The Environment and Natural Resources Program and the Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs are pleased to offer predoctoral, postdoctoral, and professional fellowship opportunities in the area of agriculture and energy policy. The application period for the 2023–2024 academic year will close on December 1, 2022. We hope that you will share this call for applications with your networks and mentees.

Agriculture and Energy Policy Fellowship

Will greater dependence on biofuels and biomass impact food production? Some experts argue that population growth will increase the competition between food crops and energy crops, and climate change impacts including rainfall patterns and higher temperatures may reduce food supplies even further. Other experts argue that increased biofuel production will not appreciably impact food supplies, as improved agricultural practices can increase yields, while feedstocks for biofuels become more varied and can be grown on land that has been less productive. Fellows will explore topics related to the tension between food and fuel. We are interested in a broad menu of topics ranging from future uses of biomass for energy in sectors such as shipping, heavy trucks, and aviation to agricultural practices that enhance the capacity of soils to absorb and retain carbon.

This fellowship is open to doctoral candidates, recent Ph.D. recipients, faculty members, and mid-career professionals from the public and private sectors. The Center is committed to recruiting a highly diverse group of fellows and ensuring that our appointments and selection procedures consciously identify and evaluate people from underrepresented groups.

We hope that you will consider forwarding this opportunity to individuals within your networks who may be interested in pursuing a fellowship at the Belfer Center this year or in future application cycles. For more fellowship descriptions and application requirements, please visit our fellowship page. For questions related to our program’s fellowship opportunities, please contact Paul Sherman (paul_sherman@hks.harvard.edu).

Sincerely,

 

Henry Lee

Senior Lecturer in Public Policy
Jassim M. Jaidah Family Director
Environment and Natural Resources Program
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Harvard Kennedy School