(Internship) AGEP-T

The AGEP-T Fellowship capitalizes on the rigor and research accomplishments at SBU and BNL to build an equally productive, broader partnership aimed at helping Under Represented Minorities (URM) graduate students and postdocs develop the essential skills for success in intensive academic environments with the long term goal of creating a competitive and diverse pool of enthusiastic, ambitious and creative educators with the capacity to be leaders in academia and industry.

Candidates will be selected based on eligibility, program expectations, and research proposals. Overriding consideration, when evaluating the application, will be the quality of the candidate. Successful candidates will serve a two-year term. The AGEP-T Fellowship includes a premium salary rate, additional funding for conferences/presentations, competitive benefits package, and relocation (for moves greater than 50 miles from BNL).

Program Expectations

Successful applicants will meet the same legal requirements required of all BNL employees. Papers published as a result of research conducted at BNL must comply with BNL publication procedures and require submission for legal review and approval. Additional expectations for the fellowship program include:

• Proposed research scheduled to meet the laboratory's overall research needs

• Participation on an education component for academic integration or mentoring

• Annual performance evaluation progress reports

• Mid-term evaluation/research expectations by mentor and program manager/coordinator

• Final report due at fellowship conclusion to include: an abstract of the research conducted and copies of publications resulting from the research.

Note: papers published as a result of research conducted at BNL, must comply with BNL publications procedures and be submitted for legal review and approval.

Eligibility

BNL accepts applications from highly qualified post docs with a record of superior academic performance; demonstrated research and academic accomplishments and extraordinary scientific research abilities. To be eligible, applicants must:

• Be a U.S. born URM citizen

• Complete all PhD requirements prior to appointment and be at an early point in a promising career of world-class research and leadership in the appropriate discipline

• Make a full time commitment to a BNL research program to extend through the duration of the fellowship

How to Apply

The AGEP-T Fellowship application deadlines will be held twice a year. Successful candidates will be notified within six weeks of anticipated assignment start date. Applicants must identify a BNL researcher to mentor the proposed research, and acquire a letter of intent to nominate from the identified mentor.

1. A letter of interest

2. Proof of PhD degree by assignment start date

3. Curriculum vitae

4. Proof of citizen ship (Copy of birth certificate)

5. Names and contact information from nationally known academic faculty and scientists in relevant disciplines, who are knowledgeable about the candidate's capabilities and research.

6. Click here to download a PDF of the application

Please note that your application will be considered incomplete if submitted without the required information, and will not be reviewed.

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The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) AGEP-T Fellowship is a strategic alliance that leverages strong existing partnerships among Stony Brook University (SBU) – Center for Inclusive Education (CIE) and Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) – Office of Educational Programs (OEP) as research partners; INCREASE, a consortium of 50 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs); and Brookhaven Science Associates (BSA), the organization of eight institutions that governs BNL (Stony Brook, Yale, Harvard, MIT, Stanford, Columbia, Princeton and Battelle) as programmatic partners.

Visit the AGEP website – link http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/nsf12554/nsf12554.htm

Audience for This Program

This program is for U.S. born URM citizens.

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