Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2000 14:33:09 -0500 (EST)
Subject: CSWA Newsletter of 8/09/2000
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AAS Committee on the Status of Women
weekly issues of 8/09/2000, ed. by Priscilla Benson
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This week's issues:
1. NSF Deadlines
2. Women's Lunch at IAU
3. Jobs
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1. NSF Deadline
From: jwrightnsf.gov
The National Science Foundation's Division of Astronomical
Sciences (AST) announces the following deadlines for
research grant opportunities for funding in FY2001.
22 July 2000: CAREER - Faculty Early Career Development
Program (MPS)
31 August 2000: ATI - Advanced Technologies and
Instrumentation Program
15 September 2000: REU Sites- Research Experiences for
Undergraduates Sites - See
"http://www.nsf.gov/home/crssprgm/reu/start.htm".
REU Supplements - anytime. See REU website above.
25 September 2000: Individual Investigator research grants
in:
EXC - Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology;
GAL - Galactic Astronomy;
SAA - Stellar Astronomy and Astrophysics;
PLA - Planetary Astronomy; and
RUI - Research in Undergraduate Institutions
Program Announcement at "http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-
bin/getpub?9479".
15 January 2001: Underrepresented Minorities Programs:
RPG - Research Planning Grants
CAA - Career Advancement Awards
Program Announcement at "http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-
bin/getpub?94107"
The NSF Grant Proposal Guide (GPG) is at
http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?nsf002".
Those familiar with AST's programs will notice that a common
deadline for the individual investigator programs (EXC, GAL,
SAA, PLA, RUI) is a departure from past practice. This
change is part of a general restructuring of the research
grants programs designed to reflect the dynamism of today's
astronomical research environment and to ensure that the
review process recognizes the most meritorious projects
across the whole range of the astronomical sciences.
Investigators are encouraged to propose any meritorious
project of astronomical research even if does not appear to
fit precisely within the existing categories, or if it spans
several disciplines or program topics. The community is
strongly encouraged to visit the Division's web site at
www.nsf.gov/mps/ast for a specific program officer to
contact, for details regarding proposal submission, and for
updated information about the astronomy grants programs as
we move forward with our program restructuring.
All proposals have to be sent in by FastLane. See
"http://www.fastlane.nsf.gov". All the telephone numbers at
NSF have been changed. You may look up the new numbers for
all of NSF at "http://staff.nsf.gov".
James P. Wright
Program Director
Education and Human Resources and Special Programs
Division of Astronomical Sciences Room 1045
National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22230
Telephone 703-292-4910, E-mail jwrightnsf.gov
FAX 703-292-9034
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2. Women's Lunch at IAU
From: mbryceast.man.ac.uk
A very successful lunch was held on Tuesday 8th August to
discuss the issues affecting women astronomers. Some sixty
GA participants (including some men) attended and a wide
range of facts and figures, viewpoints and opinions were
aired. Wendy Freedman presented some of the latest
statistical findings from the USA which show that
proportionately more men than women are advancing at almost
every stage of the careers ladder, particularly at the very
highest levels. Sawako Maeda presented similar statistics
from Japan which reveal, amongst other things, that about
half of all married Japanese women astronomers endure years
of separation from their husbands due to the problem of
finding two jobs in the same locality. This is one of many
well known problems which affect female astronomers world
wide. The floor was then opened for a lively discussion. On
the bright side, we heard that in both Italy and India
things look relatively good for female astronomers.
However, in France, a country widely believed to have a good
culture for women astronomers, we heard that the number of
young women entering the profession is declining.
Ominously, this trend was predicted some years ago. There
was strong support for a more formal meeting to address many
of the issues discussed during the lunch at the next IAU GA
in Sydney, particularly from some of the very senior women
present. These issues are not new, and they affect women
from many cultures and nationalities. The challenge for
such a meeting will be to find new ways forward enabling
more women to contribute fully to the pursuit of scientific
knowledge. A full report on Tuesday's meeting will appear in
Astronomy & Geophysics, the house magazine of the Royal
Astronomical Society, who generously sponsored the lunch. I
would like to thank my co-organisers, Althea Wilkinson and
Phillipa Browning, and everyone who attended to make this an
interesting and enjoyable occasion.
Myfanwy Bryce
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3. Jobs
From: jlpipherboris.pas.rochester.edu
The University of Rochester Astronomy group expects to have
an Assistant Professor position for an
experimentalist/observer in 2001. I am sending this
announcement to AASWomen as a "heads up", because I am
hopeful that we will be able to attract outstanding
female candidates.
There are currently 3 experimentalist/observers(IR)in our
group, all of whom are involved in the SIRTF experiment, and
who have interests in brown dwarfs, young clusters, disks,
active galaxies among others; 2 theorists with primary
interest in bipolar outflows and accretion disks; and 2
astronomical colleagues who are either adjunct faculty,
or in another department at Rochester.
We would be interested in having some prospective candidates
visit us during this academic year, even prior to
formalization of the position. Please contact
jlpipherpas.rochester.edu if you are interested in
our upcoming faculty position.
Judy Pipher
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End of CSWA Newsletter of 8/09/2000