TO: Faculty of Purdue University and the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
FROM: Yong Chen, Director of the Purdue Quantum Science and Engineering Institute Karl Lark-Horovitz Professor of Physics & Astronomy, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University
Mordechai (Moti) Segev, the Robert J. Shillman Distinguished Professor of Physics and Electrical & Computers Engineering, Technion
Lucy Flesch, the Frederick L. Hovde Dean of the College of Science, Professor of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University
Arvind Raman, the John A. Edwardson Dean of the College of Engineering, the Robert V. Adams Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University
Dear Purdue & Technion Faculty,
This memorandum is to announce a new joint postdoctoral fellowship between Purdue University and the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. This program will seek excellent postdoctoral fellows to conduct quantum-focused, fundamental research projects under joint mentorship from principal investigators (PIs) from Purdue and the Technion.
Details of the program are listed below:
· Awardees will have two primary co-advisors, one a faculty member at Purdue and one a faculty member at the Technion. Additional co-advisors from either university may also participate in the project as appropriate.
· Awardees will be funded for two years total and split their time equally at each institution (one year at each). These will most likely be sequential one-year terms, and timing can be decided in collaboration between the awardee and the PIs.
· The primary faculty advisor is responsible for 50% of the salary, fringe, and benefits of the postdoc during the year in residence at their university. Purdue salary (65,000 USD/year, taxable). Technion salary (14,000 NIS /month, not taxable). Travel funding of $5k is also required for the mentor at the Technion (this fee will be covered by the home college at Purdue).
· Applicants can (a) propose their own innovative research proposal and list potential co-advisors, or (b) choose to develop their proposal based on research descriptions already posted by faculty on the program website. All proposals must have a quantum-related focus. In both cases, postdoctoral candidates are strongly encouraged to work with potential co-advisors to develop their research plan.
· Applicants will be selected based on their research excellence and the proposed project.
· Potential PIs will be asked to provide feedback on applications submitted to their project.
Faculty interested in advising postdoctoral fellows from the program are invited to partner with a potential co-advisor from the partner institution and submit joint project descriptions. Instructions to do so are below:
· Both advisors must complete the following here (each submit a separate form): Qualtrics Link
o Upload a recently updated CV
o Upload a list of affiliations and collaborators from the past five years
o Agree to the funding terms and conditions described above
o Read and agree to export control terms and agree to take a one-time training course on export control prior to the awardee’s start date. Export control regulations require all research activities to be strictly limited to “Fundamental Research” in quantum science and/or engineering. For purposes of this program, “Fundamental Research” shall be defined as basic research and applied research which does not incorporate any exchange of proprietary/confidential information and to which there are no publication or citizenship restrictions attached.
o Upload a 200-word maximum project description (identical for each co-PI)
A detailed timeline of the first year of the program is shown below:
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February 1, 2024 |
Content from potential co-PIs due via Qualtrics form |
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March 1, 2024 |
Approved projects posted on program website |
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May 1, 2024 |
Candidate applications due |
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June 7, 2024 |
Selection committee finalized by center directors |
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July 8, 2024 |
Applicant selection completed by committee |
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July 15, 2024 |
Offers sent to selected applicants |
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August 1, 2024 |
Acceptance letters returned from awardees |
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August 7, 2024 |
Winners announced in joint news release |
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August 7, 2025 |
Cutoff date for awardees to begin fellowship |