Releases
April 2021
Director (part-time position) of the International Space Science Institute (ISSI)
Deadline: 31/05/2021 The International Space Science Institute (ISSI) in Bern, Switzerland, invites applications for a part-time position of Director. The new Director isexpected to spend about 30% (negotiable) ofher/his time working for ISSI at [...]
February 2021
SKAO is born
Nighttime composite image of the SKA combining all elements in South Africa and Australia. Credit: SKAO, ICRAR, SARAO Published at: https://www.skatelescope.org/news/skao-is-born/ SKAO Global Headquarters, Jodrell Bank, UK, Thursday 4 February 2021 – The SKA [...]
December 2020
Presidencia SEA: ¡Feliz solsticio y por un mejor 2021!
El Comité Directivo y la Oficina de Coordinación de la RIA comparten palabra por palabra los deseos de la presidencia de la SEA Carta de la Junta Directiva de la SEA a [...]
Night CAT: 2021A time allocation
The Time Allocation Committee (CAT) on the Canarian Observatories announces the list of proposals recommended by the Spanish night Time Allocation Committee (CAT) for telescopes GTC, TNG, NOT, LT, Mercator and [...]
MEGASTAR: MEGARA-GTC Stellar Spectral Library
MEGARA (Multi Espectrógrafo en GTC de Alta Resolución para Astronomía) is an optical (3650 - 9750Å), fibre-fed, medium-high spectral resolution (R = 6000, 12000, 20000) instrument for the GTC 10.4m telescope, in operation since [...]
Gaia Early Data Release 3: EDR3
The Gaia Early Data Release 3 will take place on 3 December 2020 - 12:00 CET Several events are organized on the day of the release, for which more information is given below. Due [...]
November 2020
The cancellation of SPICA
In October 2020, the European Space Agency (ESA) unexpectedly cancelled the ESA Medium Class M5 mission candidate SPICA (SPace Infrared telescope for Cosmology and Astrophysics) (press release): The European Space Agency (ESA) and the [...]
Ariel ‘adopted’ by ESA
Ariel was selected in 2018 as the fourth medium-class science mission in ESA’s Cosmic Vision plan. It was ‘adopted’ by ESA during the Agency’s Science Programme Committee meeting on 12 November. ESA’s exoplanet mission [...]
J-PLUS second public data release
The J-PLUS DR2 Data Release (July 2020) (J-PLUS-DR2) comprises 1088 J-PLUS fields observed in twelve optical bands amounting to 2176deg2. J-PLUS DR2 is based on images collected from November 2015 to February 2020 by [...]
2nd Announcement of Opportunity for the CHEOPS Guest Observers Programme
The announcement solicits proposals for observations to be performed between 26 March 2021 and 25 March 2022. Scientists from institutes worldwide are invited to participate. All proposals shall be subject to peer review by [...]
October 2020
Titulado Superior para apoyo a la Dirección en el Plan Estratégico de los Observatorios de Canarias
(we apologize, this information is only available in Spanish) Fecha límite: 17/11/2020 Descripción: Resolución de la Dirección del Consorcio Público Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias por la que se convoca proceso selectivo para la [...]
September 2020
Minimal Science Operations at ESO
The exceptional circumstances imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic led to the suspension of science operations at the La Silla and Paranal observatories, as well as at the APEX telescope, since the end of March. [...]
August 2020
LOW AIV Lead Engineer
Position: LOW AIV Lead engineer Job Location: Australia - initial period in UK Closing Date: 28/08/ 2020 More information: please, find the full announcement at this link
Suspension of ESO P107 Call for Proposals Confirmed
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the La Silla Paranal Observatory has resulted in the loss of virtually all the observing time allocated in Period 105 (April-September 2020), and the timescale for a [...]
Job opportunities at the GTC
The government-owned company Gran Telescopio de Canarias S.A. (GRANTECAN) is interested in identifying suitable candidates for the jobs listed at this link. These jobs are open to people of both sexes. [...]
Job opportunities at the Observatorios de Canarias
Please, check here all the Job Offers at IAC and OOCC (Observatorios de Canarias)
Job opportunities at CEFCA and OAJ
Please, check here all the Job Offers at CEFCA and OAJ.
Job offers at Calar Alto and IAA-CSIC
Please, check here all the Job Offers at the Calar Alto Observatory. Please, check here all the Job Offers at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA-CSIC) [...]
ESO vacancy notices
Updated on: 29/06/2021 The European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere (ESO) announces 7 job advertisements: Internships: Science Journalism in Chile, Santiago HR Operations Assistant, Santiago Human Resources Advisor, [...]
ESA vacancy notices
Job opportunities anounced by The European Space Agency (ESA): ESTEC (Noordwijk, The Netherlands) ESA Headquarters (Paris, France) ECSAT (Harwell, United Kingdom) ESAC (Villanueva de la Cañada, Spain) ESOC (Darmstadt, Germany) ESRIN (Frascati, Italy) [...]
Job opportunities at SKA
Please, find all the details about SKA job opportunities at the link: SKA Observatory Recruitment Portal
Job opportunities in EUCLID mission
Publication date: 27/02/2018 Please, follow the next link to get information about job vacancies related to the ESA Euclid Mission: Euclid Career Opportunities
Job opportunities in PLATO mission
Open call: PLATO Engineer for Data Processing position open at LESIA – Observatoire de Paris Previous positions: PLATO job opportunities
July 2020
Technical first light of the JPCam panoramic camera of the Javalambre Astrophysical Observatory
Image of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31), obtained during the technical first light of JPCam at the JST/T250 telescope of the Javalambre Astrophysical Observatory. M31 is located 2.5 million light years away, and has [...]
May 2020
Workshop MAAT@GTC
Date: 5 May 2020Venue: virtual format (link will be provided for remote connection)Registration deadline April 30th. MAAT* (Mirror-slicer Array for Astronomical Transients) is proposed as a visitor mirror-slicer optical system that will allow the OSIRIS [...]