A*STAR Investigatorship 2009: Prestigious Research Awards

SERC launched the A*STAR Investigatorships in 2007.
This prestigious award for top international young research talent,
tenable at our research institutes, aims to nurture young talent and
build R&D capabilities in Singapore. This year, the award is open
for applications in the following areas:

- Cognitive Systems, including Robotics
- Metamaterials and Plasmonics
- Bioenergy and Energy Storage Technologies
- Medical Technologies for Diagnostics

As
in last year's call, interested applicants should have recently
obtained their PhD (at most not more than 48 months, but preferably
within 24 months). The awardees will be offered a research staff
position at one of A*STAR's prestigious science and engineering
research institutes for a duration of 3 years, renewable for a further
3 years, with each A*STAR Investigator's laboratory eligible for a
research grant of up to US$500K a year.

The flyer on this year's award is attached, and more information can be found at http://www.a-star.edu.sg/astar_investigators_serc.
Applications close on 31 May 2009. As has often been highlighted at the
SAB meetings, the best contacts come through personal connections. We
would therefore appreciate greatly your assistance in helping publicise
the award through your network of contacts to potential applicants.