --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=11981 Starting: 2017-02-20 to 2017-02-24 Location: Vienna, Austria Additional Information: http://homepage.univie.ac.at/jeremie.joudioux/esi/ Contact: jeremie.joudioux[AT]univie.ac.at The workshop aims at gathering the Mathematical General Relativity community to discuss the current major open problems for the set of equations arising from the combination of General Relativity and Kinetic Theory, the Einstein-Vlasov system, and the related systems of equations. Participation to the workshop is subjected to invitation. Colleagues who wish to attend are required to contact one of the organizers. http://homepage.univie.ac.at/jeremie.joudioux/esi/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.5. Collisionless Boltzmann (Vlasov) Equation and Modeling of Self-Gravitating Systems and Plasmas, Marseille, France --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=11983 Starting: 2017-10-30 to 2017-11-03 Location: Marseille, France Additional Information: http://scientific-events.weebly.com/1683.html Contact: triay[AT]cpt.univ-mrs.fr The modelling of the matter interactions at long range is a fertile problem for Mathematics, a major issue in Physics and a challenge for Analysis and Numerical Simulations. The aim of this meeting is to conjugate all these aspects, with a special attention to the simulations, and trying to infuse a stimulating working atmosphere, such as in a workshop, with few key lectures (part of these will be chosen when finalizing the program). The final program will be settled six months prior to the conference. The foundations of galactic dynamics are based on the association of Boltzmanns collisionless kinetic equation with Poissons equation describing the Newtonian gravitational potential. This combination of equations is also widely used to model the dynamics of Cold Dark Matter (and even a fraction of the visible) in the framework of the standard cosmological model of the Universe. In plasma physics, the same Boltzmann equation (it transforms into the Vlasov equation) characterizes a system of charged particles moving under Coulomb interaction. However, contrary to gravitation, the Coulomb force repels charged particles of the same sign. The Debye screening process leads, as a first approximation, to a finite range of the effective force between charges. Moreover, magnetic field effects often cannot be neglected in plasmas. These important differences have led the two communities to develop their own separate numerical methods. One of the main goals of the meeting is to bring them together to confront the latest progress. For instance, new adaptive symplectic techniques have been elaborated in the field of numerical galactic dynamics, whereas plasma physics has witnessed the resurgence of Fourier-Hermite schemes and symplectic model reduction. These developments come along with new physical intuition that begs to be debated. Furthermore, the analysis of the Vlasov-Poisson system was rejuvenated by Mouhot and Villanis breakthrough, and is the arena for exciting new research, in particular on the coupling with macroscopic charges. Visualisation of results and diagnostics that can be used to assess the accuracy of simulations will also be central to the meeting. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.6. Beyond Concordance Model II 2016, Cape Town, South Africa --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=11997 Starting: 2016-11-28 to 2016-12-02 Location: UCT Cape Town, South Africa Additional Information: http://beyondconcordance.com/ Contact: beyondconcordance[AT]acgc.uct.ac.za BEYOND CONCORDANCE MODEL II 2016 Cape Town, 28 November - 2 December 2016 www.beyondconcordance.com FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT The Cosmology and Gravity Group Group and the ACGC at the University of Cape Town are pleased to be hosting the 2016 edition of the Beyond Concordance Model meeting; the second edition of its kind in the meeting series. This conference series covers a broad range of topics related to Cosmology, such as inhomogenous universes, backreaction, modified gravity, early universe and observational tests. The format of the meetings encourages discussion and interaction in a relaxed atmosphere, bringing together top-leading worldwide know experts on the subjects. The meeting will take place from 28 November - 2 December 2016 in Cape Town, a Mediterranean (equivalent to San Francisco or Vancouver in Africa) and spectacular city with two oceans coming together and Table Mountain just behind our campus. The city is quite cosmopolitan with plenty of professionals from all over the world settling here. Moreover, Cape Town lies in the winelands region, the source of many legendary Cape wines plenty of mountainous surrounds, grand heritage and sumptuous restaurants which have earned the Cape Winelands the right to call itself South Africas culinary capital. Sessions will be held at the upper campus of the University of Cape Town, in the residential neighbourhood of Rondebosch-Newlands and easily reachable to the vibrant city bowl district and the Waterfront and Atlantic seaboard. Confirmed Speakers (in alphabetical order) include - Jose Beltran (CPT, University of Marseille, France) - Carsten van de Bruck (Sheffield University, UK) - Timothy Clifton (Queen Mary University of London, UK) - Emilio Elizalde (ICE-IEEC, Barcelona, Spain) - Juan Garcia-Bellido (IFT-UAM, Madrid, Spain) - Charles Hellaby (University of Cape Town, South Africa) - Julien Larena (Rhodes University, South Africa) - Francisco Lobo (Lisbon University, CAAUL, Portugal) - Bishop Mongwane (University of Cape Town, South Africa) - David F. Mota (Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Oslo, Norway) - Sergei Odintsov (ICREA, Barcelona, Spain) - Diego Saez-Gomez (Lisbon University, Portugal) - Obinna Umeh (University of the Western Cape, South Africa) The meetings are informal and there is a minimum registration fee covering lunch, coffee and conference dinner. All participants wishing to give a talk about their work will be able to do so by submitting a title and abstract when they register by the 15th of September 2016. The number of participants is limited to 60, so early registration is advised. Please note that there is a limited amount of funding to support the participation of students. Applications for grants must be submitted during registration by 15th of July 2016, with preference to students with limited funding possibilities. Registration and all other logistical information is accessible via the conference website, www.beyondconcordance.com We look forward to seeing you in Cape Town, THE LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE (LOC): Alvaro de la Cruz Dombriz Peter K. S. Dunsby Julien Larena Lorenzo Reverberi E-mail: beyondconcordance[AT]acgc.uct.ac.za www.beyondconcordance.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.7. 7th Central European Relativity Seminar, Bremen, Germany --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12001 Starting: 2017-02-16 to 2017-02-18 Location: Bremen, Germany Additional Information: http://www.univie.ac.at/cers/cers7/ Contact: piotr.chrusciel[AT]univie.ac.at This is the seventh seminar of a series initiated at the ESI (Vienna) January 27 - 29, 2011, which has been followed by a seminar in Cracow February 2 - 4, 2012, one in Golm February 7 - 9, 2013, one at ESI on February 27-March 1, 2014, one in Budapest February 26-28, 2015, and one in Prague January 28 - 30, 2016 This series of seminars is designed to provide a forum for younger researchers to present their work, and to expand their research horizons. The main geographical basin of attraction is Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Germany. The main part of the scientific program consists of talks by young researchers selected on the basis of submitted abstracts. Priority will be given to graduate students and postdocs. We anticipate about 24 talks of 20 minutes each. A few longer talks might replace some of the shorter ones if scientifically or pedagogically desirable. The seminar will take place at the University of Bremen, see the home page of the seminar for details. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.8. 26th Workshop on General Relativity and Gravitation (JGRG26), Osaka, Japan --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/06/27/26th-workshop-on-general-rela… Starting: 2016-10-24 to 2016-10-28 Location: Osaka City, Japan Additional Information: http://www.gw.hep.osaka-cu.ac.jp/jgrg26/ Contact: jgrg26[AT]sci.osaka-cu.ac.jp Dear Colleagues This is the first circular of the 26th workshop on General Relativity and Gravitation in Japan (JGRG26). 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. Dates October 24 (Mon) - 28 (Fri), 2016 Venue Large Conference Room (10F), Media Center, Sugimoto Campus of Osaka City University Registration Registration opening day: 11 July 2016 Registration deadline : 18 August 2016 for participants who need to get visa; 23 September 2016 for other participants. Please visit Website: http://www.gw.hep.osaka-cu.ac.jp/jgrg26/ SOC: Hideki Asada (Hirosaki University), Takeshi Chiba (Nihon University), Tomohiro Harada (Rikkyo University), Kunihito Ioka (Kyoto University), Akihiro Ishibashi (Kindai University), Hideki Ishihara (Osaka City Uniersity), Masahiro Kawasaki (University of Tokyo), Hideo Kodama (Kyoto University), Yasufumi Kojima (Hiroshima University), Kei-ichi Maeda (Waseda University), Shinji Mukohyama (Kyoto University), Takashi Nakamura (Kyoto University), Ken-ichi Nakao (Osaka City University), Yasusada Nambu (Nagoya University), Ken-ichi Oohara(Niigata University), Misao Sasaki (Kyoto University), Masaru Shibata (Kyoto University), Tetsuya Shiromizu (Nagoya University), Jiro Soda(Kobe University), Naoshi Sugiyama (Nagoya University), Takahiro Tanaka (Kyoto University), Masahide Yamaguchi (Tokyo Institute of Technology), Jun'ichi Yokoyama (University of Tokyo) LOC: Hideki Ishihara, Nobuyuki Kanda, Ken-ichi Nakao(chair), Hideyuki Tagoshi +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.9. IX Black Holes Workshop, Guimaraes, Portugal --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12033 Starting: 2016-12-19 to 2016-12-20 Location: Guimaraes, Portugal Additional Information: http://w3.math.uminho.pt/bhw9/ Contact: bhw2016[AT]math.uminho.pt This is the first announcement for the IXth edition of the Black Holes Workshop, which will take place in 19-20 December 2016, in Guimaraes, Portugal. 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 ninth edition of the Black Holes Workshop invites researchers on black holes in all their aspects to participate. 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 19th). This year's edition includes, for the first time, the "Alberto Prize" awarding to a young researcher, by the Portuguese Society of Relativity and Gravitation (https://sprg.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/) We invite you to register and submit your contribution at the meeting's webpage (http://w3.math.uminho.pt/bhw9) Please forward this message to all interested colleagues. We hope to see you in Guimaraes! -- The organizing committee, -- Irene Brito Viktor Czinner Alfonso Garcia-Parrado Filipe Mena Filipe Moura --------------------- http://w3.math.uminho.pt/bhw9 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 2. Jobs ============================================== 2.1. PhD opportunities in Astrophysics, Cosmology and Gravitation, Vitoria-ES, Brazil ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=11984 Deadline: 2016-07-31 Location: Vitoria-ES, Brazil Additional Information: http://ppgcosmo.cosmo-ufes.org Contact: ppgcosmo[AT]cosmo-ufes.org PPGCosmo is a new 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 Euclid, J-PAS and DES. PPGCosmo is a Brazilian program consisting of four institutions from Brazil and four institutions outside Brazil. Four 4-year PhD positions are now available starting in mid August 2016. The student will be supervised by a Professor at a Brazilian institution and co-supervised by one of the four Professors (Amendola, Dodelson, Pacheco or Wands) from the four institutions outside Brazil. For the compulsory postgraduate courses the student will be mainly based in Vitoria-ES. The student will have opportunities to visit the other Brazilian participating institutions and will have to spend one year at the co-supervisor's foreign institution. Please visit the PPGCosmo homepage for more informations. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.2. Postdoc position in at Astrophysics and Theory of Gravity Group, Lublin, Poland ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/06/22/postdoc-position-in-at-astrop… Deadline: 2016-09-15 Location: Lublin, Poland Additional Information: http://www.umcs.pl/en/ Contact: rogat[AT]kft.umcs.lublin.pl POST-DOCTORAL POSITION at Astrophysics and Theory of Gravity Group, Maria Curie Sklodowska University, Lublin, POLAND A post-doctoral position under Prof. Marek Rogatko, UMCS, Lublin, Poland is advertised for 2 years. The position will start from 1/10/2016 - 31/08/2018 is available under the three year research grant of the National Science Center DEC-2014/15/B/ST2/00089 entitled Dark objects in the Early Universe. The selected candidate will receive a salary of 6400 PLN per month (subject to the tax paying), and carry out work with Prof. Marek Rogatko, Maria Curie Sklodowska University, Institute of Physics, 20-031 Lublin, pl.M.C.Sklodowskiej 1, Poland. The desirable criteria are as follows: (i) the candidate should have a Ph.D degree in the field of theoretical physics or astrophysics, (ii)working experience in the field of the mathematical theory of black holes, or black holes in AdS/CMT correspondence, or physics of the Early Universe, as well as, the past experience with numerical methods may be an advantage. The application consisting of the three letters of recommendation from senior researchers (with the phrase recommendation letter and the applicants name in the subject), detailed C.V. with the list of publications, work-experiences and a short statements of the research plans should be sent to Prof. Marek Rogatko (rogat[AT]kft.umcs.lublin.pl). The closing date of sending applications is the 15-th of September 2016. All the enquires should be also addressed to Prof. Marek Rogatko +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.3. Postdoctoral Position in Gravitational Waves at IISER Thiruvananthapuram, India ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/06/30/postdoctoral-position-in-grav… Deadline: 2016-07-22 Location: Trivandrum, India Additional Information: http://www.iisertvm.ac.in Contact: archana[AT]iisertvm.ac.in Post-doctoral Position under CEFIPRA Project in Gravitational Waves at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER TVM), India Institution: Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, India Deadline: July 22, 2016 Salary: Rs. 36,000 (first year) Rs. 38,000 (second year) per month plus 20% House Rent Allowance Tenure of the post -- 1+ 1year (Extension to second year is subject to the performance and availability of funds) IISER TVM seeks applicants for one Post-doctoral position in the area of Gravitational Waves. The position is funded under the CEFIPRA/IFCPAR (Indo-French Center of Promotion of Advanced Research) bilateral grant between Archana Pai, IISER TVM and Eric Chassande-Mottin, Astro-Particule et Cosmology (APC), Paris.The position is under the project titled Wavelet Graph strategy for the coherent multi-detector search for compact binary coalescence. The appointment is for maximum two years and is expected to commence immediately. Candidates with expertise in general relativity, gravitational wave physics, and statistical signal processing are encouraged to apply. Candidates is expected to hold a Ph.D. in Physics, Astrophysics, Gravity, Gravitational Waves or related areas. Candidate with Ph.D. in Engineering faculty with sufficient experience in statistical signal processing, data science or machine learning may be considered. Candidates who have submitted the Thesis may be considered. Strong preference will be given to candidates with sufficient coding experience with C, C++ and Python. The selected candidate will visit APC, Paris and is expected to work closely with the members of APC, Paris. Gravitational Waves group at IISER TVM is an active member of IndIGO (Indian Initiative in Gravitational Wave Observatories) and a member of LIGO Scientific Collaboration (LSC). The faculty members at IISER TVM involved in research in gravity are Archana Pai and S. Shankaranarayanan. The gravitational wave group has frequent visitors which include Sanjeev Dhurandhar, K. G. Arun, P. Ajith, Eric Chassande-Mottin. Please send via e-mail as a single PDF (1) CV with the list of publications, and (2) detailed research statement. Arrange for 2 letters of recommendation to be sent to archana[at]iisertvm.ac.in with the subject Application for CEFIPRA Post-Doc Position Candidate name. To receive full consideration, applications should be received by July 22, 2016. Applications will continue to be screened until the position is filled. Informal inquires may be directed to Archana Pai (e-mail: archana[at]iisertvm.ac.in, phone: +91-471-2599423) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.4. PhD and Postdoctoral positions in gravitational wave physics at UIB, Spain ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/06/30/phd-and-postdoctoral-position… Deadline: 2016-07-18 Location: Palma de Mallorca (Spain) Additional Information: http://grg.uib.es Contact: sascha.husa[AT]uib.es Research at the gravity group at the Balearic Islands University (UIB) spans a wide range of topics from mathematical relativity to gravitational wave data analysis. For this call we are seeking applications for a PhD position and different types of postdoctoral positions to work with PIs Alicia Sintes and Sascha Husa in the areas of gravitational wave physics, including data analysis, modelling of gravitational-wave sources, numerical relativity, and related topics in astrophysics, cosmology and fundamental physics. The successful candidates will also be expected to strengthen our involvement in the LIGO Scientific Collaboration. Please address enquiries about the open positions to Alicia Sintes (alicia.sintes[AT]uib.es) and Sascha Husa (sascha.husa[AT]uib.es). The UIB gravity group includes further faculty members Carles Bona, Jaume Carot, Joan Masso' and Carlos Palenzuela, as well as several graduate students and technical support staff. The PhD position is funded for 4 years, with a preferred starting date in September or October 2016 (concurrently with the start of 3 further PhD students in the group, in addition to our current 3 PhD students). In order to be accepted into the UIB PhD programme, applications require a master degree and 300 ECTS credits in the European credit system, or equivalent. Applicants for the position should send a cover letter including a very brief statement of previous experience and interests, academic records and a curriculum vitae including contact information for 3 referees, to be sent to gravity.uib.contact[AT]gmail.com. One already funded postdoc position is available, with negotiable starting date in 2016 or 2017. Initial appointment will be for 1 year, with renewal for a second year expected, depending on satisfactory progress. Applicants should send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, list of publications, brief description of research interests and achievements, as well as arrange for three letters of recommendation to be sent to gravity.uib.contact[AT]gmail.com. Review of applications for the two funded positions will begin on July 18, and applications will be considered until the positions are filled. In addition, we are looking for candidates for joint applications for the postdoc programme of the local government (of the Balearic Islands Autonomous Community), or the Marie Curie postdoc programme of the European Union. Interested researchers should send an informal email to gravity.uib.contact[AT]gmail.com. Please communicate your interest in the positions funded by the local government before July 5 (notice the tight deadline), and for the Marie Curie grant as soon as possible but before July 18. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.5. 2 Postdoc and 2 PhD positions in astrophysics at Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/06/30/2-postdoc-and-2-phd-positions… Deadline: 2016-09-01 Location: Nijmegen, The Netherlands Additional Information: http://www.astro.ru.nl Contact: nelemans[AT]astro.ru.nl Applications are invited for two 2+1 year postdoctoral positions and two PhD positions at Radboud University in the Netherlands to work in the group of Gijs Nelemans on the formation of double neutron stars/black holes. The project aims to use population modelling and data from Gaia, pulsars, supernovae, radio pulsars and gravitational wave detections to constrain the various evolutionary phases. The successful applicants will work in the following areas (subject to changes based on interest/expertise). PD1: Supernovae/radio pulsars, PD2: Joint EM-GW analysis, PhD1: High-Mass X-ray binaries, PhD2: double NS/BH. The PDs are encouraged to also pursue their own research programs. 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 for the post-docs), 2100-2750 Euro for the PhDs. Previous experience with stellar and binary evolution, supernovae, pulsars or gravitational waves is preferred. The PD applicants should have a PhD in astronomy or physics, the PhD applicants a MSc. Additional information can be obtained by contacting Gijs Nelemans (nelemans[AT]astro.ru.nl). To apply, email a cover letter, CV and brief research statement to secr[AT]astro.ru.nl. Also please arrange for 3 letters of references (PDFs) to be emailed secr[AT]astro.ru.nl. Complete applications received by September 1st, 2016 will receive full consideration. We encourage applications from women, racial and ethnic minorities, and individuals with disabilities. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.6. PhD position in Astrostatistics at Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/06/30/phd-position-in-astrostatisti… Deadline: 2016-09-01 Location: Nijmegen, The Netherlands Additional Information: http://www.astro.ru.nl Contact: nelemans[AT]astro.ru.nl Applications are invited for a PhD position in Astrostatistics at Radboud University in the Netherlands. The position is joint between the stochastics group of Eric Cator and the astrophysics group of Gijs Nelemans. The aim of the project is to develop, study and use statistical tools to optimally compare models for the evolution of massive binaries into double neutron stars and black holes, to a wide range of (inhomogeneous) observational data. With these tools we want to determine or constrain the outcome of various uncertain evolutionary processes and validate the model. We also want to develop statistical theory for these new tools in this challenging setting. We are looking for a MSc student with a strong background in mathematics/statistics and an interest in astrophysics. The research takes place within the Institute of Mathematics, Astrophysics and Particle Physics and the PhD student is expected to be involved both in the department of Astrophysics and in the Applied Stochastics group within the department of Mathematics. The PhD student is expected to dedicate 10% if her/his time to teaching assistance, most likely in mathematics. For more information on this project, contact Eric Cator (E.Cator[AT]science.ru.nl) or Gijs Nelemans (nelemans[AT]astro.ru.nl) To apply, email a cover/motivation letter and CV to secr[AT]astro.ru.nl. Also please arrange for 3 letters of references (PDFs) to be emailed to secr[AT]astro.ru.nl. Complete applications received by September 1st, 2016 will receive full consideration. We encourage applications from women, racial and ethnic minorities, and individuals with disabilities. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.7. IRAP PhD 2016 call ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/06/30/irap-phd-2016-call/ Deadline: 2016-09-30 Location: Rome, Italy Additional Information: http://www.icranet.org/irap-phd Contact: secretariat-irapphd[AT]icra.it The International Relativistic Astrophysics Ph.D. (IRAP PhD) Joint Doctorate Program sponsored by ICRANet A deadline of 30th September 2016 has been established for eight positions open internationally and directly sponsored by the participating institutions. The coordinated effort of many international organizations such as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the European Center for Nuclear Research (CERN), the European Space Agency (ESA), the European Southern Observatory (ESO), has led to an unprecedented amount of scientific information from the microphysical world all the way to the entire Universe. To harvest the results of these scientific missions, a specific Ph. D. program has been envisaged in order to involve the students in the analysis and modeling of the above observational data within the theory of general relativity and relativistic quantum and classical field theories. The students will also be involved in innovative experimental programs in relativistic astrophysics. The program provides expertise in the most advanced topics of experimental, mathematical and theoretical physics relevant to the context of astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology. These activities, being necessarily international, the scientific and academic institutions, indicated below, participate with their own specific scientific specialties and a joint degree is delivered, at the end of the program. The Institutions participating in the IRAP PhD are: the international organization ICRANet (Pescara, Rio de Janeiro and Rome) as coordinating institution and the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis as the host Institution; the Albert Einstein Institute, Potsdam (Germany); Indian Centre for Space Physics, Kolkata (India); Observatoire de la Cote DAzur, Nice (France); University of Ferrara (Italy); University of Rome, la Sapienza (Italy); University of Savoie, Annecy (France). The Final Ph.D. degree will be jointly delivered by the Academic Institutions participating in the program. We encourage applications from the best candidates worldwide, independent of nationality, gender or background. The Courses: Each student will have to follow 180 hours of courses during the three years of the Ph.D. program. There is also a possibility to follow courses from other Physics, Mathematics, Astronomy and Astrophysics Ph.D. programs in each participating institution, after approval by the Faculty. Courses can be chosen from the following list: COSMOLOGY WITH GAMMA RAY BURSTS Lorenzo AMATI (INAF-IASF Bologna) Carlo Luciano BIANCO (SAPIENZA-Rome and ICRANet) Michel BOER (UNICE-France) Luca IZZO (Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia) HIGH ENERGY PHENOMENA IN ASTROPHYSICS Felix AHARONIAN (DIAS-Dublin and MPIK-Heidelberg) Ulisses Barres de Almeida (CBPF/MCT Rio) Alessandro DE ANGELIS (Univ. Udine-Italy) Paolo GIOMMI (ASI-ASDC Rome) Razmik MIRZOYAN (Max-Planck Institute for Physics) Marco TAVANI (INAF-IASF Rome) COSMOLOGICAL SINGULARITY, BKL COSMOLOGY AND HIDDEN SYMMETRIES IN GRAVITY Vladimir BELINSKI (SAPIENZA-Rome and ICRANet) Thibault DAMOUR (IHES and ICRANet) Hermann NICOLAI (MPIG-Einstein Institut) FEYNMAN DIAGRAMS IN RELATIVISTIC QUANTUM FIELD THEORIES Giovanni AMELINO-CAMELIA (SAPIENZA-Rome) Johannes BLUEMLEIN (DESY and FU Berlin) Gabriele GIONTI (Vatican) Hagen KLEINERT (FU Berlin and ICRANet) ACCRETION ON BLACK HOLES Sandip CHAKRABARTI (Bose Centre-Kolkata) Grant MATHEWS (CANDU -USA) GENERAL RELATIVITY Donato BINI (CNR and ICRANet) Bruno Carneiro DA CUNHA (UFPE-Recife) Jutta KUNZ (Univ. Oldenburg-Germany) Volker PERLICK (Univ. of Bremen-Germany) SUPERNOVAE AND GAMMA RAY BURSTS Alexey AKSENOV (ICAD, RAS-Moscow) Massimo DELLA VALLE (INAF-Naples and ICRANet) Christopher FRYER (LANL-USA) Georges MEYNET (Obs. UNIGE-Geneva) Remo RUFFINI (SAPIENZA-Rome and ICRANet) Patrick YOUNG (Arzona State University) SPACE AND GROUND-BASED TESTS OF GENERAL RELATIVITY Francis EVERITT and Paul WORDEN (Stanford University) Claus LAEMMERZAHL (University of Bremen) Roberto PERON (INAF-Rome) Costantino SIGISMONDI (ON Rio and ICRANet) LARGE SCALE STRUCTURE AND DARK MATTER Carlos ARGUELLES (ICRANet) Nikolaos MAVROMATOS (Kings College London) Marco MERAFINA (Sapienza-Rome) Piero ROSATI (University of Ferrara) X/GAMMA-RAY INSTRUMENTATION Filippo FRONTERA (University of Ferrara) Shuangnan ZHANG (IHEP Chinese Academy of Science) MULTIWAVELENGTH AND TIME-DOMAIN DATA ANALYSIS IN ASTROPHYSICS Bernardo FRAGA (ICRANet) Paolo GIOMMI (ASI-ASDC Rome) Mauro ORLANDINI (University of Ferrara) ON BLACK HOLES Roy KERR (ICRANet) GAMMA RAY BURST THEORIES AND OBSERVATIONS Pascal CHARDONNET (University of Savoie and ICRANet) Xiaohui FAN (UA at Tucson) Marco MUCCINO (SAPIENZA-Rome and ICRANet) Ana PENACCHIONI (University of Siena) Tsvi PIRAN (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) WHITE DWARFS, NEUTRONS STARS, BOSON STARS: OBSERVATIONS AND THEORY Robert Fisher (University of Massachussets Darmouth) Fernanda GOMES DE OLIVEIRA (ICRANet) Sergio FRASCA (SAPIENZA-Rome) and Jutta KUNZ (University of Oldenburg) Manuel MALHEIRO (ITA Brazil) Jorge RUEDA (SAPIENZA-Rome and ICRANet) Cezar ZEN (UFRGS Brazil) RELATIVISTIC KINETIC THEORY, STRONG COUPLING QED AND ELECTRON-POSITRON PLASMA Gregory VERESHCHAGIN and She-Sheng XUE (SAPIENZA-Rome and ICRANet) Antonino DI PIAZZA and Christoph H. KEITEL (MPIK) IRAP PhD FACULTY Giovanni Amelino-Camelia (Sapienza Universita di Roma), Stefano Ansoldi (Universita degli Studi di Udine), Ulisses Barres de Almeida (Brazilian Centre For Physics Research, Brazil), Elia Stefano Battistelli (Sapienza Universita di Roma), Vladimir Belinski (Sapienza Universita di Roma and ICRANet), Carlo Luciano Bianco (Sapienza Universita di Roma and ICRANet), Donato (CNR Ist. per Applicaz. del Calcolo "M. Picone"), Sandip Kumar Chakrabarti (Indian Centre For Space Physics, India), Pascal Chardonnet (Universite de Savoie), Christian Cherubini (Universita "Campus Biomedico" di Roma), Thibault Damour (Institut des Hautes Etudes Scientifiques), Jaan Einasto (Tartu Observatory), Sergio Frasca (Sapienza Universita di Roma), Filippo Frontera (Universita di Ferrara), Jean-Marc Gambaudo (Universite de Nice Sophia Antipolis), Paolo Giommi (ASI Agenzia Spaziale Italiana), Yipeng Jing (Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, China), Hagen Kleinert (Freie Universitat Berlin), Jutta Kunz-Drolshagen (Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg), Claus Laemmerzahl (Universitaet Bremen), Olivier Legrand (Universite de Nice Sophia Antipolis), Francois Mignard (Observatoire de la Cote dAzur), Hermann Nicolai (Max Plank Institute for Gravitational Physics, Postdam), Kjell Rosquist (Stockholm University), Jorge Rueda (Sapienza Universita di Roma and ICRANet), Remo Ruffini (Director) (Sapienza Università di Roma and ICRANet), Felix Ryde (Stockholm University), Farrokh Vakili (Observatoire de la Cote dAzur), Gregory Vereshchagin (Sapienza Università di Roma and ICRANet), She Sheng Xue (Sapienza Università di Roma and ICRANet), Shuangnan Zhang (Institute of High Energy Physics Chinese Academy of Science) More information at http://www.icranet.org/irap-phd +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 3. News ============================================== 3.1. The Chalonge de Vega 20th Paris Cosmology Colloquium 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/06/02/the-chalonge-de-vega-20th-par… Additional Information: http://chalonge.obspm.fr/colloque2016.html Ecole Internationale Daniel Chalonge-Hector de Vega The Chalonge de Vega 20th Paris Cosmology Colloquium 2016: The Universe of CMB, Warm Dark Matter, Dark Energy and keV Sterile Neutrinos Place: Historic Perrault building, Observatoire de Paris at Paris Dates: 20, 21 and 22 July 2016 URL: http://chalonge.obspm.fr/colloque2016.html So far, not a single valid objection arose against WDM. A Turning Point operated in the last years in the Dark Matter research: Warm Dark Matter (WDM) emerged impressively over Cold Dark Matter (CDM) as the leading Dark Matter candidate. WDM solves naturally the problems of CDM and CDM + baryons , provides the same large scale and CMB results than ?CDM and agrees with the observations at the galactic and small scales. Warm Dark Matter (WDM) is hot topic in galaxies and cosmology and implies novelties in the astrophysical, cosmological, particle physics and nuclear physics context. Warm Dark Matter Cosmology (LambdaWDM) is a more complete, correct and general theory than Cold Dark Matter (LambdaCDM) because it contains CDM as a limiting case, reproduces LambdaCDM at large scales and solves all the known problems of CDM at small and intermediate scales. This Colloquium addresses the last progresses in the LambdaWDM Standard Model of the Universe. with the CMB, dark matter, dark energy, the new WDM framework to galaxy formation, and the effective theory of the early universe inflation with predictive power. The Colloquium addresses as well the theory and experimental search for the WDM particle physics candidates (keV sterile neutrinos). Astrophysical constraints put the sterile neutrino mass m in the range 1 <m < 10 keV. This Colloquium puts together in an unifying framework, astrophysical, cosmological, particle and nuclear WDM, astronomical observations, theory and WDM analytical and numerical work which reproduce the observations. The Colloquium addresses as well the theoretical and experimental search for the leading WDM particle candidate: keV sterile neutrinos. The recent impact of WDM astrophysics, its signatures and constraints with high redshift galaxies, cosmic recombinantion, 21 cm line, star formation, with or for the JWST, HST, SKA, X-ray observations and gravitationnal lensing will be treated. Looking forward to Welcome you in Paris at the Colloquium Norma G. Sanchez and the Chalonge-de Vega School Team URL: http://chalonge.obspm.fr/colloque2016.html URL: http://chalonge.obspm.fr ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.2. GRG Editor's Choice articles free to read ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/07/01/grg-editors-choice-articles-f… Additional Information: http://bit.ly/294Uh4J On the occasion of the upcoming GR21 conference, selected articles from the journal General Relativity and Gravitation are now free-to-read until July 31, 2016: http://bit.ly/294Uh4J In each volume, a few papers are marked as Editors Choice. The primary criteria is original, high quality research that is of wide interest within the community. We would also like to introduce Springer's new article interface, optimized for easy reading on mobile devices. General Relativity and Gravitation is a journal devoted to all aspects of modern gravitational science, and published under the auspices of the ISGRG. The journal publishes research letters and papers, invited review articles on all theoretical and experimental aspects of modern general relativity and gravitation, as well as book reviews and historical articles of special interest. We welcome your submissions, and see you at GR21! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.3. Varying Constants and Fundamental Cosmology VARCOSMOFUN16, Szczecin, Poland (3rd announcement) ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/07/01/varying-constants-and-fundame… Additional Information: https://indico.cern.ch/e/varcosmo16 Dear Colleagues, We have extended the deadline to submit an abstract to our conference Varying Constants and Fundamental Cosmology VARCOSMOFUN16 (September 12 17, 2016, Szczecin, Poland) to July 15, 2016. The topics of the conference are: Special topic: Varying constants theory, laboratory experiments, astronomical observations. Further topics: Modified gravity, Quantum cosmology, Quantum entanglement, Multiverse, Anthropic principle, Dark matter theory and experiment, Dark energy theory and observations, Inflation and large-scale structure, Early Universe, Gravitational waves, Cosmic Microwave Background More information is available on our website: https://indico.cern.ch/e/varcosmo16 Yours faithfully, Mariusz P. Dabrowski (Organizing Committee chair) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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########################################## Table of Contents ########################################### 1. Conferences 1.1. Aspects of General Relativity, Harvard 1.2. 16th Canadian Conference on General Relativity and Relativistic Astrophysics, Vancouver, Canada (2nd announcement) 1.3. Estate Quantistica 2016: A conference on classical and quantum gravitation and cosmology, Scalea, Italy 1.4. NRMR16, Oppurg, Germany 1.5. 66th Yearly Meeting of the Austrian Physical Society, Wien, Austria 1.6. 70 & 70 Gravitation Fest, Cartagena, Colombia 1.7. GRavitational-wave Astronomy Meeting in PAris (GRAMPA) 1.8. The 3rd BNU International Summer School on Quantum Gravity, Beijing, China 2. Jobs 2.1. Post-Doctoral Researcher in Nuclear and High Energy Physics at the University of Kansas 2.2. Professor of Physics at University of Portsmouth, UK 2.3. Postdoctoral position in Analogue Gravity at Lancaster University, UK 2.4. Tenure track position in theoretical physics at the University of Trento, Italy 2.5. Lectureships (2) in Mathematical Sciences, Dublin City University 2.6. Postdoctoral Fellow in Mathematical Relativity, Lisbon, Portugal 2.7. Max Planck Prize Postdoctoral Position in Astrophysical Relativity at ITCS, Bangalore, India 3. News 3.1. Remembering Sergio Dain 3.2. 2016 Gravity Research Foundation Awards for Essays results ============================================== 1. Conferences ============================================== 1.1. Aspects of General Relativity, Harvard --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/05/08/aspects-of-general-relativity/ Starting: 2016-05-23 to 2016-05-24 Location: Cambridge, MA Additional Information: http://cmsa.fas.harvard.edu/general-relativity-workshop/ Contact: piotr.chrusciel[AT]univie.ac.at The workshop, addressing issues of current interest in general relativity, will take place at the recently opened Center for Mathematical Sciences and Applications at Harvard University. While emphasis will be given on mathematical aspects of general relativity, more general topics will also be discussed. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.2. 16th Canadian Conference on General Relativity and Relativistic Astrophysics, Vancouver, Canada (2nd announcement) --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/05/08/16th-canadian-conference-on-g… Starting: 2016-07-06 to 2016-07-08 Location: Vancouver, Canada Additional Information: http://www.sfu.ca/physics/cosmology/CCGRRA-16/ Contact: ccgrra-16[AT]sfu.ca Dear Colleagues, May 15th is the deadline for early registration for the 16th Canadian Conference on General Relativity and Relativistic Astrophysics (CCGRRA16), 6-8 July 2016, at SFUs downtown campus in Vancouver, Canada. The registration will remain open until June 30, but the registration fee will be higher after May 15. Please go to register please go to http://www.sfu.ca/physics/cosmology/CCGRRA-16/ A tentative schedule of the invited talks has now been posted on the conference website, as well as the current list of registered participants. As with previous meetings in the series, CCGRRA-16 will bring together Canadian and international relativists for scientific discussion and exchange. The invited talks will cover a broad range of current topics including mathematical and numerical relativity, quantum gravity, relativistic astrophysics, and cosmology. In addition to the plenary lectures, time will be allotted in the afternoons for contributed talks from members of the national and international community. Postdocs and graduate students are especially encouraged to contribute talks and posters. The conference will feature a public talk by Vicky Kaspi on July 6. Make sure to book your hotel room well in advance as July is a popular season for visiting Vancouver. Local information can be found on the conference website: http://www.sfu.ca/physics/cosmology/CCGRRA-16/ We are looking forward to welcoming you to Vancouver in July! Andrei Frolov, Gabor Kunstatter, Levon Pogosian CCGRRA16 Local Organizing Committee +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.3. Estate Quantistica 2016: A conference on classical and quantum gravitation and cosmology, Scalea, Italy --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=11884 Starting: 2016-06-13 to 2016-06-17 Location: Scalea, Italy Additional Information: http://monge.u-bourgogne.fr/gdito/EQ2016/ Contact: giuseppe.dito[AT]u-bourgogne.fr A conference on classical and quantum gravitation and cosmology Mini-courses Michael Bordag - Leipzig Salvatore Capozziello - Napoli Claus Kiefer - Koeln Nicola Napolitano - INAF, Napoli Talks Manuel Asorey - Zaragoza Valdir Bezerra - UFPB Marco Cariglia - UFOP Alberto Cattaneo - Zürich Carola Dobrigkeit Chinellato - Unicamp Julio C. Fabris - UFES Gilberto Kremer - UFPR Peter P. Lavrov - Tomsk Eugênio Bezerra de Mello - UFPB Oliver Piattella - UFES Nelson Pinto-Neto - CBPF Rudnei Ramos - UERJ Ilya Shapiro - UFJF Winfried Zimdahl - UFES +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.4. NRMR16, Oppurg, Germany --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/05/19/nrmr16/ Starting: 2016-09-08 to 2016-09-10 Location: Oppurg, Germany Additional Information: https://www.tpi.uni-jena.de/tiki-index.php?page=NRMR16 Contact: david.hilditch[AT]uni-jena.de Workshop on Numerical and Mathematical Relativity, Oppurg, 8-10 September 2016. The aim of the workshop is to give numerical relativists the opportunity to learn about results in mathematical relativity beyond the level that they would typically be discussed by the numerical relativity community, to inform the mathematical community about the current state of the art in numerical simulations and finally to identify problems of common interest. Particular focus points will be: Global results for numerical relativists, The numerical treatment of null-infinity, Critical collapse, State-of-the-art numerical methods. The meeting is being organized by the Relativity group at FSU Jena. We hope to see you in Oppurg in September! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.5. 66th Yearly Meeting of the Austrian Physical Society, Wien, Austria --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/05/20/66-yearly-meeting-of-the-aust… Starting: 2016-09-27 to 2016-09-29 Location: Wien, Austria Additional Information: https://oepg2016.univie.ac.at/program-deadlines/ Contact: piotr.chrusciel[AT]univie.ac.at This is the 66th meeting of the Austrian Physical Society (AuPS). As compared to previous meetings, the scope has been extended to include theoretical and mathematical physics, which of course includes gravitation. There will be plenary talks in the mornings and parallel sessions in the afternoon organized by the various sections of the AuPS. There will be poster sessions on the first and second day of the conference in the late afternoons. The plenary program will include a lecture by Sacha Husa on gravitational waves. A typical example of the program of previous meetings can be found on the webpage of last year's meeting, http://www.oepg2015.at/program/conference-program +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.6. 70 & 70 Gravitation Fest, Cartagena, Colombia --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=11900 Starting: 2016-09-28 to 2016-09-30 Location: Cartagena, Colombia Additional Information: https://eventos.redclara.net/indico/event/637 Contact: emontoya[AT]uis.edu.co On the occasion of Rodolfo Gambini's and Luis Herreras 70th birthday. We are organizing the "70 & 70 Gravitation Fest", a conference to take place in Cartagena, Colombia on September 28-30, 2016. Rodolfo and Luis have done an important contribution to the physics in Latin America, their works in classical and quantum theory of general relativity have been fundamental in the context of Latin America. Rodolfo did (with A. Trias) the first loop representation of the Yang-Mills theory, he has been working in Loop Quantum Gravity and foundations of the quantum theory, having developed the Montevideo Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics. Luis has contributed to almost every area in the general relativity and is actively working in relativistic astrophysics. This event will cover many topics that have accompanied Rodolfo's and Luis's careers in Classical and Quantum Gravity, including relativistic astrophysics, general relativity, loop quantum gravity and loop quantum cosmology. The conference will be held in Cartagena, a modern port city on Colombias Caribbean coast. At its core is the walled Old Town, with 16th-century plazas, cobblestone streets and colorful colonial buildings. With a tropical climate, the city is a popular beach destination. Invited Plenary Speakers include: Ivan Agullo (Louisiana State University, USA) Miguel Alcubierre (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico) Roberto Aquilano (Universidad de Rosario Argentina) Willians Barreto (Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil y Universidad de Los Andes Merida, Venezuela) Miguel Campiglia (Universidad de la Republica, Uruguay) Jaume Carot (Universitat de les Illes Balears, Spain) Alejandro Corichi (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, Mexico) Mario Cosenza (Universidad de Los Andes, Venezuela) Alicia Di Prisco (Univerisidad Central de Venezuela, Venezuela) Justo Ospino (Universidad de Salamanca, Spain) Jorge Pullin (Louisiana State University, USA) Hernando Quevedo (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico) Alvaro Restuccia (Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile) Oscar Reula (Universidad de Cordoba, Argentina) Jorge A. Rueda (Universita di Roma e International Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Italy) Roberto Sussman (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico) Information regarding registration, abstract submission, accommodation and travel can be found at the web page of the conference https://eventos.redclara.net/indico/event/637 The conference will be held in Spanish. This event is supported by the Universidad Industrial de Santander and the Universidad Tecnologica de Bolivar. With our best regards, The Organizing Committee +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.7. GRavitational-wave Astronomy Meeting in PAris (GRAMPA) --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=11904 Starting: 2016-08-29 to 2016-09-02 Location: Paris, France Additional Information: http://www.iap.fr/vie_scientifique/ateliers/GravitationalWave/2016/index.ht… Contact: barausse[AT]iap.fr GRavitational-wave Astronomy Meeting in PAris (GRAMPA) Second announcement, revised abstract submission/registration deadline The GRavitational-wave Astronomy Meeting in PAris (GRAMPA) will be held at the Institut d'astrophysique de Paris, from August 29th through September 2nd, 2016, and will focus on the physics and astrophysics of gravitational-wave sources for existing and future terrestrial interferometers, pulsar timing arrays, as well as future space-borne missions. It will also explore the synergies of these experiments among themselves and with traditional electromagnetic astrophysics. There is no conference fee, and students/postdocs are encouraged to participate and submit abstracts for contributed talks/posters. Registration and abstract submission is open till July 15, 2016 The list of invited speakers includes: P. Amaro-Seoane (AEI, Golm) N. Andersson (Southampton) S. Babak (AEI, Golm) L. Barack (Southampton) M. Colpi (Milan) S. De Mink (Amsterdam) M. Kramer (MPIfR, Bonn) L. Lentati (Cambridge) S. Nissanke (Nijmegen) D. Psaltis (Arizona) V. Ravi (Caltech) L. Rezzolla (Frankfurt) A. Vecchio (Birmingham) M. Volonteri (Paris) W. Weber (Trento, LPF) C. Will (Florida) Organizing committee: E. Barausse, L. Blanchet, G. Faye, A. Sesana +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.8. The 3rd BNU International Summer School on Quantum Gravity, Beijing, China --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=11933 Starting: 2016-08-15 to 2016-08-20 Location: Beijing, China Additional Information: http://123.206.13.226//summerschool/en/ Contact: qgschool[AT]bnu.edu.cn The 3rd BNU International Summer School on Quantum Gravity will be held at Beijing Normal University (BNU) from 15 to 20 August in 2016. The series of BNU International Summer School is intended to provide a pedagogical introduction for graduate students and young post-docs to certain fundamental topics of quantum gravity. This years topics include: Loop quantum gravity, Loop quantum cosmology, Spin foams, Group field theory, Kaluza-Klein theory. Lecturers: Norbert Bodendorfer (Univ of Warsaw, Poland) Sylvain Carrozza (Univ of Bordeaux, France) Muxin Han (Florida Atlantic Univ, USA) Jerzy Lewandowski (Univ of Warsaw, Poland) Chris Pope (Texas & Univ, USA) Edward Wilson-Ewing (Max-Planck Inst for Gravitational Physics, Germany) The working language is English. But participation is limited. Students and young post-docs who are interested to attend the school are invited to look up the registration information and register at the website of the school: http://123.206.13.226//summerschool/en/ The online registration will be open from 3 to 20 of June, 2016. Organization Committee: GAO Sijie (BNU) LU Hong (BNU) LIU Wenbiao (BNU) MA Yongge (Chair, BNU) ZHANG Hongbao (BNU) ZHOU Bin (BNU) Secretaries: HUANGYU Aotian (BNU) LONG Gaoping (BNU) SONG Shupeng (BNU) WANG Xiaobao (BNU) ZHANG Cong (BNU) Contact: qgschool[AT]bnu.edu.cn Yongge Ma On behalf of the Organization Committee Dept of Physics Beijing Normal University Beijing 100875, CHINA Tel: +86-10-58809499 Fax: +86-10-62209742 Webpage: http://physics.bnu.edu.cn/application/research/gravity/LQG/eng/research.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 2. Jobs ============================================== 2.1. Post-Doctoral Researcher in Nuclear and High Energy Physics at the University of Kansas ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=11870 Deadline: 2016-07-31 Location: Lawrence, KS, USA Additional Information: https://employment.ku.edu/staff/6157BR Contact: c742r922[AT]ku.edu Position Overview: The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Kansas seeks to fill a post-doctoral researcher position in nuclear and high energy physics. Starting Date: October 1st, 2016, or as soon thereafter as the position can be filled (also negotiable). Length of Appointment: Initial appointment is for one year with the possibility of renewal annually for three subsequent years subject to review. General Responsibilities: Research in nuclear and High Energy Physics. The successful candidate will contribute in several aspects of the high energy physics group's research program including phenomenology, data analysis and event simulation, and publication of research results. Job Duties: Conduct research in experimental high energy and nuclear physics and in phenomenology in collaboration with members of the University of Kansas high energy and nuclear physics group and collaboration members world-wide. This entails participation in relevant facets of the overall research endeavor encompassing the life-cycle of high energy and nuclear physics, ranging from phenomenology related to BSM physics (and especially to the possible diphoton excess observed by the CMS and ATLAS experiments) and to QCD studies (diffraction and small x physics including saturation pheomena), physics event simulation, data analysis, publication preparation, proposal preparation, editorial work, presentation of results, outreach and career development. More specifically, the research will deal with the phenomenology studies at the LHC in the BSM and QCD domains and their possible observations in the CMS/TOTEM experiments. Specific job duties: 60% Phenomenogy studies 30% Participation in the analysis of recent CMS-TOTEM data at 13 TeV 10% Assist the faculty in guiding the group's graduate and undergraduate students. Qualifications: Evaluation of the required qualification and preferred qualification will be made through (1) records of accomplishments entered in CV, (2) description of research and education experience provided in the application materials, (3) references, and (4) publications as appropriate. Required Qualifications for Postdoctoral Researcher: 1. A Ph.D. in physics by date of appointment. 2. Experience in theoretical physics, phenomenogy or experimental high energy physics or related experimental field. At least one publication in phenomenology/theory/experiment will be required and a 3-year experience will be very much appreciated. NOTE: To be appointed at the Postdoctoral Researcher title, it is necessary to have the PhD in hand. Appointments made without a diploma or certified transcript indicating an earned doctorate are conditional hires and are appointed on an interim basis not to exceed 6 months. Preferred Qualifications for Postdoctoral Researcher: 1. Experience in theory and phenomenology: a publication in this domain will be greatly approeciated 2. Experience in software: experience on MC or C++ code will be highly considered 3. Experience and ability in particle physics data analysis or phenomenological prediction 4. Good communication skills. 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 (c742r922[AT]ku.edu) or mailed to Department of Physics & Astronomy, 1251 Wescoe Hall Drive, Room 1082, Malott Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045 USA. Initial review of applications will begin July 31, 2016. For first consideration, please apply before July 31, 2016. 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 universitys 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 and Access, IOA[AT]ku.edu , 1246 West Campus Road, Room 153A, Lawrence, KS 66045, 785-864-6414, 711 TTY +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.2. Professor of Physics at University of Portsmouth, UK ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/05/12/professor-of-physics-at-unive… Deadline: 2016-07-15 Location: Portsmouth, UK Additional Information: http://www.icg.port.ac.uk/2016/05/professor-of-physics-x2/ Contact: david.wands[AT]port.ac.uk We announce a unique opportunity to recruit one, or more, new Professors of Physics to create a new research group in the Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation (ICG). We seek established leaders to start a new initiative in areas such as experimental particle physics, space instrumentation, exoplanets, gravitational waves, or other research areas that are complementary to the existing research of the ICG. There is the possibility of making multiple hires in support of this initiative. The ICG is a world-leading research institute in cosmology and astrophysics. In REF2014 96% of our research outputs were judged internationally excellent or world leading. We are now looking to expand into new areas, supported by external research funding and recently-opened undergraduate courses in Physics. We encourage applications from scientists with a strong background of - high impact publications, - grant funding, - project management, - innovation and impact, - building and mentoring research teams. Applications are particularly encouraged from traditionally under-represented groups in science. The ICG and the University of Portsmouth hold Athena SWAN bronze awards and we are an Institute of Physics Project Juno Supporter. These projects show a commitment to introduce organisational and cultural practices that promote gender equality in science and create a better working environment for men and women. The ICG consists of 12 academic staff, 19 postdoctoral researchers and over 20 PhD students, and has an active international visitors programme. ICG has major involvement in - Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-IV), - Dark Energy Survey (DES), - Large Synpotic Survey Telescope (LSST), - Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), - ESAs Euclid satellite mission, - Square Kilometre Array (SKA). The University of Portsmouth is a member of the South-East Physics Network (SEPnet) and hosts the 3704-core SCIAMA supercomputer. You may wish to contact the ICG co-Directors, Profs Bob Nichol (bob.nichol[AT]port.ac.uk) and David Wands (david.wands[AT]port.ac.uk) to discuss this exciting opportunity and your application. More information can be found at http://www.icg.port.ac.uk/ Your application (application form, CV) should be submitted via the online application system by the closing date. Your application will be processed and conducted in compliance with UK legislation relevant at that time. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.3. Postdoctoral position in Analogue Gravity at Lancaster University, UK ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/05/15/postdoctoral-position-in-anal… Deadline: 2016-07-03 Location: Lancaster, UK Additional Information: https://hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=A1527 Contact: d.burton[AT]lancaster.ac.uk Applications are invited for a 2-year postdoctoral research position in the Mathematical Physics Group within the Physics Department at Lancaster University, UK. The theme of the post is analogue Hawking radiation in laser-plasmas and the work will be undertaken as part of a wider investigation of novel opportunities offered within the laser wakefield accelerator paradigm at the highest field intensities. The successful candidate will join a UK consortium composed of experimentalists and theorists at the universities of Lancaster, Strathclyde, St Andrews and Glasgow. Informal enquiries can be made by emailing Dr David Burton. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.4. Tenure track position in theoretical physics at the University of Trento, Italy ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/05/20/tenure-track-position-in-theo… Deadline: 2016-06-16 Location: Trento, Italy Additional Information: http://www.unitn.it/ateneo/bando-dr-valcomp/40914/valutazione-comparativa-a… Contact: recruitment[AT]unitn.it The University of Trento has opened a tenure-track position in the field of theoretical physics. Candidates working in relativistic quantum field theory and gravitational theory are particularly encouraged to apply. The position is for 3 years at the end of which the candidate will be evaluated and, if the evaluation will be positive, will be promoted to tenured associate professor. In order to apply candidates need to hold a PhD in Physics (or related area) and have been a postdoc for at least three years. Candidates that worked at least one year outside Italy are strongly encouraged to apply. Knowledge of the Italian language is not required. In order to apply, candidates need to provide the following documents: 1) full curriculum vitae (in English) including full list of publications 2) up to 12 publications in pdf format (candidates are suggested to submit their best 12 refereed publications) 3) a list of three persons that will provide reference letters All the documents have to be submitted online by June 16 2016 via the form available at https://lavorare.unitn.it/rwe2/module_preview.jsp?MODULE_TAG=Valutazione_28… The reference letters should be sent via email to recruitment [AT] unitn.it by the deadline. More details about the application, including the full list of documents, and the selection procedure can be found in the job announcement (both in Italian and English) at http://www.unitn.it/ateneo/bando-dr-valcomp/40914/valutazione-comparativa-a… In case of questions about the online form, candidates may contact recruitment [AT] unitn.it. More general questions about this position can be sent to Bruno Giacomazzo (bruno.giacomazzo [AT] unitn.it) or Sergio Zerbini (sergio.zerbini [AT] unitn.it). The University of Trento is regularly ranked among the top universities in Italy (first according to the latest national ranking) and it is on the list of the top 200 universities in the world. It has an international population of students and all master courses in the Physics department are taught in English. More information about the Physics department can be found at http://www.physics.unitn.it/en Trento is located in the autonomous region of Trentino, near the Dolomites, and it is very well connected nationally and internationally (the international airport of Verona is 1 hour away by train, while Rome and Munich can both be reached by train in 4 hours). The city of Trento is regularly ranked among the 5 best cities to live in Italy. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.5. Lectureships (2) in Mathematical Sciences, Dublin City University ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=11911 Deadline: 2016-06-10 Location: Dublin, Ireland Additional Information: http://www.dcu.ie/sites/default/files/hr/Lecturer%20MATHS%20%20May%202016.p… Contact: brien.nolan[AT]dcu.ie Two permanent posts are available in the School of Mathematical Sciences, Dublin City University, in the broad areas of Applied Mathematics and Statistics. The School includes members working in General Relativity and in Theoretical and Computational Astrophysics; applications would be welcome from colleagues working in those domains. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.6. Postdoctoral Fellow in Mathematical Relativity, Lisbon, Portugal ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=11915 Deadline: 2016-06-30 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Additional Information: https://camgsd.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/ Contact: jlca[AT]iscte.pt Postdoctoral Fellow in Mathematical Relativity: A postdoctoral fellowship is available at the Mathematical Relativity Group in the Center for Mathematical Analysis, Geometry and Dynamical Systems (CAMGSD) at IST-ULisboa, Lisbon, Portugal. The position will be funded by the PTDC/MAT-ANA/1275/2014 (GPSEinstein) grant, awarded by the Portuguese Science Foundation, for a period of 12 months, renewable up to a total of 24 months. The Fellowship is within the area of the GPSEinstein grant, namely: global properties of solutions of the Einstein equations, hyperbolic partial differential equations, cosmic censorship and the formation of singularities in general relativity. Starting date: Between October 1, 2016 and January 1, 2017. Conditions of award: - Applicants must have obtained a PhD degree in mathematics or related area and a relevant research record in the areas of the GPSEinstein grant. - Preference will be given to candidates with PhD degrees awarded in the last 6 years. Application: Interested candidates should send the following documents by email to jlca[AT]iscte.pt, before June 30, 2016: - Curriculum Vitae. - Copy of the PhD certificate. - Research proposal. - 1 or 2 letters of recommendation. - Application form: http://ist-id.pt/files/sites/43/id_b1_v1-1_candidatura_bolsa-_inv.doc The Mathematical Relativity Group in CAMGSD: At present, our group is composed of 4 faculty members (Joao L Costa, Pedro Girao, Jose' Natario and Jorge D. Silva), 3 postdoctoral fellows (Artur Alho, Luis F. Costa and Anne Franzen) and 1 PhD student (Pedro Oliveira). +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.7. Max Planck Prize Postdoctoral Position in Astrophysical Relativity at ITCS, Bangalore, India ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=11922 Deadline: 2016-06-15 Location: Bangalore, India Additional Information: https://forms.icts.res.in/postdoc_app Contact: ajith[AT]icts.res.in Applications are invited for a Max Planck Prize Postdoctoral Position in Astrophysical Relativity at the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS) of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), located in Bangalore, India. This position is supported by the Max Planck Partner Group in Astrophysical Relativity at ICTS, which operates in collaboration with the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics. The fellowship is offered broadly in the area of gravitational wave physics and astronomy, including analytical and numerical relativity, and theoretical astrophysics. All applicants will be automatically considered for the regular ICTS postdoc positions also. ELIGIBILITY: Applications are invited from highly motivated young scientists with proven track record. Candidates are expected to have a PhD in Physics, Astrophysics or Astronomy with excellent track record. Although PhDs in gravitational-wave physics, relativistic astrophysics, numerical relativity, etc., are preferred, candidates with strong analytical and computational skills, trained in other areas are also encouraged to apply. SALARY AND BENEFITS: The initial appointment will be for two years, with possibility of extension up to a third year, based on the scientific activity of the Fellow. The position carries a monthly salary of Rs. 60,000 and housing allowance of Rs. 15,000. Fellows can also opt for free Institute accommodation in lieu of the housing allowance. Fellows receive health insurance and a research grant of Rs. 200,000 per year. Fellows will also have the opportunity to apply for additional travel and research grants offered by the ICTS as well as the national funding agencies. ABOUT ICTS: ICTS is a new initiative in Indian science, with a mandate to contribute to research excellence by providing a platform and resources to organize various programs in theoretical sciences at the forefront of knowledge. Apart from hosting a large number of visitor-driven academic programs, ICTS boasts a world-class in-house research program. The current in-house research focusses on astrophysical relativity, numerical linear algebra, computational sciences, data assimilation, dynamical systems, nonlinear dynamics, fluid mechanics, mathematical physics and geometry, physical biology, statistical mechanics and turbulence, condensed matter physics, and string theory. ICTS runs strong visitors and associates programs, a highly competitive graduate school as well as a strong postdoctoral program. Providing a vibrant academic environment, the ICTSs state-of-the-art residential campus is located in Bangalore, the garden city of India, that boasts a pleasant and moderate climate. ICTS maintains close ties with the world-class scholastic ambience of the city ASTROPHYSICAL RELATIVITY AT ICTS: The Astrophysical Relativity group includes Parameswaran Ajith (faculty), Bala Iyer (Simons visiting professor), Archisman Ghosh, Chandra Kant Mishra, Nathan K Johnson-McDaniel, Arunava Mukherjee, Sumit Kumar (postdocs), Abhirup Ghosh, Ajit Kumar Mehta (graduate students) and several visiting undergrad students. K. G. Arun, Sascha Husa, Mark Hannam, Badri Krishnan and Tarun Souradeep are visiting associates. The groups 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. HOW TO APPLY: Interested candidates can apply online with their CV, list of publications, a research proposal (not more than two pages) and a covering letter (PDF). The applicants also need to arrange at least three recommendation letters sent directly to the ICTS. The nominal deadline is June 15, 2016; but applications will be considered until the positions are filled. The nominal starting date of October 1, 2016 is negotiable. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 3. News ============================================== 3.1. Remembering Sergio Dain ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/05/02/remembering-sergio-dain/ Additional Information: http://springer.com/10714 By GRG's Editors in Chief: It is with profound sadness that we report on the sudden passing away of Professor Sergio Dain, an Associate Editor of the journal General Relativity and Gravitation. He succumbed to cancer on February 24th, 2016. Although only 46, he had already been an internationally recognized relativist for quite some time. Sergio received his Ph.D. from the Universidad Nacional de Cordoba, Argentina in 1999 for his numerous contributions to asymptotically flat space-times and gravitational radiation. Part of his thesis work was carried out at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute - AEI) in Golm, Germany, under the auspices of a Fellowship of the German Academic Exchange Service. In 2000 he returned to AEI as a post-doctoral research scientist in the Mathematical General Relativity group and remained there till 2007. During this period he made a transition to geometric analysis, specializing in elliptic aspects of Einstein's equations. His very first paper in the area, published as a single author Physical Review Letter, provided a family of initial data representing two spinning black holes. This was followed by a series of papers on conserved quantities in black hole collisions, the close limit approximation, and initial data sets tailored to isolated horizon boundary conditions. He then turned his attention to angular momentum, writing a series of seminal papers establishing inequalities between angular momentum and mass in general relativity. Many of these papers were written after he returned to Cordoba as a faculty member and an independent researcher with CONICET. These influential contributions were recognized by the International Society on General Relativity and Gravitation through an invitation to give a plenary lecture on the subject during the GR20 and Amaldi10 conference, held at Warsaw in 2013, and by the Fields Institute at Toronto, where he gave two invited lectures on the subject in 2015. He was fully engaged in first rate research until the very end. Indeed, his last paper, establishing sharp bounds on the minimum radius of a charged spherical body in general relativity, appeared in Physical Review D on February 23rd, 2016! It not only contains a hard theorem, but also some numerical simulations and a nice discussion of physical implications - a testimony of Sergio's intellectual breadth. Sergio was very engaged in the promotion of Science in Argentina at different levels. In particular, he led the Max Planck partner group at the Universidad Nacional de Cordoba from 2007 to 2012, where he also organized a series of international conferences. Ten students received their graduate degrees under his supervision and he also mentored 4 post-doctoral researchers. Since January 2014, he served on the Editorial Board of General Relativity and Gravitation. He made important contributions to the journal, remaining active on the Board till the very end. The Board fondly remembers him for his spontaneous sense of humor, his uplifting spirit and his passion for general relativity. The Board and Springer deeply regret that the journal will no longer receive his energetic contributions. We extend our sympathies to his family and many friends. Abhay Ashtekar Roy Maartens (Editors in Chief) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.2. 2016 Gravity Research Foundation Awards for Essays results ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2016/05/13/2016-gravity-research-foundat… Additional Information: http://www.gravityresearchfoundation.org The trustees are pleased to announce the Awards for Essays for 2016. 1. $4,000 - A Frame-Dependent Gravitational Effective Action Mimics a Cosmological Constant, but Modifies the Black Hole Horizon by Stephen L. Adler, Institute for Advanced Study, Einstein Drive, Princeton, NJ 08540; e-mail: adler[AT]ias.edu 2. $1,250 - New Insights into Quantum Gravity from Gauge/Gravity Duality by Netta Engelhardt and Gary T. Horowitz, Department of Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106; e-mail: engeln[AT]physics.ucsb.edu, gary[AT]physics.ucsb.edu 3. $1,000 - Spontaneous Dimensional Reduction in Quantum Gravity by S. Carlip, Department of Physics, University of California, Davis, CA 95616; e-mail: carlip[AT]physics.ucdavis.edu 4.$750 - Quadratic Gravity: from Weak to Strong by Bob Holdom and Jing Ren, Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S1A7; e-mail: bob.holdom[AT]utoronto.ca, jren[AT]physics.utoronto.ca 5. $500 - Axion Experiments to Algebraic Geometry - Testing Quantum Gravity via the Weak Gravity Conjecture by Ben Heidenreich, Matthew Reece, and Tom Rudelius, Department of Physics, Harvard University, Jefferson Laboratory, 17 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA, 02138; e-mail: bjheiden[AT]physics.harvard.edu, mreece[AT]physics.harvard.edu, rudelius[AT]physics.harvard.edu Selected for Honorable Mention this year were (listed in alphabetical order): Ahmed Farag Ali and Saurya Das; Shreya Banerjee, Sayantani Bera, and Tejinder P. Singh; David Berenstein and Alexandra Miller; Evan Berkowitz, Masanori Hanada, and Jonathan Maltz; Matthias Blau and Martin O'Loughlin; Martin Bojowald; Yuri Bonder; Sumanta Chakraborty and Kinjalk Lochan; Lay Nam Chang, Djordje Minic, Chen Sun, and Tatsu Takeuchi; Alessandro Codello and Rajeev Kumar Jain; Geoffrey Compere; F. I. Cooperstock; Roberto Emparan and Marina Martinez; Willy Fischler and Sandipan Kundu; Steven B. Giddings; Eduardo Guendelman, Emil Nissimov, and Svetlana Pacheva; Hal M. Haggard and Carlo Rovelli; Shahar Hod; A. Landry and M. B. Paranjape; Philip D. Mannheim; Samir D. Mathur; T. Padmanabhan and Hamsa Padmanabhan; Don N. Page; Susha L. Parameswaran and Ivonne Zavala; Tsvi Piran; M. M. Sheikh-Jabbari; Douglas Singleton and Steve Wilburn; W. M. Stuckey, Timothy McDevitt, and Michael Silberstein; Tanmay Vachaspati. 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. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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