PIMS Postdoctoral Fellowships

Call for Nominations

The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) invites nominations of outstanding young researchers in the mathematical sciences for Postdoctoral Fellowships for the year 2004-2005.

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 Northern British Columbia and the University of Lethbridge. For the 2004-2005 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 one single-term course per year. Nominees must have a Ph.D. or equivalent (or expect to receive a

Ph.D. by December 31 2004) 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, 2001). The fellowship may be taken up at any time between April 1, 2004 and January 1, 2005. The fellowship is for one year and is renewable for

at most one additional year. Nominations must include curriculum vitae, statement of research interests, three letters of reference (including one from a sponsoring scientist), and statement of anticipated support from the sponsor.

Deadline for Nominations

The sponsors should send the complete nomination package to:

Attn: PIMS PDF Competition Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences

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.

Renewals of PIMS Postdoctoral Fellowships

Sponsors of PIMS Postdoctoral Fellowships may request a renewal of the Fellowship for a maximum of one additional year. The maximum length of a PIMS Postdoctoral Fellowship is 2 years. Requests for renewal must be signed by the sponsor(s) and include details on the matching funds. Requests must be received by February 6, 2004.

Enquiries concerning this competition should be directed to:

Manfred Trummer

PIMS Deputy Director

email: deputy@pims.math.ca

General@pims.math.ca

Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences