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. Scientists at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center<http://www.serc.si.edu/research/labs.jsp> (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, 2014. Please contact Professional Training Coordinator Daniel Gustafson at gustafs...@si.edu<mailto:gustafs...@si.edu> for further details. Applications and submission details can be found at: http://www.smithsonianofi.com/ or http://www.serc.si.edu/pro_training/fellowships/postdoc.aspx Daniel E Gustafson, Jr. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Professional Training & Volunteer Coordinator PO Box 28 647 Contees Wharf Rd Edgewater, MD. 21037 443-482-2217 gustafs...@si.edu<mailto:gustafs...@si.edu>
