WIMSIG NEWSLETTER — December 2019
Promotions
We are delighted to hear the news of some women in mathematics who have recently been promoted. Bravo to everybody who has braved the promotions process, and congratulations to those who were successful.
Promotions to Professor
- Lesley Ward (UniSA)
- Regina Burachik (UniSA)
Promotions to Associate Professor
- Amie Albrecht (UniSA)
- Mali Abdollahian (RMIT)
Promotions to Senior Lecturer
- Joanne Hall (RMIT)
- Robyn Araujo (QUT)
Latest CWM Newsletter
CWM Newsletter, Issue 2, November 2019 is ready, thanks to Ekin Ozman, and can be found at
https://www.mathunion.org/fileadmin/CWM/Initiatives/CWMNewsletter2.pdf.
EVENTS
We All Count: Strengthening Maths and Stats through diversity
- Tuesday 10 December
- 6:00–7:15pm
- Old Geology Lecture Theatre 1
- The University of Melbourne, Parkville Campus
- Webpage
OPPORTUNITIES
The University of Melbourne
- Research fellow in mathematical physics (fixed term, 2 yrs)
- Applications close December 12, 2019
- Research Fellow in geometric topology (fixed term, 2 yrs)
- Applications close December 9, 2019
ANU
- Research Fellow (multiple positions)
- Applications close December 17, 2019
- Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (multiple positions)
- Applications close December 17, 2019
- Biostatistician/Applied Statistician (fixed term, 1 yr)
- Applications close December 8, 2019
The University of Auckland
- Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Applied Mathematics (full time, continuing)
- Applications close January 15, 2020
MEDIA
- The woman who reshaped maths, BBC Online — Nov 1, 2019
- Brains of girls and boys are similar, producing equal math ability, ScienceDaily — Nov 8, 2019
- Why I’m not applying for promotion, Nature — Nov 11, 2019
- Diversity Statements as ‘Litmus Tests’, Inside Higher Ed — Nov 19, 2019
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