Harvard Environmental Fellow

Acs Envr; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance eligibility

Relocation allowance up to $2,500

Travel and professional expenses up to

Job summary

Harvard University Center for the Environment invites applications for a two-year Environmental Fellowship in Cambridge, MA. Fellows will work with Harvard faculty across schools, while strengthening cross-disciplinary connections and attending a cocurricular program.

Applicants must have a terminal degree by August 2027 and secure a mentorship from Harvard faculty with access to office or lab space. English proficiency required; residency in Cambridge is expected.

Qualifications

• Terminal degree between May 2023 and August 2027.
• PhD or equivalent in any field; applicants without a PhD may apply if the PhD is not the typical terminal degree.
• Must secure a commitment from Harvard faculty to mentor and provide office or lab space.

Responsibilities

• Advise and collaborate with Harvard faculty across schools and departments for two years.
• Participate in a cocurricular program and annual dinners with colleagues, faculty, and guests.

Skills

Scholarly research experience

Mentorship coordination

Education

PhD or equivalent

Job description

Harvard Environmental FellowCambridge, MANovember 3, 2026Post-Doctoral**Harvard University Center for the Environment**The Harvard University Center for the Environment created the Environmental Fellows program to enable recent doctorate recipients to use and expand Harvard’s extraordinary resources to tackle complex environmental problems. The Environmental Fellows will work for two years with Harvard faculty members in any school or department while also strengthening connections across the University’s academic disciplines.**The Award:**The fellowship includes a salary of $92,000 per year, employee health insurance eligibility, up to $2,500 reimbursement for relocation expenses, and a $2,500 annual allowance for travel and other professional expenses.The Center for the Environment expects to award approximately five fellowships for the 2027 cohort. The Center will organize a co-curricular program to ensure that the fellows get to know each other and each other’s work. All fellows will attend dinners with their colleagues, faculty members, and guests.**Program Requirements:**Candidates for 2027 Environmental Fellowships should have received their terminal degree between May 2023 and August 2027. (Fellows must have filed their dissertation before starting their appointment in September 2027.)Candidates with a doctorate or equivalent in any field are eligible, and they may propose research projects in any discipline. Applicants without a Ph.D. may apply if they have studied in fields where the Ph.D. is not the typical terminal degree. All successful candidates will be able to demonstrate experience performing scholarly research.Each candidate must secure a commitment from one or more Harvard faculty members to serve as a mentor and to provide office or lab space for the two-year fellowshipCandidates may have received their degrees at any university in the world. Foreign nationals are eligible for fellowships, though study at Harvard requires proficiency in English.Candidates who received terminal degrees from Harvard, and post-docs currently working at Harvard are eligible for the fellowship provided their research and host arrangements take them in new directions and forge new connections within the University. Harvard candidates should not propose to continue to work with the same professors or lab groups with whom they are currently associated. No candidate should propose to work extensively with their thesis advisor.Harvard is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer.Successful candidates should be prepared to commit to work at Harvard for the full two years of the fellowship. This fellowship requires residency in the Cambridge, MA area and any fieldwork trip must be scheduled for the summer or January recess.**Application Requirements:**Please complete the online application form found at https://academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/16664 by December 1, 2026 at 5 p.m. (ET) and attach the relevant supporting documents as PDFs: curriculum vitae including list of publications; detailed research proposal where applicants should explain their specific reasons for applying to this fellowship (maximum of five pages, references counted separately) and up to three publications/writing samples.Three letters of reference, including one from the applicant’s dissertation adviser.A letter of support is also required from the applicant’s host committing to serve as a mentor and explaining their commitment to the proposed research, including the provision of office or lab space. Hosts should send their letters directly to the Center at environmental\\[e-mail].