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EAO FellowshipsThe 2024 East Asian Observatory (EAO) IntroductionTo promote East Asian regional astronomy research cooperation, the East Asian Core Observatory Association (EACOA) and The East Asian Observatory (EAO) jointly encourage and support highly qualified young researchers from all over the world to join and conduct joint research activities with colleagues at the EACOA member institutes which are Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, National Astronomical Observatories Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, Purple Mountain Observatory Chinese Academy of Sciences and Shanghai Astronomical Observatory Chinese Academy of Sciences. The EAO Fellowship is a postdoctoral position to work at the EAO, Hilo, Hawaii, USA. One EAO Fellowship will be awarded in 2024. The Fellow is expected to spend 50% of time supporting the EAO (JCMT) operations and have the opportunity to work with colleagues at the EACOA member institutes. The Fellowship Program is administered by the EAO and the EACOA Secretariat. Awards to support the EAO Fellows are made directly by the EAO. I. Eligibility Requirements
II. Duration of FellowshipsThe EAO Fellowship is a fixed 3-year appointment, subject to annual review. III. Host InstitutionThe EAO Fellow will be located at Hilo, Hawaii, and work for EAO. An EAO Fellow has equal access to all research facilities run by the EACOA member institutes, (subject to success of proposals for observation) and/or their archived data, e.g. 13.7m Submillimeter Telescope at PMO, ALMA, FAST, KVN, LAMOST, NEOST, SMA, Subaru Telescope, TRMT and JCMT. IV. Application ProcedureApplications should be submitted through the on-line submission site: The EACOA Secretariat Office cannot entertain requests for waivers of the eligibility requirements and other conditions listed in the Fellowship Announcement, and will not respond to such requests. All application documents must be received by April 1, 2024, at the latest. V. Application DocumentsPlease combine items 1-5 in the List of Application Documents - A4 in size in pdf format - into one file and submit it through the online submission site:
After receiving the application documents, the EACOA Secretariat will send an acknowledgement to the applicants. The EACOA Secretariat will not respond to individual inquiry concerning the status/arrival of application documents. List of Application Documents
VI. Screening & Notification of the Result of Application
VII. Fellowship Stipend and SupportsThe following financial support is provided to a successful applicant. Under no circumstances is any part of the fellowship transferable to any other persons or other items. VIII. Expecting Starting DateThe fellow is expected to arrive at the EAO no later than September 1, 2024. If arriving at the host institute by the date is impossible for any reason beyond the fellow’s control such as injury or travel restrictions imposed by the government, he/she may discuss the remedy with the EAO. The possible remedy may include the delay of the arrival date or staying at the location where the fellow currently resides and yet he/she will be appointed as the fellow. The remedy is subject to the approval of the EAO and/or the EACOA Directors’ Council. The fellow is required to move to the EAO as soon as arriving there becomes possible.
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