AAS Committee on the Status of Women
Issue of December 12 & 19, 2008
eds. Joan Schmelz, Hannah Jang-Condell & Caroline Simpson
This week's issues:
1. CSWA Website Adds 'Advice' Link
2. CSWA Town Hall at the Long Beach AAS Meeting
3. New Women and Minority Fellows of the American Physical Society
4. AWIS Educational Foundation Awards for Undergraduates
5. APS Scholarship Program for Minority Undergraduate Physics Majors
6. Postdoc Positions at Berkeley
7. Tenure-Track Position at Columbus State University
8. How to Submit, Subscribe, or Unsubscribe to AASWOMEN
9. Access to Past Issues of AASWOMEN
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1. CSWA Website Adds 'Advice' Link
From: Joan Schmelz [jschmelz
memphis.edu]
CSWA is pleased to announce the implementation of its new 'Advice' link
Often, certain issues regarding women in astronomy occur over and over
again. This page is designed to give some advice on these issues from CSWA
members. We are starting with the following topics, but plan to expand this
list and elaborate on the contents.
1. Top Ten Ways to be a Better Advisor for Graduate Students
2. Advisors, How Do You Deal with Student Tears?
3. Yes, Virginia, Discrimination and Harassment Do Still Happen
4. Advice on When to Raise a Family
5. Advice for Postdocs Applying for Tenure-Track Positions
6. The 2-Body Problem: New Advice for an Old Problem?
The advice document is posted at:
http://www.aas.org/cswa/advice.html
Our thanks to John Feldmeier, CSWA member and web manager, for implementing
the updates.
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2. CSWA Town Hall at the Long Beach AAS Meeting
From: Geoff Clayton [gclaytonfenway.phys.lsu.edu]
"To know the road ahead, ask those coming back" (Chinese Proverb)
We are a century removed from the days of the Harvard Computers, Williamina
Fleming, Henrietta Leavitt, and Annie Jump Cannon. Obviously, we've come a
long way but where are we exactly, and how much further do we have to go?
The CSWA is convening a panel at the Long Beach AAS meeting to discuss this
topic. The panel will be a mix of senior astronomers who have knocked
their heads against the glass ceiling, as well as junior astronomers who
assume that the sky's the limit.
Please join us on Monday, January 5, 2009 12:45 - 1:45 pm for a panel
discussion on how far we've come and where we go from here.
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3. New Women and Minority Fellows of the American Physical Society
From: WIPHYS December 15, 2008
Congratulations to the seventeen women and four minorities who are among
the 225 new Fellows of the American Physical Society:
Peggy Cebe, Tufts University
Bulbul Chakraborty, Brandeis University
Christine Coverdale, Sandia National Laboratory
Elisabeth Guazzelli, CNRS-Paris
Anna Hasenfratz, University of Colorado
Ann Heinson, University of California, Riverside
Vassiliki Kalogera, Northwestern University
Qi Li, Pennsylvania State University
Alenka Luzar, Virginia Commonwealth University
Carmen Menoni, Colorado State University
Amy Mullin, University of Maryland
Giulia Pancheri-Srivastava, INFN Lab Natl of Frascati
Amanda Petford-Long, Argonne National Laboratory
Norna Robertson, Stanford University
Annabella Selloni, Princeton University
Leslie M. Smith, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Lucy M. Ziurys, University of Arizona
Pablo Laguna, Georgia Institute of Technology
Stephen C. McGuire, Southern University and A&M College
Sekazi Mtingwa, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Allen Sessoms, University of District of Columbia
Details on all APS Fellows and how to nominate an individual to fellowship
can be found at
http://www.aps.org/programs/honors/index.cfm
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4. AWIS Educational Foundation Awards for Undergraduates
From: WIPHYS December 16, 2008
New this year! The AWIS Educational Foundation has re-focused its grant
giving priorities. New scholarships are available for undergraduate women
in science. Application Deadline: January 23, 2009. Click here for more
information:
http://www.awis.org/careers/2009UndergradAwards.html
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5. APS Scholarship Program for Minority Undergraduate Physics Majors
From: WIPHYS December 11, 2008
The American Physical Society is once again pleased to offer the APS
Scholarship Program for Minority Undergraduate Physics Majors. This excellent,
highly competitive scholarship program not only provides funding to students,
but also a great deal of student support. We encourage all eligible
students to apply right away using our new online application.
Eligibility includes:
-African Americans, Hispanic Americans, or Native Americans
-High school seniors, college freshmen or sophomores
-US citizens or permanent legal residents
-Physics majors and those planning to major in physics
Award:
-$2,000 for new students, and $3,000 for renewal students
-A local physics mentor
-An APS physics mentor
To Apply:
-Check out the new, easy-to-use online application.
-www.aps.org/programs/minorities/honors/scholarship/
-Deadline: February 6, 2009. The online application form must be completed
and all supporting documents must be postmarked by the deadline date
Questions? Email minorityscholarshipaps.org
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6. Postdoc Positions at Berkeley
From: Don Backer [dbackerastro.berkeley.edu]
The following postdoctoral positions will be open until filled:
members.aas.org/JobReg/JobDetailPage.cfm?JobID=3D25192
This is position that Joeri van Leeuwen held. Requirement is involvement
with the ALFA pulsar search program that ranges from acquiring data, to
searches with supercomputing resources, to follow-up. We started a pulsar
program at the Allen Telescope Array, and have about $50k for a small compute
cluster there to do real-time signal processing of phased array beam, which
Joeri & visiting student Peter MacMahon started.
members.aas.org/JobReg/JobDetailPage.cfm?JobID=3D25194
This position is to conduct next steps with PAPER experiment whose goal is
detection of power spectrum of 21cm brightness temperature fluctuations
during epoch of reionization. Effort involves fieldwork, analysis
development using AIPY and other software toolkits, possibly real-time
imaging/calibration, could include use of array for transient source
discovery.
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7. Tenure-Track Position at Columbus State University
From: Zodiac Webster [webster_zodiaccolstate.edu]
The Department of Chemistry and Geology at Columbus State University
invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track appointment at the level
of Assistant Professor to begin teaching in August 2009. Teaching duties
will include courses and laboratories for introductory Physics, Physical
Science for elementary school teachers, and courses to support the Physics
minor and proposed Earth and Space Science degree. Candidates must be
committed to quality teaching; continued scholarly and instructional
development; and active involvement with recruiting, educational outreach, and
other service duties. Applicants should hold a doctorate degree in Physics
Education, Physics, Astrophysics, or related field by the time of appointment.
Review of complete applications will begin January 20, 2009. Applicants
should submit all of the following: a letter of interest, a curriculum
vitae, a statement of teaching philosophy, a statement of research interests
applicable to a primarily undergraduate institution, a reprint of a recent
publication(s), unofficial transcripts, and evidence of successful teaching
experience. Applicants should arrange for letters from at least three
references who may be contacted. Applications may be submitted electronically
to williams_rosacolstate.edu, or by mail to: Chair, Physics Science Search
Committee, Department of Chemistry and Geology, Columbus State University,
4225 University Avenue, Columbus, GA 31907. Applicants must provide official
transcripts at the time of interview. Minorities and women are encouraged
to apply. Columbus State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal
Opportunity Employer. See full details about this position at
http://hr.colstate.edu.
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