Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellows Program
Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellows Program supports postdoctoral scholars pursuing interdisciplinary research to develop technological, economic, and policy solutions to energy and environmental challenges.
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Funder: Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment
Due Dates: December 4, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET (Full consideration)
Funding Amounts: $75,000 salary plus $3,500 per year for conference travel and career development; anticipated two-year appointment
Summary: Supports independent, interdisciplinary postdoctoral research developing technological, economic, and policy solutions to energy and environmental challenges.
Key Information: Candidates must have received a related doctorate within three years of their anticipated start date and collaborate with at least two Princeton faculty or senior researchers.
Description
Princeton University’s Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment supports outstanding postdoctoral scholars pursuing innovative solutions to pressing technological, economic, and policy challenges in energy and the environment. The fellowship enables independent, interdisciplinary research combining science, engineering, technology, policy, and social dimensions. Projects may be theoretical or experimental, fundamental or applied.
Fellows develop their research plans with Princeton faculty or senior researchers and work with expert mentors to advance their careers. The program particularly encourages work aligned with the Center’s research initiatives and plans that establish new collaborative links. Research represented in the program includes renewable energy and grid resilience, energy storage materials, carbon capture, water treatment, energy-efficient buildings, and the social impacts of clean energy transitions.
