Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) Scholar Program

Overview

The Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) is a major research enterprise established by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in partnership with the National Research Foundation of Singapore (NRF) in 2007. SMART is the first entity in the Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE) being developed by NRF.

We are now accepting qualified applications for the SMART 2011 Scholars Programme. These awards will provide a unique opportunity for recent or soon to be Ph.D. graduates to participate in the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) Centre in Singapore, and to become members of an alumni network that we anticipate will continue to evolve and expand over the years.

The awards, to be given annually, are open to those with less than three years postdoctoral experience and provided they have received their doctoral degree by September 1, 2011. The fellowship recipient would be able to conduct research of his/her own choice in Singapore within, but not necessarily tied closely to, a current project in one of the four existing SMART Interdisciplinary Research Groups (IRGs). It is anticipated that the recipients will take up their appointments at SMART by September 1, 2011 or earlier.

Award: The awards provide an annual salary of up to S$85,000, a research grant of up to S$40,000, and a travel allowance of up to S$5,000.

Application: Applications are due by April 15, 2011. Successful applicants will be notified by e-mail on or before July 1, 2011


Application Requirements

NOTE: Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. Please contact Jocelyn Sales at jsales@mit.edu for questions regarding the SMART Scholars Programme.

•Curriculum Vitae not to exceed 2 pages.
•Complete list of publications. Also include one copy each of not more than three of your publications that you consider to represent your best work.
•A description of the research project you propose to conduct at SMART, including some background/context, technical approach and anticipated results (no more than two pages).
•Indicate the SMART Interdisciplinary Research Group (IRG) in which you would like to conduct your research. To find out more information on the projects within the IRGs, click on the links below:


◦BioSystems and Micromechanics (BioSyM)
◦Center for Environmental Sensing and Modeling (CENSAM)
◦Future Urban Mobility (FM)
◦Infectious Diseases (ID)


•Indicate the SMART-MIT faculty member who you feel could best provide mentoring and guidance for your proposed research topic.
•Provide a brief description of why you want to conduct your research at SMART in Singapore. Include some indication of how the proposed research might benefit from being conducted in Singapore, and/or how it might promote collaboration between SMART faculty members from MIT, the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Nanyang Technological University (NTU).
•Describe your long-term career goals and the role of this postdoctoral experience in achieving them, including future plans for collaborative activities (no more than ½ page).
•Provide three professional recommendation letters. One must be from your doctoral supervisor and the other two from persons qualified to comment on your scholarly achievements.
•Please provide the selection committee with any additional information that you feel will be helpful to the committee in assessing your application.
•To view the list of SMART-MIT faculty participants, click here.

SMART Scholars Application Form

SMART Headquarters
S16-05-08 3 Science Drive 2
Singapore 117543
Tel: 65-6516 8603
Fax: 65-6778 5654

http://smart.mit.edu/fellowships/smart-scholars/smart-scholars.html


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