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From page 1... ... Introduction General Information The National Research Council conducts the Resident Research Associateship Programs in cooperauon with a number of sponsoring federal laboratories and research organizauons approved by the Research Council for parucipauon. In the programs, a national competition is conducted by the Research Council to recommend and make awards to outstanding scienUsts and engineers at the recent postdoctoral and experienced senior levels for tenure as guest investigators at the participaung laboratories These programs have been conducted with a number of federal agencies since 1954 The objectives of the program are • to provide postdoctoral scientists and engineers of unusual promise and ability opportuniues for research on problems, largely of their own choice, that are compatible with the research interests of the sponsoring laboratories and • to contribute thereby to the overall research effort of the federal laboratories These programs are intended to be analogous to fellowships, associateships, and similar temporary programs at the doctoral level in universiUes and other organizauons They are neither intended to be, nor to compete with, permanent professional career posiuons • A Resident Research Associate is a guest invesugator, not an employee of the National Research Council or of the laboratory, and there is no obligation to either organizauon during or after completion of tenure For recent doctoral graduates, the program provides an opportunity for concentrated research in association with selected members of the permanent professional laboratory staff, often as a chmax to formal career preparation For established scientists and engineers, the program affords an opportunity for research without the interruptions and distracung assignments of permanent career posiuons The participaung laboratories and centers receive a sumulus to their research programs by the presence of bright, highly moUvated recent doctoral graduates and senior invesUgators with estabhshed records 1 Read the entire page →
From page 2... ... of research productivity New ideas, techniques, and approaches to problems contribute to the overall research climate of the laboratories Indirectly, the program also makes available to the broader scientific and engineering communities the excellent and often unique research facilities that exist in the government's laboratories Applications for awards will be received by the Associateship Programs unit of the Research Council and will be evaluated on a competitive basis by special panels of scientists and engineers For the 1986 program year, it is anticipated that approximately 1,000 applications will be received for the nearly 250 new awards to be made in the Research Associateship Programs Described in this booklet are areas of research in which Research Associateships may be awarded at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Each applicant is responsible for formulating a specific research plan on a problem that is related to the current research interests of the laboratory m which the applicant wishes to do research Applicants whose research interests appear to be related to one or more of the opportunities described in this booklet are advised to communicate directly with the research adivsers who are designated for those areas of research Research advisers can provide more specific information on current research programs and available technical facilities Further inquiries concerning research opportunities and advisers may be directed to the NASA Laboratory Program Representative Dr Harry Ashkenas NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory - 183-601 4800 Oak Grove Drive Pasadena, California 91109 Telephone (818) Read the entire page →
From page 3... ... and/or laboratory, while an essential component of the applicadon process, must not be assumed to imply or guarantee an award by the Research Council Applicants are formally recommended for awards only after open, nauonal competition, in which special panels, appointed by the Research Council, rank candidates on the basis of quality alone Final ranking in order of quality and the recommendauon of applicants for awards are the exclusive prerogatives of these panels, and notification only by the Research Council of an applicant's status in the competition is authoritative Eligibility of Applicants Citizenship Research opportuniues in basic science and applied science and technology described in this booklet are open to all citizens of the United States. • Non-U S citizens may submit research proposals in basic science areas only and must have ful l command of the English language Non-U S nauonals who become Associates must have valid visas throughout tenure Only Exchange Visitor and Immigrant Visas are acceptable to the Research Council I f an awardee chooses to apply for an Exchange Visitor Visa, the sponsorship must be under the Research Council I f one chooses to apply for a U S Immigrant Visa, the Research Council will not be involved in the matter Education and Expenence Awardees must hold the Ph D , Sc D , or other earned research doctoral degree recognized in U.S. Read the entire page →
From page 4... ... brought to the sponsonng laboratory. Thus, persons with substantial recent prior affiliation with a specific laboratory may not be eligible to apply for an Associateship at that laboratory. Read the entire page →
From page 5... ... • No commitment on the part of an Associate, the sponsoring laboratory, or the Research Council with regard to later employment is imphed or should be inferred by the offer or acceptance of an award. These Research Associateships are tenable only at the approved, parucipaung laboratories listed in this booklet. Read the entire page →
From page 6... ... Following current salary practices in certain professional fields that are experiencing a short supply of new doctoral graduates, a stipend supplement may be allotted by the Research Council to awardees in those disciplines For the 1986 program year, stipend supplements of up to $5,000 may be added to the basic stipend for regular awardees holding recognized doctoral degrees m engineering, computer science, and clinical space-biomedical science • Applicants are cautioned against entering into any agreement or understanding with individual Research Advisers or other laboratory personnel concerning additional funding or other remuneration for work as an Associate Stipends for Research Associates are limited to the amounts and by the conditions set forth above, and any other arrangement, formal or informal, between an applicant and laboratory personnel for additional monies or other considerations is strictly prohibited by the Research Council Commitment Associates must devote their full-time effort to the approved research program and must be in residence at the sponsoring laboratory during the entire period of the Associateship No additional monetary aid or other remuneration may be accepted from another appointment, fellowship, or similar grant, except for sabbatical leave, during the period of the Associateship Taxes and Insurance All Associates are, in effect, self-employed All arrangements for payment of income taxes are the responsibility of the individual Associate An appropriate amount, estimated to approximate the tax liability of foreign nationals, will be withheld by the Research Council from stipends of non-U S Associates on Exchange Visitor Visas Details will be provided at the time of the award Job-related injury or death will be covered by insurance (workmen's-compensation type) A group health insurance program is required for Associates and optional for dependents Relocation and Travel A suitable relocation reimbursement will be determined for each awardee Details will be provided at the time of the award Funds will also be made available for limited professional travel during Read the entire page →
From page 7... ... tenure, provided such travel is recommended in advance by an Associate's research adviser at JPL and approved by the Research Council Publication Since an Associate's later scientific and technical career will be judged by others, publication in the accepted open technical literature IS highly encouraged Publications should include a statement indicating that the research was conducted while the author held an National Research Council Research Associateship Summary of the Application Procedure • Although applications for JPL Research Associateships will be accepted throughout the year, they will be evaluated in competiUon only during February, June, and October To be eligible for these reviews, completed applications must be postmarked no later than January 15, April 15, and August 15 and received by the Research Council no later than January 25, April 25, and August 25, respecUvely The Research Council must be advised by JPL that the proposed research has been endorsed, otherwise, the Research Council will assume that the proposed research is not of sufficient current interest to JPL or that support facilities cannot be made available The following informauon represents an overview of the application procedure and deadlines for submission of materials Complete details are included in the application packet available from the Associateship Programs unit • All deadlines for the receipt of application materials will be strictly observed by JPL and the Associateship Programs unit No allowances or exceptions will be made for late submissions • The Associateship Programs unit of the Research Council will receive all applications and supporting documents and conduct the competitive evaluation of applications • Detailed information on applicauon procedures, all necessary forms, and a list of the supporting documents required are available on request from the , , „ , , , , -̂̂ o. Associateship Programs (JH 608) Read the entire page →
From page 8... ... • Applicauon materials from previous compeuuons must not be used. • Submit the following to the Associateship Programs unit Signed Applicauon form Office Card Research Proposal (one copy with original signature on each page) Read the entire page →
From page 9... ... The Nauonal Research Council administers NASA Research Associateships at the following NASA Centers. Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, Dryden Flight Research Facility, Edwards Air Force Base, Cahfornia; Earth Resources Laboratory, NSTL, Mississippi; Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland; Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California; Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas; Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia; Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio, and Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama. Read the entire page →

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... Introduction General Information The National Research Council conducts the Resident Research Associateship Programs in cooperauon with a number of sponsoring federal laboratories and research organizauons approved by the Research Council for parucipauon. In the programs, a national competition is conducted by the Research Council to recommend and make awards to outstanding scienUsts and engineers at the recent postdoctoral and experienced senior levels for tenure as guest investigators at the participaung laboratories These programs have been conducted with a number of federal agencies since 1954 The objectives of the program are • to provide postdoctoral scientists and engineers of unusual promise and ability opportuniues for research on problems, largely of their own choice, that are compatible with the research interests of the sponsoring laboratories and • to contribute thereby to the overall research effort of the federal laboratories These programs are intended to be analogous to fellowships, associateships, and similar temporary programs at the doctoral level in universiUes and other organizauons They are neither intended to be, nor to compete with, permanent professional career posiuons • A Resident Research Associate is a guest invesugator, not an employee of the National Research Council or of the laboratory, and there is no obligation to either organizauon during or after completion of tenure For recent doctoral graduates, the program provides an opportunity for concentrated research in association with selected members of the permanent professional laboratory staff, often as a chmax to formal career preparation For established scientists and engineers, the program affords an opportunity for research without the interruptions and distracung assignments of permanent career posiuons The participaung laboratories and centers receive a sumulus to their research programs by the presence of bright, highly moUvated recent doctoral graduates and senior invesUgators with estabhshed records 1

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... of research productivity New ideas, techniques, and approaches to problems contribute to the overall research climate of the laboratories Indirectly, the program also makes available to the broader scientific and engineering communities the excellent and often unique research facilities that exist in the government's laboratories Applications for awards will be received by the Associateship Programs unit of the Research Council and will be evaluated on a competitive basis by special panels of scientists and engineers For the 1986 program year, it is anticipated that approximately 1,000 applications will be received for the nearly 250 new awards to be made in the Research Associateship Programs Described in this booklet are areas of research in which Research Associateships may be awarded at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Each applicant is responsible for formulating a specific research plan on a problem that is related to the current research interests of the laboratory m which the applicant wishes to do research Applicants whose research interests appear to be related to one or more of the opportunities described in this booklet are advised to communicate directly with the research adivsers who are designated for those areas of research Research advisers can provide more specific information on current research programs and available technical facilities Further inquiries concerning research opportunities and advisers may be directed to the NASA Laboratory Program Representative Dr Harry Ashkenas NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory - 183-601 4800 Oak Grove Drive Pasadena, California 91109 Telephone (818)

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... and/or laboratory, while an essential component of the applicadon process, must not be assumed to imply or guarantee an award by the Research Council Applicants are formally recommended for awards only after open, nauonal competition, in which special panels, appointed by the Research Council, rank candidates on the basis of quality alone Final ranking in order of quality and the recommendauon of applicants for awards are the exclusive prerogatives of these panels, and notification only by the Research Council of an applicant's status in the competition is authoritative Eligibility of Applicants Citizenship Research opportuniues in basic science and applied science and technology described in this booklet are open to all citizens of the United States. • Non-U S citizens may submit research proposals in basic science areas only and must have ful l command of the English language Non-U S nauonals who become Associates must have valid visas throughout tenure Only Exchange Visitor and Immigrant Visas are acceptable to the Research Council I f an awardee chooses to apply for an Exchange Visitor Visa, the sponsorship must be under the Research Council I f one chooses to apply for a U S Immigrant Visa, the Research Council will not be involved in the matter Education and Expenence Awardees must hold the Ph D , Sc D , or other earned research doctoral degree recognized in U.S.

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... brought to the sponsonng laboratory. Thus, persons with substantial recent prior affiliation with a specific laboratory may not be eligible to apply for an Associateship at that laboratory.

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... • No commitment on the part of an Associate, the sponsoring laboratory, or the Research Council with regard to later employment is imphed or should be inferred by the offer or acceptance of an award. These Research Associateships are tenable only at the approved, parucipaung laboratories listed in this booklet.

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... Following current salary practices in certain professional fields that are experiencing a short supply of new doctoral graduates, a stipend supplement may be allotted by the Research Council to awardees in those disciplines For the 1986 program year, stipend supplements of up to $5,000 may be added to the basic stipend for regular awardees holding recognized doctoral degrees m engineering, computer science, and clinical space-biomedical science • Applicants are cautioned against entering into any agreement or understanding with individual Research Advisers or other laboratory personnel concerning additional funding or other remuneration for work as an Associate Stipends for Research Associates are limited to the amounts and by the conditions set forth above, and any other arrangement, formal or informal, between an applicant and laboratory personnel for additional monies or other considerations is strictly prohibited by the Research Council Commitment Associates must devote their full-time effort to the approved research program and must be in residence at the sponsoring laboratory during the entire period of the Associateship No additional monetary aid or other remuneration may be accepted from another appointment, fellowship, or similar grant, except for sabbatical leave, during the period of the Associateship Taxes and Insurance All Associates are, in effect, self-employed All arrangements for payment of income taxes are the responsibility of the individual Associate An appropriate amount, estimated to approximate the tax liability of foreign nationals, will be withheld by the Research Council from stipends of non-U S Associates on Exchange Visitor Visas Details will be provided at the time of the award Job-related injury or death will be covered by insurance (workmen's-compensation type) A group health insurance program is required for Associates and optional for dependents Relocation and Travel A suitable relocation reimbursement will be determined for each awardee Details will be provided at the time of the award Funds will also be made available for limited professional travel during

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... tenure, provided such travel is recommended in advance by an Associate's research adviser at JPL and approved by the Research Council Publication Since an Associate's later scientific and technical career will be judged by others, publication in the accepted open technical literature IS highly encouraged Publications should include a statement indicating that the research was conducted while the author held an National Research Council Research Associateship Summary of the Application Procedure • Although applications for JPL Research Associateships will be accepted throughout the year, they will be evaluated in competiUon only during February, June, and October To be eligible for these reviews, completed applications must be postmarked no later than January 15, April 15, and August 15 and received by the Research Council no later than January 25, April 25, and August 25, respecUvely The Research Council must be advised by JPL that the proposed research has been endorsed, otherwise, the Research Council will assume that the proposed research is not of sufficient current interest to JPL or that support facilities cannot be made available The following informauon represents an overview of the application procedure and deadlines for submission of materials Complete details are included in the application packet available from the Associateship Programs unit • All deadlines for the receipt of application materials will be strictly observed by JPL and the Associateship Programs unit No allowances or exceptions will be made for late submissions • The Associateship Programs unit of the Research Council will receive all applications and supporting documents and conduct the competitive evaluation of applications • Detailed information on applicauon procedures, all necessary forms, and a list of the supporting documents required are available on request from the , , „ , , , , -̂̂ o. Associateship Programs (JH 608)

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... • Applicauon materials from previous compeuuons must not be used. • Submit the following to the Associateship Programs unit Signed Applicauon form Office Card Research Proposal (one copy with original signature on each page)

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... The Nauonal Research Council administers NASA Research Associateships at the following NASA Centers. Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, Dryden Flight Research Facility, Edwards Air Force Base, Cahfornia; Earth Resources Laboratory, NSTL, Mississippi; Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland; Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California; Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas; Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia; Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio, and Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama.

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