Post Doc

Stanford Science Fellowships for Early-Career Scientists, Stanford University, United States

August 19, 2020

Stanford Science Fellowships for Early-Career, Stanford University, US

Designation/Position- Stanford Science Fellowships

Stanford University, United States invites application for Stanford Science Fellowships from eligible and interested candidates

About- Stanford University offers a wide range of opportunities for scientists whose curiosity will drive foundational research forward and make them leaders in the academy. Stanford’s top-ranked science and engineering departments, as well as many interdisciplinary laboratories and research institutes, are situated in close proximity on the same campus. We share faculty with the nearby SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, a renowned laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy.

Research/Job Area-

Astronomy and astrophysics
Biological sciences
Chemistry
Earth and oceans (including ecology)
Mathematics and statistics
Physical sciences
Theory

Location- Stanford University, United States

How to write a literature review: Tips, Format, and Significance

Eligibility/Qualification–

Stanford Science Fellowships are intended for exceptional early-career scientists with great promise who have recently been awarded their Ph.D. (within three years of starting fellowship, but with no more than two years of prior postdoctoral experience) or will be awarded their Ph.D. by the start of the fellowship.
Candidates are sought who intend to pursue experimental and/or theoretical research in any natural science discipline.
Fellows will hold primary appointments in an academic unit in any participating school appropriate to their research interests.
Successful candidates will have a strong record of scientific achievement, clear intellectual drive to advance scientific understanding, and a commitment to engage collaboratively with a diverse community of scholars and transcend traditional disciplinary boundaries.
International scholars are eligible to apply.

Job/Position Description-

How to Apply-

The following application materials must be submitted to Academic Jobs Online. Application is open to all nationalities.

Curriculum Vitae (including publications, full legal name, contact information, and (expected) date of PhD, which must be received by the start of the fellowship).
A cover letter.
Three letters of recommendation; one letter from the candidate’s PhD advisor is advised.
A statement (up to 2 pages) about the candidate’s career goals, relevant experience, and how the candidate would contribute to the goals of the Stanford Science Fellows Program.
A research statement (up to 2 pages) addressing the following questions:
- What is the research problem?
- What could be accomplished on a 3- to 5-year timescale?
- How can Stanford enable these accomplishments?

All applications will be evaluated by a committee of Stanford faculty from departments across the natural sciences. Each applicant is encouraged to use their research statement to identify faculty members with whom they wish to collaborate. Each fellow will participate in one or more faculty research groups. Members of the fellow’s selection committee will assist in establishing those relationships. The selection process includes interviews with the most promising candidates identified by a review of application materials.

For Contact- stanfordsciencefellows@stanford.edu