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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Meeting: European Space Weather Week (ESWW): Session and TDM call for ESWW2024 plus announcement of host city for ESWW2027
2. Meeting: RAS Specialist Discussion Meeting - "Advances in Techniques in Space Plasma Physics", 10th May 2024
3. Meeting: International EISCAT Symposium 2024 and Optical Meeting Abstract Submission Deadline Updated to April 14, 2024
4. Workshop: International Magnetosphere Coupling IV (IMC-IV) workshop - 2-7 June, Potsdam, Germany
5. School: Registration Open for EISCAT Radar School 2024
6. Job opening: Postdoctoral Position, Institute of Theoretical Physics, TU Braunschweig, Germany
7. Job opening: Head of the Solar System Section, in the Office of Science Engagement and Oversight in ESA’s Science Directorate
8. Job opening: 2 + 2 year post-doctoral position at GFZ Potsdam, Germany: Empirical Wave Modelling for EMIC waves, Numerical Simulation for Space Physics
9. Job opening: PhD position at GFZ Potsdam, Germany: Empirical Wave Modelling for hiss waves and exohiss waves, Numerical Simulation for Space Physics
10. Job opening: 2 year post-doctoral position at GFZ Potsdam, Germany: Numerical modeling and scientific programming in space physics
11. Job opening: PhD at GFZ Potsdam, Germany: Machine Learning for space weather applications in ionosphere and magnetosphere
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1. Meeting: European Space Weather Week (ESWW): Session and TDM call for ESWW2024 plus announcement of host city for ESWW2027

From: Piers Jiggens (piers.jiggens (at) esa.int)

The European Space Weather Week (ESWW) conference is an excellent opportunity for people from all over the world to gather and discuss the most recent insights in space weather and in space climate, and to address the emerging challenges and impacts. Science, data exploitation, observations, service development, operational models, engineering and industrial needs are all important aspects of space weather that are addressed. In line with this, the overarching theme for ESWW2024 in Coimbra (4th – 8th November 2024) is “20 years of expanding horizons, from fundamental science to protecting society”. ESWW 2024 will take place in Coimbra, Portugal from 4th – 8th November 2024. The community is encouraged to routinely check the website for updates:
esww2024.org

As in previous editions, the conference will be held in hybrid format.
One of the strengths of ESWW is that participants can contribute significantly to its content through parallel sessions, plenary sessions and Topical Discussion Meetings (TDM).
Parallel and plenary session submissions are open until Wed 27th March 2024 (inclusive).
Those interested in convening a session at ESWW2024 may submit a proposal in one of the following three formats:
 - Parallel Space Weather Research (SWR)
 - Parallel 100% Community-Driven (100CD)
 - Parallel Application Pipeline (APL)
Proponents of 100CD or APL sessions will have the opportunity to request the Programme Committee (PC) consider the promotion of their session to a plenary of 90 minutes fixed duration.
More detailed information and submission instructions can be found on the website:
esww2024.org/call-for-sessions/parallel-and-plenary-sessions/

The ESWW Programme Committee (PC) announces the open calls for the host city for ESWW2027. The 2025 edition will take place in Umeå, Sweden. The 2026 edition will take place in Firenze (Florence), Italy. These will be the first occasions when these two countries with prominent space weather communities host the event and each will add their own unique flavour to the conference. The ESWW PC is hoping to make an announcement for the host city for 2027 soon.

2. Meeting: RAS Specialist Discussion Meeting - "Advances in Techniques in Space Plasma Physics", 10th May 2024

From: Alexandra Fogg (arfogg (at) cp.dias.ie)

This meeting will be held on Friday 10th May 2024, 10:30 – 15:35 at Burlington House, London and online.  https://www.ras.ac.uk/events-and-meetings/ras-meetings/advances-techniques-space-plasma-physics    

This meeting aims to understand how advances in techniques shape a global picture of the behaviour of solar-planetary interaction by bringing together a range of different emerging observational, numerical, and computational methods applied to different solar-planetary environments to gain a large-scale insight on the development of space plasma understanding using modern techniques.  Abstracts pertaining to all topical areas of space plasma physics, with an emphasis on emerging techniques including, but not limited to, machine learning, numerical modelling, data assimilation and forecasting techniques are invited. 

Confirmed invited speakers on techniques in space plasma physics include Connor O’Brien (University of Boston), Jonas Suni (University of Helsinki) and Sanita Vetra-Carvalho (Spire Global Ltd). 

The programme will feature talks and time for open discussion and a poster session. If you are working on space plasma physics (modelling or observational) then please consider submitting an abstract and attending the one-day meeting in London. There is funding available to attend for UK students who wish to present relevant work. Please get in touch ASAP if you are a student and need financial support to attend.   The deadline for abstracts is the 12th April 2024:  https://forms.gle/wPrB7DcXZM1oobpF9 Please note registration only opens a month prior to the meeting, and further details will be sent in due course. 

3. Meeting: International EISCAT Symposium 2024 and Optical Meeting Abstract Submission Deadline Updated to April 14, 2024

From: Devin Huyghebaert (devin.r.huyghebaert (at) uit.no)

The deadline for abstract submissions to the joint 21st International EISCAT Symposium 2024 and 48th Annual European Meeting on Atmospheric Studies by Optical Methods has been extended to April 14, 2024.

Abstract submissions can be submitted through the conference website located at:
uit.no/tavla/artikkel/830164/eiscat_symposium_2024

Venue: UiT The Arctic University of Norway campus, Tromsø, Norway

Dates: July 29 - August 2, 2024

A notice will be sent once registration opens.

For further details on the conference, please visit the conference website provided above.

Science Organizing Committee:
Thomas Ulich (EISCAT), Noora Partamies (UNIS), Mykola Ivchenko (KTH), Ingemar Häggström (EISCAT), Anita Aikio (Oulu), Hilde Nesse (UiB), Lisa Baddeley (UNIS), Björn Gustavsson (UiT)

Local Organizing Committee at UiT:
Björn Gustavsson, Devin Huyghebaert, Inger Solheim, Ingrid Mann


4. Workshp: International Magnetosphere Coupling IV (IMC-IV) workshop - 2-7 June, Potsdam, Germany
From Julia Himmelsbach (himmel(at)gfz-potsdam.de)

The presentation titles can be submitted until April 15.

The International Magnetosphere Coupling IV (IMC-IV) workshop will be held in Potsdam, Germany, from June 2nd to 7th, 2024. Building on the success of previous workshops, IMC-IV will bring together researchers to examine and discuss: 
• The strongly coupled inner magnetosphere system.
• How disturbances from the sun can propagate to the magnetosphere, thereby radically altering the plasma conditions and wave distributions. 
• How these disturbances ultimately influence the Earth’s ionosphere and upper atmosphere.
• The tools to predict and monitor: space weather, comparative magnetospheres, and global magnetospheric interactions.

As in previous workshops, short presentations will pave the way for in-depth discussions. The presentation time will be matched by an equal time allocated to in depth discussions to promote the exchange of ideas and foster interdisciplinary collaborations.

Among the discussion leaders will be:
Tuija Pulkkinen, Yoshizumi Miyoshi, Jerry Goldstein, Claudia Stolle, Ondrej Santolik, Miriam Sinnhuber, Daniel Baker, Mary K. Hudson, Larry Kepko, Theodore Sarris, Juha-Pekka Luntama, Philippe Escoubet, Emma Woodfield, Drew Turner, Matt Taylor, and Terry Onsager

Registration: https://events.hifis.net/event/1154/page/275-registration-presentation-submission

Organizers: Yuri Shprits, Julia Himmelsbach, Dedong Wang, Anthony A. Saikin, and Alexander Drozdov

5. School: Registration Open for EISCAT Radar School 2024

From: Devin Huyghebaert (devin.r.huyghebaert (at) uit.no)

The International EISCAT Radar School will be held August 12–16, 2024, at the Kilpisjärvi Biological Station in Finland. The school in 2024 is organized by UiT The Arctic University of Norway and the international EISCAT Scientific Association.

Website and Registration: https://uit.no/tavla/artikkel/842864/eiscat_radar_school_2024

Venue: Kilpisjärvi Biological Station, Kilpisjärvi, Finland

Dates: August 12–16, 2024

Registration Deadline: There are limited spots available, so it is recommended to register early.  No registration deadline is currently assigned.

Topics to be covered:
The EISCAT school will teach about essential aspects of the EISCAT radar systems. An introduction to ionospheric physics, incoherent scatter radar measurements, and radio wave interactions with plasma will be provided. The hardware and software of EISCAT systems will be discussed, with some emphasis on EISCAT 3D. Tips on analysing and working with the data will be given and the participants will run their own radar experiment in a hands-on exercise.

Accommodations:
Rooms are reserved in the Kilpisjärvi Biological Research Station for the school from August 11–17, 2024. Dual occupancy rooms are reserved for students at a cost of approximately 600 euros for each student (Sunday-Saturday, Aug. 11-17), with meals included. There is no registration fee.

Travel: Travel to the Kilpisjärvi research station, Finland, will be discussed with each registrant for the school. Tromsø, Norway, has a public bus route that leaves Monday morning (August 12) and arrives at the station before lunch and the start of the school. The public bus route leaves Kilpisjärvi in the early evening on August 16 to return to Tromsø. An excursion to the EISCAT 3D radar site is planned for the school.

The lecturers at the school consist of members of the EISCAT user community and EISCAT staff. The in-person school will provide opportunities for the attendees to network with others in the incoherent scatter and ionospheric science community, while learning about the EISCAT radar systems.

6. Postdoctoral Position, Institute of Theoretical Physics, TU Braunschweig, Germany

From: Yasuhito Narita (y.narita at tu-braunschweig.de)

The Institute of Theoretical Physics of the TU Braunschweig is looking for a postdoc with strong expertise in MHD and kinetic treatments of solar-heliospheric plasmas. The postdoc is expected to study the magnetic helicity transport from the Sun to the heliosphere. Different approaches such as the observational methods, theoretical studies, and numerical simulations are highly welcome. The position is for two years with the possibility of one-year extension, depending on the research performance and funding availability. The application deadline is on May 10, 2024. For more information, please visit the institute homepage:

www.tu-braunschweig.de/en/theophys/numerical-plasma-simulation/open-positions

7. Job opening: Head of the Solar System Section, in the Office of Science Engagement and Oversight in ESA’s Science Directorate

From: Matt Taylor (matthew.taylor (at) esa.int)

This is a pre-announcement for a management position, Head of the Solar System Section, in the Office of Science Engagement and Oversight in ESA’s Science Directorate. The job will be advertised via jobs.esa.int at ~8 April, with applications due by the end of April. This opportunity is open to ESA Member State nationals and will be based in the Netherlands at ESTEC.

The closing date for applications is 1 March 2024.

8. Job opening: 2 + 2 year post-doctoral position at GFZ Potsdam, Germany: Empirical Wave Modelling for EMIC waves, Numerical Simulation for Space Physics

From: Dedong Wang (dedong.wang at gfz-potsdam.de)

Job Application Deadline: 29th April 2024

In this project funded by the European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant, combining state-of-the-art measurements from multiple satellites (Van Allen Probes, Arase, Double Star and Cluster mission), comprehensive models for EMIC will be developed. We will improve our Full Diffusion Code by using the wave models developed in this project and calculate diffusion coefficients using more realistic background magnetic field and plasma density models. With the help of our sophisticated physics-based radiation belt dynamic model, fundamental acceleration and loss of relativistic electrons caused by different waves in the Earth's radiation belts will be quantified. We will systematically validate simulation results against satellite measurements to understand the competition between acceleration and loss caused by various types of plasma waves. 

The successful candidate should have extensive experience in satellite data processing. Job responsibilities will include a variety of tasks related to empirical modeling and scientific programming, including but not limited to:
• Develop scientific codes to process satellite data
• Develop empirical models for electromagnetic cyclotron (EMIC) waves using multiple satellite data
• Document and test existing codes
• Help to formulate the wave models as input for numerical code to calculate diffusion coefficients
• Conduct scientific research in the field of space physics
• Write manuscripts that will be published in peer-reviewed journal
• Present related studies at international and national conferences
• Write proposals for future projects
• Maintain data and code repositories

For more information, please visit the website: https://www.gfz-potsdam.de/en/career/job-offers/details/9193
If you have any questions, and/or if you would like an informal discussion about the role, please contact dedong.wang at gfz-potsdam.de

9. Job opening: PhD position at GFZ Potsdam, Germany: Empirical Wave Modelling for hiss waves and exohiss waves, Numerical Simulation for Space Physics

From: Dedong Wang (dedong.wang at gfz-potsdam.de)

Job Application Deadline: 29th April 2024

In this project funded by the European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant, combining state-of-the-art measurements from multiple satellites (Van Allen Probes, Arase, Double Star and Cluster mission), comprehensive models for hiss wave and exohiss waves will be developed. We will improve our Full Diffusion Code by using the wave models developed in this project and calculate diffusion coefficients using more realistic background magnetic field and plasma density models. With the help of our sophisticated physics-based radiation belt dynamic model, fundamental acceleration and loss of relativistic electrons caused by different waves in the Earth's radiation belts will be quantified. We will systematically validate simulation results against satellite measurements to understand the competition between acceleration and loss caused by various types of plasma waves. 

The successful candidate should have extensive experience in data analysis and preferably also with machine learning and scientific programming.
Job responsibilities will include a variety of tasks related to satellite data processing and scientific programming, including but not limited to:
• Perform data processing and analysis
• Develop empirical and machine learning-based models for hiss waves and exohiss waves in the Earth’s inner magnetosphere
• Maintain data and code repositories
• Develop scientific visualizations of the results
• Document and test existing codes
• Adopt scientific codes for different scientific problems
• Conduct scientific research in the field of space physics
• Attend scientific meetings, including international conferences, and present the results
• Write manuscripts that will be published in peer-reviewed journals

For more information, please visit the website: https://www.gfz-potsdam.de/en/career/job-offers/details/9260
If you have any questions, and/or if you would like an informal discussion about the role, please contact dedong.wang at gfz-potsdam.de

10. 2 year post-doctoral position at GFZ Potsdam, Germany: Numerical modeling and scientific programming in space physics

From: Yuri Shprits (yuri.shprits at gfz-potsdam.de)

Job Application Deadline: 5th May 2024

The Space Physics and Space Weather section is working on understanding the dynamical evolution of the hazardous space radiation environment and developing tools for specification and prediction of the adverse effects of the space environment utilizing physics-based numerical models and data assimilation. In our research, we try to bridge our theoretical studies with high-performance tools that can be used in science, predictions, and applications. 
Your responsibilities:
The successful candidate should have extensive experience in scientific programming. Job responsibilities will include a variety of tasks related to scientific programming, including but not limited to:
• Develop scientific codes
• Maintain data and code repositories
• Develop visualizations
• Develop various programming tools for scientific codes and data analysis
• Document and test existing codes
• Adopt scientific codes for different scientific problems
• Conduct scientific research in the field of space physics
• Write manuscripts that will be published in peer-reviewed journals

For more information, please visit the website: https://www.gfz-potsdam.de/en/career/job-offers/details/9144
If you have any questions, and/or if you would like an informal discussion about the role, please contact yuri.shprits at gfz-potsdam.de

11. Job opening: PhD at GFZ Potsdam, Germany: Machine Learning for space weather applications in ionosphere and magnetosphere

From: Yuri Shprits (yuri.shprits at gfz-potsdam.de)

The Space Physics and Space Weather section is working on understanding the dynamical evolution of the hazardous space radiation environment and developing tools for specification and prediction of the adverse effects of the space environment utilizing machine learning, as well as physics-based models, and data assimilation. Our research will help safely design and operate satellites and maintain ground networks. In our research, we try to bridge our theoretical studies with high-performance tools that can be used in science, predictions, and applications. 
Your responsibilities:
The successful candidate should have extensive experience in data analysis and machine learning. Job responsibilities will include a variety of tasks related to scientific programming, including but not limited to:
• Perform data processing and analysis
• Develop and maintain machine learning models of the particle dynamics in the near-Earth space
• Deploy the developed models for real-time operations
• Maintain data and code repositories
• Develop scientific visualizations of the results
• Conduct scientific research in the field of space physics
• Attend scientific meetings, including international conferences, and present the results
• Write manuscripts that will be published in peer-reviewed journals

For more information, please visit the website: https://www.gfz-potsdam.de/en/career/job-offers/details/9255
If you have any questions, and/or if you would like an informal discussion about the role, please contact yuri.shprits at gfz-potsdam.de

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Editors Yuri Shprits, Dedong Wang, Alexander Jordan and Jasmin Meiske