Issue of October 17, 2025
eds: Jeremy Bailin, Sethanne Howard, Ferah Munshi, Stella Kafka, and Ben Keller
[We hope you all are taking care of yourselves and each other. --eds.]
This week's issues:
1. Guest Post: Invisible Journeys: The Struggles and Strengths of Displaced Women Scholars
2. Information for Prospective Shapley Visiting Lecturers
3. Brooke Owens Fellowship deadline extended to Oct 17
4. Job Opportunities
5. How to Submit to the AASWOMEN newsletter
6. How to Subscribe or Unsubscribe to the AASWOMEN newsletter
7. 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.
When I first heard the term “displaced scholar”, it sounded abstract, as if it belonged in a policy document rather than in someone’s life story. Yet for thousands of academics around the world, including myself, displacement is not abstract at all. It is a lived reality that reshapes careers, families, and identities. For women in particular, displacement magnifies pre-existing inequalities, creating a double burden: surviving exile while navigating the gendered challenges of academic life.
Today, as conflicts, authoritarianism, and crises push more scholars into exile, it is time to reflect on who these displaced women scholars are, what obstacles they face, and how the scientific community can respond.
Read more at
https://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2025/10/guest-post-invisible-journeys-struggles.html
The AAS Harlow Shapley Visiting Lectures Program connects professional astronomers with schools, colleges, and communities across North America. As a Shapley Lecturer, you will travel to a host site for a (typically) 2–3 day visit to deliver a public lecture and often participate in additional outreach activities such as classroom visits, star parties, and workshops.
This is a unique opportunity to share your expertise, inspire diverse audiences, and broaden access to astronomy.
Read more at
https://aas.org/education/shapley-lecturers-info
The Brooke Owens Fellowship was created to open doors for undergraduate women and gender minorities who want to lead, innovate, and make the industry more equitable, exciting, and impactful.
The deadline has been extended to Oct 17th at 11:59pm PT.
Read more at
https://www.brookeowensfellowship.org/apply
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
- Assistant Professor-Astronomy, Los Medanos College, Pittsburg CA
https://www.4cdcareers.net/postings/11682
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