CEDAR email: Summer in Peru for undergrad/grad students; jobs at PSU and Cornell; AOGS 2013

[Barbara Emery]

This is a generic mailing to the CEDAR community sent 28 Dec 2012.
Meetings and jobs are listed at http://cedarweb.hao.ucar.edu under
'Community' as 'Calendar of Meetings' and 'CEDAR related opportunities'.
CEDAR email messages are under 'Community' as 'CEDAR email Newsletters'.
All are in 'Quick Links' on the main page.
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(1) Jicamarca International Research Experience Program (JIREP) in Peru summer 
2013 due 15 January.
 From Sandra Mendieta and Jorge Chau at <jirep at jro.igp.gob.pe>.
See also http://jro.igp.gob.pe/jirep/

(2) Post-Doc at Penn State on Global Electric Circuit - reviews start 1 Jan.
 From Victor Pasko <vpasko at psu.edu>.

(3) Post-doc at Cornell in space physics and aeronomy - - reviews start 1 Jan.
 From David Hysell <david.hysell at cornell.edu>.

(4) Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) 2013 Meeting, 24 to 28 June, 2013, 
in Brisbane, Australia - abstracts due 29 January at 
http://www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2013/public.asp?page=home.htm.
 From Qinghe Zhang <zhangqinghe at pric.gov.cn>.
See also http://www.asiaoceania.org

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(1) Jicamarca International Research Experience Program (JIREP) in Peru summer 
2013 due 15 January.
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 From Sandra Mendieta and Jorge Chau at <jirep at jro.igp.gob.pe>.

The students will work with staff engineers and scientists on projects
related to ongoing research or instrumentation development programs.
Research may be conducted in neutral atmospheric and ionospheric science
as well as radar/radio instrumentation and software development. Given its
location, frequency of operation, and array system, most JRO's research
capabilities are unique. Besides the unique research capabilities where
students are welcomed to propose and run their own experiments, JRO offers a
good opportunity to get hands-on-experience on different aspects of radar
systems, from changing the antenna connections, improving RF components of
the system, to develop sophisticated acquisition and processing programs.

A side benefit of the program is that students will get to know Peru,
heir to ancient cultures and rich colonial tradition. This program is
offered to junior/senior undergraduate and/or first and second year graduate
students and will cover the travel expenses (to and from Lima), as well as a
reasonable stipend. Given that the Observatory is located outside Lima city,
transportation will be provided.

* Application deadline: January 15th, 2013
* Decision: February 15th, 2013
* Starting date: Anytime between May 10th until June 30th, 2013
* Duration: 10 weeks

More information and application/recommendation forms can be found at
http://jro.igp.gob.pe/jirep/ or by contacting us at  jirep at jro.igp.gob.pe

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(2) Post-Doc at Penn State on Global Electric Circuit - review starts 1 Jan.
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 From Victor Pasko <vpasko at psu.edu>.

Communications and Space Sciences Laboratory in the Department of Electrical
Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University, University Park Campus invites
applications for an appointment as a Post-Doctoral Scholar as part of NSF funded
projects: “Electrical Connections and Consequences within the Earth’s System” and
“Energetic Radiation from Lightning Leaders: Effects and Origins”.  The successful
applicant will work with the collaborative research team within the Pennsylvania
State University in the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of 
Colorado
at Boulder, and National Center for Atmospheric Research to significantly advance
understanding of electrical processes that drive the global electric circuit (GEC).
A Ph.D., strong programming skills, and experience with development of numerical
models in topical areas relevant to gas discharge physics and atmospheric and space
electricity are required. The successful applicant must have the ability to work
independently. He/she will be involved in supervision of research of undergraduate
and graduate students, and is expected to document the research results in refereed
journal publications and to present them at seminars and conferences. The initial
appointment will be for one year with a possibility of renewal for two additional
years depending on performance. Applications, including a CV and the names, 
e-mails,
and phone numbers of three references should be sent to Dr. Victor P. Pasko,
211B Electrical Engineering East, University Park, PA 16802-2706, U.S.A.
(Fax: (814) 865-7065, E-mail: vpasko at psu.edu). Review of applications will begin
on January 1, 2013 and will continue until the position is filled. Employment will
require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University
policies. Penn State is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity and the
diversity of its workforce.

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(3) Post-doc at Cornell in space physics and aeronomy - - reviews start 1 Jan.
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 From David Hysell <david.hysell at cornell.edu>.

The Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Cornell University
invites applications for an appointment as a Post-Doctoral Research
Associate in the area of of space physics and aeronomy. The successful
applicant will be responsible for pursuing research using the Geospace
Facilities, the Jicamarca Radio Observatory chief among
them. Experience with incoherent scatter radar will be particularly
valuable, as will be strong analytic and programming skills. Duties
will include organizing experimental campaigns, acquiring and
processing data, developing new methods for data analysis, estimation,
and interpretation, and synthesizing findings in seminar and
conference presentations and journal publications. The successful
applicant will also be expected to interact with faculty and students
affiliated with our research group across campus and with
Jicamarca. The initial appointment will be for one year with an option
for reappointment contingent on performance. Applications including a
CV and contact information for three references should be sent to
David Hysell, 2122 Snee Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853,
USA (david.hysell at cornell.edu, FAX: +1 (607) 254-4780). Review of
applications will begin on January 1st and continue until the position
is filled.

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(4) Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) 2013 Meeting, 24 to 28 June, 2013, 
in Brisbane, Australia - abstracts due 29 January at 
http://www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2013/public.asp?page=home.htm.
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 From Qinghe Zhang <zhangqinghe at pric.gov.cn>.

On behalf of the convenors, we invite you to pay attention to the session on 
"Dynamical
Processes in the High-Latitude Ionosphere", to be held at the upcoming AOGS (Asia
Oceania Geosciences Society) 2013 Meeting, 24 to 28 June, 2013, in Brisbane, 
Australia.
The session is aiming to share our knowledge and on-going projects on the 
high-latitude
ionosphere (especially cusp/polar cap ionosphere). Submissions on all aspects of
high-latitude ionosphere and magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling are welcome, and 
we are
looking forward to a fruitful session in Brisbane. You can know some more detail 
about
it by finding the link at ST09 (The 9th session of Solar & Terrestrial Sciences) 
from
the following website: http://asiaoceania.org/aogs2013/mars2/pubSPView.asp?spID=48.

Abstract submission for the AOGS Meeting 2013 is now open at
http://www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2013/public.asp?page=home.htm. Please hold the 
date of
Submission deadline, which is 29 Jan 2013.

For general information on the meeting (traveling, registration etc.), please see
http://www.asiaoceania.org

Questions related to the session should be directed to one of the following 
convenors:
*Qinghe Zhang, (Polar Research Institute of China, Shanghai, China, 
zhangqinghe at pric.gov.cn)
*Thayyil Jayachandran, (University of New Brandswick, Canada, jaya at unb.ca)
*Gang Lu, (High Altitude Observatory, USA, ganglu at ucar.edu)

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