- Organizing institution: Harvard University Center for the Environment (HUCE), part of Harvard University’s Salata Institute.
- Programme type: Postdoctoral research fellowship.
- Fellowship duration: Two years.
- Fellowship start: 2027, with the new cohort expected to be in Cambridge by early September 2027. Some fellows may begin earlier, from July 1.
- Location: Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.
- Work arrangement: The programme requires fellows to reside in the Cambridge area throughout the fellowship, with the possibility of conducting research field trips during the summer or January break.
- Salary: USD 92,000 per year.
- Health insurance: Eligibility for employee health insurance.
- Relocation allowance: Up to USD 2,500 for relocation expenses.
- Travel and professional expenses allowance: USD 2,500 per year.
- Expected number of fellows: Approximately 5 fellows in the 2027 cohort.
- Academic host: Each applicant must obtain a prior commitment from one or more Harvard faculty members to serve as an academic supervisor or host.
- Host’s role: Academic supervision, provision of office or laboratory space, basic administrative support, and an appropriate working environment.
- Host letter: The host must submit a support letter of no more than two pages explaining their level of commitment to the project and the applicant.
- Interview: A selected group of applicants may be invited to discuss their research proposal through a video interview with the selection committee.
- Additional activities: The programme organizes regular gatherings for fellows, including dinners every two weeks bringing together fellows, faculty members and a Harvard speaker.
Publish Date
9/9/2026
Application Deadline
12/1/2026
Opportunity Type
Fellowships
Publisher
Foras Khadra
Available Countries
All World, The Arab World, Palestine, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen, Egypt, Sudan, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Mauritania, Djibouti, Somalia, Comoros
Description
A postdoctoral research fellowship offered by Harvard University through the Harvard University Center for the Environment. The programme aims to enable recently graduated doctoral researchers to benefit from Harvard’s academic and research resources in order to address complex environmental issues. Fellows work for two years with Harvard faculty members, and the academic host can be from almost any school or department at the university. The programme allows researchers to develop independent research projects that go beyond the scope of their previous doctoral research and build new connections between different disciplines and academic fields. The fellowship encourages interdisciplinary projects, with potential research areas including natural sciences, economics, law, public policy, public health, medicine, design, the humanities and other fields.
Details
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must hold a PhD or equivalent terminal academic degree.
- For the 2027 cohort, the final degree must have been awarded between May 2023 and August 2027.
- Applicants must have completed all PhD requirements before the fellowship begins in September 2027.
- Applicants from any academic discipline may apply, including sciences, economics, law, government, public policy, public health, medicine, design and the humanities.
- Individuals without a PhD may apply if they come from fields in which a doctorate is not the customary terminal degree.
- All successful applicants must have experience conducting academic research.
- The proposed project must represent an independent research direction that clearly goes beyond the applicant’s previous doctoral research and the current research of the host.
- The proposed project must have a clear connection to addressing environmental issues.
- Applicants must demonstrate strong potential for intellectual excellence and achievement.
- Applicants must obtain a commitment from one or more Harvard faculty members to host and supervise them.
- The host must be able to provide academic mentoring, office or laboratory space, and an appropriate working environment.
- For Harvard applicants, the project and research host must take the applicant in clearly new and different directions from their previous doctoral research and must not be a direct continuation of their current work.
- Harvard applicants may not propose continuing to work with the same professors or research groups with whom they are currently working.
- The project does not have to be interdisciplinary, although interdisciplinary projects are encouraged.
- Nationality: No specific nationality is required; international applicants are eligible to apply.
- Language: Applicants must be able to study and work in an academic environment in English.
- Fellows must commit to working at Harvard throughout the two-year fellowship.
- The programme requires fellows to reside in the Cambridge area during the fellowship.
Opportunity Benefits
- Annual salary of USD 92,000.
- Eligibility for employee health insurance.
- Relocation reimbursement of up to USD 2,500.
- Annual allowance of USD 2,500 for travel and other professional expenses.
- A two-year postdoctoral research fellowship at Harvard University.
- Direct work with Harvard faculty members.
- Opportunities to collaborate with faculty from different schools and departments.
- Access to Harvard’s extensive academic and research resources.
- Academic supervision and mentorship from a Harvard faculty member.
- Office or laboratory space and basic administrative support provided by the host.
- Development of an independent research project beyond the scope of previous doctoral research.
- Opportunity to build new research connections across different disciplines and Harvard professional schools.
- Membership in a community of environmental researchers.
- Participation in regular gatherings and dinners with faculty members and Harvard speakers.
- Opportunity to build a strong international academic and professional network within Harvard University.
- Opportunity to work on environmental projects spanning areas such as natural sciences, economics, law, public policy, public health, medicine, design and the humanities.
