As a leading research university with a distinctive commitment to undergraduate education, Rice University aspires to pathbreaking research, unsurpassed teaching, and contributions to the betterment of our world. It seeks to fulfill this mission by cultivating a diverse community of learning and discovery that produces leaders across the spectrum of human endeavor. As part of a recently launched $150 million investment in research initiatives to advance this mission, Rice University is pleased to announce and invite applications for the Rice Academy Postdoctoral Fellows Program.
The 2019 competition is open to all research areas. The two-year Rice Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships are open to exceptional scholars who have recently earned the doctoral degree in any area, including ecology and who want to pursue research with faculty at Rice University. Applications are particularly welcome from those who are interested in interdisciplinary approaches to scholarship. The Fellowship term will begin on September 1, 2019. Details and application material can be found at https://riceacademy.rice.edu/about EEB candidates have been very successful in this program and tackled a diverse set of research question, ranging from infectious disease biology, eDNA, and corral reef ecology. Those who are interested in community, population, behavioral or evolutionary ecology are encouraged to apply and to identify and contact potential faculty hosts in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology in the BioSciences Department Rice. https://biosciences.rice.edu/ecology-evolutionary-biology-research-faculty