The Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics of Pontificia Universidad Catolica and the Department of Astrophysical Sciences at Princeton University invite applications for a prize fellowship in observational or theoretical astronomy, sponsored by Fundacion Andes, to begin in September, 2001. The appointment is for one year, renewable annually based on satisfactory performance, for up to three years. The third year of the appointment will be with Princeton. The fellow will join Drs. Gabriela Mallen-Ornelas and Patrick Hall as Catolica Prize Fellows.
Chile has the greatest concentration of large telescopes in the southern hemisphere.
Collaboration with astronomers at Catolica and Princeton will be welcomed but not required. The selected candidate is expected to apply to Chilean sources for additional funding. We are seeking an individual with exceptional scientific promise from any field of astronomy, although preference will be given to those areas in which Princeton and Catolica staff already have active research interests. Selection, by a joint Princeton-Catolica committee, will be on the basis of demonstrated excellence. Preference will be given to candidates who received their Ph.D. within the past four years.