[ES_JOBS_NET] Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunity, Rice University (Houston, TX)

[Sylvia Dee]

The Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences at Rice
University is inviting applications for the Pan Postdoctoral Research
Fellowship. We are seeking candidates with independent research interests
that intersect with one or more faculty within our department and who
contribute positively to the diversity of the department through outreach
or other means. Both domestic and international applicants are welcome. A
Ph.D. is required at the time of appointment, but candidates must have
received their Ph.D. no more than 3 years before their start date at Rice.

The research fellowships will be supported for two years, pending
satisfactory progress during the first year, and covers an annual stipend
of $60,000 with a benefits package and an additional annual discretionary
research allowance of $3,500. Applicants are requested to develop a
proposal of research to be undertaken during the fellowship period. The
principal selection criteria are scientific excellence, a clearly expressed
research plan to address questions at the forefront of their field of
study, research synergies with at least one faculty, and a commitment to
fostering diversity in their field of research. The proposed research
should encompass independent research ideas and explore new directions
beyond the applicant’s Ph.D. Preference will be given to applicants whose
proposals demonstrate independence and originality, and also the potential
for collaboration with one or more faculty in the Department of Earth,
Environmental and Planetary Sciences.

Applicants are required to submit:

1. A current CV, including a list of publications

2. A brief synopsis of the applicant’s doctoral dissertation (no longer
than one page).

3. A brief diversity statement that explains the applicants’ interest in,
experience with, and/or planned commitment to addressing issues of
diversity, equity, and inclusion in their field of research (no longer than
one page)

4. A concise research proposal (no longer than three pages, including
figures, excluding references) describing the applicants research
interests, specifically the research that the applicant would like to
pursue at Rice

5. The names of potential Rice faculty who could serve as postdoctoral
mentors

All five documents should be submitted as a single PDF file to the
fellowship search committee (esci-postdoc at rice.edu) by 3 November, 2021. In
addition, letters of reference should be submitted by three referees to the
same email address and by the same deadline.

The highest ranked applicants will be invited for an interview. Following
acceptance, the appointment may begin anytime before 1 January, 2023. For
further information or questions contact the search committee at esci-
postdoc at rice.edu.

Rice University is located in Houston, Texas, and is a private,
coeducational, nonsectarian university that aspires to path-breaking
research, unsurpassed teaching, and contributions to the betterment of our
world. Rice fulfills this mission by cultivating a diverse community of
learning and discovery that produces leaders across the spectrum of human
endeavor.

Rice University is an Equal Opportunity Employer with commitment to
diversity at all levels and considers for employment qualified applicants
without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation,
gender identity, national or ethnic origin, genetic information, disability
or protected veteran status.


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Dr. Sylvia G. Dee
Assistant Professor
Rice University
Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences
sylvia.dee at rice.edu
sylviadeeclimate.org
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