Committees

Committee on Employment

Membership is open to all interested AAS members, regardless of their status or background.

History: Name changed to present name by Executive Committee action, June 1988 (172nd meeting, Kansas City).

Members: Appointed by the Board of Trustees. Select Trustees appointed by President, with approval of Board, to serve as Board of Trustees Liaisons in ex officio capacity.

Term: Three years, June - June, from the close of one Annual Members' Meeting to the close of the next Annual Members' Meeting.

Chair: One year.

Charge: To facilitate the professional development and employment of astronomers at all career stages and on all career paths, and to promote balance and fairness in the job market.

Events & Deadlines

No upcoming events or deadlines.

Board of Trustees Liaison

Nicole S. Van Der Bliek

NSF's NOIRLab
Board Liaison

Term: Jun 2025 – Jun 2027

Committee Chair

Quyen N. Hart (She/Her)

Space Telescope Science Institute
Chair
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Term: Jun 2026 – Jun 2028

(Member from Jun 2023 - Jun 2026)

Committee Members

Martin Ratcliffe (He/Him/His)

Cosm-E&S/Freelance

Term: Jun 2026 – Jun 2029

Rica Sirbaugh French (she/her)

MiraCosta College & Center for Astronomy Education

Term: Jun 2022 – Jun 2027

John D. Bloomer

Term: Jun 2025 – Jun 2028

Betsy Barton (She/Her/Hers)

Infiniscape

Term: Jun 2024 – Jun 2027

Stella Kafka (She/Her)

The Kavli Foundation

Term: Jun 2026 – Jun 2029

Carol E. Hood (she/her)

California State University, San Bernadino

Term: Jun 2026 – Jun 2029

Amber Armstrong

Space Telescope Science Institute

Term: Jun 2025 – Jun 2028

Curtis McCully (He/Him/His)

Las Cumbres Observatory

Term: Jun 2024 – Jun 2027

Kristina Marie Punzi (She/Her/Hers)

Term: Jun 2025 – Jun 2028

Joel T. Dahlin (He/Him/His)

NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center

Term: Jun 2024 – Jun 2027

Anna D. Kapinska

National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO)

Term: Jun 2025 – Jun 2028