Deadline:
October 11, 2024
Location(s)
United States of America
1399 Hyde Park Rd (5,844.19 mi) Santa Fe, New Mexico
Overview
The application site for the 2024 postdoctoral fellows cohort is now closed. We will be accepting applications for the 2025 cohort in August 2024.
Details
The Santa Fe Institute Complexity Postdoctoral Fellowships, comprising the Omidyar Fellowships, are unique among postdoctoral appointments. The Fellowships offer early-career scholars the opportunity to undertake their own independent research within a collaborative research community that nurtures creative, transdisciplinary thought in pursuit of key insights about the complex systems that matter most for science and society. The Institute rejects compartmentalized thought common in academia. Instead, SFI scientists transcend boundaries between fields, freely synthesizing ideas spanning many disciplines – from math, physics, computer science and biology to the social sciences and the humanities – in pursuit of creative insights that advance our scientific frontiers.
Postdoctoral Fellows spend up to three years in residence at SFI, where they contribute to SFI’s research in the sciences of complexity and are trained to become leaders in interdisciplinary science. As thought leaders who shape the future of science, Postdoctoral Fellows also participate in a unique training program structured to develop leadership skills throughout their three-year residencies and beyond. The Institute provides an opportunity to collaborate with leading researchers worldwide, discretionary and collaborative funds, and a competitive salary with a generous benefit package including paid family leave.
The Institute has no formal programs or departments. Research is collaborative and spans the physical, natural, and social sciences. Most research is theoretical (SFI does not have lab facilities) and/or computational in nature, although it may include an empirical component. SFI has 17 postdoctoral researchers, 13 resident faculty, 100 external faculty, and averages 1000 visitors per year. Descriptions of the research themes and interests of the faculty and current Fellows can be found at SFI Research.
For the 2025 cohort: Historically we have conducted candidate interviews in person in early January in Santa Fe, NM. All interviews take place over two days, plus travel time. New Complexity Postdoctoral Fellows are expected to begin their appointment no earlier than June 2025 and no later than January 2026.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Requirements
- a Ph.D. in any scientific discipline granted within 6 years of the application deadline or completed prior to September 2025
- strong quantitative and computational skills, an exemplary academic record
- a proven ability to work both independently and collaboratively
- a demonstrated interest in transdisciplinary research
- evidence of the ability to think beyond traditional paradigms.
Dates
Deadline: October 11, 2024
Cost/funding for participants
The Omidyar Fellowship at the Santa Fe Institute offers you:
- Transdisciplinary collaboration with leading researchers worldwide
- Up to three years in residence in Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Discretionary research and collaboration funds
- Competitive salary and generous benefits
- A structured leadership training program
- Unparalleled intellectual freedom
Un-save Opportunity
Internships, scholarships, student conferences and competitions.
