Apply to Work with UC Berkeley Dev Psych Faculty via UC President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Apply to Work with UC Berkeley Dev Psych Faculty via UC President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
The University of California President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program was established in 1984 to encourage outstanding women and minority Ph.D. recipients to pursue academic careers at the University of California. The current program offers postdoctoral research fellowships, professional development and faculty mentoring to outstanding scholars in all fields whose research, teaching, and service will contribute to diversity and equal opportunity at UC.
If interested in developmental psychology, UC Berkeley’s faculty members in the area investigate numerous areas of development, plasticity, and change including sensory processes, cognitive capacities, language, reasoning, everyday knowledge of the world, emotions, and social relationships. They also examine both typical and atypical development, each providing rich insights for better understanding the other and suggesting new approaches for effective treatments and preventive interventions.
Prospective applicants should contact faculty members they’re interested in working with. Please see the UC Berkeley developmental labs website to learn more about the research going on in the area.
Generally, applicants may apply for a Postdoctoral Fellowship at one or more of the institutions listed including UC Berkeley. However, Applicants may apply to only one University of California campus or UC-affiliated National Lab. Applicants applying to multiple institutions must submit a research proposal for each institution and identify a faculty mentor for each institution. The research proposals may be the same or may differ. The application and research proposal will be evaluated through independent reviews at each institution.
Eligibility
Applicants must hold or receive a Ph.D. or terminal degree in their discipline (JD, MD, MFA, DVM, EdD, etc.) from an accredited university before the start of their fellowship.
Successful applicants must present documents demonstrating that they are legally authorized to work in the United States. Visa sponsorship and work authorization is possible for successful applicants through a process which would be managed by the International Students and Scholars Office with the support of the UC faculty mentor on their home campus. Individuals granted deferred action status under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program are encouraged to apply.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexuality, gender identity, national origin, ethnicity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
The online application for the next award cycle is available each year from September through October. However, the application deadline for this year is Wednesday, November 1st while the reference/letter of recommendation date is Friday, December 1st. To apply, please visit https://ppfp.ucop.edu/info/how-to-apply/ for more information.