Issue of March 31, 2023
eds: Jeremy Bailin, Nicolle Zellner, Sethanne Howard, and Hannah Jang-Condell
[We hope you all are taking care of yourselves and each other. --eds.]
This week's issues:
1. Cross-post: The Forgotten Women Aquanauts of the 1970s
2. Inclusive STEM Education Webinar
3. FAMOUS Travel Grants to Promote Diversity at AAS Meetings
4. Deadline Extended: TEAM-UP Together Scholarship Application
5. Professional Start-up Scholarships for Women Scientists in the Developing World
6. Job Opportunities
7. How to Submit to the AASWOMEN newsletter
8. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWOMEN newsletter
9. Access to Past Issues
An online version of this newsletter will be available at http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/ at 3:00 PM ET every Friday.
By Amy Crawford for Atlas Obscura
Szmant was a graduate student at Scripps Institution of Oceanography when she heard about an intriguing request for proposals put out by the U.S. Department of the Interior and NASA. They were looking for a team of scientists to spend two weeks in the Tektite underwater habitat, parked off the shore of St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Named for a type of glassy pebble sometimes formed by meteorite impacts, Tektite consisted of two 18-foot-high metal cylinders connected at the base. Inside was a lab and storage space, a small kitchen with a Harvest Gold refrigerator and microwave, a tiny bathroom and no-frills bunks. Its original inhabitants, the year before, had been a team of male scientists whose primary research goal was to see whether they experienced any adverse effects from spending two months underwater.
Read more at
http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2023/03/cross-post-forgotten-women-aquanauts-of.html
By Tom Rice
"Are you a scientist, educator, or stakeholder in STEM education? Are you interested in improving inclusive practices? Register today for our webinar "Models and Assumptions in Inclusive STEM Education," happening Wednesday, 12 April 2023 at 1:00 pm ET. This is part of a series of webinars hosted by the Physics & Astronomy SEA Change initiative."
Read more at
https://aas.org/posts/news/2023/03/register-today-inclusive-stem-education-webinar-12-april
By Mildred Peyton
"The FAMOUS (Funds for Astronomical Meetings: Outreach to Underrepresented Scientists) Travel Grants program offers opportunities for AAS members to secure funding to travel to a Society meeting in order to increase the number of astronomers from historically underrepresented groups, which is part of our mission.
FAMOUS grants will be awarded at a level of up to $1,000 to attend a single AAS meeting, at which the awardee will present their research. Priority will be given to members of historically underrepresented groups, such as scientists at small colleges, minorities, non-traditional students, and veterans, among others. The funding will not cover the meeting registration fee but is intended to offset expenses for travel, meals, and lodging. Recipients of FAMOUS grants may not apply again until three years have passed."
Read more at
https://aas.org/posts/news/2023/03/famous-travel-grants-promote-diversity-aas-meetings
By TEAM-UP Together
"The deadline for The TEAM-UP Together Scholarship Program has been extended to 7 April 2023.
The TEAM-UP Together Scholarship Program is underway and will continue to accept applications for its next round of need-based scholarships until 7 April 2023. The scholarship program is one of TEAM-UP Together’s strategies aimed at doubling the number of African Americans earning bachelor’s degrees in physics and astronomy by 2030. The awards of $10,000 per academic year are to be used for tuition, fees, or supplies."
Read more at
https://aas.org/posts/news/2023/03/deadline-extended-team-together-scholarship-application
By United Nations
"The Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) has announced a new call for applications for its prestigious Early Career Fellowship. This three-year grant, worth up to USD 50,000, is aimed at women scientists who are at the beginning of their professional careers and seeking support to continue their research internationally, based on their local institutions, and to create research groups that attract international visitors."
Read more at
https://unric.org/en/professional-start-up-scholarships-for-women-scientists/
For those interested in increasing excellence and diversity in their organizations, a list of resources and advice is here:
https://aas.org/comms/cswa/resources/Diversity#howtoincrease
- Director, National Solar Observatory, Boulder, CO
https://www.aura-astronomy.org/blog/2023/03/22/aura-seeks-new-director-for-national-solar-observatory/
- PhD positions in time domain and particle astrophysics, Nova Gorica U., Slovenia
https://inspirehep.net/jobs/2644407?fbclid=IwAR06b94nt5baj82fBVyHV5TqEZcUZ5ZNGYG1geY-me1NMqjCHvtW6tuEd1E
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