August 2015
Issue 69
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Special issue of Journal
of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer
Following the well-established ELS
practice, we are pleased to solicit papers for a topical issue of the Journal of Quantitative
Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer (JQSRT)
and hope that you will want your state-of-the-art research to become part of
yet another benchmark collection of papers on electromagnetic scattering and
related topics.
This issue will consist only of full-size papers documenting
research on the following topics:
• 150
years of Maxwell`s electromagnetics
• new
theoretical developments and numerical simulations of light scattering by nonspherical and morphologically
complex particles and particle groups
• laboratory
and field experiments in light scattering by natural and artificial particles
• single
and multiple light scattering by cloud and aerosol
particles in the terrestrial atmosphere
• single
and multiple scattering of light in various astrophysical objects
• light
scattering in densely packed particulate media
• near-field
and coherent effects in light scattering
• optical
trapping and manipulation
• micro
and nano-optics
• applications
of light scattering in remote sensing, particle detection, laboratory and field
particle characterization
• applications
of light scattering methods in biology and biomedicine
• light
scattering methods to control material properties and technological applications
Your paper does not have to result from an
ELS-XV presentation as long as it falls within one or more categories listed
above. Each submission will be thoroughly reviewed by at least two independent
referees to ensure that all accepted manuscripts satisfy the highest standards
of scientific quality adopted for JQSRT.
Importantly, this will be a topical issue of JQSRT
consisting of full-size papers rather than a conference proceedings volume,
which means that extended abstracts of
ELS-XV presentations will not be considered.
To expedite the communication of your
research results to the scientific community at large, our goal is to have the
entire special issue published in about 10 months after the conference. This
implies a tight review and production schedule. The JQSRT
web site has been set up to accommodate your submission. You can
submit your
manuscript by going to: http://www.elsevier.com/journals/journal-of-quantitative-spectroscopy-and-radiativetransfer/0022-4073/guide-for-authors
and clicking on ``Submit your paper``. You will need to register in order to
create a personal account in the new Elsevier on-line editorial system called Evise unless you have done that
already.
Positions Open
FULL TIME CIVIL SERVICE POSITION IN RADIATIVE TRANSFER AT
NASA GISS, New York, NY
The NASA/GSFC Goddard Institute for Space
Studies in Manhattan, NY, is soliciting statements of interest for full-time
PhD level civil servant scientist positions for early career through senior
levels, in the following area:
Radiative Transfer - We seek a
scientist with expertise in the design and development of line-by-line and
multiple scattering radiative transfer models of solar and thermal radiation
with application to terrestrial-type atmospheres. Specific experience in the
use of numerical parameterizations (e.g., k- distributions) and analysis and
interpretation of spectral and/or polarimetric measurements are highly
desirable, as are interests in terrestrial climate, solar system planets,
including exo-planet
applications. Also highly desirable are programming skills in FORTRAN and/or
similar computer languages.
The above position is intended for
civil servant hiring for U.S. citizens. A PhD or equivalent experience in Earth
sciences or related discipline is highly desirable. Interested scientists
should send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statements of research interests
and names and contact information for three professional references to
Michele.r.ben-gera@nasa.gov by
September 30, 2015. A subsequent job application process will be conducted
through USAJOBS (www.usajobs.gov ). NASA
GSFC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Postdoctoral position on debris disks
The Astrophysical Institute and
University Observatory (AIU) of the Friedrich Schiller University, Jena,
Germany, is seeking
candidates for a postdoctoral position.
The position is to work in the
Research Unit FOR 2285 ``Debris Disks in Planetary Systems``, newly established
by the German Research Foundation (DFG). The successful candidate will join the
theory group at the AIU and will work for the Research Unit`s project P3
``Origin of the warm and hot dust and planetary system architecture``. The project
goals are to obtain improved statistics for the occurrence rate and parameters
of warm and hot dust disks, to work out plausible scenarios for the origin of
the observed warm and hot dust, to derive constraints on planetesimals and planets and the overall
architecture of the systems, and to make suggestions for future observational
tests.
The postdoc will benefit from close
collaboration with other projects of the Research Unit running in Jena, Braunschweig, Hamburg, and Kiel.
The position is for three years and can start at any time, but no later than in
the early 2016. The salary is standard for postdoc positions in Germany (TV-L
E-13 of the German federal public service scale) and includes a number of
social and family-related benefits.
The applicants should have a strong
educational record and hold a doctoral degree or equivalent in physics or
astronomy. Previous experience with astronomical research, preferrably with debris disk and/or exoplanet
studies, would be a strong advantage. Applications as a single document in the
PDF format should include a CV, a brief statement of research interests, and
three names of reference. All applications received by September 30, 2015 will
be given full consideration. The Friedrich Schiller University is an equal opportunity
employer and explicitely
encourages women to apply. Disabled persons with equal aptitude, competence and
qualification will be given preference.
Contact: Professor Alexander V. Krivov
Astrophysical Institute and University
Observatory, Friedrich Schiller University
Schillergasschen 2-3, 07745 Jena Germany
Email: krivov@astro.uni-jena.de Website: http://www.astro.uni-jena.de
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Two graduate student positions on debris disks
The Astrophysical Institute and University
Observatory (AIU) of the Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany, is seeking candidates for two
graduate student positions.
The positions are to work in the
Research Unit FOR 2285 ``Debris Disks in Planetary Systems``, newly established
by the German Research Foundation (DFG). The successful candidates will join
the theory group at the AIU and will work for one of the following two
projects.
In the first project (P1,
``Collisional modeling of resolved debris disks``), we plan to extend our
knowledge of planetary systems harboring debris disks with the help of
state-of-the-art collisional models. Such modeling is a powerful tool to
decipher information encrypted in the observed dust and to connect the dust to
its parent bodies, directly unobservable planetesimals.
Constraints can be placed on locations and masses of planetesimal belts, their size and radial
distribution, degree of dynamical excitation, material properties, etc. The
graduate student is expected to refine our collisional code, incorporate recent
advances from theory and laboratory work, and use the code to study a suite of
resolved debris disks.
The second project (P2, ``Sculpturing
of debris disks by planets and companions``) aims at modelling of observed
asymmetries in debris disks. Common disk features include, for instance, sharp
radial boundaries, eccentric offsets, and azimuthal asymmetry. All these are
signposts of underlying perturbations that shape the disks. A variety of
possible mechanisms have been put forward to explain these phenomena. Many
involve the gravitational influence of suggested but yet unseen planets and
companions. To study this fascinating connection, the graduate student will
combine the dynamical treatment (that describes these perturbations) with the
collisional treatment (that describe the dust production) to construct a single
numerical model.
Both students will work in close
collaboration with other projects of the Research Unit that will provide key
ingredients for the collisional models and calculation of observables. They
will greatly benefit from the expertise available in the Unit, in general, and
our group, in particular. The positions are for three years and can start at
any time, but no later than in the early 2016. The salary is standard for
postdoc positions in Germany (1/2 TV-L E-13 of the German federal public
service scale) and includes a number of social and family-related benefits. The
applicants should have a strong educational record and hold Master degree or
equivalent in physics or astronomy. Previous experience with numerics and astronomical
research, preferably with debris disk and/or exoplanet studies, would be an
advantage.
Applications as a single document in
the PDF format should include a CV, a brief statement of research interests,
and two names of reference. All applications received by September 30, 2015
will be given full consideration. The Friedrich Schiller University is an equal
opportunity employer and explicitely
encourages women to apply. Disabled persons with equal aptitude, competence and
qualification will be given preference.
Contact: Professor Alexander V. Krivov (for P1); Dr. Torsten Lohne (for P2)
Astrophysical Institute and University
Observatory Friedrich Schiller University
Schillergasschen 2-3, 07745 Jena Germany
Email: krivov@astro.uni-jena.de and tloehne@astro.uni-jena.de Website: http://www.astro.uni-jena.de
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