Current opportunities
Positions in the lab
For postdoctoral researchers: I am always interested in hearing from prospective postdoc candidates. If you are interested in working with me, please reach out to me at jejohnson@ku.edu with a cover letter and CV. I am particularly interested in understanding the big questions you care about, the kinds of methods you already have expertise in and those you want to develop experience with, and how postdoctoral training in my lab would advance your career goals. If our research interests are a good match, I would be happy to discuss current projects in the lab, and/or to help you develop applications to external fellowships. Some 2025 fellowship opportunities that may be of interest are listed below.
For graduate students: In 2025, I’ll be recruiting PhD students to start at KU in 2026. The KU EEB website has lots of information about the application process, admission requirements, and FAQs. If you are interested in joining my lab, please reach out to me at jejohnson@ku.edu with a cover letter that describes why you are interested in working with me, and a CV that summarizes your education and any previous research experience. If our research interests are a good match, I would be happy to help you develop an application to KU’s PhD program, as well as to external fellowships. You can apply to some external fellowships in parallel with the PhD program, and others after you have been accepted to the program (see below).
For undergraduate students: Starting in January 2025, there will be range of opportunities for undergraduate students at KU to be involved in research in my lab. If you are curious about research in plant ecophysiology, please reach out to me at jejohnson@ku.edu to discuss opportunities for contributing to ongoing projects and/or developing independent projects in my lab.
Research fellowships
For postdoctoral researchers:
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These fellowships are open to applicants from any country. They provide support for three years, including salary and research expenses. For the current competition, letters of intent are due in May 2025 and full proposals in September 2025. For details, see:
https://www.hfsp.org/funding/hfsp-funding/postdoctoral-fellowships
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Individuals from EU Member States or Horizon Europe Associated Countries can apply for two to three years of support for salary and research expenses. The next call for applications will open in April 2025 with proposals due in September 2025.
For details, see:
https://marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/actions/postdoctoral-fellowships
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These fellowships are open to applicants from any country. They provide three years of support, including salary and research expenses. For the next round of competition, full applications are anticipated to be due in October 2025.
For details, see:
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These fellowships are open to US citizens and permanent residents. They provide two years of support for salary, benefits, and research expenses. For the current round of competition, full applications will be due in October 2025.
For details, see:
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In the past, these fellowships were open to US citizens and permanent residents. They provided three years of support for salary, benefits, and research expenses. However, the solicitation was archived by NSF in 1/2025.
For details, see:
For graduate students :
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These fellowships are open to anyone, regardless of whether you are a US citizen of permanent resident, and you can apply either before or after you have been accepted at KU. They provide three years of support for salary ($40,000/year) as well as tuition, fees, and other educational costs ($10,000/year). For the current round of competition, the due date for full proposals is in 2/2025.
For details, see:
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These fellowships are open to US citizens and permanent residents, and you can apply either before and/or after you have been accepted to KU. They typically provide three years of support for salary ($37,000/year in 2024) as well as a cost of education allowance that covers tuition and other fees ($16,000/year in 2024). For the current round of competition, the solicitation has not yet been released but full applications are likely to be due in October 2025.
For details on the previous call, see:
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These fellowships are only open to US citizens and permanent residents, and you can only apply after you have been accepted at KU. They provide support for you to complete 3-12 months of your PhD research at a DOE National Laboratory. You can explore the solicitation for the current round of competition below, and consider applying after you have been accepted at KU and are developing your PhD project.
For details, see:
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These fellowships are only open to US citizens and permanent residents, and you can only apply after you have completed a year of graduate study at KU. The program provides graduate students with experiential learning opportunities through 6 month research internships in non-academic settings (e.g., government agencies and national laboratories, for-profit industry laboratories and startup companies, science museums and other non-profit organizations). You can explore the current solicitation below.
For details, see:
https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/non-academic-research-internships-graduate