Newsletter 24-11

Issue 24-11, Jul 12, 2024

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  1. THE 2024 DPS ELECTIONS ARE NOW OPEN
  2. ABSTRACT SUBMISSION OPEN FOR THE 56TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AAS DIVISION FOR PLANETARY SCIENCES (DPS)
  3. 2024 DPS TRAVEL GRANT APPLICATION FORM IS OPEN
  4. KIANA MCFADDEN THIS YEAR’S DPS-NSBP SPEAKER AWARDEE
  5. BLACK SPACE WEEK 2024 RECORDINGS ARE AVAILABLE
  6. AGU P033: SSSBs: SAMPLE RETURNS, JWST, GROUND-BASED ASTRONOMY, AND MORE
  7. 2024 TAPS MEETING ABSTRACT SUBMISSION, TRAVEL GRANT APPLICATION, AND REGISTRATION OPEN – AUGUST 15-16, SAN ANTONIO
  8. SERIES OF NASA SMD WORKSHOPS DISCUSSING PRIORITY SCIENCE GOALS AND PLANETARY PROTECTION KNOWLEDGE GAPS
  9. 2024 ADVANCING IDEA IN PLANETARY SCIENCE CONFERENCE
  10. ICE GIANT SYSTEMS SEMINAR SERIES: AUG 13TH DR JESSICA WEBER (JPL/CALTECH)
  11. AGU SESSION:P018: JUNO’S MULTI-INSTRUMENT VIEW OF IO, EUROPA, AND GANYMEDE
  12. AGU SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT: P028: PLANETARY SCIENCE AND ASTROBIOLOGY WITH THE HABITABLE WORLDS OBSERVATORY
  13. ASTROBIOLOGY AND THE FUTURE OF LIFE MEETING
  14. SURVEY ASSESSING HOW DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION HAVE CHANGED IN ASTROBIOLOGY
  15. 56TH LUNAR AND PLANETARY SCIENCE CONFERENCE – SAVE THE DATE
  16. PLANETARY SCIENCE JOURNAL PUBLISHES 1000TH PAPER
  17. EXHIBITOR & SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES 56TH DPS MEETING
  18. CURRENT TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR ICARUS AND THE PLANETARY SCIENCE JOURNAL
  19. JOBS, POSITIONS, AND OPPORTUNITIES

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THE 2024 DPS ELECTIONS ARE NOW OPEN

You should have received your ballot on Thursday July 11th at the email address you registered with for AAS/DPS.  If you did not see your ballot, please check your spam/junk folder and also check that your membership did not lapse.

LEADERSHIP: This year we are choosing a new Vice-Chair, two DPS Committee Members, and one Student Representative.  The Vice-Chair will become Chair in October 2025.  For more information about current officers and committee members, please visit the leadership section of the DPS website.  

CANDIDATES: Information and position statements for the candidates have been collected into this single PDF; however, if you prefer the information separately, please click on each candidate’s name in this section.  The same information is also accessible on your ballot.

Vice-Chair (Vote for 1) 

DPS Committee Members (Vote for 2)

Student Representative (Vote for 1) 

NEED HELP? Please contact Diane Frendak at [email protected] or 202-328-2010 x109.

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ABSTRACT SUBMISSION OPEN FOR THE 56TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AAS DIVISION FOR PLANETARY SCIENCES (DPS)

Abstract submission is now open for the 56th Annual Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS) meeting.  The abstract deadline is Wednesday July 17.  One first-author scientific abstract is permitted per individual; additional abstracts are permitted in the areas of workforce, education, outreach, DEIA (diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility), and historical astronomy. 

Submit your Abstract

The SOC encourages abstracts in all of (but not limited to) the categories below.  Please get in touch with the DPS SOC chair (Kat Volk) with any questions you may have.

  • Asteroids: Dynamics, Origins, and Theory
  • Asteroids: Main-Belt Asteroid Physical Characteristics and Observational Surveys
  • Asteroids: Bennu and Ryugu
  • Asteroids: Planetary Defense, NEO Physical Characteristics, and Observational Surveys
  • Astrobiology and Origins of Life
  • Astrochemistry: Building Blocks of Planetary Systems
  • Atmospheric Processes
  • Centaurs and Kuiper Belt Objects: Dynamics, Origins, and Theory
  • Centaurs and Kuiper Belt Objects: Observational Surveys and Physical Characterization
  • Comets: Comae, Nuclei, and Surfaces (Observational/Physical Characterization, Chemistry)
  • Comets: Dynamics, Origins, and Theory
  • Earth as a Planet
  • Enceladus
  • Europa
  • Exoplanets and Systems: Discoveries and Characterization
  • Exoplanets and Systems: Atmospheres
  • Exoplanets and Systems: Dynamics, Origins, and Theory
  • Exoplanets: Habitability and Biosignatures
  • Field Campaigns and Planetary Analogues
  • Formation of Planets, Satellites, and Planetary Systems: Theory
  • Giant Planets: Interiors and Atmospheres
  • Giant Planets: Satellites and Satellite Systems (Regular and Irregular)
  • Icy Satellites
  • Interstellar Objects
  • Io
  • Laboratory Research
  • Magnetospheres and Space Environment
  • Mars
  • Mars Satellites: Phobos and Deimos
  • Mercury
  • Meteorites and Solar System Formation
  • Mission Concepts, Instruments and Facilities
  • Earth’s Moon
  • Ocean Worlds
  • Other
  • Planet and Satellite Dynamics
  • Planetary Interiors
  • Planetary Rings
  • Pluto System
  • Sun and the Heliosphere
  • Solar System Debris: Meteoroids, Meteors, and Dust
  • Surface Processes
  • Titan
  • Trojan Asteroids: Observations, Properties, and Dynamics
  • Venus

Areas of History/DEIA/Workforce/Education/Outreach

  • Planetary Science Workforce
  • Outreach / Education
  • DEIA
  • Amateur Astronomy / Citizen Science
  • Historical Astronomy

Please note: Yom Kippur begins on Friday, 11 October, so the meeting will begin with an evening reception on Sunday, 6 October, and end one day earlier than usual, on Thursday, October 10.

If you have any questions regarding DPS 56, please contact the AAS meetings team at 202-328-2010 or [email protected].

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2024 DPS TRAVEL GRANT APPLICATION FORM IS OPEN

The DPS Travel Grant application form is open to support participation in the 2024 DPS or National Society of Black Physicists annual meetings via the Hartmann and the URM Travel grants. 

The Hartmann Student Travel Grant supports student presentations at the annual DPS meeting. (Postdoctoral scholars may also be eligible, but students are prioritized.) 

The Underrepresented Minority (URM) Communities in Planetary Science Travel Grant supports attendance by student and professional folks that are members of Black/African American, Indigenous, and/or Latinx communities to support in-person or virtual attendance at the annual DPS or NSBP meeting.

Apply here to both/either program: https://dps.aas.org/news/dps-travel-grants-application/ 

The deadline is July 21.

Community donations are critical for the health of these awards. Donations to the URM travel grant through the end of October will be matched by a DPS community member, up to $4k. Instructions to donate are linked at https://dps.aas.org/news/dps-travel-grants-application/

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KIANA MCFADDEN THIS YEAR’S DPS-NSBP SPEAKER AWARDEE

The DPS and National Society of Black Physicists (NSBP) are pleased to announce this year’s DPS-NSBP Speaker Awardee: Kiana McFadden, a PhD candidate at the University of Arizona. Kiana McFadden was selected based on her talk at the NSBP Fall 2023 meeting, entitled “Size and Albedo Constraints for (152830) Dinkinesh Using WISE Data.” This work was critical for helping the NASA Lucy mission plan their November 2023 encounter with this small main-belt asteroid. We look forward to hearing her invited talk at the 2024 DPS annual meeting, with travel supported by DPS. 

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BLACK SPACE WEEK 2024 RECORDINGS ARE AVAILABLE

The fifth annual Black Space Week, organized by the Black in Astro organization, was held in Washington, DC., June 16-22, 2024 (https://www.blackinastro.com/black-space-week-2024). The events of Black Space Week were attended by hundreds, and included several panels featuring current and former astronauts, high-ranking U.S. Space Force officers, actors, entrepreneurs, government officials, students, and scientists. The full event was organized in partnership with NASA, the U.S. National Space Council, and the White House, and it was recognized by the U.S. Vice President, Kamala Harris (https://eos.org/articles/black-space-week-celebrates-fifth-anniversary). Recordings of the panels and discussion can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/@Black_In_Astro. Please share this resource around the DPS community and keep your eyes out for the 2025 event!

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AGU P033: SSSBs: SAMPLE RETURNS, JWST, GROUND-BASED ASTRONOMY, AND MORE

Please consider submitting an abstract to our session on SSSBs. This session welcomes abstracts that address analyses of returned samples, new observations and models of large planetesimals found across the solar system, and contrast the properties of planetesimals found in various small body reservoirs.

Observations returned by space missions (e.g., OSIRIS-REx, Hayabusa 2, New Horizons…) and large telescopic facilities (e.g., JWST, Adaptive optics observations) offer a broad encompassing view of the populations of large planetesimals and dwarf planets that formed shortly after solar system formation. Most of these bodies have retained information on their accretional environments while others have undergone significant internal evolution. The sample return missions will continue deciphering the solar system’s early history with the exploration of near Earth asteroids like Ryugu and Bennu. Upcoming flyby missions to visit 16 Psyche and Jupiter Trojan asteroids and instruments on the extremely large telescopes available in the next decade will provide observations with unprecedented details of many large planetesimals.

Conveners: Julie Castillo, Franck Marchis, Bryan Holler

Submit an abstract here: https://agu.confex.com/agu/agu24/prelim.cgi/Session/225952

Deadline July 31, 2024

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2024 TAPS MEETING ABSTRACT SUBMISSION, TRAVEL GRANT APPLICATION, AND REGISTRATION OPEN – AUGUST 15-16, SAN ANTONIO

The 2nd Texas Area Planetary Science (TAPS) Meeting will take place on August 15-16, 2024, at the downtown UT San Antonio (UTSA) campus in San Antonio (UTSA San Pedro I, 506 Dolorosa St, San Antonio). The TAPS meeting aims to strengthen interactions within the Texas planetary-exoplanet science and astrobiology community and foster collaborations & partnerships between institutions & researchers. We encourage researchers, faculty, postdocs, and students interested in planetary science and astrobiology/exoplanet research to join us for this 1.5-day event. 

The meeting website has been updated: https://sites.google.com/view/tapsmeeting/home

You can submit your abstract (this year, we are soliciting oral or poster presentations), apply for a travel grant, and register on the website under the tab TAPS002-2024. We are pleased to offer travel grants for attendees at all career stages, supported by the Heising-Simons Foundation.

Here are the deadlines to keep in mind:

July 8th: Abstract Submission Deadline

July 9th: Travel Grant Application Deadline

July 15th: Registration Deadline

Please contact Xinting Yu ([email protected]) or [email protected] for any questions.

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SERIES OF NASA SMD WORKSHOPS DISCUSSING PRIORITY SCIENCE GOALS AND PLANETARY PROTECTION KNOWLEDGE GAPS

Please join NASA’s Science Mission Directorate for a series of workshops aimed at discussing the priority science goals and Planetary Protection knowledge gaps that NASA should address in advance of human presence on the surface of Mars.

The first, a two-day virtual seminar, “Science and Planetary Protection in Advance of Human Missions Seminar”, will take place on July 31 and August 1, 2024. It will introduce key discussion topics and knowledge gaps, led by community experts and based on the latest available data. We will ask attendees to contribute to brainstorming sessions to identify forward work and potential priorities for the subsequent workshop.

The second, a three-day virtual workshop to be held October 30 – November 1, will collect abstracts from the community to introduce mission concepts, research questions, and considerations based on discussions at the first event. Additional details about the second workshop will be provided as they are available.

Attendees will discuss and develop answers to pertinent questions including:

  • What data do we need to collect and what research do we need to conduct to limit harmful contamination of Mars before humans arrive?
  • What scientific research needs to be conducted before humans arrive and how will it inform the activities of the human explorers once they are on the surface?
  • What research will the crew themselves be doing, and how will forward and backward contamination control be incorporated into those research activities?

We will use results from these workshops to inform future research and mission priorities for the NASA Planetary Protection Office, the Astrobiology Program, and the Mars Exploration Program. This workshop is co-sponsored by the Network for Life Detection (NfoLD), an Astrobiology Research Coordination Network (RCN). We will make a summary of the workshop publicly available.

Find additional information and updates on the event page.


Please send any additional questions to Bob Collom at [email protected]

Click on this link to register for the workshop

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2024 ADVANCING IDEA IN PLANETARY SCIENCE CONFERENCE

The LPI’s 2024 Advancing IDEA in Planetary Science conference aims to boost the community’s momentum in incorporating Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA) principles in the workforce. NASA and other planetary science stakeholders have committed to fostering IDEA principles throughout their agencies and funded programs. The LPI’s Expanding NASA’s Community of Planetary Sample Scientists (ENComPSS) program is supporting this virtual conference as a next step, building upon the 2022 Advancing IDEA in Planetary Science conference. We encourage participants from the 2022 conference to provide updates on the progress that has been made in the past two years.

Call for Abstracts and Registration

Abstract submission deadline: August 7, 2024, 5:00 p.m. CDT

Registration fees are not being collected for this meeting, but registration is required. Registration will be available through October 25. Before the conference, registered attendees will receive an email from Houston Meeting Info with virtual connection information.

Meeting Portal Updates: We have modified the meeting portal to follow best practices that support inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility. We encourage you to log into the meeting portal to update your profile information. From the meeting portal home page, click Edit Profile.

https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/advancingidea2024/

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ICE GIANT SYSTEMS SEMINAR SERIES: AUG 13TH DR JESSICA WEBER (JPL/CALTECH)

Date/Time: Aug 13th, 11am ET

Speaker: Dr. Jessica Weber (JPL/Caltech)

Topic: Astrobiology Applications in the Uraniun System

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.

Events are held on the second Tuesday of the month. To access the virtual seminar, view the seminar schedule, and access recordings of previous talks, visit the series website here: http://icegiantsseminar.jhuapl.edu  

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AGU SESSION:P018: JUNO’S MULTI-INSTRUMENT VIEW OF IO, EUROPA, AND GANYMEDE

Please consider submissions to the AGU Session P018: Juno’s multi-instrument view of Io, Europa, and Ganymede

https://agu.confex.com/agu/agu24/prelim.cgi/Session/226276

Session ID: 226276  
Session Title: P018: Juno’s multi-instrument view of Io, Europa and Ganymede 
Section: Planetary Sciences  

 Session Description:

The Juno spacecraft performed close and distant flybys of Ganymede, Europa, and Io between 2021 and 2024. The data collected during these flybys provided unprecedented views of these Jovian moons. Juno’s multi-instrument measurements include high-resolution imagery in visible, ultraviolet, and infrared of the surface geology and composition, microwave subsurface sounding, electromagnetic sounding of the sub-surface conductive layers, gravitational sounding of the interior, as well as the characterization of the electromagnetic fields and particles environment of these moons.

This session welcomes papers on the observations and models related to Juno’s flybys of Europa, Ganymede, and Io, focusing on the surface composition and geology, ice-shell thermal structure, ocean dynamics, the structure and dynamics of deeper layers as well as atmospheric and space environment studies. Ground and space telescope observations of the Jovian moons and modeling work in anticipation of the Europa Clipper and Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) missions are equally welcome.

Conveners: Anton Ermakov (Stanford), Tracy M. Becker (SwRI), Hao Cao (UCLA), Lynnae C. Quick (GSFC), Phillip H. Phipps (Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore County)

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AGU SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT: P028: PLANETARY SCIENCE AND ASTROBIOLOGY WITH THE HABITABLE WORLDS OBSERVATORY

If you are planning to attend AGU this year, please consider submitting an abstract to the Planetary Science and Astrobiology with the Habitable Worlds Observatory session!

Session ID: 226393

Session Title: P028: Planetary Science and Astrobiology with the Habitable Worlds Observatory

Section: Planetary Sciences

Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) is a NASA mission concept currently under development that responds to the Astro2020 Decadal Survey’s prioritization of a large, space-based, ultraviolet/optical/near-infrared-capable telescope capable of directly imaging Earth-like exoplanets around nearby Sun-like stars. Importantly, HWO will also have a science scope that can address elements of the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey through its imaging and spectroscopy of solar system worlds. This Great Observatory will revolutionize our understanding of habitability, search for signs of life elsewhere, and study planetary system formation/evolution in our solar system and beyond. This session invites presentations focused on the major science questions that could be answered with HWO. Key topical areas will include characterizing exoplanetary atmospheres, potential biospheres, and surface environments through direct imaging and transits; solar system science; understanding planetary systems; and exoplanet demographics.

https://agu.confex.com/agu/agu24/prelim.cgi/Session/226393

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ASTROBIOLOGY AND THE FUTURE OF LIFE MEETING

The Astrobiology and the Future of Life meeting is scheduled for October 16–18, 2024, at the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) in Houston, Texas. This meeting is designed to explore the potential of new interdisciplinary, interdivisional research efforts organized around the theme of the Future of Life. Presentations related to astrobiology and NASA’s science divisions (Astrophysics, Biological and Physical Sciences, Earth Science, Heliophysics, and Planetary Science) may include such topics as:

  • Technosignatures (Astrophysics, Planetary Science)
  • Future evolution of Earth (Biological and Physical Sciences, Earth Science, Planetary Science)
  • Long-term climate sustainability and the fates of biospheres and technospheres (Astrophysics, Earth Science, Planetary Science)
  • Modeling possible future Earths and exoplanet observations (Astrophysics, Earth Science, Planetary Science)
  • Survival of Earth life on other planets (Biological and Physical Sciences)
  • Multigenerational life in isolated habitats (Biological and Physical Sciences)
  • Solar/Stellar evolution and habitable zones (Astrophysics, Earth Science, Planetary Science)
  • The Sun’s future path through the galaxy and possible climate implications (Astrophysics, Earth Science, Planetary Science)
  • Long-term biosphere/planetary feedback affecting the habitable lifetimes of planets (Planetary Science)
  • Stability of Planetary Systems (Astrophysics, Planetary Science)
  • Solar/stellar variability and limits on biospheres and technospheres (Astrophysics, Earth Science, Planetary Science)
  • Evolution of habitable zones during post-main sequence solar/stellar evolution (Astrophysics Heliophysics, Planetary Science)

Abstract submission deadline: August 2, 2024, 5:00 p.m. CDT

Questions concerning this announcement may be directed to David Grinspoon at [email protected].

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SURVEY ASSESSING HOW DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION HAVE CHANGED IN ASTROBIOLOGY

Dr. Arsev Umur Aydinoglu (Middle East Technical University) is conducting a second survey to assess how diversity and inclusion may have changed in the field of Astrobiology, since the first survey was conducted in 2022. Those findings were presented at AbSciCon 2024 (307-05, Diversity and Inclusion in Astrobiology: Results from a Survey).

Please find the follow-up survey here: 

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/astrobiology2024

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56TH LUNAR AND PLANETARY SCIENCE CONFERENCE – SAVE THE DATE

The 56th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC) will be held at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel and Convention Center in The Woodlands, Texas, and virtually on March 10–14, 2025. LPSC is a defining event in planetary research, bringing together a diverse group of international experts in a truly collaborative environment. For 56 years, LPSC has been convening the lunar and planetary science community to showcase the latest science, research, and discoveries in the field. To learn more, visit https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2025/.

Indication of Interest

Submit an indication of interest to receive additional information about the conference.

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PLANETARY SCIENCE JOURNAL PUBLISHES 1000TH PAPER

The Planetary Science Journal’s 1000th paper was just published!  Read about it and the PSJ impact factor for the past year in our press release:

https://aas.org/press/planetary-science-journal-publishes-its-1000th-article

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EXHIBITOR & SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES 56TH DPS MEETING

The American Astronomical Society invites you to support the 56th meeting of the Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS).

Each year the annual DPS meeting offers a jam-packed scientific schedule attracting your target audience. Last year’s Exhibit Hall was the hub of activity, boasting a robust exhibitor presence, meeting areas for attendees, dining, daily poster sessions, daily refreshment breaks, and evening receptions.

Boise, Idaho, is the perfect setting for this meeting. Both urban and wild, it’s lively, clean, artistic, and offers great dining options; its tree-lined streets are just steps from mountains, the Boise River, and hundreds of superb hiking trails.

The Exhibitor & Sponsor Prospectus will be available the first week of July. For updates, please visit https://aas.org/meetings/dps56. For more information on exhibiting at or sponsoring DPS 56, please contact Rod Nenner, Director of Strategic Partnerships. 

Past exhibitors include NASA, the Planetary Data System, Elsevier, Universities Space Research Association, the Lunar and Planetary Institute, Los Alamos National Lab – Center for Space and Earth Science, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the International Astronomical Union, the European Space Agency, Lockheed Martin, Ball Aerospace, Draper Laboratory, Northrop Grumman, the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, and many more.

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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:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/icarus/vol/417/suppl/C

The Planetary Science Journal:

https://iopscience.iop.org/issue/2632-3338/5/7

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JOBS, POSITIONS, AND OPPORTUNITIES

Job seekers and employers are encouraged to browse DPS’s job listings and advertise open positions **for free**.

Recent openings and opportunities are listed below and more are at the link above.

  1. Job Announcement – Department Chair of Physics and Applied Physics

The University of Massachusetts Lowell invites applications for the position of Chair to lead an established and active Department of Physics and Applied Physics. We seek a visionary chair with a record of academic and research achievement to take the department to a new level, who will supervise and maintain departmental academic activities, while continuing their independent research program in a field that enhances and/or complements our current research strengths. The successful candidate will be a nationally prominent academic leader with an established record of excellence in research, education and mentorship that can promote a culture of innovation, collaboration, respect, and integrity.

The University of Massachusetts Lowell is a leading public research university in the greater Boston area and has a national reputation in science, engineering, and technology. The appointee will be offered a competitive start-up package, with access to high-end research equipment and facilities, and the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues across disciplines in various science and engineering departments and research centers.

The position is open until filled, with a planned start date of September 1, 2025.

 For more information visit: https://explorejobs.uml.edu/en-us/job/523612/professor-and-department-chair-of-physics-and-applied-physics

  1. Two Open Rank Professors of Planetary Sciences at the University of Bern

Institution: Division of Space Research and Planetary Sciences, University of Bern, Switzerland 

Job Description:  The Division of Space Research and Planetary Sciences within the Physics Institute of the University of Bern has two openings, as of 2025, for two professors in experimental planetary sciences. The Division is one of the leading research groups in the field of space instrumentation for experimental solar system exploration and is looking for professors in the fields of planetary remote sensing and in situ mass spectrometry or in related fields. The initial hiring level can range from assistant professor tenure track to full professor according to qualifications (open rank). The successful candidates are expected to have or further develop an excellent and internationally recognized track record in the development, construction, and exploitation of scientific instrumentation flying on spacecraft missions. The Division offers excellent conditions in terms of laboratory infrastructure, engineering, and manufacturing capabilities to build space-grade hardware. The University of Bern has set the aim of increasing the percentage of women in leading academic positions and thus strongly encourages female scientists to apply for the positions.

The application deadline is 1 August 2024. This is a reposted job ad because of the long time interval between the initial publication date and the deadline. More information can be found at:

https://www.space.unibe.ch/about_us/jobs/questionnaire/index_eng.html

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