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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">We are pleased to inform you that the deadline for nominations to the 2025/2026 UvA/VU Physics & Astronomy Visiting Professors Program has been <b>extended to Thursday, May 15, 2025</b>.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">The program aims to attract and support high-profile visitors who are accomplished academics with a strong research background and recognized expertise in one of the disciplines represented in our
institutes. Visiting professors are expected to engage actively with our community, through colloquia, seminars, and interactions with students.</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">
</span><b><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">We particularly encourage proposals for visitors from</span></b><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"> <b>underrepresented groups</b>, whose presence can contribute to strengthening diversity and inclusion
in our academic environment.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Staff members from the UvA Institute of Physics and the VU Department of Physics and Astronomy are invited to submit nominations by emailing Andrea Baldi (<a href="mailto:a.baldi@vu.nl">a.baldi@vu.nl</a>)
with a short motivation (maximum half a page) by the extended deadline.</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">
</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">The full call with additional details is attached to this message.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">We look forward to receiving your nominations!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Best regards,<br>
Andrea Baldi (VU)<br>
Gianfranco Bertone (UvA-IoP)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Dr. Andrea Baldi<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><a href="https://research.vu.nl/en/persons/andrea-baldi"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://research.vu.nl/en/persons/andrea-baldi</span></a></span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span lang="NL" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From:
</span></b><span lang="NL" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">_list_senior-staff-physics-and-astronomy-bounces <senior-staff-physics-and-astronomy-bounces@listserver.vu.nl> on behalf of Beta NAT Secretariaat <natsecr.beta@vu.nl><br>
<b>Date: </b>Thursday, 27 March 2025 at 08:37<br>
<b>To: </b>_list_senior-staff-physics-and-astronomy <senior-staff-physics-and-astronomy@listserver.vu.nl><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[staff-physics-and-astronomy-HL-UHD-UD] Open Call for the 2025/2026 UvA/VU Physics & Astronomy Visiting Professors Program<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Colleagues,<span lang="NL"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <span lang="NL"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">We are pleased to announce the 202<span lang="EN-US">5</span>/202<span lang="EN-US">6</span> UvA/VU Physics and Astronomy program for visiting professors. The program aims to attract and support high-profile
visitors who are accomplished academics with a strong research background, and recognized experts in one of the disciplines that our institutes specialize in.<br>
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We invite the staff of each of the <span lang="EN-US">two </span>participating institutes (the UvA Institute of Physics<span lang="EN-US"> and the
</span>VU Department of Physics and Astronomy) to propose potential visitors for the academic year 202<span lang="EN-US">5</span>/202<span lang="EN-US">6</span>. Please email your proposal to Andrea Baldi (<a href="mailto:a.baldi@vu.nl" target="_blank" title="mailto:a.baldi@vu.nl">a.baldi@vu.nl</a>),
along with a brief motivation statement (maximum half a page) by April 30th, 202<span lang="EN-US">5</span>.<br>
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More information can be found in the attachment. Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have any question about this new instalment of the program for visiting professors. Looking forward to your nominations!<br>
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Andrea Baldi (VU)<br>
Gianfranco Bertone (UvA-IoP)<span lang="NL"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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