Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship
The MSU presidential postdoctoral fellows are catalyzing new research projects across
a diverse set of labs, building bridges within and across EEB, which is a fundamental
goal of the fellowship program.
- Elise Zipkin, EEB director.
The MSU EEB Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship is a two-year position that includes a generous salary and research stipend. Fellows are fully participating members of EEB with cutting-edge research programs and innovative community engagement initiatives, mentored by two or more EEB faculty members.
Applications for the 2025 cohort are now open! Information about the position and the application process are at this link. FAQs for sponsoring faculty and applicants can be found here.
2024 Fellow
Chia Hsieh
Chia completed her doctoral work at Rice University Department of Ecology and Evolutionary
Biology as a broad-thinking ecologist. Her work uses large datasets to investigate
the ecological and evolutionary processes shaping spatial patterns of biodiversity.
Chia's research at MSU integrates community ecology and evolution to patterns of bird
biodiversity, from regional to global scales.
For her community engagement initiative, Chia is developing a journal club that bridges
important concepts across ecology and evolution. She also plans to teach workshops
for EEB members on quantitative tools in community ecology.
Mentors: Elise Zipkin in integrative biology and
Fred Janzen at Kellogg Biological Station in the departments of fisheries and wildlife and integrative biology.
Meet the Fellows
EEB fellows are researchers passionate about building community and contributing to
equity and inclusion in science. The fellows catalyze new research projects across
a diverse set of labs, building bridges within and across EEB.
Click here to view our other presidental postdocs on our Meet the fellows page.
Previous announcements of the Presidential Postdoctoral Fellows are below.
