2007 Josef Raviv Memorial Postdoctoral Fellowship
IBM is proud to announce the 2007 Josef Raviv Memorial Postdoctoral Fellowship in Computer Science and Computer Engineering in memory of Dr. Raviv, the founder and director of IBM's Haifa Research Laboratory. Dr. Raviv had a distinguished research career in Information Theory and was a pioneer in the Israeli high-tech industry.
IBM will offer one postdoctoral fellowship to a recent Ph.D. who shows exceptional promise for a research career in computer science or computer engineering. The fellowship will be for one year, with an opportunity for IBM to renew for an additional year. The stipend will be at least $95,000 (depending on experience of the recipient) plus reasonable moving and travel expenses. A candidate must have received the Ph.D. degree between January 2003 and August 2007.
Depending on proposed collaborations, the Fellow will spend most of his/her time at a lab of his/her choice in one of these IBM Research labs: Almaden Research Center (California), Austin Research Lab (Texas), Thomas J. Watson Research Center (Yorktown or Hawthorne, New York), Zurich Research Lab, Tokyo Research Lab. The Fellow will be free to follow his/her own research interests, but is expected to work closely with other IBM researchers. Applicants are encouraged to identify IBM Research groups working in the area of their interest.
To apply, please submit the following documents by April 4, 2007:
- Resume (include contact e-mail, postal address, and phone number).
- Thesis summary (one page maximum).
- Research proposal (no more than two pages, if possible).
- Indicate the proposed lab and the specific group which you would like to join. If possible, indicate a researcher from within that group. If multiple groups exist, list at most three.
- Reprint of applicant's most significant research publication.
- Three (3) reference letters from Ph.D. thesis advisor and two (2) other professional colleagues. Letters should be sent directly by recommenders to the e-mail address below.
The applicant is responsible for ensuring that all required materials arrive by April 4, 2007. All documents must contain the applicant's name and e-mail address (PDF or Word documents preferred) and sent to:
If information is only available as hard copy, please mail (tagged with applicant name and email address) to:
Tal Rabin -- Josef Raviv Fellowship Committee
IBM T. J. Watson Research Center
19 Skyline Drive, Room 3S-D36
Hawthorne, NY 10532-1596 USA
A committee of IBM researchers will select the Fellow. This year's committee: Peter Franaszek, Arun Iyengar, Sridhdar Iyengar,Guenter Karjoth, Moidin Mohiuddin, Toshio Nakatani, Harold Ossher, Tal Rabin (chair) and Avi Ziv.
Applicants will be notified by mid-May 2007. The fellowship begins on September 4, 2007, unless another date is agreed upon.
IBM has long pursued major research programs in Computer Science and Computer Engineering. More than 1200 CS/CE researchers work in IBM Research labs in six countries, pursuing topics in nearly all disciplines of computer science. Last year our researchers published more than 1000 journal, conference and workshop papers. For more information about the breadth of our activities (and for any postdoctoral fellowship program updates), please visit IBM Computer Science and IBM Research Electrical Engineering.
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