[cmath] PIMS Postdoctoral Fellowships

[Breeonne Baxter]

Call for Nominations: Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences 
Postdoctoral Fellowships

The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) invites 
nominations of outstanding young researchers in the mathematical 
sciences for Postdoctoral Fellowships for the year 2007-2008.

Candidates must be nominated by one or more scientists affiliated with 
PIMS or by a Department (or Departments) affiliated with PIMS. The 
fellowships are intended to supplement support made available through 
such a sponsor. The Institute expects to support up to 20 fellowships 
tenable at any of its Canadian member universities: Simon Fraser 
University, the University of Alberta, the University of British 
Columbia, the University of Calgary, and the University of Victoria, as 
well as the affiliated universities: the University of Lethbridge and 
the University of Regina.

For the 2007-2008 competition, the amount of the award is $20,000 and 
the sponsor(s) is (are) required to provide additional funds to finance 
a minimum stipend of $40,000 (including benefits).

Award decisions are made by the PIMS PDF Review Panel based on 
excellence of the candidate, potential for participation in PIMS 
programs and potential for involvement with PIMS partners. PIMS 
Postdoctoral Fellows will be expected to participate in all PIMS 
activities related to the Fellow's area of expertise and will be 
encouraged to spend time at other sites. To ensure that PIMS 
Postdoctoral Fellows are able to participate fully in Institute 
activities, they may not teach more that two single-term courses per year.

Nominees must have a Ph.D. or equivalent (or expect to receive a Ph.D. 
by December 31, 2007) and be within three years of their Ph.D. at the 
time of the nomination (i.e., the candidate must have received her or 
his Ph.D. on or after January 1, 2004). The fellowship may be taken up 
at any time between April 1, 2007 and January 1, 2008. The fellowship is 
for one year and is renewable for at most one additional year.

Nominations must include

1. curriculum vitae,
2. statement of research interests,
3. three letters of reference (including one from a sponsoring 
professor), and
4. statement of anticipated support from the sponsor.

Deadline for Nominations: December 15, 2006.

The sponsors should register their nominees at: 
https://www.pims.math.ca/opportunities/postdocs/ and send the complete 
nomination package to:

 
Attn: PIMS PDF Competition
Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences
200 - 1933 West Mall
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2
Canada

or hand-deliver the package to any one of the Canadian PIMS Site Offices.

PIMS accepts no responsibility for incomplete packages, or for 
individual components of a nomination package being sent to any of our 
offices.

Nominations must be received by December 15, 2006.

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Breeonne Baxter
Scientific Publications and Communications Manager
Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences
200 - 1933 West Mall, UBC
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2
604.822.0402
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