Peter O’Donnell Jr. Postdoc Fellowship
Postdoctoral researchers are vital to the Oden Institute’s world-renowned work in interdisciplinary education and research. Each year the Institute seeks outstanding researchers trained at the interfaces of computer science, mathematics, statistics, high performance computing, and applications across science, engineering, and medicine for the prestigious Peter O’Donnell, Jr., Postdoctoral Fellowship. O’Donnell Fellows perform interdisciplinary research with exceptional faculty in areas such as computational mechanics and computational oncology, among many others. They also have the opportunity to participate in external collaborations and access world-class computational tools at the Texas Advanced Computing Center, such as Frontera, one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers and the fastest supercomputer on a university campus.
Fellowship salaries are $72,000 a year and include a relocation stipend of up to $1,000. Applications are accepted September – December and can be accessed here (PDF file). Fellowships are for the period September 1 — August 31, and dependent upon funding availability and performance. They may be extended for an additional year.
Fellowship Requirements
- Candidates must display a significant ability to contribute to Oden Institute interdisciplinary research efforts in broad areas across computational science and engineering. In general, fellowship recipients collaborate in research under the supervision of one or more Oden Institute core faculty members for one year. The fellowship may be extended for an additional year depending on performance and availability of funds.
- Teaching is discouraged. However, especially compelling requests must be presented to the Oden Institute Director for approval before any teaching offers are accepted.
- Without prior approval from the Oden Institute Director, applicants must not concurrently hold another fellowship or similar award from the University of Texas System or any other entity.
- Must not have received your PhD more than two years prior to the Fellowship start date in September.
Fellowship Application Materials
Please submit your Oden Institute application with the following documents:
- Oden Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship application form
- Letter of interest addressed to the Director of the Oden Institute
- Narrative of proposed work in interdisciplinary research in computational science, engineering and applied mathematics, including the name(s) of the Oden Institute core faculty member(s) with whom you are interested in working. This statement should not exceed two pages. (Candidates are encouraged to contact Oden Institute core faculty members regarding research interests in their area of expertise — browse a full list of core faculty.)
- Curriculum Vitae
- Three letters of recommendation
Fellowship Deadline & Submission
Applications are due December 16, 2022 (late submissions will not be considered). All applicants will be notified of the evaluation committee’s decision by the beginning of February.
Instructions for Submission
- Upload applications and PDF documents to this secure Box folder.
- Recommendation letters can be uploaded or sent by email to the postdoc coordinator and must be sent directly by the composer/signee.
For questions regarding this program please contact the Program Coordinator.