Instructions for Applicant

Selection criteria:
-- Excellence in research as demonstrated by an outstanding publication record and letters of recommendation
-- PhD within past five years
-- Commitment of 50% support from a sponsoring research group
-- Priority will be given to applicants from outside of U. C. Berkeley

Applicants are strongly advised to contact potential research groups at Berkeley.

Space Sciences Laboratory: http://www.ssl.berkeley.edu/research.html

Astronomy: http://astron.berkeley.edu

Physics: http://physics.berkeley.edu/research/astro.shtml

Earth and Planetary Sciences: http://eps.berkeley.edu/www/

Applications are usually due in the late Fall of each year. The application deadline for Fall 2007 will be November 30, 2007. Applications should be sent to Judith Jones, Townes Fellowship Coordinator, Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-7450. Applications should include a curriculum vitae, a bibliography of publications, selected preprints, and a description of the proposed research including the relevant resources available through the associated research group at UC Berkeley. In addition, the applicants should arrange for at least three letters of recommendation to be sent directly to the address above. The University of Californiia is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer.