From: donna@npac.syr.edu (Donna McCammon)
Subject: Postdoctoral Fellowship - Syracuse University
Organization: Northeast Parallel Architectures Center at Syracuse University (NPAC)
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 93 14:09:34 EST

			The Alex G. Nason Prize
		     Two-year Computational Science
			Postdoctoral Fellowship
			at Syracuse University

OBJECTIVE:  This fellowship encourages talented postdoctoral researchers to 
participate in the research of the Syracuse Center for Computational Science
(SCCS) at Syracuse University.  SCCS offers an interdisciplinary program 
where researchers use high performance parallel computers on scientific and
industrial applications and develop hardware, software, and algorithms. 
SCCS offers a full range of the most up-to-date parallel computers.  The
Nason Prize encourages researchers to apply these or other innovative 
computers to scientific and/or industrial applications.

BACKGROUND:  Computational Science is a relatively new academic field that
combines Computer Science and more traditional disciplines, including
Engineering, Economics, Physics, and Chemistry.  Recognizing Computational
Science as an important new field, Syracuse University began the Syracuse
Center for Computational Science as a major initiative in 1990.  The Nason
Prize was established by the Nason Foundation in recognition of alumnus
Alex G. Nason's commitment to the advancement of Syracuse University and
the furtherance of knowledge and useful applications in Computational Science.

AWARD:  In 1993-1994, the Nason Prize will include a salary of $50,000 plus
fringe benefits; a $5,000 annual research fund to be used at the discretion 
of the Fellow; and a $5,000 departmental fund to assist the Fellow with
relocation, personal workstation support, conference travel, etc.  Support
for the Nason Fellow's second year is expected to be enhanced.  A new two-year
Fellow will be named each year through 1995.

BASIS FOR AWARD:  A Syracuse University committee, chaired by Geoffrey Fox,
Director of the Syracuse Center for Computational Science, will review
applications.  Leading applicants will be invited for an interview, and
only candidates of exceptional quality will be appointed.

Candidates will be identified through an international search.  Preference
will be given to those who have completed their PhDs in the last three years.
Applicants' research interests can be in any area in Computational Science,
but preference will be given to those whose interests overlap with existing
groups at Syracuse University, and who have demonstrated ability in inter-
disciplinary research, combining Computer Science with application areas.  Both
academic and industrial research areas will be considered.  The recipient 
will be encouraged to collaborate with the Center for Research on Parallel
Computation (CRPC), the parallel computing consortium to which Syracuse
University belongs.  All of the CRPC parallel computing facilities will be
available to the recipient, in addition to the facilities of Syracuse
university, including the Connection Machine CM5, the DECmpp, nCUBE2, and
Intel IPSC/860.

APPLICATION GUIDELINES:  Send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and three
letters of reference to:

Donna McCammon, Personnel Administrator, NPAC/SCCS, 111 College Place,
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY  13244-4100.

DEADLINE:  Materials must be postmarked on or before March 1, 1993.

ANNOUNCEMENT:  Awards will be announced by April 15, 1993.