The National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) is pleased to announce its 2007-08 New Researcher Fellowships.

New Researcher Fellows will come to NISS to explore high-impact cross-disciplinary research by becoming involved in ongoing NISS projects. NISS anticipates that they will continue to participate in the research when they return to their home institutions, leading to collaborative publications, conference presentations and, very importantly, follow-on proposals with NISS personnel or others.

The NISS research portfolio is dynamic. Currently, it contains projects on bioinformatics, data confidentiality, data quality, cheminformatics, education statistics, and software engineering. Initiatives on evidentiary statistics and survey costs are underway. Basic information about current NISS projects is available at www.niss.org/projects.html.

Each New Researcher Fellow will join one (current or future) NISS project, a process initiated by a one-month or longer visit to NISS. This residency can take place at any time agreed on by the fellow and NISS. During it, the fellow will collaborate with NISS directors, faculty fellows and postdocs in both ongoing research and setting of a research agenda in which the fellow will remain engaged. Following the initial residency at NISS, each New Researcher Fellow will continue collaboration with other project members by means of e-mail, teleconferences and, possibly, additional visits to NISS.

The New Researcher Fellowship Program is open to those who received a Ph.D. in the statistical sciences in 2001 or later and who are employed in the US by academic, government or industrial organizations. Women and members of under-represented minority groups are particularly encouraged to apply.

NISS anticipates that two New Researcher Fellows will be appointed for 2007-08. Applications are due by July 15, 2007. They should be submitted electronically to nrf07 (at) niss (dot) org, and should consist of a CV, a statement of interest in NISS projects and the names and contact information for two references.

Awards consist of one month of salary with fringe benefits at the current rate set by the fellow's home institution, as well as travel and living expenses for a one-month visit to NISS. They can be paid either directly by NISS or through the home institution. Additional support that is matched by the Fellow's home institution may be possible in some cases.

New Researcher Fellowships for 2007-08 will be announced at the NISS/SAMSI JSM reception in Salt Lake City, on July 30, 2007. Questions and requests for additional information may be sent to nrf07 (at) niss (dot) org.