Issue 24-21, Nov 4, 2024
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- MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR
- THE DPS JOB BOARD IS WORKING AND TAKING SUBMISSIONS
- YOUR OPINION MATTERS! TAKE THE DPS MEETING SURVEY
- RECORDING OF DAVID TRANG’S TALK NOW AVAILABLE
- ICE GIANT SYSTEMS SEMINAR SERIES: NOVEMBER 12TH, DR. MARZIA PARISI
- SAVE THE DATE: SETI SYMPOSIUM AUGUST 18-21, 2025
- AAS DPS FEDERAL RELATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE (FRS) SPLINTER SESSION AT THE 2024 DPS MEETING
- NEW HORIZONS SCIENCE SPOTLIGHT WEBINAR
- DPS 56 MEETING SUMMARIES AVAILABLE ON AAS NOVA
- CALL FOR NOMINATIONS TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (MEMBER AND CHAIR) OF THE EXOPLANET PROGRAM ANALYSIS GROUP (EXOPAG)
- 2025 LPI SUMMER INTERN PROGRAM IN PLANETARY SCIENCES
- EARLY-CAREER OPPORTUNITIES 32ND MEETING OF THE NASA SMALL BODIES ASSESSMENT GROUP (SBAG)
- ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY BEST PRACTICE GUIDE FOR INCLUSION-RELATED ACTIVITIES
- VIRTUAL PRE-AGU EPSP NETWORKING EVENT 2024
- INCLUSIVE CLASSROOM TEACHING TECHNIQUES ONLINE WORKSHOP
- CURRENT TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR ICARUS AND THE PLANETARY SCIENCE JOURNAL
- JOBS, POSITIONS, AND OPPORTUNITIES
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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR
Dear DPS community, colleagues and friends,
It is my honor and my pleasure to take the office of the DPS committee Chair for the next year. We are all, those you have elected to leadership positions for the committee, grateful for the trust you have placed in us to represent the interests and concerns of our group in planetary sciences, ensuring the advancement of our scientific research.
The incoming committee members or with new responsibilities are:
congratulations to:
– Scott Murchie (our new Vice-Chair)
– Carol Raymond (our new Past Chair)
– Matija Cuk (Environmental Affairs Subcommittee Chair)
– A’Laura Hines (Student representative)
– Hannah Jang-Condell (member)
– Tim Livengood (Nominating Subcommittee Chair)
– Conor Nixon (member)
I wanted to give my heartfelt thanks to the committee members who are leaving us at this time and whose service to the community has been instrumental:
– Catherine Neish (DPS Past Chair)
– Morgan Cable (Nominating Subcommittee Chair)
– Serina Diniega (member)
– Lori Feaga (Prize Subcommittee)
– Brian Jackson who will remain as our Education and Public Outreach Chair !
– Jack Lissauer (Environmental Affairs Subcommittee Chair)
– Samuel Myers (student representative)
– Carrie Nugent (Prize Subcommittee)
– Geronimo Villanueva (Prize Subcommittee)
We also want to thank and congratulate the organisers of this year’s DPS Meeting in Boise, Idaho. I’m convinced that all the attendees had a wonderful meeting in Boise, filled with excellent science and great opportunities for networking. A special note also for our younger members who, I’m sure, find at the DPS meetings a chance to talk to mentors and share results and ideas, which, constitutes one of the most important aspects of our conferences. I would like to personally thank everybody who worked on its organisation and in particular Brian Jackson, Kat Volk and Parvathy Prem. I would also like to pay tribute to the work of the DPS committee members who have assisted with this meeting and at the same time tackled other matters we dealt with in our Division this past year, especially Carol Raymond, Past Chair of the Committee, and other officers, as well as the AAS staff.
In order to improve our future meetings please look out for a survey that the AAS is circulating and share with us your opinion on the past meeting and ideas for future ones. Please take a moment to fill the survey so we can better anticipate requests from the community and act on them. Note that the 2025 is going to be an EPSC-DPS joint meeting in Helsinki, Finland (7-12 September 2025) : https://www.europlanet-society.org/epsc/
I look forward in the future to working with the incoming Vice-Chair Scott Murchie, the DPS Committee members and all the subcommittees, to capitalise on the planetary science successes, to ensure a healthy future and to champion our community’s science in the US and internationally. In this we will need all the inputs, ideas and concerns that you can share with us, so don’t hesitate to call upon committee members in order to make us more aware and efficient in the face of current and future challenges.
DPS will have a booth at the upcoming AGU meeting in Washington. If you’re attending, please come by and meet with some of us from the DPS Leadership. Looking forward to that!
With best wishes,
Athena Coustenis
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THE DPS JOB BOARD IS WORKING AND TAKING SUBMISSIONS
The DPS job board is working again. If you have a position in planetary science you would like to advertise, or if you are looking for a job, please go to the following website https://dps.aas.org/jobs
Any questions or comments you have about posting jobs on the DPS website may be directed to [email protected]. Thank you everyone for your patience these past few months.
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YOUR OPINION MATTERS! TAKE THE DPS MEETING SURVEY
Each member of the DPS should have recently received an e-mail from the American Astronomical Society asking you to complete an online questionnaire regarding the 56th DPS meeting. There are three links in the e-mail that allow you to complete the survey based on whether you attended in person, whether you attended virtually, or whether you did not attend the meeting. Even if you did not attend the meeting, we still value your input to help us understand how we can make DPS meetings more appealing and accessible.
It would be greatly appreciated if you can take a few minutes to complete the online questionnaire. Your responses will help us improve future DPS meetings and assess the value of hybrid meeting structures. Your answers will be aggregated and remain anonymous, and we will not share your information. The surveys will close on Friday Nov 22, 2024.
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RECORDING OF DAVID TRANG’S TALK NOW AVAILABLE
At the 2024 DPS meeting, the EDIA plenary talk was given by David Trang on “Addressing Mental Health in Planetary Science: Big and Small Steps to Creating an Environment that Supports Well Being.” Those slides and recording are available to the DPS community (along with past years’ EDIA plenaries) at the PCCS website: https://dps.aas.org/leadership/climate/. We encourage folks to check out this resource and share with others.
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ICE GIANT SYSTEMS SEMINAR SERIES: NOVEMBER 12TH, DR. MARZIA PARISI
Date/Time: November 12th, 11am ET
Speaker: Dr. Marzia Parisi (JPL/Caltech)
Topic: Probing the Interior Structure of Uranus with Gravity Science
The Ice Giant Systems Seminar Series showcases recent developments in scientific topics covering all aspects of the ice giant systems, including atmospheres, satellites, rings, magnetic fields, interior structures, and science related to formation and evolution.
To access the virtual seminar, view the seminar schedule, and sign up for the listserv, visit the series website: http://icegiantsseminar.jhuapl.edu
Mallory Kinczyk & Jodi Berdis
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SAVE THE DATE: SETI SYMPOSIUM AUGUST 18-21, 2025
The Third Penn State SETI Symposium will be held August 18–21, 2025 at The Penn State Conference Center and Hotel in State College, PA
Website here: https://sites.psu.edu/setisymposium2025/
This symposium will be a broad look at SETI, including new technosignature search results and upper limits, new search methodologies and instrumentation, theory, and social aspects of the field including the post-detection protocols, message construction, and the historical roots of the field. Interdisciplinarity will be emphasized. As with previous instances, we encourage the submission of proposals for breakout sessions for workshops, tutorials, or special sessions on narrower topics.
Early career researchers are especially encouraged to attend.
To receive updates including announcement of the opening of abstract submission and registration, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/BcXwwNGQkLwkpyf5A
Inquiries to the LOC and SOC should be directed to [email protected].
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AAS DPS FEDERAL RELATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE (FRS) SPLINTER SESSION AT THE 2024 DPS MEETING
The American Astronomical Society (AAS) Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS) Federal Relations Subcommittee (FRS) held its annual splinter session at the 2024 DPS Meeting on Tuesday, October 8th. This year’s session focused on policy perspectives on Europa Clipper and future flagship missions. Panelists from the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee, NASA Headquarters, and The Planetary Society provided different space policy perspectives on Clipper and future flagships, and interacted with DPS community members through Q&A on topics ranging from NASA’s budget to Decadal Surveys. The session was well received by DPS meeting attendees. The splinter session occurred alongside recent updates to the AAS DPS public policy website (https://dps.aas.org/public_policy). The website provides many planetary advocacy resources to the DPS membership.
Angela M. Dapremont, AAS DPS FRS Chair ([email protected])
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NEW HORIZONS SCIENCE SPOTLIGHT WEBINAR
New Horizons continues its operation, now at 58.8au from the Sun. Since 2015 it has made ground-breaking discoveries of the Pluto-Charon system, flown past the small contact KBO binary Arrokoth and collected phase and light curve data for some three dozen additional KBOs and the ice giants. It has also been sampling dust density throughout the solar system and studying the cosmic optical background. To raise awareness of New Horizon’s scientific impact we are beginning a new spotlight seminar series (30 min, fourth week each month) which we invite you to attend online, or watch recorded at your convenience.
Calendar for future seminars:
Recordings are archived and posted at:
For questions, contact New Horizons CoI Susan Benecchi, [email protected]
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DPS 56 MEETING SUMMARIES AVAILABLE ON AAS NOVA
Want a quick recap of some of the great science presented at DPS? AAS Nova, the AAS’s research news site, has provided brief summaries of the plenary sessions and press conferences from the meeting. You can catch up on any sessions you missed at https://aasnova.org/tag/dps-56/.
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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (MEMBER AND CHAIR) OF THE EXOPLANET PROGRAM ANALYSIS GROUP (EXOPAG)
Dear Colleagues:
The Astrophysics Division of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate is pleased to issue this open call for nominations to serve on the Executive Committee (EC) of NASA’s Exoplanet Exploration Program Analysis Group (ExoPAG), both as an EC member and/or as Chair. In the coming months, NASA anticipates making several new appointments to the ExoPAG EC, replacing four current members of the committee who have reached the end of their terms. NASA also anticipates making a new appointment to serve as Chair of the ExoPAG EC. New appointments will start in the Spring of 2025 and will be for a period of three years.
NASA’s Exoplanet Exploration Program (ExEP, http://exoplanets.nasa.gov) is the NASA program office that serves as the focal point for exoplanet science and technology, and devises strategies to help NASA achieve its goals in the area of exoplanet science. The ExoPAG is an open, interdisciplinary forum that provides a way for the scientific community to give input to ExEP, and for conducting analyses in support of ExEP science objectives and their implications for planning and prioritization of Program activities. The ExoPAG is led by a Chair who also serves on NASA’s Astrophysics Advisory Committee (APAC). The Chair works with a volunteer Executive Committee, whose membership is chosen to reflect the broad range of scientific disciplines and interests represented in the exoplanet field (e.g. spanning Astrophysics, Planetary Science, Heliophysics, and Earth Science). Together, the ExoPAG Chair and Executive Committee are responsible for capturing and organizing community input, overseeing ExoPAG analyses, reporting ExoPAG findings and inputs to the Astrophysics Division Director, and keeping the scientific community apprised of ongoing activities and opportunities within ExEP. Detailed information about the structure and function of the ExoPAG, including the current and past membership of the EC, can be found at http://exoplanets.nasa.gov/exopag.
Nominations for the ExoPAG EC and/or EC Chair should be submitted via email to the address: [email protected] . Nominations must include both a cover letter and a one-page CV summarizing the nominee’s relevant background. The cover letter should provide a description of the nominee’s area of expertise, qualifications for service, commitment to NASA’s core value of inclusion, and anticipated contributions to the ExoPAG Executive Committee. Cover letters should indicate whether the applicant is interested in serving on the EC or in chairing the EC (or both). Nominations will only be accepted for scientists who are employed at a U.S. institution for the period of the service. There are no citizenship restrictions. Nominations from individuals at academic institutions—university, college, or non-NASA research laboratory—are strongly encouraged. Self-nominations are welcome and treated equally as external nominations. The deadline for nominations is January 31, 2025, with announcement of selections anticipated in Spring of 2025. Selections will be announced by the ExoPAG mailing list (http://exoplanets.nasa.gov/exep/exopag/announcementList).
We look forward to working with all of our stakeholders to develop a robust and compelling Exoplanet Exploration Program.
Sincerely,
Dr. John Wisniewski, NASA Headquarters Deputy Exoplanet Exploration Program Scientist, ExoPAG Executive Secretary
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2025 LPI SUMMER INTERN PROGRAM IN PLANETARY SCIENCES
The Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) is accepting applications for the 2025 LPI Summer Intern Program! This 10-week, highly competitive program offers undergraduates a unique opportunity to work with scientists at LPI and NASA’s Johnson Space Center on cutting-edge research in planetary science.
Program Dates: June 2–August 8, 2025
Eligibility: Open to undergraduates with at least 50 semester hours of credit. Students majoring in physical or natural sciences, engineering, computer science, or mathematics are preferred, but all eligible students will be considered.
Application Deadline: December 12, 2024
Help spread the word and share this exciting student opportunity!
For more information and to apply, visit lpi.usra.edu/lpiintern.
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EARLY-CAREER OPPORTUNITIES 32ND MEETING OF THE NASA SMALL BODIES ASSESSMENT GROUP (SBAG)
The 32nd Meeting of the NASA Small Bodies Assessment Group (SBAG) is scheduled for January 7–9, 2025, at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida. The meeting will be held in person with opportunities for virtual participation.
Early-Career Opportunities
Invited Early-Career Speakers: We will select approximately two early-career researchers who will each give a presentation (approximately 15 minutes, including Q&A).
Lightning Talks: We will provide time on the agenda for additional early-career researchers and engineers attending the meeting to introduce themselves and their research to the community.
Meeting Mentor: Interested early-career members of the small body’s community will be paired with an SBAG meeting mentor to help broaden the networks of early-career researchers and engineers.
Travel and Participation Support: We will offer travel and participation stipends to support students and early-career researchers attending the meeting.
Visit the SBAG website for more information about each opportunity and submission details.
Submission deadline: November 22, 2024
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ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY BEST PRACTICE GUIDE FOR INCLUSION-RELATED ACTIVITIES
The Royal Astronomical Society are pleased to announce the launch of our new best practice guide for inclusion-related activities in Astronomy and Geophysics.
You can find this guide here:
It contains a number of suggestions for promoting inclusion, through lenses including policy, HR, and training and is designed for community use by individuals at all levels of seniority.
I am particularly grateful to Sheila Kanani, Naomi Rowe-Gurney, and Farideh Honary for their hard work on this.
Best,
Ben Fernando
Chair of the Committee for Diversity in Astronomy and Geophysics of the Royal Astronomical Society
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VIRTUAL PRE-AGU EPSP NETWORKING EVENT 2024
On Wednesday, November 13 at 10 am ET, the Earth & Planetary Surface Processes (EPSP) Student Committee will be hosting an informal virtual networking event for those going to the AGU Annual Meeting this year! This event is open to everyone, but we strongly encourage new attendees to join, meet a few other attendees, and learn about skills to make the
most of the conference before arriving in Washington D.C.
To attend, fill out this registration form by Monday, November 11:
Can’t attend this event but still want to network with other attendees before the conference? Look out for our second virtual networking event on Wednesday, December 4, registration to come at the end of November.
EPSP Student Committee
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INCLUSIVE CLASSROOM TEACHING TECHNIQUES ONLINE WORKSHOP
The American Astronomical Society and the American Physical Society (APS) are co-hosting this online workshop for educators in astronomy and physics.
Thursday, 5 December, 2:00 – 4:00 pm ET: “Inclusive Classroom Teaching Techniques,” facilitated by the Physics and Astronomy Faculty Teaching Institute (FTI), which is a professional development program for physics and astronomy faculty focused on effective and inclusive teaching practices. In this highly interactive two-hour session, FTI leaders Ed Prather and Rachel Scherr will give you experience with teaching methods that are energizing, equitable, and fun.
This workshop is supported by a Venture Grant from the American Institute of Physics and are part of a two-year series of online workshops for educators taking place in 2024–2025. Look forward to additional workshops offered in spring 2025!
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CURRENT TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR ICARUS AND THE PLANETARY SCIENCE JOURNAL
The current issues for both DPS-affiliated journals are here:
Icarus:
The Planetary Science Journal:
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JOBS, POSITIONS, AND OPPORTUNITIES
The DPS job board is now working. Job seekers and employers are encouraged to browse DPS’s job listings and advertise open positions **for free**.
A summary or recent openings and opportunities are listed below. Full details for each job can be found on the DPS job board.
- Quality Assurance Scientist IPAC
IPAC at the California Institute of Technology invites applications for one or more Quality Assurance Scientists to work on the Near-Earth Object Surveyor (NEOS) program. NEOS is a NASA Planetary Defense mission, scheduled for launch in late 2027, that will detect, track, and characterize solar system small bodies that pose a hazard to the Earth. The NEOS observatory consists of a passively cooled 50 cm telescope located near Sun-Earth L1 equipped with a wide-field camera that will image the sky simultaneously in two mid-infrared bands. NEOS will detect approximately 200,000 Main Belt Asteroids, NEOs, and comets each day against a background of hundreds of millions of distant stars and galaxies.
- McCray Postdoctoral Fellowship for Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences
The Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences (APS) at the University of Colorado Boulder is seeking applications for the inaugural Richard McCray Postdoctoral Fellowship for Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences. The award is open to scholars in all fields represented by faculty in our department including astrophysics, planetary sciences, solar and space physics, and astronomy education research.
The initial appointment will be made for two years, with the possibility of extending to a third year. The fellowship provides an initial stipend of $85,000/yr. Fellows will also receive reimbursement for up to $5,000 in moving expenses and a research fund of $12,000/yr to be used in support of research and professional development activities. Fellows are expected to pursue research in collaboration with APS faculty, researchers, and/or students, and may also participate in departmental teaching, service, and public outreach activities. Candidates should identify a faculty member in the APS department who has agreed to be their sponsor prior to submitting their application. The APS department recognizes that the effectiveness and creativity of a group is strengthened by contributions from a broad range of perspectives. As such, we particularly welcome candidates from groups that have been historically underrepresented in astrophysics and planetary science and/or have demonstrated leadership toward building an equitable and inclusive scholarly environment.
Application materials must be submitted electronically at www.colorado.edu/jobs, to posting #59873.
- Tenure-track or tenured faculty position at the University of Maryland College Park, Department of Astronomy
The Department of Astronomy at the University of Maryland College Park invites applications for a tenure-track or tenured faculty position, at the assistant or associate professor level. Outstanding candidates in all areas of observational and theoretical astronomy and astrophysics will be considered, although we particularly encourage applicants in the fields of exoplanets, solar system and planetary origins, data science (especially time-domain astronomy and surveys), and the high-z universe and galaxy evolution. All candidates should have research that relates to current and near-future major astronomical facilities such as JWST, ALMA, Roman, and Rubin.
For full consideration, complete applications (including letters) must be submitted by November 15, 2024. For more information about the position and to submit an application, please visit: https://ejobs.umd.edu/postings/123978
- Department of Physics at Auburn University, Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position in Experimental Laboratory Astrophysics
The Department of Physics at Auburn University is inviting applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Experimental Laboratory Astrophysics. We are seeking a talented and driven experimentalist to join our department and lead an innovative research program that enhances our understanding of astrophysical processes, astrochemical reactions, and the fundamental physics of atomic and molecular interactions in space environments.
The ideal candidate will have expertise in experimental techniques that complement astronomical observations and space exploration, contributing to interdisciplinary research in astrophysics, astrochemistry, heliophysics, planetary science, and other related fields. This position also offers the opportunity to teach and mentor students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop a robust, externally funded research program in Laboratory Astrophysics.
- Lead experiments that contribute to our understanding of the universe, complementing observational data and space mission results.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams in physics, astrophysics, planetary science, and related areas.
- Teach and mentor students at all levels.
Salary will be commensurate with education and experience. Auburn University offers a competitive benefits package, including health care, retirement benefits, and resources for research support. At the College of Sciences and Mathematics, we value the land-grant mission of the university. We are committed to broadening access to higher education in order to cultivate culturally competent professionals. As an R1, Doctoral University and one of the nation’s premier land, sea, and space grant institutions, Auburn University is understanding of and sensitive to the family needs of faculty, including dual-career couples.
We encourage you to share this exciting opportunity with your colleagues and networks. Below are the key details:
Position: Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track)
Field: Experimental Laboratory Astrophysics
Application Review Begins: November 15, 2024
Full Posting and Application Link: https://www.auemployment.com/postings/48943
- Open Rank Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Earth and Planetary Materials – Michigan State University
The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (EES) at Michigan State University (MSU) seeks applications for an endowed open-rank tenure-track position in Earth and planetary materials.
Successful applicants will be expected to demonstrate a record of sustained productivity through intellectual leadership in peer-reviewed publications and external grants. Responsibilities for the position include the teaching of undergraduate courses in the department as well as mentoring of graduate and postdoctoral trainees. Service is expected via the participation in committees, courses, and training activities, and participation in department, campus, and national programs, as appropriate for the career stage and rank.
Application Instructions
Application materials should include: (1) a cover letter describing the applicant’s interest and qualifications for the position; (2) a curriculum vitae listing their educational background as well as research, teaching and service records, and integrated diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) activities; (3) a research statement up to 3 pages highlighting past research accomplishments and future plans to lead and conduct independent research—this statement should include current or planned efforts to advance DEI through their research, (4) a teaching statement up to 2 pages describing the applicant’s experience, qualifications to teach expected courses, and philosophy in instruction and mentoring of students, including experience teaching and mentoring students from broadly diverse demographic and social backgrounds; and (5) contact information for three references. Applications should be submitted online at careers.msu.edu (position # 991951).
Review of applications will begin November 4, 2024, and will continue until a suitable candidate is identified. The anticipated start date is as early as August 2025. Questions regarding this position may be directed to Dr. Shawn Wei, search committee chair ([email protected]).
- John’s Hopkins Postdoctoral Fellowship
Johns Hopkins’ Department of Earth and Planetary Science is currently recruiting its next Blaustein Postdoctoral Fellow. This is a 1+1 year position which comes with research freedom, a salary of $65,000/year plus healthcare and other benefits, and a generous research allowance.
More information can be found here:
The EPS department is located in the Wyman Park Forest on Johns Hopkins’ expansive campus in northern Baltimore, approximately 30 miles from the US Capitol in Washington DC. As an institution, Johns Hopkins has led all other universities in research spending every year for the last 44 years (FY22: $3.4bn) and employs more than 10,000 people in science, engineering, and allied/support roles across multiple campuses and the Applied Physics Laboratory.
- McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences Postdoctoral Fellowship
Washington University in St. Louis invites applicants to conduct independent research as a postdoctoral fellow of the McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences (MCSS) in the broad field of space sciences. We welcome applicants with interests in Astromaterials, Cosmochemistry, or Meteoritics; Experimental, Theoretical, or Observational Astrophysics; Planetary Science; Particle and Nuclear Physics, Cosmology and Gravitation; and Earth as a Planet. In their application materials, the candidate should describe their research interests and list potential
collaborators from among the faculty fellows of the MCSS.
Employment in this fellowship is planned to begin in July 2025 for an anticipated initial one-year term, with the possibility of renewal for a second year.
Candidates must have a PhD or be a May 2025 degree candidate specializing in one of the fields listed above and have a record of excellent scholarship. Ideal candidates will have demonstrated
expertise in relevant observational, lab-based, theoretical, and computational methodologies.
Applications and reference letters are due December 20, 2024, and should be submitted (along with reference letters) through Interfolio:
Questions related to the search or application process may be directed to Vickie Gee at [email protected].
- SETI Institute’s 2025 Frank Drake Postdoctoral Fellowship
The SETI Institute is pleased to announce the call for applications to the Frank Drake Postdoctoral Fellowship focusing on “Innovation in the Search for Life in the Universe.”
For more information, go to:
- Assistant Professor (Tenure Track Faculty) Positions: University of Hawaii at Manoa, Institute for Astronomy
In 2024-2025 the IfA seeks to fill four positions starting Fall 2025, three in Honolulu and one in Hilo, as part of an ongoing faculty hiring plan through the 2020’s.
TO APPLY: Applications and reference letters for the Honolulu position should be submitted via https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/28407 and for the Hilo position should be submitted via https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/28408 by 15 November 2024. If you wish to be considered for positions at both locations, you must submit two applications, one to each of the postings.
- Tenure-Track Faculty Position at the Assistant Professor Level – Focus Planetary Science
The Astronomy Department at Cornell University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the assistant professor level. We encourage applications from candidates who demonstrate outstanding research, teaching, mentorship, and leadership in the field of planetary science. The Department will prioritize candidates whose research focus is on our solar system, whether through participation in solar system exploration missions, telescopic observations, experimental or theoretical studies in any relevant planetary science discipline. Interested applicants should submit a cover letter (2-page limit), a curriculum vitae with publications, a statement of research (5-page limit), a statement of teaching and mentoring philosophy (2-page limit) and three letters of recommendation to Academic Jobs Online: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/28118).
The target start date for the appointment is July 1, 2025. Review of applications will begin on November 15, 2024, and will continue until the position is filled.
- Tenure-track Assistant Professor Faculty Position in Planetary Science at the University of California, Riverside
The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the University of California, Riverside, invites applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professor Faculty position in Planetary Science. This position will start on July 1, 2025. Applicants will need to submit the following: Cover Letter, Curriculum Vitae, 3 Letters of Recommendation, Statement of Teaching, Statement of Research, Statement of Past and/or Planned Future Contributions to Advancing Diversity and Inclusive Excellence. Review of applications will commence on December 15, 2024, and proceed until position is filled.
More details may be found here: https://aprecruit.ucr.edu/JPF01982
- Tenure-track faculty position in Planetary Science at the California Institute of Technology
The Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences at the California Institute of Technology is seeking applicants for a tenure-track faculty position in planetary science.
Questions about the application process may be directed to: [email protected].
- Full-Time Associate Scientist in Astronomy, Meteoroid Environment Office (MEO), Huntsville Alabama
The USRA Science and Technology Institute (STI) is seeking a full-time Associate Scientist, Astronomy, to join the team in Huntsville, AL. The candidate will assist the Meteoroid Environment Office (MEO), located within the MSFC Natural Environments Branch/EV44, in defining the meteoroid environment as it pertains to spacecraft design and risk. The candidate will carry out fundamental/original research in the meteor/meteoroid discipline, develop software and tools to analyze meteor-related data, conduct any required astronomical observations, and respond with quick-turnaround analyses of bright meteor events occurring over the United States.
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