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      <p class="MsoNormal">Faculty announcement relevant to postdocs  -
        forwarded from Cathy A. Borgesen <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:borgesen@mit.edu">&lt;borgesen@mit.edu&gt;</a></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal">**<br>
        <o:p></o:p></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
      <div
        style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid
        windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;padding:0in">I wanted to
          call your attention to this announcement of an exciting new
          postdoctoral fellowship. Please pass this along to faculty in
          your units.<o:p></o:p></p>
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      <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">The Schmidt
            Science Fellows Program<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><i>In partnership with the Rhodes Trust</i><i><span
            style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><b>INTERNAL DATES:</b><o:p></o:p></p>
      <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center">
        <hr size="3" align="center" width="100%">
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      <p class="MsoNormal">Internal Nominations due: November 6, 2017<o:p></o:p></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><b>SPONSOR: </b><o:p></o:p></p>
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        <hr size="3" align="center" width="100%">
      </div>
      <p class="MsoNormal">The Schmidt Science Fellows Program: <a
          href="https://schmidtsciencefellows.org/">
          https://schmidtsciencefellows.org/</a><span style="color:red">
        </span><o:p></o:p></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><b>AMOUNT OF THE AWARD:</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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      <p class="MsoNormal">$100,000 stipend for a full-time fellowship
        of at least eleven (11) months.
        <o:p></o:p></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal">The opportunity to attend four <a
href="https://schmidtsciencefellows.org/program-structure/global-meeting-series">global
          meetings</a>, each at world leading academic institutions.   <o:p></o:p></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal">Please note that the stipend will be paid
        directly by the Program to the Fellow.<o:p></o:p></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><b>FUNDING OPPORTUNITY DESCRIPTION:</b><b><span
            style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
      <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b>
          <hr size="3" align="center" width="100%">
        </b></div>
      <p class="MsoNormal">The Schmidt Science Fellows program is an
        elite postdoctoral program that aims to create a new generation
        of scientific leaders by giving the world’s best aspiring
        scientific minds a broader perspective, the ability to engage in
        an interdisciplinary way, and the opportunity to make a lasting
        impact on society. <o:p></o:p></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal">The fellowship includes the opportunity to
        conduct postdoctoral research study focusing on a discipline in
        the natural sciences, engineering, mathematics, or computing
        <u>that is different</u> from the individual's existing area of
        expertise and is a planned area of future focus.<span
          style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal">The program will also feature four global
        meetings at the world’s leading academic institutions,
        interspersed across the duration of the fellowship. These
        meetings will expose Fellows to new cutting-edge science,
        provide them the opportunity to interact with each other and
        with leading thinkers in the sciences and society, and develop
        new skills that will help them in their future careers.<o:p></o:p></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><b>REQUESTS FOR NOMINATIONS:</b><o:p></o:p></p>
      <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center">
        <hr size="3" align="center" width="100%">
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      <p class="MsoNormal">MIT requests nominations of the most
        outstanding individuals, who plan to work in the areas of
        natural sciences (including life, physical, and earth sciences),
        engineering, mathematics, or computing, for this elite new
        postdoctoral fellowship program.<o:p></o:p></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal">The Schmidt Science Fellows program, the
        Rhodes Trust, respected researchers, and a number of leading
        universities, will work with the chosen Fellows to select the
        research laboratory where they will conduct their postdoctoral
        fellowship. Support from the Schmidt Science Fellows program
        allows chosen postdocs the opportunity to “pivot” from their
        current area of expertise during the fellowship year. By doing
        so, Fellows will form a diverse perspective on the questions and
        techniques that will position them to make breakthrough
        discoveries and drive societal change.<o:p></o:p></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><b>AREAS OF RESEARCH SUPPORTED:</b><span
          style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        <hr size="3" align="center" width="100%">
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      <p class="MsoNormal">Natural sciences (including life, physical,
        and earth sciences), engineering, mathematics, and computing.<o:p></o:p></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><b>NUMBER OF NOMINATIONS:</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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        <hr size="3" align="center" width="100%">
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      <p class="MsoNormal">MIT may submit five (5) nominations.<o:p></o:p></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><b>DUE DATES:</b><o:p></o:p></p>
      <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center">
        <hr size="3" align="center" width="100%">
      </div>
      <p class="MsoNormal">Internal nominations due:  November 6, 2017  <o:p></o:p></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal">MIT Nominations due to Sponsor: November 13,
        2017<o:p></o:p></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal">Applications packages of nominees due to
        Sponsor: December 31, 2017<o:p></o:p></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><b>WHO MAY SUBMIT:</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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      <p class="MsoNormal">Any MIT faculty member may nominate an MIT
        student or recent graduate who meets the eligibility
        requirements. 
        <o:p></o:p></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal">Self-nominations will not be accepted.<span
          style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><b>ELIGIBILITY:</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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      <p class="MsoNormal">Nominees <u>must</u> have received or expect
        to receive a PhD in natural sciences (including life, physical,
        and earth sciences), engineering, mathematics, or computing
        between May 1, 2017 and June 30, 2018; and they
        <u>must</u> plan to pursue a year or more of postdoctoral study
        in a field different from the topic of study for which the
        applicant received his/her doctorate.<o:p></o:p></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal">Additionally, nominees should demonstrate the
        following:<o:p></o:p></p>
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        style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">
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          style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span
            style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times
              New Roman&quot;">       
            </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
          style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">A
          clear record of academic achievement in the sciences at a
          leading institution of higher learning;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"
        style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">
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          style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span
            style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times
              New Roman&quot;">       
            </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
          style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">A
          history of effective collaboration with diverse team members;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">
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          style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span
            style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times
              New Roman&quot;">       
            </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
          style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">A
          general interest in modern computing and data science topics;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">
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          style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span
            style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times
              New Roman&quot;">       
            </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
          style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">A
          high degree of intelligence, energy, and intellectual
          curiosity that will drive future scientific discoveries;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
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          style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span
            style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times
              New Roman&quot;">       
            </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
          style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">The
          scientific curiosity
        </span><span
          style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">needed
          to pursue a broad level of exposure to and knowledge in
          cutting-edge innovations and research across the sciences; and
          <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
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          style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span
            style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times
              New Roman&quot;">       
            </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
          style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">The
          drive to make a lasting impact in the sciences and society,
          conducting research and pursuing knowledge that will benefit
          the world.</span><span
          style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><b>NOMINATIONS MATERIALS:</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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      <p class="MsoNormal">Please submit the following nomination
        information to <a href="mailto:vpr-contact@mit.edu">
          vpr-contact@mit.edu</a> by November 6, 2017:<o:p></o:p></p>
      <ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
        <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Cover page
          with nominee’s name, home department and laboratory or center,
          contact information.<o:p></o:p></li>
        <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Letter of
          nomination from an MIT faculty member attesting to the
          nominee’s accomplishments and capabilities. (1 page max)<o:p></o:p></li>
        <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">A personal
          statement of why the nominee is interested in the program and
          what they hope to achieve during and after it. (1 page max)<o:p></o:p></li>
        <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Nominee’s
          CV. (2-page max)<o:p></o:p></li>
      </ul>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><b>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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      <p class="MsoNormal">The Schmidt Science Fellows may pursue
        postdoctoral research in any laboratory that is substantially
        different from their existing field of expertise. The degree of
        difference will be subject to a case-by-case evaluation. It may
        be that a Fellow pursues a completely new line of inquiry within
        the same discipline, or it might be a related line of inquiry in
        an entirely new discipline.<o:p></o:p></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal">The Program will also assist Fellows that
        want to continue work in their postdoctoral area of study
        following the completion of the fellowship, or in instances
        where the initial postdoctoral period should extend for longer
        than the initial 11-month period of time.<o:p></o:p></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal">Please contact Cathy Borgesen at <a
          href="mailto:borgesen@mit.edu">
          borgesen@mit.edu</a> with any questions.<o:p></o:p></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Cathy
            Borgesen</span></i><span
          style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Assistant
            Director of Research Development</span></i><span
          style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Office
            of Sponsored Programs</span></i><span
          style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Massachusetts
            Institute of Technology</span></i><span
          style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">77
            Massachusetts Ave., NE18-901</span></i><span
          style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Cambridge,
            MA 02139</span></i><span
          style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><a
              href="mailto:borgesen@mit.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">borgesen@mit.edu</span></a></span></i><span
          style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">617-324-6870</span></i><span
          style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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