{"id":1389,"date":"2024-07-07T04:30:04","date_gmt":"2024-07-07T08:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.broekgaarden.nl\/floor\/wordpress\/?page_id=1389"},"modified":"2024-09-10T18:51:10","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T22:51:10","slug":"eca-resources-applying-for-phd-postdoc-faculty-and-more","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.broekgaarden.nl\/floor\/wordpress\/eca-resources-applying-for-phd-postdoc-faculty-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"ECA Resources: applying for PhD \/ Postdoc \/ Faculty and more.."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1389\" class=\"elementor elementor-1389\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-25479f9e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"25479f9e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2031d096\" data-id=\"2031d096\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f050df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f050df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Below is an overview\/compilation of useful resources for applying to jobs in Astronomy\/Astrophysics<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Please email fsbroekgaarden[@]gmail.com (remove &#8220;[]&#8221;) if you have suggestions for things to add. We hope this will soon become an independent GitHub page (or a page somewhere else)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\">Note that all advice is coming from the writer&#8217;s perspective, and often works for some but not everyone &#8211; take what works for you!<\/h4>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c771c79 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c771c79\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f70a4e1\" data-id=\"f70a4e1\" 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internships:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eso.org\/...\/FeSt-overview\/ESOstudentship.html\">http:\/\/www.eso.org\/&#8230;\/FeSt-overview\/ESOstudentship.html<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Document with tips on how to find research opportunities post BSc \/ Baccalaureate:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1yQFGidu6PL_Oif5jYfK4p1Xx7jXq96QYSccjdI8zGV8\/edit?usp=sharing\">https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1yQFGidu6PL_Oif5jYfK4p1Xx7jXq96QYSccjdI8zGV8\/edit?usp=sharing<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>twitter list of summer internships:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/astrocaits\/status\/1483271895961190403\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/astrocaits\/status\/1483271895961190403<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Masters and Bridge programs overview <a href=\"https:\/\/www.astrobetter.com\/wiki\/Masters+Bridge+Programs\">https:\/\/www.astrobetter.com\/wiki\/Masters+Bridge+Programs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e1cb509 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e1cb509\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3cbe56e\" data-id=\"3cbe56e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11fdd99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"11fdd99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Applying to PhD<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8504557 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8504557\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f183ea5\" data-id=\"f183ea5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00dcaea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00dcaea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5>Websites that provide overviews\/resources.<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Melinda Soares-Furtado, has created a <strong>Discord for undergraduate students<\/strong> who are applying the coming year(s) to PhD programs and who would benefit from connecting with a digital network of grad school applicants (including current PhD students, postdocs and professor who can answer questions.). You can email her if you want to get an invite to this Discord:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:mmsoares@wisc.edu\">mmsoares[@]wisc.edu<\/a>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Additionally:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>A document on <strong>\u201capplying for PhD positions in Astronomy &amp; Astrophysics\u201d<\/strong>. This document is written by (former) PhD students and gives tips and tricks on how to find, and apply to PhD positions. It also shares some experiences and advices from former students. [EU focused] See: <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1mHZFVskJ8uEF5xdMnsq1LRMDaQtUVggPLWg5uUNSxD4\/edit?usp=sharing\">https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1mHZFVskJ8uEF5xdMnsq1LRMDaQtUVggPLWg5uUNSxD4\/edit?usp=sharing<\/a> \u00a0<\/li>\n<li>A guide on Applying to STEM PhD programs by George Iskander <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/gwisk\/gradguide\">https:\/\/github.com\/gwisk\/gradguide<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Applying to (STEM) PhD programs from undergrad by Eric Gagliano <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1edbNoCX0frs4gl2jCYWNsBhVEcC049xTE-4f-bouJzw\/edit#heading=h.gb8sasm9ubee\">https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1edbNoCX0frs4gl2jCYWNsBhVEcC049xTE-4f-bouJzw\/edit#heading=h.gb8sasm9ubee<\/a> [USA focused]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>USA focused:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Really helpful Workshop\/Video series on applying to grad school in the USA by Women+ of Color Project:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thewocproject.org\/resources\"><b>https:\/\/thewocproject.org\/resources\u00a0<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Really helpful USA PhD application timeline, expectations &amp; resources<\/strong>, by Mia de los Reyes: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.broekgaarden.nl\/floor\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CaltechInfoSheet_astro_online_2020-3.pdf\">PhD application timeline!<\/a> (and see for more <a href=\"https:\/\/mdlreyes.github.io\/\">https:\/\/mdlreyes.github.io\/<\/a>)\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Really helpful website with overview of resources by Pearce Logan: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.loganpearcescience.com\/index.html\">http:\/\/www.loganpearcescience.com\/index.html<\/a>, <\/strong>incl info about reference letters, fellowships, writing, etc.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>NSF GRFP<\/strong>: website with examples of applications to the NSF graduate research fellowship grant\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.alexhunterlang.com\/nsf-fellowship\">https:\/\/www.alexhunterlang.com\/nsf-fellowship<\/a><\/li>\n<li>More NSF GRFP advice: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.loganpearcescience.com\/resources\/GRFP_common_feedback.pdf\">https:\/\/www.loganpearcescience.com\/resources\/GRFP_common_feedback.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Really helpful resources\/overview of <strong>applying for PhDs for USA students<\/strong> by DJ Strouse, including info about \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sites.nationalacademies.org\/PGA\/FordFellowships\/PGA_047958\">Ford<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nsfgrfp.org\/\">NSF<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ndseg.asee.org\/\">NDSEG<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.krellinst.org\/csgf\/\">DOE CSGF<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hertzfoundation.org\/\">Hertz<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/djstrouse.com\/guide-to-applying-to-us-science-phd-programs-and-fellowships\">https:\/\/djstrouse.com\/guide-to-applying-to-us-science-phd-programs-and-fellowships<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>GRE requirement for grad schools<\/strong>: Here\u2019s a rough list with universities and whether they dropped the general\/physics requirement\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/19UhYToXOPZkZ3CM469ru3Uwk4584CmzZyAVVwQJJcyc\/edit?usp=drive_web&amp;ouid=105945932062731719388\">https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/19UhYToXOPZkZ3CM469ru3Uwk4584CmzZyAVVwQJJcyc\/edit?usp=drive_web&amp;ouid=105945932062731719388<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; this is also a nice spreadsheet that lists astronomy departments in the USA<\/li>\n<li><strong>Applying to graduate school<\/strong>, [general\/USA focused], by <a href=\"https:\/\/thewocproject.org\/\">Women+ of Color project<\/a> application workshop 2019, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-N-M8MR0WPY&amp;ab_channel=TheW%2BOCProject\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-N-M8MR0WPY&amp;ab_channel=TheW%2BOCProject<\/a>\u00a0<br \/>The purpose of this panel is to give participants a basic overview of the graduate school application process. This panel will cover the general application format, what admissions committees are looking for, and how to approach organizing your applications.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Statement of Purpose<\/strong>, [general\/USA focused], by <a href=\"https:\/\/thewocproject.org\/\">Women+ of Color project <\/a>Application workshop 2019, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5oQxATL08SM&amp;ab_channel=TheW%2BOCProject\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5oQxATL08SM&amp;ab_channel=TheW%2BOCProject<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Demystifying the graduate admission process <\/strong>, [general\/USA focused], by <a href=\"https:\/\/thewocproject.org\/\">Women+ of Color project <\/a>Application workshop 2019, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5oQxATL08SM&amp;ab_channel=TheW%2BOCProject\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5oQxATL08SM&amp;ab_channel=TheW%2BOCProject<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Recommendation letters <\/strong>[general\/USA focused], by Osase Omoruyi and the <a href=\"https:\/\/thewocproject.org\/\">Women+ of Color project <\/a>\u00a0Application workshop 2019 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AstUVUGKf7E&amp;ab_channel=TheW%2BOCProject\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AstUVUGKf7E&amp;ab_channel=TheW%2BOCProject\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>List of Fellowships you can apply to: <a href=\"https:\/\/astrobites.org\/2018\/04\/27\/list-of-major-us-fellowships-for-astronomy-students\/\">https:\/\/astrobites.org\/2018\/04\/27\/list-of-major-us-fellowships-for-astronomy-students\/\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Europe focused:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>&#8220;How to apply for grad school in Europe&#8221;<\/strong> by Yvette Cendes \/ Astrobites <a href=\"https:\/\/astrobites.org\/2014\/06\/13\/how-to-apply-for-grad-school-in-europe\/\">https:\/\/astrobites.org\/2014\/06\/13\/how-to-apply-for-grad-school-in-europe\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>A document on <strong>\u201capplying for PhD positions in Astronomy &amp; Astrophysics\u201d<\/strong>. This document is written by (former) PhD students and gives tips and tricks on how to find, and apply to PhD positions. It also shares some experiences and advices from former students. See:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1mHZFVskJ8uEF5xdMnsq1LRMDaQtUVggPLWg5uUNSxD4\/edit?usp=sharing\">https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1mHZFVskJ8uEF5xdMnsq1LRMDaQtUVggPLWg5uUNSxD4\/edit?usp=sharing<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0the departments information is European focused, but many of the advices are more general<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How to find PhD Places:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jennifer Burt compiled a list of <strong>PhD programs at places with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/exoplanet?__eep__=6&amp;__gid__=582367049172861&amp;__cft__%5B0%5D=AZUn-MN5HQJ1Bxmo1G5KroICBIydE4EQVtf0skylaXYe-UMjsUuoTMY0sKcNYsEaEMrU_S0fCBOjif8I7l1AlRDhCXLd1MRjE6Gt6uFXBtvWyUmCOHwXblmX8dFt2f0DGAVlXcwlUiGde31U0Yoo_Aa5&amp;__tn__=*NK-R\">exoplanet<\/a>-focused<\/strong> <strong>faculty<\/strong>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1Nbuc9yzjK9KooiFb73b6KH5UwWFcSd-A8soz2pq0Ffg\/edit?usp=sharing\">https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1Nbuc9yzjK9KooiFb73b6KH5UwWFcSd-A8soz2pq0Ffg\/edit?usp=sharing<\/a><\/li>\n<li>There&#8217;s a list of places for postdocs\/Phds for Gravitational Waves through GWECS:\u00a0<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1W6HHiQWOUEhZtFSDjgE0yWpfzRGZZ-hgDtVutW0pO-o\/edit?pli=1&amp;gid=0#gid=0\">GW host institutes list\u00a0<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1Vs11SgEQUr2Yr2gAtTjBgc1EDJgbGMBbodo5wJAhI0w\/edit?gid=0#gid=0\">GW Fellowships &amp; Grants list<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Find astronomy jobs through:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jobregister.aas.org\/\">https:\/\/jobregister.aas.org\/<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(usually peaks around September\/October in announcements).<\/li>\n<li>Look at department websites that you are interested in.<\/li>\n<li>Ask your mentors and collaborators for suggestions!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Writing Research Statements \/Application<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Useful Common feedback for research statements by Logan Pearce: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.loganpearcescience.com\/resources\/common-feedback-workshop.pdf\">http:\/\/www.loganpearcescience.com\/resources\/common-feedback-workshop.pdf\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Logan Peace advice about writing personal statements <a href=\"https:\/\/loganpearce.wordpress.com\/2023\/06\/22\/doing-good-academia-writing-personal-statements\/\">https:\/\/loganpearce.wordpress.com\/2023\/06\/22\/doing-good-academia-writing-personal-statements\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Interviews:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Here are some interview tips for US-based astro grad programs from Mia de los Reyes:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MiaDoesAstro\/status\/1482947935562350599?fbclid=IwAR0UjHYBV1XUyQbs2zPOvV4gG42-EsrQ-k3YhhmjDGcUHaUkuVh7rMmPwtw\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/MiaDoesAstro\/status\/1482947935562350599?fbclid=IwAR0UjHYBV1XUyQbs2zPOvV4gG42-EsrQ-k3YhhmjDGcUHaUkuVh7rMmPwtw<\/a><\/li>\n<li>List of potential grad school\/PhD interview questions from Reddit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/gradadmissions\/comments\/a4vpc4\/master_list_of_interview_questions\/\">https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/gradadmissions\/comments\/a4vpc4\/master_list_of_interview_questions\/\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Funding<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Resources of funding for STEAM students <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1V_pvhqWliwqLhAVcXikxAEuJPD4mwwgl9LEgOnzN-zM\/edit?gid=1417047090#gid=1417047090\">https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1V_pvhqWliwqLhAVcXikxAEuJPD4mwwgl9LEgOnzN-zM\/edit?gid=1417047090#gid=1417047090\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Fellowships &amp; Funding <\/strong>[general\/USA focused], by the <a href=\"https:\/\/thewocproject.org\/\">Women+ of Color project <\/a>\u00a0Application workshop 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UynK5ZarDR8&amp;ab_channel=TheW%2BOCProject\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UynK5ZarDR8&amp;ab_channel=TheW%2BOCProject<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Questions You should ask!<br \/><\/strong>It is important that during this process you also find out whether a place is the right fit for *you*. Community and mentor support have a significant impact on your happiness and success in academia, so it is important to identify whether a place has the right support for you. Here are some resources to help\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>List of questions about what to ask when applying: &#8220;<b>Questions for Graduate Programs&#8221; <\/b>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LSNW09sQvh\">https:\/\/t.co\/LSNW09sQvh<\/a>, Original contributions by Dra Nicole Cabrera Salazar, and further contributions by Nadirah Farah Foley, Leah Fulmer, Michelle Lin and others.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>See also the list of questions on <a href=\"https:\/\/ubadahsabbagh.com\/guide-to-postdoc.php\">https:\/\/ubadahsabbagh.com\/guide-to-postdoc.php<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Reference letters<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Really helpful recommendations for how to get good reference letters by Arianna Long: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/astroarianna\/status\/1582039372282486786\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/astroarianna\/status\/1582039372282486786<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-afd3a4f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"afd3a4f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4dcc2d2\" data-id=\"4dcc2d2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-859766c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"859766c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Applying to Postdocs<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5da4733 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5da4733\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0950f1b\" data-id=\"0950f1b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c2e0b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c2e0b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 16pt; margin-bottom: 4pt;\"><strong style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">General overviews demystifying the application process:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Guide to postdocs Applications part 1&#8221;<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/astrobites.org\/2022\/08\/02\/guide-to-postdoc-apps-part1\/\">https:\/\/astrobites.org\/2022\/08\/02\/guide-to-postdoc-apps-part1\/\u00a0<\/a>,<br \/>&#8220;Guide to postdoc Applications part 2&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/astrobites.org\/2022\/08\/03\/guide-to-postdoc-apps-part2\/\">https:\/\/astrobites.org\/2022\/08\/03\/guide-to-postdoc-apps-part2\/<\/a><br \/>These are great guides that walk you through the main things to think about when applying for postdocs, and provide links to resources for each stage of the postdoc application.\u00a0<br \/>Astrobites: <em>The series written by Mia de los Reyes and Luna Zagorac and\u00a0 edited by Pratik Gandhi, Lina Kimmig, Ishan Misra, and Jenny Calahan. <\/em>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Workshop presentation on <strong>&#8220;How to apply for PostDocs (in the USA)&#8221;<\/strong> \u00a0by David Charbonneau: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hTc8_5B6zzU&amp;ab_channel=HarvardAstronomyVideo\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hTc8_5B6zzU&amp;ab_channel=HarvardAstronomyVideo<\/a>,\u00a0 &amp; slides: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.broekgaarden.nl\/floor\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Charbonneau_how_to_apply_to_a_postdoc-1.pdf\">Charbonneau_how_to_apply_to_a_postdoc<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Really helpful page with resources and timeline on how to apply for postdocs (and many examples with spreadsheets, draft emails, reference letter emails etc.) by Taylor Hitchison<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/aibhleog.github.io\/job-cycle.html\">https:\/\/aibhleog.github.io\/job-cycle.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Hot to find, apply for, and choose a postdoc by Ubadah Sabbagh\u00a0<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/ubadahsabbagh.com\/guide-to-postdoc.php\">https:\/\/ubadahsabbagh.com\/guide-to-postdoc.php<\/a> [general STEM]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>More Postdoc application ppt slides and guides:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Great PDF of presentation slides on &#8220;how to apply for PhD\/PostDocs by Sera Markoff&#8221;, with many advices: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.broekgaarden.nl\/floor\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/how2apply_bhi_slides.pdf\">how2apply_bhi_slides<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/bxqtqislktyaif9\/how2apply_bhi_slides.pdf?dl=0\">https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/bxqtqislktyaif9\/how2apply_bhi_slides.pdf?dl=0\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Great PDF slides of &#8220;how to apply for postdocs&#8221; by Richard Alexander (U. of Leicester)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.astro.le.ac.uk\/~rda5\/rda_jobs_talk_2019.pdf\">https:\/\/www.astro.le.ac.uk\/~rda5\/rda_jobs_talk_2019.pdf<\/a> and more resources on Richard&#8217;s website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.astro.le.ac.uk\/~rda5\/jobs_2019.html\">https:\/\/www.astro.le.ac.uk\/~rda5\/jobs_2019.html\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Great slides on &#8220;How to apply for postdoc positions in Astronomy&#8221; by Mary Loli Martinez Aldama (CFT\/Poland) and Dhanya Nair (JIVE\/NL) <\/span><a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1cvl2hr r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" dir=\"ltr\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AgdkkOQZd6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-hiw28u r-qvk6io r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">http:\/\/<\/span>astro.udec.cl\/titans\/postdoc<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-hiw28u r-qvk6io r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">.pdf<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\u00a0<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0Guide by Bryan Gaensler &amp; Sarah Maddison on &#8220;how to apply for postdocs&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dunlap.utoronto.ca\/~bgaensler\/papers\/gaensler_maddison_jobs_2012.pdf\">https:\/\/www.dunlap.utoronto.ca\/~bgaensler\/papers\/gaensler_maddison_jobs_2012.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">the many many helpful career resources by\u00a0 <\/span>Astrobetter <a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1cvl2hr r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" dir=\"ltr\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DaVYPDgRu8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-hiw28u r-qvk6io r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">https:\/\/<\/span>astrobetter.com\/wiki\/Possible+<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-hiw28u r-qvk6io r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Career+Paths<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-lrvibr r-qvutc0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2026<\/span><\/a><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> Which includes many blogs and resources for careers outside of academia!! (which is so important!)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Some Astrobetter blogs that I found helpful:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bridge, 2019, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.astrobetter.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/09\/honing-your-hubble-fellowship-application-repost\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em>Honing your Hubble Fellowship Application<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Jacobson-Galan, 2021, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/astrobites.org\/2021\/07\/16\/astronomy-professors\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">So You Want to be a Professor of Astronomy?<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Very useful thread on postdoc application advice on twitter by Malena Rice!!:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/malena_rice\/status\/1545417198692352000\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/malena_rice\/status\/1545417198692352000<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">slides for &#8220;PostDoc job applications &#8220;don&#8217;t panic&#8221; guide&#8221; by Chris Blake<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1cvl2hr r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" dir=\"ltr\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zYT0rpMnR0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-hiw28u r-qvk6io r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">http:\/\/<\/span>astronomy.swin.edu.au\/~cblake\/JobApp<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-hiw28u r-qvk6io r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">sGuide.pdf<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How to find jobs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a style=\"color: #793027; text-decoration: var(--aui-link-decoration);\" href=\"https:\/\/jobregister.aas.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">AAS job register<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Look at the astrophysics job <a style=\"color: #793027; text-decoration: var(--aui-link-decoration);\" href=\"http:\/\/www.astrobetter.com\/wiki\/tiki-index.php?page=Rumor+Mill\" rel=\"nofollow\">rumor mill<\/a> from last year and ALSO two and three years ago &#8212; as some jobs are only offered every 2-3 years<\/li>\n<li>look at websites of depts you&#8217;re really interested in<\/li>\n<li>talk to people (profs, current postdocs) at places you&#8217;re interested in<\/li>\n<li>talk to people at your institute who have been postdocs in the past<\/li>\n<li>talk to your advisor<\/li>\n<li>ask the graduate\/PhD students who graduated 1-2 years ahead of you<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u00a0some fields maintain their own lists, so ask around!\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Writing\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">guide with do\u2019s and don\u2019t on resumes &amp; cover letters (source: OCS Harvard): <\/span><a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1cvl2hr r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" dir=\"ltr\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WyiURU4T0a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-hiw28u r-qvk6io r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">https:\/\/<\/span>cdn-careerservices.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/upl<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-hiw28u r-qvk6io r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">oads\/sites\/161\/2022\/04\/undergrad_resumes_and_cover_letters-1.pdf<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Samples of Application letters for research-focused institutions, research &amp; teaching institutions and teaching only institutions <a href=\"https:\/\/career.ucsf.edu\/phds\/academic-careers\/academic-samples#Samples\">https:\/\/career.ucsf.edu\/phds\/academic-careers\/academic-samples#Samples\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li>blog on how to write a postdoc cover letter <a href=\"https:\/\/academicpositions.com\/career-advice\/how-to-write-an-outstanding-postdoc-cover-letter\">https:\/\/academicpositions.com\/career-advice\/how-to-write-an-outstanding-postdoc-cover-letter\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Interviewing:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">See &#8220;the interview&#8221; section in <\/span><a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1cvl2hr r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" dir=\"ltr\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6h0B8eIJmv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-hiw28u r-qvk6io r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">https:\/\/<\/span>dunlap.utoronto.ca\/~bgaensler\/pap<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-hiw28u r-qvk6io r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">ers\/gaensler_maddison_jobs_2012.pdf<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">a twitter thread with examples: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/astro_catherine\/status\/1445185385525514243?s=20&amp;t=glTuqzoipo3ttXvLgkqUdw\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/astro_catherine\/status\/1445185385525514243?s=20&amp;t=glTuqzoipo3ttXvLgkqUdw<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Useful twitter thread by Gourav Khuller <\/span>with advices for what to do when you are 6 months away from PostDoc applications: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/isskywalker\/status\/1367150122543570944\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/isskywalker\/status\/1367150122543570944\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Job Tour Talks:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>List with institutions having talk seminars for people on the job market &amp; how to apply\/sign up: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.astrobetter.com\/wiki\/Talk%2bSeries%2bfor%2bEarly%2bCareer%2bResearchers\">https:\/\/www.astrobetter.com\/wiki\/Talk%2bSeries%2bfor%2bEarly%2bCareer%2bResearchers\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Writing your CV:<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0guide with do&#8217;s and don&#8217;t on resumes &amp; cover letters (source: OCS Harvard): <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn-careerservices.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2022\/04\/undergrad_resumes_and_cover_letters-1.pdf\">https:\/\/cdn-careerservices.fas.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/161\/2022\/04\/undergrad_resumes_and_cover_letters-1.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6><strong>### country specific resources\u00a0 [incomplete list] ###<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>USA:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Very useful website with resources for applying for the NHFP (&#8220;Hubble&#8221;): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhfp-equity.org\/resources-for-applicants\">https:\/\/www.nhfp-equity.org\/resources-for-applicants<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Very useful thread on postdoc application advice on twitter by Malena Rice:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/malena_rice\/status\/1545418738274631681\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/malena_rice\/status\/1545418738274631681<\/a><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0 Joshua Pepper, Oliqia Krupinska, Keivan Stassun and Dawn Gelino (2018) paper on &#8220;What Does a Successful Postdoctoral Fellowship Publication Record Look Like?&#8221; (analyzing publication record of successfull applicants) <a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/1810.09505\">https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/1810.09505\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Really useful resources for Postdoc applications for Carnegie Science. Including successful application materials from previous postdocs, metrics that are used for the application, tips for writing etc.\u00a0<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/carnegiescience.edu\/news\/crafting-competitive-postdoctoral-application-insider-tips-epl-experts\">https:\/\/carnegiescience.edu\/news\/crafting-competitive-postdoctoral-application-insider-tips-epl-experts<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Really helpful page with resources and timeline on how to apply for postdocs (and many examples with spreadsheets, draft emails, reference letter emails etc.) by Taylor Hitchison<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/aibhleog.github.io\/job-cycle.html\">https:\/\/aibhleog.github.io\/job-cycle.html<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>CANADA:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Banting fellowships: <a href=\"https:\/\/banting.fellowships-bourses.gc.ca\/en\/home-accueil.html\">https:\/\/banting.fellowships-bourses.gc.ca\/en\/home-accueil.html\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li>CITA national fellowship: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cita.utoronto.ca\/opportunities\/national-fellows-programs\/\">https:\/\/www.cita.utoronto.ca\/opportunities\/national-fellows-programs\/\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Netherlands:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/staff.fnwi.uva.nl\/s.g.m.toonen\/www.uva.nl\/en\/content\/vacancies\/2020\/12\/20-756-grappa-postdoctoral-fellowship.html\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #5385c1; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">GRAPPA postdoctoral fellowship<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #9a9a9a; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> for an independent research position for three years in the areas of astroparticle physics, cosmology and gravitation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/staff.fnwi.uva.nl\/s.g.m.toonen\/www.nwo.nl\/en\/calls\/nwo-talent-programme-veni-science-domain-O\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #5385c1; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Veni fellowship <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #9a9a9a; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">competitive Dutch national fellowship for early career PDs.<br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/staff.fnwi.uva.nl\/s.g.m.toonen\/www.nwo.nl\/en\/calls\/nwo-talent-programme-vidi-science-domain\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #5385c1; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Vidi fellowship <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #9a9a9a; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">competitive Dutch national fellowship towards leadership position.<br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/research\/mariecurieactions\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #5385c1; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Marie Sklodowska-Curie actions <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #9a9a9a; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">, European fellowship towards leadership position.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Spain:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: #1d1c1d; background-color: #f8f8f8; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">For Spain, there are the <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/ciencia.sede.gob.es\/pagina\/index\/directorio\/PLAN%202017-2020_Ayudas%20Juan%20de%20la%20Cierva%20Formaci%C3%B3n\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: #1155cc; background-color: #f8f8f8; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Juan de la Cierva-formacion<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: #1d1c1d; background-color: #f8f8f8; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> for early career post-doc (you need to have already your PhD degree at the moment of the application) and <\/span><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/ciencia.sede.gob.es\/pagina\/index\/directorio\/PLAN%202017-2020_Ayudas%20Juan%20de%20la%20Cierva%20Incorporaci%C3%B3n\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: #1155cc; background-color: #f8f8f8; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Juan de la Cierva-Incorporacion<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: #1d1c1d; background-color: #f8f8f8; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> (senior post-doc). <\/span><\/li>\n<li>For institutes in Catalunya, there is the <a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/agaur.gencat.cat\/es\/Beatriu-de-Pinos\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: #1155cc; background-color: #f8f8f8; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Beatriu de Pinos<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc8c0b1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fc8c0b1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8fcee9b\" data-id=\"8fcee9b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b6a619 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2b6a619\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de84146 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"de84146\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca2394f\" data-id=\"ca2394f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2966187 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2966187\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Applying to Faculty jobs <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c56900 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9c56900\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26adae4\" data-id=\"26adae4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b82577 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b82577\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 dir=\"ltr\">Overview of application process:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Presentation by Lisa Kewley &#8220;<strong>How to apply for Faculty jobs<\/strong>&#8220;:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/QEYqqyONGOU\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/QEYqqyONGOU<\/a>; Slides <a href=\"https:\/\/www.broekgaarden.nl\/floor\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/How_to_apply_to_Faculty_jobs_Lisa_Kewley.pdf\">here<\/a> [USA focused, but also general]<\/li>\n<li>Really useful overview\/advice for faculty applications by Katja Poppenhaeger, including advice on the Europe vs USA experience [EU focused, but also general]<br \/><strong>Part I: <a href=\"http:\/\/katjapoppenhaeger.com\/?page_id=318\">application materials\/applying, where to find jobs<\/a><\/strong><br \/><strong>Part II: <a href=\"http:\/\/katjapoppenhaeger.com\/?page_id=325\">interviewing for jobs\/dealing with offers\/rejections<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Astrobetter Post:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/astrobetter.com\/wiki\/Navigating+the+Faculty+Job+Search\"><em>&#8220;Navigating the Faculty Job Search&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/a> [with advice about all aspects of the job from finding to negotiations]<\/li>\n<li>Astrobites post:\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/astrobites.org\/2021\/07\/16\/astronomy-professors\/\">so you want to be a Professor of Astronomy?\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li>Bryan Gaensler &amp; Sarah Maddison: Applying for jobs in Astronomy presentation slides: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uvic.ca\/research\/centres\/arc\/assets\/docs\/BryanGaenslerJobsinAstronomy.pdf\">https:\/\/www.uvic.ca\/research\/centres\/arc\/assets\/docs\/BryanGaenslerJobsinAstronomy.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Astrobites: <a href=\"https:\/\/astrobites.org\/2024\/05\/10\/demystifying-faculty-hiring\/\">&#8220;demystyfying the faculty hiring process&#8221;<\/a> [very general advice]\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Writing DEI (Diversity\/Equity\/Inclusion) statements:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>see DEI sections in the resources in the previous paragraph.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Super useful <strong>list of resources for writing your DEI statement by Carnegie Observatories: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/epl.carnegiescience.edu\/diversity-statements-academic-job-applications\">https:\/\/epl.carnegiescience.edu\/diversity-statements-academic-job-applications<\/a>, including example of metrics, examples of DEI statements. Based on workshop by Johanna Teske and Sally June Tracy. From the workshop:\u00a0<br \/>DEI statement Workshop slides: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.broekgaarden.nl\/floor\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Diversity-Statement-Slides-2-1.pdf\">Diversity Statement Slides-2 (1)<\/a><br \/>DEI statement Workshop resources list: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.broekgaarden.nl\/floor\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Diversity-Statement-Resource-List-1.pdf\">Diversity Statement Resource List (1)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>UC Berkeley Guidelines for applicants writing DEI statement<\/strong>s: <a href=\"https:\/\/ofew.berkeley.edu\/guidelines-applicants-writing-statements\">https:\/\/ofew.berkeley.edu\/guidelines-applicants-writing-statements<\/a>\u00a0 &#8211; often used as metric for UC based hires.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>6 examples of DEI statement from UC: <a href=\"https:\/\/physicalsciences.ucsd.edu\/_files\/examples-submitted-diversity-statements.pdf\">https:\/\/physicalsciences.ucsd.edu\/_files\/examples-submitted-diversity-statements.pdf\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Interview Resources:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>See also the advice in the resources listed under <em>&#8220;overview of application process&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Astrobetter interview advice<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.astrobetter.com\/wiki\/tiki-index.php?page=Interview+Advice\">https:\/\/www.astrobetter.com\/wiki\/tiki-index.php?page=Interview+Advice<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Negotiation Resources:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>See also the advice in the resources listed under <em>&#8220;overview of application process&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Astrobetter negotiation resources: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.astrobetter.com\/wiki\/tiki-index.php?page=Negotiation\">https:\/\/www.astrobetter.com\/wiki\/tiki-index.php?page=Negotiation<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Advice by Women in Astronomy: <a href=\"https:\/\/womeninastronomy.blogspot.com\/2012\/11\/negotiation-is-dialogue-compiled-advice.html\">https:\/\/womeninastronomy.blogspot.com\/2012\/11\/negotiation-is-dialogue-compiled-advice.html<\/a> as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/womeninastronomy.blogspot.com\/2013\/07\/advice-negotiating-for-tenure-track.html\">https:\/\/womeninastronomy.blogspot.com\/2013\/07\/advice-negotiating-for-tenure-track.html<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a3cd624 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a3cd624\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a4a5655\" data-id=\"a4a5655\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe2631f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fe2631f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Applying to Industry with an Astro PhD<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d21997b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d21997b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35bfb5b\" data-id=\"35bfb5b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bff1920 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bff1920\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Coming soon !\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-14567b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14567b7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-517d597\" data-id=\"517d597\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94369f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"94369f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Extra Postdoc resources\/MISC<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-886da2a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"886da2a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-700ca4c\" data-id=\"700ca4c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f818fac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f818fac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Demystifying the Simons Society of Fellows application &amp; my 2cents for applying:<\/p>\n<p>My main advice for junior fellow to make it broad enough of an introduction: the people who review it are neuroscientists, mathematics, physics, math etc \u2014 not just (and most likely not at all) astronomers. It is important to write a statement at a high level, but also really hone the message of why your research is important and the bigger picture of your research.\u00a0<br \/><br \/>Note that any faculty member worldwide can ask SF to become a nominator<\/p>\n<p>It might be useful to see a &#8220;successful application&#8221; for the Simons Society of Fellows that I include in the following folder:\u00a0 Here\u2019s a link to my \u201cpostdoc application folder\u201d that I have shared before with people, it includes application materials for postdoc fellowships that I got offers for\u00a0 <a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1fxW9aGZGIH9Abmq7Wr_51bj4TO128w9K?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1fxW9aGZGIH9Abmq7Wr_51bj4TO128w9K?usp=sharing\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1fxW9aGZGIH9Abmq7Wr_51bj4TO128w9K?usp=sharing<\/a>\u00a0 (of course I could also make a folder with rejections, but I made this in case people want to see \u201csuccessful\u201d applications \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 Good luck!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Below is an overview\/compilation of useful resources for applying to jobs in Astronomy\/Astrophysics \u00a0 Please email fsbroekgaarden[@]gmail.com (remove &#8220;[]&#8221;) if you have suggestions for things to&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.broekgaarden.nl\/floor\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1389"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.broekgaarden.nl\/floor\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.broekgaarden.nl\/floor\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.broekgaarden.nl\/floor\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.broekgaarden.nl\/floor\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1389"}],"version-history":[{"count":61,"href":"https:\/\/www.broekgaarden.nl\/floor\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1389\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1703,"href":"https:\/\/www.broekgaarden.nl\/floor\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1389\/revisions\/1703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.broekgaarden.nl\/floor\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}