Monthly Archives: October 2014

19th International Conference on Microlensing

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The next international conference on microlensing will be held at NASA, Goddard Space Flight Centre in Annapolis!

There’ll be a long list of fascinating topics discussed. Here is a truncated list, filtered by my particular interests:

  • Microlensing with Big data
  • New discoveries in microlensing
  • Data challenges – microlensing for the unwashed masses
  • Planetary system formation history
  • What could be derived directly from ground and space-based microlensing data sets – as is
  • Space-borne ulensing missions
  • WFIRST
  • Euclid
  • Ground-based microlensing in the era of WFIRST and Euclid
  • Unbound planets
  • Black holes, white dwarfs and other non-exoplanet lenses

http://asd.gsfc.nasa.gov/conferences/microlensing19/index.html

Jobs for Astrophysicists

It’s not often that you see a software engineering house calling specifically for PhDs in astrophysics:

We have a brand new, very exciting opportunity for two Mathematicians or Physicists to join my client who is a Software Engineering House based in Cambridge to work within the role of Software Engineer.

All of the software within this team is built on maths – therefore you can expect on a daily basis that you will be working on many interesting problems and challenges – this is just one of the reasons why this company believes that they retain their staff for an average of 10 years! This involves working on a variety of mathematical areas ranging from 3D geometry, vectors, numerical methods and algorithm design.

We would be delighted to hear from anyone who has successfully finished their First Degree, Masters or even better a PhD in Mathematics, Physics and Astrophysics or any closely related subjects. No commercial working experience is required, just a real desire to use all aspects of your education on a day to day basis, and genuinely interested in exploring a route into Software Engineering / Development.

http://www.totaljobs.com/JobSearch/JobDetails.aspx?JobId=60604663