📅 Application Deadline: September 15, 2025 (5:00 PM PST)
🗓️ Start Date: Targeting September 2026 (flexible)

The UCLA La Kretz Center invites early-career scientists to apply for the prestigious 2026 Postdoctoral Fellowship in California Conservation Science. This two-year fellowship supports innovative research at the interface of basic and applied conservation biology across California’s diverse ecosystems.

🔬 About the Fellowship
We seek creative, solutions-focused researchers addressing the protection, restoration, and management of California’s at-risk species and ecosystems. Proposals may span ecology, evolution, genomics, behavior, or climate adaptation — as long as they demonstrate strong academic merit and real-world conservation impact.

✅ Eligibility

• Ph.D. completed before the start date

• Strong track record of research and conservation interest

• Project must be co-developed with:
  • A UCLA La Kretz Center affiliate mentor list here

  • An off-campus conservation partner (agency/NGO in California)

💡 Examples of off-campus partners include:

• The Nature Conservancy (Sophie Parker)

• National Park Service (Katy Delaney, Seth Riley)

• USGS, USFWS, BLM, Department of Defense, LA Natural History Museum, and others

💼 Fellowship Package

• Two-year position (year 2 contingent on review)

• Competitive salary + full benefits

• $7,500 research/travel allowance

📄 Required Application Materials (Single PDF)

1. Cover Letter

2. CV

3. One-page Research & Management Accomplishments

4. Project Proposal (max 3 pages incl. references/figures)

5. Letters of Support from:
   • UCLA La Kretz affiliate mentor

   • Off-campus conservation mentor

6. Two relevant publications

7. Two Reference Letters (sent separately)

🌐 More details and past projects.
📩 Submit application.
📬 Questions? Contact: Dr. Brad Shaffer (Email).

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