########################################## 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-workshop... 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-lattice... 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-and... 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-gravita... 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-valencia... 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-po... 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-gravit... 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-rela... 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-gra... 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-nor... 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. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++