Columbia Lamont-Doherty Earth, environmental and climate science postdoctoral fellowships 2027–28
Columbia University
Two-year Lamont-Doherty postdoctoral fellowships at Columbia University, with USD 72,116 annual salary, USD 12,000 research allowance and USD 1,500 relocation support. Apply by 6 November 2026.
Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory invites proposals across Earth, environmental and climate sciences. Areas include solid-Earth dynamics, oceans, atmosphere, cryosphere, paleoclimate, biogeoscience and environmental contamination. Candidates with machine-learning or AI backgrounds are encouraged. Applicants should contact potential Lamont mentors early; a separate forest-ecology opportunity is also described on the source page. Fellows are institutionally supported for 24 months, with a planned start in fall 2027 or spring 2028.
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Benefits
USD 72,116 annual salary for 24 months, a one-time USD 12,000 research allowance and USD 1,500 relocation support. Columbia housing applications are possible but housing is limited and not guaranteed.
Eligibility summary
Applicants should have recently completed a PhD or expect to complete degree requirements by September 2027. Proposals must address problems at the forefront of Earth science or related fields. The official page welcomes applicants of all backgrounds and does not state a nationality restriction. Columbia limits total postdoctoral experience to five years.
Requirements
Submit an online application through Columbia’s academic careers system by 6 November 2026. Identify a primary research area and potential mentors. Referees are contacted automatically after submission and have until 13 November 2026 to provide letters.
Documents required
CV with publication list, research proposal or Statement of Research of no more than three pages excluding references, three referees, and a brief disclosure of any generative-AI use in preparing the proposal.
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How to submit applications
Official Columbia Lamont-Doherty call checked 19 October 2026. Application materials due 6 November; referee letters due 13 November. The source does not state an exact cutoff time, so the stored 23:59 is a date placeholder; applicants should submit early. Apply for Fellowship button on the official page leads to Columbia Academic Search and Recruiting.
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