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THE CONFERENCE:
Protostellar Jets in Context is an international astrophysics
conference *open to all* interested scientists, which is organized
at the initiative of the JETSET European Research and Training
Network (RTN) (www.jetsets.org).

SCIENTIFIC RATIONALE:
The main goal is to review the recent contributions of theoretical

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Please visit our web-site at: http://www.si.inaf.it/eurovow2008/ for further details.

The conference will gather together experts in computational astrophysics from around the world to critically discuss and compare numerical techniques.

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We are pleased to announce a postdoctoral position associated to the Research project: "Starbursts in Galaxies III", a coordinated project lead by C. Munoz-Tunón (IAC, Tenerife), J. M. Vílchez (IAA, Granada) and A. I. Díaz(UAM, Madrid) and funded by the Spanish National Plan of the Ministry of Education and Science.

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Postdoctoral Calar Alto Instrument Development Fellowship - Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA, CSIC)

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EVN SYMPOSIUM 2008, first announcement.

The GLAST group at Goddard Space Flight Center is seeking postdoctoral researchers with an interest in high-energy gamma-ray astrophysics.

The Columbia Astrophysics Lab at Columbia University seeks candidates for a postdoctoral opening in gravitational wave astrophysics. The postdoctoral fellow will work with Prof. Kristen Menou and Prof. Zoltan Haiman on new science enabled by the LISA mission but independent research work will also be encouraged.

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The Netherlands Foundation for Research in Astronomy (ASTRON) and the Joint Institute for VLBI in Europe (JIVE) announce the availability of a limited number of grants for their 2008 Summer Research Programme.

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There are three postdoctoral positions available in France (two in Paris and one in Marseille), each for two
years, to work on science based on present and forthcoming COSMOS datasets on topics related to galaxy evolution and cosmology. In particular, the successful candidate will work with near-IR (WIRCAM, WFCAM and VIRCAM) datasets.

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The LIGO Research Group at the University of Florida invites applications for a postdoctoral position in the area of gravitational wave (GW) astronomy and data analysis. An appointment for two years is anticipated with possible extension. We will be continuously reviewing applications starting May 1st, 2008 until the position is filled.

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Postdoctoral Fellowship VHE Astrophysics MAGIC Telescope at IFAE

The Institut de Fisica d'Altes Energies, IFAE, in Barcelona (Spain) offers a postdoctoral fellowship in the field of experimental High Energy Gamma Ray Astrophysics. IFAE is a research institute with active involvement in experimental and theoretical High Energy Physics, Astroparticle Physics and Cosmology.

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Official page: http://www.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/div/vlbi/ckp08

Dear Colleague,

We are pleased to announce a workshop on "The Central Kiloparsec" which will be held on 4-6 June 2008 at Arion Palace Hotel in the town of Ierapetra, Crete. The workshop is sponsored by the RadioNet Consortium, within the FP6 program.

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First Announcement:

We are pleased to announce that a workshop entitled "A Decade of Accreting Millisecond X-ray Pulsars" will be held at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, from April 14th to 18th 2008.

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There is an opening for a Postdoc in from beginning of 2008 for an 18 month contract. Application is open untill position is filled, the salary is 2200-2600 Euro/month depending on experience, financed by RTRA “Nanosciences aux limites de la nanoélectronique” Consortium. The host institution will be CNRS – Institut Néel Dept. MCBT, Grenoble - France.

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At the Institute for Experimental Nuclear Physics (IEKP) / Universität Karlsruhe (TH), the position of a Scientist (PostDoc) in the field of high energy astroparticle physics is to be filled as soon as possible. The initial contract will be for two years with the possibility of extension by up to three years. The salary will be according to TV-L, E13.

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At the Institute for Experimental Nuclear Physics (IEKP) / Universität Karlsruhe (TH), two Ph.D. positions in the field of
high energy astroparticle physics are to be filled as soon as possible. The contracts will be for three years with a salary according to 50% TV-L, E13, each.

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The Max Planck Institute for Physics is one of the world's leading research institutes, focused on particle and astroparticle physics from both an experimental and a theoretical perspective.

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This year, the University of Helsinki launched an International Master's Degree Programme in Space Sciences. It is organized jointly by the Department of Physical Sciences and the Department of Astronomy. The goal of the programme is to educate students with outstanding skills needed both in post-graduate studies and in many other, often international, careers in space sciences or related fields.

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The Columbia Astrophysics Lab at Columbia University seeks candidates for a postdoctoral opening in gravitational wave astrophysics. The postdoctoral fellow will work with Prof. Kristen Menou and Prof. Zoltan Haiman on new science enabled by the LISA mission but independent research work will also be encouraged.