SESYNC Postdoctoral Fellowship

The National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC), located in Annapolis, Maryland, invites applications for 2 year postdoctoral fellowships that begin September 2013. Fellows will undertake independent social, environmental, or cyber-infrastructure synthesis projects that are consistent with the mission of SESYNC. In addition to leading independent synthesis research, SESYNC fellows spend part of their time (~30%) on collaborative center activities, which could include such efforts as working with a Pursuit team, working on a cross-Pursuit or cross-Theme synthesis project, organizing a workshop, developing an education, policy, or outreach activity, or exploring visualization and other cyber tools.

SESYNC postdoctoral fellows will be based in our facilities in Annapolis, Maryland, with the possibility of spending some time at our partner organization, Resources for the Future, located in Washington, DC. SESYNC offers substantial computational support for fellows, as well as a dynamic, collaborative learning environment. Postdocs will receive an annual stipend, full University of Maryland employee benefits, and a small annual travel allowance for meetings. Fellows will have two mentors-- a professional mentor at SESYNC and a domain mentor. The domain mentor should be at a SESYNC partner institution or be an established scholar elsewhere who will travel to SESYNC at least twice a year to work with the fellow.

ELIGIBILITY:

We seek a diverse group of postdoctoral fellows with PhDs in social, natural, and computational sciences. Areas of previous research should be relevant to socio-environmental synthesis or synthesis education, including anthropology, computer science, ecology, education, economics, geography, history, mathematics, political science, psychology, public policy, planning, sociology, statistics, etc.

APPLICATION DEADLINE AND SUBMISSION PROCESS:

Applications are due by May 1, 2013. This deadline is for applications for fellowships beginning in September 2013. Candidates must be available for Skype and in-person interviews during the first two weeks of June. Future competitions will be held on an annual basis, with applications due in spring for fall starts.

Applications will require a research proposal, description of interests and ideas for collaborative center activities, description of cyber-infrastructure needs, CV, and three letters of reference (submitted separately). Potential international Postdoctoral Fellows should review visa requirements before applying. Please visit http://www.sesync.org/postdoctoral-fellows-program for submission instructions and to apply. For questions, please contact Dr. David Hawthorne at dhawthorne@sesync.org.

Please visit http://www.sesync.org/postdoctoral-fellows-program for further details.

The University of Maryland is an Equal Opportunity. Employer Minorities and Women Are Encouraged to Apply.