SESYNC is dedicated to fostering synthesis that
brings together diverse forms of knowledge from
the natural and social sciences to generate
insights into the behavior and management of
interlinked systems of people and nature.
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC)
Applications due November 1, 2012
Please visit www.sesync.org/programs/postdocs for further details
The National Socio-environmental Synthesis Center
(SESYNC), located in Annapolis, Maryland, invites
applications for 2 year postdoctoral fellowships
that begin February 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 much 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 on-site 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 and natural 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
The deadline for applications for fellowships is
November 1, 2012 for fellowships beginning in
February 2013. The next round of competition
will be in the spring for fellowships beginning in late August, 2013.
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 contact
us before applying. Please visit
<http://www.sesync.org/programs/postdocs>www.sesync.org/programs/postdocs
for submission instructions. For questions,
please contact Dr. David Hawthorne at
<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] .
The University of Maryland is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Minorities and Women Are Encouraged to Apply
