Post-Doctoral Fellowships at SERC
The Smithsonian Institution, the world's largest museum and research
complex, offers several Post-Doctoral Fellowships annually to
outstanding early career scientists. The Smithsonian's distinctive
combination of field research facilities, museum archives, and
internationally recognized expertise in ecology, biological
conservation, systematics, and paleobiology provide unprecedented
opportunities for synthetic, big-picture insights into some of the
most profound issues challenging our world today, including habitat
loss, climate change, and invasive species.
Some of the greatest challenges to our environment are in our most
biologically productive ecosystems - the coastal zone, where 70
percent of the world's population lives, works, and plays.
<http://www.serc.si.edu/research/labs.jsp>Scientists at the
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) on the Chesapeake
Bay in Maryland have led ground-breaking studies on the ecological
dynamics between land and sea for over 40 years, including the
world's longest running study on the ecological effects of
atmospheric CO2 change, and short and long-term studies on food web
dynamics, invasion biology, coastal and upland ecosystem ecology,
harmful algal blooms, ultraviolet radiation, biogeochemistry, and
nutrient and trace element cycling. Insights gained in these systems
will be crucial to developing science-based conservation plans that
allow human societies to thrive while protecting our finite natural resources.
The Smithsonian and SERC are committed to training the next
generation of scientists with its internationally recognized
Postdoctoral Fellowship program. Smithsonian Fellows receive an
annual stipend of $45,000 plus health, relocation, and research
allowances. Each position is expected to run for two years, with the
second year of funding contingent upon satisfactory progress.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to coordinate with proposed SERC
scientist prior to submitting an application for this
competitively-awarded fellowship. Applications are due January 15,
2013. Please contact Professional Training Coordinator Daniel
Gustafson at <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] for further details.
Applications and submission details can be found at:
<http://www.si.edu/ofg/Applications/SIFELL/SIFELLapp.htm>http://www.si.edu/ofg/Applications/SIFELL/SIFELLapp.htm
