Applications are initiated by the prospective postdoctoral fellow. Prospective fellows are required to find a host (a faculty member or other member of senior scientific staff) willing to sponsor the applicant at the host's institution.  A partial list of institutions that are willing to host LHC-TI Fellows can be found at the LHC-TI web site, located at

http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~orr/LHC-TI.html

All application material should be submitted electronically using Academicjobsonline.org (AJO).

1. A cover page giving information about the applicant, and specifying the host and sponsoring institution.

2. A five-page research plan written by the applicant.

(Interested physicists should register as "applicants" for the 2012 LHC-TI Postdoctoral Fellowship on AJO, and fill out the cover page, submit their research plan and list their host and two recommenders (see below) as writers of reference letters.)

3. An endorsement letter from the applicant's host describing (a) how the applicant's plan fits into the research program of the host's institution, (b) any research or financial support that will be provided to the applicant if the applicant is awarded the fellowship, and (c) an NSF-required postdoctoral mentoring plan describing mentoring resources and activities to be undertaken during the fellowship. The endorsement letter should also include a budget in standard NSF format, specifying how the fellowship funds will be used (including at least $4K/year for (non-salary) research expenses (travel, equipment, etc.)). Note that a senior scientist may endorse only one postdoctoral fellowship application.

4. An institutional endorsement letter from the host institution specifying a start date, the duration of the fellowship (which must be a minimum of two years), and any financial or other support committed by the host institution. The endorsement letter should certify agreement to a fixed $10K administrative fee in lieu of F&A costs (overhead).

(The endorsement letter and institutional endorsement should be submitted directly to AJO by the host scientist.  Please clearly distinguish between these two documents.)

5. Two supporting letters from senior physicists not at the proposed host institution.  (The letters should be submitted directly to AJO).

Applications, host letters, and institutional endorsement letters are due by Dec. 1, 2011; supporting letters are due by Dec. 12, 2011.

Information on the LHC Theory Initiative may be found at:

http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~orr/LHC-TI.html

and examples of possible projects may be found at:

http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~orr/LHC-TI2006_public.pdf .

It is anticipated that awards will be announced by Jan. 15, 2012, and should begin after Feb. 1, 2012. The nomination of women, underrepresented minorities, and people with disabilities is encouraged.

Note: The LHC Theory Initiative also anticipates the award of four LHC Theory Graduate Fellowships in 2012. Institutions awarded a full 2011 LHC-TI Postdoctoral Fellowship are ineligible to nominate a candidate for 2012.