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Post Doctoral Applications

My Experience and Advice

I am currently going through the process of post doc applications, so as of right now I don't have very much advice! I have created and am maintaining a spreadsheet to use for those going through the process now and in the future. It features all of the fellowships in physics and astronomy I find as I go, along with detailed information about each application (including page and formatting requirements!). There are multiple sheets as well, detailing possible locations to give talks with a contact for them, tips and tricks as I find them (also linked on the side bar here!), other possible proposals to self-fund a post-doc, and a place to fill in your personal information. The idea here is that you make a copy of the sheet, only keep the rows you will be applying for, and populate your own information. That way, you can share your spreadsheet with your letter writers and they can update you when they submit their letters, and keep track of how you're doing! They can check your CV live, as well as your website, and any other information you share in one location. For mine personally, I also include links to my Overleaf proposal documents in comment mode (in the "Not Done" for the proposal section) so that they just need this one spreadsheet to have access to all of my information and proposals in one location. Use it if you wish, or just use it to find what fellowships are out there!

Do you have resources I haven't included here? Reach out to me! Do you have a job offer for me? DEFINITELY reach out to me! This page will be updated as I go through the process and learn more about each fellowship, with a final update once I have a job and have seen the process through :).