Director's Postdoctoral Fellowships

Candidates for the Director's Postdoctoral Fellowships are selected based on their research and academic accomplishments, and the strength of their research proposal. They will collaborate with ANL scientists and engineers on existing programs and on new initiatives. All applicants must identify an ANL employee (sponsor) who will write the nomination memo and present your case in front of the Postdoctoral Committee. The sponsor could be someone who is already familiar with your research work and accomplishments through previous collaborations or professional societies. If you have not yet identified an ANL sponsor, visit the detailed websites of the various Research Programs, Research Divisions, and Project Descriptions.

The candidates' application packages are reviewed by the Postdoctoral Committee. The deadline to receive all the application materials is March 31, 2009. Fellowships are awarded for a one-year term, with possible renewal for second year. The 2009 Fellowship carries a stipend of $72,000 per annum.

Candidate Eligibility:

PhD requirements have to be completed by commencement of appointment. Candidates must have received their PhD recently.

Application Package must include:

• Nomination memo (≤ 2 pages) from ANL sponsor (with copy to Division Director)
  
• Research proposal (≤ 2 pages)
  
• Three letters of recommendation from other than Argonne staff
  
• CV
  
• List of publications, abstracts and significant presentations
  
• Graduate School and Undergraduate Transcripts

Send all application material to : Director-Postdoc@anl.gov. In the subject line please include the name of the candidate.

For your security, please do not include the following information in your CV:

Date of birth
Place of birth
Social security number

The nominator and referees should send their letters directly via e-mail to Director-Postdoc@anl.gov . Letters must be in a PDF file from the individual(s) with a signature on official letterhead.

For more information, please see frequently asked questions .

Recipients of 2008 Argonne Director's Fellowships

• Utpal Chatterjee , Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Chatterjee joined the Materials Science Division.
• Hovhannes Grigoryan , Ph.D., Louisiana State University. Dr. Grigoyan joined the Physics Division.
• Ryan Lindberg , Ph.D., University of California , Berkeley. Dr. Lindberg joined the Accelerator Science Division.
• Jenny Lockard , Ph.D., Northwestern University. Dr. Lockard joined the Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division.
• Shengqian Ma , Ph.D., Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. Dr. Ma joined the Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division.
• Alex Martinson , Ph.D., Northwestern University. Dr. Martinson joined the Materials Science Division.
• Karen Mulfort , Ph.D., Northwestern University. Dr. Mulfort joined the Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division.
• Vilas Pol , Ph.D., University of Bar-Ilan, Israel . Dr. Pol joined the Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division.
• Stefan Wild , Ph.D., Cornell University. Dr. Wild joined the Mathematics and Computer Science Division.
• Victor Zavala , Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University. Dr. Zavala joined the Mathematics and Computer Science Division.

List of Lab-wide Postdoctoral Fellowship Committee Members (internal access only)

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