Postdoctoral fellowships in Earth Sciences
Postdoctoral fellowships offer early career researchers opportunities to conduct Earth Sciences research.
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Funder: NRC Research Associateship Programs
Due Dates: February 1, 2026 (Research Opportunity deadline)
Funding Amounts: Base stipend approximately $45,000 with experience-based supplements; includes travel allowance and relocation support. Duration typically 2-3 years.
Summary: Postdoctoral fellowships provide early career researchers opportunities to conduct self-directed Earth Sciences research at federal laboratories.
Key Information: Open to postdoctoral and senior researchers; applicants must have a doctoral degree; U.S. citizenship requirements vary by agency; application requires contacting a research adviser prior to applying.
Description
The NRC Research Associateship Programs (RAP) offer prestigious postdoctoral and senior research fellowships designed to provide promising scientists and engineers with high-quality research opportunities at federal laboratories and affiliated institutions. This specific fellowship opportunity focuses on Earth Sciences, including areas such as polar and subpolar climate change, coupled atmosphere-ice-ocean modeling, and regional/coastal ocean and sea ice dynamics.
Research topics include but are not limited to:
- Polar and subpolar climate interactions (atmosphere, sea ice, oceanography, ecosystem)
- Global coupled atmosphere-ice-ocean and basin-scale ocean-ice-ecosystem modeling
- Regional and coastal ocean and sea ice dynamics, including Great Lakes ice-hydrodynamics-ecosystem modeling
The program aims to foster professional growth by providing mentorship, access to state-of-the-art facilities, and opportunities to collaborate with leading scientists, enhancing career prospects in academia, industry, or government research.
