NASA Hubble Fellowship Program: Researchers, Postdoc 1307 views

NASA Hubble Fellowship Program for Researchers at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)

The NASA Hubble Fellowship Program (NHFP) supports outstanding postdoctoral scientists to pursue independent research which contributes to NASA Astrophysics using theory, observation, experimentation, instrumental development. 

Overview

NHFP fellowships are tenable at U.S. host institutions of the fellows’ choice, subject to a maximum of two (02) new fellows per host institution per year, with no more than five fellows being hosted by a given institution in any three-year period.

Focus Areas:

1. Compact Objects and Accretion.
2. Exoplanets.
3. External Galaxies and the Intergalactic Medium.
4. Milky Way and Resolved Stellar Populations.
5. Physics and Cosmology.
6. Protoplanetary/Debris Disks.
7. Stellar Physics.

The duration of the fellowship is up to three years: an initial one-year appointment, and two annual renewals, contingent on satisfactory performance and availability of NASA funds.

Eligibility Requirements 

1. The NHFP is open to applicants of any nationality who have earned their doctoral degrees in astronomy, physics, or related disciplines on or after January 1, 2016, or who will receive their degree before September, 2019.
2. Applicants with a PhD award date prior to January 1, 2016 may be eligible in exceptional cases.
3. Graduate-student awardees who have not yet received their doctoral degree at the time of application must present evidence of having completed all requirements for the degree before commencing their fellowships.
4. Eligibility may extend to those who received their PhD as early as January 1, 2015, if professional work was necessarily delayed by personal or family considerations.
5. NHFP Fellowships are open to English-speaking citizens of all nations. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, creed, color, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, or national origin. Women and members of minority groups are strongly encouraged to apply.
6. Contingent upon the availability of funding from NASA, NHFP fellowships are awarded through grants to U.S. host institutions. Applicants may select any eligible U.S. institution for carrying out their research as long as the choice is suitably justified. For the present purposes, “institution” means a separate administrative entity that offers its scientific staff a career advancement process that can lead to long-term/permanent contracts or to tenure.
7. For more information about the host institution.

 Fellowship

The initial annual stipend for a NHFP Fellow is comparable to that of other prize fellowships and is subject to annual review and adjustment. In addition, the NHFP Fellow will receive support for health insurance, relocation costs, travel, computing services, publications, and other direct research costs. 

Application Procedure

When Filling the Application Form, (including Science Categories and Techniques applicants are requested to choose one primary science category that best encapsulates their proposed research, and up to three secondary science categories that will provide more insight into the applicant’s proposed line of research. Applicants are also asked to supply up to three techniques that they use in their research.

Attach these required documents:

1. Curriculum vitae.
2. List of publications
3. Summary of previous and current research (limited to three pages total, including references). Summary section references should be included in the references in the Research Proposal section.
4. Research proposal (limited to three pages text plus up to two pages of references/figures).
5. Do not attach anything else (reprints, preprints, cover letter, cover sheets, etc.)
6. 3 Recommendation letters.