AGEP Post-Doctoral Fellows - Graduate College

"Black Courtyard" by Nathan Jensen

Guidelines for Departments/Programs

To be nominated, a postdoc must meet the following eligibility requirements:

Work in a STEM field as is broadly defined by NSF
US citizenship
Member of an underrepresented minority group as African American, American Indian, Hispanic

The deadline for requests is 15 July for fall and 15 Jan for spring.
Nominations should include the following documents:
- Nomination narrative, including responsibilities, description of the research group, and mentoring plan
- Curriculum vitae
- Description of proposed tasks
Multi-level (faculty mentor, post doc(s), PhD students, masters students, undergraduate researchers) research groups will be a competitive advantage for a AGEP post doc proposal.
Nominations are to be made by departments, not by the postdoc
The assistant dean will review each nomination and will inform departments/programs in writing.

Teaching load must not exceed 1+1
Postdoc and advisor must have an initial orientation meeting and submit to the Grad College a completed orientation form (see attached)
Postdoc and advisor will submit an Individual Development Plan as a part of the orientation and on an annual basis as part of renewal request of the postdoc position.
The Grad College will provide the following:
- Email notification of career counseling events such as PFF sessions on career opportunities, curriculum vitae writing, cover letter and teaching philosophy writing
- Email notification of grant-writing workshops at ISU
- Will add postdocs to CELT teaching email list

Up to $15,000 of salary plus benefits for a maximum of two years, request for renewal required each year which includes a submitted and approved IDP
Funding for travel may be requested once per academic year for up to $1000 towards conference expenses. The postdoc must be presenting his/her scholarly work at the conference.