Case Western Reserve University, Department of Physics

PRIZE ID:

CWRU-Physics-MPPL2025 [#30617, END523200]

PRIZE Title:

MICHELSON POSTDOCTORAL PRIZE LECTURESHIP

PRIZE Type:

Fellowship or award

Location:

Cleveland, Ohio 44106-7079, United States of America

Subject Area:

Physics

Compensation:

$3,000 + travel & lodging

Appl Deadline:

2025/12/01 11:59PM help popup

* (posted 2025/09/19, listed until 2025/12/01)

Description:

Nominations are invited for the 27th annual MICHELSON POSTDOCTORAL PRIZE LECTURESHIP, to be held Spring 2026, in the Dept. of Physics at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland OH, USA. This prize will be awarded to a junior scholar active in any field of physics. The winner will spend one week in residence at Case Western and deliver 2 technical lectures and a colloquium.

The lectureship carries an award of $3,000 in addition to travel expenses.

Eligibility: Nominees must have been awarded a PhD between 8/1/2017 and 8/31/2025 and as of 12/1/2025 may not hold any tenured, tenure-track or equivalent position.

Applications must be submitted to Academic Jobs Online at https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30617. The required application materials are:

• Three letters of support from ineligible scientists, at least one employed at an institution other than the nominee's. The letters should address the nominee's scientific accomplishments, promise, and ability to communicate effectively

• CV, including publications

• an outline of the 2 technical talks and the colloquium talk

The deadline for receipt of all materials is December 1, 2025. Inquiries may be made to Prof. Kurt Hinterbichler at kurt.hinterbichler@case.edu

Application Materials Required:

Submit the following items online at this website to complete your application:

Cover letters (optional)
Curriculum Vitae
Publication list
Outline of the 2 technical talks and the colloquium talk
Three reference letters (to be submitted online by the reference writers on this site )

And anything else requested in the description.

Further Info:

https://physics.case.edu/

Case Western Reserve University
Physics Department
10900 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44106-7079