Deadline: 18 September 2015
The Simons Collaboration is seeking proposals for postdoctoral fellowships to support independent research on topics related to the origins of life at one or more laboratories or research institutions in any country.
The collaboration seeks to engage the ideas and creativity of researchers around the world by providing an array of opportunities for postdoctoral fellows to interact with colleagues from different disciplines and programs both online and in person, including webinars, workshops and annual symposia.
Eligibility Criteria
- Candidates should have received their Ph.D. or equivalent degree within five years of the fellowship’s start date.
- Applications may be submitted from scientists in domestic and foreign nonprofit organizations; public and private institutions, such as colleges, universities, hospitals, laboratories and units of state and local government; and eligible agencies of the federal government.
- There are no citizenship or country requirements.
Funding Information & Benefits
- The annual stipend will be $55,000 USD in year one. The stipend may be supplemented by the host institution or the mentoring PI.
- There will be up to a $10,000 allowance for health insurance or equivalent insurance in the country in which the fellow’s institution is located, for the fellow and his or her family.
How to Apply
- Interested applicants must submit a first stage proposal electronically using proposal CENTRAL via given website.
- The applicants selected through first stage proposal will have to submit a second-stage proposal.
For more information, please visit Postdoctoral Fellowships.
