Rising Stars in EECS application deadline

Friday, June 3
12:00 am - 5:00 pm

https://risingstars.utexas.edu/

The next Rising Stars in EECS will be at UT Austin in October 2022.  The webpage is live, as is the application link: https://risingstars.utexas.edu/

The application deadline is June 3rd.

Rising Stars is an intensive workshop for graduate students and postdocs with historically marginalized or underrepresented genders who are interested in pursuing academic careers in electrical engineering, computer science, and artificial intelligence and decision-making. Launched at MIT in 2012, the annual event has since been hosted at the University of California at Berkeley, Carnegie Mellon University, Stanford University, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Eligibility:
Rising Stars is open to graduate students and postdocs of underrepresented genders, including cisgender women, trans people of any gender, non-binary people, and all people with historically marginalized or underrepresented genders. Applicants should be within about 1-3 years of graduating with a PhD at the time of the workshop, or have obtained a PhD no earlier than 2019 and do not currently hold a faculty position. All applications are required to be submitted by June 3, 2022 (AOE or anywhere on earth).

Application Materials:
1) Research statement (maximum 1 page excluding references, 12pt font, 1-inch margins, PDF)
2) CV (no page limit, PDF)
3) One letter of recommendation

Location: This will be a hybrid event (in person with accommodations for remote attendees)

Application Deadline: June 3, 2022 (AOE or anywhere on earth)
Notification: August 1, 2022
Rising Stars Workshop 2022: October 27-28, 2022

Details

  • Date: Friday, June 3
  • Time: 12:00 am - 5:00 pm
  • Location: https://risingstars.utexas.edu/