Deadline 1st Sept 2016
Sagan Postdoctoral Fellowships
The NASA Exoplanet Science Institute solicits
applications for Sagan Postdoctoral Fellowships to begin in the fall of 2016.
The Sagan Fellowships support outstanding
recent postdoctoral scientists to conduct independent research that is broadly
related to the science goals of NASA's Exoplanet Exploration Program. The primary goal of
missions within this program is to discover and characterize planetary systems
and Earth-like planets around nearby stars. Sagan Fellowships are joined by two
other NASA astrophysics theme-based fellowship programs: the Einstein Fellowship Program which
supports the Physics of the Cosmos research, and the Hubble
Fellowship Program which supports Cosmic Origins research.
We anticipate awarding 5 fellowships for 2016.
The proposed research may be theoretical,
observational, or instrumental. This program is open to applicants of any
nationality who have earned (or will have earned) their doctoral degrees on or
after January 1, 2013, in astronomy, physics, or related disciplines. The
fellowships are tenable at U.S. host institutions of the fellows' choice,
subject to a maximum of one new fellow per host institution per year (see note
on host institutions below). The duration of the fellowship is up to three
years: an initial one-year appointment and two annual renewals contingent on
satisfactory performance and availability of NASA funds.
We accept the submission of up to three host
institutions. The purpose of designating of more than one host institution in
the application is to provide the program with flexibility should there be
several highly ranked applications at any single institution. Barring this
circumstance, it is expected that awardees will use their Fellowships at their
first-choice institutions.
Meet current and past Sagan fellows here.
Applicants
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Applicants must follow
all the instructions given in Sagan Fellowship Guidelines.
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Applications are to be
submitted here: Application
Submission Page.
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Letters of reference
are to be submitted here: Letters of
Reference Submission Page.
·
Applicants FAQ
page for questions about the application process.
·
Awardees FAQ
page for questions following an acceptance of a Sagan
Fellowship.
A complete application will include:
1.
A completed application
submission form.
2.
Curriculum vitae and
list of major publications and all first-author papers (do not include
reprints).
3.
Summary of previous
and current research (not to exceed 3 pages including figures, tables, and
references).
4.
Research proposal (not
to exceed 3 pages including figures, tables, and references). Note: If
you are submitting more than one choice host institution, you may increase the
length of your research proposal by 1 additional page for each host
institution, for a total of up to 5 pages (including figures, tables, and
references) if three host institutions are submitted.
5.
Three (3) letters of
reference each not to exceed two pages. One of the reference
letters may come from the applicants advisor, however this is not a
requirement. These letters are submitted through a web interface.
The deadline for applications and all letters
of reference is Thursday, November 5, 2016 at 4 PM PST. Offers will be made
before January 20, 2016, and new appointments are expected to begin on or about
September 1, 2016
