AAS Committee on the Status of Women
Issue of August 29, 2008
eds. Joan Schmelz, Hannah Jang-Condell & Caroline Simpson
This week's issues:
1. Women's Lunch Session At The Ithaca DPS Meeting
2. Postdoc, UC Berkeley Exoplanet Group
3. Submillimeter Array Postdoctoral Fellowships
4. How to Submit, Subscribe, or Unsubscribe to AASWOMEN
5. Access to Past Issues of AASWOMEN
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1. Women's Lunch Session at the Ithaca DPS Meeting
From: DPS Mailing, August 25, 2008
WOMEN'S LUNCH SESSION, AND OTHER EVENTS, AT THE ITHACA DPS
Monday, October 13 Noon-1:30, Yale/Princeton Rooms
The topic of this year's session is "Gender-Based Differences in
Communication," featuring guest speaker Mary Munter from
Dartmouth. Ms. Munter is the author of several highly-regarded and
widely-used books about communication skills and she teaches several
courses at Dartmouth in the area of effective communication. Lunch
will be provided to participants. All are welcome, but
pre-registration is required for this event due to space
limitations. Please contact Dr. Amy Simon-Miller to pre-register. If
openings are still available, there will be a sign-up list at the main
DPS meeting registration area, as well. This event is sponsored by
NASA and the DPS Committee.
Other DPS workshops and lunchtime sessions are listed at
http://dps08.astro.cornell.edu/events.html
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2. Postdoc, UC Berkeley Exoplanet Group
From: Natasha Singh [natasha
astro.berkeley.edu]
The UC Berkeley Exoplanet Group invites applications for a
postdoctoral position starting in the summer or fall of 2009. The
position involves 50% time working with Geoff Marcy on two NASA
missions, Kepler and SIM, the former due to launch in 2009 and the
latter being actively developed. The remaining 50% time is for any
research activities. Successful candidates will carry out extensive
ground-based spectroscopy, working nights at Lick and Keck
Observatories, to assess properties of the exoplanets and host stars
from the NASA missions. Work will include performing spectroscopic analysis,
identifying eclipsing binaries, measuring Doppler shifts at 1/1000 pixel, and
modeling the detected exoplanets. Relevant experience includes spectrocopic
analysis and proficiency in Unix/Linux and IDL. Salary is in the
range of $45 - 50K. Successful candidates will enjoy
interacting with a broad range of researchers in Astrophysics and in
Earth and Planetary Science at UC Berkeley, including the Center for
Integrated Planetary Science. A Ph.D. in astrophysics or a related
field is required. Application materials are due 1 Dec 2008 and include a CV,
bibliography, and statement of interests, submitted electronically at
http://astro.berkeley.edu/exoplanetjob/ . Three letters of reference
should be emailed to exoplanetjobastro.berkeley.edu. UC Berkeley is
committed to actively recruiting diverse candidates, including women
and minorities: Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
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3. Submillimeter Array Postdoctoral Fellowships
From: David Wilner [dwilnercfa.harvard.edu]
The Submillimeter Array (SMA), a collaborative project of the Smithsonian
Astrophysical Observatory and the Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and
Astrophysics (Taiwan), consists of eight movable 6 meter diameter antennas
that together combine to make uniquely detailed images in the submillimeter
part of the spectrum, through atmospheric windows that open up on the high,
dry summit of Mauna Kea, Hawaii. With collecting area comparable to the
largest single dish submillimeter telescopes and baselines up to 500 meters,
the SMA is used to study a wide range of astrophysical phenomena, including
Solar System bodies, protoplanetary disks, star forming regions, evolved
star envelopes, supermassive black holes, nearby galaxies, and starbursts at
cosmological distances. Detailed information about the SMA is available at
the SMA Observer Center, http://sma1.sma.hawaii.edu .
Applications are invited for SMA Postdoctoral Fellowships starting in
fall 2009. These positions are aimed chiefly at research in submillimeter
astronomy, and the successful candidates will propose and participate in
science observations with the SMA. Applicants must have a recent Ph.D. in
astronomy or a related field. Practical experience in millimeter or
submillimeter wavelength astronomy, radio interferometry, instrumentation, or
experience in any applicable branch of astrophysical theory is desirable.
It is expected that the SMA Fellows will be based at the Harvard-Smithsonian
Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, MA. However, candidates with a desire
to be based at the SMA facility at the University of Hawaii, Hilo, HI, are
also encouraged to apply. More information and instructions for submitting
applications can be found at
http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/opportunities/fellowships/sma/
Please direct questions to smapostdoccfa.harvard.edu . Online applications
are due December 1, 2008.
The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative
Action Employer where all qualified applicants receive consideration for
employment without regard to race, creed, color, sex or national origin.
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