ITAMP Postdoctoral Fellowship
Forecasted
ITAMP Postdoctoral Fellowship supports promising postdoctoral scientists in independent theoretical atomic, molecular and optical physics research to develop potential university faculty.
Funder: Harvard and Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Due Dates (Anticipated): October 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Annual stipend starting at $80,000, plus $8,000 annual travel budget; two years with possible third-year renewal
Summary: Supports independent postdoctoral research in theoretical atomic, molecular and optical physics and develops potential university faculty.
Key Information: Applicants should have received their Ph.D. no more than one year before the nominal fellowship start date.
Description
The ITAMP Postdoctoral Fellowship supports promising scientists pursuing independent research in theoretical atomic, molecular and optical (AMO) physics, broadly defined. Run by the Institute for Theoretical Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, the program supports research of fellows’ own conception and design.
Research interests include ultracold atomic and molecular few- and many-body physics, quantum gases, quantum and nonlinear optics, atoms and molecules in strong fields, atomic and molecular astrophysics, quantum information, quantum simulations, and laboratory cosmology. Established in 1988 to address a shortage of atomic and molecular theorists at major universities, ITAMP combines graduate training, scientific collaboration through a visitors program, and postdoctoral fellowships intended to develop potential university faculty.
