SERC Data Science Fellowship (Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program)

Funding: Predoctoral ~$45,000/year plus up to $5,000 research allowance; Postdoctoral ~$47,500/year plus allowances. Who can apply: Graduate (predoctoral/PhD candidates), postdoctoral, and senior scholars applying data science methods to terrestrial/coastal/marine ecosystem research. Length: 3-12 months (predoc); typically longer for postdoc appointments. Full-time onsite research fellowship using SERC's long-term ecological datasets; access to Smithsonian research infrastructure. Field: Applied data science for environmental/ecological research. Deadline: expected ~October 2026 (prior cycle deadline was Oct 15, 2025).