The Einstein Postdoctoral Fellowship program, sponsored by NASA, awards Fellowships to recent Ph.D.'s (since January 1, 2006) in astronomy, physics, and related disciplines. Einstein Fellows hold their appointments at a Host Institution in the U.S., for research that is broadly related to the mission of the NASA Physics of the Cosmos program as addressed by any of the missions of this program. These include high energy astrophysics relevant to the Chandra, Fermi (formerly GLAST), XMM-Newton, INTEGRAL, and IXO (formerly Constellation-X) missions, cosmological investigations relevant to the Planck and JDEM missions, and gravitational astrophysics relevant to the LISA mission. This research can include new observations or archival studies with these missions as well as related theoretical studies and studies of sources from these missions at other wavelengths. The main criterion for proposal selection is the contribution of the proposed program of research to the scientific return of the Physics of the Cosmos missions. A Fellow's program in this area may be specifically appraised for continuation of the fellowship after the second year. The Fellowship duration is three years (subject to review after the second year and to availability of funds from NASA).
Application Instructions
Further information about the Einstein Fellowship Program can be obtained preferably through the Helpdesk or alternately through e-mail to Fellowship Program or to Nancy Remage Evans (nevans@head.cfa.harvard.edu).
The 2009 Competition
Chandra Fellowships have now become part of the Einstein Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (see above).
The Chandra Fellows Symposium
The Chandra Fellows present highlights of their work once a year at the Chandra Fellows Symposium, which is open to all interested people. The Symposium for 2008 will be Friday, Oct. 17, 2008 at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.
Chandra Fellows
The full list of Chandra Fellows here.
Past Chandra Fellows' Current
Institutions and Web Sites
Check this link to see where the Chandra Fellows from 1998-2004 are
today.
The 2009 Competition
GLAST Fellowships have now become part of the Einstein Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (see above).
2008 GLAST Fellows
Dr. Nathaniel R. Butler University of California, Berkeley Fellowship Institution: UC, Berkeley Dr. Uri Keshet Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton Fellowship Institution: Harvard University Dr. Vasiliki Pavlidou University of Chicago Fellowship Institution: California Institute of Technology
Last modified: 09/17/08