Massachusetts Institute of Technology, CSAIL

Fellowship ID:MIT-CSAIL-METEOR [#20873]
Fellowship Title: METEOR Postdoctoral Fellowship
Fellowship Type:Postdoctoral
Location:Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States [map] sort by distance
Subject Areas: Computer Science / Human-Computer Interaction
Artificial Intelligence
Appl Deadline:2022/02/01 11:59PMhelp popup finished (2021/12/23, finished 2022/08/06, listed until 2022/02/01)
Description:    

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MIT CSAIL are excited to announce our second annual Mentored Opportunity in Research Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (METEOR) to broaden participation in computing and artificial intelligence. The METEOR fellowship will support exceptional researchers from groups historically underrepresented in the field. They will conduct cutting-edge research as part of a vibrant community, and prepare for careers in academia or industry. Each fellow will be hosted by a research group with synergistic scientific interests and receive research training, mentoring, and guidance from faculty researchers at MIT CSAIL and mentorship from researchers at a partner company.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents (green card holders) or DACA recipients and meet one or more of the following criteria: Member of an ethnic or racial group historically underrepresented in graduate education at MIT (Black/African American, American Indian/Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian or other Native Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latinx) Being of a gender or orientation identity historically underrepresented in computer science and artificial intelligence, including women, trans of any gender, or non-binary A scholar participating in a fellowship or academic support program vetted by MIT (CSAIL will verify an applicant’s status while pursuing a doctoral degree at a U.S. institution) First-generation college students who were the first in their families to graduate from a four-year college or university Experiences overcoming significant challenges in their path toward graduate school -- examples include but are not limited to:

§ Managing a disability

§ Veteran status

§ Single parent

§ Holding DACA status

§ Financial hardship as a result of family economic circumstances

Postdoctoral researchers selected this round will be awarded a one-year funded appointment (renewable for a second year) and will conduct cutting-edge research at MIT CSAIL on computer science and artificial intelligence topics of their choice. `

Applications are due February 1. For more details about this program, eligibility, and the application process, please visit the METEOR program website at https://www.csail.mit.edu/meteor

MIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer


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Contact: Joanne Hanley, 617-253-6054
Email: email address
Postal Mail:
32 Vassar Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
Web Page: https://www.csail.mit.edu/meteor