[Baps] some E/PO opportunities

[Amanda Gulbis]

>F I N E S S E
>A service of NASA's New England Space Science Initiative in Education (NESSIE)
>Bulletin #6: 2005
>
>
>UPCOMING CONFERENCES:
>
>American Astronomical Society Winter Meeting, 8-12 January 2006 will 
>feature special sessions on designing effective space science E/PO 
>programs [title TBA] (Sunday, January 8), "Astronomy 101" -- 
>teaching introductory astronomy (Sunday, January 8), "Cool 
>Astronomy" topics involving researchers and educators (Monday, 
>January 9), and "E/PO for NASA's Universe" (Wednesday, January 10).
>EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES:
>
>Some of these may have been filled, so please check before applying.
>
>The American Geophysical Union (AGU) is seeking an Education Manager 
>with the enthusiasm, experience and energy to implement and promote 
>its education and career programs. The position is located in 
>Washington, D.C. Ph.D. earth and space scientists with educational 
>backgrounds are invited to send a statement of interest, resume, and 
>salary history to resumes at agu.org.
>
>The Summer Science Program (SSP) in Ojai, California is seeking 
>faculty to lecture in astronomy, general physics, and calculus. More 
>information can be found at http://www.summerscience.org/jobs, and 
>by contacting Thomas Steiman-Cameron at tomsc at astro.indiana.edu.
>
>The National Science Foundation (NSF) has two fellowship 
>opportunities for scientists and science students interested in 
>education. Information on these and other opportunities can be found 
>at http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_list.jsp?sort=date. The "NSF 
>Astronomy and Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships" 
>provide support for postdoctoral astronomical research in 
>combination with educational outreach (see listing 03-578). The last 
>deadline for this fellowship opportunity was this October 12. The 
>"NSF Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education" support graduate 
>students to pursue a program of enriching science, technology, 
>engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education in the K-12 grades 
>(see listing 05-553). Letters of intent are due in May, and the full 
>proposal is due in June
>FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES:
>
>Current recipients of NASA space science research awards under the 
>ROSS and ROSES programs are invited to apply for supplemental 
>funding in support of their active involvement in Education and 
>Public Outreach. Funding levels are up to $15K/year for individuals 
>and $50K/year for institutions, where related research programs can 
>be pooled. For more details, see 
>http://spacescience.nasa.gov/education/scientists/guidelines/index.html.
>
>Abstracts of E/PO programs that were awarded in FY2003 can be found 
>at http://research.hq.nasa.gov/code_s/dynamic.cfm?op_fy=2003.
>
>  See also your local Broker/Facilitator (NESSIE) who can help you 
>formulate your E/PO program.
>
>Current recipients of Hubble, Chandra, and Spitzer research awards 
>are also invited to apply for supplementary funding in support of 
>developing and implementing E/PO programs. For more details, see the 
>pertinent mission's website for proposing scientists.
>
>The IDEAS program welcomes space scientists to apply for funding in 
>support of innovative programs in Education and Public Outreach. 
>Funding levels are up to $20K for one-year programs up to $50K for 
>two-year programs. See http://ideas.stsci.edu, for more details - 
>including abstracts of winning proposals. The last proposal deadline 
>was this October 21.
>RESOURCES FOR EMPOWERING SCIENTISTS IN EDUCATION:
>
>NESSIE supports regional workshops for New England space scientists 
>and educators. These workshops provide important opportunities for 
>scientists to become acquainted with research findings in science 
>education, proven pedagogical methods, and recommended educational 
>resources in space science education. They also provide 
>opportunities for scientists to partner with local educators from 
>the K-12, after-school, museum, and NASA communities. If you would 
>like your institution to host such a workshop, or if you would like 
>to participate in a forthcoming workshop, please contact Cathy 
>Clemens at cclemens at mos.org.
>
>A new web clearinghouse for scientists in education has been created 
>by the Space Science Institute in Boulder, CO. The URL for this 
>one-stop-shopping center for scientist-oriented education and public 
>outreach is http://www.scientistsineducation.org. In it you can find 
>information on getting travel awards for conducting and 
>communicating your E/PO programs, guidelines for writing E/PO 
>proposals, white papers on why and how scientist involvement in E/PO 
>is important, links to winning proposal abstracts, news of pertinent 
>workshops and conferences, and profiles of scientists in E/PO.
>
>Communicating your accomplishments in E/PO is important to 
>developing the field of space science education and is beneficial to 
>your professional resume. The Astronomy Education Review (AER) 
>invites scholarly papers for peer review, descriptions and updates 
>of E/PO programs, commentaries, and other contributions relevant to 
>astronomy education. See http://aer.noao.edu.
>LINKING YOUR WEBSITE:
>
>If you have a website that you think would be of interest to the 
>Space Science Education and Public Outreach community, please send 
>the link and a brief description of the website to Karen Spence at 
>kspence at mos.org for possible posting on the NESSIE website. We are 
>especially interested in personal profiles of New England space 
>scientists who have been involved in Education and Public Outreach 
>(see for example Profiles of Scientists in Education and Public 
>Outreach at the Space Science Institute website).
>
>Contact: Bill Waller - (NESSIE)
>  E-mail: wwaller at mos.org
>  URL:  http://www.mos.org/nessie
>  Phone: (617) 589-0227
>
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Amanda A.S. Gulbis
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