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 Argonne scientists and engineers on existing programs and on new initiatives. All applicants must identify an Argonne 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 Argonne 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 deadlines to receive all the application materials are February 8, June 21, and September 13, 2010. Fellowships are awarded for a one-year term, with possible renewal for second year. The 2010 Fellowship carries a stipend of $78,000 per annum.

Candidate Eligibility:

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

How to Apply :

Candidates must upload the following documents by clicking on the application link.

• Research proposal (≤ 2 pages)
• CV, including list of publications, abstracts and significant presentations
• Graduate School Transcripts
• Cover letter (optional)

If you DO NOT have all of the required documents at this time, you may come back to your application and upload them later.

To come back into your application, click on the application link:

1. Enter in your email address for Username.

2. Enter in your Password.

3. Click on the ‘Edit Registration' link (located on the bottom of the dialogue box).

4. Edit/Add any other information to your profile:

Upload a document (to upload a document, it must be of ‘.doc' or ‘.pdf' file type; document names cannot contain 'special' characters such as '&,@,#, etc)

5.  Click the ‘Submit Registration' button to Apply.

Additionally, the package must contain:

• Nomination memo (≤ 2 pages) from Argonne sponsor (with copy to Division Director)
• Three letters of recommendation from other than Argonne staff

These letters must be sent 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. In the subject line please include the name of the candidate.

For more information, please see frequently asked questions .

Recipients of 2009 Argonne Director's Fellowships

• Alexander Heifetz, Ph.D., Northwestern University. Dr. Heifetz joined the Nuclear Engineering Division.
• Sarah Hurst, Ph.D., Northwestern University. Dr. Hurst joined the Center for Nanoscale Materials.
• Jeff Hammond, Ph.D., University of Chicago. Dr. Hammond joined the Leadership Computing Facility.
• Man Jae Kwon, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Kwon joined the Biosciences Division.
• David Minh, Ph.D., University of California at San Diego. Dr. Minh joined the Biosciences Division.
• Venkatram Vishwanath, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Vishwanath joined the Mathematics and Computer Science Division.

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

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