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Pappalardo Fellowships Program Overview

The mission of the MIT Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics is to sustain a distinguished postdoctoral program that identifies, recruits and supports the most talented and promising young physicists at an early stage in their careers. This initiative is made possible by the support of Mr. A. Neil Pappalardo (EE '64), an MIT alumnus with a long history of generosity to both the Institute and the Department of Physics.

Each year, the program appoints three new Fellows for a three-year term each, via its annual competition. All Pappalardo Fellows are provided with:

• independent, unrestricted choice of research focus and direction within the MIT Department of Physics, throughout their three-year fellowship appointment;
• active faculty mentoring fostered by weekly luncheons and monthly dinners with the Department's faculty, throughout the academic year;
• a competitive annual stipend [$62,200 for first-year Fellows in the 2011-12 academic year] with an annual cost-of-living increase, combined with $5,000 per academic year in untaxed, discretionary research funds; and
• MIT Affiliate Health Plan insurance coverage for Fellows and their dependents.

Call for Nominations: 2011-2014 Fellowships Competition

Please Note:

1. To participate in the Pappalardo Fellowships competition, a candidate must be nominated by a faculty member or senior researcher in physics, astronomy or related fields. Self-nominated applicants cannot be accepted.
2. Current MIT graduate students and postdoctoral researchers, or those who have already received an offer for a postdoctoral position from an MIT faculty member, will only be considered in exceptional circumstances.

The Executive Committee of the MIT Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics invites faculty and senior researchers within the international community of physics, astronomy or related fields to submit nominations for the 2011-2014 MIT Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics competition.

Nominees must be young men or women of exceptional ability who currently have or will have received a doctoral degree in physics, astronomy or related fields by September 1, 2011. Nominations must be submitted on-line at:

2011-2014 Pappalardo Fellowships Nomination Form

An application form and instructions will be sent by first-class mail to qualified candidates on a rolling basis up until the nomination deadline of Friday, September 10, 2010.

We thank you for participating in the 2011-2014 MIT Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics competition.

Competition Schedule: 2011-2014 Pappalardo Fellowships

Applicant Information

Upon receipt of a validated Pappalardo Fellowships nomination from a faculty member or senior researcher within the international community of physics, astronomy or related fields, the Fellowships Office will mail the nominee, via first-class mail, a Fellowship application packet containing an application form and cover letter with instructions.

All required application materials must be mailed by either first-class or overnight mail directly to the Fellowships Office in a timely manner, so that all items arrive NO LATER than 5:00 pm on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2010.

Please note: faxed or emailed application materials will NOT be accepted from applicants; ONLY faculty may email their referee letters directly to the program's administrator.

MAILING ADDRESS INFORMATION for the
MIT PHYSICS DEPARTMENT / PAPPALARDO FELLOWSHIPS OFFICE

Applicants will be responsible for ensuring that all of the following items are received by the application materials deadline:

1. Completed, original 2011-2014 Pappalardo Fellowships Application Form
2. Curriculum vitae
3. List of publications
4. Essay detailing proposed research during a Pappalardo Fellowship. Maximum length accepted: two-page [U.S. 8.5" x 11" standard page format], single-sided, double-spaced pages.
5. Three letters of recommendation (Letters must be sent directly by referees, via email if preferred, and the number is strictly limited to three. Any additional letters received will NOT be included in the applicant's folder for review.)
6. One publication preprint or reprint (OPTIONAL, and strictly limited to one paper. Any additional papers received will NOT be included in the applicant's folder for review.)

For the 2011-2014 competition, the finalist interviews will take place on FRIDAY and SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10 and 11, 2010. Please note that due to faculty teaching and research commitments, these will be the ONLY dates available for finalist interviews.

Please review the Competition Schedule above for a summary of essential dates and deadlines.

The Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics appointments for the 2011-2014 term run from September 1, 2011, through August 31, 2014.

Questions

Should you require further information, please contact:

Ms. Carol Breen
Communications & Pappalardo Fellowships Program Administrator
MIT Department of Physics
Building 4-305
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307

Email: breen@mit.edu

Further Information

Application Deadline : 15 October 2010

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