Climate & Global Change (C&GC) Postdoctoral Program
Climate & Global Change (C&GC) Postdoctoral Program supports postdoctoral researchers in independent climate science research to improve understanding of a changing Earth system and develop future research leaders.
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Funder: University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (CPAESS)
Due Dates: July 21, 2026 (Applications open) | October 16, 2026, 11:59 p.m. MT (Application deadline) | End of October 2026 (Reference questionnaires) | June 2027 (Degree completion in application guide) | First Monday in July 2027 (Latest fellowship start)
Funding Amounts: Two-year fellowship with approximately $82,000 annual salary, $8,000 annual travel/publication allowance, and $3,500 one-time relocation support
Summary: Supports independent postdoctoral research across physical, social, and integrated climate sciences while training future climate research leaders.
Key Information: Advance contact with a host is required; fellows must work in person at an institution within the 50 U.S. states.
Description
The Climate & Global Change Postdoctoral Program is managed by UCAR’s Cooperative Programs for the Advancement of Earth System Science (CPAESS) for NOAA’s Climate Program Office. It provides independent research opportunities for recently graduated PhDs, pairing fellows with mentoring scientists at U.S. universities, research institutions, or federal agencies. Projects may be disciplinary or interdisciplinary, spanning physical, social, and integrated sciences.
Research areas include climate variability and impacts, freshwater, oceans, carbon and other biogeochemical cycles, energy, decarbonization, Earth system modeling, and coupled human–Earth system processes. The program seeks to improve understanding, prediction, planning, and management of a changing Earth system, including how communities experience climate change and pursue low-carbon, resilient, sustainable, and equitable futures. Climate-health, climate communication, education, and mitigation or adaptation planning research can fit the program. Research questions need not focus on the United States.
