AAS Committee on the Status of Women
Issue of September 5, 2008
eds. Joan Schmelz, Hannah Jang-Condell & Caroline Simpson
This week's issues:
1. NYT story about women adjusting to the real world
2. Report on Gender Equity Conference Now Available
3. New India-US Travel Program for Grad Students and Professors
4. Online Fellowship Applications Available, Harvard-Smithsonian
5. Faculty Position in Theoretical Astrophysics, Northwestern
*** FOLLOWING POSITIONS WERE TAKEN FROM WIPHYS ***
6. Two Tenure-Track Faculty Positions in Physics, Baylor
7. Job Opportunities at the IAEA
8. How to Submit, Subscribe, or Unsubscribe to AASWOMEN
9. Access to Past Issues of AASWOMEN
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1. NYT STORY ABOUT WOMEN ADJUSTING TO THE REAL WORLD
From: Heidi Hammel [hbh
alum.mit.edu]
An article all women (especially young women) should read:
Girl Power at School, but Not at the Office
By HANNAH SELIGSON, Published: August 30, 2008
I WAS born in 1982 - about 20 years after the women's rights movement
began. Growing up in what many have called a post-feminist culture,
I did not really experience institutional gender bias. "Girl power"
was celebrated, and I felt that all doors were open to me... Then I
left the egalitarianism of the classroom for the cubicle, and
everything changed...
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/31/jobs/31pre.html?pagewanted=1&em
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2. REPORT ON GENDER EQUITY CONFERENCE NOW AVAILABLE
From: WIPHYS, Sept. 3, 2008
The report on the Gender Equity Conference, held at APS in May 2007, is
now available at www.aps.org/. It contains a number of recommendations
for academic institutions, national laboratories, and funding agencies
aimed at improving recruitment and retention of those from
under-represented populations in physics. The conference brought
together chairs of 50 major research-oriented academic physics
departments as well as about 15 physics-related managers of major
national laboratories. Congratulations to the organizing committee
and all who worked on this important document!
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3. NEW INDIA-US TRAVEL PROGRAM FOR GRAD STUDENTS AND PROFESSORS
From: WIPHYS, Sept. 4, 2008
A new India-U.S. travel program has been established by APS and the
Indo-U.S. Science & Technology Forum. The program includes travel
grants for graduate students. (There is also a professorship award).
Current deadline to apply is 31 October 2008.
http://www.aps.org/programs/international/us-india-travel.cfm
Contact Michele Irwin, APS Office of International Affairs, at
Irwinaps.org for more information.
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4. ONLINE FELLOWSHIP APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE, HARVARD-SMITHSONIAN
From: Christine Crowley [ccrowleycfa.harvard.edu]
The following 2009 Fellowship Programs at the
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
are now accepting applications online:
CLAY POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/clay/
Deadline: October 30, 2008
CFA POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/postdoc/
Deadline: October 30, 2008
MENZEL POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW POSITION
http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/menzel/
Deadline: October 30, 2008
SMA POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/opportunities/fellowships/sma/
Deadline: December 1, 2008
Information and instructions can be found at the links above.
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5. FACULTY POSITION IN THEORETICAL ASTROPHYSICS
From: Fred Rasio [fred.rasiogmail.com]
The Department of Physics and Astronomy at Northwestern University
invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in the area
of theoretical/computational astrophysics at the Assistant Professor
level. We seek outstanding individuals who will complement and expand
the current research areas of the theoretical astrophysics group,
including the formation and evolution of compact objects, dynamics of
dense star clusters, high-energy astrophysics, relativistic
astrophysics and gravitational wave sources, star and planet
formation, and dynamics of extrasolar planetary systems.
Applicants should have a strong record of achievement in astrophysics
research and a commitment to excellence in undergraduate and graduate
teaching and outreach. Interested applicants should send their
curriculum vitae, a list of publications, a research statement, and
should arrange for at least three reference letters to be submitted
electronically to Pamela Horstmann at astro-searchnorthwestern.edu,
or by mail to Department of Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern
University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208.
Review of applications will start on November 1, 2008, but later
applications will continue to be considered until the position is
filled. Further information about the department can be found at
http://www.physics.northwestern.edu .
AA/EOE. Women and members of minority groups are especially
encouraged to apply.
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6. BAYLOR UNIVERSITY - TWO TENURE-TRACK FACULTY POSITIONS IN PHYSICS
From: WIPHYS, Sept. 2, 2008
The Department of Physics, Baylor University, invites applications for
two tenure-track faculty positions at the level of Assistant Professor
beginning in August 2009. The Department is seeking to hire one
candidate in experimental high energy physics. Exceptional candidates
in other research areas will be considered for the second tenure-track
position. Current areas of departmental research include elementary
particle physics, astrophysics, dusty plasma physics, condensed matter
physics, surface physics, nonlinear dynamics, semiconductor physics,
experimental atomic and molecular physics, and theoretical early
universe cosmology and string/M theory. Applicants should submit (1) a
cover letter, (2) a curriculum vitae including a list of refereed papers
published and submitted, (3) a statement of current research interests
and pursuits, (4) a statement on teaching interests and philosophy, and
(5) a list of three references. Applicants should arrange to have three
letters of recommendation sent directly to Chair, Search Committee,
Department of Physics, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97316, Waco,
Texas 76798-7316, or e-mailed to physicsjobbaylor.edu .
Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications. To ensure
full consideration for the position, applications should be completed by
November 1, 2008. Applications will be accepted until the position is
filled.
Baylor, the world's largest Baptist university, holds a Carnegie
classification as a "high-research" institution. Baylor's mission is to
educate men and women for worldwide leadership and service by
integrating academic excellence and Christian commitment within a caring
community. Baylor is actively recruiting new faculty with a strong
commitment to the classroom and an equally strong commitment to
discovering new knowledge as Baylor aspires to become a top tier
research university while reaffirming and deepening its distinctive
Christian mission as described in Baylor 2012
(http://www.baylor.edu/vision/ ).
Baylor is a Baptist university affiliated with the Baptist General
Convention of Texas. As an AA/EEO employer, Baylor encourages
minorities, women, veterans, & persons with disabilities to apply.
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7. JOB OPPORTUNITIES AT THE IAEA
From: WIPHYS, Sept. 4, 2008
The latest job vacancies at the IAEA appear at
(http://recruitment.iaea.org/phf/images/email/top_head.jpg) . Should you
know of potential candidates, please do not hesitate to share these
vacancies with them. We particularly encourage women to apply. The full
listing of open vacancies, as well as procedures for applying are
available at http://www.iaea.org/About/Jobs.
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