USA – PAPPALARDO FELLOWSHIP 2011 IN PHYSICS – MIT
MIT Pappalardo Fellowship 2011 in Physics In USA
About MIT:
From the beginning, education in physics at MIT was meant to be a union of the theoretical and practical. As William Barton Rogers, founder of MIT, outlined in 1861, a ideal School of Physics should endeavor “to impart a thorough knowledge of the fundamental principles of the several branches of physics, as mathematically and experimentally demonstrated; and then to conduct the more strictly practical instruction, as much as possible, under the guidance of these primary truths.” Though Rogers is today best known as a geologist, in his time he was also an accomplished practitioner of “mechanical philosophy,” and deeply concerned with its role in the new institute.
Detail:
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:
1. independent, unrestricted choice of research focus and direction within the MIT Department of Physics, throughout their three-year fellowship appointment;
2. active faculty mentoring fostered by weekly luncheons and monthly dinners with the Department’s faculty, throughout the academic year;
3. 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
4. MIT Affiliate Health Plan insurance coverage for Fellows and their dependents.
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”
Deadline: 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.
Contact:
IF SENDING APPLICANT MATERIALS via 1ST CLASS, U.S. POSTAL SERVICE,
Use this address:
Department of Physics, 4-304
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
IF SENDING APPLICANT MATERIALS via UPS, DHL, & FEDEX,
Use this address:
Department of Physics, 4-304
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
32 Vassar Street
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
