Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Marine Microbial Ecology

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Life Sciences Home Life Sciences Microbial Oceanography Funding Inquiries:

lifegrants@simonsfoundation.org Office Hours

Monday - Friday

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time

The Simons Foundation’s Life Sciences division invited applications for postdoctoral fellowships to support candidates who intended to pursue a career in basic research on fundamental problems in marine microbial ecology, with an emphasis on understanding the role of microorganisms in shaping ocean processes and vice versa. We were interested in applicants with training in different disciplines, including modeling and theory development, as well as applicants already involved in ocean research. Inquiries:

lifegrants@simonsfoundation.org Office Hours

Monday - Friday

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time

The deadline for proposal submission is May 7, 2024, 12:00 p.m. (noon) Eastern Time. Please plan carefully with your host institution and references to meet this deadline.

Applications must be submitted via the Simons Award Manager (SAM). Please click on the Funding Opportunities icon and navigate to the Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Marine Microbial Ecology call. Click the Create Application button to begin. Applications should be started and submitted under the applicant’s own account in SAM.

Informational videos on submitting applications in SAM can be found here.

Please note that in the event of budgetary or other considerations The Simons Foundation, Inc. reserves the right to refer an application to The Simons Foundation International, Ltd. (SFI) for consideration and funding, in which case SFI’s grant policies would apply.

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION:

Applicant: The postdoctoral fellow should be listed in the applicant role, which is titled “Fellow” for this award type. Do not list the sponsor here.

Institution: The institution that will administer the fellowship and have primary contractual responsibility for the fellowship, if awarded, should be listed here, even if the fellow is not at the institution yet. In SAM, the institution name will default to the institution affiliated with the applicant’s user account. To associate your SAM profile with another institution, please click here for directions. If you need to change the institution listed on your application, please contact grantsaccess@simonsfoundation.org. Proposal Tab: Complete all fields in this section, including the following attachments: Proposal Narrative: Note that you are required to use the provided template. Please download by clicking the link in the field instructions, then upload the completed document using the Upload button. The template requires: Short personal autobiographical statement (one page) Brief research proposal with title and abstract (two to three pages, plus references and one page for figures) Fellow Biosketch: Use SciENcv or fillable PDF NSF-style or NIH-style format, including a complete list of publications with the complete reference (up to 10 authors; if greater than 10, give the number of authors and list the senior author). You may include publications about to be submitted in…

Topic areas: Life Sciences and Health, Social Sciences and Humanities, Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences.

Funding amount

This grant provides Varies in funding.

Deadline

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis; there is no single fixed deadline.

Who can apply

This opportunity is open to the following applicant types:

• Not specified by the program.

Eligibility

The program did not publish a separate eligibility statement. See the official opportunity page for the full eligibility criteria.

Agency

Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Marine Microbial Ecology is administered by Simons Foundation (Simons), listed via Simons Foundation.