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1. Royal Astronomimal Society Best Practice Guide for Inclusion-Related
   Activities
2. Johns Hopkins Postdoctoral Fellowship
3. McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences Postdoctoral Fellowship
4. Staff Scientist Position at Caltech/IPAC Working on NEO Surveyor
5. SETI Institute's 2025 Frank Drake Postdoctoral Fellowship
6. Virtual Pre-AGU EPSP Networking Event 2024
7. Heliophysics/Planetary Science Civil Servant Position at NASA's
   Marshall Space Flight Center
8. [NASA] PDS: Aperiodic PDS Data Releases in 2024.10
9. EGU2025 Session PS1.3: Lunar Science, Exploration & Utilization
10. 2025 NASA Astrophysics Mission Design School Applications Due
    November 4, 2024
11. AGU Student Travel Award and Caregiver Award
12. Planetary Meeting Calendar Additions
13. Planetary Science Journal - New Papers

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ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCITY 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:

https://ras.ac.uk/education-and-careers/ras-inclusion-booklet

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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JOHNS 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:

https://apply.interfolio.com/157586

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.


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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:

https://apply.interfolio.com/157168

Questions related to the search or application process may be directed
to Vickie Gee at spacesciences@wustl.edu.


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STAFF SCIENTIST POSITION AT CALTECH/IPAC WORKING ON NEO SURVEYOR

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. IPAC is developing and will operate the NEOS Survey Data System
(NSDS) that ingests raw data from the flight system, processes those
data into calibrated images and source detections, performs automated
searches for moving Solar System objects, assesses the quality of the
survey data, and distributes data products to NASA archives and the
user community. The NSDS QA Scientists will be part of the Team who
are the final arbiters for the daily NEOS data processing, and who vet
the NEOS data products prior to their release to the user community.

Full job ad, and to apply, visit:

https://tinyurl.com/4t6btuzj


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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:

https://www.seti.org/frank-drake-fellowship


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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:

https://forms.gle/QXspUpzgQCmC4pdYA)

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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HELIOPHYSICS/PLANETARY SCIENCE CIVIL SERVANT POSITION AT NASA'S
MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER

Opening soon, a Civil Servant position in Huntsville, AL to conduct
research and develop applications straddling heliophysics and planetary
science, with experience in spectroscopy and fields with emphasis on
the development of experimental and analytical techniques, theories,
and observations for understanding planetary environments and dust.
The incumbent will:

- Operate the Low Energy Electron and Ion Facility (LEEIF), used for
  the development, test, and calibration of charged-particle
  instruments,
- Lead operations of and improvements to the Dusty Plasma Lab,
- Participate as a Principal and/or Co-Investigator for investigations
  into space-weather effects on planetary environments,
- Lead and direct the work of multidisciplinary teams of scientists,
- Lead research proposals,
- Execute funded projects, and
- Share accomplishments through conference participation and
  peer-reviewed literature.

This announcement will appear on USAJobs on or about November 14 or 15,
2024 (this could change) under Research Astrophysicist, AST Fields and
Particles (Direct Hire), GS-1330-14/15. Search with keyword NASA and
location Huntsville, Alabama. Create a USAJobs profile well in advance
to populate your resume; you may also subscribe to USAJobs email
alerts. Go to:

https://www.usajobs.gov

Informal inquiries can be directed to Dr. Adam Kobelski,
adam.kobelski@nasa.gov, 256-961-7610.


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[NASA] PDS: APERIODIC PDS DATA RELEASES IN 2024.10

In October 2024, PDS ingested and made available the following data,
none of which were regularly released with an ongoing mission:

- 2024.10.30 MRO: SHARAD EDRs and RDRs
- 2024.10.29 Chang'e-1 and 2: Microwave Radiometer Processed Data
- 2024.10.17 PVO: magnetometer data
- 2024.10.16 CLPS: PITMS (Peregrine Ion-Trap Mass Spectrometer) data
- 2024.10.15 Mars 2020: Three Forks Depot
- 2024.10.15 MRO: CRISM Integrated Atmospheric Retrievals
- 2024.10.15 Mission-Independent DSN Calibration Data
- 2024.10.15 Mars Express: OMEGA
- 2024.10.15 Mars Express: VMC
- 2024.10.15 Mars Express: MaRS
- 2024.10.04 New Horizons: Porter (2024) Arrokoth Shape Model
- 2024.10.04 Lucy: L'LORRI v2.0, Dinkinesh Encounter
- 2024.10.04 Lucy: L'Ralph LEISA, Dinkinesh Encounter
- 2024.10.04 Lucy: L'Ralph MVIC, Dinkinesh Encounter
- 2024.10.04 Lucy: Radio Science, Dinkinesh Encounter
- 2024.10.04 Lucy: L'TES, Dinkinesh Encounter
- 2024.10.04 Lucy: TTCam, Dinkinesh Encounter
- 2024.10.04 Lucy: Mission info, Dinkinesh Encounter

To access those data:

https://pds.nasa.gov/datasearch/subscription-service/SS-20241031.shtml

To access all data archived in PDS:

https://pds.nasa.gov


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EGU2025 SESSION PS1.3: LUNAR SCIENCE, EXPLORATION & UTILIZATION

We would like to draw your attention to the lunar session at EGU2025
(April 27 - May 2, Vienna, Austria).

This session aims to provide a comprehensive platform for discussing
the latest advancements in lunar science, exploration, and sustainable
utilization. We will cover critical aspects of lunar science, including
the deep interior, subsurface structure, surface morphology, up to
atmospheric dynamics and the solar wind interaction. Furthermore,
highlighting results from space missions, we seek to explore innovative
ideas for future exploration. In addition, the session will focus on
identifying strategic knowledge gaps crucial for the safe and
sustainable exploration of cis-lunar space and the lunar surface by
astronauts.

We welcome contributions from experts of different fields and as such
the session aims to foster a comprehensive dialogue on the status and
future of lunar exploration and science.

Full session description:

https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/session/52094

Early abstract deadline including travel support: December 2, 13:00 CET

Abstract deadline: January 15, 13:00 CET


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2025 NASA ASTROPHYSICS MISSION DESIGN SCHOOL APPLICATIONS DUE
NOVEMBER 4, 2024

I'd like to call your attention to the deadline of November 4, 2024,
for application to the 2nd biennial NASA Astrophysics Mission Design
School (AMDS) experience at Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena CA.
We would appreciate your help in getting the word out to grad-level
students, post docs, faculty members, and early career scientists and
engineers, and help us gather a qualified pool of candidates. Please
share the announcement and distribute the attached flyer to your
contacts who may have an interest, or who can suggest other qualified
candidates to apply.

Go to:

https://tinyurl.com/fvpdwct4

Kevin Frank
Manager, NASA Astrophysics Mission Design School


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AGU STUDENT TRAVEL AWARD AND CAREGIVER AWARD

This year, the AGU Planetary Sciences Section is soliciting
applications for two new awards designed to help folks attend, in
person or virtually, the Annual Meeting in Washington DC. If you're an
undergraduate or postgraduate student, you can apply for the Student
Travel Award. This award covers the cost of your registration (whether
in person or virtual). Full details for this award are given on the
application form:

https://tinyurl.com/AGUPS24StudentTravel

If you’re a caregiver at any career stage, you can apply for our
Caregiver Award. This award provides folks with $500 that they can use
towards attending the meeting, again either virtually or in person.
Full details are here:

https://tinyurl.com/AGUPS24Caregiver

The deadline to be considered for these awards is Friday, 15 November
2024 at 11:59 pm Eastern. We’ll endeavor to let folks know the status
of their application the following week. You can find full
registration information for this year’s Annual Meeting here:

https://www.agu.org/annual-meeting/attend#register

If you have any questions, reach out to Paul Byrne (paul.byrne@wustl.edu).


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PLANETARY MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS

Note: Many face-to-face meetings going forward will have online
components. Check their websites for details.

Posted at https://planetarynews.org/meetings.html

February 10-13, 2025
Pebbles in Planet Formation
https://indico2.riken.jp/event/5012
Tokyo, Japan

February 25-27, 2025
PERC International Symposium on Dust & Parent Bodies 2025 (IDP2025)
https://www.perc.it-chiba.ac.jp/meetings/IDP2025/Welcome.html
Tokyo, Japan

March 10-12, 2025
Gas Accretion in Planet Formation (GAP)
https://sites.google.com/view/gapconference1
Heidelberg, Germany

March 30-April 4, 2025
Planet Mars VI
https://planet-mars-vi.sciencesconf.org
Les Houches, France

[Editor Note: If there is a planetary-related meeting, conference or
workshop that you think your colleagues should be aware of, please
send the date, title, URL and location to pen_editor@psi.edu.]


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PLANETARY SCIENCE JOURNAL - NEW PAPERS

Direct Links to Open Access Papers

Editor, Faith Vilas
https://psj.aas.org

Tour of Asteroids for Characterization Observations (TACO): A
Planetary Defense Asteroid Tour Concept
Angela M. Stickle et al. 2024 PSJ 5:237
https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad7a6c

Inconsistencies in Simple Thermal Model Results for Near-Earth
Asteroids between Infrared Telescope Facility SpeX and NEOWISE Data
Samuel A. Myers et al. 2024 PSJ 5:238
https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad8157

A New Detailed Global Map of Lunar Light Plains
Barbara Giuri et al. 2024 PSJ 5:239
https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad79ef


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