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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>WRF Postdoctoral Fellowship application now open</b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear friends and colleagues:</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Last week, we began accepting applications for our inaugural WRF Postdoctoral Fellowship recruitment. Our goal is to select up to 10 exceptional postdoctoral researchers each
year to work in STEM subject areas at Washington state’s top research institutions. I have attached the press release that is now on our website and social media pages. The ad will appear in a few key journals in the coming weeks.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We encourage you to share this program with your colleagues, students and friends. We hope, and expect, to attract the highest caliber applicants, and you can help us to achieve
this. Applications will be accepted until Sunday, July 16, 2017.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Further program details can be found on our website at<span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://wrfseattle.org/details-eligibility.php"><span style="color:#954F72">http://wrfseattle.org/details-eligibility.php</span></a>.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"></span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#044E85">WRF Postdoctoral Fellows
</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#044E85"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-bottom:3.55pt"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#323232"> Will be chosen by an outstanding external
</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#044E85">selection committee <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-bottom:3.55pt"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#323232"> Will be supported for three years at a
</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#044E85">research institution </span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#323232">in Washington state
</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-bottom:3.55pt"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#323232"> Will choose the laboratories and start date to conduct their research
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-bottom:3.55pt"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#323232">
</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#323232">Will receive a salary of $65,000 for the first year, $67,500 for the second year and $70,000 for the third year, plus benefits as determined by the institution
</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-bottom:3.55pt"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#323232"> Will have a small budget for research supplies, equipment and/or travel
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#323232"> </span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#323232">Will attend periodic lectures and networking meetings to get to know each other and WRF staff, and to learn about the commercialization process
</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#044E85">Eligibility </span>
</b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#044E85"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-bottom:3.55pt"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#323232"> Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident (Green Card holder)
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-bottom:3.55pt"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#323232">
</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#323232">Upon commencement of the Fellowship, must have completed a doctorate from an accredited graduate program
</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#323232"> Must be able to begin the Fellowship in 2018
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#323232"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#044E85">Selection Process and Approximate Timeline
</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-bottom:3.55pt"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#323232"> Closing Date for Applications: end of the day Sunday, July 16, 2017
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-bottom:3.55pt"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#323232">
</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#323232">Videoconference interviews will begin in late August 2017 for candidates whose applications progress
</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-bottom:3.55pt"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#323232">
</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#323232">Following the completion of all video interviews, an in-person interview will be offered to candidates then selected for our shortlist. WRF will provide a travel allowance for these interviews, which are currently
scheduled for October 2017 in Seattle </span><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#323232"> </span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#323232">Successful candidates will be notified that they have received a WRF Postdoctoral Fellowship in November 2017
</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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