[ES_JOBS_NET] Rice Sustainability Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship: Call for Applications

[Sylvia Dee]

The Sustainability Institute at Rice University is inviting applications
for postdoctoral fellows in sustainability solutions. We seek creative
scholars with research proposals that are interdisciplinary and tackle
sustainability problems in transformative, multidisciplinary ways.

Applicants are requested to submit a proposal of research to be undertaken
during the fellowship period. The principal selection criteria are
scholarly creativity and excellence, the applicant’s record of
productivity, and a clearly expressed research plan to address questions at
the forefront of their field of study. The proposed research should
encompass independent research ideas and explore new directions beyond the
applicant’s Ph.D.

Both domestic and international applicants are welcome. By the time of
their start date at Rice, candidates must have received their Ph.D. degree
and be within the first 3 years of degree conferral.

The research fellowship will be supported for two years --- pending
satisfactory progress during the first year --- and includes an annual
stipend of $70,000 with a benefits package, an annual discretionary
research allowance, and an allowance for reasonable relocation expenses.

Applicants are required to submit:

1. A current CV, including a list of publications and other authored,
creative works,

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

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

4. A brief collaboration statement that explains the applicants’ interest
in, experience with, and/or planned commitment to working with research
partners across multiple disciplines. This statement of collaboration
should detail a prospective team of potential advisors, ideally across
multiple departments and/or schools at Rice.

All four documents should be submitted as a single PDF file to the
fellowship search committee at si at rice. edu by August 15, 2024. Letters of
reference will be requested following the first application review. For
further information or questions contact si at rice.edu.

The Rice Sustainability Institute (si.rice.edu) supports the development of
sustainable, equitable solutions to urgent energy, climate, and
environmental challenges. Rice University is a private, coeducational,
nonsectarian university located in Houston, Texas, a dynamic, cosmopolitan
city that is the 4th largest in the nation. Rice occupies a 300-acre
tree-shaded campus adjacent to Houston’s Museum District and the Texas
Medical Center, the world’s largest medical complex. Rice has a highly
diverse and international student body and a strong culture of
cross-disciplinary collaboration.

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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