We invite highly qualified candidates to apply for The Helen Kimmel Center for Planetary Science Prize Postdoctoral Fellowship.

The Kimmel center for planetary science offers an independent Postdoctoral research fellowship for outstanding young researchers. The fellows are free to choose their own research topic and their academic host at any of the Weizmann planetary science related groups. We encourage applicants proposing to conduct research outside the scope of current research at the Weizmann Institute.

The center will support a full Weizmann postdoctoral scholarship for 24 months, as detailed on Feinberg Graduate School's postdoctoral fellowships webpage. Prize fellowship holders will receive some additional living expenses assistance, and an additional research allowance of up to $25,000 to support their independent research.

Application requirements:

  • CV including full list of publications.
  • A 2 page statement of research interests.
  • At least 2 letters of recommendation (one should be by the PhD advisor).

Priority will be given to applications received by January 31st 2024.

For more information contact Prof. Yohai Kaspi

Application submission: https://www.weizmann.ac.il/PlanetaryCenter/fellowship-submission/