Deadline: December 14 (CVs and research statements for pre-screening approval) The National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC) and Georgetown University invite applications for two postdoctoral fellowship opportunities. The Fellows will work a minimum of three days a week at SESYNC in Annapolis, Maryland and two days a week at Georgetown University, in Washington, D.C and will join a cohort of Postdoctoral Fellows at SESYNC and take part in the SESYNC Postdoctoral Immersion Program. This opportunity is open to applicants who have completed their PhD in a relevant field within the last four years (no later than July 31, 2018 and no earlier than June 30, 2014). Ecological Connections: Climate and Health. The Postdoctoral fellow will co-develop a project designed to address critical research gaps on the relationship between the changing environment and children’s respiratory health by building a model based on the synthesis of multiple data sets and a wide range of variables. The successful applicant will demonstrate innovative approaches to studying impacts on climate change, air quality, and health impacts, building on established evidence and co-develop the project with the collaborating mentor. Check out http://sesync.us/climatehealth for more information. Coping with Disaster in a Warming World The Postdoctoral fellow will co-develop a project designed to address critical gaps in our understanding of how societies cope with the sorts of natural disasters that are expected to become more frequent and more devastating in coming decades. The successful applicant will demonstrate innovative approaches to studying how societies cope with unexpected natural disasters, building on established evidence and co- develop the project with the collaborating mentor. Check out http://sesync.us/copingdisaster for more information. Please consider applying or share with colleagues! --- Elizabeth Green Research Assistant The National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC) University of Maryland
