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Postdoctorate Fellowship in Research and Education

The Five College Astronomy Department (FCAD) at Mount Holyoke, Smith, Amherst, and Hampshire Colleges and the University of Massachusetts, is offering a 3-year position beginning in the Fall of 2004 to a recent Ph.D. in astronomy who is interested in a career combining research and education. The Fellowship, hosted by Mount Holyoke College, consists of a half-time commitment to an educational initiative to develop and teach an undergraduate course on Spectroscopy of the Planets, based on data from planetary surfaces and atmospheres. The Fellow will also have half-time to devote to his/her own research. The Fellow's research should have the potential for collaboration with FCAD astronomy faculty and for inclusion of undergraduate participation. Collaborations with Mount Holyoke faculty, as well as with FCAD faculty using the FCRAO and soon, the LMT, telescopes are particularly encouraged.
 
Candidates must hold a Ph.D. in astronomy or planetary science. They should submit a resume including: (1) a curriculum vitae; (2) a statement of research goals and a proposal for a research project that would be conducted in collaboration or close contact with an astronomer from the FCAD; and (3) a statement of educational goals, including an indication of what you would offer to a course on Spectroscopy of the Planets. Applications and 3 letters of recommendation should be mailed to the address below. Review of applications will begin January 10, 2004.
 
Mount Holyoke is an undergraduate liberal arts college for women with 2,000 students and 200 faculty.  It is located about 80 miles west of Boston in the Connecticut River valley, and is a member of the Five College Consortium consisting of Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith Colleges and the University of Massachusetts.  Mount Holyoke is committed to fostering multicultural diversity and awareness in its faculty, staff, and student body and is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer.  Women and persons of color are especially encouraged to apply.

FCAD Fellowship, c/o Barbara Keyworth
619 Lederle Graduate Research Tower
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA  01003
Tel: 413-545-0789
FAX: 413-545-4223
 
For more information, contact Darby Dyar at mdyar@mtholyoke.edu.