The Institute was created
in response to the concerns of the Atomic
and Molecular Physics community and it is
dedicated to serving the community. The
Visiting Scientist Programs, ia an important
part of the Institute and provides the
critical mass necessary to create an
exciting, stimulating research environment.
Short-term visitors are hosted for periods
of one week to 2 months. Long-term visitors
stay for periods of 2 to 12 months.
One must apply for an
Appointment through ITAMP's Visitng
Scientist Program Organizer. Financial
support for visitors is arranged prior to
each visit. You will only be reimbursed up
to the amount agreed in your invitation
letter. Short-term visit support is limited
to travel expenses and subsistence. Support
for long-term visits may also include a
small stipend. On acceptance to the program
you will be sent a letter of invitation
specifying the details of your appointment.
Citizenship and
U.S. Social Security number if
available
Reprints of your
last several papers
A statement about
the research you plan to
accomplish:
(a) Visitors of less than 3
months: one to two concise
paragraphs;
(b) Visitors of 3 to 6 months: one
to two pages;
(c) Visitors over 6 months: two to
three pages.
The time period you
plan to spend at the Institute
Details about the
support you need from the
Institute
Information about
any major computing requirements
The date by which
you need a formal response to your
application
TO:
Visiting Scientists
Program
ITAMP
60 Garden Street,
MS 14
Cambridge, MA 02138
Or E-MAIL:
itamp.si.hu@gmail.com
or
itamp@cfa.harvard.edu
TRAVEL AND REIMBURSEMENT
INSTRUCTIONS:
Failure to follow these policies may
result in ITAMP being unable to reimburse
you for your expenses.
ITAMP is federally funded an
expenses submitted for reimbursement must
follow U.S. federal guidelines. If ITAMP has
agreed to support your visit and reimburse
your travel cost (as stated in your invitation
letter) you must arrange your travel according
the the federal reimbursement guidelines. A
helpful website regarding government travel
regulations is
http://www.fedtravel.com/gsa/default.asp.
More specifically these
guidelines state:
Flights must be on United States Flag
Carriers. Travelers who purchase
International airfares (defined as trips
taking more than six hours of fly-time,
including Alaska & Hawaii, but
excluding trips to Canada and Mexico
taking under six hours) must follow the
United States Federal Travel
Regulations, even through less
costly foreign flag carriers may be
available.In cases where you
are flying Lufthansa, please
make sure that your ticket is written
on an American Airline ticket stock
and lists the American flight numbers.
Accommodations must be
withing the federal per diem allowed for
Cambridge, MA. To find the current per
diem for Cambridge visit www.gsa.gov
website.
Please also note that you will only be
reimbursed up to the amount agreed on in
your invitation letter.
ITAMP requires that you submit a
travel expense report. This report will
include receipts for all claimed
expenses over $75.
Please make sure to make an
appointment with ITAMP's Administrator
in order to process this paperwork.
Should you have any questions regarding
the paperwork or the appointment, please
contact ITAMP Coordinator, via phone
(617) 495-9524 or e-mail
(itamp@cfa.harvard.edu).
For information about housing, consult the
ITAMP home page under "Living
Accommodations."
Group computer facilities consist of Sun
Sparc and Compaq Alpha workstations and
several G4 Macs. Assistance is available to
visitors in getting access to the computing
they need.
Recipients of awards
exceeding three months will be offered an
opportunity to join an SAO-sponsored health
insurance plan upon arrival. This insurance
may also be obtained for eligible dependents:
your spouse, your unmarried children under 19
years of age, and your unmarried children
between 19 and 22 years of age if they attend
school full-time. You may obtain this
insurance for yourself and your dependents
without medical examination by completing an
enrollment form within the first 14 days of
the beginning of your appointment. Should you
elect to enroll in the group plan, your
coverage will become effective on either the
first or the fifteenth day of that month or
the following month, depending on the
beginning of your tenure and the enrollment
date.
