Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Fellowships
- Date posted: October 2, 2023
- Deadline: November 1, 2023
- Employment type: Full-time
- Federal position? No
- Salary: $57,000 per year (postdoctoral) plus benefits
- Location: Edgewater, MD
- Work model: Onsite
Overview
Now accepting 2024 applications!
The Smithsonian Institution is committed to training the next generation of scientists to meet the environmental challenges of the 21st century. The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center offers a variety of fellowship opportunities to graduate and postgraduate students.
Smithsonian Postdoctoral Fellowships include the following benefits:
- $57,000 annual stipend
- Health benefits
- Relocation expenses
- Research allowance
Multiple funding levels available for postdoctoral, predoctoral and graduate fellows! Details at serc.si.edu/fellowships.
SERC has 18 laboratories conducting the following research:
- Biodiversity and Ecosystem
- Biogeochemical Cycles
- Food Web Dynamics
- Forest, Wetland and Estuarine Ecology
- Global Climate Change
- Historical Ecology
- Invasive Species
- Landscape Ecology
Deadline: November 1, 2023
Download or print the fellowship flyer
How to Apply
Interested candidates are encouraged to contact one of our Principal Investigators to discuss your research interest. Find one whose lab matches yours at https://serc.si.edu/labs.
Contact
Questions? Contact Internship and Fellowship Coordinator Nick Greene at greenedn@si.edu.
About SERC
SERC is a research center of the Smithsonian Institution, located in Edgewater, MD on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay, approximately 10 miles south of Annapolis, 40 miles west of Washington DC, and 40 miles south of Baltimore. SERC's 2,650-acre campus is a living laboratory for long-term ecosystem research on forests, farmland, wetlands, shorelines, and estuaries. The SERC campus contains a laboratory and office complex, as well as education and waterfront facilities, dormitories for interns, and guest housing for visitors.
The Smithsonian Institution is an equal opportunity employer, committed to a policy of non-discrimination on the basis of race/ethnicity, national origin, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, religion, marital, parental, or caregiver status, and disability. The SERC community recognizes the value of workforce diversity, and we strongly encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. We recognize that each applicant for this role will bring unique skills, knowledge, experiences, and background to this position. Competitive candidates will have many, but not necessarily all, of the listed qualifications and experiences.
