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New York Botanical Garden Doctoral Fellows

We're looking for prospective PhD students to train as leaders in tropical botanical research, blending fieldwork and cutting-edge molecular techniques at FIU and New York Botanical Garden.

Our mission is to combat threats to global biodiversity, particularly in tropical plants, addressing challenges like climate change, land use shifts, overharvesting, and invasive species.

Through this partnership, we aim to equip professionals with the skills to protect species, ecosystems and their vital services.

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Graduate Fellows will be hosted for two years each at the International Center for Tropical Botany, at The Kampong, the historical estate of plant explorer Dr.David Fairchild in Coconut Grove, Florida; and the New York Botanical Garden in Bronx, New York, home to the second-largest herbarium collection in the world!

 

Support will include four years of funding, with an annual stipend base of $36k, in addition to a $12k annual housing allowance and a modest annual budget for travel and research expenses.

Fellows will be expected to secure an additional 1-2 years of support through grants or teaching assistantships during a Ph.D. period of 5-6 years.

 

Inquiries:

Interested candidates can send inquiries to cbaraloto@fiu.edu and lkelly@nybg.org.

Candidates are encouraged to contact both faculty mentors at FIU (listed here) and curators at NYBG (listed here) to discuss project ideas.

Applications:
Applications are due to the FIU Graduate School in December 2024 for positions starting in August 2025.  Applicants must also submit an NYBG application by January 15, 2025 (link here). In addition to the requirements for FIU Graduate study (detailed here), applications for this fellowship will require a statement indicating how a proposed research project will take advantage of synergies in resources and mentoring between FIU and NYBG to contribute to tropical plant science and conservation.

Download the fellowship flyer here.