From: Economic Science Association [ESA@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU] on behalf of David Reiley [reiley@ELLER.ARIZONA.EDU] Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 10:23 AM To: ESA@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU Subject: [ESA] Ohio State Postdoc opportunity A message to ESA members and friends, from John Kagel: We have the possibility of supporting one post-doc student within the department. The idea would be to first compete for University funds and to provide a modest supplement with department funds. (Columbus has a low cost of living and is also quite livable place.) There is also the possibility of providing a post-doc position within the department with modest teaching requirements. Interested students should send CV, a sample of written work and letters of reference directly to me at kagel.4@osu.edu. >Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 06:23:58 -0400 (EDT) >From: Grad School Fellowship >Subject: Postdoctoral Fellowship Competition > > >TO: Members of the Graduate Faculty > >FROM: William A. T. Clark, Associate Dean > >SUBJECT: Announcement of the University Postdoctoral > Fellowship Competition for 2005 > >DATE: September 17, 2004 > > >UNIVERSITY POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP COMPETITION > >The Graduate School's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program attracts to Ohio >State outstanding recent Ph.D. recipients from all over the world who >show exceptional potential as scholars and researchers. The expertise >and perspective that these individuals bring to Ohio State will enhance >our academic mission, particularly through their interaction with >graduate students, staff and faculty. When they leave they will take >away with them a view of Ohio State as a truly world-class research >university. > >An Ohio State University Postdoctoral Fellow has the opportunity to >embark, unimpeded by other assigned duties, on a productive research >project under the tutelage of established scholars on our graduate >faculty. The specific research project undertaken should be mutually >agreeable to, and prepared jointly by, the postdoctoral candidate and >the faculty sponsor(s). Opportunities should be provided for post- >doctoral fellows to interact with graduate students and faculty in the >host graduate program and to give lectures and seminars. Unlike >postdoctoral researcher positions, postdoctoral fellows are not OSU >employees and cannot be required to perform any service as a condition >of the appointment. Therefore, postdoctoral fellows may not conduct >research required by a grant nor may they be asked to teach a course. > >NOMINATIONS > >Graduate faculty in all fields are eligible to nominate candidates. The >graduate faculty member who would coordinate the fellow's research >project submits the nomination for the University Postdoctoral >Fellowship. > >Nomination of minority and female candidates is encouraged. > >NOMINATION DUE DATE > >Nominations for the University Postdoctoral Fellowship are due by 5:00 >p.m. on Friday, January 7, 2005 to the Graduate School, Room 250 >University Hall. Nomination dossiers which are incomplete or received >after the deadline will not be submitted to the Postdoctoral Fellowship >Committee for review. > >ELIGIBILITY > >Individuals who have held the doctorate or MFA for five years or less >are eligible for nomination. Students expecting to receive the degree >after the application deadline are eligible, but written confirmation >of degree receipt prior to the start of the fellowship must be >submitted to the Graduate School. Faculty sponsors can host only one >University Postdoctoral Fellow at a time, but appointment overlaps of >several months are permitted in order to accommodate individual >schedules. > >Individuals not eligible for the postdoctoral fellowship are: > >* Persons with doctoral or MFA degrees from The Ohio State University. >* Persons currently on any type of appointment at Ohio State or who > have held a postdoctoral appointment here. >* Senior faculty (associate or full professors) from other >institutions. >* Individuals who received the Ph.D. or MFA prior to 2000. >* International scholars who would not qualify for the J1 visa. > >While recognizing that multiple postdoctoral appointments are common in >certain fields, this program encourages the nomination of candidates >applying for their first postdoctoral appointment. > >NOMINATION PROCEDURE > >Preparation of the nomination dossier is the joint responsibility of >the faculty sponsor(s) and the candidate. Each dossier must include a >completed University Postdoctoral Nomination Form (attached, and also >available as a writable PDF on the Graduate School's web site) and the >items listed below. Please keep in mind that each Committee Member may >read as many as 30 nominations that average 25 pages in length. There- >fore, easily readable documents using double spacing and 12 point size >or larger fonts is mandatory. A diverse faculty evaluates each proposal >so it is essential that the dossier be understandable to scholars in >other fields. > >A total of six copies of the complete dossier are required. The >nomination materials should be assembled in the following order. > > A) A completed University Postdoctoral Nomination Form > >*B) A letter of nomination from the Faculty Sponsor(s), which should > address > > * The quality of the candidate's Ph.D./MFA program and academic > performance. > * The reputation of the three referees writing letters of > evaluation. > * The starting date and duration of the fellowship. > * Acknowledgment that the main obligation of the postdoctoral > fellow is the proposed project. > * Verification that the nominator will be on duty at the > Columbus campus during the award period. > * Specifics on supplementation of the basic stipend. > * Arrangements to encourage the postdoctoral fellow to interact > with researchers in the faculty sponsor's graduate program. > >*C) A description of the proposed research project should > > * Explain the specific research project that would be undertaken. > * Describe the role of the postdoctoral fellow and faculty > sponsor(s) in the research project. > * Relate the contribution of the proposed research project to > the sponsor's research program or scholarly activities. > * Explain the significance of the research project. > * Explain the impact of the project on research and graduate > education at Ohio State. > >* Items B and C together must not exceed six pages. > > D) A letter of support from the Department Chair, Center Director, > or Interdisciplinary Program Director (maximum 1 page), > describing > > * Specific resources that will be assigned to the candidate > (lab/office, research funds, special facilities, etc.). > * Comments on the quality and reputation of the Ph.D./MFA program > of the applicant. > * The nature of Postdoctoral Fellows in the discipline submitting > the nomination. > > E) Biographical details of the candidate, including > > * Three letters of evaluation from persons not affiliated with > Ohio State. Letters should be sent directly to the faculty > sponsor to be included in the dossier. > * A statement from the candidate describing his/her primary > research interest (maximum of 1 page). > * A copy of the candidate's curriculum vita that includes the > standard items, a list of refereed publications, and the actual > or expected date of Ph.D./MFA degree (maximum of 2 pages). > * A copy of the candidate's academic record (including under- > graduate and graduate transcripts). > > F) Curriculum Vitae of the Faculty Sponsor(s): > > * In addition to the standard items, include a summary of > significant grant support and/or selected referred > publications for the past five years (maximum of 2 pages); > in areas where external grant support is generally not > available, a comment to that effect should be made. > > >COMMITTEE REVIEW > >The University Postdoctoral Fellowship Program is highly competitive. >Approximately six awards will be made in the annual competition. The >Postdoctoral Fellowship Committee is composed of a graduate faculty >representative from each of the ten graduate program areas of the >Council on Research and Graduate Studies. > >The Postdoctoral Fellowship Committee will review all nominations and >make recommendations for awards to the Dean of the Graduate School. > >In rating nominations, the Committee considers the following. > >* The credentials of the postdoctoral candidate. >* The reputation of the faculty sponsor(s) and the quality of his > or her research program. >* The project proposed by the postdoctoral candidate with the > guidance of the faculty sponsor(s). >* The extent to which the candidate will enhance the research > environment at Ohio State through interactions with faculty, > researchers, and especially graduate students. > >FEEDBACK TO FACULTY SPONSOR(S) > >Copies of written comments received from the Postdoctoral Fellow- ship >Committee about a faculty sponsor's nomination will be provided to that >sponsor upon request. > >STIPEND AND APPOINTMENT PERIOD > >A $2,000 monthly stipend (subject to federal and state income taxes) is >paid by the Graduate School to University Postdoctoral Fellows. No less >than nine months and no more than 12 months of support may be >requested. A one-time reimbursement of up to $500 is provided to >assist with relocation expenses in addition to a one-time $500 >allowance for travel to professional meetings during the fellowship >tenure. (Utilization of both the relocation allowance and pro- >fessional travel allowance are subject to University policies.) > >The fellowship may begin on the first day of any month from July >through December 2005. Reappointments from this funding source are not >permitted. > >STIPEND SUPPLEMENTS > >The basic stipend may be supplemented from other sources, but no >additional duties can be required in return for the supplement. The >faculty sponsor's letter of nomination must indicate the amount and >source of funds for any stipend supplement with the assurance that the >supplement involves no assigned duties. Supplemental appointments must >have the approval of the Graduate School. > >HEALTH CARE BENEFITS > >Postdoctoral Fellows are covered under the University's health >insurance plan. Under this plan the University pays the major portion >of the monthly insurance premium and the employee makes a small >contribution by monthly payroll deduction. Fellows may choose one of >several options with different monthly premiums. Full descriptions and >costs of the plans are available in the Office of Human >Resources-Benefits and Services electronically at >(http://hr.osu.edu/policy/policyhome.htm). While Postdoctoral Fellows >are eligible for health insurance they are not eligible for disability >or life insurance, vision care, and workers' compensation provided to >Ohio State employees. > > >NOMINATION DUE DATE REMINDER > >University Postdoctoral Fellowship nominations are due by >5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 7, 2005. A total of six copies of the >complete dossier must be submitted to the Graduate School, Room 250 >University Hall. Dossiers that are incomplete or received after the >nomination deadline will not be submitted to the Postdoctoral >Fellowship Committee for review. > >INQUIRIES > >If you have any questions regarding the University Post- doctoral >Fellowship Program or the nomination procedures, please contact >Associate Dean William A. T. Clark (292-6031, or clark.31@osu.edu) or >Bobbi Davis-Jones (247-7293, or davis-jones.1@osu.edu). > >The University Postdoctoral Fellowship Program is announced to all >members of the Graduate Faculty at The Ohio State University. Graduate >programs wishing to advertise this program in journals in their >disciplines should contact the Graduate School's Fellow- ship >Coordinator, Bobbi Davis-Jones, prior to submitting the advertisement >for publication. > >cc: Department Chairs > Graduate Studies Committee Chairs > >THE INFORMATION IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT ALONG WITH THE NOMINATION FORM ARE >AVAILABLE ON THE GRADUATE SCHOOL WEB SITE. http://www.gradsch.osu.edu -- _________________________________________________________________ You have been sent this message due to your registration for the mailing list of the Economic Science Association. Any member of this list may send out announcements to the list of general interest to experimental economists. To do so, please address your email message to . If you would like to be removed from our mailing list, please take the following steps: 1. Visit the ESA Web site: 2. Log in, using your email address and ESA password. 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