Office of Research
Simons Collaboration on the Origins of Life Postdoctoral Fellowship
Note: This is not a limited submission and is being announced as a courtesy only.
The Simons Collaboration on the Origins of Life (SCOL) supports creative, innovative research on topics such as the astrophysical and planetary context of the origins of life, the development of prebiotic chemistry, the assembly of the first cells, the advent of Darwinian evolution and the earliest signs of life on the young Earth.
The collaboration is now inviting applications for postdoctoral fellowships to support independent research at one or more laboratories or research institutions in any country.
With this program, SCOL seeks to support early-career researchers at an important inflection point in origins of life research resulting from an influx of new talent, new instrumentation, a growing global community of researchers and growth of the 'systems' approach that connects disciplines, technologies and institutions.
Applications from all origins-related disciplines are encouraged. SCOL fellows will interact with colleagues from different disciplines and programs both online and in person, and will participate fully in all SCOL events.
Candidates should have received their Ph.D. or equivalent degree within five years of the fellowship’s start date. Appointments last for three years, contingent upon annual progress report assessment. See full eligibility requirements here.
The submission deadline for first-stage proposals is Friday, September 18, 2015, 5:00 p.m. EDT. First-stage finalists will be notified by Friday, October 30, 2015, and must submit a second-stage proposal by Tuesday, December 1, 2015.
Please email program inquires to origins@simonsfoundation.org, and administrative inquires to lifegrants@simonsfoundation.org.
Application Instructions
Note: This is not a limited submission and is being announced as a courtesy only.
Inquiries and Contact Information
Investigators who identify a grant, award or fellowship program that restricts the number of applications that can be submitted from an Institution should immediately contact their Chairperson, Associate Dean for Research (or Dean, if no ADR) and the Office of Research (see below) if they intend to prepare a response. Failure to do so, or to meet the deadlines for submission of pre-proposal, will preclude submission of the application through the Office of Sponsored Programs.
For general inquiries, or to request a listing of a limited submission opportunity that should be but is not already listed, please email us at limitedsubs@uw.edu.