<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:rgb(57,56,57);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Carnegie Museum of Natural History in
Pittsburgh, PA invites applications for the Rea Postdoctoral Fellowship
Program. </span></b><span style="color:rgb(57,56,57);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">The goal of the program is to
facilitate innovative collections- or field-based independent research at the
museum under the mentorship of scientific staff.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(57,56,57);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Applications are being sought for
research in 5 scientific sections (Botany, Ornithology, Invertebrate Zoology, Minerals
& Earth Sciences). </span><span style="color:rgb(57,56,57)">Applicants must discuss the
feasibility of prospective research projects with the individual CMNH
scientific staff with whom they intend to work. For staff areas of expertise
and contact information for the curators available to host the post-doctoral
fellow, see the following:</span></p>
<b style="color:rgb(57,56,57);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><a href="https://carnegiemnh.org/research/birds">Section of Ornithology</a> </b><span style="color:rgb(57,56,57);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">(</span><span style="color:rgb(57,56,57);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Chase Mendenhall,PhD </span><a href="mailto:mendenhallc@carnegiemnh.org" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;outline:none">mendenhallc@carnegiemnh.org</a><span style="color:rgb(57,56,57);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">)</span><br><ul style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" type="disc">
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<span style="color:rgb(57,56,57);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><a href="https://carnegiemnh.org/research/botany/" style="font-weight:bold">Section of Botany</a><span style="outline:none"><b> </b>(</span></span><span style="color:rgb(57,56,57);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Mason
Heberling, PhD, </span><a href="mailto:heberlingm@carnegiemnh.org" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;outline:none">heberlingm@carnegiemnh.org</a><span style="color:rgb(57,56,57);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">)</span><br><ul style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" type="disc">
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<b style="color:rgb(57,56,57);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><a href="https://carnegiemnh.org/research/invertebrate-zoology/">Section of Invertebrate Zoology</a></b><span style="color:rgb(57,56,57);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">(</span><span style="color:rgb(57,56,57);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Ainsley
Seago, PhD </span><a href="mailto:SeagoA@carnegiemnh.Org" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;outline:none">SeagoA@carnegiemnh.Org</a>)<br><b style="color:rgb(57,56,57);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><a href="https://carnegiemnh.org/research/minerals/">Section of Minerals & Earth Science</a> </b><span style="color:rgb(57,56,57);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">(</span><span style="color:rgb(57,56,57);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Carla
Rosenfeld, PhD. </span><a href="mailto:RosenfeldC@Carnegiemnh.org" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;outline:none">RosenfeldC@Carnegiemnh.org</a> or <span style="color:rgb(57,56,57);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Travis
Olds, PhD</span><span style="color:rgb(57,56,57);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;outline:none"> </span><a href="mailto:OldsT@Carnegiemnh.org" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;outline:none">OldsT@Carnegiemnh.org</a>)<p class="MsoNormal" style="outline:none;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(57,56,57);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;line-height:18pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:rgb(57,56,57)">Program Description</span></b><span style="color:rgb(57,56,57)"></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in;outline:none;margin-bottom:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(57,56,57);line-height:18pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;outline:none;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The
program provides funds to conduct a specific research project within a
limited time period and under the mentorship of the museum’s curatorial or
other senior scientific staff. Fellows may apply to conduct research in
the sections of Botany, Ornithology, Earth Science and Minerals, or
Invertebrate Zoology.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(57,56,57);line-height:18pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;outline:none;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Additional
support may be provided for travel related to collections visits,
conferences, and/or field and lab work. The appointment will be for one
year and may be extended for a second (and final) year upon performance
review. International scholars will receive support to obtain a J-1 visa.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(57,56,57);line-height:18pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;outline:none;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Awardees
are expected to be in residence at the museum (except during any periods
of travel associated with their project). In addition to the proposed
research project, fellows will be expected to deliver a presentation as
part of the museum’s R.W. Moriarty Science Seminar Series, and to
participate in the museum’s educational activities and other public
programs.<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><br>
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</span><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(57,56,57)">The deadline for the submission of applications is May 1, 2021.</span></b><div><span style="color:rgb(57,56,57)"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.6667px">See the full posting<b> <a href="https://us59.dayforcehcm.com/CandidatePortal/en-US/car/Posting/View/2886">here</a>.<br style="outline:none"></b></span></font>
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