Battelle/MIT Postdoctoral Associate Program
2017 Application Information
Eligibility. Candidates must hold a PhD in engineering, physics, mathematics or other affiliated field at the start of the postdoctoral period. Applicants must identify a faculty advisor/sponsoring scientist in the MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering who will be responsible for providing space and mentorship for the postdoctoral associate. It is the applicant’s responsibility to contact the sponsoring scientist and obtain a letter of support. All application materials may be submitted electronically to Mr. Geoff Fox, gfox@mit.edu. Or mailed to:
MIT/Battelle Postdoctoral Associate Program c/o Geoff Fox Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Rm 5-204 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139
A complete application package consists of:
- Cover page. The cover page should include the applicant’s full name; contact information (including email address); citizenship; PhD field, date and granting institution; name and contact information of sponsoring scientist.
- Project description (not to exceed 4 pages of text). We recommend that this include a one page Executive Summary outlining the broader impacts of the proposed work (note that this section will be read by people with technical backgrounds who may not necessarily be experts in your field). The remaining pages should include a technical description of the proposed research. This may include an introduction or background section; a statement of research objectives, methods, relevance to target areas of interest; plan for reduction to practice; and a justification of the choice of sponsoring scientist(s).
- CV or biographical sketch (not to exceed 2 pages).
- One letter of recommendation (This letter should be from someone other than the sponsoring scientist; letters can be sent directly to gfox@mit.edu).
- Letter of reference from the MIT sponsoring scientist. The letter should indicate both expected availability for consultation during the requested tenure period and agreement to work with the postdoctoral associate. The letter should also address the appropriateness of the match between the proposed project and the sponsoring scientist. Letters should be sent directly to gfox@mit.edu from the sponsoring scientist.
Complete applications received before the due date will receive full consideration.