PSC Postdoctoral Fellowship
The Population Studies Center (PSC) has a vibrant interdisciplinary group of postdoctoral fellows. Our fellows benefit from
- fruitful relationships with PSC faculty mentors
- programming designed to provide training in population science perspectives and methods
- exposure to interdisciplinary scholarship, and
- continued development of scholarly independence.
Our postdoctoral fellows have been very productive in the program, have found excellent positions, and have built successful careers after their training at Michigan.
Our fellowships are supported by federal grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded to the PSC from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), and the National Institute on Aging (NIA).
Our program accepts applications each fall (September-December), for fellowships beginning the following fall. Availability of positions is contingent on continued funding from NIH.
Fellowships provide health insurance, stipends to support living expenses, and supplemental childcare support. Fellows devote most of their time to independent research. Positions offer exceptional opportunities for collaboration at the Institute for Social Research on major projects in the U.S. and overseas. The term of fellowship appointment will be for two years, contingent on continued funding. The stipend will be commensurate with experience, based on levels mandated by NIH.
Qualifications:
Applicants must have a Ph.D. in demography, public health, public policy, or one of the social sciences (e.g., sociology, economics, psychology) by the starting date.
Selection will be based on scholarly potential and compatibility with the interests of a faculty mentor. When considering applicants we will take into consideration current NIH guidelines with respect to the scope of population studies research supported by NICHD’s Population Dynamics Branch, NIA, and the NIH priorities for Health Economics Research.
Eligibility:
We aim to ground our research in varied disciplines, perspectives, and ways of knowing and learning. As our postdoctoral fellowships are federally funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), only U.S. Citizens and U.S. Permanent Residents are eligible for these particular postdoctoral fellowships. Applicants must be Citizens or Permanent Residents of the United States at the time of application.
Application Instructions:
Applications are accepted through Interfolio. Please review the application instructions provided in Interfolio to determine if we are currently recruiting for NIA and/or NICHD fellowships, as positions in both areas are not always available.
VISIT OUR INTERFOLIO POSTING TO APPLY TO CURRENTLY AVAILABLE POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP POSITIONS.
Questions may be emailed to: [email protected].