Postdoctoral Fellowships

Atmospheric, Earth system, and social science research
Positions at NCAR & UCAR
- Enjoy academic freedom
- Benefit from competitive salary, travel, and equipment support
- Gain access to NCAR facilities
ASP Postdoctoral
Fellowships
NCAR Advanced Study Program
These fellowships bring
recent Ph.D.s to NCAR to work on a research project of their choosing that
is relevant to the NCAR scientific mission. Fellowships
are for one year with a one-year extension and are located in Boulder, Colorado.
303-497-1328
paulad@ucar.edu
www.asp.ucar.edu/pdfp/postdoc_fellowship.php
- Seeking new Western Hemisphere scientists for
interdisciplinary global change research
IAI Postdoctoral Fellowships
Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research and
NCAR Advanced Study Program
Scientists from atmospheric disciplines—as well as physicists,
chemists, applied mathematicians, computer scientists, engineers, and specialists
from related disciplines such as biology, geology, science education, economics,
and geography—are invited to apply their training to research in the
atmospheric sciences. Eligibility is limited to citizens of IAI
member countries within five years past their doctorate. Fellowships
are at NCAR and candidates must be
fluent in English.
303-497-1328
paulad@ucar.edu
www.asp.ucar.edu/iai
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- Seeking postdocs for specific projects at NCAR & UCAR
- Openings are posted as they become available
Project-specific postdoctoral
employment in science and technology
UCAR Human Resources
Click on Current Open Positions from the Working
With Us page to find postdoc job openings. Then click on Create
your own Job Agent to
be notified of future postdoctoral positions that match your qualifications.
303-497-8715
nwade@ucar.edu
www.fin.ucar.edu/hr/employment

Off-site positions
- Find your niche in one of a range of research and operational settings
across the United States
Postdocs Applying Climate Expertise Fellowship Program (PACE)
UCAR Visiting Scientist Programs
PACE develops the pool of scientists working at the interface between
climate science and its applications. The program helps bring
advances in climate science into decision making tools and frameworks
while strengthening collaboration across disciplines, institutions,
and sectors.
303-497-8649
vsp@ucar.edu
www.vsp.ucar.edu/cgc
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NOAA Climate and Global Change Postdoctoral
Fellowships (C&GC)
UCAR Visiting Scientist Programs
This program pairs recently graduated postdocs with host scientists
at U.S. universities and research institutions to work on questions
of mutual interest. The program supports research on climate variations with time scales of seasons to centuries.
303-497-8649
vsp@ucar.edu
www.vsp.ucar.edu/cgc
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More opportunities
through UCAR's Visiting Scientist Programs
UCAR Visiting Scientist Programs
Includes a broad range of visiting positions. Openings are posted as they become
available.
303-497-8649
vsp@ucar.edu
www.vsp.ucar.edu
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Postdoctoral
openings at UCAR Member Institutions
UCAR Community Members
Openings are posted as they become available.
See individual listings for contacts
www.asp.ucar.edu/opportunities/member_opportunities.php

Solar, solar-terrestrial, and related astrophysics research
Positions at NCAR & UCAR
- Collaborate with scientists at the forefront of Sun and Sun-Earth research
- Gain access to a wide range of observational, computing, and technical facilities
HAO Postdoctoral
Fellowships
NCAR High Altitude Observatory
Provides one-year and short-term appointments to new Ph.D. scientists interested
in theoretical, experimental, observational, and interpretive studies related
to solar research.
303-497-8715
whawkins@ucar.edu
www.hao.ucar.edu/people/visitors/postdoc.php

Off-site positions
- Help forge the emerging field of heliophysics
- Participate in NASA's Living With a Star program
Heliophysics Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
UCAR Visiting Scientist Programs
Research is invited on space weather, the Sun-climate connection,
and other topics relevant to NASA's Living with a Star, as well as
projects that cross the traditional heliophysics subdomains of the Sun, heliosphere,
magnetosphere, and ionosphere/upper atmosphere. Fellows are paired
with host scientists at U.S. research laboratories and institutes.
303-497-8634
vsp@ucar.edu
www.vsp.ucar.edu/HeliophysicsScience

