Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute - Earl S. Tupper 3-Year Postdoctoral Fellowship 2019

The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) invites applications for its Earl S. Tupper 3-Year Postdoctoral Fellowship. The fellowship gives the opportunity to pursue intellectual curiosity at one or more of STRI's nine facilities in Panama for three years. The deadline for submitting proposals is August 15, 2018. The annual stipend is $ 50,400 and a research budget of up to $ 8,000. One fellowship is awarded annually.

The STRI is a division of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC and maintains research facilities for marine and terrestrial research at various locations on the Isthmus of Panama. STRI offers fellowships for undergraduate, predoctoral and postdoctoral research in the areas represented by its scientific staff. Disciplines include ecology, anthropology, paleontology, paleoecology, evolutionary biology, molecular phylogenetics, biogeography, animal behavior, neurobiology, soils sciences, and physiology of tropical plants and animals.