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SCALES Postdoctoral Fellows Program - Call for Faculty Proposals

Duke University

The Office of the Provost and the Office of Climate and Sustainability (OCS) solicit internal proposals for the new Scholars for Climate and Advanced Leadership in Environment and Sustainability (SCALES) Postdoctoral Fellows Program, an initiative designed to accelerate interdisciplinary research and leadership in climate, environment, and sustainability.

Through a cohort-based model, the SCALES Postdoctoral Fellows program will bring together early-career scholars to collaborate with faculty across schools and departments at Duke University (including the Schools of Medicine and Nursing) on pressing climate, environment, and sustainability challenges. Fellows will join with faculty mentors to co-create high-impact research projects and engage in climate-focused educational efforts, whether through course development and teaching or participation in university-wide initiatives such as Climate+, Bass Connections, and DukeEngage.

Faculty teams are invited to propose research projects that will host and mentor SCALES Postdoctoral Fellows. These projects must address a significant research question in climate, environment, or sustainability and foster an interdisciplinary collaboration that leverages diverse academic traditions and creates space for the SCALES Postdoctoral Fellow to shape the research direction in substantive ways.

We encourage proposals from faculty across the full academic landscape, including the arts, humanities, social sciences, law, natural sciences, engineering, and medicine. Preference will be given to proposals that align with at least one Climate Commitment focus area : climate policy and finance, oceans, climate and health, environmental and climate justice, climate science and technology, and climate and community resilience.

Proposals should be submitted by Monday, November 3, 2025.

Join us for drop-in office hours on Wednesday, October 15, 12pm-1pm to discuss your ideas or questions: https://duke.zoom.us/j/96825443318 .

Specialties

Arts & Humanities

Environmental & Life Sciences

Medical

Medical - Clinical Science

Social Sciences

Engineering and Physical Sciences

Interdisciplinary

Medical - Basic Science

Medical - Translational

Eligibility Requirements

Proposals must be submitted by two or more faculty members committed to playing an active role as a mentor to their Postdoctoral Fellow and within the broader SCALES community.
Mentors must be full-time, regular rank Duke faculty in good standing with the university. Each proposal must identify a primary faculty mentor. The SCALES Fellow will be hired into the department of the primary faculty mentor, who will also serve as the supervisor of record.
While there is no requirement that faculty mentors represent different departments, units, and schools, the proposal must clearly articulate the interdisciplinary dimensions of the proposed project.

Note : Proposals must support new postdoctoral hires in an early stage of their scholarly career. Most will have received their Ph.D. just prior to the start of the fellowship and should be no more than two years past Ph.D. to apply. Awards cannot be used to support current postdocs.

Sponsor Details

Sponsor Institute/Organizations: Duke University

Sponsor Type:

Address: 103 Allen Bldg, Durham, NC 27708

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