Postdoctoral Innovation FellowThe Technion-Cornell Innovation Institute (TCII) at Cornell NYC Tech is proud to announce a new and unique postdoctoral fellowship program aimed at nurturing entrepreneurial efforts in deep information-based technologies in New York City. The Postdoctoral Innovation Fellows Program is open to persons with a PhD in a relevant technological discipline. The TCII is a partnership between Technion – Israel Institute of Technology and Cornell University, selected by the City of New York to bring a global perspective to graduate-level research and education with an emphasis on technology transfer, commercialization and entrepreneurship. As a key part of the new Cornell NYC Tech campus, TCII aims to grow the tech eco-system in New York City. The Postdoctoral Fellowship Program Postdoctoral Innovation Fellows will be provided with a stimulating environment within TCII in which to work on R&D to transform an existing or new technological idea into a product. No less important, the TCII will provide a crucial interface to the emerging New York City tech eco- system, access to industrial mentors and seasoned entrepreneurs, connections to the local venture capital and legal communities, and close proximity to the market itself. Our expectation is that a successful Fellow will identify a real-world problem requiring a deep technological solution, implement the solution, demonstrate its commercial viability and even obtain venture- capital funding to continue to pursue commercialization. The duration of the program is one year, but successful Fellows may be funded for a second year. Application Procedure Applications are solicited from persons up to three years after their graduation with a PhD in an information- or data-processing discipline relevant to at least one of the following application domains: Connective Media, Healthier Life and the Built Environment (see definitions below). A Fellow will receive a competitive salary, a budget for R&D expenses, a stimulating work environment and the option to participate in a variety of entrepreneurial training and other activities on campus. TCII anticipates funding up to 10 Fellows starting Fall 2013. To apply, a qualified candidate should submit: 1. CV. In addition to the usual academic content, your CV should contain a listing of title and date of disclosure of inventions for which you are (co)-inventor and research institutes at which you disclosed; list of disclosures for which patents have been filed; and on which patents are you (co)-inventor; chronological listing of work experiences including organization’s activities and your job title and responsibilities. The CV should include names of three relevant references. 2. Research statement (max 3 pages). Describe your current and future research efforts. Focus on the real-world problem you are trying to solve and your approach to solve it. Describe how your research could be applied to solve problems in the domains of Connected Media, Healthier Life and/or the Built Environment and the possible challenges that could be encountered. Please be as specific as possible. 3. Essay (2 pages). Describe your personal background. Share your passion, values and vision to apply your research and describe at least one experience of a problem or situation that you approached creatively. Qualified candidates will be interviewed to determine their fit to the program, including ability to work in a team, passion for applying research to real-world needs, entrepreneurial personality and communication skills. Some preference will be given to applicants with PhD or postdoctoral experience from Technion or Cornell. Schedule Applications and enquiries should be submitted to InnovationFellows@tcii.org by April 15, 2013. Select candidates will be interviewed soon after. Decisions will be made no later than May 15, 2013. Fellows are expected to start at TCII, located on the temporary Cornell NYC Tech campus in Chelsea in New York City, during September 2013. A second Call is expected to be published in August 2013, with application deadline September 31, 2013, and Fellows starting on Jan 1, 2014. Technological Application Domains The Innovation Fellowship Program covers entrepreneurial efforts related to the following applications of information processing: Connective Media: Data mining and analysis in structured and unstructured online media repositories and social networks. Machine learning and big data. Media analysis for e- commerce. People-aware and mobile computing. Media-related software. Healthier Life: Medical informatics and healthcare information systems. Data processing in medical devices and instrumentation for diagnosis, treatment and monitoring. Information- based technologies to improve quality of life. Sensor-based systems for home monitoring and remote diagnosis. Built Environment: Comprehensive building design. Building, infrastructure, and urban scale information processing. Transportation systems optimization, operation and management. Sensor- and data-processing for smart buildings. Contact: The Technion-Cornell Innovation Institute (TCII) New York, NY United States
