2010 Sagan Fellowships
This call is now closed.
Carl Sagan
The NASA Exoplanet Science Institute announces the 2010 Sagan Postdoctoral Fellowship Program and solicits applications for fellowships to begin in the fall of 2010.
The Sagan Fellowships will support outstanding recent postdoctoral
scientists to conduct independent research that is broadly related to
the science goals of the NASA 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.
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, 2007, 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. 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 anticipate awarding 5 fellowships in 2010. Please note that these are postdoctoral Fellowships only. Previous Michelson Fellowship holders are fully eligible to apply.
Applicants:
- Please see the Sagan Fellowship Guidelines for application instructions and detailed program policies. Applicants must follow all of the instructions given in these guidelines.
- Please see the Application Submission Page for proposal, reference letter, and institutional endorsement letter submission.
A complete application will include:
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1. Completed application
submission form
2. Curriculum vitae and list of major publications and all first-author papers
3. Summary of previous and current research (not to exceed 3 pages)
4. Research proposal (not to exceed 3 pages)
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.
6. Endorsement letter from the Host Institution.
The deadline for both applications and letters of reference is
Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 4 PM PST. Offers will be made before
February 1, 2010, and new appointments are expected to begin on or about September 1, 2010.
For inquiries, email us at: saganfellowship@ipac.caltech.edu.
The 2009 Sagan Postdoctoral Fellows are listed here.
Click on the following link for the 2009 application guidelines.
Previous recipients of the Michelson Postdoctoral Fellowship are listed here.
Previous recipients of the Michelson Graduate Student Fellowship are listed here.