Climate Fellows

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Climate Fellows are postdoctoral researchers focused on climate change, its impacts on people and environments, and solutions for climate adaptation and mitigation. These scholars enrich UVA’s expertise in climate research across multiple disciplines.

The cohort of Climate Fellows work with and are each mentored by cross-disciplinary teams of at least two UVA (and affiliated) faculty focused on environmental resilience and sustainability from 30 departments in 12 schools across UVA. They also receive professional training, technical support, and computational infrastructure tailored to the program.

The Climate Fellows program creates a diverse and inclusive environment for postdoctoral researchers addressing climate challenges.

PhD holders interested in becoming Climate Fellows must:

  • Have interest and expertise associated with one of these Research Areas   
  • Or propose an interdisciplinary research project that will link research with action related to climate change, which they can complete with at least two UVA faculty mentors listed online in this expert directory. 

 

Eligibility and Selection Process

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Eligibility

  • Applicants must have received their doctoral degrees (Ph.D., M.D., or J.D.) by the beginning of the fellowship; preference will be given to candidates who have received their degree within five years prior to the start of their appointment.
  • There is no citizenship requirement.

Each fellow will be appointed for two years contingent on a successful annual review.

Candidates are evaluated on three main criteria:

  1. the strength of their research;
  2. their ability to collaborate across disciplines;
  3. and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

To Apply

Applications for next year will open at the end of 2024. For any questions, contact Henry Boachi, Program Manager.

All applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a personal statement, and contact information for three professional references.  The cover letter should describe the candidate’s research interest and describe how it aligns with either an existing project or faculty expertise.

Please contact Henry Boachi (acj2ak@virginia.edu), Program Manager, with questions.