AAS Committee on the Status of Women
Issue of December 5, 2008
eds. Joan Schmelz, Hannah Jang-Condell & Caroline Simpson
This week's issues:
1. Professional Skills Development Workshops
2. Conference for Undergraduate Women, University of Southern California
3. CSWP and FIAP Breakfast, APS March Meeting
4. IUPAP Working Group On Women In Physics, Supporting Women In Physics
In Developing Countries
*** FOLLOWING POSITIONS WERE TAKEN FROM WIPHYS ***
5. Tenure-Track Position in Experimental Gravitational Wave Physics,
Syracuse University
6. How to Submit, Subscribe, or Unsubscribe to AASWOMEN
7. Access to Past Issues of AASWOMEN
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1. Professional Skills Development Workshop
From: WIPHYS November 24, 2008
The American Physical Society will offer one-day workshops for women
post-docs and senior tenured women faculty in physics on March 15
(Pittsburgh) and again on May 1 (Denver), in association with the 2009
APS annual meetings. Deadline to apply for the March workshop is
December 5, 2008 and the deadline for the April workshop is January 5,
2009. First consideration will be given to applications received by the
deadlines.
Women of color are especially encouraged to apply.
The workshops will offer professional training on effective negotiation,
communication and leadership skills, as well as a special opportunity
for networking at the reception afterwards. There will be separate
sessions for post-docs and women faculty. All participants may receive
a stipend of up to $850 towards hotel and travel expenses. Details are
now posted at
http://www.aps.org/programs/women/workshops/skills/index.cfm. To ensure
maximum interaction, the workshops will be limited in size.
Support for these workshops has been received from the National Science
Foundation.
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2. Conference for Undergraduate Women, University of Southern California
From: WIPHYS November 25, 2008
We are proud to announce the 4th Annual Conference for Undergraduate
Women in Physics hosted by the University of Southern California on the
17th and 18th of January 2009. Please spread the word around. We hope
that women physics students from your respective universities and
colleges will be able to participate. Information about the conference
is on the website. There is NO conference fee and we encourage women
students from California, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico to apply. We
reimburse travel expenses and give lodging for the duration of the
conference.
The website is: http://physics.usc.edu/~wiphys/conference/
Please register online:
http://physics.usc.edu/~wiphys/conference/registration_2009.html
[WIPHYS Note: Other conferences for undergraduate women the same
weekend: Yale University http://www.yale.edu/spsyale/cuwpy/
and UIUC http://physics.illinois.edu/conferences/wip/
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3. CSWP and FIAP Breakfast, APS March Meeting
From: WIPHYS November 25, 2008
CSWP and the Forum on Industrial and Applied Physics will again
co-sponsor a networking breakfast on Tuesday, March 17, 2009, 7:30
a.m.-9:30 a.m. in the Westin Hotel. Enjoy a delicious full breakfast and
hear an informal talk by a woman physicist in industry. Cost: $15. $5
for physics students. Both men and women are welcome. Space is limited
for this popular event!
Preregister
http://www.aps.org/meetings/march/events/receptions/cswp-fiap.cfm by
March 2, 2009. After that you must purchase tickets on site at the
main APS Registration Desk in the Convention Center, as long as tickets
are available.
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4. IUPAP Working Group On Women In Physics, Supporting Women In Physics
In Developing Countries
From: WIPHYS Dec. 1, 2008
We have received funding to launch a seventh round of the IUPAP/UNESCO
program to fund the attendance of women from developing and eastern
European countries at regional conferences and schools this fall. We
expect to be able to fund 20 women up to a maximum between $700 & $800
US each.
Applications for these grants should be received no later than February
15, 2009. Recipients will be chosen by the IUPAP Working Group on Women
in Physics by the end of March, and we will notify everyone by the first
week in April 2009.
Only women physicists from Eastern Europe or developing countries may
apply. Due to limited funding, those who have received a grant in the
past, under this program, are not eligible for a second grant.
Those interested in applying for a grant should submit the following
information, preferable by e mail as a WORD document or as text within
the email. PLEASE DO NOT SEND AS A PDF FILE.
1. Complete contact information including name, address, e mail and phone.
2. Years since your PhD (or undergraduate degree for graduate students)
was granted.
3. Brief description of the conference or workshop you wish to attend
(including date of conf., place to be held, & website if available)
4. Brief statement of how attending the conference will enhance your career.
5. A breakdown of the amount of money (up to $700 US) required to attend
(Ex: Airfare, registration fee, meals).
6. One Letter of recommendation.
Send all information to Jackie Beamon Kiene at, beamon
aps.org by
February 15, 2009.
Sincerely,
Barbara Sandow, Chair, IUPAP Working Group on Women in Physics
Judy Franz, IUPAP Liaison, Working Group on Women in Physics
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5. Tenure-Track Position in Experimental Gravitational Wave Physics,
Syracuse University
From: WIPHYS November 26, 2008
The Department of Physics invites applications for a tenure-track
assistant professor position in experimental gravitational wave physics.
The department currently has a strong research group associated with
LIGO (led by Profs. Duncan Brown and Peter Saulson), with emphasis on
data analysis and astrophysics. The successful candidate will interact
well with these research efforts, while carrying out a strong and broad
program of gravitational wave detector development. Applicants should
have a clear record of research accomplishments and a strong interest
and ability to teach effectively at both the graduate and undergraduate
levels.
Candidates should visit http://www.sujobopps.com, search for
Assistant Professor/Physics (job #024758), and apply electronically. You
will be asked to create an online application and to upload three
documents: (1) your formal letter applying for the position, (2) your
curriculum vitae (with publication list, etc.), and (3) a personal
statement of research and teaching interests (as an "other document").
In addition to the online application, please arrange for three (3) or
more letters of recommendation to be sent either to
gwexpsearchphysics.syr.edu or to this postal address:
GWEXP Search Committee
Department of Physics, 201 Physics Bldg.
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244-1130 USA
Syracuse University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.
Members of minority groups and women are especially encouraged to apply.
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