Meredith Hastings (Chair), Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, Brown University

Kyle Armour, College of the Environment, University of Washington  

Clare Cannon, UC Davis, California

Jeffrey Dukes, Stanford

Ian Eisenman, Climate, Atmospheric Science and Physical Oceanography, University of California, San Diego

Jessica Tierney, Paleoclimatology, University of Arizona

The C&GC Steering Committee meets annually to review applications and make recommendations to CPAESS for appointments.   Steering Committee terms are generally three years.

 

Selection Criteria

Applicant

  • Innovation, excellence, and climate relevance.
  • Applicant must move to a new institution, except in compelling circumstances. Please add a justification statement, if applicable, to the personal statement.
  • Applicant has held a PhD for no more than three years from the application deadline.
  • Applicants should apply only if they anticipate finishing their PhD by July 2027.
  • Awardees must start their fellowship by the first Monday in July 2027.
  • Applications that are not complete will not be reviewed by the steering committee.

Host

  • One or two page letter of interest from host indicating areas of focus and vitae is required.
  • Preference is that no more than one postdoctoral fellow is hosted within a department at the same time.
  • Host is responsible for mentoring fellow, but fellow is an independent researcher.
  • Hosting institution must be in the U.S.A.
  • Hosts are expected to provide office space, telephone, computer, IT services, and office support for the fellow.

C&GC Steering Committee Member Hosting Postdoc

  • C&GC Steering Committee Members cannot directly host postdocs.
  • A postdoc may go to a Steering Committee Member's institution, but may not work in a Steering Committee Member's group.

Applicant from C&GC Steering Committee Member's Institution

Steering Committee Members who are from the same administrative unit as an applicant should not take part in:

  • Voting
  • Advocacy (which could lead to promoting a candidate unfairly over another)
  • Must leave room for deliberations and vote
  • Questions of fact are okay