Deadline: 30 September, 2020
Harvard University has announced a call for application for the Edward O. Wilson Biodiversity Fellowship programme.
This programme supports postdoctoral researchers at MCZ to pursue the discovery and formal taxonomic description of Earth’s animal species.
Fellows will work under the supervision of one or more MCZ faculty-curators who will provide office space, access to lab facilities and necessary research support.
Benefits
- Research and travel allowance of $4,000 per year
Eligibility
- A Ph.D. with relevant research experience in taxonomy and/or systematics
- All formal requirements for the doctoral degree must be completed before the start of the fellowship
- The EOW fellowship programme is open to both U.S. and non-U.S. citizens
- Where appropriate, proposed research should utilise an integrative approach that combines several data types in crafting solutions to taxonomic problems
- Applicants need to identify at least one faculty curator who has agreed to supervise the fellowship
To apply and for more information, click here.
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