AAS Committee on the Status of Women
Issue of December 22, 2006
eds. Patricia Knezek, Joan Schmelz, Geoffrey Clayton, & Hannah Jang-Condell
This week's issues:
1. Women in Science: The Battle Moves to the Trenches
2. More Gender Parity
3. Research Astronomer Level C, Mount Stromlo
****** The following positions were taken from WIPHYS **********
4. TENURE-TRACK POSITION, ASST PROFESSOR, COLLEGE OF WOOSTER
5. SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP FOR ACADEMIC DIVERSITY,
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO
6. How to submit, subscribe, or unsubscribe to AASWOMEN
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1. Women in Science: The Battle Moves to the Trenches
"Since the 1970s, women have surged into science and engineering classes in
larger and larger numbers, even at top-tier institutions like the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, where half the undergraduate science majors and more
than a third of the engineering students are women. Half of the nation's medical
students are women, and for decades the numbers have been rising similarly in
disciplines like biology and mathematics.
Yet studies show that women in science still routinely receive less research
support than their male colleagues, and they have not reached the top academic
ranks in numbers anything like their growing presence would suggest."
This interesting article appeared in this week's NY Times Science Times.
You can read the whole article
at: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/19/science/19women.html?ref=science
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2. More Gender Parity
We mentioned last week in AASWOMEN that a newly-released study recommends
that Johns Hopkins University make efforts to achieve 50% representation
of females in senior faculty and leadership
positions by 2020.
Vera Rubin responds that,
"Cornell (our alma mater) received $3.3M to try to achieve 20% women in
EACH science and engineering dept in 5 years and 30% by 2015.
It sounds like a serious program to make real progress on increasing women
in science and engineering and thus I am going to encourage that our
campus adopt and develop a similar program, with or without NSF funding.
Can you imagine the impact of having 30% women in EACH science and
engineering department by 2015 among most major universities! That would
be serious progress indeed.
http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept06/NSFtransformation.ws.html"
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3. Research Astronomer Level C, Mount Stromlo
From: Rebecca Noble (Rebecca.Noble@anu.edu.au)
The Research School of Astronomy & Astrophysics of the Australian National
University, located at Mt Stromlo Observatory, is seeking to appoint a
distinguished early to mid-career Research Astronomer or Astrophysicist to a
continuing position at the equivalent of Assistant Professor Level. We
expect the successful appointee to play a leading role in the RSAA's vigorous
research program through full time, self-directed research in astronomy and
astrophysics. The appointee will also actively participate in the School's
graduate and undergraduate research training and teaching programs. Applicants
in any field of astronomy and astrophysics will be considered. The successful
candidate will exhibit a substantial track record of independent research,
as evidenced by the ability to initiate and resource their own research programs
and by a significant well-cited publication record.
Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, a short
description of research interests and plans and arrange for three letters of
recommendation all to arrive before the closing date of 2 February, 2007.
Further details of the application process must be obtained from
http://info.anu.edu.au/hr/Jobs/. The ANU is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative
Action Employer.
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4. TENURE-TRACK POSITION, ASST PROFESSOR, COLLEGE OF WOOSTER
From: WIPHYS of December 19, 2006
The Department of Physics at The College of Wooster invites
applications for a tenure-track position as Assistant Professor
beginning Fall 2007, to teach a variety of physics courses and labs,
guide student research projects, and develop a publishable research
program involving students. Ph.D. in Physics or related field is
required. Experimentalist is preferred. Occasional teaching in the
College's interdisciplinary programs, especially First-Year Seminar,
is expected.
Our department educates students in the fundamental fields of physics
and prepares them for careers in industry, government, or academia. All
Wooster students complete a yearlong senior thesis project working
closely with a faculty advisor. Our department has hosted an NSF-REU
site since 1994. Wooster ranks in the top 3 percent nationally as the
baccalaureate origin of Ph.D.s when compared with other 4-year
institutions. A June 2004 report by the American Institute of Physics
lists our department in a short table of physics programs with high
student satisfaction and high bachelor's degree production.
Send curriculum vitae, official graduate transcripts, and three
letters of recommendation to Dr. John Lindner, Chair, Department of
Physics, The College of Wooster, 1189 Beall Avenue, Wooster, OH 44691
or JLindner@Wooster.edu. Consideration of applications will begin 15
January 2007 and will continue until the position is filled.
The College of Wooster is an independent college of the liberal arts
and sciences with a commitment to excellence in undergraduate
education. The College values diversity, strives to attract qualified
women and minority candidates, and encourages individuals belonging to
these groups to apply. Wooster seeks to ensure diversity by its policy
of employing persons without regard to age, sex, color, race, creed,
religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual
orientation, or political affiliation. The College of Wooster is an
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Employment is subject to
federal laws requiring verification of identity and legal right to work
in the United States as required by the Immigration Reform and Control
Act. Drug-free workplace. For more information see www.wooster.edu/physics.
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5. SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP FOR ACADEMIC DIVERSITY,
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO
From: WIPHYS of December 19, 2006
The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Women in Science and Engineering
System Transformation (WISEST) project, an NSF ADVANCE awardee, has the
overarching goal of increasing the number, participation, and leadership
status of women in academic science and engineering. A significant component
of this effort is a two-year postdoctoral fellowship designed for
underrepresented minority women who have recently earned their PhDs in the
natural sciences, engineering, or mathematics.
This research-focused fellowship, which has been developed in partnership
with the National Postdoctoral Association, will mentor women scholars and
help them prepare for faculty careers. We seek up to five individuals who
will start their two-year fellowships in August of 2007. Stipends meet
or exceed nationally competitive levels, and include a generous
benefits package.
This unique opportunity surpasses traditional postdoctoral research
experiences, and expressly focuses on the development of future faculty.
Key components include tailored mentoring, and active participation in
every aspect of academia: research, teaching, the peer review process,
grantsmanship, and networking.
Applications are invited from US citizens and permanent residents who
have earned their PhD after August 2001, and will be accepted until the
positions are filled. To learn more about this opportunity visit the
WISEST website, http://www.uic.edu/orgs/wise/wisest.htm, or contact:
Claudia Morrissey, MD, MPH
WISEST Director
morrisse@uic.edu
UIC is deeply committed to a community of excellence, equity, and
diversity and especially encourages applications from women from
underrepresented minority groups who will contribute to the diversification
and enrichment of ideas and perspectives in academia. Application materials
are available on http://www.uic.edu/orgs/wise/wise_post-docs.htm
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