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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.    WORKSHOP: IMC-IV Workshop, Potsdam, Germany
2.    JOB OPENING:  PHD Student in Space Physics, Uppsala, Sweden
3.    JOB OPENING:  PHD Student in Space Physics, Uppsala, Sweden
4.    JOB OPENING:  PHD Student in Arctic Geophysics, Norway
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 1.    WORKSHOP: IMC-IV Workshop – First Announcement, Potsdam, Germany

From Julia Himmelsbach (himmel(at)gfz-potsdam.de)

The International Magnetosphere Coupling IV (IMC-IV) workshop will be held in Potsdam, Germany, from June 3rd 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

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

2.     JOB OPENING:  PHD Student in Space Physics, Uppsala, Sweden
From: Annelie Klint Nilsson (annelie(at)ifr.de)

Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala, Sweden is looking for a highly motivated individual to join the Extreme Plasma Flares project, a collaboration between Chalmers, Gothenburg, IRF, Uppsala, and the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm.

Plasma flares – explosive releases of magnetic energy – play a central role in such diverse phenomena as solar flares, aurora, and fusion plasmas. One of the outstanding questions is what conditions lead to the most extreme electron acceleration events.

The PhD project will focus on the analysis of extreme acceleration events associated with magnetic reconnection. The PhD student will work with state-of-the-art experimental data from the NASA multi-spacecraft Magnetospheric MultiScale (MMS) mission.

For further information:
Prof. Yuri Khotyaintsev, yuri@irfu.se
Dr. Daniel B. Graham, dgraham@irfu.se

Closing date: 30 October 2023.

Full description:
https://www.irf.se/en/news/2023/09/20/phd-student-in-space-physics-dnr-2-2-1-318-23/

The Swedish Institute of Space Physics is a governmental research institute that conducts postgraduate education and research in space physics, atmospheric physics, and space technology. Many of IRF’s projects are run as large international projects in collaboration with other research institutes and space agencies. IRF has about one hundred employees and offices in Kiruna (headquarters), Umeå, Uppsala, and Lund. www.irf.se

3.   JOB OPENING:  PHD Student in Space Physics, Uppsala, Sweden
From: Annelie Klint Nilsson (annelie(at)ifr.de)

The Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF) is seeking a highly motivated individual to join a space-weather research project to investigate geomagnetically induced currents (GICs) in the Swedish power grid. The project is part of an ongoing collaboration between IRF, the Swedish Research Defence Agency, the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency, and Svenska Kraftnät to improve awareness and resilience to space weather effects in Sweden.

The PhD project will focus on evaluating and understanding the causes of GICs in Sweden using state-of-the-art ground- and space-based experimental data, advanced plasma simulations, as well as 3D ground conductivity modelling.

For further information:
Dr. Andrew P. Dimmock, andrew.dimmock@irfu.se
Prof. Yuri Khotyaintsev, yuri@irfu.se

Applications should be sent to: registrator@irf.se

Closing date: 31 October 2023.

Full description:
https://www.irf.se/en/news/2023/09/27/phd-student-in-space-physics-dnr-2-2-1-333-23/

IRF is a governmental research institute that conducts postgraduate education and research in space physics, atmospheric physics, and space technology. Many of IRF's projects are run as large international projects in collaboration with other research institutes and space agencies. IRF has about one hundred employees and offices in Kiruna (headquarters), Umeå, Uppsala and Lund. www.irf.se

4.     JOB OPENING: PHD Student in Arctic Geophysics, Norway
From: Katie Herlingshaw (katieh(at)unis.no)

Space Physics PhD on Svalbard

Interested in Space Physics and adventure?

We are employing a PhD student at the University Centre in Svalbard to research exciting new aurora-like features called 'fragments'. If you - or anyone you know - would like to live in the world's northernmost town and use world-class auroral observatories and radars then please check out the job advert:

https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/251211/phd-position-in-arctic-geophysics

Please spread the word to anyone you think might be interested and get in touch (katieh@unis.no) if you have any questions.