To scientists interested in foreign policy and international relations:
There is still time to apply to a program that Secretary of State Colin
Powell has praised as "making a real difference" in the work
of the State Department. The application deadline for the 2003-4 AIP
State Department Science Fellowship has been extended to allow applicants
additional time to submit the required materials.
All application materials must now be postmarked by NOVEMBER
8, 2002. Materials can also be emailed or faxed; please see below
for instructions.
Both Secretary Powell and his Science and Technology Adviser, Dr. Norman
Neureiter, have commended the AIP Fellowship program. "The American
Institute of Physics has recently become a pacesetter by establishing
with us the first paid science diplomat fellowship program of any professional
society," Neureiter remarked last year. In an April 30 speech to
the National Academy of Sciences, Powell said "We still have far
too few officers with strong science backgrounds, but thanks to the
National Academies and others in the scientific community such as the
American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American
Institute of Physics...a small group of scientific fellows have joined
our ranks, and their numbers will grow.... Scientists, volunteers have
graciously put their own research on hold...to perform tours of duty
in many of the State Department's bureaus, and they are making a real
difference."
With this Fellowship program, at least one scientist is selected annually
to spend a year working in a bureau or office of the State Department,
contributing scientific knowledge and expertise to the formulation of
the nation's foreign policy. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, have
a PhD (or equivalent research experience) in physics or a closely related
field, be members of one or more of AIP's ten Member Societies, and
be eligible to receive an appropriate security clearance prior to starting
the Fellowship. The 2003-4 Fellow will work with the State Department
to arrange an assignment, most likely beginning in the summer or fall
of 2003.
Current and former AIP State Department Science Fellows have contributed
to the work of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, the Bureau of
European and Eurasian Affairs, the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs,
and the Office of Science and Technology Cooperation. Their portfolios
have included topics as varied as emerging S&T issues, European
and Russian science policy, the World Summit on Sustainable Development,
and critical infrastructure protection.
TO APPLY: The following materials should be submitted
by mail, email, or fax to be considered for the Fellowship selection:
COVER SHEET, indicating name, address, phone, email, U.S. citizenship,
PhD status, AIP Member Society membership, and names of references.
LETTER OF INTENT, limited to two pages, indicating your reason
for applying, scientific background, foreign policy interest or experience,
and why you think you would be effective in this position.
RESUME, limited to two pages, with no more than 3 to 5 major
publications listed.
THREE LETTERS OF REFERENCE should be submitted by those having
direct knowledge of the applicant's character, competence, and attributes
that would make the candidate suitable for this position.
ALL MATERIALS may be submitted by email, by fax, or by mail (postmarked
by November 8, 2002) to Audrey T. Leath at:
AIP State Department Science Fellowship
American Institute of Physics
One Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD 20740-3843
Email: aleath@aip.org
Fax: 301-209-0846
Please see the AIP State Department Science Fellowship website
or contact Audrey T. Leath (aleath@aip.org, 301-209-3094) if you have
questions or need additional information.
If you are interested in this program, please send in your application
materials. There is still time!
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