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| Far and away the best source of postdoctoral possibilities is the [[http://members.aas.org/JobReg/JobRegister.cfm| AAS Job Register]]. New openings are posted monthly. | Far and away the best source of postdoctoral possibilities is the [[http://members.aas.org/JobReg/JobRegister.cfm| AAS Job Register]]. New openings are posted monthly. |
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| Later on in the process, you will waste countless hours compulsively reloading the [[http://cdm.berkeley.edu/doku.php?id=astrophysicsjobs|Astrophysics Jobs Rumor Mill]], now run by Berkeley's own Martin White. This is also a good place to find a listing of fellowships to apply for, with links to the AAS job ads. | Later on in the process, you will waste countless hours compulsively reloading the [[http://www.astrobetter.com/wiki/tiki-index.php?page=Rumor+Mill|Astrophysics Jobs Rumor Mill]]. This is also a good place to find a listing of fellowships to apply for, with links to the AAS job ads. |
| ===== Various Fellowships ===== | ===== Various Fellowships ===== |
| The AAS maintains a list of [[http://www.aas.org/career/fellowshipsetc.php|Fellowships to apply for]]. There's also [[http://star.pst.qub.ac.uk/~sjs/postdocjobs.html|another list here]] which has more of a European perspective (pretty out of date though). | |
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| Andrew West made a script that searches the AAS Job Register and gets the job listings before they appear in the Register at the end of the month. He has a webpage of the [[http://space.mit.edu/home/aaw/aasjobs.html|results]]. | Andrew West made a script that searches the AAS Job Register and gets the job listings before they appear in the Register at the end of the month. He has a webpage of the [[http://space.mit.edu/home/aaw/aasjobs.html|results]]. |
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| ^Fellowship ^Institution ^Approx. Deadline ^Details ^ | ^Fellowship ^Institution ^Approx. Deadline ^Details ^ |
| |[[http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06582/nsf06582.html1|IRFP NSF]] |Abroad |September 14 | | | |[[http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5179|IRFP NSF]] |Abroad |September 14 | | |
| |[[http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5291|NSF]] |Any |Oct 10 |Outreach component, no letters of rec, multiple fellowships can go to one place | | |[[http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5291|NSF]] |Any |Oct 10 |Outreach component, no letters of rec, multiple fellowships can go to one place | |
| |[[http://web.mit.edu/physics/research/pappalardofellowshipsprogram/competition_08.html|Pappalardo]] |MIT |Oct 19 |Need nomination in Sept, In-person interviews, //very// short research proposal | | |[[http://web.mit.edu/physics/research/pappalardofellowshipsprogram/competition_08.html|Pappalardo]] |MIT |Oct 19 |Need nomination in Sept, In-person interviews, //very// short research proposal | |
| |[[http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/opportunities/fellowships/clay/admissions.html|CfA]] |CfA |Nov 1 |Only new PhDs | | |[[http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/opportunities/fellowships/cfapost/admissions.html|CfA]] |CfA |Nov 1 |Only new PhDs | |
| |[[http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/opportunities/fellowships/clay/admissions.html|Clay]] |CfA |Nov 1 |4 years | | |[[http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/opportunities/fellowships/clay/admissions.html|Clay]] |CfA |Nov 1 |4 years | |
| |[[http://jobs.lbl.gov/LBNLCareers/details.asp?jid=21033&p=1|Chamberlain]] |LBL |Nov 2 | | | |[[http://jobs.lbl.gov/LBNLCareers/details.asp?jid=21033&p=1|Chamberlain]] |LBL |Nov 2 | | |
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| This is only a very partial list! Check the AAS Job register regularly. | This is only a very partial list! Check the AAS Job register regularly. |
| | [[http://star.pst.qub.ac.uk/~sjs/postdocjobs.html|Old list of fellowships you could look at]] which has more of a European perspective. |
| ===== Timeline ===== | ===== Timeline ===== |
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