Yale University is offering Donnelley Postdoctoral Fellowship supports postdoctoral fellowships for research in biodiversity or a combination of biodiversity with conservation and public policy. The fellowship is administered by the Yale Institute for Biospheric Studies (YIBS).
About the fellowship:
- This award is meant for individuals who have been awarded a PhD degree within the past three years (or who soon will be awarded a PhD).
- Postdoctoral fellows will conduct research in environmental sciences under the mentorship of a Yale faculty member who will provide office/lab space and additional research funds.
- Annual compensation is $62,000 plus fringe benefits, and $5,000 in contingency funds.
- The Donnelley Postdoctoral Environmental Fellowship award supports research in environmental sciences.
- Fellows work under the mentorship of a Yale faculty member.
- The Yale faculty member provides office and lab space, and research funds beyond the award’s contingency fund.
Eligibility:
- Individuals who have been awarded the PhD degree within the past three years, or who are soon to be awarded the PhD degree, are eligible for nomination.
- Note: Yale PhD graduates and individuals already in residence at Yale are not eligible.
Duration of fellowship: two years, without possibility of renewal
Nomination Process
- Nominations must be made by a Yale faculty member, who must affirm that they wll act as mentor and provide research infrastructure for the nominee if selected; direct applications are not accepted.
The nomination letter must:
- Describe how the faculty member knows the nominee.
- Detail why the nominee is worthy of consideration and what makes him or her an outstanding candidate.
- Explain how the nominee’s proposed research is innovative, and how and why it will complement the work of the faculty member’s research group.
- List the research facilities and equipment accessible to the nominee.
- Nominations are limited to one per faculty member.
- Submit the nomination letter online as PDF
- Nominees are asked to provide the following in PDF: A two-page research proposal; A CV with a complete bibliography; Three letters of recommendation; The manuscript or reprint of one published work
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| Organization | Yale University |
| Country | USA |
| Fellowship Level | Postdoctoral |
| Subject areas | Environmental Science |
| Fellowship amount | $62,000 |
| Eligibility | Open to all nationalities |
| Deadline | Faculty nominations: October 30,2019. Nominee’s application materials: November 25,2019 |
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