Issue of December 22, 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. Meet Central American-Caribbean Astronomy Bridge Program Fellows - Part 6
2. Research finds women 'turn inward' when they experience ambiguous workplace incidents
3. Designing for diversity – what makes people pick up a science magazine?
4. Science Mission Directorate Quarterly Community Town Hall January 31
5. Endowed chair at Steward Observatory named for Pat Roemer
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.
"I was born in Puerto Rico to Dominican immigrants who had 3 children already. Growing up, I have always been passionate about learning and understanding the world around me. My parents and my siblings have always encouraged this. Even before I could read, I analyzed and tried to make sense of the world around me. My mother recalls how, in preschool at just 4 years old, I would craft detailed stories for my classmates based on what we learned each day. I was introduced to astronomy around this time by my older siblings, who saw my excitement and appreciation for learning and would share with me what they learned."
Read more at
https://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2023/12/meet-central-american-caribbean.html
By University of Toronto
While employees may want to keep suspicions to themselves for fear of reprisal if they're mistaken, the consequences of doing so carry risks to workplace culture and performance, the researchers say.
"Not every ambiguous incident is discriminatory—some are simply misunderstandings," says researcher Laura Doering, an associate professor of strategic management at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management.
Read more at
https://phys.org/news/2023-12-women-ambiguous-workplace-incidents.html
By Jemima Coleman and Wendy Sadler
"Deciding to buy a magazine as a one-off purchase is a complex psychological process that is not well understood but involves readers judging the cover by its image choice, layout, topic, colour and visibility. We explored what could influence this process by analysing the digital readership databases for over 100 covers of the astronomy magazine All About Space, which is published by Future Plc and aimed at non-scientist lay readers. Future gave us access to the magazine’s online database, which included information such as the gender of readership (provided by readers when they subscribe)."
Read more at
https://physicsworld.com/a/designing-for-diversity-what-makes-people-pick-up-a-science-magazine/
Date: January 31, 2024 Time: 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Eastern Time Location: WebEx https://nasaenterprise.webex.com/nasaenterprise/j.php?MTID=m9d2e70c81ad38d00eda138b6aaf57c67
NASA’s Science Mission Directorate will hold a quarterly community town hall meeting with Associate Administrator for Science Nicky Fox and her leadership team at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, January 31, 2024. Participants are invited to submit their questions below and/or vote up questions already posted. Members of SMD, the science community, academia, the media, and the public are invited to participate by joining the WebEx link below.
https://nasaenterprise.webex.com/nasaenterprise/j.php?MTID=m9d2e70c81ad38d00eda138b6aaf57c67
If prompted, please use event number 2760 893 2496, followed by event password xpNXRAA@674 (97697221 from phones).
Participants are invited to submit their questions and/or vote up questions already posted at https://nasa.cnf.io/sessions/cwj4/#!/dashboard
Users must provide their first and last name and organization and can submit their own questions or vote up questions submitted by others. The meeting leaders will try to answer as many of the submitted questions as possible.
Presentation materials will be available for download and a recording will be available later that day at: https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/virtual-townhall
If you are unable to join the WebEx, we will be live streaming the town hall to YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@NASAScience/streams
Kirsten Petree kirsten.petree@nasa.gov
Through the generosity of Richard F. Caris, the Heising-Simons Foundation, Larry and Susan Allen, Trip and Ann Wolbach, & the Provost's Eminent Scholar Program, we have been able to establish the first endowed chair in the history of Steward Observatory and the Department of Astronomy at the University of Arizona.
Read more at
https://www.as.arizona.edu/dr-elizabeth-roemer-endowed-chair-steward-observatory
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
- Cal-Bridge Program and Outreach Coordinator
https://careerspub.universityofcalifornia.edu/psp/ucsc/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_APP_SCHJOB.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=11&JobOpeningId=62547&PostingSeq=1
- Deputy Director at Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD) at the South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO)
https://www.astro4dev.org/vacancy-deputy-director/
- 2-year Visiting Assistant Professor in Department of Physics, Engineering and Astronomy at Earlham College.
https://www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.php/jobs/ViewJobDetails?job=155921&clientkey=E724250F91A1149AB3AC0A2F64E3DA29
- Visiting Program Scientist (IPA) in the Astrophysics Division at NASA
https://jobregister.aas.org/ad/42a5efd2
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