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

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########################################## Table of Contents ########################################### 1. Conferences 1.1. Gravitational Wave Physics and Astronomy Workshop: GWPAW 2018, College Park, USA (1st announcement) 1.2. Fundamental physics with LISA, Florence, Italy 1.3. 1st PU International Conference on Gravitation and Cosmology, Lahore-Pakistan 1.4. Summer School "The Black Hole Information Loss Paradox", Bremen, Germany 1.5. 2019 YITP Asian-Pacific Winter School and Workshop on Gravitation and Cosmology, Kyoto, Japan 1.6. Energy conditions in quantum theory and gravity, York, UK 1.7. Foundational Problems of Black Holes and Gravitation Waves, Munich, Germany 1.8. 3rd HEL.A.S. Summer School and DAAD School "Neutron Stars and Gravitational Waves", Thessaloniki, Greece 1.9. Sixth Bego Rencontre: IRAP Ph.D. school, Nice, France 2. Jobs 2.1. Postdoc position in gravitational astrophysics at University of Guelph, Canada 2.2. STFC Rutherford Fellowship, Nottingham, UK 2.3. Gravity, Blackholes, Cosmology, String Theory, Groningen, The Netherlands 2.4. Royal Society URF/STFC Rutherford fellowship, King's College London, UK 2.5. ESA Research Fellowship in Space Science, The Netherlands and Spain 2.6. Postdoctoral Position at Koc University with possible H2020 funding, Istanbul, Turkey 2.7. Tenure-track position in Theoretical Physics at the University of Trento, Italy 2.8. Tenure Track Position in Multi-Messenger Astrophysics at SISSA, Trieste, Italy 2.9. Postdoctoral Fellowships in Multi-messenger Astrophysics at the RIT, Rochester, USA 2.10. Postdoctoral position on materials for dark matter detection and quantum materials, Berkeley, USA 3. News 3.1. GRG Editor’s Choice: recent highlight articles 3.2. Ecole Internationale d'Astrophysique Daniel Chalonge - Hector de Vega 3.3. 2018 Giulio Rampa Thesis Prize for Outstanding Research in General Relativity ============================================== 1. Conferences ============================================== 1.1. Gravitational Wave Physics and Astronomy Workshop: GWPAW 2018, College Park, USA (1st announcement) --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/06/02/gravitational-wave-physics-a… Starting: 2018-12-01 to 2018-12-04 Location: College Park, Maryland, USA Additional Information: https://jsi.astro.umd.edu/ Contact: pshawhan[AT]umd.edu Save the dates! The Joint Space-Science Institute is pleased to be hosting the 2018 edition of the Gravitational Wave Physics and Astronomy Workshop on December 1 through 4. Sessions will be held at the new Hotel@UMD (https://www.thehotelumd.com/) adjacent to the University of Maryland campus in College Park. This listing will be updated with additional details, a conference website link and registration information as they become available. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.2. Fundamental physics with LISA, Florence, Italy --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/06/05/fundamental-physics-with-lis… Starting: 2018-11-12 to 2018-11-14 Location: Arcetri, Florence (Italy) Additional Information: http://www.ggi.infn.it/showevent.pl?id=305 Contact: paolo.pani[AT]roma1.infn.it Observations of astrophysical systems where gravity is extreme -- highly-dynamical and/or non-linearly strong -- have the potential to shed light on some of the most profound questions in physics today: from the nature of compact objects to whether Einstein's theory accurately describes the merger of black holes. The first space-borne detector, LISA, a joint ESA-NASA mission is currently planned to be deployed in 2034, allowing for the first observation of the merger of supermassive black holes and of extreme mass-ratio inspirals. These observations will enable new accurate tests of general relativity, in particular in the strong regime. We announce the Fundamental Physics with LISA workshop which will take place on November 12-14, 2018 at the Galileo Galilei Institute (Arcetri, Florence, IT). Its goal will be to discuss ways in which we can test General Relativity and learn about fundamental theoretical physics with future LISA observations. For more information and registration, please visit the conference webpage: http://www.ggi.infn.it/showevent.pl?id=305 In order to encourage interaction and discussion, the workshop will bring together experts in theory, phenomenology, modeling and data analysis, and will have an unusual format. Each day will be centered around one of these facets, and consist of three topical sessions in which discussions will be moderated by a panel of three or four experts. The goal of the workshop is to foster fruitful interactions between different dimensions of LISA science. This will include the following topics: * Model independent tests versus Model-Specific tests of GR. * Tests of GR and inferences about physics from the inspiral of supermassive black holes. * Tests of GR and inferences about physics from the ringdown of supermassive black hole merger. * Tests of GR and inferences about physics from extreme mass-ratio inspirals. * Inferences about the nature of supermassive black holes. * Tests of superradiance and inferences about ultralight boson fields and fuzzy dark matter. * Exotic compact objects, tests of the horizon, and GW echoes. * Environmental effects The number of participants is limited. The registration deadline is *Sepember 1st* or earlier if the capacity of the conference venue is reached. The conference fee (€60) includes lunch tickets for on-site catering. ## PROGRAM ## DAY 1: THEORETICAL PHYSICS FOUNDATIONS 1A: Black holes 1B: Cosmology 1C: Gravity DAY 2: INFERENCES 2A: Inferences on exotic objects 2B: Inferences on particle physics 2C: Inferences on theoretical physics DAY 3: SYSTEMATICS AND DATA ANALYSIS 3A: Massive black-hole binaries: modeling and systematics 3B: Extreme mass-ratio inspirals: modeling and environmental systematics 3C: Data-analysis tools and strategies ## INVITED PANEL SPEAKERS ## A. Arvanitaki S. Babak E. Berti D. Blas R. Brito A. Buonanno * C. Burrage C. Caprini V. Cardoso K. Chatziioannou N. Cornish J. de Boer P. Ferreira J. Gair * S. Giddings T. Hinderer S. Hughes L. Hui A. Klein B. Kocsis C. Palenzuela A. Raccannelli T. Sotiriou L. Stein * A. Tolley M. Trodden M. Van den Meent M. Vallisneri A. Vecchio F. Vernizzi F. Vidotto H. Witek K. Yagi A. Zimmerman (* to be confirmed) ###################### Organizers: Enrico Barausse (Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris), Thomas Hertog (KU Leuven), Philippe Jetzer (University of Zurich), Paolo Pani (Sapienza University of Rome), Nicolas Yunes (Montana State University) Support: - European Research Council Starting Grant DarkGRA-757480 (``Unveiling the dark universe with gravitational waves''). - COST Action CA16104 "Gravitational waves, black holes and fundamental physics" (GWverse) Workshop poster (courtesy of Michele Monasta, http://www.michelemonasta.it) high-res: https://www.dropbox.com/s/de8lxpokwjom6lp/nov_2018.pdf?dl=0 low-res: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ekdpzg6u87gys7c/poster_low_res.pdf?dl=0 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.3. 1st PU International Conference on Gravitation and Cosmology, Lahore-Pakistan --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=14162 Starting: 2019-01-27 to 2019-01-31 Location: Lahore-Pakistan Additional Information: http://puicgc.pu.edu.pk/index.html Contact: puicgc[AT]pu.edu.pk The propagation of light probes the fundamental structure of spacetime, and its gravitational dynamics are described by general relativity or possible modifications. These theoretical models are increasingly testable, thanks to the latest advances in astronomy and astrophysics. Given the remarkable recent insight that gravity theories can be constructed, we will investigate how such theories may work. With the first detections of gravitational waves we have entered an exciting new era in gravitational physics that enables us to learn about the fundamental properties of gravity with a completely new sense. In particular, it opens up the unique opportunity to probe gravity in its most challenging, strong-field and dynamical regime. The attractive nature of this conference is that it intersects with several core areas of mathematical physics particularly, gravitation and cosmology. This International conference will be aimed at newcomers to the field, with a strong focus on team-based collaborative work. Pedagogically, the expressway into the subject is to use many of the key ideas and theorems in the field. The scientific program covers a broad range of topics from the mathematical structure of General Relativity and fundamental issues of classical gravity, through modified gravitational models. In addition to the invited/plenary talks, the conference will consist of contributed talks by the participants. The duration of the contributed talks will be 17+3 minutes. The talks should be submitted in pdf format to the conference secretary at email puicgc[AT]pu.edu.pk until November 16, 2018. The main topics of the conference will be Gravitation and General Relativity Alternative Theories of Gravity Cosmology and the Early Universe Dark Energy and Inflation Fundamental Aspects of Astrophysics Mathematical and Relativistic Aspects of Cosmology Gravitational Waves of Cosmological and Astrophysical Origin +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.4. Summer School "The Black Hole Information Loss Paradox", Bremen, Germany --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=14167 Starting: 2018-09-03 to 2018-09-07 Location: Bremen, Germany Additional Information: https://mogsummerschool2018.wordpress.com/ Contact: information.loss.paradox[AT]gmail.com The aim of this school is to provide an in-depth overview about recent developments in the field. Starting with a precise formulation of the problem in the first half of the school, we will discuss various solution proposals, with a particular focus on the relation to the BMS-group. Targeting mainly PhD-students, the material will be covered in form of lectures and discussion sessions. Related contributions by attendees are also welcome. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.5. 2019 YITP Asian-Pacific Winter School and Workshop on Gravitation and Cosmology, Kyoto, Japan --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=14183 Starting: 2019-02-11 to 2019-02-15 Location: Kyoto, Japan Additional Information: http://www2.yukawa.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~apwsw2019/index.php Contact: apwsw2019[AT]yukawa.kyoto-u.ac.jp Dear all, We are going to have "2019 YITP Asian-Pacific Winter School and Workshop on Gravitation and Cosmology" for February 11 - 15, 2019 at Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kyoto, Japan. The school/workshop consists of two parts: lectures by invited lecturers and presentations by participants. Topics covered by the school/workshop are as follows. Gravitational waves Numerical relativity Black hole physics Cosmic microwave background Inflationary universe Dark matter and dark energy String cosmology Quantum gravity Invited Lecturers: Luc Blanchet (IAP) "Gravitational waves from post-Newtonian sources" * Gary Gibbons (Cambridge) "TBA" Veronika Hubeny (UC Davis) "AdS/CFT for GR students" Kenta Kiuchi (YITP/Max Planck) "Frontiers in numerical relativity" * TBA "TBA" (* to be confirmed) The registration is already open. We look forward to having you in Kyoto. Best regards, Shinji Mukohyama +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.6. Energy conditions in quantum theory and gravity, York, UK --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=14195 Starting: 2018-09-20 to 2018-09-21 Location: York, UK Additional Information: https://sites.google.com/a/york.ac.uk/energy-conditions-in-quantum-theory-a… Contact: eleni.kontou[AT]york.ac.uk The workshop “Energy conditions in quantum theory and gravity” will be held from September 20-21, 2018 at the University of York (UK) in the historic King’s Manor. Registration is now open until September 1st. For more information and registration visit the workshop website: https://sites.google.com/a/york.ac.uk/energy-conditions-in-quantum-theory-a… Classical energy conditions were introduced as a means of codifying generic properties of matter in general relativity. They play key roles in the singularity theorems of Hawking and Penrose and in many other results of mathematical relativity. However, not all models of classical matter obey the pointwise energy conditions, and quantum fields cannot obey any of them. This workshop will address two main themes, bringing together experts in both areas: (a) the use of weakened energy conditions in classical relativity, (b) the Quantum Energy Inequalities that can be proved for various quantum field theory models, and their consequences. In addition, related topics in mathematical relativity and quantum field theory will be discussed. This workshop also falls in the 40th anniversary year of the first paper on energy inequalities in quantum field theory. [LH Ford, Proc.Roy.Soc.Lond. A364 (1978) 227-236] Invited speakers include: Erik Curiel (University of Munich) Larry Ford (Tufts University) Stefan Hollands (Leipzig University) Jorma Louko (University of Nottingham) Ken Olum (Tufts University) Nicola Pinamonti (University of Genoa) Ko Sanders (Dublin City University) Robert Wald (University of Chicago) [tbc] Aron Wall (Stanford University) Elizabeth Winstanley (University of Sheffield) Organizers: Christopher Fewster (University of York) Eleni-Alexandra Kontou (University of York) Funded by Marie Sklodowska Curie fellowship grant 744037 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.7. Foundational Problems of Black Holes and Gravitation Waves, Munich, Germany --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/06/18/foundational-problems-of-bla… Starting: 2018-10-20 to 2018-10-21 Location: Munich, Germany Additional Information: https://www.blackholesgravrad2018.philosophie.uni-muenchen.de/index.html Contact: erik.curiel[AT]lrz.uni-muenchen.de The attempt to understand black holes, gravitational radiation, and the relations between them occupies a central role in the foundations of physics. The physics of black holes points to profound connections among general relativity, quantum field theory, and thermodynamics, with potentially revolutionary consequences for our understanding of the nature of spacetime itself. Gravitational radiation is a deep and fascinating astrophysical phenomenon, and one which raises profound questions for the metaphysics and epistemology of spacetime. The two topics go naturally together, both because of the stunning recent successes in gravitational-wave detection, which confirmed the existence of coalescing black hole systems, and because gravitational radiation is expected to generically accompany all non-trivial black hole phenomena. There are numerous philosophical questions raised by black holes and gravitational radiation, which have only recently started to attract the attention of philosophers. By bringing together top researchers from the diverse fields of physics, philosophy, history, and sociology, we seek to create an atmosphere in which major advances in understanding can be made by the cross-pollination that discussion across traditional disciplinary boundaries can create. We aim to engender collaboration and interaction among philosophers and scientists so that insights from different disciplines may be shared and inspire workers in all relevant fields to find new approaches to both discipline-specific and interdisciplinary problems. Specific questions we hope the conference will address include (but are not limited to): 1. the nature of black holes as thermodynamical objects 2. the character of Hawking radiation and black hole entropy 3. the definition of gravitational radiation and its relation to the ontology of spacetime 4. the status of the Generalized Second Law as a physical principle 5. the Information Loss Paradox, and what it may tell us about the nature of quantum mechanics and spacetime 6. the epistemic status of analogue gravity and ''desktop'' physical models of black holes 7. the nature of spacetime itself 8. the related problems of cosmic censorship, determinism and predictability in general relativity 9. epistemic problems for the detection of black holes by gravitational radiation, and the status of the associated theoretical models 10. the epistemology and sociology of gravitational radiation detection as ''big science'' 11. the search for a theory of quantum gravity +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.8. 3rd HEL.A.S. Summer School and DAAD School "Neutron Stars and Gravitational Waves", Thessaloniki, Greece --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/06/29/3rd-hel-a-s-summer-school-an… Starting: 2018-10-08 to 2018-10-12 Location: Thessaloniki, Greece Additional Information: http://www.astro.auth.gr/summer2018/ Contact: summer2018[AT]astro.auth.gr 3rd HEL.A.S. SUMMER SCHOOL AND DAAD SCHOOL NEUTRON STARS AND GRAVITATIONAL WAVES OCTOBER 8-12, 2018, THESSALONIKI, GREECE Important deadlines: Early registration: 31/7/2018; Late registration: 31/8/2018. FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT With the detection of the binary black hole merger GW150914, we have entered the era of Gravitational Wave Astronomy, while the detection of the binary neutron star merger GW170817 was the first example of Gravitational Wave Multi-messenger observations. In the coming years, additional science runs with the LIGO and VIRGO detectors are expected to lead to exciting new discoveries, with KAGRA and LIGO-India subsequently joining the existing detectors and forming a global network. In parallel, new upgrades and new detectors are planned, whereas space-born gravitational wave detectors, such as LISA, are under intense development. The main goal of this school is to provide an introduction to the foundations of Gravitational Waves, including theory, numerical simulations, principles of detection and astrophysical implications. Neutron Stars will be discussed in detail as one of the prime sources of gravitational waves, emphasizing the key role that gravitational wave astronomy can play in constraining the theory of gravity observationally. The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki will welcome around 30 MSc and PhD students to attend the summer school, which will introduce them to key concepts in this exciting field as well as provide them with an opportunity to interact with experts. Advanced undergraduate students that are engaged in research projects related to the theme of the summer school may also apply. The program of the summer school will consist of several 90’ minutes lectures on each morning, with additional exercise-style lectures and talks by members of the DAAD collaboration on each afternoon. Indicative titles for the lectures are: 1) Theory of gravitational waves 2) Compact object oscillations and GW asteroseismology 3) Constraints on the neutron star equation of state 4) Magnetars and core-collapse supernovae 4) Compact objects in alternative theories of gravity 5) GW detectors: LIGO/VIRGO and planned 3rd generation detectors Lecturers: Theocharis Apostolatos (Athens) Andreas Bauswein (HITS-Heidelberg / Darmstadt) (TBC) Katerina Chatziioannou (CITA Toronto) Michael Gabler (MPA-Garching) Stavros Katsanevas (EGO Director) Kostas Kokkotas (Tuebingen) Nikolaos Stergioulas (Thessaloniki) The school will take place at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Partial grants for local expenses to a limited number of participants are provided by the Hellenic Astronomical Society (HEL.A.S.). The school is supported by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, by the Department of Physics and by the Section of Astrophysics, Astronomy and Mechanics. The school is also supported by a DAAD grant for the academic collaboration between the relativity groups of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the University of Tuebingen. A number of rooms at selected hotels have been reserved at special prices. Please note that the block reservation will be valid until the registration deadline only, so it is advisable to make your reservation as soon as possible. After that, rooms and prices will depend on the availability of each hotel. We are looking forward to meeting all interested participants in Thessaloniki in October! With our best regards, The Organizing Committee K. Kokkotas N. Stergioulas P. Iosif G. Tantilian N. Tryfonidis S. Vretinaris +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.9. Sixth Bego Rencontre: IRAP Ph.D. school, Nice, France --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/06/30/sixth-bego-rencontre-irap-ph… Starting: 2018-08-19 to 2018-08-25 Location: Nice, France Additional Information: http://www.icranet.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=260&Itemid… Contact: secretariat-irapphd[AT]icra.it Sixth Bego Rencontre: IRAP Ph.D. school August 19th-25th, 2017 Villa Ratti, Nice The school is traditionally devoted to frontier topics in relativistic astrophysics and to the students of the IRAP PhD Program. This meeting is dedicated to gravitational waves in the strong field limit. The meeting is open to all interested scientists and graduate students. The school will take place at the ICRANet Seat in Villa Ratti, in Nice, where the IRAP-PhD is based. We recall that the IRAP-PhD is coordinated by ICRANet, involving various universities and research centres, and the diploma are jointly delivered by all the universities participating in the program: University of Bremen (Germany), University of Ferrara (Italy), University of Nice Sophia Antipolis (France), University of Oldenburg (Germany), University of Rome “La Sapienza” (Italy), University of Savoie (France). This time the school will include a short course by A. Shadi Tahvildar-Zadeh on "General-Relativistic Quantum Mechanics" with participation of ICRANet, IRAP, Rutgers Math Dept. The program: Mon. 20/08 Singularity Theories of Matter Tues. 21/08 Electrodynamics Without Divergences Wed. 22/08 General-Relativistic Hydrogen Thur. 23/08 Ring-Like Particles and the True Ground State of Positronium Fri. 24/08 Photons as Particles Lectures are given in the morning. Seminar talks and discussion will be organized in the afternoon. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 2. Jobs ============================================== 2.1. Postdoc position in gravitational astrophysics at University of Guelph, Canada ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=14126 Deadline: 2018-09-01 Location: Guelph, Canada Additional Information: https://www.physics.uoguelph.ca/research/astrophysics-and-gravitation Contact: hyang10[AT]uoguelph.ca The Astrophysics and Gravitation Group at the University of Guelph invites applications for a postdoctoral position in Gravitational Physics, including gravitational-wave astrophysics, strong-field gravity theory, Bayesian parameter estimation for compact binaries, etc. The position is for two years. More Info about the group can be found at: https://www.physics.uoguelph.ca/research/astrophysics-and-gravitation The starting date for the position is Jan 1, 2019. All applicants must hold a Ph.D in Physics. The Astrophysics and Gravitation Group at University of Guelph has strong connection to the Perimeter Institute of Theoretical Physics, and Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics. The successful applicant will also become an associate postdoc of the Perimeter Institute, and will be able to interact with Will East, Luis Lehner, Eric Poisson, Daniel Siegel, Huan Yang, as well as any other research, postdoc and student at the University of Guelph and Perimeter Institute. Applicants should send a CV, a list of publications, a research statement and arrange two letters of recommendation. All files should be sent to hyang10[AT]uoguelph.ca, with the subject "Gravity Application." The deadline for this application is September 1, 2018. For more information, please contact Huan Yang (hyang10[AT]uoguelph.ca). +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.2. STFC Rutherford Fellowship, Nottingham, UK ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=14155 Deadline: 2018-06-30 Location: Nottingham, UK Additional Information: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/mathematics/research/mathematical-physics/quan… Contact: Thomas.Sotiriou[AT]nottingham.ac.uk The School of Mathematical Sciences of the University of Nottingham plans to support a candidate for the Ernest Rutherford Fellowship awarded by the STFC. The duration of the fellowship is 5-years and the STFC deadline is September 20th 2018. More information about the fellowship can be found here: http://www.stfc.ac.uk/funding/fellowships/ernest-rutherford-fellowship/ The School of Mathematical Sciences can support only one candidate and it will review applications from interested candidates. Expressions of interest should be sent to Professor Thomas Sotiriou, email: Thomas.Sotiriou[AT]nottingham.ac.uk. They should be received before June 30th in order to receive full consideration and should include a full CV (a research statement or proposal is not necessary at this stage). Successful applicants will be hosted by the Quantum Gravity Group that includes John Barrett, Steffen Gielen, Kirill Krasnov, Jorma Louko, Alex Schenkel, Thomas Sotiriou and Silke Weinfurtner. The research interests of the group include: – alternative theories of gravity – analogue gravity – black holes and compact stars (strong gravity) – quantum field theory in curved spacetimes – quantum gravity Research proposals in topics that are complementary to the above are welcome. The group has close ties (including a joint STFC Consolidated Grant) with the Particle Theory Group in the School of Physics and Astronomy, which includes Tasos Avgoustidis, Clare Burrage, Ed Copeland, Anne Green, Adam Moss, Tony Padilla and Paul Saffin. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.3. Gravity, Blackholes, Cosmology, String Theory, Groningen, The Netherlands ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=14159 Deadline: 2018-06-30 Location: Groningen, The Netherlands Additional Information: https://www.rug.nl/research/vsi/ Contact: anupam.mazumdar[AT]rug.nl A full time position at the level of Postdoctoral fellow at the University of Groningen, Van Swinderen Institute. In the following areas of research: Quantum Gravity, Higher Derivative and Infinite Derivative Gravity, Aspects of Quantum Field Theory, Cosmology. The appointment starts from 1st November 2018 for a period of (1+1) years. Required documents: CV, Publications and Submitted Papers, 2 Pages Research Proposal Deadline: 30 June 2018 Informal inquireies can be made: anupam.mazumdar[AT]rug.nl Contact: Anupam Mazumdar More Information: https://www.rug.nl/research/vsi/ Letters of Reference should be sent to: anupam.mazumdar[AT]rug.nl +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.4. Royal Society URF/STFC Rutherford fellowship, King's College London, UK ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=14177 Deadline: 2018-06-25 Location: London, UK Additional Information: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/nms/depts/physics/about/index.aspx Contact: Helvi.Witek[AT]kcl.ac.uk The Theoretical Particle Physics and Cosmology (TPPC) group at King’s College London welcomes expressions of interest to apply for the Royal Society University Research Fellowship and the Rutherford STFC Ernest Rutherford fellowship to be hosted by our group. The TPPC group is a vibrant, international research team including experts in - particle physics - axion- and dark matter physics - cosmology - gravitational waves - numerical relativity - extensions of general relativity - quantum gravity The group has also strong ties to other Universities of the London area, including Imperial College, UCL and QMUL. We invite interested candidates to contact us by sending a brief research proposal (max. 1 page) and an abridged CV to helvi.witek[AT]kcl.ac.uk or diego.blas[AT]kcl.ac.uk before the 25th of June 2018. We advise potential candidates to carefully check the eligibility criteria of the calls. We expect to make a decision on the candidates we can support by the end of June 2018. Our group is committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from visible minority groups, women, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.5. ESA Research Fellowship in Space Science, The Netherlands and Spain ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=14180 Deadline: 2018-10-01 Location: Noorwqijk, NL and Madrid, Spain Additional Information: https://www.cosmos.esa.int/fellowship Contact: fellowship[AT]cosmos.esa.int The European Space Agency awards several postdoctoral fellowships each year. The aim of these fellowships is to provide scientists in their early career, holding a PhD or the equivalent degree, with the means of performing research in fields related to the ESA Science Programme. Areas of research include planetary science, astronomy and astrophysics, solar and solar-terrestrial science, plasma physics and fundamental physics. The fellowships have a duration of two years, with the possible extension to three years, and are tenable at the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in Noordwijk, Netherlands, or at the European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC) in Villafranca del Castillo, near Madrid, Spain. Applications are now solicited for fellowships in space science to begin in the fall of 2019. Preference will be given to applications submitted by candidates in an early stage of their career. Candidates not holding a PhD yet are encouraged to apply, but they must provide evidence of receiving their degree before starting the fellowship. ESA fellows are enrolled in ESA's Social Security Scheme, which covers medical expenses. A monthly deduction covers these short-term and long-term risks. The deadline for applications is 1 October 2018. More information on the ESA Research Fellowship programme in Space Science, on the conditions and eligibility, as well as the application form can retrieved from http://cosmos.esa.int/fellowship Questions on the scientific aspects of the ESA Fellowship in Space Science not answered in the above pages can be sent by e-mail to the fellowship coordinators, Dr. Oliver Jennrich or Dr. Bruno Altieri at the address fellowship[AT]cosmos.esa.int +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.6. Postdoctoral Position at Koc University with possible H2020 funding, Istanbul, Turkey ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=14185 Deadline: 2018-10-30 Location: Istanbul, Turkey Additional Information: http://mysite.ku.edu.tr/framazanoglu/ Contact: framazanoglu[AT]ku.edu.tr Co-Funded Brain Circulation Scheme (CoCirculation2) is a new Horizon 2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Cofund Program managed by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK). The fellowship is quite similar to MSCA Fellowships in structure, but is specific to Turkey. It aims to attract qualified researchers from abroad, and is going to fund a total of 100 researchers in the next 4 years to spend 24 months in the country. - The fellowship is not restricted to any specific research discipline. - Each recipient will receive a monthly living and mobility allowance of 5050 Euros and monthly Research, Training and Networking cost of 800 Euros (note that living expenses in Turkey are considerably lower than the EU average). - Only researchers who spent no more than 12 months of the last 36 months in Turkey are eligible to apply. - There is no restriction on citizenship. - There is possibility of up to 6 months of secondments outside Turkey. - This year's applications open on 1 August 2018, and close on 30 October 2018. Decisions will be likely made around January 2019 with an earliest start date being around April 2019. - In my experience, the chances of being awarded this fellowship is considerably higher than obtaining the MSCA Fellowship due to the restriction of the research destination to Turkey. More detailed information can be found at https://www.tubitak.gov.tr/en/funds/academy/international-researchers-fello… Application procedure is also very similar to the MSCA Fellowships. Every applicant applies together with a supervisor, and to a specific institution. If you are interested in postdoctoral research on gravitational physics at Koc University with me (Fethi M Ramazanoglu), please contact me at framazanoglu[AT]ku.edu.tr by August 1 2018 so that we can prepare an application suitable for our joint interests. Koc University is located in the beautiful northern suburbs of Istanbul. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.7. Tenure-track position in Theoretical Physics at the University of Trento, Italy ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/06/15/tenure-track-position-in-the… Deadline: 2018-07-05 Location: Trento, Italy Additional Information: https://www.unitn.it/ateneo/bando-dr-valcomp/52070/valutazione-comparativa-… Contact: bruno.giacomazzo[AT]unitn.it We have an opening for a tenure-track position in theoretical physics at the Department of Physics of the University of Trento (Italy): https://www.physics.unitn.it/en The position is tenure-track for three years. Upon successful review, the position becomes permanent at the level of associate professor. The candidate should have expertise in one or more of the following research areas: applications of General Relativity and Quantum Field Theory to astrophysics and cosmology, and in particular on modeling, interpretation and predictions of multimessenger observations with large facilities, both ground- and space-based, within themes like gravitation, dark matter, dark energy, neutrino physics, cosmology of primordial universe, extensions of standard model and any other related subject. Knowledge of Italian language is not required, but fluency in English is required. The successful applicant will cover undergraduate or graduate teaching courses (90 hours per year) about Theoretical Physics, Model and Mathematical Methods or Quantum Field Theory or General Relativity. The overall annual hours of work for research, teaching and office hours for students within the areas indicated above equal 1,500 hours per year. Online application form, further requirements, and instructions about reference letters are available here: https://www.unitn.it/ateneo/bando-dr-valcomp/52070/valutazione-comparativa-… Applications should be submitted online via the above link by July 5. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.8. Tenure Track Position in Multi-Messenger Astrophysics at SISSA, Trieste, Italy ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/06/19/tenure-track-position-in-mul… Deadline: 2018-06-30 Location: Trieste, Italy Additional Information: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/11182/ Contact: lapi[AT]sissa.it The Astrophysics and Cosmology Group at the “Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati” (SISSA) in Trieste (ITALY), invites expressions of interest for a Tenure Track position from outstanding candidates with a solid theoretical research record in the fields of Multi-Messenger Astrophysics. The position will be activated at the Assistant Professor level, to be confirmed as an Associate Professor (Permanent Faculty) within three years after the appointment according to performances. The successful candidate will work as an independent principal investigator, promoting and leading research activities concerning the astrophysics messengers represented by electromagnetic and gravitational radiation, neutrinos, and cosmic rays. Connections with existing observational facilities for gravitational wave detection and multi-messenger follow-up of electromagnetic counterparts will be strongly appreciated. The position complements the current expertise of the SISSA group in High Energy and Plasma Astrophysics, Stellar Physics, Gravitational Wave Physics, Galaxy Formation and cosmology. The successful candidate is expected to be capable of attracting external funds, must also take an active part in the SISSA PhD teaching program and supervise graduate students. Expressions of interests submitted by June 30, 2018 will receive full consideration; submissions after this date are still welcome until the position is filled. The expression of interest, written in English and submitted exclusively via Academic Jobs Online (https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/11182/) should include: Cover letter. Curriculum Vitae with a complete publication list. Description of current research interests. List of 10 publications of greatest interest for the selection. The candidate should also arrange for reference letters from at least 3 referees (to be uploaded on https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/11182/) The International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA) is a leading research and training institution (PhD School) located in the Italian coast nearby the Adriatic sea, in the city of Trieste. It promotes inter-disciplinarity, diversity of expertise, gender balance in research and administrative groups, and inclusion of minorities and people with disabilities. It offers top facilities for research, such as High Performance Computing including hardware and Master Course. PhD students and Post-Doc are regularly supported by the Italian Ministry of University and Research. SISSA has leading roles in large international collaborations, and constitutes a research network with the other scientific institutions in the area, including the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), the National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN), and the Astronomical Observatory of Trieste (INAF-OATs). All of its activities are held in English. More information about the school and the groups can be found at http://www.sissa.it/, and http://www.sissa.it/ap/. Upon receipt and evaluation of the expressions of interest, the SISSA governing bodies will deliberate on the opening of the position according to the provisions of the Italian law. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.9. Postdoctoral Fellowships in Multi-messenger Astrophysics at the RIT, Rochester, USA ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=14232 Deadline: 2019-01-31 Location: Rochester, New York, USA Additional Information: https://ccrg.rit.edu Contact: manuela[AT]astro.rit.edu Postdoctoral Fellowships in Multi-messenger Astrophysics at the Rochester Institute of Technology, New York The recent observations of a binary neutron star merger using both gravitational wave interferometers as well as electromagnetic telescopes across the full spectrum have initiated the age of multi-messenger astronomy and astrophysics. As part of several NASA and NSF collaborative projects, the RIT's Center for Computational Relativity and Gravitation (CCRG) is currently seeking to fill one or two postdoctoral research positions with highly qualified individuals interested pursuing research in the fields of numerical relativity, theoretical and computational astrophysics, with an emphasis on general relativistic magneto-hydrodynamics simulations. We are particularly interested in relativistic magneto-hydrodynamics simulations of accretion disks around supermassive black hole mergers, and binary neutron star coalescences from prior to merger through to the formation of disks and/or collapse of the merged remnant, the production of jets, and launching of outflows. We are also interested perform ``event-based'' simulations, using parameters informed by specific LIGO/Virgo detections, and thereby permitting much closer comparison with observables, in order to interpret current and future multi-messenger observations by a wide array of current and future detectors. The successful postdoctoral candidates will be Fellows of a new prestigious "Frontier in Gravitational-Wave Astrophysics" (FGWA) Program. Initially appointed for two or three years, the Fellows are renewable up to five years depending on satisfactory performance and the availability of funds. Senior scientists in the group includes Manuela Campanelli (Director), Joshua Faber, Carlos Lousto, Richard O'Shaughnessy, Jason Nordhaus, Yosef Zlochower, Sukanya Chakrabarti, John Whelan, and Hans-Peter Bischof, several postdoctoral fellows and Ph.D. students (see http://ccrg.rit.edu/people for an overview on who is or has been at CCRG). The group is involved in several large collaborations, including the LIGO Scientific Collaboration (LSC), The Einstein Toolkit Consortium (http://einsteintoolkit.org) and a NASA Theoretical and Computational Astrophysics Network (TCAN). CCRG researchers have access to several computing cluster facilities at national computing centers such as XSEDE and the NCSA's Blue Waters Supercomputer (with an allocation of over 160MSUs), as well as a dedicated over 3000-core cluster hosted at the Center. More information about the CCRG is available at http://ccrg.rit.edu/. And about Rochester at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochester,_New_York Applications should consist of a cover letter, a brief statement of research interests, a curriculum vitae including publication list, and at least three letters of recommendation. All materials should be sent electronically as soon as possible to: manuela[AT]astro[dot]rit[dot]edu with a copy to ccrg-postdoc[AT]ccrgweb.rit.edu. For an overview of all job openings at CCRG please go to: http://ccrg.rit.edu/spotlight/jobs. Enquiries can be addressed to the center's Director: Manuela Campanelli, manuela[AT]astro[dot]rit[dot]edu Center for Computational Relativity and Gravitation, School of Mathematical Sciences, and School of Physics and Astronomy, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) 85 Lomb Memorial Drive Rochester, New York 14623 USA Review of completed applications will begin as soon as available and will continue until a suitable candidate is found. Starting date can be as early as January and no later than September, 2019. RIT is committed to equal employment opportunity and affirmative action. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.10. Postdoctoral position on materials for dark matter detection and quantum materials, Berkeley, USA ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=14243 Deadline: 2018-12-31 Location: Berkeley, California, USA Additional Information: https://lbl.referrals.selectminds.com/jobs/materials-theory-and-computation… Contact: sgriffin[AT]lbl.gov Berkeley Lab’s Materials Sciences Division has an opening for a Materials Theory and Computation for High-Energy Physics and Quantum Sensing Postdoctoral Scholar. Work will focus on the description and design of quantum materials with applications to high-energy physics and quantum sensing using first-principles calculations. Quantum materials is the term given to a new paradigm in condensed matter physics, encompassing materials with exotic physical properties that have potential technological importance. A burgeoning area of quantum materials and information is sensing and detection where quantum phenomena are used to measure a physical property. The incumbent will lay the groundwork for a materials-specific understanding and manipulation of new functional quantum materials for sensing and detection using first-principles calculations. It will include close collaboration with other theorists and with experimentalists, both in condensed matter and other fields, to design and characterize quantum materials with functional properties. This appointment is joined between the Molecular Foundry and the Materials Science Division in the group of Dr. Sinead M. Griffin. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 3. News ============================================== 3.1. GRG Editor’s Choice: recent highlight articles ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/06/08/grg-editors-choice-recent-hi… Additional Information: https://www.springer.com/gp/livingreviews/relativity/grg-editors-choice In each volume of the journal General Relativity and Gravitation (GRG), a few papers are marked as “Editor’s Choice”. The primary criteria is original, high-quality research that is of wide interest within the community. These recent articles deserve special attention: Jeremy D. Schnittman "The collisional Penrose process" https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-018-2373-5 Claus Kiefer, David Wichmann "Semiclassical approximation of the Wheeler–DeWitt equation: arbitrary orders and the question of unitarity" https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-018-2390-4 Hideyoshi Arakida "Light deflection and Gauss–Bonnet theorem: definition of total deflection angle and its applications" https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-018-2368-2 Emanuele Berti, Kent Yagi, Nicolas Yunes "Extreme gravity tests with gravitational waves from compact binary coalescences: (I) inspiral–merger" https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-018-2362-8 Please, browse all Editor's Choice articles at: https://www.springer.com/gp/livingreviews/relativity/grg-editors-choice Frank Schulz Publishing Editor GRG ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.2. Ecole Internationale d'Astrophysique Daniel Chalonge - Hector de Vega ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/06/15/ecole-internationale-dastrop… Additional Information: https://chalonge-devega.fr Ecole Internationale d'Astrophysique Daniel Chalonge - Hector de Vega Open and Interdisciplinary Session Tuesday 19 June 2018, at the Cite' Internationale Universitaire de Paris, College d'Espagne, 7E boulevard Jourdan, 75014 Paris Addressed to researchers in different fields, post-docs, phd students, professors, science journalists, communicators,... At the Programme of this Session: A New Quantum Universe beyond the Planck scale. - Nature is Quantum. From the 1986 Paris-Meudon pionnering colloquium on String theory and Quantum cosmology with Stephen Hawking to the first 1991 Chalonge de Vega School on astrofundamental physics with S. Chandrasekhar . - The last article by Stephen Hawking and a scientific perspective from may 1979 to may 2018 by Norma Sanchez. - Fractality, universality, universe... From Benoit Mandelbrot to multiverses. The infinity and the indefinite... -Dynamics of complex systems in the planete evolution. >From Henri Poincare' to Quo Vadis Science ? Ubi es Science? (and "ce n'est pas tout": citation d'Henri Poincare...) Annonce: https://www.obspm.fr/seance-ouverte-de-culture-3844.html?lang=fr Brochure and Invitation: https://chalonge-devega.fr/Invitation19Juin2018.pdf Poster and Programme: https://chalonge-devega.fr/OpenSession_20180619-A3_c.jpg More informations: https://chalonge-devega.fr/Programme2018.html Looking forward to seeing you at this Session for a creative, fruitful and stimulating meeting, The Chalonge - de Vega School team https://chalonge-devega.fr ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.3. 2018 Giulio Rampa Thesis Prize for Outstanding Research in General Relativity ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2018/06/19/2018-giulio-rampa-thesis-pri… Additional Information: http://www-2.unipv.it/dottorati/scienzeetecnologie/fisica/n/web_PhD/index.p… We are pleased to announce that the 2018 Giulio Rampa Thesis Prize for outstanding research in General Relativity will be presented to Dr. Davide Gerosa and to Dr. Jan Ostrowski. The committee consisting of Profs. Lars Andersson, Mauro Carfora, Gerhard Huisken, Luciano Rezzolla, prepared the following laudationes: "Dr. Gerosa's Ph.D. Thesis on "Source modelling at the dawn of gravitational-wave astronomy" shows an impressive ability to master a rather broad range of topics in relativistic astrophysics and gravitational wave physics. The research initiated by Dr. Gerosa in these areas has triggered follow-up work, providing new important insights and new physical scenarios. The large impact that the work of Dr. Gerosa has already had can only continue to grow." "Dr.Ostrowski's Ph.D. Thesis on "Mass function of galaxy clusters in inhomogeneous relativistic Cosmology" established him as a leading researcher in the field of inhomogeneous relativistic cosmology, i.e. the approach in cosmology where the epoch of nonlinear structure formation needs to be studied employing general relativity together with the "background" rather than separately. Dr. Ostrowski has revealed an impressive stamina in addressing this crucial theme, and his results will have a significant importance for the interpretation of data in the forthcoming era of precision cosmology." In recognition of the high quality of the nominations received, the Committee has also decided to award an honourable mention to the outstanding Ph.D. research carried out by Benito A. Juarez Aubry in the Thesis "Asymptotics in the time-dependent Hawking and Unruh effects, and to Sumanta Chakraborty for the Thesis "Classical and Quantum Aspects of Gravity in Relation to the Emergent Paradigm". The prize is sponsored by The University of Pavia and by the Italian Society for Relativity and Gravitational Physics (SIGRAV) to honor the memory of Giulio Rampa and is given, every two years, to a graduate student for outstanding research in general relativity. The prize has been established in 2011, and is endowed under the terms of a donation from Nadia and Giorgio Rampa. Each GRT prize carries a certificate and a net check for EUR 2,000. The prizes will be presented to Davide Gerosa and Jan Ostrowski at the 23rd edition of the "Italian Society for General Relativity and Gravitation (SIGRAV) Conference" to be held at the Hotel Flamingo in Santa Margherita di Pula, (Cagliari), Italy, 9-15 September 2018 (http://sigrav2018.ca.infn.it) This is the biennial Conference of the Italian Society for General Relativity and Gravitation (SIGRAV) devoted to all aspects of gravitational physics. The Rampa Prize winners will have the opportunity to present their work during a special session of the conference. The winners will also be announced during the annual Honours Ceremony during the Inauguration of the Graduate Studies Academic Year in Pavia, in December 2018. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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

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

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

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

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

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########################################## Table of Contents ########################################### 1. Conferences 1.1. Sixth Tux workshop on Quantum Gravity 1.2. Niall Fest 2018 1.3. Black Holes All Over 1.4. International Conference on Quantum Gravity, Shenzhen, China 2. Jobs 2.1. Ph.D. and Postdoc positions in Gravitational Wave Physics at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Phsyics, Potsdam, Germany 2.2. Tenure-Track/Tenure Group Leader position at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics in Potsdam 2.3. PhD studentship in gravitational wave data analysis at Nikhef, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2.4. HKUST - SUSTech Joint PhD Program in Classical and Quantum Gravity, String Theory, and Cosmology, Shenzhen and Hong Kong, China 2.5. Postdoctoral positions Cosmology, Cape Town, South Africa 2.6. Research associate in theoretical and computational astrophysics at Michigan State University, USA 2.7. Two postdoc positions in primordial cosmology at IAP, Paris, France 2.8. Two lectureships in Theoretical Physics, Cambridge, UK 2.9. PhD position in gravitational physics at the RTG Models of Gravity 2.10. Postdoctoral position in Computational Astrophysics at the University of New Hampshire 2.11. Postdoctoral positions in GRMHD at the Rochester Institute of Technology 2.12. ICTS-SIMONS POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS IN BANGALORE, INDIA 2.13. Postdoctoral position in Gravitational-Wave Astrophysics at Monash University 2.14. Ph.D. and Postdoctoral positions in Computational Relativistic Astrophysics division at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics in Potsdam 2.15. Postdoctoral Positions at the Raman Research Institute 2.16. Postdoctoral positions in gravitational physics at University of Zurich 2.17. Graduate studentships in gravitational physics at the University of New Brunswick 3. News 3.1. Living Reviews in Relativity: recent publications 3.2. GRG Editor's Choice: Higher curvature gravities cannot be bootstrapped 3.3. 2018 Universe Travel Awards (800 CHF) ============================================== 1. Conferences ============================================== 1.1. Sixth Tux workshop on Quantum Gravity --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13500 Starting: 2018-02-19 to 2018-02-23 Location: Tux, Austria Additional Information: https://www.gravity.physik.fau.de/events/tux6/ Contact: tuxworkshop(a)fuw.edu.pl The aim of this conference to bring together experts on loop quantum gravity and related topics, in the scenic village of Tux, in the Austrian alps. This year, we specifically invite contributions concerning the holographic aspects of loop quantum gravity. All further information can be found under the link. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.2. Niall Fest 2018 --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13505 Starting: 2018-05-24 to 2018-05-25 Location: Cork, Ireland Additional Information: http://astro.ucc.ie/NiallFest2018 Contact: NiallFest2018(a)gmail.com The meeting is a Festschrift in honour of Niall O Murchadha’s career in general relativity. It will be an occasion for Niall’s students, collaborators and friends to enjoy discussions with Niall and with each other and to discuss current progress and prospects in the research areas to which he has contributed so strongly in his career, especially the initial value problem in GR. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.3. Black Holes All Over --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13506 Starting: 2017-11-24 to 2017-11-24 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Additional Information: https://centra.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/network/bhao/ Contact: ricadasilva(a)tecnico.ulisboa.pt The aim of the "Black Holes All Over" Symposium is to honor the scientific life of Professor José Sande Lemos and celebrate his 60 years, completed in November 18. The symposium is organized by the Center for Astrophysics and Gravitation - CENTRA and by the Portuguese Society on Relativity and Gravitation (Sociedade Portuguesa de Relatividade e Gravitação). The symposium is integrated in the actions of the National Day for Scientific Culture (Dia Nacional da Cultura Científica). Registration is required, there is no fee. There will be a symposium dinner at Restaurante Entrecopos. Please when registering confirm your presence in the dinner. The cost per person is 10 euros to be paid at the restaurant. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.4. International Conference on Quantum Gravity, Shenzhen, China --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/11/23/international-conference-on-… Starting: 2018-03-26 to 2018-03-28 Location: Shenzhen, China Additional Information: https://lmodesto2.wixsite.com/quantumgravity Contact: bambi(a)fudan.edu.cn This conference is mostly about quantum gravity and its intrinsic nonlocal feature, but also about general gravitational theories beyond Eisntein's gravity, black holes, cosmology, and observational tests. It is well known that any fundamental theory is nonlocal at the quantum level, namely the quantum effective action is a "very nonlocal” functional. Moreover, quantum mechanics itself is intrinsically nonlocal. Furthermore, when we try to construct a consistent theory for quantum gravity non locality turns out to be unavoidable. Indeed, in our days we have several consistent proposals for quantum gravity: String Theory, Loop Quantum Gravity, Nonlocal Quantum Gravity, Asymptotically Safe Quantum Gravity, etc., and all of them are nonlocal. In this conference we will try to make the point of the current understanding of several approaches to quantum gravity with particular attention to the locality paradigm at short distance. In particular we will try to point out issues and ways to overcome them. However, besides the fundamental theoretical problems, other topics of the conference are about the spacetime singularitys' issue, black holes at the classical and quantum level, the information loss problem, and the cosmological implications at short and large distance of a large class of local and nonlocal gravitational theories. The key-topics of the conference are: - Nonlocal Quantum Gravity - Super-renormalizable Quantum Gravity Theories - String Theory - Loop Quantum Gravity - Theories Beyond Einstein Gravity - Spacetime Singularities - Classical and Quantum Black Holes - Cosmology - Gravitational Waves - Observational Tests Invited Speakers: Rong-Gen Cai (Institute of Theoretical Physics/CAS, China)* Xavier Calmet (Sussex University, UK)* John Donoghue (Massachusetts Amherst, US)* Yungui Gong (Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China) Alexy Koshelev (Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal) Yongge Ma (Beijing Normal University, China) Anupam Mazumdar (University of Groningen) Yun-Soo Myung (Inje University, South Korea) Ilya Shapiro (Juiz de Fora University, Brazil) Terry Tomboulis (University of California Los Angeles, US) Richard Woodard (University of Florida Gainesville, US) Nico Yunes (Montana State University, US) ... and others * To be confirmed Scientific Organizing Committee: Cosimo Bambi (Fudan University, China; Chair) Rong-Gen Cai (Institute of Theoretical Physics/CAS, China) Gianluca Calcagni (IEM-CSIC Madrid, Spain) Valeri Frolov (University of Alberta, Canada) Miao Li (Sun Yat-sen University, China) Yongge Ma (Beijing Normal University, China) Anzhong Wang (Zhejiang University of Technology, China) Haitang Yang (Sichuan University, China) Shuang-Nan Zhang (Institute of High Energy Physics/CAS, China) Local Organizing Committee: Cosimo Bambi (Fudan University, China) Gianluca Calcagni (IEM-CSIC Madrid, Spain) Leonardo Modesto (SUSTech, China; Chair) Guanhao Xie (SUSTech, China) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 2. Jobs ============================================== 2.1. Ph.D. and Postdoc positions in Gravitational Wave Physics at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Phsyics, Potsdam, Germany ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13445 Deadline: 2017-12-15 Location: Potsdam, Germany Additional Information: www.aei.mpg.de/gwjobs2018 Contact: andre.schirotzek[AT]aei.mpg.de Ph.D. and postdoctoral positions in Gravitational Wave Astrophysics at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics in Potsdam The "Astrophysical and Cosmological Relativity" division at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute, www.aei.mpg.de) in Potsdam announces the opening of several postdoctoral appointments and Ph.D. positions. The postdoctoral positions will be available at different levels, depending on experience and seniority, and can last for different number of years. The division (www.aei.mpg.de/1282161/Astrophysical_and_Cosmological_Relativity) led by Dr. Alessandra Buonanno, is currently composed of 21 scientists, and one research group leader, Dr. Harald Pfeiffer. The division also hosts several long and short-term visitors. The "Astrophysical and Cosmological Relativity" division focuses on several aspects of gravitational-wave physics and astrophysics, including (i) theoretical gravitational dynamics and radiation (effective field theory, post-Newtonian theory, gravitational self-force approach, perturbation theory and effective-one-body formalism), (ii) numerical relativity, most notably simulations of binary black holes and binary neutron stars, (iii) interpretation and analysis of data from gravitational-wave detectors on the ground (LIGO and Virgo) and in space (LISA), (iv) astrophysics of compact objects, (v) cosmography with gravitational waves from binary systems, and (vi) tests of strong gravity within General Relativity and alternative gravity theories. Members of the division have the opportunity to join the LIGO Scientific Collaboration through the group's membership, the LISA Consortium, and also participate to building the science case for third generation ground-based detectors (Einstein Telescope and Cosmic Explorer). The "Astrophysical and Cosmological Relativity" division has two high-performance computer clusters (Minerva and Vulcan) to run numerical-relativity simulations, and to carry out source modelling and data-analysis studies. The "Astrophysical and Cosmological Relativity" division has ties with the Physics Department at the University of Maryland, the Humboldt University in Berlin, and the University of Potsdam. For more information, a list of required documentation, and submission links to both postdoctoral and Ph.D. positions, please go to: www.aei.mpg.de/gwjobs2018 The "Astrophysical and Cosmological Relativity" division also offers Max Planck Fellowships to non-German scientists. Information on those fellowships and explanations on how to apply are summarized at: www.aei.mpg.de/maxplanckfellowships Candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. The deadline for full consideration for both Ph.D. and postdoctoral positions is, December 15th, 2017. The positions are available as early as Spring 2018, but they can also start later, in Fall 2018. Applications will be considered until all positions are filled. The Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics is an equal opportunity employer, and is committed to provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability. For further information please contact Dr. Andre Schirotzek: andre.schirotzek[AT]aei.mpg.de +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.2. Tenure-Track/Tenure Group Leader position at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics in Potsdam ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13449 Deadline: 2017-12-15 Location: Potsdam Additional Information: http://www.aei.mpg.de/en/gwgroupleaderpotsdam Contact: andre.schirotzek(a)aei.mpg.de The "Astrophysical and Cosmological Relativity" division at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute, AEI) in Potsdam announces the opening of a group leader position either at tenure-track (5 years) or tenure (permanent) level depending on candidate’s qualifications and seniority. We are seeking highly qualified scientists with excellent research track record, committed to a career in research. The successful candidate is expected to play a key role in the discoveries and interpretations enabled by gravitational-wave detections, and be a leader in crafting the future of gravitational-wave science, whether performed on the ground or in space. She/he will lead a group of graduate students and postdoctoral scholars, and will take advantage of interactions and collaborations with other members of the division. The "Astrophysical and Cosmological Relativity" division, led by Dr. Alessandra Buonanno, is currently composed of 21 scientists, and one Max Planck research group leader, Dr. Harald Pfeiffer. The division also hosts several long and short-term visitors. The "Astrophysical and Cosmological Relativity" division focuses on several aspects of gravitational-wave physics and astrophysics, including (i) theoretical gravitational dynamics and radiation (effective field theory, post-Newtonian theory, gravitational self-force approach, perturbation theory and effective-one-body formalism), (ii) numerical relativity, most notably simulations of binary black holes and binary neutron stars, (iii) interpretation and analysis of data from gravitational-wave detectors on the ground (LIGO and Virgo) and in space (LISA), (iv) astrophysics of compact objects, (v) cosmography with gravitational waves from binary systems, and (vi) tests of strong gravity within General Relativity and alternative gravity theories. Members of the division have the opportunity to join the LIGO Scientific Collaboration through the group's membership, the LISA Consortium, and also participate in building the science case for third generation ground-based detectors (Einstein Telescope and Cosmic Explorer). The "Astrophysical and Cosmological Relativity" division has two high-performance computer clusters (Minerva and Vulcan) to run numerical-relativity simulations, and to carry out source modelling and data-analysis studies. The "Astrophysical and Cosmological Relativity" division has ties with the Physics Department at the University of Maryland, the Humboldt University in Berlin, and the University of Potsdam. For more information, a list of required documentation, and submission please go to: http://www.aei.mpg.de/en/gwgroupleaderpotsdam Candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. The deadline for full consideration is December 15th, 2017. Applications will be considered until the position is filled. The Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics is an equal opportunity employer, and is committed to provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.3. PhD studentship in gravitational wave data analysis at Nikhef, Amsterdam, The Netherlands ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13450 Deadline: 2018-01-03 Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands Additional Information: https://www.nikhef.nl/jobs/vacatures/ Contact: vdbroeck[AT]nikhef.nl The Virgo group at Nikhef has an opening for a PhD student in gravitational wave data analysis. Nikhef is the national institute for subatomic physics in The Netherlands, where approximately 175 physicists and 75 technical staff members work together in an open and international scientific environment. Together they perform excellent theoretical and experimental research in the fields of particle and astroparticle physics. Among the research collaborations Nikhef participates in are the ATLAS, LHCb and ALICE experiments at CERN, the KM3NeT neutrino telescope in the Mediterranean, the Virgo interferometer in Pisa, the XENON Dark Matter detector in Gran Sasso and the Pierre Auger cosmic rays observatory in Argentina. Nikhef is a collaboration between 5 major Dutch universities and the Nikhef research institute. The successful candidate will work on the development of novel methods for analysing gravitational wave data from the LIGO and Virgo detectors, with a view on directly probing the structure of compact objects such as black holes and neutron stars. Understanding the neutron star equation of state is a major open problem in astrophysics, which can now be addressed by studying gravitational wave signals from binary neutron star mergers. The student will work on this as part a collaborative effort of the Virgo and ALICE groups at Nikhef. He or she will be a member of the Virgo Collaboration, and will have full access to all Virgo and LIGO data. The successful candidate has a master in physics. Strong software skills are highly desirable. The student will be employed by the NWO-I-foundation as a junior scientist. He or she will receive a 4 year contract with a competitive salary. The conditions of employment of the NWO-I-foundation are excellent and can be found on the website of the employer: http://www.nwo-i.nl. The educational programme of the Dutch research school for subatomic physics offers annual graduate schools for PhD students, as well as frequent series of lectures on advanced topics in (astro)particle physics. Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply through the online portal: https://www.nikhef.nl/jobs/vacatures/. Please be prepared to upload a curriculum vitae and have the email address ready of at least one referee who is willing to send a letter of recommendation on your behalf. The deadline for applications is January 3rd, 2018. Further information on this position can be obtained from Prof. Dr. Chris Van Den Broeck (vdbroeck(a)nikhef.nl) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.4. HKUST - SUSTech Joint PhD Program in Classical and Quantum Gravity, String Theory, and Cosmology, Shenzhen and Hong Kong, China ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13451 Deadline: 2017-11-30 Location: Shenzhen and Hong Kong (China) Additional Information: https://lmodesto2.wixsite.com/lmodesto Contact: lmodesto[AT]sustc.edu.cn We are selecting a motivated candidate for the Joint Phd Program between Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech, Shenzhen, China) and Hong Kong Science and Technology University and Institute of Advanced Studies (HKUST and IAS, Hong Kong, China). The PhD candidate is suppose to start the program next academic year (September 2018) and the completion of the program will take 4 years. We are particularly interested in candidates with advanced knowledge of General Relativity and Quantum Field Theory. Title of the project: Classical and Quantum Gravity, String Theory, and Cosmology. Research Plan — The candidate is suppose to address the cosmological implications of effective string field theory and/or a class of nonlocal gravitational theories finite and unitary at quantum level. Two are the main issues to address: the cosmological constant's problem and the physics of the early Universe. The consistent theories mentioned above should provide a mechanism for fixing the cosmological constant to the observed value and solve the problem of the initial Big Bang singularity, while also provide a natural mechanism for inflation. Since the nearby location of the two Universities the student will be co-supervised by both the supervisors during the all duration of the PhD program. However, the Phd candidate will have also to attend courses and other duties if required by the agreement of the two Universities: HKUST and SUSTech. In the first two years we will mostly concentrate on the Dark energy problem and possibly Dark matter problem, while in the second part of the Phd program we will focused on inflations and the computation of two and eventually three point correlation's functions. The candidate will work under the supervision Prof. Henry Tye (HKUST and IAS) and Prof. Leonardo Modesto (SUSTech). The Gravitational and High Energy Physics at SUSTech consist on 1 Research Associate Professor, 3 PostDocs, and several undergraduate students. Interested candidates should send their CV (including, among other things, date of birth and nationality) and a short statement of research interests and/or experience to: Prof. Leonardo Modesto E-mail: lmodesto[AT]sustc.edu.cn Please arrange also at least 2 recommendation letters to be sent separately to the same email address. Applications received by November 30 will receive full consideration. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.5. Postdoctoral positions Cosmology, Cape Town, South Africa ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13463 Deadline: 2018-01-05 Location: Cape Town, South Africa Additional Information: http://uwcastro.org Contact: mariogrs[AT]gmail.com POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS IN COSMOLOGY CENTRE FOR RADIO COSMOLOGY UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE DEADLINE: Applications will be reviewed from 5 January 2018. Later applications may be considered until decisions are made. The Centre for Radio Cosmology (CRC) at the University of the Western Cape is internationally recognized for its research on cosmology. CRC faculty are closely involved in the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), the South African SKA precursor MeerKAT and other telescopes such as HERA. There are currently 16 postdoctoral researchers, 9 PhD students and 9 MSc students in the group. (See uwcastro.org for further details.) UWC is located in the beautiful city of Cape Town, with excellent cultural and outdoor activities. We invite applications for up to two postdoctoral positions in cosmology from candidates keen to work in one or more of the following areas: * HI intensity mapping with MeerKAT (data analysis – see http://arxiv.org/abs/1709.06099 for details) * Cosmology with the SKA and its precursors (theory/simulations), including continuum, HI and synergies with other surveys. The selected candidates will work more closely with Prof Mario Santos or Prof Roy Maartens, depending on the subject but will also be encouraged to collaborate with other faculty members (Prof Russ Taylor, Dr Ed Elson, visiting Profs Romeel Davé and Matt Jarvis). The group also has strong links with the South African SKA Project headquarters, the optical observatory SAAO, the University of Cape Town and The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) (all within less than 30 minutes from the University). Applicants must hold a PhD by the anticipated start date and should preferably have obtained the degree less than five years ago. The appointment will be for 2+1 years. The nominal start date is September 2018, but other dates can be negotiated (earlier is preferred). Applications consisting of a CV, publication list and a short statement of research interests, should be emailed to mariogrs(a)gmail.com. Applicants should arrange for a minimum of two letters of recommendation to be sent the same way. Applications received by 5 January 2018 will receive full consideration, although later applications may be considered. Informal enquiries are welcomed and should be directed to the same email. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.6. Research associate in theoretical and computational astrophysics at Michigan State University, USA ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13469 Deadline: 2018-01-08 Location: East Lansing, Michigan, USA Additional Information: http://careers.msu.edu/cw/en-us/job/497984/research-associatefixed-term Contact: couch[AT]pa.msu.edu Applications are invited for a postdoctoral research position in theoretical and computational astrophysics in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and Department of Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering at Michigan State University. The successful candidate will collaborate with Profs. Sean Couch, Luke Roberts, and Andrew Christlieb. The successful candidate will lead an effort to characterize the impact of rotation and magnetic fields on the core-collapse supernova mechanism, and related topics. Responsibilities will include implementation of new methods for magnetohydrodynamics, transport, and microphysics, as well execution of cutting-edge simulations. Experience in large-scale numerical simulation and code development is required. The successful candidate will be expected to effectively use local and NSF/DOE supercomputing platforms. This position is part of the US Department of Energy Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing (SciDAC) TEAMS nuclear astrophysics project. MSU boasts excellent resources for research in computational nuclear astrophysics, including the 400-teraflop Laconia supercomputer, the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory/Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, and the Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics—Center for the Evolution of the Elements. The appointment is initially for one year, renewed annually for up to four years, based on performance and the availability of funding. The salary will be competitive and commensurate with experience. Appointment is contingent upon successfully completing a full background check. Candidates are expected to hold a Ph.D. in a related discipline by the start of the appointment. Applicants should submit a CV and a statement of research interests to the associated URL. In addition, applicants should arrange for three (3) letters of recommendation to be submitted to the same posting. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.7. Two postdoc positions in primordial cosmology at IAP, Paris, France ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13482 Deadline: 2017-12-01 Location: Paris, France Additional Information: http://inspirehep.net/record/1632523 Contact: iap.erc.2017[AT]gmail.com In connection with the new ERC Starting Grant GEODESI (Principal Investigator: Sebastien Renaux-Petel), the Institut d’Astrophysique de Paris invites applications for two postdoctoral positions in primordial cosmology, to start indicatively in Fall 2018. Earlier starting dates are welcome and negotiable. The positions are for two years initially, with the possibility of a third year extension based on performance. Applicants must have a PhD by the time the contact starts. The main scientific objective of the project is to determine the theoretical and observational consequences of the geometrical destabilization of inflation, a recently discovered instability of inflationary models that can have far-reaching implications for cosmology and theoretical high-energy physics. Applicants with interests in the field of primordial cosmology broadly defined are encouraged to apply. Lattice field-theory simulations will be a pivotal aspect of one of the position, for which relevant experience is highly desirable. The successful candidates will benefit from the lively and internationally visible research environment of IAP, with rich intellectual and computational resources. The members of the theory group of IAP are interested in a wide range of topics, including cosmology, gravitational waves, modifications of gravity and astroparticles. More generally, IAP plays a central role in several observational programs (notably Planck and Euclid). Further information can be found on the IAP website: http://www.iap.fr/?langue=en The postdocs will also benefit from the very large cosmology/astrophysics and theoretical physics communities in the Paris region. The salary is competitive, depending on experience, and a generous travel allowance will be provided. The positions also include transportation and lunches subsidies. Applications consisting of a CV, publication list, and a brief statement of research interests should be sent into one pdf file via email to iap.erc.2017[AT]gmail.com before the 1st of December, 2017. Applicants should also arrange for 3 recommendation letters to be sent to the same e-mail address by this date. Late applications may be considered until the positions have been filled. For informal inquiries about the positions please contact Dr. Sebastien Renaux-Petel (iap.erc.2017[AT]gmail.com) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.8. Two lectureships in Theoretical Physics, Cambridge, UK ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/11/14/2-lectureships-in-theoretica… Deadline: 2018-01-08 Location: Cambridge, UK Additional Information: http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/15171/ Contact: LE13482[AT]maths.cam.ac.uk Applications are invited for two University Lectureships in Theoretical Physics to commence on 1 October 2018 or as soon as possible thereafter. Appointments will be made at an appropriate point on the scale for University Lecturers and will be for a probationary period of five years with appointment to the retiring age thereafter, subject to satisfactory performance. The successful candidates will have a PhD in Mathematics, Physics or equivalent and have an outstanding record of research in any area of theoretical physics which lies within the scope of our research portfolio, to be interpreted in the broadest sense. For more information about theoretical physics research in DAMTP please see: http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/research/hep/ and http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/research/gr/ . Applicants will be expected to give undergraduate and Masters-level lectures (including in particular being able to contribute to the very popular theoretical physics courses within Part III Mathematics, see http://www.maths.cam.ac.uk/part-iii-prospective ), taking feedback from students and providing them with career or pastoral advice, and perform other usual departmental duties such as those associated with examinations. They will be expected to investigate new areas of research and funding opportunities, and submit grant applications. They will also be required to write papers for, publication attend conferences, network with national/international colleagues and give presentations. In exceptional circumstances, it may be possible to offer a supplement to the salary range stated for these roles of up to GBP 10,000. Any such supplement would be awarded on the basis of a demonstrable history of exceptional achievement and is entirely at the discretion of the University. To submit an application for these vacancies and for further information about these posts, please visit: http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/15171/. This will route you to the University's Web Recruitment System, where you will need to register an account (if you have not already) and log in before completing the online application form. You will need to upload a letter of application, a full curriculum vitae, a list of publications and one page of A4 detailing research interests and future plans. You should also include the contact details of three academic referees. Please ensure that your referees are contactable at any time during the selection process, and are made aware that they will be contacted by the Mathematics HR Office Administrator to request that they upload a reference for you to our Web Recruitment System; and please encourage them to do so promptly. Informal enquiries about these posts may be made to LE13482[AT]maths.cam.ac.uk . Further general information regarding the Department can be found at: http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk. Please quote reference LE13482 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy. The deadline for applications is 8 January 2018. The University of Cambridge values diversity and is committed to equality of opportunity. The Department would particularly welcome applications from women, since women are, and have historically been, underrepresented on our academic staff. The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.9. PhD position in gravitational physics at the RTG Models of Gravity ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13499 Deadline: 2017-12-15 Location: Uni Bielefeld/ Uni Bremen ZARM/ Uni Oldenburg, Germany Additional Information: www.models-of-gravity.org Contact: secretariat(a)models-of-gravity.org The DFG Research Training Group 'Models of Gravity' invites applications for positions of Research Assistants, Salary Group (Entgeltgruppe) 13 TV-L 66%, to be appointed April 1, 2018. The positions are limited up to three years. The Research Training Group consists of gravity groups working at the Universities of Bremen, Oldenburg, Bielefeld, Hannover, Copenhagen, as well as at the Jacobs University Bremen. We intend to obtain a better understanding of Einstein's General Relativity and of generalised theories of gravity as given by, e.g., string theory. These investigations are also related to observations. More information can be found on the website http://www.models-of-gravity.org Responsibilities and Duties: The successful applicants will have the opportunity to work towards a doctoral degree in Gravitational Physics. They are expected to contribute to the teaching programme of the Research Training Group. Employment conditions: To qualify for the position, applicants must hold a Master's degree or a Diploma in Physics, Mathematics or any other relevant discipline, with an above-average success in the present courses of studies. We expect high dedication and teamwork. All participating universities aim, in particular, to promote women within the scope of the statutory provisions and, hence, emphatically invite qualified women to apply for these positions. Severely disabled applicants are given preferential consideration in the event of equal qualification. Applicants with a migration background are highly welcome. Application: The application with a curriculum vitae, certifications, a description of the scientific interest, a conception of the own career, and, if applicable, a list of publications should be sent as one single pdf document via field e-mail to secretariat(a)models-of-gravity.org Also two letters of reference should be sent. Closing date is December 15, 2017, although applications will be accepted until the positions are filled. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.10. Postdoctoral position in Computational Astrophysics at the University of New Hampshire ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13502 Deadline: 2018-01-15 Location: Durham, NH, USA Additional Information: https://jobs.usnh.edu/postings/28124 Contact: francois.foucart(a)unh.edu The Department of Physics at the University of New Hampshire invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate position. The successful candidate will be involved in our numerical relativity program, which currently focuses on studies of merging compact objects and of accreting supermassive black holes. Applicants working at the interface between numerical relativity and the theoretical modeling of gravitational waves and electromagnetic signals are also encouraged to apply. For full consideration, applications should be submitted before January 15th 2018. The position will however remain open until filled. Any question regarding this posting should be directed to Dr Francois Foucart (francois.foucart[AT]unh.edu) The University of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access/Affirmative Action institution and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran’s status, physical or mental disability, or marital status. Candidates of all genders and underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.11. Postdoctoral positions in GRMHD at the Rochester Institute of Technology ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/11/20/postdoctoral-positions-in-gr… Deadline: 2018-01-31 Location: Rochester, NY, USA Additional Information: http://ccrg.rit.edu/spotlight/jobs Contact: manuela(a)astro.rit.edu Postdoctoral positions at the Rochester Institute of Technology The Center for Computational Relativity and Gravitation (CCRG) at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) anticipates filling several postdoctoral positions in the coming year. We are looking for postdoctoral candidates interested in working in the areas of modeling and simulation of gravitational waves sources and their electromagnetic counterparts, including binary black holes and neutron stars, and their astrophysical interpretation in the context of the LIGO-Virgo observations. We are also interested in candidates working in relativistic magneto-hydrodynamics simulations of accretion disks around supermassive black hole mergers, and their jet dynamics. The successful postdoctoral candidates will have the opportunity to collaborate on a broad range of research topics in gravitational physics. Our group is involved in several large collaborations, including the LIGO Scientific Collaboration (LSC), The Einstein Toolkit Consortium (http://einsteintoolkit.org) and a Petascale computing project with NCSA. There are many senior researchers working in a broad range of areas of gravitational physics and astrophysics at the CCRG. This includes Manuela Campanelli (Director), Sukanya Chakrabarti, Joshua Faber, Carlos Lousto, Richard O'Shaughnessy, Jason Nordhaus, Yosef Zlochower, John Whelan, and Hans-Peter Bischof, several postdoctoral fellows and Ph.D. students (see http://ccrg.rit.edu/people for an overview on who is or has been at CCRG). The group also collaborates with many faculty, postdocs and graduate students in the larger astrophysics group (http://www.rit.edu/cos/astrophysics/) the school of Mathematical Sciences (http://www.rit.edu/cos/sms/) and the School of Physics and Astronomy (http://www.rit.edu/cos/physics/) The positions are for two or three years and renewable depending on satisfactory performance and the availability of funds. CCRG researchers have access to several computing cluster facilities at national computing centers such as XSEDE and BlueWaters as well as two dedicated 1300 and 1600-core clusters hosted at the Center. More information about the CCRG is available at http://ccrg.rit.edu/ And about Rochester at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochester,_New_York Applications should consist of a cover letter, a brief statement of research interests, a curriculum vitae including publication list, and at least three letters of recommendation. All materials should be sent electronically as soon as possible to: ccrg-postdoc[AT]ccrgweb.rit.edu For an overview of all job openings at CCRG please go to: http://ccrg.rit.edu/spotlight/jobs. Enquiries can be addressed to the center's Director: Manuela Campanelli, manuela[AT]astro[dot]rit[dot]edu Center for Computational Relativity and Gravitation, School of Mathematical Sciences, and School of Physics and Astronomy, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) 85 Lomb Memorial Drive Rochester, New York 14623 USA Review of completed applications will begin as soon as available and will continue until a suitable candidate is found. Deadline for applications is January 31st, 2018. Starting date can be as early as September, 2018. RIT is committed to equal employment opportunity and affirmative action. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.12. ICTS-SIMONS POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS IN BANGALORE, INDIA ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/11/24/icts-simons-postdoctoral-fel… Deadline: 2017-12-15 Location: Bangalore, India Additional Information: https://forms.icts.res.in/postdoc_app/ Contact: ajith(a)icts.res.in The International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS), Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) invites applications for the ICTS-Simons postdoctoral Fellowship Program, 2017-2018. This program, funded by a targeted grant to ICTS by the Simons Foundation, is aimed at attracting world-leading young researchers to ICTS as postdoctoral fellows. ICTS provides a stimulating intellectual atmosphere and state-of-the-art facilities for academic research. In addition to the vibrant in-house research program, fellows will also have opportunity to interact with leading scientists from all over the world through collaborative visits, workshops and conferences, funded by the program. ELIGIBILITY Applications are invited from highly qualified young scientists with proven track record. Candidates must have a PhD degree in physics, mathematics, astronomy, theoretical physical chemistry, theoretical physical biology and related fields. Individuals who have submitted their doctoral thesis are also encouraged to apply. SALARY AND BENEFITS The salary will Rs. 60,000 per month and the fellows can also opt for free Institute accommodation or a house rent allowance of Rs. 15,000 per month. In addition, Fellows receive health insurance, travel support up to Rs. 200,000 per year and a research grant of Rs. 200,000 per year for computing services, publications, relocation, and other direct costs. Fellows will also have the opportunity to apply for additional travel and research grants offered by the national funding agencies..The initial appointment will be for two years, with possibility of extension up to a third year. Renewal for the third year will depend on a comprehensive review of the scientific activity of the Fellow. HOW TO APPLY Interested candidates should apply online with their curriculum vitae, list of publications, a research proposal (not more than two pages) and a covering letter. Three recommendation letters also have to be uploaded online by the referees. The deadline is 15 December 2017, but applications will be considered until the positions are filled. The nominal starting date of 1 September 2018 is negotiable. ABOUT ICTS ICTS is a new initiative in Indian science with a mandate to contribute to frontier research by providing a platform devoted to theoretical natural sciences and interdisciplinary and applied mathematics through its various programs. The current in-house research program focusses on astrophysical relativity, numerical linear algebra, computational science, data assimilation, dynamical systems, non-linear dynamics, fluid mechanics, mathematical physics and geometry, physical biology, statistical mechanics and turbulence, condensed matter physics, and string theory (www.icts.res.in/research) ICTS hosts strong visitors and associates driven programs, a highly competitive graduate school as well as a devoted postdoctoral program that forms an integral part of the in-house research. A state-of-the-art residential campus is ready to provide vibrant academic environment. Located in Bangalore, the garden city of India, with pleasant and moderate climate, ICTS maintains close ties with the world-class scholastic ambience of the city. ASTROPHYSICAL RELATIVITY AT ICTS The ICTS Astrophysical Relativity group (https://www.icts.res.in/research/astrorel) includes Parameswaran Ajith (faculty), Bala Iyer (Simons visiting professor), Sumit Kumar, Haris M K, Rahul Kashyap, Gayathri Raman (postdocs), Yamuna Swami (research associate) Abhirup Ghosh, Ajit Kumar Mehta (graduate students) and several visiting undergraduate students. K. G. Arun, Sascha Husa, Mark Hannam and Badri Krishnan are visiting associates. The group’s research interest include gravitational-wave source modeling, data analysis including parameter estimation, tests of general relativity using gravitational-wave observations and astrophysics. The group is an active member group in the LIGO Scientific Collaboration and the IndIGO consortium. The group hosts a 1000 core LIGO Tier-3 grid computing cluster and has access to other high-performance facilities at ICTS. We organize several ICTS programs every year, including the annual ICTS summer schools on gravitational wave astronomy. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.13. Postdoctoral position in Gravitational-Wave Astrophysics at Monash University ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13520 Deadline: 2018-02-14 Location: Melbourne, Australia Additional Information: http://careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/job/570205/research-fellow-in-gra… Contact: paul.lasky(a)monash.edu Applications are invited for a postdoctoral research fellow in gravitational-wave astrophysics in the School of Physics and Astronomy at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. We are seeking applicants to work directly with Dr Paul Lasky on astrophysics and modelling of gravitational-wave sources and/or analysis of data from LIGO. The successful candidate will have opportunities to collaborate with members of the gravitational-wave and high-energy astrophysics groups in the Monash Centre for Astrophysics, and also the ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational-wave Discovery (OzGrav), which brings together gravitational-wave researchers across six Australian Universities. The position is for two years. Enquiries should be sent directly to Paul Lasky +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.14. Ph.D. and Postdoctoral positions in Computational Relativistic Astrophysics division at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics in Potsdam ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13522 Deadline: 2018-01-15 Location: Potsdam, Germany Additional Information: http://www.aei.mpg.de/2176900/nrjobs2018 Contact: mshibata(a)yukawa.kyoto-u.ac.jp The "Computational Relativistic Astrophysics" division at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (the Albert Einstein Institute) in Potsdam announces the opening of several postdoc appointments and Ph.D. positions. The postdoctoral positions will be available at different levels, depending on experience and seniority, and can last for different number of years. This new division, led by Dr. Masaru Shibata, will be established on January 1st 2018. The "Computational Relativistic Astrophysics" division will focus on several research topics in general relativity and relativistic astrophysics, including (i) numerical relativity with matter, in particular, neutrino-radiation-hydrodynamics, magneto-(radiation-)hydrodynamics, and viscous-radiation-hydrodynamics, for mergers of neutron-star binaries (binary neutron stars and black hole-neutron star binaries), long-term evolution of the merger remnants, and stellar collapse to a black hole and a neutron star, (ii) modeling of gravitational waves from neutron-star binaries based on numerical-relativity gravitational waveforms, (iii) modeling of electromagnetic counterparts (macronovae/kilonovae, short gamma-ray bursts, etc.) associated with neutron-star mergers, including the studies of r-process nucleosynthesis, (iv) studies of the formation processes for a variety of black holes (stellar-mass, intermediate-mass, and supermassive black holes), and gravitational-wave and electromagnetic signals associated with the formation processes, (v) studies of phenomena associated with supermassive black holes, e.g., tidal disruption of stars by supermassive black holes and emission of gravitational waves by EMRI, (vi) numerical relativity beyond general relativity. For more information, a list of required documentation, and submission links to both postdoctoral and Ph.D. positions, please go to: http://www.aei.mpg.de/2176900/nrjobs2018 The deadline for full consideration is January 15th, 2018. The positions are available from August 2018, but may be earlier. Applications will be considered until all positions are filled. The Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics is an equal opportunity employer, and is committed to provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability. For further information please contact Dr. Masaru Shibata: mshibata[at]yukawa.kyoto-u.ac.jp . +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.15. Postdoctoral Positions at the Raman Research Institute ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13523 Deadline: 2018-03-15 Location: BANGALORE, INDIA Additional Information: http://www.rri.res.in/post_doctoral_fellowships.html Contact: ssurya(a)rri.res.in Applications are invited for postdoctoral positions and for the Pancharatnam fellowship at the RAMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE (RRI), Bangalore, India. The theoretical physics group at the RRI has members working actively in General Relativity and Quantum Gravity. We encourage young independent researchers to apply with a background in either of these areas. The appointment for the postdoctoral position is initially for two years, and usually extended to a third year, following review. Selected candidates will be paid a Fellowship of Rs.36,000 to Rs.40,000, depending on their experience. They will also be provided accommodation and partial assistance with relocation. (http://www.rri.res.in/post_doctoral_fellowships.html) Pancharatnam Fellowship appointments are for three years. Selected candidates will be paid a Fellowship, between Rs.50,000 and Rs.55,000, depending on their experience. Provisions are made for accommodation and partial assistance with relocation. (http://www.rri.res.in/pancharatnam_fellowships%20.html) Post-doctoral Fellows are expected to be able to work independently at the Raman research Institute and have the academic freedom of choice in research area and collaboration: it is not mandatory that they work in any specific research program or attached to specific research staff of the Institute. Nevertheless, it is desirable that applicants have professional research interest and proven track record in areas with significant overlap or association with the ongoing and envisaged activities at the Institute so that scientific interactions and collaborations take place. RRI values interactions and does not desire that Post-doctoral Fellows work in isolation: participation in the academic activities of the Institute and collaboration with other research staff is encouraged. Many of the research groups are engaged in experimental activities and opportunities may exist for post-doctoral fellows to participate. The appointments do not entail any teaching responsibilities. There is no official deadline for these positions, but the applicants should allow 4-6 months for a decision to be made and additional delays if a work-visa is required. Applications should be sent to director(a)rri.res.in. Please look at the links provided (above) for both positions for further details about the documents required. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.16. Postdoctoral positions in gravitational physics at University of Zurich ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13527 Deadline: 2018-01-31 Location: University of Zurich (Switzerland) Additional Information: http://www.physik.uzh.ch/groups/jetzer/ Contact: jetzer(a)physik.uzh.ch The Physics Institute of the University of Zurich (UZH) is inviting applications for postdoctoral positions in the Gravitation and Astrophysics group. Candidates should have a background in gravitational physics or relativistic astrophysics. Our group is working on a broad range of research topics in the field of gravitational-wave (GW) science and general relativity (GR), in- cluding GW source modeling, GW data analysis, tests of GR and alternative theories of gravity. The successful candidates are expected to pursue an independent research program in the field of gravitational physics, and will have the opportunity to collaborate on a broad range of topics with our group. The Gravitation and Astrophysics group at UZH is involved in the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) and Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space (ACES) missions, and we are a member group of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration (LSC). For more details on the group and our research interests, see: http://www.physik.uzh.ch/groups/jetzer/ We are offering up to two postdoctoral positions, pending approval of funding by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF). The nominal earliest starting date is 1 September 2018, but can be postponed if needed. The positions are appointed for a minimum of two years and can be extended depending on performance and the availability of funds. The successful candidates can expect an annual gross salary of ca. 90’000,- Swiss Francs. Applications should be sent electronically to jetzer(a)physik.uzh.ch and should include: a cover letter, a curriculum vitae (including a list of publications), a brief statement of research interests and three letters of recommendation. Applicants should note that following the regulations of the SNSF, postdoctoral researchers are only eligible for funding for a maximum duration of 5 years after the defense of their PhD. Therefore, applicants that are currently in the early stages of their postdoctoral career are preferred. We also encourage applications from individuals who are about to finish their doctoral work. The deadline for applications is 31 January 2018. Further enquiries can be addressed to: Philippe Jetzer (jetzer(a)physik.uzh.ch) or Maria Haney (mhaney(a)physik.uzh.ch) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.17. Graduate studentships in gravitational physics at the University of New Brunswick ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/11/30/graduate-studentships-in-gra… Deadline: 2018-01-31 Location: Fredericton, Canada Additional Information: https://www.mathjobs.org/jobs/jobs/11271 Contact: sseahra(a)unb.ca The gravity group at the University of New Brunswick (www.math.unb.ca/~gravity/) is seeking students to begin masters (MSc) or doctoral studies (PhD) in September 2018 (or sooner). Applicants should have a degree in physics or mathematics from a recognized university. The group consists of three faculty members: Viqar Husain, Sanjeev Seahra and Edward Wilson-Ewing. Typically, the group also includes 1-2 postdoctoral researchers, 2-4 graduates students and 1-3 undergraduate student members. Our main areas of research are general relativity and its modifications, quantum gravity and cosmology. Please submit a complete CV, a cover letter describing your research interests, and a copy of your academic transcripts to MathJobs.org (link above at "External Link"). Additionally, you may also submit a publication list and arrange for up to three referees to submit reference letters to MathJobs.org directly. Informal enquires may be directed to any gravity group faculty member. Applications received by January 31, 2018 will receive full consideration, although later applications may also be considered. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 3. News ============================================== 3.1. Living Reviews in Relativity: recent publications ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/11/30/living-reviews-in-relativity… Additional Information: https://link.springer.com/journal/41114 The open-access journal Living Reviews in Relativity has published three new review articles in November 2017: Paschalidis, V. &; Stergioulas, N., "Rotating stars in relativity", Living Rev Relativ (2017) 20: 7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41114-017-0008-x Frolov, V.P., Krtouš, P. &; Kubizňák, D., "Black holes, hidden symmetries, and complete integrability", Living Rev Relativ (2017) 20: 6. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41114-017-0009-9 Liebling, S.L. &; Palenzuela, C., Dynamical boson stars, Living Rev Relativ (2017) 20: 5. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41114-017-0007-y Please, visit frequently our relativity channel (http://www.springer.com/livingreviews/relativity) at http://livingreviews.org for other news. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.2. GRG Editor's Choice: Higher curvature gravities cannot be bootstrapped ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/11/30/grg-editors-choice-higher-cu… Additional Information: www.springer.com/livingreviews/relativity/news/grg-editor-s-choice-higher-c… Deser, S., Higher curvature gravities, unlike GR, cannot be bootstrapped from their (usual) linearizations, Gen Relativ Gravit (2017) 49: 149. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-017-2308-6 Editor's Choice (Research Article) First Online: 07 November 2017 "This paper extends the author's original contribution from 1970 to a broad class of theories that modify general relativity. The result is a paper that provides a continuation of the 1970 story. The author's style and commitment to exposing the structural elements of the procedure make for a very nice article that reads well and serves a useful and illuminating purpose in the 'extensions of GR' literature." Abstract: We show that higher curvature order gravities, in particular the propagating quadratic curvature models, cannot be derived by self-coupling from their linear, flat space, forms, except through an unphysical version of linearization; only GR can. Separately, we comment on an early version of the self-coupling bootstrap. GRG Editor's Choice: In each volume of GRG, a few papers are marked as “Editor’s Choice”. The primary criteria is original, high quality research that is of wide interest within the community. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.3. 2018 Universe Travel Awards (800 CHF) ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/12/01/2018-universe-travel-awards-… Additional Information: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/universe/awards Dear Colleague, 2018 Universe Travel Award is opening. This awards will be granted to two postdoctoral researchers or PhD students to attend an international conference in 2018, consisting of 800 Swiss Francs each. We are accepting applications for this award until 15 December 2017. We would be happy if you can distribute this information among your colleagues. For detailed information, please visit http://www.mdpi.com/journal/universe/awards. We look forward to receiving your nominations and applications! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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########################################## Table of Contents ########################################### 1. Conferences 1.1. 8th Central European Relativity Seminar, Brno, Czech Republic 1.2. 34th Pacific Coast Gravity Meeting, Pasadena, CA, USA 1.3. Gravity@Malta2018, Valletta, Malta (2nd announcement) 2. Jobs 2.1. Postdoc positions in gravitational physics at University of Barcelona, Spain 2.2. Senior Lecturer in Gravitational Wave Science at ICG, Portsmouth 2.3. Postdoctoral positions in theoretical physics at UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico 2.4. Postdoctoral research fellow, Tucson, Arizona, USA 2.5. Postdoc opportunities in General Relativity, Dublin City University, Ireland 2.6. Lecturer in Numerical Relativity, London, United Kingdom 2.7. CITA National Fellowship postdoctoral position at the University of Alberta, Canada 2.8. Associate Professorship in Cosmology, Oslo, Norway 2.9. Postdoctoral Fellowship in Cosmology, Oslo, Norway 2.10. Postdoctoral position at Albert Einstein Institute, Hannover, Germany 2.11. Group Leader/Tenure track position at AEI Hannover, Germany 2.12. Assistant Professor in Gravitational Physics, Oakland University, USA 2.13. Postdoctoral positions in theoretical gravitational-wave science including numerical relativity, Caltech 2.14. Postdoctoral Fellow at the eXtreme Gravity Institute, Bozeman, Montana (2nd announcement) 2.15. Post-Doctoral Scholar Position in Gravitational Wave Physics, Penn State 2.16. Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Theoretical Cosmology (Beecroft Fellowship, two posts), Oxford, UK 2.17. Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Theoretical Cosmology and Gravitational Physics, Oxford, UK 2.18. Henry Skynner Research Fellowship in Astrophysics (Balliol College) Oxford, UK 2.19. Postdoctoral position in numerical relativity and gravitational wave sources modeling at Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA 2.20. Fudan-FAU Joint Postdoctoral Position in Quantum Gravity, Shanghai, China - Boca Raton, USA 2.21. Assistant Professor in Theoretical Astrophysics at the University of Florida, Gainesville, USA 2.22. Dennis Sciama Research Fellow in Gravitational Wave Science at ICG, Portsmouth, UK 2.23. ICG Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at University of Portsmouth, UK 3. News 3.1. Universe: Special Issue "F(R) Gravity" 3.2. Universe: Special Issue "Inflationary Universe Models: Predictions and Observations" 3.3. 2018 IUPAP General Relativity and Gravitation Young Scientist Prize Nominations Open ============================================== 1. Conferences ============================================== 1.1. 8th Central European Relativity Seminar, Brno, Czech Republic --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/10/18/8th-central-european-relativ… Starting: 2018-02-15 to 2018-02-17 Location: Brno, Czech Republic Additional Information: http://www.univie.ac.at/cers/cers8/index.php?option=com_content&view=articl… Contact: piotr.chrusciel[AT]univie.ac.at The Brno meeting will be the eighth seminar of a series initiated at the Erwin Schroedinger Institute in Vienna, January 27 - 29, 2011, with the seventh meeting taking place in Bremen, February 16 - 18, 2017. This series of seminars is designed to provide a forum for younger researchers to present their work, and to expand their research horizons, in all topics of research in general relativity. While the main geographical basin of attraction is Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Germany, we welcome researchers from all countries. 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 Brno, see the home page of the seminar for details. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.2. 34th Pacific Coast Gravity Meeting, Pasadena, CA, USA --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/10/18/34th-pacific-coast-gravity-m… Starting: 2018-03-16 to 2018-03-17 Location: Pasadena, CA, USA Additional Information: http://www.tapir.caltech.edu/~pcgm34/ Contact: pcgm34[AT]tapir.caltech.edu The 34th Pacific Coast Gravity Meeting will be held at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, CA, on March 16 and 17, 2018. In keeping with its tradition, this will be an open, relaxed, and informal conference. We are inviting researchers and students interested in all areas of gravitational physics: classical and quantum gravity, general relativistic astrophysics and cosmology, quantum cosmology, gravitational waves, and experimental gravity. Because this is a regional meeting, many attendees will be from the western United States, but all are welcome. Talks Following the usual tradition all participants, and especially postdocs and graduate students, are encouraged to contribute short, introductory talks on their current research, with the aim of fostering communication and understanding among gravitational physicists with different backgrounds. A prize (sponsored by the APS Division of Gravitational Physics) will be awarded for the best talk given by a student at the meeting. Deadlines Prospective speakers should register by February 18 to receive full consideration. Late applicants will be considered at the discretion of the organizers. A block of rooms has been reserved at a nearby hotel. Reserve your room by February 15 to receive a reduced rate. For details, see: www.tapir.caltech.edu/~pcgm34 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.3. Gravity@Malta2018, Valletta, Malta (2nd announcement) --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/10/25/gravitymalta2018-valletta-ma… Starting: 2018-01-22 to 2018-01-24 Location: Valletta, Malta Additional Information: http://www.um.edu.mt/events/gravitymalta2018/home Contact: gravitymalta2018[AT]um.edu.mt Gravity@Malta2018 is the first in a series of conferences from the COST Action ”CA 16104 Gravitational waves, black holes and fundamental physics (GWverse)”. The consortium links three normally disjoint communities, namely Gravitational Wave detection and analysis, BH modeling (in both astrophysical and GR contexts), and strong-gravity tests of fundamental physics. The aim of the conference is to bring about discussion and collaboration between people working in these communities. Topics: Astrophysics (Supermassive black hole growth and evolution, Transient observations, Numerical relativity, N-body dynamics, Binary formation and population synthesis, Dark matter and primordial Black Holes, Cosmography, Astroparticles, Dual AGN Observations, stellar mass BHs: growth, evolution and binary formation); Source modelling (Perturbation methods, Post-Newtonian and post-Minkowskian methods, Numerical Relativity, Effective and phenomenological methods, Impact on data analysis problem); Black holes and fundamental physics (Testing the Black Holes hypothesis, Strong field parameterizations, Black holes beyond General Relativity, Black hole perturbation theory and fundamental physics, Binaries in alternative theories of gravity) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 2. Jobs ============================================== 2.1. Postdoc positions in gravitational physics at University of Barcelona, Spain ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13330 Deadline: 2017-11-30 Location: Barcelona, Spain Additional Information: http://icc.ub.edu/job/63 Contact: emparan[AT]ub.edu Up to four postdoctoral positions, funded by the European Research Council, are now open at the University of Barcelona. Selected candidates will work with Prof Roberto Emparan and other members of the group on theoretical aspects of black hole physics, broadly defined. Appointments will begin in the Fall of 2018 (or possibly earlier) for a period of 2+1 years, with the third year subject to performance and funding availability. The deadline for applications is November 30, 2017. Faculty members of our group working on black holes, gravitation and related areas include Bartomeu Fiol, Cristiano Germani, Jaume Garriga, David Mateos, Josep M. Pons, and Enric Verdaguer. For more information, visit our website http://icc.ub.edu/ Application procedure The University of Barcelona is part of a group of European institutes with a centralized system of postdoctoral applications. Thus interested candidates should apply through the Joint European postdoc application website at KU Leuven, choosing Barcelona as one of their preferred institutes. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.2. Senior Lecturer in Gravitational Wave Science at ICG, Portsmouth ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/10/02/senior-lecturer-in-gravitati… Deadline: 2017-11-06 Location: Portsmouth, UK Additional Information: http://www.icg.port.ac.uk/2017/09/senior-lecturer-in-gravitational-wave-sci… Contact: david.wands[AT]port.ac.uk University of Portsmouth Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation Senior Lecturer in Gravitational Wave Science Post number: ZZ004181 Closing date: 6th November 2017 The Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation (ICG) at the University of Portsmouth invites applications for a senior lectureship in gravitational wave science, as part of a new research group, complementing existing research at the ICG. 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 our undergraduate courses in Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology. We encourage applications from scientists with an excellent record of high quality research publications related to gravitational wave science, innovation, impact and external grant funding (which may include research fellowships). 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 13 academic staff, 20 postdoctoral researchers, more than 20 PhD students, and has an active international visitors programme. ICG is a member of several major astronomical surveys (Sloan Digital Sky Survey, Dark Energy Survey, Large Synpotic Survey Telescope, Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument) with major involvement in ESA’s Euclid satellite mission and the Square Kilometre Array. 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/ Please contact the ICG directors, Profs Bob Nichol (bob.nichol[AT]port.ac.uk) and David Wands (david.wands[AT]port.ac.uk), to discuss this opportunity. Your application (application form and 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 positions in theoretical physics at UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13333 Deadline: 2017-12-31 Location: Mexico City, Mexico Additional Information: http://www.nuclecu.unam.mx/depto_gravitacion.php Contact: quevedo[AT]nucleares.unam.mx The Department of Gravitation and Field Theory at the Institute for Nuclear Sciences of UNAM, has openings, twice a year, for postdoctoral fellows in its fields of study. The positions are for one year, renewable for a second one, depending upon funding and performance, and they carry a competitive monthly stipend, as well as basic health insurance for the postdoctoral fellow and his/her dependents. The positions are open to researchers from any part of the world, independently of ethnicity, religion and gender. The Department lines of research include classical and quantum aspects of gravitation, numerical relativity, cosmology, mathematical physics, quantum field theory, lattice QCD, biophysics, and complex systems. The permanent members are Miguel Alcubierre, Wolfgang Bietenholz, Yuri Bonder, Chryssomalis Chryssomalakos, Jemal Guven, Tim Koslowski, Darío Nunez, Hernando Quevedo, Marcos Rosenbaum, Marcelo Salgado, Christopher Stephens, Daniel Sudarsky, Roberto Sussman, and Alexander Turbiner -- there is also a number of postdoctoral fellows and graduate students. Applications are reviewed in late January, for positions starting in September of the same year, and in late June, for positions starting in March of the next year. The successful candidates should have received a PhD in Physics, or closely related fields, no longer than 3 years before the starting date of the position. We strongly encourage interested persons to apply throughout the year, by sending, in a single pdf file, their CV and research plan, while also arranging for three letters of recommendation to be sent to: quevedo(a)nucleares.unam.mx with copy to fengari[AT]nucleares.unam.mx Contact: Hernando Quevedo Email: quevedo[AT]nucleares.unam.mx Letters of Reference should be sent to: quevedo[AT]nucleares.unam.mx +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.4. Postdoctoral research fellow, Tucson, Arizona, USA ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13334 Deadline: 2019-12-01 Location: Tucson, AZ, USA Additional Information: https://uacareers.com Contact: vpaschal[AT]email.arizona.edu The University of Arizona, Tucson, invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research fellow to work in the areas of numerical relativity, and/or computational astrophysics. The position is for one year, renewable for up to three years. The applicant must have or be close to completing a Ph.D. in Physics, Astrophysics or other related field. Candidates with a strong record on computational hydrodynamics, computational MHD or radiation transport are strongly encouraged to apply. A background in general relativity and/or modified gravity as well as relativistic astrophysics would be desirable. The successful candidate will work with Professor Vasileios Paschalidis on topics related to gravitational physics and astrophysics such as studies of sources of gravitational waves and their electromagnetic counterparts (binary compact object mergers, short-gamma ray burst engines, accretion onto binary black holes, stellar collapse), black hole formation. The Departments of Astronomy and Physics at the University of Arizona are active in Gravitational Physics and Relativistic Astrophysics Theory and experiment, and the successful candidate will benefit from interactions with theory faculty at the University of Arizona, such as Professors Dave Arnett, Sam Gralla, Fulvio Melia, Dimitrios Psaltis, Philip Pinto and Feryal Ozel. To apply, go to https://uacareers.com and enter Job # P20452 in the search box. The position will be open until filled. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.5. Postdoc opportunities in General Relativity, Dublin City University, Ireland ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13339 Deadline: 2017-11-10 Location: Dublin, Ireland Additional Information: http://research.ie/funding/goipd/?f=postdoctoral Contact: brien.nolan[AT]dcu.ie The Irish Research Council Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme is a competitive scheme funding 2-year research fellowships across all disciplines. The Relativity Group in Dublin City University (Abraham Harte, Brien Nolan, Ko Sanders and Peter Taylor) invites expressions of interest from potential applicants working in classical General Relativity (self-force/problem of motion, mathematical relativity, wave propagation in curved spacetimes, exact solutions) or in Quantum Field Theory in Curved Spacetime (renormalisation, quantum aspects of black hole physics, algebraic QFT, mathematical aspects of QFT). As the deadline for submission of a full application to the Irish Research Council is November 30th, those interested should contact one of those named below by Friday 10th November, including a short cv and a brief statement of research interests. Abraham Harte (abraham.harte[AT]dcu.ie) Brien Nolan (brien.nolan[AT]dcu.ie) Ko Sanders (jacobus.sanders[AT]dcu.ie) Peter Taylor (peter.taylor[AT]dcu.ie) For Terms and Conditions of the fellowship, see link above under ‘more info’. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.6. Lecturer in Numerical Relativity, London, United Kingdom ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13343 Deadline: 2017-11-12 Location: London, United Kingdom Additional Information: https://webapps2.is.qmul.ac.uk/jobs/job.action?jobID=2779 Contact: p.figueras[AT]qmul.ac.uk About us Queen Mary is one of London and the UK’s leading research-focused universities. With over 20,000 students, it is amongst the largest of the colleges of the University of London. Queen Mary’s 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 Numerical Relativity. A Lecturer holds an indefinite appointment roughly equivalent to an Assistant or Associate Professor in the US system (depending on career stage). We are seeking to appoint in an area of numerical 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 relativity. Over time, the appointee will be expected to develop his or her own independent research platform within the School. Candidates should also have a strong interest in pursuing excellence in teaching and the supervision of graduate students, as well as 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 women’s careers. As part of the our commitment to the Athena SWAN and the LMS Good Practice principles we strongly encourage applications from women. Pay and Benefits The post is full-time and permanent starting in September 2018. Salary will be in the range GBP 40,865 - GBP 50,881, inclusive of London Allowance. Benefits include 30 days annual leave, childcare vouchers scheme, defined benefit pension scheme and interest free season ticket loan. Further information Informal enquiries may be made to Dr. Pau Figueras (p.figueras[AT]qmul.ac.uk). Please ensure you include with your application a CV including a list of publications, a teaching statement and a research statement. The closing date for applications Sunday 12 November 2017. Interviews are expected to be held on 14 and 15 December 2017. Valuing Diversity and Committed to Equality +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.7. CITA National Fellowship postdoctoral position at the University of Alberta, Canada ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/10/07/cita-national-fellowship-pos… Deadline: 2017-11-01 Location: Edmonton, Canada Additional Information: https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/a741f3da Contact: rafernan[AT]ualberta.ca Applications are invited for a two-year postdoctoral position at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, AB, Canada, via the CITA National Fellowship. A subset of applicants will be nominated to the fellowship by Prof. Rodrigo Fernandez, and upon obtaining the fellowship the successful candidate will join his research group and work on topics involving astrophysical transients and compact objects (supernovae, compact object mergers, etc.). Candidates should have a PhD in Astronomy, Physics, or a related field, and experience in numerical (magneto)-hydrodynamics, nuclear astrophysics, and/or numerical relativity. The position is expected to start in September 2018. Successful candidates will have part of their time available to develop their own independent research program. To apply, please send a Research Statement, CV, and List of Publications to Prof. Fernandez (rafernan AT ualberta DOT ca) and arrange to have 2-3 confidential reference letters sent to that e-mail address by Nov 1, 2017 (please include "CITA NF" in the subject line). The deadline for submitting nominations to CITA is Nov 15, so timely submissions increase the chance of a more thorough review of application materials and nomination. Please direct any inquiries to the same e-mail address. More information about the CITA National Fellowship: https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/a741f3da https://www.cita.utoronto.ca/opportunities/national-fellows-programs/ And about the Astrophysics Group at the University of Alberta: https://sites.ualberta.ca/~rafernan/ https://www.ualberta.ca/physics/research/astronomy-and-astrophysics +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.8. Associate Professorship in Cosmology, Oslo, Norway ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13359 Deadline: 2018-01-01 Location: Oslo, Norway Additional Information: https://www.jobbnorge.no/ledige-stillinger/stilling/143358/associate-profes… Contact: oystein.elgaroy[AT]astro.uio.no The Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics at the University of Oslo invites applications for an Associate Professorship in cosmology. The faculty of the Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics presently consists of 13 associate and full professors, of these 11 are permanent professors/associate professors (to be increased to 13) and 2 are adjunct professors shared with other institutions. The Institute employs about 16 postdoctoral and advanced research fellows. The Institute has two sections, one for solar and stellar physics and one for cosmology and extragalactic astrophysics. The Section for solar and stellar physics will from November 2017 become the Norwegian Center of Excellence “Rosseland Centre for Solar Physics”. Observational material is collected from space-borne and ground-based observatories. In interaction with and parallel to the observational activity, there is a strong activity in theoretical astrophysics. The Institute is actively engaged in a large number of international collaborative programs. It is heavily engaged in organizational collaborations through the Norwegian membership in ESA, Norwegian participation in the Nordic Optical Telescope (NOT), the Institute’s participation in the Swedish 1-m Solar Telescope on La Palma, the balloon-borne CMB polarization experiment Spider and the CO Mapping Array Pathfinder experiment COMAP at Owens Valley, California. Space projects with major participation from the Institute include the Japanese Hinode satellite, the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) and ESA’s Solar Orbiter within solar physics and Planck and Euclid within cosmology and extragalactic astrophysics. A long-term effort for getting Norwegian membership in ESO is ongoing. In theoretical and computational astrophysics the Institute has built up strong groups within numerical modelling and within the use of modern computational statistics methods in data analysis. The groups have external funding through a number of grants from the European Union, the European Space Agency and the Research Council of Norway. The observational and theoretical activities at the Institute are supported by a modern computer infrastructure, including excellent access to supercomputing resources, both in-house, at the national level and internationally. The teaching at the Institute is given as courses and as supervision within the framework given by the degrees bachelor, master and Ph.D. Presently the Institute has about 20 master’s students and 15 Ph.D. students. Information about the research group: The position is affiliated with the cosmology research group within the Section for cosmology and extragalactic astrophysics. The group presently consists of Profs. Oystein Elgaroy, Hans Kristian Eriksen, Frode Hansen, Per B. Lilje and David Mota, a senior research fellow, about 5 postdoctoral research fellows and about 6 Ph.D. students. The group interacts strongly with the extragalactic astrophysics group led by associate professor Sijing Shen. The main present activities are on analysis of data from CMB- and similar observatories, preparatory theoretical and computational research connected to the Euclid space mission, concerning observable consequences of modified gravity theories, especially through cosmological simulations, and general cosmological research. The group utilizes strongly local and national High Performance Computing facilities. General information about the position: Applicants must document scientific qualifications in his/her field, equivalent to an Associate professor position. The successful applicant must be able to teach at all levels and to supervise Master and PhD students. Up to 50% of the working time will be devoted to teaching (including supervision of students), teaching related activities and administrative tasks at the Institute and at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. Teaching is given in Norwegian and English. If an appointee is not fluent in a Scandinavian language, the appointee will be expected within a two-three year period to learn sufficient Norwegian to be able to participate actively in all functions the position may involve. Specific information about the position: The position is meant to strengthen and/or broaden the cosmology group. Candidates who can cooperate with and complement the present activities of the group are especially desired. This can be either through theoretical/modelling research or through observational research. Ability and preference for working in teams are highly valued qualities. Applicants are required to outline one or several research projects and show how these are expected to strengthen the scientific activities in the cosmology group. We offer: Salary NOK 548 200 – 650 200 per annum, depending on qualifications and seniority. A professionally stimulating working environment. Attractive welfare benefits and a generous pension agreement, in addition to Oslo’s family-friendly environment with its rich opportunities for culture and outdoor activities. The opportunity to apply for promotion to full professorship at a later stage. How to apply: The application must include: Cover letter (statement of motivation, summarizing scientific work and research interest). CV (complete list of education, positions, pedagogical experience, administrative experience, project acquisition and coordination experience, and other qualifying activities). Up to 10 selected scientific publications the applicant wishes to include in the evaluation. The publications must have been published during the previous 5 years. This time limit can be extended for childbirths, documented sick leaves or other documented career breaks. For maternity, the time limit is extended by 18 months for each child born. For paternity, it is extended by the documented paternity leave actually taken for each child born. Complete list of publications. A portfolio containing documentation of teaching experience, capability of external fund raising and other qualifications the applicant wants to have considered. A research plan describing the applicant’s scientific ambitions for the position. Ph.D. Diploma. List of reference persons: 2 – 3 references (name, relation to candidate, e-mail and phone number). The application with attachments must be delivered in our electronic recruiting system, please follow the link “apply for this job”. Please note that all documents should be in English (or a Scandinavian language). In the evaluation of the scholarly production of the candidate, major weight is given to the production in the last five years. However childbirths will here be taken into consideration, so that the five year period is extended by eighteen months for each childbirth for women, and with the documented paternity leave actually taken for men. In the evaluation of the qualified candidates the full range of the criteria will be explicitly addressed and assessed. Interviews will be part of the appointment process, along with a trial lecture. Formal regulations: The successful candidate, who at the time of appointment cannot document basic teaching qualifications, will be required to obtain such qualifications within a two-year period. As a general rule an interview and a trial lecture will be used in the appointment process. The basis for assessment will be the scholarly production of the applicant, other qualifications, pedagogical or educational, the applicant’s qualifications within leadership and administration as well as the general personal suitability. In ranking the competent applicants, the full range of qualifications will be considered and explicitly assessed. Cf. the Rules for appointments to associate professorships. For more information see: https://www.uio.no/english/about/regulations/personnel/academic/rules-appoi… Rules for the assessment and weighting of pedagogical competence for appointments to permanent academic posts which include teaching duties: https://www.uio.no/english/about/regulations/personnel/academic/rules-asses… According to the Norwegian Freedom and Information Act (Offentleglova) information about the applicant may be included in the public applicant list, also in cases where the applicant has requested non-disclosure. The University of Oslo has an agreement for all employees, aiming to secure rights to research results, see: http://www.uio.no/english/for-employees/employment/work-results/agreement-r… The University of Oslo aims to achieve a balanced gender composition in the workforce and to recruit people with ethnic minority backgrounds. The University of Oslo has a goal of recruiting more women in academic positions. Women are encouraged to apply. Contact persons: Head of Department Per Barth Lilje, phone: +47 228 56517, e-mail: mailto:p.b.lilje[AT]astro.uio.no or Professor Oystein Elgaroy, phone: +47 228 56584, e-mail: oystein.elgaroy[AT]astro.uio.no. For question regarding the recruitment system, please contact HR Officer Orjan Pretorius, email: orjan.pretorius[AT]mn.uio.no +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.9. Postdoctoral Fellowship in Cosmology, Oslo, Norway ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13362 Deadline: 2017-12-22 Location: Oslo, Norway Additional Information: https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/143383/postdoctoral-research… Contact: mota[AT]astro.uio.no Position as Postdoctoral Research Fellowship available at the Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics of the University of Oslo. No one can be appointed for more than one Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at the University of Oslo. The appointment is a fulltime position and is made for a period of up to three years (up to 10% of which is devoted to required duties, usually in the form of teaching activities). Job description/ Project description: The faculty of the Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics consists of 15 associate and full professors, of these 13 are permanent professors/associate professors and 2 are adjunct professors shared with other institutions. The Institute employs about 16 postdoctoral and advanced research fellows. The Institute has three major research groups, one for solar physics, one for extragalactic astrophysics and one for cosmology. The solar physics group is from November 2017 the Norwegian Centre of Excellence “Rosseland Centre for Solar Physics”. Observational material is collected from space-borne and ground-based observatories. In interaction with and parallel to the observational activity, there is a strong activity in theoretical and computational astrophysics. The Institute is actively engaged in a large number of international collaborative programs, e.g., through the Norwegian membership in ESA, Norwegian participation in the Nordic Optical Telescope (NOT), the Institute’s participation in the Swedish 1-m Solar Telescope on La Palma, the balloon-borne CMB polarization experiment Spider and the CO Mapping Array Pathfinder experiment COMAP at Owens Valley, California. Space missions with major participation from the Institute include the Japanese Hinode satellite, the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) and ESA’s Solar Orbiter within solar physics, and Planck and Euclid within cosmology and extragalactic astrophysics. In theoretical and computational astrophysics the Institute has built up strong groups within numerical modelling and within the use of modern computational statistics methods in data analysis. This position is open for candidates both within the solar physics, extragalactic astronomy and cosmology research groups. In selection, weight will be given to the documented research potential of the candidates, and to how their research competences can interact with and complement the research activities of one of the three research groups. The selected candidate must be able to start in the position before the 30th of September, 2018. The main purpose of post-doctoral research fellowships is to qualify researchers for work in top academic positions within their disciplines. Qualification requirements: The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences has a strategic ambition of being a leading research faculty. Candidates for these fellowships will be selected in accordance with this, and expected to be in the upper segment of their class with respect to academic credentials. Applicants must hold a degree equivalent to a Norwegian doctoral degree in astronomy/astrophysics or a related discipline. Appointment is dependent on the defence of the doctoral thesis being approved, if it has not been held by the application deadline. Fluent oral and written communication skills in English. Please also refer to the regulations pertaining to the conditions of employment for post-doctoral fellowship positions: http://www.uio.no/english/about/regulations/personnel/academic/regulations-… We offer: Salary NOK 490 900 – 569 000 per annum depending on qualifications in position as Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (position code 1352) A professionally stimulating working environment Attractive welfare benefits and a generous pension agreement, in addition to Oslo’s family-friendly environment with its rich opportunities for culture and outdoor activities The application must include: Cover letter (statement of motivation, summarizing scientific work and research interest) Research statement, detailing possible research projects and how they will benefit from the existing research groups at the Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics CV (summarizing education, positions, pedagogical experience, administrative experience and other qualifying activity) Copies of educational certificates, academic transcript of records and letters of recommendation A complete list of publications and up to 5 academic works that the applicant wishes to be considered by the evaluation committee Names and contact details of 2-3 references (name, relation to candidate, e-mail and telephone number) The application with attachments must be delivered in our electronic recruiting system, please follow the link “apply for this job”. Foreign applicants are advised to attach an explanation of their University's grading system. Please note that all documents should be in English (or a Scandinavian language). In assessing the applications, special emphasis will be placed on the documented, academic qualifications, the research statement, as well as the candidates’ motivation and personal suitability. Interviews with the best qualified candidates will be arranged. Formal regulations: Please see the guidelines and regulations for appointments to Postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Oslo. According to the Norwegian Freedom and Information Act (Offentleglova) information about the applicant may be included in the public applicant list, also in cases where the applicant has requested non-disclosure. The University of Oslo has an agreement for all employees, aiming to secure rights to research results a.o. The University of Oslo aims to achieve a balanced gender composition in the workforce and to recruit people with ethnic minority backgrounds. Contact persons: For further information please contact: Head of Department Per B. Lilje, phone: +47 228 56517, e-mail: mailto:p.b.lilje[AT]astro.uio.no For question regarding the recruitment system, please contact HR Officer Orjan Pretorius, email: orjan.pretorius[AT]mn.uio.no +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.10. Postdoctoral position at Albert Einstein Institute, Hannover, Germany ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13365 Deadline: 2017-11-30 Location: Hannover, Germany Additional Information: http://www.aei.mpg.de/18636/05_Observational_Relativity_and_Cosmology Contact: badri.krishnan[AT]aei.mpg.de The Max-Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics in Hannover Germany (Albert Einstein Institute) invites applications for post-doctoral and long-term visiting positions in the Division of Observational Relativity and Cosmology [1]. The Division, led by Prof. Bruce Allen, consists of more than 25 scientists and several highly-qualified scientific programmers and sysadmins; the senior scientists are Dr. Badri Krishnan and Dr. Reinhard Prix. The Division works closely with two independent research groups hosted at the Institute, led by Dr. M. Alessandra Papa and Dr. Frank Ohme. The Division's core research area is gravitational-wave astronomy and the analysis of data from gravitational-wave detectors. Applications are welcome from those with experience in all related areas of astronomy and physics. We seek excellence, creativity, and enthusiasm, and choose candidates based both on potential and on specific scientific expertise and accomplishments. Scientists have the option to join the LIGO Scientific Collaboration through membership in our group, giving them full access to data from the LIGO, Virgo and GEO600 detectors. Post-doctoral appointments will be for two years, with the possibility of further extension. The start date is expected to be in the second quarter of 2018, but may be earlier. We also welcome inquiries regarding long-term visits by senior researchers and faculty. We are proud to provide a stimulating and dynamic research environment with broad opportunities. The current focus is the hunt for gravitational waves in data from the most sensitive ground-based interferometric detectors. This includes searches for long-lived signals from rapidly-rotating neutron stars, transient signals from the inspiral and coalescence of binary neutron stars and/or black holes, and unmodelled burst signals. These searches have already led to several binary black hole detections, and discoveries from other types of sources expected in the near future. Application materials, including a cover letter, a CV with a list of publications, and a research statement should be sent to jobs-gw-han[AT]aei.mpg.de no later than November 30, 2017. The applicant should arrange for three reference letters to be sent to the same email address. Applications will be considered as they arrive, until all positions are filled. The Max Planck Society is committed to increasing the number of individuals with disabilities in its workforce and to increase the number of women in those areas (such as this) where they are underrepresented. We explicitly encourage applications from such qualified individuals. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.11. Group Leader/Tenure track position at AEI Hannover, Germany ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13366 Deadline: 2017-11-30 Location: Hannover, Germany Additional Information: http://www.aei.mpg.de/18636/05_Observational_Relativity_and_Cosmology Contact: badri.krishnan[AT]aei.mpg.de The Max-Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics in Hannover Germany (Albert Einstein Institute) invites applications for a tenure-track group leader position at the Division of Observational Relativity and Cosmology [1]. The Division, led by Prof. Bruce Allen, consists of more than 25 scientists and several highly-qualified scientific programmers and sysadmins; the senior scientists are Dr. Badri Krishnan and Dr. Reinhard Prix. The Division works closely with two independent research groups hosted at the Institute, led by Dr. M. Alessandra Papa and Dr. Frank Ohme. We are proud to provide a stimulating and dynamic research environment with broad opportunities. The Division's core research area is gravitational-wave astronomy and data analysis; the current focus is the hunt for gravitational waves in data from the most sensitive ground-based interferometric detectors. This includes searches for long-lived signals from rapidly-rotating neutron stars, transient signals from the inspiral and coalescence of binary neutron stars and/or black holes, and unmodelled burst signals. These searches have already led to several binary black hole detections, and discoveries from other types of sources expected in the near future. We seek to strengthen our efforts in the search for compact binary coalescence by hiring a researcher with proven scientific creativity and excellence. The successful candidate is expected to lead a vibrant research program, and supervise postdoctoral scientists, scientific staff members, and graduate students. Since some gravitational wave searches are compute-intensive, the group operates a large dedicated analysis system optimized for such analyses. With 35,000+ CPU cores and 2000+ GPUs, ATLAS is the world's most powerful computing system dedicated to gravitational-wave searches and data analysis. The division also operates Einstein@Home, a volunteer distributed computing project which uses computing power donated by the general public to search for gravitational waves and electromagnetic emission from neutron stars. Our group is a member of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, enabling full access to data from the LIGO, Virgo and GEO600 detectors. Application materials, including a cover letter, a CV with a list of publications, and a research statement should be sent to jobs-gw-han[AT]aei.mpg.de no later than November 30, 2017. The applicant should arrange for three reference letters to be sent to the same email address. Applications will be considered as they arrive, until all positions are filled. The Max Planck Society is committed to increasing the number of individuals with disabilities in its workforce and to increase the number of women in those areas (such as this) where they are underrepresented. We explicitly encourage applications from such qualified individuals. [1] http://www.aei.mpg.de/18636/05_Observational_Relativity_and_Cosmology +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.12. Assistant Professor in Gravitational Physics, Oakland University, USA ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/10/16/assistant-professor/ Deadline: 2017-12-01 Location: Rochester Michigan, USA Additional Information: http://jobs.oakland.edu/postings/12234 Contact: garfinkl[AT]oakland.edu The Department of Physics at Oakland University is seeking a gravitational physicist for a tenure track Assistant Professor position starting on August 15, 2018. A Ph.D. in physics or closely related discipline, and capability for excellent teaching at the undergraduate and graduate level are required. Our preference is for a numerical relativist, but applicants in any area of gravitational physics will be considered. The department offers a B.S. and M.S. in Physics and a Ph.D. in Medical Physics. A Ph.D. program in Applied and Computational Physics is under consideration. Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae including list of publications, a description of research interests, a statement of teaching philosophy and experience, an unofficial transcript, and provide name and contact information for three professional references to http://jobs.oakland.edu/postings/12234. Questions and inquires may be directed to the search committee at physics[AT]oakland.edu or to David Garfinkle at garfinkl[AT]oakland.edu. To receive full consideration, applications should be received by December 1, 2017. For further information about the department, see http://www.oakland.edu/physics. Oakland University is an ADVANCE institution, one of a limited number of universities in receipt of NSF funds in support of our commitment to increase diversity, and the participation and advancement of women and underrepresented minorities in the STEM fields. Oakland University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from women and minorities. Additional note: Anyone applying for this position should notify David Garfinkle (garfinkl[AT]oakland.edu) when they are doing so. This is because of the possibility of glitches in the online application system, so I don't want anyone to get lost in the shuffle. One possible glitch has to do with the insistence of our HR department that all applicants submit an "unofficial transcript" which is a record of classes taken with grades and degrees conferred from the institution where they got their PhD. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.13. Postdoctoral positions in theoretical gravitational-wave science including numerical relativity, Caltech ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13376 Deadline: 2017-11-15 Location: Pasadena, CA, USA Additional Information: https://applications.caltech.edu/job/burke Contact: scheel[AT]tapir.caltech.edu The California Institute of Technology invites applications for postdoctoral and senior postdoctoral appointments in theoretical aspects of gravitational-wave science. These positions are for researchers in any of the three focus areas of our group: 1) NUMERICAL RELATIVITY and COMPUTATIONAL RELATIVISTIC ASTROPHYSICS (Saul Teukolsky, Mark Scheel, Francois Hebert, and grad students), including a strong collaboration with the Cornell group led by Saul Teukolsky and Larry Kidder. Systems and phenomena studied include compact binaries (BH/BH, NS/BH, NS/NS) as well as stellar collapse and supernova explosions. 2) GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE SOURCE ANALYSIS, DATA ANALYSIS, AND ASTROPHYSICS [Yanbei Chen, Sterl Phinney, Curt Cutler, Leo Stein, Michele Vallisneri, and grad students]. This effort has close ties to the Caltech theoretical astrophysics and observational astronomy programs, to the Caltech numerical relativity group, to the LIGO Laboratory, to the JPL gravitational-wave group, and to the Caltech NANOGrav group. 3) GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE DETECTORS [Yanbei Chen, Rana Adhikari, and grad students.] This involves the application of quantum measurement and quantum control theory to advanced gravitational-wave detectors, as well as the formulation of experimental tests of quantum mechanics that can be performed on these detectors. This research is carried out in collaboration or interaction with members of the LIGO Lab, and other Caltech research groups. These three research programs are embedded in Caltech's TAPIR group (Theoretical Astrophysics Including Relativity), http://www.tapir.caltech.edu and the Walter Burke Institute For Theoretical Physics https://burkeinstitute.caltech.edu/AboutTheInstitute , and are associated with the Caltech/JPL Association for Gravitational Wave Research, http://www.its.caltech.edu/~cajagwr/ which includes the Caltech portion of LIGO and the Caltech/JPL portion of LISA. By a single application one can be considered for Caltech's Burke Postdoctoral Fellowships in Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics, including Relativity [see https://burkeinstitute.caltech.edu/Apply/BurkeFellowship] and for regular postdoctoral and senior postdoctoral positions. The application deadline is November 15, though late applications will continue to be considered until all positions are filled. PLEASE SUBMIT APPLICATIONS VIA THE WEB at the following website, https://applications.caltech.edu/job/burke Application materials should include curriculum vitae with email address and with citizenship indicated, bibliography of publications (with refereed articles identified), web locations of manuscripts not yet published, and a description of the desired research directions. Please ensure that at least three letters of recommendation are provided by the writers to the same website, https://applications.caltech.edu/job/burke. On the application website, please choose "Gravitational Physics" as the "primary focus" in the pulldown menu. 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. Caltech is committed to working with and providing access and reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical or mental disabilities. To request disability accommodations for any part of the interview or hiring process, please contact 626-395-3821 for assistance or contact jvarlet[AT]caltech.edu. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.14. Postdoctoral Fellow at the eXtreme Gravity Institute, Bozeman, Montana (2nd announcement) ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13386 Deadline: 2017-12-01 Location: Bozeman, United States Additional Information: https://jobs.montana.edu/postings/9702 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 2018) with a focus on extreme gravity. The eXtreme Gravity Institute is composed of faculty members Nicolas Yunes, Anne Lohfink, Amy Reines, David Nidever, Neil Cornish, Bennett Link, and Sachiko Tsuruta, and postdoctoral researcher Hector Okada-da Silva. The Institute mentors a large number of graduate and undergraduate students (approx. 30), and hosts international workshops and 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 theoretical work (e.g. neutron star solutions, null ray tracing in neutron star backgrounds, gravitational waves from inspiraling compact binaries) to a combination of theory and data-analysis (e.g. Bayesian model selection and parameter estimation), associated with a set of extreme gravity instruments, such as the LISA gravitational-wave detector and the NICER X-ray telescope. 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/9702, 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 2017. For more information, please refer to the job link or email Prof. NIco Yunes (nyunes[AT]physics.montana.edu) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.15. Post-Doctoral Scholar Position in Gravitational Wave Physics, Penn State ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13389 Deadline: 2017-12-15 Location: Penn State, University Park, PA USA Additional Information: https://psu.jobs/job/75199 Contact: rxh1[AT]psu.edu The Department of Physics at The Pennsylvania State University is seeking one or more postdoctoral scholars in gravitational-wave physics. The Penn State LIGO Scientific Collaboration group consists of faculty members Chad Hanna and B.S. Sathyaprakash, a computational scientist, two postdoctoral fellows, and several graduate students. The successful applicants are expected to contribute to one or more of the following research topics: searches for compact binary mergers, tests of the strong field dynamics in general relativity, assessing astrophysical models of compact binaries, building waveform models for binary neutron star mergers and using them to measure the equation-of-state of neutron star cores, exploiting gravitational-wave observations for cosmography and building the science case for third generation ground-based detectors. The successful candidates will be part of the LIGO scientific Collaboration and contribute to the analysis of LIGO and Virgo data and to the publication of search results. These positions require a Ph.D. in physics, astronomy or a closely related field. Applications must be submitted electronically at https://psu.jobs/job/75199 and include a cover letter and CV. Applicants should arrange for three recommendation letters to be submitted to institute[AT]gravity.psu.edu indicating the appropriate job number in the subject line. The position is available as early as March 2018, though flexible start dates will also be considered. For more information, please visit http://gravity.psu.edu. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until all positions are filled. This is a fixed-term appointment funded for one year from the date of hire with the possibility of re-funding. 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. Job URL: https://psu.jobs/job/75199 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.16. Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Theoretical Cosmology (Beecroft Fellowship, two posts), Oxford, UK ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/10/24/postdoctoral-research-fellow… Deadline: 2017-11-30 Location: Oxford, UK Additional Information: https://www.recruit.ox.ac.uk/pls/hrisliverecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobs… Contact: pedro.ferreira[AT]physics.ox.ac.uk Applications are invited for two Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Theoretical Cosmology (Beecroft Fellowship). The posts are available for a fixed-term duration of two years. Our theoretical cosmology programme at Oxford includes large-scale structure, weak lensing, galaxy formation, galaxy evolution, cosmic background radiation anisotropy, intensity mapping, early universe physics, dark matter, dark energy and modified gravity. The postholders will contribute to and develop a personal research programme in theoretical cosmology (which may include numerical modelling and/or data analysis), interacting with Erminia Calabrese, Julien Devriendt, Pedro Ferreira, Lance Miller and Adrianne Slyz. The candidates will take part in the academic life of BIPAC and the astrophysics group at the Physics Department, and have the opportunity to attend and take part in seminars, colloquia and journal clubs. The candidates will be expected to present their research results at international conferences and prepare articles for publication on those results. The successful candidates will have or be close to obtaining a PhD in a relevant area of astronomy, physics or engineering. The successful candidates will have a proven record of research in this area and a demonstrated capacity for independent work, and be capable of initiating research in a lively group. Candidates are expected to demonstrate the capability to initiate research in a lively group and to have expertise in theory and/or data analysis in cosmology. The postholders will have the opportunity to teach. Please direct enquiries about the role to Pedro Ferreira (pedro.ferreira[AT]physics.ox.ac.uk). You will be required to upload a brief statement of research interests, a CV and details of three referees as part of your online application. You will also need to submit three letters of support to (bipac2018[AT]physics.ox.ac.uk) quoting your name in the subject line. Only applications received before 12.00 midday on 30 November 2017 can be considered. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.17. Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Theoretical Cosmology and Gravitational Physics, Oxford, UK ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/10/24/postdoctoral-research-assist… Deadline: 2017-11-30 Location: Oxford, UK Additional Information: https://www.recruit.ox.ac.uk/pls/hrisliverecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobs… Contact: pedro.ferreira[AT]physics.ox.ac.uk Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Cosmology and Gravitational Physics. The post is available initially for a fixed-term duration of 2 years, with the possibility of extension for 1 year. The postholder will contribute to the recently funded ERC project to study “Large Scale Structure Constraints of General Relativity”; the role will involve theoretical and/or numerical research in cosmology and gravitational physics, led by Pedro Ferreira and the postholder will be expected to interact with other members of the Oxford faculty working in these fields. Our theoretical cosmology programme at Oxford includes large scale structure, weak lensing, galaxy formation, galaxy evolution, cosmic background radiation anisotropy, intensity mapping, early universe physics, dark matter, dark energy and modified gravity. There is also expertise in black hole physics, compact objects (observational and theoretical), the early universe and galactic dynamics. The postholder will contribute to and develop a personal research programme in theoretical cosmology (which may include numerical modelling and/or data analysis), interacting with Erminia Calabrese, Julien Devriendt, Pedro Ferreira, Lance Miller and Adrianne Slyz. The candidate will take part in the academic life of BIPAC and the astrophysics group at the Physics Department, and have the opportunity to attend and take part in seminars, colloquia and journal clubs. The candidate will be expected to present their research results at international conferences and prepare articles for publication on those results. The successful candidate will have or be close to obtaining a PhD in a relevant area of astronomy, physics or engineering. The successful candidate will have a proven record of research in this area and a demonstrated capacity for independent work. Candidates are expected to demonstrate the capability to initiate research in a lively group and to have expertise in theory and/or data analysis in cosmology. The postholder will have the opportunity to teach. Please direct enquiries about the role to Pedro Ferreira (pedro.ferreira[AT]physics.ox.ac.uk). You will be required to upload a brief statement of research interests, a CV and details of three referees as part of your online application. You will also need to submit three letters of support to (bipac2018[AT]physics.ox.ac.uk) quoting your name in the subject line. Only applications received before 12.00 midday on 30 November 2017 can be considered. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.18. Henry Skynner Research Fellowship in Astrophysics (Balliol College) Oxford, UK ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/10/24/henry-skynner-research-fello… Deadline: 2017-11-30 Location: Oxford, UK Additional Information: https://www.ox.ac.uk/about/jobs/academic/index/ac25827j/ Contact: andre.lukas[AT]physics.ox.ac.uk Balliol College proposes to elect a two-year fixed term Henry Skynner Research Fellow in Astrophysics, starting on 1 October 2018, whose focus of research will be in the area of gravitational physics and its relation to string theory, including topics such as gravitational waves, inflation and string cosmology. Applicants should possess (or be close to obtaining) a doctorate in physics and have research experience in the above-mentioned area. This research fellowship is a non-governing body position, that is, the postholder will not be a Trustee of the College, and in its current statutes will be elected to a Supernumerary Fellowship. The main duty of the fellow will be to undertake research, but participation in the educational activities of the college, including, if desired, a small amount of paid tutorial teaching, would be welcomed. Further particulars, including benefits and details of how to apply, are here. Applications should be delivered to college.office[AT]balliol.ox.ac.uk by 12.00 noon (GMT) on 30 November 2017. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.19. Postdoctoral position in numerical relativity and gravitational wave sources modeling at Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/10/24/postdoctoral-position-in-num… Deadline: 2017-12-01 Location: Boca Raton, FL, USA Additional Information: http://physics2.fau.edu/~wolf Contact: wolf[AT]fau.edu The Department of Physics (http://physics.fau.edu) at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) invites applications for a postdoctoral position in the area of numerical relativity and gravitational wave sources modeling in Wolfgang Tichy's group. The position is associated with a DFG and NSF funded collaboration between the numerical relativity groups at FAU and the University of Jena in Germany. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to visit Jena to strengthen the collaboration. The appointment will be for 2 years, but may be renewable depending on future funding. FAU researchers have access to several computing cluster facilities at national computing centers through XSEDE, as well as a dedicated cluster at FAU (https://hpc.fau.edu) Applications should consist of a cover letter, a brief statement of research interests, a curriculum vitae including publication list, and at least three letters of recommendation. All materials should be sent electronically as soon as possible to: wolf[AT]fau.edu Review of completed applications will begin on December 1, 2017 and will continue until a suitable candidate is found. The planned starting date is in the summer of 2018, but can be earlier if requested. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.20. Fudan-FAU Joint Postdoctoral Position in Quantum Gravity, Shanghai, China - Boca Raton, USA ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13403 Deadline: 2017-12-15 Location: Shanghai, China - Boca Raton, USA Additional Information: https://sites.google.com/view/qgqigroup/fudan-fau-postdoctoral-position Contact: hanm[AT]fau.edu Fudan-FAU Joint Postdoctoral Position in Quantum Gravity We would like to announce a joint postdoctoral researcher position at Fudan University in Shanghai, China and at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) in Boca Raton, USA. The appointment is a full time position and is made for up to 2 years. The appointment will begin in the Fall 2018 or possible earlier. The deadline of the application is December 15, 2017. The postdoc will be hosted by Prof. Yidun Wan at Fudan University and by Prof. Muxin Han at FAU. The selected candidate is expected to spend his research stay in both institutions (approximately 1 year at FAU and 1 year at Fudan), and work with Prof. Muxin Han and Prof. Yidun Wan and other members in their research groups. This position is open to the candidates with background in a wide area of Quantum Gravity, including e.g. Loop Quantum Gravity, Spin Foam Models, Group Field Theory, String Theory, AdS/CFT, and other Quantum Gravity approaches. We are also interested in the candidates with background in Topological Quantum Field Theory. Prof. Yidun Wan’s research group at Fudan University currently consists of 1 postdoctoral researcher (Dr. Yuting Hu) and several PhD students. The group is working on topics including Topological orders, Quantum Gravity, Emergent Gravity, and Quantum Simulation. The group is also collaborating with other Fudan faculties Prof. Yongshi Wu, Prof. Ling-Yan Hung, etc, and their research groups. Prof. Muxin Han’s research group at FAU currently consists of 1 postdoctoral researcher (Dr. Antoina Zipfel) and several PhD students. The group’s research interests includes Loop Quantum Gravity, Spin Foam Models, Tensor Network approach in the AdS/CFT correspondence, and Topological Quantum Field Theory. The group is closely interacting with other FAU gravity faculties Prof. Warner Miller, Prof. Jonathan Engle, Prof. Chris Beetle, Prof. Wolfgang Tichy, and their research groups. The salary of the position is in the range of 2500-3000 USD per month. Interested candidates should send (1) a cover letter, (2) a CV with a list of publications, and (3) a statement of research interests to the email address: ydwan[AT]fudan.edu.cn. The applicants should arrange for 3 reference letters to be sent to the same address. All material should arrive before December 15, 2017. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.21. Assistant Professor in Theoretical Astrophysics at the University of Florida, Gainesville, USA ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/10/30/assistant-professor-in-theor… Deadline: 2017-11-15 Location: Gainesville, FL 32611, USA Additional Information: http://explore.jobs.ufl.edu/cw/en-us/job/504675 Contact: bwhiting[AT]ufl.edu As part of a major faculty hiring initiative, the Department of Physics at the University of Florida (UF) seeks a full-time, nine-month, tenure-track Assistant Professor in Theoretical Astrophysics (TA) to begin in August 2018. Highly qualified candidates from all areas of TA are encouraged to apply. Presently, the TA group engages in a broad range of research activities in galaxy evolution, gravitational waves (GW), planetary atmospheres, neutrino physics, quantum gravity, dark matter, and cosmology. The TA faculty maintain close ties with the Astronomy Department and are heavily involved in GW research in conjunction with ongoing UF experimental interests in both the LIGO and LISA projects. The successful candidate must hold a Ph.D. degree (or equivalent), and postdoctoral research experience is expected. Demonstrated potential for excellence in teaching and mentoring a diverse undergraduate and graduate student body, while establishing a well-recognized research program, is essential. The salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience, and includes a full benefits package. Applications must be submitted online at the url above, and must include: a cover letter, a curriculum vitae with publication list, a research statement, a statement of teaching philosophy, and the names and contact information for at least three references. Reference providers will only be notified of their upload link once an application is submitted in full, so early completion of an application is highly recommended. To ensure full consideration, applications should be submitted by November 15, 2017, though the position will remain open until filled. For more information, please contact Prof. Bernard Whiting (see above). The University of Florida is an equal opportunity institution dedicated to building a broadly diverse and inclusive faculty and staff. Searches are conducted in accordance with Florida's Sunshine Law. If an accommodation due to disability is needed to apply for this position, please call (352) 392-2477 or the Florida Relay System at (800) 955-8771 (TDD). +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.22. Dennis Sciama Research Fellow in Gravitational Wave Science at ICG, Portsmouth, UK ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/10/30/dennis-sciama-research-fello… Deadline: 2018-01-05 Location: Portsmouth, UK Additional Information: http://www.icg.port.ac.uk/ Contact: david.wands[AT]port.ac.uk Dennis Sciama Postdoctoral Fellowship in Gravitational Wave Science Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation University of Portsmouth Employment type: Fixed-term contract (3 years) Position number: ZZ004032 Closing date: 05 January 2018 We announce our fourth Dennis Sciama Postdoctoral Fellowship competition at the Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation (ICG) at the University of Portsmouth aimed at promising early career researchers in gravitational wave science. This is part of our continued expansion into gravitational wave research with further staff appointments to follow in 2018. We seek an independent, early career researcher with demonstrated excellence in gravitational wave research that would complement and extend this new ICG research group. Over the course of the fellowship, they will be expected to develop their own programme of research and innovation, and help attract external funding to the ICG. The ICG consists of 13 academic staff, 20 postdoctoral researchers and over 20 PhD students, and has an active international visitors programme. ICG is a member of several major astronomical surveys (Sloan Digital Sky Survey, Dark Energy Survey, Large Synpotic Survey Telescope, Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument) with major involvement in ESA’s Euclid satellite mission and the Square Kilometre Array. The University of Portsmouth is a member of the South-East Physics Network (SEPnet) and hosts the 3704-core SCIAMA supercomputer. We welcome applications from all qualified applicants, but applications are particularly encouraged from traditionally under-represented groups in science. The University of Portsmouth and the ICG hold Athena SWAN bronze awards and the University is an Institute of Physics Project Juno Supporter; these projects show a commitment to introduce organisational and cultural practices that promote diversity and equality in science and create a better working environment for men and women. Applications (application form, CV, publication list and research statement for the Fellowship) should be submitted via the University’s online application system by the closing date. Applicants should also arrange for up to three reference letters to be sent by email to icg-admin[AT]port.ac.uk, to arrive by the same date. We expect the Fellowship to start 1 September 2018 or as close to that date as feasible. Informal enquiries please to Professor David Wands (david.wands[AT]port.ac.uk) All applications for this position will be processed and conducted in compliance with UK legislation relevant at that time. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.23. ICG Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at University of Portsmouth, UK ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/10/30/icg-postdoctoral-research-fe… Deadline: 2018-01-05 Location: Portsmouth UK Additional Information: http://www.icg.port.ac.uk/ Contact: bob.nichol[AT]port.ac.uk ICG Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation University of Portsmouth Employment type: Fixed-term (for 2 years) Post number: ZZ003446 Closing date: 05 January 2018 We announce a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at the Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation (ICG) at the University of Portsmouth aimed at promising early career researchers in gravitational wave science, cosmology and astrophysics. The successful candidate will have demonstrated excellence in research, complementing and extending the existing ICG research interests and expertise. Over the course of the fellowship, they will be expected to develop their own programme of research and innovation, and help attract external funding to the ICG. The ICG consists of 13 academic staff, 20 postdoctoral researchers and over 20 PhD students, and has an active international visitors programme. Portsmouth is a member of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-IV) and Dark Energy Survey, and the Large Synpotic Survey Telescope (LSST), with involvement in the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) and other major international collaborations, including ESA’s Euclid satellite mission and the 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. We welcome applications from all qualified applicants, but applications are particularly encouraged from traditionally under-represented groups in science. The University of Portsmouth and the ICG hold Athena SWAN bronze awards and the university is an Institute of Physics Project Juno Supporter; these projects show a commitment to introduce organisational and cultural practices that promote diversity and equality in science and create a better working environment for men and women. Applications (application form, CV, publication list and research statement for the fellowship) should be submitted via the online application system by the closing date. Applicants should also arrange for up to three reference letters to be sent by email to icg-admin[AT]port.ac.uk, to arrive by the same date. We expect the fellowship to start 1st September 2018 or as close to that date as feasible. Informal enquiries to Prof. Bob Nichol (bob.nichol[AT]port.ac.uk) This fellowship is different from the advertised Dennis Sciama Fellowship and applicants interested in both fellowships will need to apply separately to both. All applications for this position will be processed and conducted in compliance with UK legislation relevant at that time. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 3. News ============================================== 3.1. Universe: Special Issue "F(R) Gravity" ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/10/26/special-issue-fr-gravity/ Additional Information: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/universe/special_issues/F_R Dear Colleagues, F(R) gravity plays a prominent role in the description of gravitational phenomena at large and astrophysical scales. Among the various modified gravity proposals, the F(R) gravity framework is the conceptually simplest generalization of Einstein's gravity, and has attracted the interest of many cosmologists. In this special issue, the focus will be on applications of F(R) gravity at large and astrophysical scales. We aim to highlight a plethora of theoretical proposals that find explanation in the context of F(R) gravity, both in cosmology and in astrophysics. In view of the current observational data and also due to the upcoming observations, this issue aims to gather all the up to date facts with regard to F(R) gravity applications. All the above problems maybe also be considered in frames of other modified gravities, like modified Gauss-Bonnet gravity, string-inspired theory, teleparallel gravity, Born-Infeld type gravity or non-minimal modified gravity. Dr. Vasilis K. Oikonomou Prof. Dr. Sergei D. Odintsov Guest Editors ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.2. Universe: Special Issue "Inflationary Universe Models: Predictions and Observations" ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/10/26/special-issue-inflationary-u… Additional Information: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/universe/special_issues/predictions_observations Dear Colleagues, The inflationary paradigm, for the description of the first moment in the history of the universe stands strongly, since it solves several problems that a description of the evolution of the universe without any inflationary era is not able to solve. However, more than a hundred different inflationary universe models have been developed. We need to eliminate as many as possible in order to obtain a greater knowledge of the initial era of the universe. In this volume of the journal Universe we invite researchers to collect observational results and confront them with the predictions of different inflationary models in an effort to falsify as many as possible. Additionally, we invite theoreticians to judge the strength of different inflationary models—which have a sound physical basis and which are ad hoc ‘toy models’. Prof. Oyvind G. Gron Guest Editor ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.3. 2018 IUPAP General Relativity and Gravitation Young Scientist Prize Nominations Open ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13431 Additional Information: http://isgrg.org/IUPAPprize.php Nominations for the 2018 IUPAP General Relativity and Gravitation Young Scientist Prize open on 1 Nov 2017 and close on 1 Feb 2018. 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 2018, 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(a)me.com, by 1 February 2018. The winner will be announced on 14 March 2018 and the award made shortly thereafter. The official presentation of the award will be made at the GR22 conference in 2019. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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########################################## Table of Contents ########################################### 1. Conferences 1.1. CoCoNuT Meeting 2017, Garching, Germany 1.2. Gravity@Malta2018, Valletta, Malta 1.3. X Black Holes Workshop, Aveiro, Portugal 1.4. VI Postgraduate Meeting On Theoretical Physics, Valencia, Spain 1.5. Fifteenth Marcel Grossmann Meeting on General Relativity (MG15, update), Rome, Italy 1.6. The Third Zeldovich meeting, Minsk, Belarus 2. Jobs 2.1. Postdoc position in numerical relativity and gravitational wave physics, Trento, Italy 2.2. Postdoctoral Fellow at the eXtreme Gravity Institute, Bozeman, Montana 2.3. Postdoctoral Position in Gravitational Wave Astronomy at The University of Mississippi 2.4. Assistant professor in gravitational-wave astrophysics at GRAPPA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2.5. Assistant Professor in Gravitational-Wave Astronomy at The University of Mississippi 2.6. PhD positions in astrophysics/gravity at Fudan University, Shanghai, China 2.7. IRAP PhD 2017 call extension 2.8. Postdoctoral position in Cosmology/Astroparticle Physics, Padova, Italy 3. News ============================================== 1. Conferences ============================================== 1.1. CoCoNuT Meeting 2017, Garching, Germany --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/09/05/coconut-meeting-2017/ Starting: 2017-10-25 to 2017-10-27 Location: Garching, Germany Additional Information: http://www.uv.es/coconut/Garching2017/index.html Contact: coconut2017[AT]mpa-garching.mpg.de The CoCoNuT code is a general relativistic hydrodynamics code with dynamical spacetime evolution. The aim of this numerical code is the study of several astrophysical scenarios in which general relativity can play an important role, namely the collapse of rapidly rotating stellar cores and the evolution of isolated neutron stars. The emphasis of the meeting shall be put on core collapse supernovae. Recent progress and future developments of this field and of the CoCoNuT code shall be discussed, but not exclusively. Possible topics of the meeting are: Core-collapse simulations Neutrinos Dust and molecules in supernovae Supernova remnants The purpose of the CoCoNuT meeting is twofold: on the one hand it is intended as a regular (yearly so far) meeting of the CoCoNuT users, but it also serves as an opportunity to interchange ideas with users of similar numerical codes. Therefore the attendance to the meeting of anyone outside the CoCoNuT community is welcome. The CoCoNut meeting is a family friendly meeting. Information for those traveling with kids can be found here. Invited speakers Kei Kotake, University of Fukuoka (Japan) Mikako Matsuura, Cardiff University (UK) Irene Tamborra, Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen (Denmark) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.2. Gravity@Malta2018, Valletta, Malta --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/09/14/gravitymalta2018/ Starting: 2018-01-22 to 2018-01-25 Location: Valletta, Malta Additional Information: http://www.um.edu.mt/events/gravitymalta2018/home Contact: gravitymalta2018[AT]um.edu.mt Abstract: Gravity@Malta2018 is the first in a series of conferences from the COST Action ''CA 16104 Gravitational waves, black holes and fundamental physics (GWverse)''. The consortium links three normally disjoint communities, namely Gravitational Wave detection and analysis, BH modeling (in both astrophysical and GR contexts), and strong-gravity tests of fundamental physics. The aim of the conference is to bring about discussion and collaboration between people working in these communities. Topics: Astrophysics (Super massive black hole growth and evolution, Transient observations, Numerical relativity, N-body dynamics, Binary formation and population synthesis, Dark matter and primordial Black Holes, Cosmography, Astroparticles, Dual AGN Observations, stellar mass BHs: growth, evolution and binary formation); Source modelling (Perturbation methods, Post-Newtonian and post-Minkowskian methods, Numerical Relativity, Effective and phenomenological methods, Impact on data analysis problem); Black holes and fundamental physics (Testing the Black Holes hypothesis, Strong field parameterizations, Black holes beyond General Relativity, Black hole perturbation theory and fundamental physics, Binaries in alternative theories of gravity) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.3. X Black Holes Workshop, Aveiro, Portugal --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13296 Starting: 2017-12-18 to 2017-12-19 Location: Aveiro, Portugal Additional Information: http://gravitation.web.ua.pt/bhw10/ Contact: herdeiro[AT]ua.pt >From astrophysics to high-energy physics, from information theory to quantum gravity, black holes have acquired an ever increasing role in fundamental physics, and are now part of the terminology of many important branches of observational, theoretical and mathematical physics. 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 tenth edition of the Black Holes Workshop invites researchers on black holes in all their aspects to participate, and will be held at the University of Aveiro in 18-19 December 2017. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.4. VI Postgraduate Meeting On Theoretical Physics, Valencia, Spain --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13306 Starting: 2017-11-29 to 2017-12-01 Location: Valencia, Spain Additional Information: http://www.uv.es/blackholes/PGTh_2017/home.html Contact: valencia2017pgm[AT]gmail.com The aim of the meeting is to allow theoretical physics-oriented PhD students and young postdocs to illustrate their research projects in an informal environment and to establish collaborations among them. We strongly encourage young researchers to participate with a talk or a poster. The topics will span High energy theory and phenomenology, Cosmology, gravitation, particle physics, mathematical physics and quantum information among others. There is NO REGISTRATION FEE. Unfortunately we will not be able to provide financial support for travel or accommodation expenses. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.5. Fifteenth Marcel Grossmann Meeting on General Relativity (MG15, update), Rome, Italy --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/09/29/fifteenth-marcel-grossmann-m… Starting: 2018-07-01 to 2018-07-07 Location: Rome, Italy Additional Information: http://www.icra.it/MG/mg15/ Contact: mg15[AT]icra.it The Fifteenth Marcel Grossmann Meeting on General Relativity and Relativistic Astrophysics will be held on the campus of the University of Rome “La Sapienza” in Rome, Italy on July 1-7, 2018, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first neutron star discovery signing the birth of relativistic astrophysics. There will be four satellite meetings of MG15 in 2018: Third Zeldovich meeting, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk, Belarus, 23-27 April 2018; First Markarian meeting, National Academy of Sciences, Yerevan, Armenia, 21-25 May 2018; Second Julio Garavito Armero meeting on Relativistic Astrophysics, Bucaramanga, Colombia 30 July – 3 August, 2018; Third Cesar Lattes Meeting – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 6-10 August 2018. Further information will be updated here and available at the website. Remo Ruffini, University of Rome, on behalf of the International Organizing Committee Robert Jantzen, Villanova University, on behalf of the International Coordinating Committee Massimo Bianchi, University of Rome, on behalf of the Local Organizing Committee +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.6. The Third Zeldovich meeting, Minsk, Belarus --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/09/29/the-third-zeldovich-meeting/ Starting: 2018-04-23 to 2018-04-27 Location: Minsk, Belarus Additional Information: http://www.icranet.org/zeldovich3 Contact: zeld3[AT]icranet.org The Third Zeldovich meeting An international conference in honor of Ya. B. Zeldovich in Minsk. First announcement International Center for Relativistic Astrophysics Network (ICRANet) together with the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus organize an international conference to be held in Minsk, Belarus in April 23-27, 2018. Participation from neighboring countries such as Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia and Ukraine as well as from Balkan countries, Eastern and Western Europe and the Americas is expected. Exceptionally wide research interests of Ya. B. Zeldovich ranging from chemical physics, elementary particle and nuclear physics to astrophysics and cosmology provide the topics to be covered at the conference: Early cosmology, large scale structure, cosmic microwave background; Neutron stars, black holes, gamma-ray bursts, supernovae, hypernovae; Ultra high energy particles; Gravitational waves. Many lectors at the conference will be the members of the world-famous scientific school in astrophysics and cosmology, founded by Ya. B. Zeldovich, who now became leading scientists in these fields in many countries worldwide including Germany, Italy, USA and Russia. This conference will follow a very successful international conferences in honor of Ya. B. Zeldovich, held in Minsk in 2009 and in 2014. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 2. Jobs ============================================== 2.1. Postdoc position in numerical relativity and gravitational wave physics, Trento, Italy ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/09/04/postdoc-position-in-numerical… Deadline: 2017-10-05 Location: Trento, Italy Additional Information: http://www.brunogiacomazzo.org/?page_id=105 Contact: bruno.giacomazzo[AT]unitn.it Applications are invited for a two-year postdoc position on the topic of "General Relativistic Simulations of Binary Neutron Star Mergers". The postdoc will work with Prof. Bruno Giacomazzo of the Physics Department of the University of Trento in Italy. The project is about numerical simulations of magnetized binary neutron star mergers and the study of their gravitational wave and electromagnetic emission. Giacomazzo's group has also a strong collaboration with the Virgo Data Analysis group in Trento. 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 position is expected to start possibly by the Summer of 2018 (but an earlier appointment is also possible). Interested candidates should send their full CV and publication list to bruno.giacomazzo [at] unitn.it. Candidates are also asked to provide the name and email address of one potential referee, who may be contacted at a later time. Please use the string "Application for postdoc position - SURNAME NAME" in the email subject and use the pdf format for all your files. Applications should be received by October 5, but will be considered until the position is filled. 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 (www.visittrentino.info/en) 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 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.2. Postdoctoral Fellow at the eXtreme Gravity Institute, Bozeman, Montana ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13282 Deadline: 2017-12-01 Location: Bozeman, United States Additional Information: https://jobs.montana.edu/postings/9702 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 2018) with a focus on extreme gravity. The eXtreme Gravity Institute is composed of faculty members Nicolas Yunes, Anne Lohfink, Amy Reines, David Nidever, Neil Cornish, Bennett Link, and Sachiko Tsuruta, and postdoctoral researcher Hector Okada-da Silva. The Institute mentors a large number of graduate and undergraduate students (approx. 30), and hosts international workshops and 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 theoretical work (e.g. neutron star solutions, null ray tracing in neutron star backgrounds, gravitational waves from inspiraling compact binaries) to a combination of theory and data-analysis (e.g. Bayesian model selection and parameter estimation), associated with a set of extreme gravity instruments, such as the LISA gravitational-wave detector and the NICER X-ray telescope. 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/9702, 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 2017. For more information, please refer to the job link or email Prof. NIco Yunes (nyunes[AT]physics.montana.edu) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.3. Postdoctoral Position in Gravitational Wave Astronomy at The University of Mississippi ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/09/08/postdoctoral-position-in-grav… Deadline: 2017-12-01 Location: Oxford (MS), USA Additional Information: http://www.phy.olemiss.edu/GR/?x=entry:entry170908-123425 Contact: grpostdoc[AT]phy.olemiss.edu The University of Mississippi invites applications for a postdoctoral position in the area of Gravitational Wave Astronomy. The position is for one year, renewable for up to three years. The applicant must have (or be close to completing) a Ph.D. in Physics or Astrophysics, with a good track record in one or more of the following research areas: gravitational-wave source modeling and parameter estimation, the astrophysics of compact binaries, Bayesian model selection, black hole perturbation theory, post-Newtonian theory, numerical relativity and modified gravity. The Gravitational and High-Energy Theory Group at The University of Mississippi is active in various areas of theoretical and experimental gravity, and is part of the LIGO collaboration. Permanent faculty in the group include Emanuele Berti, Luca Bombelli, Marco Cavaglia and Katherine Dooley, as well as postdocs and several graduate students. More information on the gravity group in Mississippi is available at the following URL: http://www.phy.olemiss.edu/GR/ The postdoctoral scholar funded by this position will work with Professor Emanuele Berti (http://www.phy.olemiss.edu/~berti/) and several Ph.D. students. The research will be carried out in close collaboration with the group led by Bangalore Sathyaprakash, Elsbach Professor of Physics and Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at Penn State University. The successful applicant is expected to engage in a collaborative research program including several institutions (Lisbon, Cambridge, Rome, Paris and Aveiro in Europe, Perimeter Institute in Canada, and Osaka University in Japan) through the “Strong Gravity and High Energy Physics” Marie Sklodowska-Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE) Action, funded by the EU Horizon 2020 program H2020-MSCA-RISE-2015. A curriculum vitae (including a list of publications and a statement of research interests) should be sent to the following e-mail address: grpostdoc[AT]phy.olemiss.edu Please use the subject “Gravitational wave postdoc”. Applicants must also arrange to have at least three recommendation letters to be sent to the same email address. Applications should be submitted by 01/12/2017, but late applications may be considered in exceptional cases. The position will be open until filled. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.4. Assistant professor in gravitational-wave astrophysics at GRAPPA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13291 Deadline: 2017-12-01 Location: Amsterdam, NL Additional Information: http://www.uva.nl/en/content/vacancies/2017/09/17-451-assistant-professor-g… Contact: gf.bertone[AT]gmail.com A tenure track position for gravitational-wave astrophysics is available in the Gravitation and AstroParticle Physics Amsterdam group (GRAPPA), at the interface of the National Institute for Subatomic Physics (Nikhef) and the Anton Pannekoek Institute for Astronomy (API) of the University of Amsterdam (UvA). GRAPPA is a joint effort between the Institute for High Energy Physics, the Anton Pannekoek Institute, and the Institute for Theoretical Physics. It consists of nine faculty members – S. Ando, D. Baumann, D. Berge, G. Bertone (spokesperson), M.P. Decowski, B. Freivogel, S. Markoff, J. Vink and C. Weniger – whose research interests include black holes, cosmic rays, neutrinos, dark matter, dark energy, early universe cosmology, and string theory. In addition, there are about 15 affiliated GRAPPA faculty who are involved with experimental work on Antares/KM3NeT, ATLAS, CTA, LIGO/VIRGO, LOFAR and XENON100/XENON1T, as well as theory. Project description The Anton Pannekoek Institute and Nikhef are currently in the process of strengthening their efforts in gravitational-wave astrophysics. Nikhef is a member of the LIGO/Virgo consortium and it has strong expertise in detector construction and in the detection and interpretation of gravitational-wave signals. API has one of the world-leading groups in the astrophysics of compact objects, strong gravity, and evolution of massive stars. The research of both institutes has become more strongly linked since the founding of GRAPPA five years ago; the successful candidate will play a pivotal role in connecting the research in gravitational-wave astrophysics of the two institutes further. Nikhef and API are embedded locally and nationally in a strong and vibrant research environment: the Science Park Amsterdam campus houses national research institutes in many areas of Physics and Computational Science, the Faculty of Science of UvA, the joint BSc and MSc degrees in physics and astronomy of UvA and VUA, and has strong ties to small business incubators and major research companies. Nationally, Nikhef is the home base for the Dutch involvement in CERN, and API is a member of NOVA, the national home base for research at ESO, and has close ties to SRON and ASTRON, the national institutes for Space Science and Radio Astronomy. API has over 30% female faculty, and more than half of the recent hires in physics and astronomy have been female. The candidate should bring and further develop an independent research program in the field of gravitational-wave astrophysics. This program should be complementary to and synergetic with the ongoing research at Nikhef and API. Acquisition of external funding for building a research group is part of the position, as are enthusiastic participation in the teaching program both on Bachelor and Master level. All staff members at the UvA also have functions in the self-administration and management of the institution. Requirements We are looking for a candidate with an exceptionally strong research program and a strong interest in excellent teaching in the areas of interest of GRAPPA, with a strong preference for candidates working in gravitational-wave astrophysics. For a balanced composition of GRAPPA, we also have a strong preference for female candidates. The candidate is required to have a PhD in (astro-)physics, an excellent scientific track record, and the proven capability to attract funding. The candidate should have the capabilities to build up a research group of internationally outstanding level and to initiate and carry out scientific research. The candidate should also be able to develop and provide allotted cohesive academic course components for a wide range of target groups, based on the faculty's curriculum, so that students may meet the course objectives in terms of knowledge, understanding, skills, competence and attitude. Appointment The initial appointment will be for a period of six years. Based on performance indicators agreed on at the start of the appointment, the tenure track position will lead to a tenured position in a period of maximally 5 years. In the fifth year of the appointment the tenure decision will be taken. These conditions can be tailored appropriately for candidates that have somewhat greater seniority. Exceptional candidates may be directly considered for a tenured position. The salary will be in accordance with university regulations for academic personnel. Based on a full time appointment (38 hours per week) the maximum salary is EUR 5,405 gross per month. This is excl. 8% holiday allowance and 8,3% end of year bonus. Favourable tax agreements may apply to non-Dutch applicants. The Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities is applicable. Within the Faculty of Science, newly appointed staff follow a didactic training trajectory, which should lead up to completion of a certificate qualifying yourself for academic teaching (basiskwalificatie onderwijs, BKO) within two years. Foreign teaching qualifications/certificates are assessed in compliance with the faculty’s regulations. Job application Applications must include: cover letter; curriculum vitae including full list of electronically accessible publications; research statement; teaching statement. You will also need to provide contact details for 3 referees. They will be contacted directly. Application deadline 1 December 2017 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.5. Assistant Professor in Gravitational-Wave Astronomy at The University of Mississippi ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/09/20/assistant-professor-in-gravit… Deadline: 2017-10-20 Location: Oxford, MS (USA) Additional Information: http://www.phy.olemiss.edu/GR/?x=entry:entry170920-093134 Contact: gravitysearch[AT]phy.olemiss.edu The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Mississippi invites applications for a tenure-track position in gravitational-wave astronomy at the rank of assistant professor for the Spring or Fall of 2018. Current faculty members working on gravitational physics (Berti, Bombelli, Cavaglia', and Dooley) have expertise in gravitational-wave source modeling, data analysis and instrumentation, quantum gravity, tests of general relativity, and cosmology. The University of Mississippi is part of the LIGO collaboration. We seek candidates from any area that complements or diversifies the group’s research interests in gravitational-wave astronomy. Candidates are expected to develop a research program capable of supporting and leading graduate students to a Ph.D. A competitive startup package is available in the first three years. A Ph.D. in Physics or a related field is required. Faculty members are expected to contribute to the teaching and service activities of the Department and the University. Teaching duties include up to three courses a year at the undergraduate and/or graduate level. In 2017, the University of Mississippi initiated Flagship Constellations, which are designed to bring together a wide range of faculty from across campus to address some of the most difficult and complex problems facing our nation and world. Candidates who are interested in working with cross-disciplinary researchers to solve key, grand challenges are encouraged to apply. Interested candidates should apply online at https://jobs.olemiss.edu and provide a curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation, a statement of teaching philosophy, and a detailed proposal for developing their research program. Inquiries can be sent to the email address gravitysearch[AT]phy.olemiss.edu or to Gravity Search Committee Chair Department of Physics and Astronomy The University of Mississippi P.O. Box 1848 University, MS 38677 Consideration of applications will begin on October 20, 2017 but applications will be accepted until an adequate applicant pool is established, or until the position is filled. The University of Mississippi is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA Employer. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.6. PhD positions in astrophysics/gravity at Fudan University, Shanghai, China ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/09/25/phd-positions-in-astrophysic… Deadline: 2017-11-30 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 a few PhD positions for the next academic year (starting in September 2018). The successful candidates must have a Master degree in Physics or in a related area before September 2018. 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 particularly interested in candidates with interest/experience in: 1) X-ray data analysis of black holes (in particular for spin measurements) 2) Astrophysical codes (fortran, C/C++, python) We will also consider applications from candidates interested in other lines of research in high energy astrophysics, as well as from candidates interested in theoretical aspects of general relativity and alternative theories of gravity. The group is led by Prof. Cosimo Bambi and currently consists of 2 postdoctoral researchers and several graduate and undergraduate students. More details on the possible projects can be found on the group webpage. 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 November 30 will receive full consideration. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.7. IRAP PhD 2017 call extension ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/09/29/irap-phd-2017-call-extension/ Deadline: 2017-10-25 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 for eight positions open internationally and directly sponsored by the participating institutions has been extended to 25th of October 2017. Please see the poster: http://www.icranet.org/images/stories/poster-irap2017R.pdf 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 D’Azur, 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 are listed on the website. 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. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.8. Postdoctoral position in Cosmology/Astroparticle Physics, Padova, Italy ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: https://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13327 Deadline: 2017-11-15 Location: Padova, Italy Additional Information: https://reclutamento.infn.it/ReclutamentoOnline/ Contact: bartolo[AT]pd.infn.it Postdoctoral position in Cosmology/Astroparticle Physics, Padova, Italy The INFN InDark research group leading the Cosmology/Astroparticle program “Inflation, Dark Matter and the Large-Scale Structure of the Universe” announces one postdoctoral position in Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics. The deadline for application is November 15, 2017. The appointed fellow should start the fellowship not later than November 1, 2018; however, special requests to defer the starting date can be considered. The position will be a 1 + 1 year appointment, reserved to non-Italian citizens (or Italian citizens who, at the time of the application, hold a position in a foreign country and have been continuously abroad for at least 3 years). The appointed fellow will work at the Physics and Astronomy Dept. “G.Galilei”, University of Padova (Italy) which offers a stimulating, lively and international environment with multidisciplinary research interests. The staff team members of the InDark project in Padova are: Nicola Bartolo, Michele Liguori, Sabino Matarrese, Massimo Pietroni. The group has a broad range of interests in theoretical and observational cosmology, including modelling of LSS observables, inflationary models and primordial non-Gaussianity, primordial sources of gravitational waves, and analysis of large cosmological datasets. The group has a long-standing expertise in LSS and CMB computer simulations, it has a strong involvement in the Planck and Euclid collaborations and it has recently joined the LISA satellite Cosmology working group. Applications, in electronic form, must be sent to INFN not later than November 15, 2017 through the website https://reclutamento.infn.it/ReclutamentoOnline/ (see TITLE: POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS IN THEORETICAL PHYSICS) and one should choose PADOVA Inflation, Large Scale Structures and Cosmology The following items are requested for the online application Curriculum Vitae Publication list Research Statement At least three reference letters (specifying name, surname and e- mail of each referee). For further Info – see http://www.ac.infn.it/job/dettagli_job.php?id=2083 (or https://reclutamento.infn.it/ReclutamentoOnline/, selecting TITLE: POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS IN THEORETICAL PHYSICS, and then “attachments”). – or e-mail to Nicola Bartolo, bartolo[AT]pd.infn.it Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia “Galileo Galilei”, via Marzolo, 8 – I−35131 Padova, Italy The postdoctoral fellow can benefit from the interactions with the other members of the Theoretical Physics Group in Padova, which is active in several different branches of research in fundamental physics, ranging from string theory and beyond-the-standard model physics to nuclear physics at the low energy scale, including also statistical physics. Further information about the Theoretical Physics Group in Padova can be found at http://active.pd.infn.it/g4/ The candidate will also benefit from the strong interaction between the various nodes participating in the INFN InDark project (for more information on the INFN InDark project see https://web.infn.it/CSN4/IS/Linea5/InDark/InDark.html) Padova INFN Section and University, Italy (main node at the Physics and Astronomy Dept. “G.Galilei”) Ferrara INFN Section and University, Italy Bologna INFN Section and University, Italy Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso and University of L’Aquila, Italy Roma Tor Vergata University, Italy Roma III University, Italy Torino University, Italy Trieste SISSA and University, Italy The staff team members of the INFN InDark project are: Padova: Nicola Bartolo (national coordinator), Michele Liguori, Sabino Matarrese, Massimo Pietroni Bologna: Marco Baldi, Carlo Burigana, Stefano Ettori, Fabio Finelli (local coordinator), Federico Marulli, Massimo Meneghetti, Lauro Moscardini Ferrara: Denis Comelli (local coordinator), Paolo Natoli, Massimiliano Lattanzi Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso and L’Aquila: Luigi Pilo (local coordinator), Francesco Villante Roma Tor Vergata: Amedeo Balbi, Giancarlo De Gasperis, Pasquale Mazzotta, Nicola Vittorio (local coordinator) Roma III: Enzo Branchini (local coordinator) Torino: Stefano Camera, Antonaldo Diaferio (local coordinator), Luisa Ostorero Trieste SISSA and University: Carlo Baccigalupi, Stefano Borgani, Stefano Cristiani, Pierluigi Monaco, Emiliano Sefusatti, Matteo Viel (local coordinator) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 3. 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########################################## Table of Contents ########################################### 1. Conferences 1.1. The 27th Workshop on General Relativity and Gravitation in Japan (JGRG27), Higashi Hiroshima 1.2. Observing Black Holes: From the Universe to the Lab, London UK 1.3. The Ninth Australasian Conference on General Relativity and Gravitation, Gingin, Western Australia 1.4. 27th Midwest Relativity Meeting, Ann Arbor, MI, USA 2. Jobs 2.1. Postdoctoral Position in Gravitational Physics at Koc University 2.2. Faculty Position in Gravitational Physics at ICN-UNAM, Mexico City 2.3. Postdoc position in gravitational waves, Shanghai, China 2.4. ERC funded Post-Doctoral Researcher position in Strong Gravity, Rome, Italy 2.5. Postdoc position at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Japan 2.6. Faculty Position in Theoretical Astrophysics and Cosmology, Dallas, USA 2.7. Guelph-Perimeter Joint Faculty Position in Theoretical Physics 3. News 3.1. GRG Editor’s Choice: Notable articles in General Relativity & Gravitation 3.2. COST GWverse: Exchange of researchers working on gravitational-wave and black hole physics ============================================== 1. Conferences ============================================== 1.1. The 27th Workshop on General Relativity and Gravitation in Japan (JGRG27), Higashi Hiroshima --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/08/12/the-27th-workshop-on-general-… Starting: 2017-11-27 to 2017-12-01 Location: Higashi Hiroshima Additional Information: http://home.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/jgrg27/ Contact: jgrg27[AT]hiroshima-u.ac.jp We would like to announce that this year JGRG workshop will be held at Higashi Hiroshima Arts and Culture Hall Kurara from Nov.27 to Dec.1, 2017. JGRG is a series of annual workshops held in Japan since 1991. The main purpose of the workshop is to provide a place for exchanging ideas to pursue future trends of research. The workshop will cover a wide area of research related to general relativity and gravitation. For more details please visit our web page: http://home.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/jgrg27/ The important deadlines are: 10 September 2017 (JST): Registration deadline (for financial support) 17 October 2017 (JST): Registration deadline (for presentation) SOC: Hideki Asadeki (Hirosaki), Takeshi Chiba (Nihon University), Tomohiro Harada (Rikkyo), Kunihito Ioka (YITP, Kyoto), Akihiro Ishibashi (Kinki University), Hideki Ishihara (Osaka City), Masahiro Kawasaki (ICRR, Tokyo), Hideo Kodama (YITP, Kyoto), Yasufumi Kojima (Hiroshima), Kei-ichi Maeda (Waseda), Shinji Mukohyama (YITP, Kyoto), Takashi Nakamura (Kyoto), Ken-ichi Nakao (Osaka City), Yasusada Nambu (Nagoya), Ken-ichi Oohara (Niigata), Misao Sasaki (YITP, Kyoto), Masaru Shibata (YITP, Kyoto), Tetsuya Shiromizu (Nagoya) Jiro Soda (Kobe), Naoshi Sugiyama (Nagoya), Hideyuki Tagoshi (Osaka City), Takahiro Tanaka (YITP, Kyoto), Masahide Yamaguchi (Tokyo Institute of Technology), Ryo Yamazaki (Aoyama Gakuin), Jun'ichi Yokoyama (RESCEU, Tokyo) LOC: Yasufumi Kojima, Kazuhiro Yamamoto, Nobuhiro Okabe, Tomohiro Inagaki (Hiroshima University) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.2. Observing Black Holes: From the Universe to the Lab, London UK --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/08/21/observing-black-holes-from-th… Starting: 2017-09-15 to 2017-09-15 Location: Aryton and Franklin Rooms, Institute of Physics, 76 Portland Place, London W1B 1NT, UK Additional Information: https://www.iopconferences.org/iop/1129/home Contact: a.conroy[AT]lancaster.ac.uk IOP Gravitational Physics Group September Meeting “Observing Black Holes: From the Universe to the Lab” Friday, 15 September 2017, 12:00 – 17:00 Ayrton and Franklin Rooms, Institute of Physics, 76 Portland Place, London W1B 1NT, UK This half-day meeting of the IOP Gravitational Physics Group is focused on recent observational developments of black holes. The meeting will be comprised of three speakers discussing the following topics: Gravitational Wave Observations – John Veitch (University of Glasgow) Imaging a Supermassive Black Hole – Jason Dexter (Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics) Observation of Superradiance in a Vortex Flow – Silke Weinfurtner (University of Nottingham) All are welcome to attend and no registration fee will be charged. The talks will be preceded by the IOP Gravitational Physics Group annual general meeting. Schedule 12:00: Annual General Meeting for members of the IOP Gravitational Physics Group 13:30-14:30 – John Veitch 14:30-15:30 – Jason Dexter 16:00-17:00 – Silke Weinfurtner Registration https://www.iopconferences.org/iop/1129/home Signed The IOP Gravitational Physics Group Committee gp.iop.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.3. The Ninth Australasian Conference on General Relativity and Gravitation, Gingin, Western Australia --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13252 Starting: 2017-11-27 to 2017-11-30 Location: Western Australia, Australia Additional Information: http://www.ecm.uwa.edu.au/acgrg9 Contact: chunnong.zhao[AT]uwa.edu.au ACGRG9 is the ninth in a series of biennial conferences run by the Australasian Society for General Relativity and Gravitation (ASGRG) with the aim of bringing together researchers from around the world to discuss all aspects of General Relativity, Gravitational Waves, Cosmology and Relativistic Astrophysics including theory and experiment. ACGRG9 will be held at the Gravity Discovery Centre, Gingin, Western Australia, 27-30 November 2017. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.4. 27th Midwest Relativity Meeting, Ann Arbor, MI, USA --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13258 Starting: 2017-10-12 to 2017-10-14 Location: Ann Arbor, MI, USA Additional Information: https://sites.google.com/a/umich.edu/midwest-gravity-meeting/ Contact: garfinkl[AT]oakland.edu The website is ready for the Midwest Relativity Meeting 2017 at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, October 12-14. The website for the conference is https://sites.google.com/a/umich.edu/midwest-gravity-meeting/ Please, register through this website as soon as possible. The registration deadline is October 5th, 2017. There is no registration fee. The website lists hotel rooms blocked for participants of this meeting, and reservations must be made by September 11 for the Ann Arbor Regent Hotel and Suites, and, September 27 for the Executive Learning and Conference Center Center. For more information please see our website. The meeting will start on Thursday (October 12th) at 2pm. and will end in the afternoon of Saturday (October 14th). In addition to the regular talks, there will be two plenary talks, one by Abhay Ashtekar (Penn State) and one by Matthew Evans (MIT). The rough schedule will be as follows: Thursday (Oct 12): 2-3pm. Registration 3-5pm. Talks 5-6pm. Refreshments. Friday (Oct 13): 9-10am. Plenary talk by Abhay Ashtekar (Penn State) followed by regular talks during the day (coffee breaks provided /lunch on your own). Saturday (Oct 14): 9-10am. Plenary talk by Matthew Evans (MIT) followed by regular talks during the day (coffee breaks provided /lunch on your own). We strongly encourage graduate students and postdocs to present talks on their research. The Blue Apple Prize will be awarded for the best talk by a student. Please pass this information along to anyone you think will be interested. We look forward to seeing you at the Midwest Relativity Meeting! Best regards. The organizers: Lydia Bieri, Henriette Elvang, David Garfinkle +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 2. Jobs ============================================== 2.1. Postdoctoral Position in Gravitational Physics at Koc University ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/08/03/postdoctoral-position-in-grav… Deadline: 2017-10-01 Location: Istanbul, Turkey Additional Information: http://mysite.ku.edu.tr/framazanoglu/ Contact: framazanoglu[AT]ku.edu.tr A postdoctoral position in gravitational physics is available at the Physics Department of Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey. The position is for two years starting January 1, 2018 with a re-evaluation at the end of the first year. A third year is possible upon the availability of funding. Selected candidate will undertake research on gravitational physics with Fethi M Ramazanoglu, mainly using numerical methods (see http://mysite.ku.edu.tr/framazanoglu/ for more information) The candidate is expected to have a strong background in gravitational physics and general relativity. Knowledge of numerical methods is desired, but not required. Please upload your CV with publications list, research statement and three references at https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/9470. Deadline is October 1, 2017, but applications will be reviewed until the position is filled. Compensation: The salary is 2800 Turkish liras per month and tax exempt. Koc University provides free shared housing near the university, or a housing allowance depending on the candidate’s preference. Meal tickets covering lunches are also provided free of charge. Work Place: Koc University is a leading research institute with a lively physics department. We are located among the forests of northern Istanbul with an easy commute to the city center. Istanbul is a global metropolis spanning the intersection of Europe and Asia with an active social life and many natural beauties. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.2. Faculty Position in Gravitational Physics at ICN-UNAM, Mexico City ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13228 Deadline: 2017-10-01 Location: Mexico City, Mexico Additional Information: http://www.nuclecu.unam.mx/depto_gravitacion.php Contact: quevedo[AT]nucleares.unam.mx The Department of Gravitation and Field Theory at the Institute of Nuclear Sciences (ICN) of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) in Mexico City, announces the opening of a tenure track Faculty Position in Gravitational Physics. The focus of the position is Gravitational Waves Physics and related subjects (numerical relativity, post-Newtonian approximations, effective one-body approaches to relativistic two-body problems, self-force and corrections to geodesic motion, precision tests and alternative theories), but we expect the successful candidate to have wider interests and to be able to collaborate with other members of the Department. The candidate is expected to play an active role in the development and consolidation of a program devoted mainly to the study of the two-body problem in General Relativity and alternative theories of gravity, in connection with the interpretation of data from Gravitational Wave detectors of the currently operating devices (LIGO, VIRGO, GEO600) and of the forthcoming ones (LISA, KAGRA, LIGO-INDIA). The position is a tenure track professorship whose level (assistant, associate or full) will be determined by the candidate’s expertise and experience. Salaries are competitive and include tax-free subsidies from funding agencies within UNAM and the Mexican National Science Foundation (Conacyt). The contract package includes health insurance among other benefits. Interested candidates should submit the following documents in a single PDF file to the Depart-ment’s Head, Prof. Hernando Quevedo (quevedo at nucleares.unam.mx): - full curriculum vitae; - publication list, with the five most significant publications clearly highlighted; - brief description of research interests. In addition, three recommendation letters should be arranged to be sent to the same e-mail ad-dress. The review of applications starts on October 1-st, 2017, and will continue until the position is filled. The Department participates in the operation of various graduate programs at the university level, including physics, mathematics, astronomy, engineering, philosophy and others. The successful candidate is expected to participate in the undergraduate and graduate physics activities at UNAM, including teaching and mentoring students. Research grants are available from an internal UNAM funding agency and from Conacyt. An active postdoctoral recruiting program within the UNAM runs twice a year. Large computing (including supercomputers) and extensive library resources are available within the UNAM campus. The successful candidate is expected to apply for research funding and to take advantage of the postdoctoral program to help develop and to strengthen her/his research projects. Currently, the Department’s faculty members are Miguel Alcubierre, Wolfgang Bietenholz, Yuri Bonder, Chryssomalis Chryssomalakos, Jemal Guven, Tim Koslowski, Darío Núñez, Hernando Quevedo, Marcos Rosenbaum, Marcelo Salgado, Christopher Stephens, Daniel Sudarsky, Roberto Sussman, and Alexander Turbiner. In addition, there is a considerable number of postdoctoral fellows and graduate students associated to the Department. The research interests are diverse and include black hole physics, relativistic physics, cosmology, numerical relativity, QFT in curved spacetimes, alternative theories, quantum gravity, lattice quantization, shape dynamics, condensed matter, complex systems, integrable systems, mathematical physics, QCD, foundations of quantum physics, among others. The Department shares building facilities with the neighboring High Energy Physics Department, facilitating a close collaboration with its theoretical and experimental branches which focus on related subjects (e.g. dark matter search, neutrino physics, string theory and AdS/CFT duality, cosmic and gamma rays, hadron physics, physics beyond the standard model, etc.). There are several other research institutes (physics, mathematics, chemistry, astronomy, philosophy, among many others) based on campus, allowing a rich exchange of ideas during the year through seminars, colloquia, and local meetings. A rich cultural life and ludic activities can be found in the campus (art cinemas and museums, concert halls, classical music seasons, festivals, conferences, a Mexican premier league soccer team, etc.), which also hosts an array of sport and fitness facilities. The UNAM is an equal opportunity employer. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.3. Postdoc position in gravitational waves, Shanghai, China ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13230 Deadline: 2017-09-10 Location: Shanghai, P.R.China Additional Information: http://www.shao.ac.cn Contact: wbhan[AT]shao.ac.cn Postdoc hiring for gravitational wave (GW) physics and astronomy, working at Gravitational Wave Group of Shanghai Astronomical Observatory. PhD graduates or experts on all aspects of GWs are welcome, although theorists on analytical or numerical simulations on GWs are preferred. Term is 1+1 years, the salary before tax is 150000 RMB/year. Starting date: any time from September, 2017. Please send your CV and publication list and arrange 1-2 reference letters to be sent to Dr. Wen-Biao Han Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences email: wbhan[at]shao.ac.cn +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.4. ERC funded Post-Doctoral Researcher position in Strong Gravity, Rome, Italy ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/08/21/erc-funded-post-doctoral-rese… Deadline: 2017-10-31 Location: Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Additional Information: http://darkgra.weebly.com/job-opportunities.html Contact: paolo.pani[AT]roma1.infn.it We expect to open some Post-Doctoral Researcher positions at various seniority levels to work in the area of strong gravity (theory and phenomenology). The successful candidate will join the team of the DarkGRA project [http://darkgra.weebly.com/] recently funded by the European Research Council. The appointment is for two or three years, depending on seniority, subject to funding renewal and satisfactory performance. All candidates must hold (or soon be completing) a Ph.D. in Physics. The start date is flexible and can be as early as 1st of January 2018. Screening of the applications will begin on 31st October 2017 and will continue until the positions are filled. The research activity of the successful candidate will focus on black-hole and neutron-star physics, in particular gravitational-wave modelling of exotic compact objects, tests of gravity and of the nature of compact objects, and strong-gravity tests of dark matter. Members of the team are also expected to get involved in other activities related to the project and in the training of students. The DarkGRA team will have strong connections with the gravity group at the Physics Department - Sapienza University of Rome, which is currently composed by faculty Valeria Ferrari, Leonardo Gualtieri and Paolo Pani, by one postdoc, two PhD students and several master students. The group has also strong connections with other local groups at Sapienza, with the gravity groups in Lisbon, Mississippi, Tubingen, Nottingham, Para', Baleares, Cambridge, Aveiro, IAP (Paris) and King's College London, and it is part of the COST Action GWVerse. The Department of Physics at Sapienza hosts renowned research groups in several areas of physics and is regularly included among the first 40 Physics and Astronomy institutes in the world according to various rankings. Informal inquiries can be made by contacting Dr Paolo Pani (paolo.pani[AT]roma1.infn.it). Application should be sent through the online form available on the project webpage. The selection will be done in agreement with the principles of the European Charter for Researchers, and particular attention will be paid to the gender balance of the team. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.5. Postdoc position at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Japan ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/08/22/postdoc-position-at-okinawa-i… Deadline: 2017-11-15 Location: Onna-son, Okinawa, Japan Additional Information: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/9561# Contact: yaakov.neiman[AT]oist.jp The Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) is establishing a research group in theoretical physics, with a focus on quantum gravity and related questions in e.g. string theory, QFT and cosmology. The group is led by Yasha Neiman, with Linqing Chen, Henry Stoltenberg and Tomonori Ugajin joining as postdocs in the fall of 2017. We are looking to hire one additional postdoc, for a 3-year term to begin in the fall of 2018, or earlier if desired. OIST is a young and growing research and graduate education institute, located on the beautiful Japanese island of Okinawa. The institute is English-speaking and international in nature, and enjoys generous funding from the Japanese government. Its unique structure emphasizes individual research groups over departments, providing each group with substantial freedom to define itself and to collaborate with others. OIST is just beginning to develop a population of fundamental theorists, and we have the opportunity to be at the forefront of that process. Current faculty with related interests include Shinobu Hikami and Hirotaka Sugawara. We are looking for an independent person with an inner drive and an ability to pursue their own research direction. The aim is to have a diverse group where members can learn from each other about different aspects of fundamental theory. A central question for the group at this moment is how to think about quantum gravity when confined to a finite region, due e.g. to a cosmological horizon. Yasha's current personal focus is on a research program for constructing a working model of quantum (higher-spin) gravity in de Sitter space, where a holographic theory at de Sitter infinity translates into observable physics inside horizons. Current work involves both conceptual issues in de Sitter physics and the development of new tools and perspectives in higher-spin theory. Each of our three incoming postdocs follows their own line of research, quite independent from this one. The base annual salary range for postdocs at OIST is currently 4.4-5.7 million yen. Within this range, the salary increases with each year since the Ph.D. A postdoc in the group will generally be able to make several trips per year, including long-distance flights. The group also has funds for bringing in visitors (~6 visitor-months per year), and a postdoc in the group will have full access to this resource. Any particular budgetary needs can be discussed at the interview stage. Please apply via AcademicJobsOnline at: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/9561# For any inquiries, please contact Yasha Neiman at: yaakov.neiman[AT]oist.jp Review of applications will begin on November 15, 2017. For further information about OIST, visit: http://www.oist.jp For the Quantum Gravity group (still under construction), visit: https://groups.oist.jp/qgu For a list of research groups at OIST, visit: http://www.oist.jp/research-units +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.6. Faculty Position in Theoretical Astrophysics and Cosmology, Dallas, USA ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/08/25/faculty-position-in-theoretic… Deadline: 2017-10-31 Location: Dallas, USA Additional Information: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/9505 Contact: jobsearch[AT]physics.smu.edu The Department of Physics at Southern Methodist University in Dallas invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor position in the broadly defined area of Theoretical Astrophysics and Cosmology. The appointment will start in August 2018 or later. Candidates are expected to have a Ph.D. in physics, astronomy or closely related field. Current research at the Department of Physics at SMU is concentrated in the field of particle physics. Current experimental program includes ATLAS at the LHC, NOvA at Fermilab, SuperCDMS and DESI. The theory program is concentrated on the LHC related topics. The department expects an increased interest in astrophysics and astronomy. The successful candidate is expected to develop a vigorous research program, supervise graduate students and to teach at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Applications may be submitted electronically (PDF format preferred) via https://academicjobsonline.org/ website and should include a research statement, statement of teaching interests, curriculum vitae and three letters of references. To ensure full consideration, the application should be received by October 31, 2017, but the committee will continue to accept applications until the position is filled. Inquiries (but not applications) can be sent to: jobsearch[AT]physics.smu.edu Southern Methodist University will not discriminate in any program or activity on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity and expression. The Executive Director for Access and Equity/Title IX Coordinator is designated to handle inquiries regarding nondiscrimination policies and may be reached at the Perkins Administration Building, Room 204, 6425 Boaz Lane, Dallas, TX 75205, 214-768-3601, accessequity[AT]smu.edu. Hiring is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of a background check. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.7. Guelph-Perimeter Joint Faculty Position in Theoretical Physics ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13264 Deadline: 2017-10-15 Location: Guelph and Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Additional Information: https://perimeterinstitute.ca/applications/503 Contact: epoisson[AT]uoguelph.ca The Department of Physics at the University of Guelph and Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics invite applications for a joint position at the Assistant Professor level in theoretical physics. This is a tenure-track faculty position at Guelph, combined with an Associate Membership at Perimeter Institute. The two institutions are partnering to create a cluster of research excellence in areas of shared interest. We are looking for candidates with exceptional research achievements in theoretical gravitational-wave physics; we also welcome applications in other areas of gravitational physics including astrophysics, cosmology, and high energy physics. The successful candidate will complement and be a part of this exciting new partnership, will be expected to spend time at both institutions, and will benefit from a reduction in teaching load at Guelph in addition to having access to resources and opportunities at both institutions. The Department of Physics counts 19 faculty members and 12 postdoctoral fellows, and offers strong undergraduate and graduate programs to the Ph.D. level. Research areas include astrophysics and gravitation, biophysics and medical physics, condensed matter physics and material nanoscience, physics education, planetary surface exploration, and subatomic physics. More information is available at www.physics.uoguelph.ca. Perimeter Institute is a rapidly growing independent centre for fundamental research in theoretical physics. The Institute offers an exceptional research environment and is currently staffed with 40 full-time and part-time faculty members, 40 Distinguished Visiting Research Chairs, and 55 postdoctoral researchers. More information is available at www.perimeterinstitute.ca. The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. in theoretical physics or a closely related field, postdoctoral experience, and will have demonstrated exceptional strength in independent research. The candidate will also have a proven ability or demonstrated potential for teaching. To apply, electronic (PDF) versions of a letter of application, curriculum vitae, statement of research interests, statement of teaching philosophy, publications list, and at least three letters of recommendations must be submitted to https://perimeterinstitute.ca/applications/503. Further information about the search can be obtained from Martin Williams, Acting Chair, Department of Physics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1. Consideration of applications will begin on October 15, 2017 but applications will be accepted until the position is filled. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 3. News ============================================== 3.1. GRG Editor’s Choice: Notable articles in General Relativity & Gravitation ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/08/31/grg-editors-choice-notable-ar… Additional Information: http://www.springer.com/livingreviews/relativity In each volume of the journal General Relativity & Gravitation, a few papers are marked as "Editor's Choice". The primary criteria is original, high quality research that is of wide interest within the community. Tanatarov, I.V. & Zaslavskii, O.B., Collisional super-Penrose process and Wald inequalities, Gen Relativ Gravit (2017) 49: 119. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-017-2281-0 Abstract: We consider collision of two massive particles in the equatorial plane of an axially symmetric stationary spacetime that produces two massless particles afterwards. It is implied that the horizon is absent but there is a naked singularity or another potential barrier that makes possible the head-on collision. The relationship between the energy in the center of mass frame Ec.m. and the Killing energy E measured at infinity is analyzed. It follows immediately from the Wald inequalities that unbounded E is possible for unbounded Ec.m. only. This can be realized if the spacetime is close to the threshold of the horizon formation. Different types of spacetimes (black holes, naked singularities, wormholes) correspond to different possible relations between Ec.m. and E. We develop a general approach that enables us to describe the collision process in the frames of the stationary observer and zero angular momentum observer. The escape cone and escape fraction are derived. A simple explanation of the existence of the bright spot is given. For the particular case of the Kerr metric, our results agree with the previous ones found in Patil et al. (Phys Rev D 93:104015, 2016). Sakovich, A. & Sormani, C., Almost rigidity of the positive mass theorem for asymptotically hyperbolic manifolds with spherical symmetry, Gen Relativ Gravit (2017) 49: 125. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-017-2291-y Abstract: We use the notion of intrinsic flat distance to address the almost rigidity of the positive mass theorem for asymptotically hyperbolic manifolds. In particular, we prove that a sequence of spherically symmetric asymptotically hyperbolic manifolds satisfying the conditions of the positive mass theorem converges to hyperbolic space in the intrinsic flat sense, if the limit of the mass along the sequence is zero. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.2. COST GWverse: Exchange of researchers working on gravitational-wave and black hole physics ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13271 Additional Information: https://gwverse.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/stsms/how-to-apply/ In the context of the European COST Action CA16104 on Gravitational waves, black holes and fundamental physics (GWverse), grants for short term scientific missions (STSMs) are available. We are inviting you to submit proposals for STMSs starting after Nov 1, 2017 and before April 30, 2018 (applications outside this timeframe will be discarded). This call starts on Sep 1 and closes Oct 15, 2017. All proposals will be reviewed and the results will be announced by Nov 1, 2017. STSMs are a great opportunity for all scientists within the COST Action to exchange visits, nurture collaborations, or develop new ones. Further details are available at the GWverse webpage: https://gwverse.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/stsms/ If you have any question, please contact the STSM Coordinator Andreja Gomboc: andreja.gomboc[at]ung.si ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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########################################## Table of Contents ########################################### 1. Conferences 1.1. High-Energy Phenomena in Relativistic Outflows VI, Moscow, Russia 1.2. VII Essential Cosmology for the Next Generation, Punta Mita, Mexico 1.3. Observing Black Holes: From the Universe to the lab, London, UK 1.4. Fundamental Physics in Space, Bremen, Germany 1.5. Long-term workshop "Gravity and Cosmology 2018", Kyoto, Japan 1.6. The third Landau-Dirac Ph.D training School dedicated to Supernovae Explosions and Gamma-Ray Bursts, Cargese, France 2. Jobs 2.1. Postdoc position in gravitational wave, Taipei Taiwan 2.2. PhD Position in Quantum Gravity, Regensburg, Germany 2.3. Postdoctoral Positions in Gravitation and Cosmology, Yangzhou University 2.4. Postdoctoral Position in Theoretical Physics, Kyoto, Japan 2.5. PhD Fellowships in Physics at the University of Trento, Italy 2.6. IRAP PhD 2017 call 2.7. Ph.D. Fellowships in Physics at the University of Parma, Italy 2.8. Postdoc positions in Gravitational Waves and Numerical Relativity at the University of Parma and INFN, Italy 2.9. Postdoctoral Position in Gravitational Wave Data Analysis, University of Valencia (Spain) and EGO (Italy) 2.10. Postdoc in GR at Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic (deadline shifted) 2.11. Postdoctoral positions(s) in gravity at the University of New Brunswick 3. News 3.1. New code: EFTofPNG (version 1.0) 3.2. GRG Editor's Choice: Cosmological solutions with charged black holes ============================================== 1. Conferences ============================================== 1.1. High-Energy Phenomena in Relativistic Outflows VI, Moscow, Russia --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13140 Starting: 2017-09-11 to 2017-09-15 Location: Moscow, Russia Additional Information: https://hepro6.cosmos.ru/ Contact: hepro6[AT]cosmos.ru The series of conferences High Energy Phenomena in Relativistic Outflows, HEPRO, is continuing. The previous meetings were held with success in Dublin (2007), Buenos Aires (2009), Barcelona (2011), and Heidelberg (2013) and La Plata (2015). HEPRO VI will take place in Moscow (Russia) during September 11-15, 2017. It will be hosted by Space Research Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences (IKI RAS). The conference will be devoted to the presentation and discussion of hot recent observational, phenomenological, and theoretical developments in the field of high energy phenomena associated with relativistic winds and jets. The topics include: gamma-ray and neutrino production in relativistic outflows, multi-wavelength jet emission, formation and propagation of relativistic jets on different scales, and particle acceleration in various relativistic contexts. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.2. VII Essential Cosmology for the Next Generation, Punta Mita, Mexico --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13152 Starting: 2017-12-10 to 2017-12-16 Location: Punta Mita, Mexico Additional Information: http://www.cosmologyonthebeach.com/2017/ Contact: info.cotb[AT]gmail.com Unofficially known as “Cosmology on the Beach”, this meeting is a combination of a winter school and a workshop, which will consist of morning lectures given by eminent scholars, and late afternoons of plenary and contributed talks, highlighting recent developments in cosmology. It will follow the same tradition and format as previous Essential Cosmology for the Next Generation workshops. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.3. Observing Black Holes: From the Universe to the lab, London, UK --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13163 Starting: 2017-09-15 to 2017-09-15 Location: Aryton and Franklin Rooms, Institute of Physics, 76 Portland Place, London W1B 1NT, UK Additional Information: http://gp.iop.org Contact: a.conroy[AT]lancaster.ac.uk "Observing Black Holes: From the Universe to the lab" This half-day meeting of the IOP Gravitational Physics Group is focused on recent observational developments of black holes. The meeting will be comprised of three speakers who will discuss the following topics: Gravitational Wave Observations – John Veitch (University of Glasgow) Imaging a Supermassive Black Hole – Jason Dexter (Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics) Observation of Superradiance in a Vortex Flow – Silke Weinfurtner (University of Nottingham) All are welcome to attend and no registration fee will be charged. The talks will be preceded by the IOP Gravitational Physics Group annual general meeting Signed The IOP Gravitational Physics Group Committee +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.4. Fundamental Physics in Space, Bremen, Germany --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13167 Starting: 2017-10-22 to 2017-10-27 Location: Bremen, Germany Additional Information: https://www.zarm.uni-bremen.de/fps2017 Contact: sarah.nolte[AT]zarm.uni-bremen.de The 656th WE-Heraeus-Seminar on "Fundamental Physics in Space" is kindly funded by the Wilhelm and Else Heraeus Foundation Wilhelm and Else Heraeus Foundation and will be held October 23 - 27, 2017 in Bremen, Germany. With a lot of university based space research, a number of space institutes and large space industry, Bremen is one major space location in Europe. At the moment there are comparably many fundamental physics space mission under way. LISA Pathfinder workes perfectly and the mission will terminate in a few weeks, MICROSCOPE is at the moment testing the Equivalence Principle in space and the first data have already been analyzed, since 2011 LARES is taking data in order to obtain in a few years an improved confirmation of the general relativistic Lense-Thirring effect, at the beginning of this year MAIUS made the first Bose-Einstein condensate in space, QUESS established the entanglement between quantum systems in space and on ground, the reading of the clocks of Galileo 5 and 6 are presently analyzed for performing a new test of the gravitational redshift, high precision clocks of ACES/PHARAO will be brought to the ISS for fundamental pyhsics and technology tests, and GRACE Follow On is also planned to be launched next year for measuring the gravitational field of the Earth to be used for geodesy but potentially also for fundamental tests. Due to these activities it seems to be appropriate and timely to give an overall status report of Fundamental Physics in Space, to discuss and assess present science questions and whether it is of use that they might be tested in space, and to discuss newly developed space technologies. We will also highlight space based Earth observation, geodesy, and positioning. Accordingly, in our seminar we will treat - past and present fundamental physics missions and missions under development - the big science questions - the advantage of space conditions - new developments in space technology - proposals for new Fundamental Physics missions The program consists of invited as well as contributed talks and posters. We particularly encourage female scientist to contribute to the seminar. For young scientists we will award the best poster with a price The number of participants is limited to about 90. The registration deadline is August 31st, 2017. Meike List and Claus Laemmerzahl, organizer +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.5. Long-term workshop "Gravity and Cosmology 2018", Kyoto, Japan --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13173 Starting: 2018-02-05 to 2018-03-02 Location: Kyoto, Japan Additional Information: http://www2.yukawa.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~gc2018 Contact: gc2018[AT]yukawa.kyoto-u.ac.jp We are going to have a long-term workshop "Gravity and Cosmology 2018" (GC2018) from February 5 to March 2, 2018 at Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics (YITP), Kyoto, Japan. This is one of series of long-term workshops held at YITP. The aim of the workshop is to gather researchers playing the leading roles in gravity and cosmology, and to have active discussions on the current problems and future directions. The registration form and a tentative list of participants are available at the GC2018 website http://www2.yukawa.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~gc2018 . For those who request financial support and/or need visa for visiting Japan, the deadline for the registration is October 15. If you apply for the presentations (talk and/or poster), please provide the title and the abstract in the registration form by November 15. For the participants who request none of the above (financial support, visa, and presentations), the deadline for the registration is November 30. We look forward to having you in Kyoto. SOC: Masaki Ando (Tokyo), Antonio De Felice (YITP), Claudia de Rham (Imperial), Nathalie Deruelle (APC), Roberto Emparan (Barcelona), Renata Kallosh (Stanford), Eiichiro Komatsu (Max-Planck Inst.), David Langlois (APC), Andrei Linde (Stanford), Viatcheslav Mukhanov (Munich), Shinji Mukohyama (YITP, chair), Frans Pretorius (Princeton), Misao Sasaki (YITP), Masaru Shibata (YITP), Tetsuya Shiromizu (Nagoya), Jiro Soda (Kobe), Alexei Starobinsky (Landau Inst.), Masahiro Takada (IPMU), Takahiro Tanaka (Kyoto), Atsushi Taruya (YITP), Clifford Will (Florida) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.6. The third Landau-Dirac Ph.D training School dedicated to Supernovae Explosions and Gamma-Ray Bursts, Cargese, France --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/07/31/the-third-landau-dirac-ph-d-t… Starting: 2017-09-11 to 2017-09-15 Location: Cargese, France Additional Information: https://indico.in2p3.fr/event/14604/ Contact: secretariat[AT]icranet.org On 2 July 1967, two American military satellites, part of the VELA programme, recorded an intense flash of light. VELA program was in charge of control the treaty of 4 August 1963, limiting the testing of nuclear weapons. The detection of the flash at first appeared to resemble an atomic explosion; was a rapid increase in the flux of gamma photons in a very short time, the proof that the treaty was breached? Not infrequently the spies of the skies noticed other explosions, some similar to those generated by an atomic explosion. But the satellites were unable to detect the site of an explosion on Earth, nor on the moon nor in fact anywhere in the solar system. After many years the military experts were forced to conclude that the explosions couldn't be coming from the blue planet. Atomic peace was preserved. But a new mystery began : the Cosmic Gamma-Ray Bursts 50 years after the discovery of the most powerful explosions of the universe, we are glad to welcome students from all over the world in Cargese for the third Landau-Dirac Ph.D training School dedicated to Supernovae Explosions and Gamma-Ray Bursts! The Cargese school to be held on 11-15 september 2017, Institut d'Études Scientifiques de Cargese, is organized with the following preliminary scientific program: Lectio magistralis: General relativistic transformations in GRBs Carlo Luciano Bianco (ICRANet & Sapienza University) Lectio magistralis: On the theory of supernovae explosions Valery Chechetkin (KIAM, RAS Moscow) Lectio magistralis: On supernovae classification Massimo Della Valle (Capodimonte Astronomical Observatory) Lectio magistralis: On the discovery of gamma-ray bursts Filippo Frontera (University of Ferrara) Lectio magistralis: On the theory of stellar evolution Georges Meynet (University of Geneva and Geneva Observatory) Lectio magistralis: The transition from a supernova to a hypernova Marco Muccino (ICRANet & Sapienza University) Lectio magistralis: On the Induced Gravitational Collapse Jorge Rueda (ICRANet & Sapienza University) Lectio magistralis: On the theory of black holes Remo Ruffini (ICRANet & Sapienza University) Lectio magistralis: On the theory of inflation Aleksei A. Starobinsky (Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics) Advanced seminar: Dawn of the universe and the quest of the first stars Pascal Chardonnet (USMB LAPTh Annecy-le-Vieux) Advanced seminar: Opacity for high energy photons and gamma-gamma scattering Gregory Vereshchagin (ICRANet & Sapienza University) Registration fee prior to 5 of September: 500 euro +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 2. Jobs ============================================== 2.1. Postdoc position in gravitational wave, Taipei Taiwan ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/07/04/postdoc-position-in-gravitati… Deadline: 2017-08-20 Location: Additional Information: http://phy.ntnu.edu.tw/~linfengli/ Contact: fengli.lin[AT]gmail.com Postdoc hiring for gravitational wave (GW) research, working at Taipei Gravitational Wave Group (TGWG). PhD graduates or experts on all aspects of GW are welcome, although theorists on data analysis or numerical relativity are preferred. Term is 1+1 years. Starting date: any time from August, 2017. Please send your CV and publication list and arrange 2 to 3 reference letters to be sent to Prof. Feng-Li Lin Dept. of Physics, National Taiwan Normal University, on behalf of TGWG email: fengli.lin[AT]gmail.com TGWG homepage: http://taipeigravitationalwavegroup.weebly.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.2. PhD Position in Quantum Gravity, Regensburg, Germany ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13150 Deadline: 2017-12-31 Location: Regensburg, Germany Additional Information: https://inspirehep.net/record/1609392 Contact: norbert.bodendorfer[AT]lmu.de The Junior Research Group "Quantum Gravity techniques for real world applications of the Gauge / Gravity duality" funded by the Elite Network of Bavaria is planning to fill up to three PhD positions starting September 2017 or later. The group will be located at the University of Regensburg within a large and very active quantum field theory group and headed by Dr. Norbert Bodendorfer. The salary is 2/3 of an TVL-E13 position, resulting in approximately 1500 EUR monthly after taxes and benefits (including health insurance and retirement funds). The positions will be funded for at least 3 years, with possible extensions. A moderate amount of teaching in accordance with the university's regulations will be required. Each position comes with an annual travel budget of 2000 EUR. Applicants should hold a MSc degree in physics or equivalent before signing the contract. The research focus of the group will be to apply loop quantum gravity techniques to the gauge / gravity correspondence with the eventual goal to better understand finite N gauge theories via quantum gravity. Individual research projects may include lattice gauge theory and will in this case be executed in collaboration with experts from Regensburg. PhD students in the Junior Research Group will have access to the activities of the Elite Graduate Programme “Physics Advanced” jointly run by the Universities of Erlangen-Nuremberg and Regensburg (workshops, summer schools, …) as well as to those of the Elite Network of Bavaria (soft-skill seminars, ...). Likewise, activities of the graduate school "Particle Physics and High Performance Computing” in Regensburg will be open to them. In order to apply, please send an email to norbert.bodendorfer[AT]lmu.de including a CV, transcripts, and a concise letter of motivation stating - your research interests - your motivation to join the group - whatever you think is relevant. Letters of recommendation are optional and should be sent by the author to the same email address. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.3. Postdoctoral Positions in Gravitation and Cosmology, Yangzhou University ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/07/13/postdoctoral-positions-in-gra… Deadline: 2017-12-01 Location: Yangzhou, China Additional Information: http://www.brics-agac.zjut.edu.cn/about.php?cid=7 Contact: yzucgc[AT]gmail.com The newly established Center for Gravitation and Cosmology at Yangzhou University, which is part of the BRICS Association of Gravity, Astrophysics and Cosmology (BRICS-AGAC) initiative among the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), invites applications for 3 postdoctoral positions. The areas of expertise of the candidates should be in the field of gravitation (general relativity or modified theories of gravity) and/or its applications in astrophysics, cosmology, or high energy physics such as holography. Candidates with background in other closely related fields, such as quantum gravity (broadly defined) will also be considered. Successful applicants will have the opportunity to collaborate with Prof. Bin Wang and other members of the center, but they are also free to pursue their own research interest. There is no teaching duty. We offer a 2+1 year contract starting from September 2018 or earlier, subject to mutual agreement. The salary is competitive and sufficient for a comfortable life in the city of Yangzhou. Productive members of the center can expect to receive additional bonus in addition to the salary. Furthermore, there will be opportunity to apply for national postdoc grant. Yangzhou is a city in China's Jiangsu province, known for its beautiful gardens. Historically it was once a major stop for the salt trade, and had been visited by Marco Polo. Our center is located in the College of Physical Science and Technology of Yangzhou University, which is situated right next to the famous Slender West Lake, a popular tourist destination nowadays, and was a favorite retreat of the Qing emperor Qian Long. In the modern days, Yangzhou received the UN-Habitat (United Nations Human Settlements Programme) Scroll of Honor Award in 2006, for the achievements made in "conservation of the old city and improving residential environment". Interested candidates should submit the following documents in a single PDF file to Prof. Yen Chin Ong at yzucgc [at] gmail.com. [1] A full curriculum vitae. [2] A publication list, with five most significant publications clearly highlighted. [3] A brief description of research interests, including future plans, not exceeding 2 pages. All applications received by 1 Dec 2017 will receive a full consideration. In addition, 2-3 recommendation letters should be arranged to be sent to the same E-mail address by the same deadline. Informal inquiries before application are welcome. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.4. Postdoctoral Position in Theoretical Physics, Kyoto, Japan ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13172 Deadline: 2017-08-31 Location: Kyoto, Japan Additional Information: https://www.yukawa.kyoto-u.ac.jp/news/n268?lang=en-GB Contact: shinji.mukohyama[AT]yukawa.kyoto-u.ac.jp A post-doctoral position starting October 2017 is available for a suitably qualified individual to work in the Astrophysics and Cosmology Group at Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kyoto University. For the members and activity of the group, please refer to the webpage: https://www.yukawa.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en-GB/contents/labs/astro . The position is funded by MEXT KAKENHI Grant Number 17H06359 "New developments of gravity theory research in gravitational wave physics/astronomy" (PI: Shinji Mukohyama). The monthly salary will be approximately 362,000 yen. A small amount of research grant will be provided. Depending on research experience, the title of research assistant professor may be granted. Applicants must have a Ph.D. degree or equivalent by the time of the appointment. The appointment will begin on October 1, 2017 or later, and end on March 31, 2019. (The appointee may re-apply for the next opening that is expected to be announced before the end of the term.) The applicant should submit the following documents in PDF format by email to Shinji Mukohyama with the subject line "Postdoc application", by August 31, 2017: (1) CV (2) publication list (mark up to 3 main papers with *) (3) expected arrival date in YITP (4) past research (5) research plan (6) contact details of two references +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.5. PhD Fellowships in Physics at the University of Trento, Italy ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/07/28/phd-fellowships-in-physics-at… Deadline: 2017-08-30 Location: Trento, Italy Additional Information: http://www.unitn.it/en/ateneo/1940/announcement-of-selection Contact: bruno.giacomazzo[AT]unitn.it The Physics department of the University of Trento invites applications for PhD fellowships starting in November 2017. 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 Theoretical and Computational 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, Lovato, Pederiva), gravitational wave detectors (Dolesi, Perreca, Prodi, Vitale, Weber), theory of general relativity and cosmology (Rinaldi, Vanzo, Zerbini). 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 2017. 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 30 2017 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. IRAP PhD 2017 call ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/07/31/irap-phd-2017-call/ Deadline: 2017-09-30 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 2017 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 D’Azur, 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: ULTRA-LONG 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 ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI (a specialized ICRANet workshop) Ulisses Barres de Almeida (CBPF/MCT Rio) Alessandro DE ANGELIS (Univ. Udine-Italy) Razmik MIRZOYAN (Max-Planck Institute for Physics) Narek SAHAKYAN (ICRANet-Armenia) Marco TAVANI (INAF-IASF Rome) SINGULARITIES, BKL COSMOLOGY, HIDDEN SYMMETRIES IN GRAVITY AND BLACK HOLE HAIRS (a specialized ICRANet workshop) Vladimir BELINSKI (SAPIENZA-Rome and ICRANet) Stephen HAWKING (University of Cambridge) Hermann NICOLAI (MPIG-Einstein Institut) Malcolm PERRY (University of Cambridge) Andrew STROMINGER (Harvard University) RELATIVISTIC QUANTUM FIELD THEORIES Giovanni AMELINO-CAMELIA (SAPIENZA-Rome) Johannes BLUEMLEIN (DESY and FU Berlin) M. K.-H. KIESSLING (Rutgers) Hagen KLEINERT (FU Berlin and ICRANet) A.S.TAHVILDAR-ZADEH (Rutgers) ACCRETION ON BLACK HOLES AND NEUTRON STARS Sandip CHAKRABARTI (SNBNCBS/ICSP-KOLKATA) Xiaohui FAN (UA and Tucson) Marcelo Moraes GUZZO (UNICAMP) 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 (a specialized ICRANet workshop) Alessandro CHIEFFI (INAF-IAPS) Massimo DELLA VALLE (INAF-Naples and ICRANet) Christopher FRYER (LANL-USA) Georges MEYNET (Obs. UNIGE-Geneva) Remo RUFFINI (SAPIENZA-Rome and ICRANet) Patrick YOUNG (Arizona State University) GRAVITATIONAL WAVES: THEORY AND DETECTION Sergio FRASCA (SAPIENZA-Rome) Paola LEACI (SAPIENZA-Rome) Jorge RUEDA (SAPIENZA-Rome and ICRANet) 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 (University of La Plata and ICRANet) Andreas KRUT (ICRANet) Nikolaos MAVROMATOS (King’s College London) Fulvio MELIA (University of Arizona) Marco MERAFINA (Sapienza-Rome) Francois MIGNARD (Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur) 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) Ron SHELLARD (CBPF) Bruno SVERSUT ARSIOLI (UNICAMP and ICRANet-Rio) ON BLACK HOLES AND POSITIVE ENERGY(a specialized ICRANet workshop) Demetrios CHRISTODOULOU (ETH) Roy KERR (ICRANet) Remo Ruffini (ICRANet) Hernando QUEVEDO (UNAM-Mexico) Mu-Tao WANG (Columbia University) Shing-Tung YAU (Harvard University James YORK (Cornell University) GAMMA RAY BURST THEORIES AND OBSERVATIONS Pascal CHARDONNET (University of Savoie and ICRANet) Marco MUCCINO (SAPIENZA-Rome and ICRANet) Ana PENACCHIONI (University of Siena) Tsvi PIRAN (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) Giovanni PISANI (SAPIENZA-Rome and ICRANet) Bing ZHANG (University of Nevada) WHITE DWARFS, NEUTRONS STARS, BOSON STARS: OBSERVATIONS AND THEORY (a specialized ICRANet workshop) Robert FISHER (University of Massachussets Darmouth) S.O. KEPLER (UFRGS-Brazil) Manuel MALHEIRO (ITA Brazil) Jorge RUEDA (SAPIENZA-Rome and ICRANet) RELATIVISTIC KINETIC THEORY, STRONG COUPLING QED AND ELECTRON-POSITRON PLASMA Alexey AKSENOV (ICAD, RAS-Moscow) Antonino DI PIAZZA and Christoph H. KEITEL (MPIK) Gregory VERESHCHAGIN (SAPIENZA-Rome and ICRANet) She-Sheng XUE (SAPIENZA-Rome and ICRANet) 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), Vladimir Belinski (Sapienza Universita’ di Roma and ICRANet), Carlo Luciano Bianco (Sapienza Universita’ di Roma and ICRANet), Donato Bini (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), Andreas Eckart (University of Cologne), 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), Domenico Giulini (Univesity of Bremen), Rodion Groll (Univesity of Bremen), Eva Hackmann (University of Bremen), Luis Herrera (University of Salamanca), Yipeng Jing (Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, China), Hagen Kleinert (Freie Universitat Berlin), Michael Kramer (Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy), Jutta Kunz-Drolshagen (Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg), Luca Lamagna (University of Rome Sapienza), Claus Laemmerzahl (Universitaet Bremen), Thierry M. Lanz (Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur), Paola Leaci (Sapienza Universita' di Roma), Francois Mignard (Observatoire de la Cote d’Azur), Hermann Nicolai (Max Plank Institute for Gravitational Physics, Postdam), Luis Alberto Nunez de Villavicencio Martinez (Universidad Industrial de Santander), Jorge Rueda (Sapienza Universita’ di Roma and ICRANet), Remo Ruffini (Director) (Sapienza Universita' di Roma and ICRANet), Felix Ryde (Stockholm University), Narek Sahakyan (ICRANet-Armenia), Yakov Shnir (Bogoliubov Laboratory of Theoretical Physics), Gregory Vereshchagin (Sapienza Universita' di Roma and ICRANet), She Sheng Xue (Sapienza Universita' di Roma and ICRANet), Shuangnan Zhang (Institute of High Energy Physics – Chinese Academy of Science) More information at http://www.icranet.org/irap-phd +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.7. Ph.D. Fellowships in Physics at the University of Parma, Italy ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13182 Deadline: 2017-09-05 Location: Additional Information: http://smfi.unipr.it/it/node/2349 Contact: luca.griguolo[AT]unipr.it The Department of Mathematical, Physical and Computer Sciences [1] at the University of Parma [2] invites applications for its Ph.D. program. The Ph.D. fellowships start November 1st 2017 and have a duration of 3 years. The Ph.D. program covers several scientific areas in theoretical physics, including Cosmology, Gravitational physics, Numerical Relativity, Gravitational Waves, Fundamental interactions at high energy, Quantum Field Theory, Lattice Field Theory and Strings, Statistical Physics, Quantum Mechanics and Complex Systems. (See [3] for a summary of the research activity of the Theoretical Physics group). The submission deadline is September 5th 2017. In the application the candidate must indicate the main research topic (and a second-priority choice) amongst the research topics proposed by the Research Doctorate Program in Physics at the Department of Mathematical, Physical and Computer Sciences. The selection will be based on the curriculum of the candidate and an interview. The interview will focus on the previous research experience and on the research project that the candidate proposes. Details of the call, on-line application, list of research topics and selection procedures can be found at: http://smfi.unipr.it/it/node/2349 For more information please contact Prof. Cristiano Viappiani ( cristiano.viappiani(a)unipr.it ) and Prof. Luca Griguolo ( luca.griguolo[AT]unipr.it ). Other links: [1] http://smfi.unipr.it/it [2] http://en.unipr.it/ [3] http://www.pr.infn.it/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.8. Postdoc positions in Gravitational Waves and Numerical Relativity at the University of Parma and INFN, Italy ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/07/31/postdoc-positions-in-gravitat… Deadline: 2017-10-01 Location: Parma, Italy Additional Information: http://www.fis.unipr.it/~sebastiano.bernuzzi/index.html Contact: sebastiano.bernuzzi[AT]unipr.it Applications are invited for postdoctoral positions in the field of gravitational waves and numerical relativity at the University of Parma and the Italian National Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN). The positions are associated with Sebastiano Bernuzzi's group and funded by ERC-StG grant "BinGraSp". The project is about modeling binary neutron star coalescence in general relativity, including computational aspects in numerical relativity, gravitational waveform modeling and data-analysis applications. Appointments will be initially for 2 years, but longer appointments, up to 5 years, are possible for senior profiles. Candidates with experience in analytical and numerical relativity, gravitational-wave modeling and data analysis are particularly 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 by October 1st, 2017, but will be considered until the positions are filled. Please send applications to: sebastiano.bernuzzi[AT]unipr.it Sebastiano Bernuzzi Parma University Department of Mathematical, Physical and Computer Sciences Parco Area delle Scienze, 7/A 43124 Parma, Italy http://www.fis.unipr.it/~sebastiano.bernuzzi/index.html Please use the string "Application for postdoc position - SURNAME NAME" in the email subject and use the PDF format for all your files. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.9. Postdoctoral Position in Gravitational Wave Data Analysis, University of Valencia (Spain) and EGO (Italy) ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13189 Deadline: 2017-09-07 Location: Valencia, Spain Additional Information: http://www.uv.es/virgogroup/ Contact: j.antonio.font[AT]uv.es A one-year post-doctoral position starting October 2017 is available at the Valencia Virgo Group of the University of Valencia, Spain. For the members and activity of the group, please refer to the webpage: http://www.uv.es/virgogroup/ . The position is funded by the European Gravitational Observatory (EGO) through a collaboration convention with the University of Valencia on data analysis and detector characterization for the Advanced Virgo observation runs (Ref. EGO-DIR-51-2017 - OTR2017-17579COLAB; PIs: Jose' A. Font and Elena Cuoco). The selected applicant will spend most of his/her time at the Virgo site at EGO in Cascina, Italy. Applicants must have a Ph.D. degree in Physics or equivalent by the time of the appointment. Interested applicants should contact Jose' A. Font (j.antonio.font[AT]uv.es) and E. Cuoco (elena.cuoco[AT]ego-gw.it) before September 7th, 2017, for further information. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.10. Postdoc in GR at Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic (deadline shifted) ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/08/01/postdoc-in-gr-at-charles-univ… Deadline: 2017-08-31 Location: Prague, Czech Republic Additional Information: http://utf.mff.cuni.cz Contact: oldrich.semerak[AT]mff.cuni.cz Institute of Theoretical Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University in Prague, invites applications for a postdoctoral position within Prague relativity group to a motivated person, working in the field of general relativity and/or its astrophysical or cosmological applications. More specifically, his/her doctoral expertise and research plan should include at least one of the following topics: solutions of Einstein’s field equations and their interpretation, problems of energy and radiation in GR, asymptotic structure of space-times, particles and fields around black holes, dynamics of particles and extended bodies in GR, physics of neutron stars, black-hole perturbations, approximation methods and numerical relativity, gravitational lensing, theoretical cosmology, emission and analysis of gravitational waves and their astrophysical and cosmological aspects. The selected candidate will work within the GR group of the institute, most probably within the ongoing grant project “Albert Einstein Center for Gravitation and Astrophysics”. We offer: 1 year contract from January 2018 with a possible renewal in case of mutual interest. Salary comparable to the starting salary of an assistant professor at the Faculty. Standard equipment and reasonable support for conference and collaboration traveling. Interested candidates should submit: CV, brief description of research expertise and plans, list of publications, two letters of recommendation. Shortlisted candidates may be invited for an interview or seminar. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.11. Postdoctoral positions(s) in gravity at the University of New Brunswick ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/08/01/postdoctoral-positionss-in-gr… Deadline: 2017-09-15 Location: Fredericton, Canada Additional Information: https://www.mathjobs.org/jobs/jobs/10464 Contact: sseahra[AT]unb.ca The Gravity Group at the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at UNB Fredericton (www.math.unb.ca/~gravity) intends to appoint one or more postdoctoral fellows beginning sometime between January and September 2018, for a period of two years (the precise start date is negotiable). The group has three faculty members (Viqar Husain, Sanjeev Seahra, and Edward Wilson-Ewing), several graduate students, and typically 1-2 postdocs. Research interests include classical general relativity, cosmology and quantum gravity. Applications must include curriculum vitae, list of publications, research statement, and three references. Applications should be made at MathJobs.org: https://www.mathjobs.org/jobs/jobs/10464 The deadline for receipt of completed applications (including reference letters) is September 15, 2017. Successful applicants may be asked to apply for an Atlantic Association for Research in the Mathematical Sciences (AARMS | aarms.math.ca) postdoctoral fellowship (deadline November 15, 2017). +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 3. News ============================================== 3.1. New code: EFTofPNG (version 1.0) ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/07/02/new-code-eftofpng-version-1-0/ Additional Information: https://sites.google.com/view/levim/code EFTofPNG is a public Mathematica code for high precision Feynman computation in the Effective Field Theory of Post-Newtonian Gravity. The code covers the current state of the art PN accuracy including spinning components in the merging compact binaries. Its final unit computes observables useful for the waveform modelling, and serves as a pipeline chain for the wave templates. This package was created in view of the timely need to publicly share automated computation tools, which integrate the various types of physics manifested in the expected increasing influx of gravitational waves data. The code is available as a public repository in GitHub. We aimed for a code accessible to the classical Gravity community, yet of possible use to the broader community. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.2. GRG Editor's Choice: Cosmological solutions with charged black holes ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/07/05/grg-editors-choice-cosmologic… Additional Information: https://www.springer.com/livingreviews/relativity/news/grg-editor-s-choice-… Bibi, R., Clifton, T. and Durk, J., Cosmological solutions with charged black holes, Gen Relativ Gravit (2017) 49: 98. doi:10.1007/s10714-017-2261-4 Open Access | Editor's Choice (Research Article) First Online: 30 June 2017 In each volume of the journal General Relativity & Gravitation, a few papers are marked as “Editor’s Choice”. The primary criteria is original, high quality research that is of wide interest within the community. Abstract: We consider the problem of constructing cosmological solutions of the Einstein–Maxwell equations that contain multiple charged black holes. By considering the field equations as a set of constraint and evolution equations, we construct exact initial data for N charged black holes on a hypersphere. This corresponds to the maximum of expansion of a cosmological solution, and provides sufficient information for a unique evolution. We then consider the specific example of a universe that contains eight charged black holes, and show that the existence of non-zero electric charge reduces the scale of the cosmological region of the space. These solutions generalize the Majumdar–Papapetrou solutions away from the extremal limit of charged black holes, and provide what we believe to be some of the first relativistic calculations of the effects of electric charge on cosmological backreaction. The authors: Jessie Durk is currently a PhD student, researching theoretical cosmology with Dr Timothy Clifton, lecturer at Queen Mary University London. Rashida Bibi is a faculty member of the International Islamic University, Islamabad. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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########################################## Table of Contents ########################################### 1. Conferences 1.1. LCDM and Beyond: Cosmology Tools in Theory and in Practice 1.2. Physics and Astrophysics at the eXtreme (PAX), Amsterdam, The Netherlands 1.3. European Einstein Toolkit Workshop 2017, Mallorca, Spain 1.4. Symposium in Honor of Edward Seidel’s 60th Birthday, Mallorca, Spain 1.5. Fifth International Conference on the Nature and Ontology of Spacetime, Albena, Bulgaria 1.6. Chrusciel-Fest: A panorama of GR, Vienna, Austria 1.7. Black Holes: From Classical to Quantum Gravity, Gandhinagar, India 2. Jobs 2.1. PhD position in Gravity and Black Holes at University of Barcelona, Spain 2.2. Postdoc for LISA science at APC, Paris, France 2.3. Postdoctoral Position in Gravitational Wave Astronomy at the University of Mississippi, USA 2.4. ESA Research Fellowships in Space Science 2.5. Research Fellowship in Fundamental Physics – Quantum Metrology, Noordwijk, The Netherlands 2.6. Postdoctoral position in LISA data analysis and simulation, Edinburgh, UK 2.7. Postdoctoral Researcher/Assistant Professor in astrophysical transients, Ajdovscina, Slovenia 3. News 3.1. Request for references on use of computer algebra ============================================== 1. Conferences ============================================== 1.1. LCDM and Beyond: Cosmology Tools in Theory and in Practice --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/06/02/cdm-and-beyond-cosmology-tool… Starting: 2017-09-04 to 2017-09-15 Location: Corfu, Greece Additional Information: http://www.cost.eu/COST_Actions/ca/CA15117 Contact: marco.bruni[AT]port.ac.uk We are delighted to announce the first CANTATA summer school, LCDM and Beyond: Cosmology Tools in Theory and in Practice, to be held in Corfu (Greece) between the 4/09/2017 (arrival and registration date) and 15/09/2017 (departure). The school is organised within the framework of our CANTATA COST-Action network, CA15117, http://www.cost.eu/COST_Actions/ca/CA15117 The school will have a strong hands-on component, with practical training on the CAMB and CLASS CMB codes and their modifications to consider Dark Energy and Modified Gravity models, EFTCAMB and HICLASS, as well as on Monte Carlo methods and codes used for testing cosmological models. Theoretical support will be provided by six sets of of lectures, for a total of forty hours over the eight days of the school (lecturers names in brackets): History of the Universe: the physics of the FLRW background (Jens Chluba, University of Manchester, UK) Cosmological perturbation theory and the CMB (Ingunn Kathrine Wehus, University of Oslo, Norway) Dark Energy and Modified Gravity (Martin Kunz, University of Geneva, Switzerland) Observational probes (Carmelita Carbone, INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera and University of Milan, Italy) Statistics and model selection in cosmology (Signe Riemer-Sorensen, University of Oslo, Norway) Nonlinearity in cosmology (Kazuya Koyama, University of Portsmouth, UK) The introductory topics 1. and 2. will be covered in the first two days, with the other courses running over the following six mornings. Afternoons from the third day will be dedicated to: * a workshop on CAMB and EFTCAMB, Trainer Matteo Martinelli (University of Leiden, The Netherlands) on three afternoons; * a workshop on CLASS and HICLASS, Trainer Thomas Tram (AARHUS University, Denmark) on three afternoons. Additional training activities will be organised in the evenings and over the week-end. Support for the various activities will be provided by Marco Bruni (University of Portsmouth, UK), David F. Mota (University of Oslo, Norway) and Miguel Zumalacarregui (NORDITA, Sweden) The CANTATA EU COST-Action aims to be inclusive, especially of less represented minorities and students from Inclusiveness Target Countries. To this end we shall provide financial support, in the form of a partial reimbursement of expenses, to eligible participants. Due to the strong practical component of the school, participation will be limited to about forty students. We therefore strongly encourage anyone interested to apply as soon as possible. The deadline for application is the 9th of June 2017. Details on the program and venue, and the application form, are available on the web-site: http://www.physics.ntua.gr/corfu2017/lc.html On behalf of the Organising Committee, Marco Bruni (CANTATA Training Coordinator) and Ruth Lazkoz (CANTATA Chair) Scientific Organising Committee (CANTATA Core) Marco Bruni (University of Portsmouth, UK) Alessandra Silvestri (University of Leiden, The Netherlands) David F. Mota (University of Oslo, Norway) Prado Martin Moruno (Complutense University of Madrid, Spain) Vincenzo Salzano (University of Szczecin, Poland) Ruth Lazkoz (University of the Basque Country, Bilbao, Spain) Christian Boehmer (University College London, UK) Salvatore Capozziello (University of Naples "Federico II", Italy) Mariafelicia De Laurentis (Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany and Tomsk State Pedagogical University, Russian Federation) Jose Pedro Mimoso (University of Lisbon, Portugal) Paulo Vargas Moniz (Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal) Valeria Pettorino (CEA Paris Saclay, France) Local Organising Committee Emmanuel Saridakis, Konstantinos Ntrekis, Ioannis Dalianis (National Technical University of Athens, Greece) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.2. Physics and Astrophysics at the eXtreme (PAX), Amsterdam, The Netherlands --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13085 Starting: 2017-08-14 to 2017-08-17 Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands Additional Information: http://indico.nikhef.nl/event/PAX_Amsterdam Contact: vdbroeck[AT]nikhef.nl The ability to directly observe gravitational waves will open up unprecedented scientific opportunities at the interface of astronomy, astrophysics, fundamental physics, and cosmology. Gravitational and classical astronomy will together observe highly energetic and transient phenomena in the Universe. The goal of the workshop is twofold: (1) to explore how upcoming observations of such processes can help us understand physics at the extreme - strong gravitational fields as well as ultra-high densities, temperatures and magnetic fields - and (2) to discuss the ultimate science goals for this emerging, synergistic field, and what future detectors and telescopes will be needed to make a step change in the scientific questions we can address. The workshop will consist of panel discussions, each of them organized around short presentations to identify important areas of research and to foster new collaborations. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.3. European Einstein Toolkit Workshop 2017, Mallorca, Spain --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/06/19/european-einstein-toolkit-wor… Starting: 2017-10-11 to 2017-10-14 Location: Mallorca, Spain Additional Information: http://grg.uib.es/EinsteinToolkit2017/ Contact: eueinsteintoolkit2017[AT]gmail.com The 2017 European Einstein Toolkit Workshop in Mallorca will provide an opportunity for researchers and students interested in numerical relativity to learn about the Einstein toolkit and discuss about its current and future development. The Einstein Toolkit is a publicly-available framework used by many research groups in the world, with applications ranging from high-energy astrophysics to cosmology. The first three days will be dedicated to presentations and discussions concerning the development and applications of the Einstein Toolkit and will be open to developers and anyone interested in numerical relativity, numerical (magneto-)hydrodynamics, cosmology, gravitational wave data analysis and related fields. The workshop will present recent developments and allow for discussions about future directions of code development and applications. Friday evening and Saturday will be devoted to a special event – “Black Holes, Red Square, and Blue Waters: A Symposium in Honor of Edward Seidel’s 60th Birthday (EdFest)”. Both the workshop and the symposium will take place at the Club Pollentia Resort near Alcudia in Mallorca. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.4. Symposium in Honor of Edward Seidel’s 60th Birthday, Mallorca, Spain --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/06/19/symposium-in-honor-of-edward-… Starting: 2017-10-13 to 2017-10-14 Location: Mallorca, Spain Additional Information: http://grg.uib.es/EinsteinToolkit2017/ Contact: eueinsteintoolkit2017[AT]gmail.com Black Holes, Red Square, and Blue Waters: A Symposium in Honor of Edward Seidel’s 60th Birthday Edward Seidel, Founder Professor of Physics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Vice President for Economic Development and Innovation for the University of Illinois System, has a scientific career which has impacted general relativity, relativistic astrophysics, high performance computing, scientific computing, scientific data and policy, and institutional development. Recognizing his contributions across these disciplines and his role as a leader and mentor at the University of Illinois, Albert Einstein Institute, Louisiana State University, National Science Foundation and Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, and on the occasion of his 60th birthday, we invite you to a symposium that will reflect on past experiences and look forward to future trends in the areas Ed has spent his career to date advancing. The symposium will start with an evening reception on October 13th, with a day of invited talks on October 14th followed by an evening event. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.5. Fifth International Conference on the Nature and Ontology of Spacetime, Albena, Bulgaria --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/06/23/fifth-international-conferenc… Starting: 2018-05-14 to 2018-05-17 Location: Albena, Bulgaria Additional Information: http://www.minkowskiinstitute.org/conferences/2018/ Contact: 2018conference[AT]minkowskiinstitute.org The main theme of the Fifth International Conference on the Nature and Ontology of Spacetime (organized by the Minkowski Institute, Montreal) will be the nature of spacetime - whether spacetime should be regarded just as a mathematical continuum modelling an evolving present, or spacetime represents a block universe or a growing block universe? Physicists are especially encouraged to attend because even relativists hold widely different views, e.g., that (i) spacetime is nothing more than a mathematical continuum (which is Poincare's view that prevented him from developing the mathematical formalism of spacetime physics) or (ii) the question of the reality of spacetime belongs to philosophy (which is hardly physics at its best because the question of the dimensionality of the world can be answered only by physics). Despite that the focus of the fifth spacetime conference will be on the main theme, the Scientific Organizing Committee invites papers from physicists and philosophers on any topics related to the nature and ontology of spacetime. In addition to talks and poster sessions, special coffee hours will be included in the program to stimulate more informal discussions among the participants. For this reason we encourage interested colleagues to attend the conference even if they do not plan to give a talk or present a poster. Contributed papers in the form of extended abstracts of up to two pages should be emailed by Wednesday, January 31, 2018 to 2018conference[AT]minkowskiinstitute.org. Submissions will be reviewed and notification of acceptance will be given by Wednesday, February 28, 2018. Scientific Organizing Committee: Dennis Dieks (Utrecht University) Mauro Dorato (University of Rome Three) George F. R. Ellis (University of Cape Town) Robert Geroch (University of Chicago) Eleanor Knox (King's College London) Vesselin Petkov (Minkowski Institute, Montreal) Steven Savitt (University of British Columbia) Anguel Stefanov (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences) James Owen Weatherall (University of California, Irvine) Christian Wüthrich (University of Geneva) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.6. Chrusciel-Fest: A panorama of GR, Vienna, Austria --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/06/28/chrusciel-fest-a-panorama-of-… Starting: 2017-08-17 to 2017-08-18 Location: Vienna, Austria Additional Information: http://www.esi.ac.at/activities/events/2017/piotr-fest Contact: tim-torben.paetz[AT]univie.ac.at This symposium is held to honor Piotr T. Chrusciel, Professor at the Faculty of Physics at Vienna University, on the occasion of his 60th birthday. It takes place on 17th and 18th of August at the Erwin Schroedinger International Institute for Mathematics and Physics (ESI) in Boltzmanngasse 5, 1090 Vienna. Speakers: Helmut Friedrich (AEI Golm) Greg Galloway (Miami) Jim Isenberg (Oregon) Vince Moncrief (Yale) Hans Ringstroem (Stockholm) Paul Tod (Oxford) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.7. Black Holes: From Classical to Quantum Gravity, Gandhinagar, India --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13131 Starting: 2017-12-15 to 2017-12-19 Location: Gandhinagar, India Additional Information: http://events.iitgn.ac.in/2017/blackholes/index.php Contact: sudiptas[AT]iitgn.ac.in Black holes are one of the exotic predictions of general relativity: they are solutions of Einstein’s equations containing a boundary called the event horizon that separates spacetime into two causally disconnected regions. The first black hole solution in General Relativity was discovered by Karl Schwarzschild in Germany in 1916. Prof. C V. Vishveshwara, widely acknowledged as one of the pioneers of the Golden Age of General Relativity, was one of the first to analyse the structure of black holes employing spacetime symmetries. In 1970, he proved the stability of the non-rotating Schwarzschild black hole - a crucial and significant factor that ensures its continued existence after formation. Further, he discovered the quasi-normal modes of black holes, the unique characteristics of the event horizon, the boundary of the black holes. These modes of black hole vibrations are one of the primary targets of observation using the gravitational wave detectors. In February 2016, the detection of gravitational waves from a black hole merger by the LIGO Scientific Collaboration confirmed the existence of these modes. To celebrate achievements of this great relativist, a five-day workshop titled ``Black Holes: From Classical to Quantum Gravity’’ will be organised at IIT Gandhinagar from 15-19 December 2017. The workshop aims to bring leading experts working in various aspects of relativity theory to deliver lectures for PhD student and postdocs. In particular, the academic program of this workshop will focus on contemporary topics in black hole physics, both theoretical and observational. We are thankful to Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune for providing main financial assistance for the workshop. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 2. Jobs ============================================== 2.1. PhD position in Gravity and Black Holes at University of Barcelona, Spain ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/06/02/phd-position-in-gravity-and-b… Deadline: 2017-06-30 Location: Barcelona, Spain Additional Information: http://icc.ub.edu/job/57 Contact: emparan[AT]ub.edu One PhD studentship is open at the Institute of Cosmos Sciences at University of Barcelona (ICCUB). It is funded by the ERC Advanced Grant of Prof Roberto Emparan “A New Strategy for Gravity and Black Holes” (ERC2015AdG 692951 GravBHs). The successful applicant will work directly with Prof Emparan on novel theoretical approaches to black hole physics and gravity. They will be members of a very active group doing research on many areas of gravitational theory, string theory and cosmology. Candidates must hold an MSc or equivalent in a field that is closely related to theoretical physics, with excellent performance in General Relativity. The start date is expected to be October 2017. The position will be funded for up to 4 years, and includes travel money. Applications must be made online at the link below, and will contain a CV +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.2. Postdoc for LISA science at APC, Paris, France ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/06/16/post-doc-lisa-science-at-apc/ Deadline: 2017-09-01 Location: Paris, France Additional Information: http://www.apc.univ-paris7.fr/APC_CS/en/post-doctoral-position-gravitationa… Contact: stanislav.babak[AT]apc.in2p3.fr Post-doctoral position in Gravitational Wave Astronomy with LISA at AstroParticule & Cosmology (APC) The Gravitation group at AstroParticule & Cosmologie APC welcomes applications for a post-doctoral position in the area of the gravitational wave astronomy. The post-doctoral position is for 2 years. The successful applicant is expected to work on the subjects related to the LISA mission. This includes the study of the astrophysical population of the anticipated LISA sources, modelling gravitational wave signals and development of the data analysis techniques. To apply for this position, please send CV (curriculum vitae), list of publications and the research statement to stanislav.babak[AT]apc.in2p3.fr . Please arrange three recommendation letters to be sent to the same address with the name of the applicant in the subject. The deadline for applications is September 1, 2017. Later applications will be considered as well until the position is filled. For more information please visit: http://www.apc.univ-paris7.fr/APC_CS/en/post-doctoral-position-gravitationa… +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.3. Postdoctoral Position in Gravitational Wave Astronomy at the University of Mississippi, USA ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/06/17/postdoctoral-position-in-grav… Deadline: 2018-02-01 Location: Oxford, MS (USA) Additional Information: http://www.phy.olemiss.edu/GR/?x=entry:entry170618-044817 Contact: grpostdoc[AT]phy.olemiss.edu The University of Mississippi invites applications for a postdoctoral position in the area of Gravitational Wave Astronomy. The position is for one year, renewable for up to three years. The applicant must have (or be close to completing) a Ph.D. in Physics or Astrophysics, with a good track record in one or more of the following research areas: gravitational-wave source modeling and parameter estimation, the astrophysics of compact binaries, Bayesian model selection, black hole perturbation theory, post-Newtonian theory, numerical relativity and modified gravity. The Gravitational and High-Energy Theory Group at the University of Mississippi is active in various areas of theoretical and experimental gravity, and is part of the LIGO collaboration. Permanent faculty in the group include Emanuele Berti, Luca Bombelli, Marco Cavaglia and Katherine Dooley, as well as postdocs and several graduate students. More information on the gravity group in Mississippi is available at the following URL: http://www.phy.olemiss.edu/GR/ The postdoctoral scholar funded by this position will work with Professor Emanuele Berti (http://www.phy.olemiss.edu/~berti/) and several Ph.D. students. The research will be carried out in close collaboration with the group led by Bangalore Sathyaprakash, Elsbach Professor of Physics and Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at Penn State University. The successful applicant is expected to engage in a collaborative research program including several institutions (Lisbon, Cambridge, Rome, Paris and Aveiro in Europe, Perimeter Institute in Canada, and Osaka University in Japan) through the "Strong Gravity and High Energy Physics" Marie Sklodowska-Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE) Action, funded by the EU Horizon 2020 program H2020-MSCA-RISE-2015. A curriculum vitae (including a list of publications and a statement of research interests) should be sent to the following e-mail address: grpostdoc[AT]phy.olemiss.edu Please use the subject "Gravitational wave postdoc". Applicants must also arrange to have at least three recommendation letters to be sent to the same email address. Applications should be submitted as soon as possible. The position will be open until filled. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.4. ESA Research Fellowships in Space Science ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13104 Deadline: 2017-10-02 Location: Noorwijk, NL; and Madrid, ES 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 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, with the possible extension to three years, and are tenable at the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in Noordwijk, Netherlands, or at the European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC) in Villafranca del Castillo, near Madrid, Spain. Applications are now solicited for fellowships in space science to begin in the fall of 2018. 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. A monthly deduction covers these short-term and long-term risks. The deadline for applications is 2 October 2017. 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 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.5. Research Fellowship in Fundamental Physics – Quantum Metrology, Noordwijk, The Netherlands ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13109 Deadline: 2017-07-06 Location: Noordwijk, The Netherlands Additional Information: http://www.esa.int/gsp/ACT/opportunities/open_rf.html Contact: act[AT]esa.int The European Space Agency's Advanced Concepts Team (http://www.esa.int/act) is looking for a highly motivated young researcher in the field of Fundamental Physics. Duties and Tasks The successful candidate will carry out research in the field of fundamental physics, with a focus on quantum metrology. Areas of research are partly chosen by the successful candidate based on his/her own expert judgements and insight into trends and developments, partly chosen by the team as to follow strategic directions of the Agency. Scientifically she/he will in particular: - Propose and perform research in the field of theoretical quantum physics – including quantum information, optics and metrology – and the application of quantum effects to technology and material design as well as to other fields of physics e.g. relativistic quantum metrology, where appropriate together with universities of ESA Member States (in particular through the Ariadna programme); - Assess and investigate concepts and effects, either current or foreseen, derived from novel theoretical or experimental discoveries in physics for their potential application and use in space systems; - Follow and monitor the progress of research in areas of physics of interest to the team in order to derive and report strategic trends; - Critically assess ideas and concepts for space systems relying on methods or phenomena of the area of fundamental physics that are brought to the attention of the ACT. As ACT researcher, she/he will: - Publish results in peer-reviewed publications and use modern communication tools to communicate with the broader audience inside and outside ESA; - Lead and assist interdisciplinary projects with other ACT researchers; - Participate together with the team in the assessment of proposed space system concepts and propose new concepts and assessment studies; and - Perform and participate in assessments on subjects of strategic interest of ESA, provide inhouse expertise to strategy development. Who can apply - Required Qualifications The programme is open to suitably qualified women and men. Preference will be given to applications submitted by candidates within five years of receiving their PhD. The Research Fellow Programme is open to nationals of the following states: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK, Slovenia as an Associate Member or Canada as a Cooperating State, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia as European Cooperating States (ECS). Applicants must have obtained: - a degree in physics, mathematics or equivalent; - PhD (completed before take up of duty) in Physics, subject of the thesis being relevant to the description of the tasks outlined above. Additional Requirements: - ability for and interest in prospective interdisciplinary research; - aptitude to contextualise specialised areas of research and quickly assess their potential with respect to other domains and applications; - academic networking to add functioning links to universities and research institutes; - ability to work in a team, while being able to work individually regarding his/her own personal research plans and directions; - natural curiosity and a passion for new subjects and research areas; - good methodological and organisation skills; - applicants must be fluent in English and/or French, working languages of the Agency. A good proficiency in English is required. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.6. Postdoctoral position in LISA data analysis and simulation, Edinburgh, UK ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/06/22/postdoctoral-position-in-lisa… Deadline: 2017-07-21 Location: Edinburgh, UK Additional Information: https://www.vacancies.ed.ac.uk/pls/corehrrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobs… Contact: j.gair[AT]ed.ac.uk Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in data analysis and simulation for the planned ESA space-based gravitational wave detector LISA. The post is available from 01 September 2017 for 24 months. The precise start date is flexible. The postholder will take an important and visible role in starting to develop the ground-segment infrastructure for LISA. The focus of the work will be on simulation of instrumental noise sources, in particular arising from the optical system, and on understanding and mitigating the impact of noise sources on science output. The research is funded by a grant from the UK Space Agency and involves direct interaction with the PI (Jonathan Gair) and collaboration with researchers working on the development of the LISA optical bench at Glasgow University and in STFC’s Advanced Technology Centre in Edinburgh. The postholder will also work closely with scientists in Birmingham, Paris and Hanover, to begin development of the LISA data processing architecture. The specific tasks of the post-holder include: simulation of the LISA instrument, design and testing of statistical techniques for LISA data analysis that allow for imperfectly modelled noise and understanding the impact of noise sources on the extraction of scientific information from the data. The applicant should have a PhD in an area of mathematics (e.g. statistics or mathematical physics), or a related area such as physics, engineering or computer science. It is highly desirable for the candidate to have expertise in one of the following areas: advanced statistical techniques, numerical simulation of experimental apparatus or modelling or experiment of optical measurement systems. Basic knowledge of statistical methods and some experience writing software are desirable for all candidates. The starting salary will be in the range of GBP 32,004 – 38,183, depending on experience. Applicants will need to submit a CV, a research statement, and arrange for 2 letters of reference to be sent to hr[AT]maths.ed.ac.uk. The closing date for receipt of applications, including reference letters, is 21 July 2017. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.7. Postdoctoral Researcher/Assistant Professor in astrophysical transients, Ajdovscina, Slovenia ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=13128 Deadline: 2017-07-31 Location: Ajdovscina, Slovenia Additional Information: http://www.ung.si/en/news/1827/postdoctoral-researcher-assistant-professor-… Contact: andreja.gomboc[AT]ung.si The Centre for Astrophysics and Cosmology (CAC) of the University of Nova Gorica invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher/Assistant Professor position in observational and/or computational astrophysics of transients. The CAC of the University of Nova Gorica is active in the research fields of astrophysics and astroparticle physics with focus on studies of high-energy transients (gamma-ray bursts, tidal disruption events), dark matter searches, ultra high-energy cosmic rays and gamma-ray data (more info at: http://www.ung.si/en/research/cac/) The CAC actively participates in several large international collaborations, including Gaia, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Fermi LAT, Cherenkov Telescope Array, and Pierre Auger Observatory. The CAC is benefiting also from the proximity of several institutions with strong expertise in high-energy astrophysics and/or astroparticle physics such as SISSA, ICTP, INFN and INAF in Trieste. Successful applicant is expected to collaborate with Prof. Dr. Andreja Gomboc in the study of gamma ray bursts and/or tidal disruption events and to become involved (if not already a member) in relevant international collaborations. The position may also include teaching duties in the fields of physics and astronomy at graduate and/or undergraduate level. Start date: as soon as possible in 2017. The position is for 1 year, with possibility of extension. The candidate must have a PhD degree. Interested candidates should send their CV, list of publications, and motivation letter with short summary of research interests to tea.stibilj[AT]ung.si, no later than July 31st, 2017 (an application sent by email should be a single file in pdf format). They should also arrange for three reference letters to be sent to the same address. Informal enquiries before application are very welcome (for research related questions please contact andreja.gomboc[AT]ung.si). As an equal opportunity employer the University of Nova Gorica encourages applications from proposers of all nationalities, underrepresented minorities, and especially those from women. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 3. News ============================================== 3.1. Request for references on use of computer algebra ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/06/15/request-for-references-on-use… Additional Information: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de I am preparing a review article on applications of computer algebra in gravity research. To list all papers where computer algebra was used would be impractical, but I would like my selected examples to include reasonably recent papers covering a wide area. So please send information on any unusual applications, or extensive uses in traditional applications. Email to m.a.h.maccallum[AT]qmul.ac.uk, please ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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[Hyperspace-list] Hyperspace Bulletin for June 2017
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02 Jun '17

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

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[Hyperspace-list] Hyperspace Bulletin for May 2017
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02 May '17

########################################## Table of Contents ########################################### 1. Conferences 1.1. Third Andean School on Nuclear Physics: QCD, Quark Gluon Plasma and Heavy Ion Collisions, Bogota, Colombia 1.2. Mathematical Physics and General Relativity Symposium in Honor of Professor Ivor Robinson, Dallas, Texas, USA 1.3. The Era of Gravitational-Wave Astronomy, XXXIIIth International Colloquium of the IAP (2nd announcement) 1.4. Astro-GR@Barcelona 2017, Barcelona, Spain 1.5. School "Making Quantum Gravity Computable", Waterloo, Canada 1.6. Summer School: "Neutron stars: theory, observations and gravitational waves emission", Sofia, Bulgaria 1.7. Probing the spacetime fabric: from concepts to phenomenology, Trieste, Italy 1.8. 2017 Eastern Gravity Meeting, University Park, PA, USA 1.9. XXVI International Fall Workshop on Geometry and Physics, Braga, Portugal 1.10. International School: "Gravitational Waves and Cosmology", Varenna, Italy 1.11. Hyperbolic equations and mathematical physics, Bordeaux, France 2. Jobs 2.1. Graduate student and research assistantship, Famagusta, Cyprus 2.2. Post-doctoral position in neutron stars astrophysics at the Nicolaus Copernicus, Warsaw, Poland Astronomical Center 2.3. Postdoc position in numerical relativity/cosmology at Center for Theoretical Physics, Polish Academy of Science 2.4. PhD positions in numerical relativity/cosmology at Center for Theoretical Physics, Polish Academy of Science 2.5. PhD Scholarships in Mathematical/Computational Relativity, Dunedin, New Zealand 3. News 3.1. Living Reviews in Relativity: new article and website 3.2. New book: General Relativity 1916 - 2016 ============================================== 1. Conferences ============================================== 1.1. Third Andean School on Nuclear Physics: QCD, Quark Gluon Plasma and Heavy Ion Collisions, Bogota, Colombia --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/04/02/third-andean-school-on-nuclea… Starting: 2017-07-24 to 2017-07-28 Location: Bogota, Colombia Additional Information: https://escuelafisicanuclear3.uniandes.edu.co Contact: escuela.fisica.nuclear[AT]uniandes.edu.co Dear Colleagues, it is our pleasure to announce the "Third Andean School on Nuclear Physics", to be held from July 24 - 28, 2017 at the Universidad de los Andes in Bogota, Colombia. The focus of the third school will be on QCD, quark-gluon plasma and heavy ion collisions. Following the pattern of earlier schools, there will be a set of lectures delivered by experts in the field, invited talks and a poster session where students can present their results. Some financial aid is available for students coming from Latin America and presenting their results. We look forward to seeing you in Bogota. Best regards, Neelima Kelkar, Fernando Cristancho, Diego Torres and Edna Carolina Pinilla +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.2. Mathematical Physics and General Relativity Symposium in Honor of Professor Ivor Robinson, Dallas, Texas, USA --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12920 Starting: 2017-05-07 to 2017-05-09 Location: Dallas, Texas, USA Additional Information: http://www.utdallas.edu/~mkd034000/GenRelConfUTD/ Contact: akbar[AT]utdallas.edu The symposium will honor the scientific legacy of the late Professor Ivor Robinson. It will be an occasion to discuss recent developments in the field and an opportunity for two generations of researchers to meet and exchange ideas. The symposium is sponsored by The Department of Mathematical Sciences at UTD, The School of Natural Sciences & Mathematics, and The National Science Foundation. We request that all participants register as early as possible ($90 students, $200 non-student), and no later than 17th April. Those willing to speak or present a poster please submit an abstract as early as possible. Abstracts will be reviewed on a rolling basis and participants will be informed accordingly. Information on the symposium venue, registration, logistics and abstract submission may be found on the conference website: http://www.utdallas.edu/~mkd034000/GenRelConfUTD/ Please circulate this information to your colleagues and students. Questions can be sent to Mr. Joseph Minich (jtm130030[AT]utdallas.edu) or to Prof. Vladimir Dragovic (vxd123630[AT]utdallas.edu) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.3. The Era of Gravitational-Wave Astronomy, XXXIIIth International Colloquium of the IAP (2nd announcement) --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12944 Starting: 2017-06-26 to 2017-06-30 Location: IAP, Paris, France Additional Information: http://www.iap.fr/vie_scientifique/colloques/Colloque_IAP/2017/ Contact: faye[AT]iap.fr XXXIIIth international colloquium of the Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris: Second announcement More information: http://www.iap.fr/vie_scientifique/colloques/Colloque_IAP/2017/ Contact: faye[AT]iap.fr Date: 26-30 June 2017 Location: Paris The XXXIIIth international colloquium of the Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris on The Era of Gravitational-Wave Astronomy (TEGrAW) will be held at the Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris, from June 26th to June 30th 2017. The conference will focus on the most recent developments regarding observations and the theory of gravitational waves. These include experimental advances and future detectors (on the ground and in space), data analysis techniques, black hole astrophysics, theoretical work on the two-body problem, effective theories, numerical relativity, and tests of gravity theories. Plenary speakers are listed below. Participants are encouraged to submit abstracts of oral contributions. ** Registration ** Early registration fees (till May 12): * students: 150 euros * researchers: 250 euros Beware that late registration will cost 100 euros more. Moreover, for security reasons, registration is *mandatory*. The relevant web page is: http://www.iap.fr/vie_scientifique/colloques/Colloque_IAP/2017/scripts/regi… ** Deadlines ** May 12th for pre-registration and abstract submission. See conference webpage for detail. ** Accommodation ** You will find a list of recommended hotels on the conference website: http://www.iap.fr/vie_scientifique/colloques/Colloque_IAP/2017/i-accomod.php Note that Paris is a busy tourist destination in June, so we recommend booking accommodation at your earliest convenience. ** Social events ** All participants are welcome to attend an opening cocktail at the Observatoire de Paris on Monday, June 26th, as well as the conference banquet, which will take place on a dinner-cruise boat on the Seine river on Wednesday, June 28th: http://www.iap.fr/vie_scientifique/colloques/Colloque_IAP/2017/i-event.html On behalf of the organizing committee, I am looking forward to welcoming you in Paris in June, Guillaume Faye Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris ----------------------------- List of invited speakers Bruce Allen (Albert-Einstein-Institut, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Leibniz Universitaet Hannover) Krzysztof Belczynski (Astronomical Observatory, Warsaw University) Luc Blanchet (Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris, CNRS) Manuela Campanelli (Rochester Institute of Technology) Neil J. Cornish (Montana State University) Thibault Damour (Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques) Lawrence E. Kidder (Cornell Center for Astrophysics and Planetary Science, Cornell University) Sergey Klimenko (University of Florida) Luis Lehner (Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics) Selma E. de Mink (Astronomical Institute Anton Pannekoek, University of Amsterdam) Ewald Mueller (Max-Planck-Institut fuer Astrophysik) Tsvi Piran (Racah Institute of Physics, Hebrew University) Frederic A. Rasio (CIERA, Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern University) David H. Reitze (LIGO, California Institute of Technology, University of Florida) Alberto Sesana (School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham) Masaru Shibata (Center for Gravitational Physics, Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kyoto University) Xavier Siemens (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) James Ira Thorpe (Gravitational Astrophysics Lab, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) Maarten Van de Meent (Mathematical Sciences, University of Southampton) Chris Van den Broeck (Nationaal instituut voor subatomaire fysica - Nikhef) Jean-Yves Vinet (Artemis, Universite' Cote d'Azur CNRS, Observatoire Côte d'Azur) Marta Volonteri (Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.4. Astro-GR@Barcelona 2017, Barcelona, Spain --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12945 Starting: 2017-10-16 to 2017-02-01 Location: Barcelona, Spain Additional Information: http://astro-gr.org/astro-gr-barcelona-2017 Contact: pau[AT]ice.cat Astro-GR@Barcelona: ASTROPHYSICS, GENERAL RELATIVITY, FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS from the capture of compact objects by supermassive black holes. Organised by Pau Amaro-Seoane and Carlos F. Sopuerta in Barcelona, at ICE (CSIC-IEEC) from Mon 10/16 – Fri 10/20 2017 The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) is the future ESA-NASA Gravitational Wave Observatory. It will look for GW signals in the low-frequency band (0.1 mHz – 1 Hz), mainly from the following sources: galactic binaries, the coalescence and merger of massive black holes in galaxies at cosmological distances, the capture and inspiral of stellar compact objects into massive black holes at galactic centers and even from cosmological stochastic backgrounds. These observations promise to open a completely new window to the exploration of the Universe, which is expected will have important consequences for our knowledge in astrophysics, cosmology, and fundamental physics. This edition of the Astro-GR meetings will focus again (like the first meeting in the series) on the third source above, (iii), which due to the mass ratio of these binaries they are commonly known as Extreme-Mass-Ratio Inspirals (EMRIs). Considering the possible existence of intermediate-mass black holes, an additional source of gravitational waves for LISA will the inspiral of stellar-mass compact objects into an IMBH or the inspiral of an IMBH into a MBH. These sources, again due to the mass ratio of the binaries, are known as an intermediate-mass ratio inspirals (IMRIs). These are one of the main sources of gravitational waves expected for LISA and their observations will produce spectacular science. In particular, with EMRI observations we will be able to map isolated black holes with high precision, obtaining very accurate values of their mass, spin, and some gravitational multipoles that will allow us to verify whether they are the stationary solutions predicted by General Relativity and described by the Kerr metric. We can also try to use these sources to test General Relativity and alternative theories of gravity. In addition, LISA will provide information from hundreds (or even more) of massive black holes from the low redshift Universe (z < 1). This information should allow us to get information of the history of these black holes and from here we could test models of galaxy formation. Moreover, given that LISA will measure precise luminosity distances to these EMRIs, there is the possibility of doing precision cosmology with these sources (correlating the information with galaxy catalogs as has been proposed recently). The meeting will focus on the following topics: Astrophysical mechanisms that produce EMRI events Astrophysical mechanisms that can produce Intermediate-Mass-Ratio Inspirals (IMRIs) Cosmology and Fundamental Physics with EMRI-IMRI observations CONFIRMED PARTICIPANTS ======================== Tal Alexander, Pau Amaro Seoane, Melvyn B. Davies, Ben Bar-Or, Mitch Begelman, Matthew Benacquista, Torsten Boeker, Roberto C. Dolcetta, Vitor Cardoso, Xian Chen, Monica Colpi, Massimo Dotti, Carlos F Sopuerta, Carlos Frenk, Zoltan Haiman, Vicky Kalogera, Pablo Laguna, Luis Lehner, Anna Lisa Varri, Fred Rasio, Naoki Seto, Nick Stone, Eugene Vasiliev, Bence Kocsis, Smadar Naoz, Lixin Dai, Fani Dosopoulou, Luc Blanchet, Priyamvada Natarajan, Alessandro Spallicci, Lucio Mayer, Li Shuo, Giacomo Fragione, Elena Maria Rossi, Jonathan Thornburg, Jan-Willem van Holten, Marco Merafina FEE: ===== We will ask for EUR 50 per person to cover the coffee. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.5. School "Making Quantum Gravity Computable", Waterloo, Canada --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/04/18/school-making-quantum-gravity… Starting: 2017-06-19 to 2017-06-23 Location: Perimeter Institute, Waterloo, Canada Additional Information: https://www.perimeterinstitute.ca/conferences/making-quantum-gravity-comput… Contact: bdittrich[AT]perimeterinstitute.ca A small number of vacancies is still available at this summer's school on numerical methods in quantum gravity, aimed primarily at PhD students and postdocs in the field. If you are interested, please register as soon as possible via the school's website. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.6. Summer School: "Neutron stars: theory, observations and gravitational waves emission", Sofia, Bulgaria --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12952 Starting: 2017-09-11 to 2017-09-15 Location: Sofia, Bulgaria Additional Information: http://indico.cern.ch/event/629135 Contact: newcompstar2017[AT]gmail.com Dear colleagues, we are pleased to announce the fourth and the concluding NewCompstar school "Neutron stars: theory, observations and gravitational waves emission" to be held in Sofia, Bulgaria, between 11 and 15 September. As a concluding NewCompStar school, the school is focused on a broader area, instead of choosing a particular topic. The topics include numerical relativity, relativistic hydrodynamics, neutron star binaries, neutron star oscillations, hadronic matter and high density equation of state, pulsar timing and gamma ray burst observations. Part of the lectures will focus not only on general relativity, but also on alternative theories of gravity. The school will be scheduled as follows – up to four 1.5h lectures per day with two coffee breaks and a lunch, one excursion (sightseeing) in the afternoon, and one poster session. According to the Compstar policy we shall partly cover the travel and accommodation expenses to all eligible participants. In order to apply, students are requested to provide a CV. Details on the program, venue, reimbursement are available on the web-site. On behalf of the organizing committee, D. Doneva (University of Tuebingen), S. Yazadjiev (University of Sofia) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.7. Probing the spacetime fabric: from concepts to phenomenology, Trieste, Italy --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12956 Starting: 2017-07-10 to 2017-07-14 Location: Trieste, Italy Additional Information: http://www.sissa.it/app/stf17/ Contact: stf17[AT]sissa.it The conference is aimed at combining different perspectives on how to test the fundamental structure of spacetime. More specifically, while the core of the conference will focus on quantum gravity models and their possible phenomenological tests, we shall also explore methodological and conceptual aspects of this endeavour by having two dedicated sessions involving also philosophers of science. This mix will be facilitated by applying a novel structure to the talks: there will be 3-5 talks grouped under a general theme, followed by an open debate on the main issues related to it. There will be also two session of short talks on related issues. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.8. 2017 Eastern Gravity Meeting, University Park, PA, USA --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12960 Starting: 2017-06-09 to 2017-06-10 Location: University Park, PA, USA Additional Information: http://gravity.psu.edu/events/egm20/ Contact: randi[AT]gravity.psu.edu The 20th Eastern Gravity Meeting, hosted by the Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmos, will be held Friday, June 9 and Saturday, June 10, 2017 on Penn State's University Park campus. For further information, registration and abstract submission, see http://gravity.psu.edu/events/egm20. This annual regional meeting is open to researchers of all levels, from undergraduate students to faculty, in all areas of gravitational physics, including classical, quantum, theory, observation, computation and experiment. The purpose of the conference is to encourage the interaction of researchers in the Northeastern region. The format of the meeting will follow the format of previous regional meetings where all participants may present a talk of approximately 10-15 minutes, depending on the total number of talks. Abstracts will be selected following the order in which they are submitted. Therefore, to maximize chances of acceptance, it would be best to submit an abstract early. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.9. XXVI International Fall Workshop on Geometry and Physics, Braga, Portugal --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12968 Starting: 2017-09-04 to 2017-09-07 Location: Braga, Portugal Additional Information: http://w3.math.uminho.pt/IFWGP Contact: ifwgp26[AT]math.uminho.pt XXVI International Fall Workshop on Geometry and Physics Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal 4-7 September 2017 FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT The XXVI edition of the International Fall Workshop on Geometry and Physics (IFWGP) will take place at the University of Minho (Braga, Portugal) from the 4th to the 7th of September, 2017. This series of international workshops, held at Spanish and Portuguese universities and research centers, covers topics in the fields of Differential Geometry, Applied Mathematics and Physics. A non-exhaustive list of topics traditionally covered in the workshops is the following: Classical and quantum field theory Control theory General Relativity Geometric mechanics Information geometry Integrable systems Lie algebroids and mechanics Lorentz geometry Mechanics of continuous media Poisson geometry Quantum geometry Quantum gravity Quantum mechanics Riemannian and pseudo-Riemannian geometry String theory Supergravity and supersymmetry Symplectic and contact geometry One of the main goals of the workshops is to bring together researchers of these and related areas to promote the exchange of ideas between geometers and physicists. The participation of young researchers is strongly encouraged so, please, disseminate this message among your students and also among your colleagues who might be interested in the workshop. As in previous editions the workshop will include two mini-courses. This year the mini-courses will be delivered by: Paolo Gibilisco (Universita' di Roma "Tor Vergata", Italy) Jacques Smulevici (Universite' Paris-Sud, France) and will be devoted to Information Geometry and the Cauchy-Problem in General Relativity, respectively. The plenary talks will be given by: Esmeralda Dias (IST, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal) Isabel Fernandez (Universidad de Sevilla, Spain) Gustav Holzegel (Imperial College, London, United Kingdom) Joao Nuno Mestre (Utrech University, The Netherlands) Jose Natario (IST, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal) Sarah Rasmussen (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom) Helena Reis (Universidade do Porto, Portugal) Melanie Rupflin (University of Oxford, United Kingdom) Information about the meeting, registration procedure, submission of contributed talks and other details can be found at the workshop webpage: http://w3.math.uminho.pt/IFWGP/ Important dates: Talk / poster submission: 20 June. Reduced registration fee: 30 June. We look forward to meeting all of you in Braga. Kind regards, The Scientific and the Organizing Committees of the XXVI IFWGP. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.10. International School: "Gravitational Waves and Cosmology", Varenna, Italy --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12985 Starting: 2017-07-03 to 2017-07-12 Location: Varenna, Como (Italy) Additional Information: https://www.sif.it/attivita/scuola_fermi/mmxvii#200 Contact: irene.sartini[AT]gssi.infn.it INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF PHYSICS "E.FERMI" - “Gravitational Waves and Cosmology” Scholarship available to support participation We are pleased to announce the course “Gravitational Waves and Cosmology” that will be held from 3rd to 12th July at Villa Monastero - Varenna (Como Lake - Italy). The course is one of the Summer Courses organized by the Italian Physical Society (SIF) as part of the 2017 International School of Physics “Enrico Fermi”. It represents the special opportunity to meet and discuss ultimate and top research issues with scientists and young physicists from all over the world in the gorgeous artistic and natural frame of one of the most famous villas on Como Lake. On the occasion of its 120th anniversary, the Italian Physical Society (SIF) is exceptionally assigning many scholarships (partial or total) to favor the students' participation. Please feel free to circulate the invitation to everyone maybe interested. Deadline 10th May. Application form and information: Gravitational Waves and Cosmology https://www.sif.it/attivita/scuola_fermi/mmxvii#200 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.11. Hyperbolic equations and mathematical physics, Bordeaux, France --------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12989 Starting: 2017-05-29 to 2017-06-01 Location: Bordeaux, France Additional Information: https://indico.math.cnrs.fr/event/1898/page/5 Contact: mdimassi[AT]math.u-bordeaux.fr This conference is in honour of Alain Bachelot, to celebrate the great variety and originality of his scientific contributions, including general relativity, quantum field theory, electromagnetism and nonlinear hyperbolic equations. It will be held at the University of Bordeaux, France. Invited speakers include: Helene Barucq (Pau) Piotr Chrusciel (Vienne, Autriche) Eric Darrigrand (Rennes) Stephan De Bievre (Lille) Bruno Despres (Paris) Jeremy Faupin (Metz) Vladimir Georgiev (Pise, Italie) Christian Gerard (Orsay) Benoit Grebert (Nantes) Dietrich Haefner (Grenoble) Sergiu Klainerman (Princeton, USA) Philippe Le Floch (Paris) Jean-Philippe Nicolas (Brest) Vesselin Petkov (Bordeaux) Didier Robert (Nantes) Jeremie Szeftel (Paris) Michal Wrochna (Grenoble) Maciej Zworski (Berkeley, USA) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 2. Jobs ============================================== 2.1. Graduate student and research assistantship, Famagusta, Cyprus ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12926 Deadline: 2020-11-11 Location: Famagusta, Cyprus Additional Information: https://physchememu.wixsite.com/home Contact: mustafa.riza[AT]emu.edu.tr Candidates with research interests in the areas of theoretical and experimental physics are encouraged to apply. Theoretical Physics' subjects are gravitation, cosmology, mathematical physics, quantum mechanics, statistical physics, quantum gravity, and computational physics. Experimental Physics' subjects include liquid crystals and optics. Faculty members of the Department include Mustafa Halilsoy, Izzet Sakallı, Habib Mazharimousavi, Omar Mustafa, Mustafa Rıza, Mehmet Okcan, Koray Duztas, Ali Ovgun and Zahra Amirabi. The candidates who have qualified background will be assigned as Research Assistant. A full-time research assistant gets exemption from tuition fees as well as they get monthly salary up to 2000 Turkish Lira. Part-time research assistantships are also available. Besides, all international postgraduate students registering to the Eastern Mediterranean University can apply for merit-based tuition scholarships of 25%, 50% and 100%, and many student at Eastern Mediterranean University benefit from this generous scheme. Applicants are requested visit http://physics.emu.edu.tr/ and click on "APPLY NOW" (or directly https://physchememu.wixsite.com/home) For any question do no hesitate to contact with: mustafa.riza[AT]emu.edu.tr or izzet.sakalli[AT]emu.edu.tr +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.2. Post-doctoral position in neutron stars astrophysics at the Nicolaus Copernicus, Warsaw, Poland Astronomical Center ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=12930 Deadline: 2017-05-15 Location: Warsaw, Poland Additional Information: https://www.camk.edu.pl/en/archiwum/2017/03/30/post-doctoral-position-neutr… Contact: bhaskell[AT]camk.edu.pl Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position at the Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center (NCAC) in Warsaw, Poland, with preferred start in the Fall of 2017 or early 2018. The successful applicant will collaborate with Dr Brynmor Haskell on the physics of superfluid neutron stars, with a specific focus on pulsar glitches and gravitational wave source modelling. The position is available for up to three years and will be funded from a Polish National Science Centre research project. Funding for travel and research equipment will also be provided. NCAC is the leading astronomical institute in Poland and current research at the institute encompasses a broad range of both observational and theoretical subjects in modern astrophysics. NCAC scientists participate in many international projects, e.g. H.E.S.S., CTA, Fermi, Herschel, Virgo, LIGO, SALT, Gaia-ESO, ATHENA. Candidates are required to have completed a PhD in astronomy, physics or a related discipline before the start date and no earlier than in 2011 (with extensions possible for maternity or paternity leave). Applicants should have a strong background in computational physics or astrophysics. Experience in neutron star physics, and in particular cooling or hydrodynamical simulations, will be an advantage but are not essential. Interested applicants are encouraged to contact Dr Brynmor Haskell (bhaskell[AT]camk.edu.pl) to discuss the project further. Applications (in pdf format) can be sent to bhaskell[AT]camk.edu.pl and should include a copy of the applicant’s PhD diploma, a curriculum vitae with a list of publications and a brief statement of research interests and plans (2 pages). Applicants should also arrange for at least two letters of recommendation to be sent to the same address. For full consideration applications should be received by May 15th, 2017. The review of applications will begin soon after this date and continue until the position is filled. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.3. Postdoc position in numerical relativity/cosmology at Center for Theoretical Physics, Polish Academy of Science ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/04/10/postdoc-position-in-numerical… Deadline: 2017-06-30 Location: Warsaw, Poland Additional Information: http://www.cft.edu.pl/en/ Contact: korzynski[AT]cft.edu.pl The Director of the Center for Theoretical Physics invites applications for a postdoctoral position at the CTP PAS, financed from the project "Local relativistic perturbation theory in hydrodynamics and cosmology" No. 2016/22/E/ST9/00578 (SONATA BIS 6) supported by the National Science Center, decision No. DEC-2016/22/E/ST9/00578. The principal investigator is Prof. Mikolaj Korzynski. The position starts on September 1st, 2017. The position requires a PhD in theoretical or computational physics and experience in numerical relativity, computational hydrodynamics, MHD or compatible field. A background in astrophysics, general relativity or cosmology and experience with the EinsteinToolkit framework would be an advantage. The group of Mikolaj Korzynski will work on the application of numerical relativity to cosmology, especially the problems of structure formation and the light propagation through spacetime, combining numerics, stochastic and perturbative methods. The applicants should submit the following documents: 1. cover letter including the statement „I hereby give consent for my personal data included in the job offer to be processed for the purposes of recruitment under the Data Protection Act 1997 (Dz. U. no. 101, item 926)” 2. a scientific CV, including the list of publications and major scientific achievements 3. brief description of research interests 4. copy of the PhD diplomma 5. personal questionnaire form from the CTP PAS webpage via email directly to Mikolaj Korzynski (korzynski[AT]cft.edu.pl). Additionally they should arrange for two letters of recommendation to be sent to the same email address. Applicants expecting to obtain their PhD soon should also include a statement from their supervisors about the scheduled date of their defence. The deadline for applications is June 30th, 2017. Selected applicants will be invited for an interview. Successful applicant will be employed for the trial period of 12 months, with the possibility of extension for up to 3 further years. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.4. PhD positions in numerical relativity/cosmology at Center for Theoretical Physics, Polish Academy of Science ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/04/26/phd-positions-in-numerical-re… Deadline: 2017-06-30 Location: Warsaw, Poland Additional Information: http://www.cft.edu.pl/en/ Contact: korzynski[AT]cft.edu.pl The Director of the Center for Theoretical Physics PAS invites applications for 2 PhD positions at the CTP PAS, financed from the project "Local relativistic perturbation theory in hydrodynamics and cosmology". The principal investigator is Prof. Mikolaj Korzynski. The positions start on 1st September 2017, and will last until the end of the project (46 months). The PhD students will be enlisted as a participants of the PhD Program of the Institute of Physics PAS, following their individual programs. The subject of the PhD will be related to the topic of the project. The students will receive a stipend of 3000 zł/month. The group of Mikolaj Korzynski will work on the application of numerical relativity to cosmology, especially the problems of structure formation and the light propagation through spacetime, combining numerics, stochastic and perturbative methods. At the time of application the candidates should either have a MSc degree, or expect to obtain it before signing the contract. The positions require a MSc or compatible in physics, astronomy, computer science or related field. Experience in any of the following: general relativity, astrophysics, differential geometry, computational hydrodynamics would be an advantage, although is not necessary. The tasks of the PhD students involve investigation of structure formation in the Universe using numerical simulations and perturbative approach. The applicants should submit the following documents: 1. scientific CV, including the major scientific achievements, list of publications, participation in research projects and conferences. The document should contain the statement: "I hereby give consent to the processing of my personal data for the needs of the recruitment process (in accordance with the Law dated 29.08.97 on the protection of personal data (Journal of Laws, No. 101, item 926)". 2. transcript of records from undergraduate studies 3. personal questionnaire form from the CTP PAS webpage 4. certified copy of the MSc diploma (or the letter from the supervisor about the prospects for completion of the Thesis before the beginning of the employment) via email directly to Mikolaj Korzynski (korzynski[AT]cft.edu.pl). Additionally they should arrange for two letters of recommendation to be sent to the same email address. The deadline for applications is 30th June 2017. Selected applicants will be invited for an interview. For more information please contact Prof. Mikolaj Korzynski (korzynski[AT]cft.edu.pl). +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2.5. PhD Scholarships in Mathematical/Computational Relativity, Dunedin, New Zealand ------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/04/27/phd-scholarships-in-mathemati… Deadline: 2017-12-31 Location: Dunedin, New Zealand Additional Information: http://gravity.otago.ac.nz Contact: joergf[AT]maths.otago.ac.nz Applications are invited for 3-year PhD scholarships in Mathematical or Computational Relativity, at the University of Otago, New Zealand. The Relativity Group at the University of Otago consists of three permanent staff (F. Beyer, J. Frauendiener and J. Hennig) and, currently, two PhD students and one Master student. The research interests include mathematical and numerical properties of the conformal field equations, gravitational waves, Fuchsian methods, cosmological space-times, exact solutions, transformation optics etc. A University of Otago Doctoral Scholarship provides an annual emolument of 25,000NZD plus tuition fee waiver for 3 years. Applicants should have a First Class honours degree, Masters degree, or equivalent, specialising in an area of Applied Mathematics, preferably with some prior knowledge in General Relativity and numerical methods. The scholarships are available to both International and Domestic students. Interested? Then, you should apply for a University of Otago Postgraduate Scholarship by downloading the appropriate application form the Scholarships Office website at http://www.otago.ac.nz/study/scholarships Enquiries to: Prof. J. Frauendiener (Phone: +64 3 479 7770, Email: joergf[AT]maths.otago.ac.nz ) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ============================================== 3. News ============================================== 3.1. Living Reviews in Relativity: new article and website ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/04/28/living-reviews-in-relativity-… Additional Information: https://doi.org/10.1007/s41114-017-0004-1 The open-access journal Living Reviews in Relativity has published a new review article on 4 April 2017: Joseph D. Romano and Neil. J. Cornish, Detection methods for stochastic gravitational-wave backgrounds: a unified treatment, Living Rev Relativ (2017) 20:2. doi:10.1007/s41114-017-0004-1 We are also happy to announce that the new Living Reviews community portal (http://www.livingreviews.org) was recently relaunched. With this common entry point to research and review journals in physics and astronomy, three communities will be able to find associated journals, highlighted articles, and related news 'just a click away'. We present Springer's original research journals along with the Living Reviews open-access series as partner journals serving researchers in relativity, solar physics, and computational astrophysics. This milestone marks also the completion of the Living Reviews journals' content transfer from its previous publishing platform to SpringerLink, during which all articles have been retro-digitized and are now also available in standard XML/HTML with embedded MathJax. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3.2. New book: General Relativity 1916 - 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement on Hyperspace@GU: http://hyperspace.uni-frankfurt.de/2017/04/30/new-book-general-relativity-1… Additional Information: http://www.minkowskiinstitute.org/mip/books/2016conf.html General Relativity 1916 - 2016 (Minkowski Institute Press, Montreal 2017) - Selected peer-reviewed papers presented at the Fourth International Conference on the Nature and Ontology of Spacetime, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the publication of General Relativity, 30 May - 2 June 2016, Golden Sands, Varna, Bulgaria : http://www.minkowskiinstitute.org/mip/books/2016conf.html ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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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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[Hyperspace-list] Hyperspace Bulletin for January 2017
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02 Jan '17

########################################## 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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########################################## 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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########################################## 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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