AAS Committee on the Status of Women
Issue of March 12, 2010
eds. Joan Schmelz, Caroline Simpson, & Michele Montgomery
This week's issues:
1. WIA Blogspot: AAS Employment Section
2. International Women's Day 100 Year Centenary 1911-2011
3. Gender Balanced Scienitific Publications
4. Now Seeking Nominations - Outstanding Undergraduate Science Teacher
5. MacGillavry Fellowship
6. 12 month, Assistant Professor or Lecturer Position, Mount Allison
University
7. How to Submit, Subscribe, or Unsubscribe to AASWOMEN
8. Access to Past Issues of AASWOMEN
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1. WIA Blogspot: AAS Employment Section
From: Hannah
Women in Astronomy Blog, March 10, 2010
I am writing this on my way to Philadelphia, where I will be attending
the Summit on Gender and the Postdoctorate, hosted by the National
Postdoctoral Association. I'll post a report on the meeting next week,
but for now I'll (finally!) post a summary of the Employment session
at the AAS Meeting.
On Monday morning of the AAS Meeting, I went to the special session on
Employment, organized by Anil Seth. (Full disclosure: I am a co-author
on Anil's decadal white paper on Employment and Funding in
Astronomy. There were four speakers on the Panel, Beryl Benderly, a
writer for ScienceCareers at Science Magazine; Rachel Ivie, a
statistician from the American Institute of Physics, well-known for
her studies on women in physics and astronomy; Jim Ulvestad from the
Employment Committee at the AAS; and Steve Beckwith, chair of Research
for the U of C schools.
From the point of view of someone in the thick of applying for jobs,
what they had to say was not terribly encouraging. [To read more on
AAS Employment, to read follow-on comments, and to post your own
comments, please go to
http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com]
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2. International Women's Day 100 Year Centenary 1911-2011
From: Michele M. Montgomery [montgomeryphysics.ucf.edu]
International Women's Day (IWD) is world-wide celebration of the past,
present, and future economic, political, and social achievements of
women. IWD is a national holiday in China, Russia, Vietnam and
Bulgaria, for example. The first IWD was held March 8, 1911 and next
year's day marks the IWD Global Centenary 1911-2011. You can read
about the first international women's day and see international
women's day pictures at
http://www.internationalwomensday.com/.
On March 8th, CERN celebrated the progress of women in particle
physics by encouraging as many women employees as possible to be on
shift in the control rooms for CERN's experiments and accelerators, to
staff the IT helpdesk, and to guide official visits. By showing that
women are present at all levels of the laboratory, CERN is sending a
clear message to women, especially to young women: Women are welcome
in the field as physicists, engineers and computer scientists and
particle physics is a field where women can be in the forefront of
experimental research. Scenes from the control room can be viewed at
http://internationalwomensday.web.cern.ch/internationalwomensday/
and you can read about it (scroll half-way down the page) at
http://www.symmetrymagazine.org/breaking/.
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3. Gender Balanced Scienitific Publications
From: Michele M. Montgomery [montgomeryphysics.ucf.edu]
One of our readers, Dennis Conlin, brought to our attention a letter
to the editor in the April issue of Astronomy magazine entitled
"Practicing good examples." The letter is from sociologist Katrien Van
der Heyden of Berchem, Belgium and she notes that she is looking for
good practices of gender-balanced scientific publications. She finds
that the Astro-Confidential section of Astronomy magazine is one such
example. The question we have to our readers is, should scientific
publications be gender balanced? Please email your responses to
aaswomenaas.org
and please let us know if we can use your name, organization, and/or
comments in an upcoming issue of AASWomen or Women In Astronomy Blog.
Thank you Dennis Conlin for bringing this to our attention.
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4. Now Seeking Nominations - Outstanding Undergraduate Science Teacher
From: WIPHYS March 4, 2010
Nominations are now being sought for the 2011 Outstanding
Undergraduate Science Teacher Award (OUSTA) granted by the Society for
College Science Teachers (SCST), an affiliate of the National Science
Teachers Association (NSTA). A nominee need not be a member of the
SCST. Nominations may be made by colleagues or students and
self-nominations are also encouraged!
The purpose of the OUSTA is to recognize the achievements of teaching
colleagues who have enhanced the profession as outstanding teachers of
college-level science. This annual award is based upon a selection
process that evaluates nominees according to the following ranked
categories: 1) teaching excellence; 2) scholarship; and 3) service.
For details regarding the nomination and application process, visit
http://www.scst.org/SCST/Grants_%26_Awards.html .
The deadline for application materials is June 1, 2010. (Although
this date may seem a long way in the future, nominating and/or
beginning the application process early will allow ample time for
compiling the required materials.)
Please send names of potential nominee/applicants to
csandlermich.edu . We will follow-up with everyone to provide
further materials and details about the application process.
We are also interested in hearing from you if you are considering
self-nomination so that we can guide you through the process.
Won’t you consider applying for this award and/or identifying your
colleagues who are outstanding undergraduate science teachers so that
they might be encouraged to apply for the 2011 OUSTA? The award
includes a cash award, membership in SCST and NSTA, travel stipend to
attend next two years’ national conferences, and more. The awardee
will be responsible for delivering a brief luncheon talk about
teaching at the NSTA/SCST conference in Year One and a lecture about a
topic of their choosing in their own discipline in Year Two.
Questions? Email csandlerumich.edu
Claire Sandler, Director
University of Michigan Science Learning Center
csandlerumich.edu -- 734-763-9399
OUTA Committee Chair
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5. MacGillavry Fellowship
From: WIPHYS March 10, 2010
The Faculty of Science of the University of Amsterdam attaches great
importance to the recruitment and successful development of excellent
young scientists within the research and teaching staff. As part of
this drive, we are initiating a new recruitment programme for top
level female talent, named after the ground breaking crystallographer
Carolina MacGillavry, an UvA alumnus. In the first round of this
programme we offer 5 MacGillavry fellowships (tenure track).
For these fellowships we are seeking women that excel in one of the
faculty's disciplines, who possess leadership potential and aspire to
a career as a professor at the University of Amsterdam. The
fellowship comprises a tenure track, whereby the fellow starts as
assistant professor (UD) in a temporary position, with the prospect of
a permanent appointment as associate professor (UHD) as well as a
subsequent career path leading to a full professorship. Depending on
the fellow's qualifications, entrance at a higher level is also
possible.
We offer our Fellows first and foremost an inspiring and challenging
scientific environment in one of Europes leading cities, a centre of
great cultural and scientific activity. The MacGillavry Fellows can
count on excellent guidance and support in their scientific, teaching
and academic leadership development. The fellowship is accompanied by
a suitable scientific start-up package, and assistance is available
concerning issues such as partner job-search, child care and
accommodation.
The scientific disciplines of the Faculty are:
- Biological Science and Biomedical Science
- Earth Sciences (Physical Geography)
- Informatics and Logic
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Astronomy
- Mathematics and Statistics
More information can be found at:
http://www.science.uva.nl/mgf
http://www.uva.nl/vacancies
(subject: MacGillavry fellowship)
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6. 12 month, Assistant Professor or Lecturer, Mount Allison University
From: Robert Hawkes [rhawkesmta.ca]
The Department of Physics at Mount Allison University invites
applications for a full-time 12 month term position with particular
responsibility for teaching astronomy and astrophysics related
courses. Applicants should possess a Ph.D. in physics, astronomy or a
closely related area, and have a strong commitment to undergraduate
teaching. It is likely that the teaching assignment will be two
courses per term (including associated laboratories), with three of
the four courses being astronomy or astrophysics related. The
university observatory offers opportunities for both outreach and
research activities. The appointment will be made at the rank of
Lecturer or Assistant Professor and will commence on July 1, 2010.
Applications should include a curriculum vitae, a statement of the
candidate's teaching interests and philosophy, and a statement of
current and recent research interests. Submission of summaries of
teaching evaluations are encouraged where available. All applications
received by March 26, 2010 will receive full consideration.
Applications should include names and contact information for three
(or more) referees. Applications are to be addressed to:
Dr. Robert Hawkes
Chair of the Search Committee
Department of Physics
Mount Allison University
Sackville, NB
E4L 1E6
Fax: 506-364-2583,
Email: rhawkesmta.ca
http://www.mta.ca/faculty/science/physics/
It is strongly preferred to have applications submitted electronically
in the form of pdf attachments. Mount Allison University welcomes
diversity in the workplace and encourages applications from all
qualified men and women, including aboriginal peoples, persons with
disabilities, and members of visible minorities. All qualified
candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent
residents will be given priority. Canadians and permanent residents
should indicate their citizenship status in their application.
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