The Search Is on for the Next Leo Goldberg Fellow!

NOAO is soliciting applications for the Leo Goldberg fellowship, a five-year post-doctoral fellowship that is aimed at supporting young astronomers of outstanding promise who have interests in observational astronomy, astronomical instrumentation, or theoretical astrophysics. These fellowships are intended to advance innovative and groundbreaking scientific research and to encourage long-term projects.

In addition to pursuing their independent research programs, past Goldberg Fellows have had the opportunity to engage in NOAO-related activities such as planning for the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) and the commissioning of wide-field IR imager NEWFIRM. Opportunities for future Goldberg Fellows include LSST development, the Dark Energy Camera and Dark Energy Survey at CTIO and the Kitt Peak Ohio State Multi-Object Spectrograph (KOSMOS).

Applications are due 8 November 2010. Details on the application process and evaluation criteria are described in the Goldberg Fellowship ad in the AAS Job Register and in the September issue of the NOAO Newsletter. For further information on the fellowship and application process, please contact Joan Najita (najita@noao.edu), who heads the NOAO Office of Science.