XMM-Newton-NEWS


XMM-Newton-NEWS  #125,    05-Jul-2011

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XMM-Newton Users Group: Minutes of meeting and presentations available

The XMM-Newton Users Group met on the 19th and 20th of May 2011 at ESAC. The minutes were approved on the 17th of June and are available, together with the presentations of the meeting, at:

     https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/users-group

ESA Research Fellowships in Space Science at ESAC

Postdoctoral fellowships in the area of Astronomy and Astrophysics related to the X-ray observatory XMM-Newton are tenable at the XMM-Newton Science Operations Centre in the European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC) located in Villafranca del Castillo, near Madrid, Spain.

The European Space Agency awards several postdoctoral fellowships each year. The aim of these fellowships is to provide young scientists, holding a PhD or the equivalent degree, with the means of performing space science research in fields related to the ESA Science Programme.

Preference will be given to applications submitted by candidates within five years of receiving their PhD. Candidates not holding a PhD yet are encouraged to apply, but they must provide evidence of receiving their degree before starting the fellowship.

Research opportunities with XMM-Newton science staff include: studies of the high energy emission of novae, (massive) stars, galaxies, and AGN using XMM-Newton data. Working at ESAC within the XMM-Newton team gives the unique opportunity of being in contact with the calibration scientists, the developers of the analysis software and the User Support Group.

Please contact Norbert Schartel ( ) for more details on ESA Research Fellowships related to XMM-Newton.

The deadline for the current call for applications is

     1 October 2011

More information on the ESA Research Fellowship programme in Space Science, on the conditions and eligibility, as well as the application form can be found on the Internet at:

     https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/science-faculty/research-fellowship


Yours sincerely,
XMM-Newton SOC