######################################################################## Graduate Studies Listserv - ######################################################################## To view this newsletter in a browser, visit: https://listserv.dartmouth.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A2=GRAD;12ccc081.1706p To ensure that this newsletter is delivered to your inbox, add [log in to unmask] to your address book. ######################################################################## In this Newsletter: * CORNELL UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTIAL POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS * * Subscription Details ######################################################################## * CORNELL UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTIAL POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS * CORNELL UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTIAL POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS CORNELL UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTIAL POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS are high-profile postdoctoral research positions with significant independence and resources to attract some of the world’s best young scholars to interact deeply with faculty and students on Cornell’s Ithaca-based campuses. Candidates from all areas of research and inquiry, who will be no more than two years past the award date of their doctoral degree at the time of the appointment, are eligible for this program. Successful candidates will have access to the full range of talent and considerable resources available at Cornell, and will be encouraged to interact broadly with the Cornell intellectual community, in addition to their postdoctoral research with a tenured faculty member (sponsor) and their research group. Cornell Presidential Postdoctoral Fellows will also receive lifetime membership in the Society of Cornell Fellows along with the participants in other named prestigious and competitively awarded Cornell postdoctoral fellowships. Six Presidential Fellowships will be awarded each year beginning in the 2017-2018 academic year. Appointments will be for up to three years, dependent on positive annual evaluations and may include a teaching component where appropriate of no more than 25% averaged over the length of the appointment. The stipend for appointments in the 2017-2018 academic year will be $68,000 plus full Cornell University employee fringe benefits. Each Fellow also will be provided $5,000 annually for discretionary research expenses including travel. Interested individuals can contact any tenured Cornell faculty member(s), i.e. associate or full professor, who, if agreeable to serve as the lead sponsor(s), will endorse and submit the candidate’s application. A tenure track assistant professor may serve as a secondary sponsor. Applications will be judged on the qualifications of the candidate, and the quality and originality of the proposed research and its potential impact. APPLICATION PROCEDURE Interested individuals can contact any tenured Cornell faculty member(s) who, if agreeable to serve as the sponsor(s), will endorse and submit the candidate’s application. APPLICATION MATERIALS 1. Candidate CV, including publication list. 2. One-two page description of proposed research that should include a clear statement of objectives and of the significance and expected impact of the proposed research if successful. 3. Two Letters of Recommendation, including one from the candidate’s PhD thesis advisor, to be sent directly to the lead faculty sponsor that provide detailed assessments of the candidate’s qualifications and potential for innovative, ground-breaking independent research. 4. Additional letter(s) of support from Cornell lead (and secondary if applicable) faculty sponsor(s) including a brief statement of any financial and logistical support of the proposed research that will be provided by the sponsor(s). The lead faculty sponsor(s) should forward all materials as a single file (pdf format required) to: [log in to unmask] Deadline for all materials: October 1, 2017 Diversity and Inclusion are a part of Cornell University's heritage. We are a recognized employer and educator valuing AA/EEO, Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. If you have questions about this program, please contact: Office of the Vice Provost for Research 222 Day Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 Email: [log in to unmask] * * ######################################################################## * Subscription Details * You are subscribed to Graduate Studies Listserv. To unsubscribe, visit: https://LISTSERV.DARTMOUTH.EDU/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=GRAD&A=1 37 Dewey Field Road, Suite 437 Dartmouth College Hanover, NH 03755 [log in to unmask] http://graduate.dartmouth.edu/ ######################################################################## Dartmouth Graduate Studies ########################################################################