Enabling the Next Generation of Hazards and Disasters Researchers
Application Form
PLEASE SUBMIT TO:
Dr. Thomas A. Birkland
tom_birkland@ncsu.edu with a copy to Kristin O’Donovan at
ktodonov@ncsu.edu. Your application will be acknowledged
within 72 hours of receipt. If it is not acknowledged, please call
Dr. Birkland at 919.513.7799.
Except under limited extenuating circumstances, we will accept applications only via email to the
addresses above. Please use “Next Generation Application Submission” as the subject line.
Exceptions must be approved in advance.
MAILING ADDRESS:
Next Generation Faculty Fellows Program
c/o Dr. Thomas A. Birkland
School of Public and International Affairs
2221 Hillsborough Street, Campus Box 8102
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-8102
APPLICATIONS ARE DUE ON OR BEFORE MIDNIGHT EASTERN TIME ON
FEBRUARY 15, 2009
Research Fellowship Information to be Supplied by Candidate
Date ______________
Personal Data
Name _________________________________
Present Position ________________________________ Date of Appointment_________
Present Address ___________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Daytime Phone ___________________
Alternate Number/Cell __________________
Email ___________________________________________ Fax ____________________
No signature is required—we will assume your submission via email stands in lieu of a
signature.
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Additional Materials:
Include the following as a complete package by February 15, 2009 at midnight Eastern Time.
We request that applications be submitted in one PDF file. Please use the help feature of
your PDF software to learn how to combine these documents into one file. If you cannot
provide one PDF, please clearly note the file names of each of these elements.
1. Date (month/year), university, and discipline in which you received your doctoral degree
(this can be included in the CV, or separately)
2. A current CV
3. A description (1 page) of any significant research you have done beyond the dissertation
and whether or not it has been published.
4. A description (1,000 words or less) of your current research, research interests, and
teaching and how they can potentially contribute to questions related to risk, hazards,
disasters, or other extreme events. If there is a mentor with whom you are particularly
interested in working, please indicate it in this description (please see the project website
for a list of mentors and their bios). We do not presume expertise in these areas and are
only looking for what you see as possible linkages.
In addition we seek two external letters; the forms are included in the application, and may be
sent separately or with the application, at your discretion:
5. An endorsement letter from your home department/program chairperson (or equivalent).
6. An academic reference letter from someone familiar with your personal and professional
qualifications. In many cases, this would be your Ph.D. advisor, but need not be that
person. We may contact your reference as part of the selection process.
You and your referees may be contacted by representatives of the program as part of the
selection process.
In submitting this application, you indicate that you understand that you must attend the
following two workshops*:
Broomfield or Boulder, CO, July 10-13, 2009
Washington, DC, to be announced (tentatively June 2010).
If you are accepted, but cannot attend these meetings, please let us know immediately so that an
alternate fellow can be selected.
*Additional meetings may be held throughout the program depending on funding availability:
dates and locations will be determined at a later date.
Enabling the Next Generation of Hazards and Disasters Researchers
Funded by The National Science Foundation
PLEASE RETURN TO:
Next Generation Faculty Fellows Program
c/o Dr. Thomas A. Birkland
School of Public and International Affairs
2221 Hillsborough Street, Campus Box 8102
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-8102
We request emailed (PDF) submissions to tom_birkland@ncsu.edu with a copy to ktodonov@ncsu.edu
COMPLETED ENDORSEMENT BY HOME DEPARTMENT/PROGRAM MUST BE
RECEIVED BY FEBRUARY 15, 2009.
To be completed by Applicant:
I do/do not (circle one) waive my right to see this recommendation.
Applicant’s Signature______________________________________________________
Name of Candidate________________________________________________________
Academic Affiliation______________________________________________________
Endorsement by Department/Program Chairperson:
Please address on a separate page the following:
1. How long, in what capacities, and how well have you known the candidate?
2. What are the candidate’s capabilities for carrying out research? How would you compare
the candidate with others of similar academic status in the same field?
3. How effectively can this individual draw linkages between social science questions/issues
and applied questions (e.g., societal considerations related to natural hazards and extreme
events)?
4. Is your department supportive of this candidate’s application for this fellowship?
5. Are there other facts or suggestions to which you believe the Selection Committee should
give attention in considering this candidate?
Signed_____________________________________________________Date_________
Name (please print)________________________________________________________
Position or Title__________________________________________________________
Institution_______________________________________________________________
Address_________________________________________________________________
City_________________________________State___________Zip_________________
Phone Number________________________Email_______________________________
Enabling the Next Generation of Hazards and Disasters Researchers
Funded by The National Science Foundation
PLEASE RETURN TO:
Next Generation Faculty Fellows Program
c/o Dr. Thomas A. Birkland
School of Public and International Affairs
2221 Hillsborough Street, Campus Box 8102
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-8102
We request emailed (PDF) submissions to tom_birkland@ncsu.edu with a copy to ktodonov@ncsu.edu
LETTER OF REFERENCE
MUST BE RECEIVED BY FEBRUARY 15, 2009.
To be completed by Applicant:
I do/do not (circle one) waive my right to see this recommendation.
Applicant’s Signature______________________________________________________
Name of Candidate________________________________________________________
Academic Affiliation______________________________________________________
Letter of Reference
Please address on a separate page the following:
1. How long, in what capacities, and how well have you known the candidate?
2. What are the candidate’s capabilities for carrying out research? How would you compare
the candidate with others of similar academic status in the same field?
3. How effectively can this individual draw linkages between social science questions/issues
and applied questions (e.g., societal considerations related to natural hazards and extreme
events)?
4. Are there other facts or suggestions to which you believe the Selection Committee should
give attention in considering this candidate?
Signed_____________________________________________________Date_________
Name (please print)________________________________________________________
Position or Title__________________________________________________________
Institution_______________________________________________________________
Address_________________________________________________________________
City_________________________________State___________Zip_________________
Phone Number________________________Email_______________________________