2022 Panofsky Fellowship at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC) Call for Applications – Deadline for submission is December 1, 2021

Fellowship for early-career research (experiment or theory) in a diverse range of fields related to the SLAC scientific mission:

• Accelerator science & advanced accelerator research

• Applied Energy research

• Biosciences

• Chemical sciences

• Computer Science

• Elementary particle physics (experiment and theory)

• High energy density matter

• Materials and condensed matter science

        • Particle astrophysics and cosmology

• Quantum Information Science

• X-ray science, including ultrafast science and advanced X-ray instrumentation, at LCLS and SSRL

The Panofsky Fellowship honors SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory’s founder and first Director, Wolfgang K. H. Panofsky. It is intended to recognize exceptional and promising young scientists who would most benefit from the unique opportunity to conduct their research at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.

The Fellowship is awarded across the full science program at SLAC, as listed above.  While an emphasis will be placed on the potential for innovation and growth of new opportunities as their career develops, the candidate's research plan should also encompass one or more areas within the science program at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and describe how the proposed research will benefit from the unique opportunity to conduct research at SLAC (https://sites.slac.stanford.edu/cro/panofsky-fellowship). Applicants are encouraged to take the effort to prepare a research plan that incorporates an understanding of capabilities and facilities at SLAC. This is best accomplished by contacting the indicated program leads on the web site to find out more details about the individual SLAC research activities and the context for developing a proposed research plan as a Panofsky Fellow.

Candidates should be early in their career but have demonstrated significant experience at the postdoctoral level with clear potential for exceptional scholarship, breadth, innovation, and leadership. The appointment carries a five-year term at SLAC, with salary and benefits commensurate with the experience of the candidate and generous research support including funding for a postdoctoral researcher. The deadline for the 2022 applications is December 1, 2021.

Applicants should provide a cover letter, CV, and a vision statement for their proposed research at SLAC, and arrange for three supporting reference letters. Please submit application materials through AcademicJobsOnline: 

https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/20004.

For further information, please consult https://sites.slac.stanford.edu/cro/panofsky-fellowship or contact SLAC Chief Research Office at OCRO@slac.stanford.edu or Jill Larson (Larson@slac.stanford.edu). SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to increasing the diversity of its community. It welcomes nominations of and applications from women, members of minority groups, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities, as well as from others who would bring additional dimensions to the university’s research, teaching and clinical missions.