Postdoctoral Green Scholar Information

Green Foundation Postdoctoral Appointments in Geophysics

 

The Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics (IGPP) at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, has openings starting in 2025 for at least one postdoctoral Green Scholar.

For this special, out-of-cycle, recruitment, an applicant must have received their PhD later than January 1, 2024, or expect to receive it no later than than October 1, 2025. The appointment cannot start until after the award of the PhD. The applicant will be expected to be in La Jolla concurrently with the period of appointment.

We seek individuals who show evidence of producing, and continuing to produce, research in geophysics that is of the highest quality. For this recruitment special attention will also be paid to applicants who have lost promised support because of shifts in federal funding.

These positions are supported by funding from the Green Foundation for Earth Sciences, matched with extramural funds for specific research projects. Before submitting an application, applicants should contact potential IGPP mentors to find out if they have a suitable project. Green scholars are encouraged to broaden their experience through interaction with other researchers at IGPP; individual research goals may be pursued if project progress can be maintained. Learn more about recent IGPP research


Additional information

  • The positions are for one year, renewable for a second year subject to satisfactory performance and availability of funds.
  • Starting salary is $70,000/yr plus benefits, along with $3000/yr of discretionary research funds.
  • Applications are due by May 31, 2025, and should be submitted online here. You should initiate contact with prospective mentor(s) well before this date, to establish if a mentor will be able to provide you with 50% support, and is interested in doing so.
  • Applications must include: (1) a dissertation abstract (1 page); (2) a statement of research plans (12 point, 2 pages at most); and (3) a curriculum vita, (1-2 pages, 12 point) with a list of publications, and personal information. Please give your immigration status, so we know if you will need us to help you with a visa.
  • The 2-page limit on the research statement includes text and figures; you should not include references. Your CV should provide the information that would go into an NSF Biosketch.
  • You must also provide contact information for two writers of support letters, but you are yourself responsible for ensuring that these writers provide such letters. Writers of support letters (not applicants) should email their letters to greenfound@ucsd.edu. Support letters are due by June 15, 2025
  • Review of applications typically takes 1-2 months.

Please address questions to greenfound@ucsd.edu.

UC San Diego is an Equal Employment Opportunity/affirmative action employer, with a strong commitment to diversity http://diversity.ucsd.edu, and welcomes all qualified applicants. Applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, genetic data, or other legally protected status.