No.175,
Twiki link
https://twiki.cern.ch/twiki/bin/view/ALICE/AliceNewsletter8Oct2021

ONGOING AND UPCOMING EVENTS

ALICE 3

 

  • ALICE Upgrade Forum, 11 October: discussion on the scope and content of ALICE 3 Letter of Intent.

  • ALICE 3 Workshop, 18–19 Oct 2021: this open workshop aims at engaging the whole HI community in shaping up the ALICE 3 proposal.

  • ALICE mini week - 18 - 22 Oct 2021
     
  • Second round of an LHC-wide mentoring program: The goal is to connect young scientists who are interested in a career in research with researchers who are established in the field. Each mentee-mentor relationship will have its own set of specific goals, as proposed by the mentee and agreed upon with the mentor. The application forms are in the links for Mentees and Mentors. The applications are open now until 22 October 2021.

NEWS and ANNOUNCEMENTS

    • A new FAQ category has been included in the ALICE Secretariat webpage which gives information on many of the Administrative processes.
       
    • Flu Vaccination at ALICE Point-2 on 12 October 2021 between 1:30 PM and 4:20 PM. Register at cern.ch/plamed.
       
    • CERN is currently  COVID-19 LEVEL 2 – Yellow.  (https://hse.cern/covid-19-information)
       
    • Proximeter use on-site is mandatory, even in level 2 – Yellow. It helps with contact tracing, and thereby provides a valuable tool for preventing the spread of the virus on-site.
       
    • Update on the COVID19 Guidelines: https://hse.cern/covid-19-information
       
    • Self-testing at CERN: is for those coming on-site and exhibiting no symptoms. If you have symptoms, even mild ones, do not come on site, contact the COVID Helpline at +41 22 766 7777 to arrange for an RT-PCR test at the Proxilis medical laboratory in Meyrin. You can easily sign-up for a self-test using the PLAMED tool.
    • Recent health measures: A reminder of the COVID-19 measures in place
       
    • Measures in France: Full details of the measures in France may be found here. A summary of what you need to know in France is provided here. As of 1 October, all children aged between 12 and 17 will be required to show the “pass sanitaire”.
       
    • Measures in Switzerland: The full details of the recent measures for Switzerland can be found here.
       
    • Travel:
      • France updated its classification of countries as green, orange or red on 23 September. The current classification, along with details of conditions for international travel, is available at the page here.
      • As of 20 September, in light of the epidemiological situation, the Federal Council has implemented new measures with regards to conditions of entry into Switzerland. The full press release can be found here.
         
    • For any information and support: contact ALICE-covid19-coordination@cern.ch

    EVENTS OF INTEREST

    NEW PUBLIC NOTE

    NEW PAPERS ON THE ARXIV

    NEW PUBLIC NOTE

     

    All publications of the ALICE Collaboration submitted to Refereed Journals are in the link here

    New ALICE paper submissions appear in twitter: ALICE_Publications

    PAPERS IN THE COLLABORATION REVIEW

    New ALICE paper submissions appear in twitter: ALICE_Publications

    NEWS FROM POINT 2

    ALICE is in the global commissioning phase:

    • Shift Booking:
       
      • Preparation for beam operation (Calibration runs with QC, Event display, running efficiency).
         
      • Today (this Friday) second test for TI2 transfer line ongoing. ALICE is running ITS+MUON+FIT for TED shots.
         
        • Main data taking and commissioning activities:

          Preparation for beam operation (Calibration runs with QC, Event display, running efficiency).

          Today (this Friday) second test for TI2 transfer line ongoing. ALICE is running ITS+MUON+FIT for TED shots.

           
        • LS2 Schedule:
           
          • Gobal commissioning until 12 November 2021
             
          • LHC pilot beam test in weeks 42-43 (18 - 29 October)
             
          • 11 weeks YETS from mid November to end January 2022
             
          • Restart global commissioning with magnets on February 1st 2022
             
          • LS2 end date Monday 21st February 2022
             

        LS2

        CONFERENCES

        CURRENT CONFERENCES AND SCHOOLS (starting this week)
        SPEAKING OPPORTUNITIES (events within 3 months or deadline within 1 month)
        SCHOOLS

        OUTREACH NEWS

        • COVID Level 2: CERN is gradually reopening to visitors. Details are in the CERN visits website.
           
        • Virtual, VIP and press visits are already taking place regularly.
           
        • ALICE underground visits: are now open to people having a valid CERN access card, with a limited number of visitors, and in respect of special COVID rules. The guidelines are documented here.
           
        • ALICE Virtual Visits: are announced in the official CERN catalogue. A list of open virtual visits is announced in the Visits link.

          ALICE needs volunteers for virtual as well as underground visits. Virtual visits require having 2 or 3 guides. If interested, please get in touch with  alice-visits, or alice-outreach-virtual-visits
        • Recent visits:
          • 7 Oct 2021: CMS & ALICE virtual visit, event organised on the occasion of  "The Cosmonaut” exhibition in the Hanyang Museum, Seoul, Korea
          • 6 Oct 2021: Her Excellency Ms Emine Aiiarovna Dzhaparova, First Deputy Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ukraine
             
          • 2 Oct 2021: Virtual visit to ALICE for Second Collisions Alumni event
             
          • 15 Sep 2021: Her Excellency Ms Monika Kapil Mohta, Ambassador of India to Switzerland and Liechtenstein
             
        • Weekly online activities suspended: CERN Clubs back in business. The link to all the CERN Clubs can be accessed here.
           

        DIVERSITY

        ALICE Diversity Office website can be accessed here.

         

        Have a great weekend and a great week ahead!

        JOB OPPORTUNITIES

         
        Title
        		  
        Institute
        		  
        Application deadline
        postdoctoral position in Relativistic Heavy Ion Physics Georgia State University, contact:
        Prof. Megan Connors        		 1 Nov 2021
        China Scholarship Council - University of Liverpool Scholarship Programme University of Liverpool Review begins: November 1, 2021
        Tenure-accruing position at the rank of Assistant Professor University of Florida's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences  
        2 PhD student positions TU Dresden, Germany 19 Oct 2021
        Assistant Professor in Experimental Particle Physics University of Warwick 17 Oct 2021
        Tenure-track Assistant Professor position in astronomy, astrophysics, gravitation, high energy or nuclear physics, or quantum information University of British Columbia in Vancouver Review of applications will start 15 Nov 2021
        Associate Professors Accelerator Physics University of Oxford 22 Nov 2021
        Electronics Engineer University of Mainz 17 Oct 2021
        Tenure-track Assistant Professor Ohio State University 30 Nov 2021
        Assistant Professor in experimental elementary particle physics The School of Basic Sciences (Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics) at EPFL 15 Nov 2021
        Postdoctoral Research Associate Wayne State University
        Contact: Prof. Claude A. Pruneau,        		 31 Oct 2021
        Research Associate / Assistant Professor (Research), non tenure-track Wayne State University
        Contact: Prof. Sergei A. Voloshin        		 15 Nov 2021
        Postdoctoral fellowship in heavy-ion physics with LHCb Leprince-Ringuet Laboratory, CNRS 13 Oct 2021
        Assistant Professor of Physics University of Michigan 1 Nov 2021
        Rokos-Clarendon Associate Professor of Experimental Neutrino Physics University of Oxford 11 Oct 2021
        Faculty Position in Experimental Elementary Particle Physics The School of Basic Sciences (Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics) at EPFL 15 Nov 2021

        Please refer to Job Announcements link for details.