~~NOTOC~~ ===== News ===== ==== Recent News ==== * 2021 Jan. 6 -- The progress of SPHEREx project is reported to public with press releases by [[https://www.kasi.re.kr/kor/publication/post/newsMaterial/28656|KASI]] (Korean only) and [[https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=7805|JPL]]. NASA reviewed the preliminary design of the telescope last October and approved it recently. We are now entering Phase C to manufacture the hardware. * 2020 Nov. 13 -- We are recruiting one postdoc position. Please refer to the announcements at [[http://www.kasi.re.kr/eng/recruit/post/recruitNotice/28601|KASI]] and [[https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/32aab1ab|AAS Job Register]]. The corresponding application area is //Infrared/Optical Astronomy// (code **P9**). Please be aware that the application is open by 2021 Jan. 16 15:00 in KST. * 2020 Mar. 24 -- We are recruiting one faculty position. Please refer to the announcements at [[https://www.kasi.re.kr/eng/recruit/post/recruitNotice/12529|KASI]] and [[https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/f4f57f33|AAS Job Register]]. The corresponding application area is //Space Astronomy// (code **A4**). Please be aware that the application is open by 2020 Apr. 13 15:00 in KST. * 2019 Dec. 19 --- We are recruiting 2 positions of post-doc. Please refer to the announcements at [[https://www.kasi.re.kr/kor/recruit/post/recruitNotice/12401|KASI]] (in Korean) and [[https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/590ef0ba|AAS Job Register]] (in English). The corresponding application area code is P6, //SPHEREx Instrumentation or Science//. Please be aware that the application is open by 2020 Jan. 17 17:00 in KST. * 2019 Feb. 14 --- SPHEREx has been selected as a new NASA Explorer mission. Please see the press releases from [[https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-selects-new-mission-to-explore-origins-of-universe|NASA]] (in English) and [[https://www.kasi.re.kr/kor/publication/post/newsMaterial/10875?cPage=3|KASI]] (in Korean).