Interested in joining the lab for an independent postdoctoral fellowship? I’m recruiting candidates who would like to develop independent research proposals. My areas of interest are broad, and include at least community ecology, trait-based ecology, global change ecology, control theory applications to ecology, remote sensing, biogeography, human use of plants, and forest ecology. I’m also interested in supporting candidates who might want to work on the interface between ecology and another field. The lab provides an inclusive and supportive mentoring environment, and currently is home to a diverse international team (https://benjaminblonder.org/people/). Candidates from historically marginalized backgrounds are particularly encouraged to get in touch.

I’ve put together a list of fellowships that are relevant to coming to Berkeley below. Please email if interested in discussing further.

• NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Biology: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22623/nsf22623.htm – deadline November 3
• UC Berkeley Miller Fellowship: https://miller.berkeley.edu/fellowship – nomination deadline September 12, application deadline October 7
• University of California President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship: https://ppfp.ucop.edu/info/ – deadline November 1, tenured faculty co-mentor beyond me required
• NOAA Climate & Global Change (C&GC) Postdoctoral Program: https://cpaess.ucar.edu/cgc – deadline January 7
• Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowship: https://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/FordFellowships/PGA_171940 – deadline December 8
• USDA Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Postdoctoral Fellowships: https://www.nifa.usda.gov/grants/funding-opportunities/agriculture-food-research-initiative-education-workforce-development – deadline September 7
• Burroughs Welcome Fund Career Awards at the Scientific Interface: http://www.bwfund.org/funding-opportunities/interfaces-in-science/career-awards-at-the-scientific-interface/ – letter of intent due September 1, application deadline January 6
• NSF Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22619/nsf22619.htm – deadline October 19
• L’Oreal Women in Science Fellowship: https://lorealfwis.aaas.org/login/indexA.cfm – opens early December
• Life Sciences Research Foundation: https://lsrf.org/apply/ – opens August 15, deadline October 1