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University of Michigan Dow Sustainability Fellows Program

The Dow Sustainability Fellows Program is designed to create a new generation

of sustainability scholars who understand the necessity of collaborating across

disciplines and sectors to address and solve complex sustainability challenges.

With this in mind, the program is seeking proposals from postdoctoral scholars

committed to finding interdisciplinary, actionable, and meaningful sustainability

solutions on local-to-global scales.

Applications due: December 15, 2012

THE AWARD: Each year, up to 10 full-time postdoctoral scholars will be selected

for this Dow Sustainability Fellows Program, each of whom will receive an

annual stipend of at least $52,000, U-M medical and dental benefits, and

access to $2,000-5,000 per year for travel and research. This is a two-year

fellowship that follows the academic cycle (September to August), with the

first cohort beginning in September 2013.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: The program seeks accomplished,

connected, and motivated candidates working on sustainability issues at the

interface of the social sciences/humanities and the natural/physical/

engineering sciences. Successful candidates should be at the beginning

of their academic careers, having received their Ph.D. or comparable

professional or artistic degree within four years of the fellowship start date

(see RFP for more details). Non-US citizens may apply. Fellows must be

in residence in Ann Arbor for the academic year (September – May) and

participate in Dow Postdoctoral Program activities. Reasonable absences

for field work may be allowed but must be disclosed and approved by the

program director in advance.

THE COMMUNITY OF SCHOLARS: Dow Sustainability Fellows become

part of a “Community of Scholars” who regularly interact to exchange

ideas and perspectives. As part of an effort to encourage interdiscipinary

thinking and collaboration, postdoctoral fellows are required to engage

in monthly seminars and related activities and are encouraged to mentor

doctoral and masters/professional degree Dow Fellows as appropriate.

APPLICATION PROCESS: Eligible candidates are asked to apply online at

www.sustainability.umich.edu/postdoctoral-fellowship. See the Request

for Proposals (online PDF) for details about application components. As part

of the application process, candidates must identify an active U-M faculty

member who has agreed to serve as their mentor during the fellowship

period. Faculty members are limited to serving as the formal mentor for only

one applicant per application cycle.

Questions may be submitted to dow-postdoc@umich.edu.