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<div><font face="Garamond">Postdoctoral Program in Environmental
Chemistry</font></div>
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<b>Deadline:</b> August 13, 2009<br>
<b>Announcement:</b> October 2009<br>
The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation seeks to further the
development of scientific leadership in the field of environmental
chemistry with a postdoctoral fellowship program. The Postdoctoral
Program in Environmental Chemistry provides an award to a principal
investigator of $120,000 over two years to appoint a Postdoctoral
Fellow in environmental chemistry.<br>
<b>Eligibility</b><br>
The Postdoctoral Program in Environmental Chemistry is open to all
academic and other not-for-profit organizations in the States,
Districts, and Territories of the United States of America that have
well-established research efforts in environmental science or
engineering. These research activities need not be located in
traditional departments in the chemical sciences, and collaboration
across departments and institutions is encouraged.<br>
<b>Research Areas of Interest</b><br>
Applications most likely to be of interest should describe innovative
fundamental research in the chemical sciences or engineering related
to the environment. Examples include but are not limited to the
chemistry associated with: the climate, the atmosphere, aquatic or
marine settings, toxicology, soil or groundwater. Also of interest are
chemistry-related energy research (renewable sources, sequestration,
etc.), and new or green approaches to chemical synthesis and
processing, with a clearly stated relation to the environment.<br>
<b>Selection</b><br>
Applications come from the principal investigator. Recommendations for
awards are based on several factors: assessment of the proposed
research, the arrangements for the interdisciplinary educational
broadening of the Fellow, and an assessment of the ability to both
attract the best young Ph.D. candidates and subsequently place them in
high level independent starting positions. Applications are reviewed
by distinguished scientists in the environmental and chemical
sciences.<br>
<b>Current Postdoctoral Program in Environmental Chemistry
awardees</b>.<br>
<b>Budget</b><br>
The Postdoctoral Program in Environmental Chemistry provides a
$120,000 award, payable in two $60,000 installments. Funds are
normally expended over a period of two years after the appointment of
the Fellow. Charges associated with indirect costs or institution
overhead are not allowed. Of the total annual award amount, the
stipend support of the Fellow is $45,000 (stipends may be supplemented
from institutional or other sources). Fringe benefits of the Fellow
taken from this award may not exceed $9,000. The balance may be
applied to related undergraduate research and/or the professional
development of the Fellow. Examples of preferred use of the balance
include stipends for undergraduate collaborators and support for the
Fellow's participation in meetings, conferences, and symposia.<br>
<b>Application Procedure</b><br>
All application materials must be received at the Foundation office by
August 13, 2009. Applications recommended for approval are presented
to the Foundation's Board of Directors in time for award announcements
by the end of October 2009.<br>
<b>Required Information</b><br>
<i>Application package.</i> The original application and four
additional copies should be printed single-sided, on 8 1/2 x 11-inch
paper, using 12-point font size, and assembled as:<br>
1.<b> The online application form</b><br>
2. A research proposal that would be judged as likely to advance
environmental science in important ways (typically 2-4 pages)<br>
3. A CV (limitied to 5 pages) for each of the key professional
personnel that includes ten or fewer relevant publications<br>
4. A one-page description of the educational opportunities and
institutional strengths in environmental science, and how the Fellow
would be involved in them<br>
Please fasten each copy of the application with one staple. The use of
binder clips, paper clips, folders, colored paper or bond paper is
discouraged.</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond">Submit all application materials to:<br>
Dr. Mark Cardillo, Executive Director<br>
The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.<br>
555 Madison Avenue, 20th Floor<br>
New York, NY 10022-3301<br>
Because of the volume of mail received near the program deadline, the
Foundation requests that you use a delivery service that provides
proof of delivery.<br>
<b>Reports</b><br>
The first-year award of $60,000 will be paid after the Foundation has
been provided with the Fellow's CV and anticipated start date. The
second-year award of $60,000 will be paid upon request, after
completion of the first year. The request should be accompanied or
preceded by a financial report and a progress report from the project
director that contains highlights of accomplishments under the award
and the research plan for the coming year.<br>
Reports should be printed single-sided, on 8 1/2 x 11-inch paper,
using 12-point font size.<br>
Submit the report by first-class mail to:<br>
Dr. Mark Cardillo, Executive Director<br>
The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.<br>
555 Madison Avenue, 20th Floor<br>
New York, NY 10022-3301<br>
Final reports are due when all funds are expended. The final technical
report should detail the anticipated consequence of the research and
provide information regarding the future professional plans of the
Fellow. An optional statement may be included of newsworthy stories
concerning the Mentor, the Fellow, or the consequences of the research
funded during the period of the award.<br>
<b>Additional Information</b><br>
1. Publications and presentations describing work supported by the
award should acknowledge the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Postdoctoral
Program in Environmental Chemistry.<br>
2. The faculty mentor is designated a Camille and Henry Dreyfus
Environmental Chemistry Mentor. The postdoctoral scientist is
designated a Camille and Henry Dreyfus Environmental Chemistry
Fellow.<br>
3. Procedural questions may be directed to the Foundation office by
telephone at 212-753-1760 or e-mail at<b>
admin@dreyfus.org</b>.</font></div>
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Debra L. Martin, Programs Manager<br>
MIT<br>
Vice President for Research Office, Rm 11-268<br>
77 Massachusetts Avenue<br>
Cambridge, MA 02139<br>
617-258-0310, 617-252-1003 (fax)<br>
debra@mit.edu</div>
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