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<p>This is an announcement that the annual AARMS Postdoctoral
Fellowship Award
Program will open for applications on November 10, 2014. Details
can be found
below or on our website:
<a href="http://www.aarms.math.ca/pdf">http://www.aarms.math.ca/pdf</a>
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<h3>
Eligibility and place of tenure
</h3>
<p>AARMS postdoctoral fellowships are awarded, on the recommendation
of its
Scientific Review Panel (SRP), to beginning researchers who
received their PhD
no more than four years before applying. Applications will be
considered from
those who anticipate receiving their PhD before the proposed start
time of the
fellowship, however the PhD must be in hand before actually
beginning the
fellowship. AARMS will provide $17,500 per year for the fellowship
and the
supervisor is responsible for organizing matching funds of at
least this amount
</p>
<p>It is typically expected that the proposed supervisor will not be
the same
person as the applicant's PhD supervisor, and that the proposed
Postdoctoral
Fellowship will be at a different university than the one at which
the PhD was
awarded. The proposed supervisor must be a full-time tenure track
or tenured
faculty member at a university in Atlantic Canada.
</p>
<h3> Duration
</h3>
<p>Normally two years. Funding for the second year is dependent upon
satisfactory
performance demonstrated in the detailed progress report submitted
by the
supervisor(s).
</p>
<h3> Application
</h3>
<p>Applicants are required to establish a relationship with a
prospective
supervisor before applying to AARMS, and to have a tentative
agreement from that
supervisor to make a joint application to this program. This
program is not a
service for matching applicants with supervisors.
</p>
<p>Applications should be made by the candidate through the PDF
Application page
found through the Online Services link in our menu.The application
should
include:
</p>
<ul>
<li>CV (in pdf format)
</li>
<li>Research Proposal: a detailed description of the research area
and the research to be carried out during the tenure of the
fellowship as well as a description of how the candidate would
interact with the supervisor(s). (also in pdf format)
</li>
<li>Name(s) and email address(es) of proposed supervisor(s)
</li>
<li>Names and email addresses of two referees
</li>
</ul>
<p>After their name(s) and email addresse(s) have been entered by
the applicant,
the proposed supervisor(s) will receive an automated message from
the system,
giving them access to the application, and requesting the
submission of the
following materials:
</p>
<ul>
<li>A written reference.
</li>
<li>A list of the exact sources of matching funding (NSERC or
other grant(s), department(s), ...); to be typed directly into
the web form provided. If there are more than one intended
supervisors only one needs to submit this financial information.
</li>
</ul>
<p>The proposed referees will also receive an automated message from
the system,
giving them access to the application, and requesting the
submission of a
written reference. Referees should be persons who are familiar
with the
candidate's work and can comment on their suitability for an AARMS
postdoctoral
fellowship.
</p>
<h3> Assessment
</h3>
<p>Applications will be reviewed by the Scientific Review Panel, who
will make a
recommendation to the Director.
</p>
<h3> Timetable
</h3>
<ul>
<li>
<b>
December 12 -
</b> Application deadline.
</li>
<li>
<b>
December 19 -
</b> Deadline for supervisor contribution.
</li>
<li>
<b>
February 2 -
</b> Deadline for the assessment phase. Initial offers on
Postdoctoral fellowships are made within the next few weeks. The
department/university offered an award is requested to provide
to AARMS a signed "funding package", showing the annual
contributions by the supervisor(s), the department, and the
university. Their amount has at least to match the AARMS
contribution of $17,500 and may require that the fellowship
holder teach up to one class each term (including spring/summer
sessions). If an offer is declined AARMS reserves the right to
either offer or to refrain from offering a fellowship to the
next candidate in the ranking. If a successful candidate has
also been offered an NSERC postdoctoral fellowship it is
permitted to accept the AARMS award as well. In this case AARMS
will contribute $7,500 per year on top of the NSERC award. No
matching fees will be required from the supervisor(s).
</li>
<li>
<b>
June 30 -
</b> Deadline for reports from supervisors of renewing PDFs. The
supervisor must submit a detailed progress report, outlining the
research work and listing publications, talks, etc. Electronic
copies of all publications must be submitted to AARMS for
archival purposes. The PDF is also expected to acknowledge the
support of AARMS in their publications.
</li>
<li>
<b>
August 31 -
</b> Latest possible termination date for the second year of a
PDF.
</li>
<li>
<b>
September 1 -
</b> Start time for the fellowship. AARMS will transfer $8,750
(first half of the annual amount) during the month when the PDF
starts his programme, and the same amount six months later. This
is done upon receipt of a formal invoice from the hosting
department/university. It is acceptable for the start of a
fellowship to be delayed up until December 1, but funding will
be reduced proportionate to the delay. This reduction will be
reconciled in the second year of funding.
</li>
</ul>
<h3>
APPLY
</h3>
<p>Make your application through our online system
<a href="https://www.aarms.math.ca/service">https://www.aarms.math.ca/service</a>
(System opens November 12, 2014).<br>
<br>
</p>
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<hr>This employment posting is among those listed in the
Employment
section of the CMS website:<br>
<a href="http://cms.math.ca/Employment">http://cms.math.ca/Employment</a>
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