ASP Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

The Advanced Study Program (ASP) postdoctoral fellowship is an excellent opportunity to conduct independent research at the U.S. National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR). ASP fellows are part of a collaborative cohort, are mentored by leading scientists and engineers, and benefit from the breadth of science and training happening at NSF NCAR.

The ASP Postdoctoral Fellowship Program has been a part of NSF NCAR for over fifty years and has sponsored more than 500 postdoctoral scientists. Many former fellows now occupy prominent positions in the university community or at NSF NCAR.  Atmospheric scientists, physicists, chemists, applied mathematicians, computer scientists, engineers, and specialists from related disciplines such as biology, geology, science education, economics, and geography can participate in ASP and contribute to innovation and creativity at NSF NCAR.

The ASP strives to have diverse representation of universities and student backgrounds in the postdoctoral fellows cohort each year; and encourages applications from individuals who are members of a group that is historically under-represented in the atmospheric and related sciences, including students who are Black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, and Hispanic or Latino, female, LGBTQ, first generation college students, veterans, and people with disabilities.