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Jiayin Dong @jdong.bsky.social · Aug 26

🚨 We’re hiring!

The Department of Astronomy at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position. #astrojobs

Deadline: November 3, 2025

Please help spread the word.

illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...

Assistant Professor, Astronomy

Duties & Responsibilities

illinois.csod.com

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Jiayin Dong @jdong.bsky.social · Feb 28

Fill the form in the next few weeks if you're interested in attending! We will start sending invites next week. #MLxPlanets

Jiayin Dong @jdong.bsky.social · Feb 12

Phil Armitage, Dan Tamayo @astrodan.bsky.social, and I will host a workshop April 22-25 at CCA @flatironinstitute.org in New York on methods and applications of ML for planetary dynamics and exoplanet population inference. Express your interest in attending by 3/3/25:
forms.gle/zgzkUDCs8Uzz...

Expression of interest for Machine Learning in Planetary System Dynamics

Please fill out this form to express your interest in attending the Machine Learning in Planetary System Dynamics workshop to be held at the Center for Computational Astrophysics, Flatiron Institute i...

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Jiayin Dong @jdong.bsky.social · Feb 12

Phil Armitage, Dan Tamayo @astrodan.bsky.social, and I will host a workshop April 22-25 at CCA @flatironinstitute.org in New York on methods and applications of ML for planetary dynamics and exoplanet population inference. Express your interest in attending by 3/3/25:
forms.gle/zgzkUDCs8Uzz...

Expression of interest for Machine Learning in Planetary System Dynamics

Please fill out this form to express your interest in attending the Machine Learning in Planetary System Dynamics workshop to be held at the Center for Computational Astrophysics, Flatiron Institute i...

forms.gle

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Alexandra Brumberg @nanobrumberg.bsky.social · Nov 16

I've entered my first graduate recruitment season as a professor, and I am going to go crazy reading these rec letters. Writers, please remember...

Avoiding gender bias in reference writing:
- Mention research & publications
- Keep it professional
- Don't stop now!
- Stay away from stereotypes

- Emphasize accomplishments, not effort
- Be careful raising doubt
- We all share bias

Adjectives to avoid:
caring, compassionate, hard-working, conscientious, dependable, diligent, dedicated, tactful, interpersonal, warm, helpful, successful, excellent, accomplished, outstanding, skilled, knowledgeable, insightful, resourceful, confident, ambitious, independent, intellectual

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Sydney Vach @sydneyvach.bsky.social · Mar 7

My first PhD paper on "The occurrence of small, short-period planets younger than 200 Myr with TESS" has been accepted to AJ and is now available on arXiv! I'll also be presenting a poster on the paper at #ExSSV (607.02)!

arxiv.org/abs/2403.03261

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Jiayin Dong @jdong.bsky.social · Sep 20

Prospective FRFs, feel free to reach if you have any questions about the application, life at CCA/in NYC, etc.

Dan F-M @dfm.io · Sep 20

We're hiring postdoc fellowship positions at the Center for Computational Astrophysics!

3 year FRF: apply.interfolio.com/132546
5 year FSRF (focus on software development): apply.interfolio.com/132547

This is a great place to work & these are awesome jobs! Please share & reach out with questions!!

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Jiayin Dong @jdong.bsky.social · Sep 20

Welcome to happy valley!

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Adrian Price-Whelan @adrian.pw · Aug 11

The CCA is hiring two full-time research software engineers! Each position will have a focus on supporting a community software project (Astropy or MESA) along with other research and software projects that align with the interests of CCA researchers. Links to follow:

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