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Jefferson Science Fellowship

Employer
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Location
Washington D.C.
Closing date
Sep 30, 2020

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Discipline
Global Environmental Change, Interdisciplinary/Other, GeoHealth
Career Level
Faculty
Education Level
PhD
Job Type
Fellowship
Relocation Cost
No Relocation
Sector Type
Government

Job Details

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is pleased to announce a call for applications for the 2021 Jefferson Science Fellows (JSF) program. Established by the Secretary of State in 2003, this fellowship program engages the American academic science, technology, engineering, and medical communities in U.S. foreign policy and international development.

The JSF program is open to tenured, or similarly ranked, faculty from U.S. institutions of higher learning who are U.S. citizens. After successfully obtaining a security clearance, selected Fellows spend one year on assignment at the U.S. Department of State or the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) serving as advisers on issues of foreign policy and international development. Assignments may also involve travel to U.S. embassies and missions.

The deadline for applications is October 16, 2020 at 5 PM ET. To learn more about the program and to apply, visit www.nas.edu/jsf.

The JSF program is administered by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and supported by the U.S. Department of State and USAID.

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The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine serves as an independent adviser to the federal government on scientific and technical questions of national importance. Established under the congressional charter of the private, non-profit National Academy of Sciences this agency brings the resources of the entire scientific and technical community to bear on national problems through its volunteer advisory committees. The Fellowship Programs of the Policy and Global Affairs Division, one of the National Academies' divisions, is charged with administering the Research Associateship Program, which offers awards for postdoctoral, senior and graduate research in US government laboratories and affiliated institutions.

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