Please see below for information regarding postdoctoral fellowship opportunities in ESS.

Heising-Simons 51 Peg b Postdoctoral Fellowship

Faculty in Earth & Space Sciences (ESS) at the University of Washington are pleased to be eligible to host postdoctoral “51 Pegasi b” fellowships from the Heising-Simons Foundation in planetary science and exoplanetary science, with a special interest in projects associated with astrobiology. Successful applicants to this competitive program receive 3 years of support from the foundation with the ability to apply for a fourth year.

Potential faculty advisors in ESS are Profs. David Catling, Baptiste Journaux, Joshua Krissansen-Totton, and Dale Winebrenner.

Typically, the annual deadline for fellowship proposals is around October and candidates are notified in the following year of the outcome. For current, full details of fellowships and the application, please see www.51pegasib.org. Please note that potential postdoctoral scholars should contact eligible faculty advisors to discuss their proposed research plan before making a formal application to Heising-Simons.

For details on the participation of all eligible faculty across campus in the Heising-Simons Foundation 51-Peg-b fellowships, please see below.

Fellowship Details

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