[alife] Fwd: BEACON Distinguished Postdoc

[Emily Dolson]

Dear Colleagues,

I wanted to forward along this announcement of the 2015 BEACON
Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship program. This program funds
exceptional postdoctoral scholars to conduct evolution-related research in
areas related to computer science, engineering, and biology -- many
artificial life projects are especially appropriate.  Positions will begin
Fall 2015 at Michigan State University.  Unfortunately, due to the nature
of the funding only U.S. citizens or permanent residents are eligible.

Please see the full announcement below.

http://beacon-center.org/beacon-distinguished-postdoctoral-fellowship/



*BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action*

*BEACON Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellows Program*



BEACON is an NSF Science and Technology Center headquartered at Michigan
State University with partners at North Carolina A&T State University,
University of Idaho, University of Texas at Austin, and University of
Washington. BEACON brings together biologists, computer scientists, and
engineers to study evolutionary dynamics using biological and computational
techniques and to apply evolutionary principles to engineering problems. We
seek outstanding post-doctoral scholars to pursue interdisciplinary
research on evolution in action with BEACON faculty members, in the fields
of biology, computer science, and/or engineering.



Applicants will propose a research project within the scope of BEACON’s
mission and must have two BEACON faculty sponsors who will serve as
research mentors should the fellowship be awarded. One sponsor must be MSU
faculty; the other sponsor may be from any of the five BEACON institutions.
Preference is given for interdisciplinary research. The post-doc fellow
will be based at Michigan State University in East Lansing. Please see our
website (http://www.beacon-center.org) for information about BEACON
mission, participants and ongoing research projects.



Applicants must submit the following, in a single PDF, to BEACON Managing
Director Danielle Whittaker via email (djwhitta at msu.edu):

1.    CV

2.    A two-page description of their research plan

3.    A one-page summary of their doctoral research

4.    Letters of support from two BEACON sponsors (one must be from MSU)

5.    Two additional letters of recommendation



Fellowships last two years and include a salary of $50,000/year and modest
funds to support research and travel. The successful applicant will help
foster collaborations among faculty and disciplines and serve as a
professional model for pre-doctoral trainees.



A Ph.D. in biology, computer science, engineering or related fields is
required. Current MSU graduate students or postdocs are not eligible for
this fellowship. US citizens or permanent residents only. Minority
applicants are especially encouraged to apply. MSU is an Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.



The deadline for applications is January 23, 2015


-- 
Dr. Charles Ofria
Professor of Computer Science & Engineering
Deputy Director, BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action
Michigan State University
http://www.cse.msu.edu/~ofria/
Phone: 517 884-2562 : Fax: 517 913-6032