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<pre>This year the JSA Initiatives Fund has again sponsored the *JSA
Postdoctoral Research Prize*.
The Prize competition is run by the Users Group Board of Directors, with
the intention of honoring our finest postdocs.
The ground rules are:
- All entries must be emailed to Lorelei Carlson <<a
href="https://mailman.jlab.org/mailman/listinfo/cuga">lcarlson at jlab.org</a>>
by *January 03, 2012*.
- All nominees must be within 5 years of graduation, and in a
postdoc or equivalent position at the time of nomination. You do
not have to be an experimental postdoc working at a university to
apply - JLab and theory postdocs are also eligible to apply. Previous
winners are not eligible to apply.
- Entries should include a research statement (5 page limit) and CV
by the nominee, along with three letters of reference. The
research statement should describe past work and future plans and
should include a preliminary budget. All materials may be emailed
in separately.
- The competition will be judged by the Users Group Board of
Directors.
- The basis for picking the top candidate includes a record of
accomplishment in physics, a planned high-impact Jefferson Lab
physics program, proposed use of the research grant, and promise
of further accomplishments in the Jefferson Lab research fields in
the future.
* The Prize will be in the form of a research grant.
- Sebastian
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