EMSL’s fellowship and award programs for postdoctoral scientists:
William Wiley Postdoctoral Fellowship
Thank you for your interest in the William Wiley Postdoctoral Fellowship. The program will take a hiatus during fiscal year 2017. Please check again in fiscal year 2018 for a status of the program.
The William Wiley Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship is designed to attract high-performing, newly graduated junior Ph.D. scientists who have the potential to become full time scientific staff at EMSL. The fellowship is named after a former director of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and visionary leader of EMSL.
Terrestrial and Subsurface Ecosystems Postdoctoral Appointment
The Terrestrial and Subsurface Ecosystems Postdoctoral Appointment is designed to attract a high-performing individual who has received a Ph.D. within the past five years (60 months) or will receive a Ph.D. within the next 8 months in Physics, Chemistry, Biophysics, Biochemistry or related discipline from an accredited university or college. They must also have direct experience and expertise in the investigation of ecosystems at either field or laboratory scale. The appointment is funded directly by the Department of Energy’s Office of Biological and Environmental Research Terrestrial Ecosystem Science program.
MT Thomas Award
The MT Thomas Award honors the outstanding accomplishments of a postdoctoral fellow annually. Nominations are solicited every year, and the MT Thomas Award recipient is given a plaque and cash award and asked to hold a seminar describing their research.