Linus Pauling Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship 1584 views

The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), known for delivering transformational science and technology and accelerating the rate of innovation in energy, environment, and national security is inviting applications for Linus Pauling Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship.

About the fellowship:

• PNNL’s Linus Pauling Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship is designed for the next generation of scientists and engineers who will push the boundaries of science to world-recognized discoveries.
• The selected Fellows will be encouraged through active mentoring by internationally recognized scientists and equipped with the resources to carry out a research program of their own design.
• The selected candidates will learn cutting-edge approaches, utilize and build state-of-science capabilities, as well as contribute to research efforts that advance scientific frontiers and solve pressing challenges for the nation.

Fellowship value: fully-funded; a highly competitive salary; full medical/dental benefits; relocation plus the availability of extra funding for travel and conferences.

Duration: maximum 03 years

Requirements:

• The fellowship is open to qualified candidate applications from recent and upcoming PhD Graduates in Science & Engineering, who wish to conduct research on a project of their choice.
• Candidates must have completed a PhD in a Science or Engineering field related to the mission areas of PNNL within the last three years, or by summer 2020, from an accredited college or university.
• All staff at PNNL must be able to demonstrate the legal right to work in the United States.

Applications:

Apply via the PNNL career application site and submit the following (as a single PDF):

• Cover Letter
• Current CV
• Statement of Research Interests (including reasoning on why PNNL is a good place to carry out your studies)
• Written Response to each of the following questions (please include views from your own research interests as well as a wider scope across your field): 1) What is the most interesting/challenging problem in your field today? What intrigues you most about this problem? 2) What do you think it will take to solve that problem (do we need to invent new tools, new algorithms, push the bounds of detection limits)? What will it take and how would you propose to engage or participate? 3) If that problem were already solved, what would the impact be on you? On science? On society?
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