<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:13px">Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2015 11:37:29 -0400</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">From: =?windows-1252?Q?Katie_</span><span style="font-size:13px">Dietrich?= <</span><a href="mailto:katie.dietrich@TNC.ORG" style="font-size:13px">katie.dietrich@TNC.ORG</a><span style="font-size:13px">></span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Subject: Postdoc Fellow: NatureNet Science Fellows</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">The Nature Conservancy is pleased to solicit applications for the NatureN=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">et</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Science Fellows program, a trans-disciplinary postdoctoral fellowship</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">program aimed at bridging academic excellence and conservation practice t=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">o</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">confront climate change.</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">The Nature Conservancy recognizes climate change as the single greatest</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">threat to our mission, and to humanity. Never before has there been an is=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">sue</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">that so tightly integrates the health of the planet with the economy, foo=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">d</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">production, clean, reliable water, health, and equality. The NatureNet</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Science Fellows program seeks to bring leading early career scientists an=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">d</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">engineers from diverse fields into the realm of problem solving at the</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">interface of climate change, technology, and conservation.</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">This program drives research to tackle the two overarching challenges of</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">climate change:=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Theme 1: Halting Climate Change</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">The majority of projected climate change impacts can be avoided, if we ac=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">t</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">quickly and aggressively towards a low-carbon energy system. Getting ther=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">e</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">will require major new advances in the science and engineering behind ene=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">rgy</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">technology -- from storage, improved efficiency, and transmission, to new=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">source development--and in how we deploy all energy sources--from</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">encouraging major energy source shifts to siting and operating new</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">infrastructure with minimal environmental impact. Fellows may tackle thes=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">e</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">challenges from the fields of physics, chemistry, landscape planning,</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">electrical engineering, biology, nanotechnology, political science,</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">meteorology, waste management, computer science, energy technology,</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">geography, or transport engineering.</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Theme 2: Adapting to Climate Change</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Climate change is already happening, and current levels of greenhouse gas=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">ses</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">in the atmosphere have already locked the planet into significant climate=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">disruption. The NatureNet program supports research that will identify ne=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">w</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">means for reducing these impacts and improving the ability of both nature=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">and people to adapt. Relevant challenges will be addressed by fellows fro=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">m</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">fields as wide ranging as coral biology, agricultural technology, politic=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">al</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">economics, coastal geomorphology, ecology, forestry, water and sanitation=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">health, climatology, environmental toxicology, agronomy, irrigation</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">engineering, animal husbandry, fisheries, or coastal engineering.</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Fellows will work with a Nature Conservancy mentor and a hosting senior</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">scholar (or scholars) from one of the NatureNet partner universities to</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">develop a research program. The joint mentorship model is unique, and</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">additional training is provided in science communication and</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">cross-disciplinary collaboration. Fellows spend up to two weeks each year=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px"> in</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">science communications training and intensive collaboration and</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">problem-solving opportunities.</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">The program is run in partnership with a diversity of universities that</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">represent traditional and non-traditional disciplines relevant to</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">conservation science. Applicants must identify one university as their ho=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">me</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">institution, but are encouraged to suggest collaborations with additional=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">universities and institutions if those collaborations will greatly enhanc=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">e</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">the research. This year=92s participating universities are:</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">- Arizona State University - Center for Biodiversity Outcomes</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">- Brown University - Institute at Brown for Environment and Society</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">- Columbia University - The Earth Institute</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">- Cornell University - Atkinson Center for Sustainable Futures</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">- Princeton University - Princeton Environmental Institute</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">- University of California - Los Angeles - Institute of Environment and</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Sustainability</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">- University of Pennsylvania</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">- Yale University</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">The Conservancy expects fellow appointments to start between </span><span class="" tabindex="0" style="font-size:13px"><span class="">July 1</span></span><span style="font-size:13px"> and</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span class="" tabindex="0" style="font-size:13px"><span class="">September 1, 2016</span></span><span style="font-size:13px">. Eligible individuals will have completed their doctora=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">te</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">within the past five years. Applicants who have not yet completed their</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">doctorate must clearly indicate on the application the date the degree is=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">expected.</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Each fellow will receive a non-negotiable annual salary of $50,000 plus</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">benefits, with the postdoctoral position expected to run for two consecut=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">ive</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">years. In addition to the stipend, each fellow receives an annual travel</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">budget of approximately $5,000 and an annual research fund of approximate=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">ly</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">$20,000.=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Applications must be submitted by October 31, 2015 to Dr. Katie Dietrich =</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">at</span><br style="font-size:13px"><a href="mailto:NatureNetScience@tnc.org" style="font-size:13px">NatureNetScience@tnc.org</a><span style="font-size:13px">. In the subject line of the e-mail place your la=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">st</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">name and the host university. Submit the following materials:=20</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">1. Cover letter and research proposal (2 pages). Applicants should descri=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">be</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">experience and suitability for the program through a brief research</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">proposal. Unlike a standard cover letter, this proposal should highlight =</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">a</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">research question of interest, the research approach and methods, the</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">scientific significance, and significance to The Nature Conservancy and</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">action-oriented research. The proposal should illustrate the strengths of=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">the applicant=92s experience towards developing and implementing this res=</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">earch.</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">2. Curriculum Vitae or resume.</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">3. Letters of recommendation. Arrange to have three letters of reference</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">submitted to </span><a href="mailto:NatureNetScience@tnc.org" style="font-size:13px">NatureNetScience@tnc.org</a><span style="font-size:13px"> with only your name in the subject =</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">line.</span><br style="font-size:13px"><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Accepted candidates will be notified by January 31, 2016. Funds are</span><br style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">available for fellows to start on approximately </span><span class="" tabindex="0" style="font-size:13px"><span class="">July 1, 2016</span></span><span style="font-size:13px">.</span><br style="font-size:13px"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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