Innovative Postdoctoral Entrepreneurial Research Fellowship (IPERF) program
We still have open positions and are looking to fill up to 14 postdoctoral awards through end of February 2022 within the Innovative Postdoctoral Entrepreneurial Research Fellowship (IPERF) program at high-tech startups distributed throughout the United States. IPERF addresses a national need to accelerate small business innovation in support of federal government research by providing start-ups with doctoral level expertise in STEM while training the postdocs in high-tech entrepreneurship. Over 400 host companies are NSF approved, SBIR Phase II start-ups. IPERF’s focus is on candidates who are early-stage postdoctoral scholars. Women, underrepresented minorities in the sciences & engineering, or veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces are strongly encouraged to apply.
Fellows serve a one-year research appointment within a small business research enterprise funded by NSF. The IPERF Program offers a competitive package which includes a $78,000/year, health care insurance, $3,600 relocation allowance, and up to $2,000 professional development training allowance. For more information, please see our website at https://iperf.asee.org or check our short video https://vimeo.com/511482798 Additional prerequisites: PhD in a STEM discipline. Fellow must be a US citizen or US Permanent Resident.