Applications are being accepted through Nov. 1 for the U-M President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, now in its fifth year.
The fellowship supports exceptional scholars in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, economics and political science who will contribute to diversity and equal opportunity in higher education and have the potential to become faculty members at U-M.
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The fourth group of postdoctoral scholars selected for the program arrived on campus this fall: Gabriel Zayas-Caban and Stephen Oney.
Zayas-Caban, who received his Ph.D. in applied mathematics from Cornell University, is working on resource allocation in health care settings. He works with Amy Cohn, associate professor of industrial and operations engineering.
Oney, who received his Ph.D. in human-computer interaction at Carnegie Mellon University, investigates ways to make computer programming tools easier to use for programmers and more usable for a wider variety of users. He works with Eytan Adar, associate professor of information, and Mark Ackerman, professor of information.
The President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program was created in collaboration with the University of California, which has sponsored a successful postdoctoral program for some years. It combines funding (salary, benefits and research support) with faculty mentoring, professional development and networking opportunities.
Applicants may apply to one or both of the California and U-M programs. Selections are made by independent committees, one on each campus. The program at U-M has attracted an exceptionally strong group of candidates.
Each candidate is expected to identify a faculty member who has been contacted in advance of the application and is willing to serve as a mentor. Faculty members are encouraged to identify emerging scholars who would be appropriate for the program.
The president and the provost have committed funds for postdoctoral support, and also for tenure-track positions for successful postdoctoral fellows who are subsequently recruited to become permanent members of the U-M faculty. Five former fellows currently are assistant professors at U-M.
“The program has become an important part of our effort to encourage young scholars and build an exceptional faculty,” Provost Martha E. Pollack said.
