Application for Gerhard R. Andlinger Visiting Fellow in Energy and the Environment

The Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment at Princeton University invites applications for the Gerhard R. Andlinger Visiting Fellows Program, with start dates as early as April 2025. This program supports distinguished visitors-in-residence who can enhance the diversity and excellence of intellectual and academic life at the Center and strongly support its core mission. We highly encourage applications from individuals who identify as members of groups that are underrepresented in science and engineering.

Applicants must propose a plan to engage with the Andlinger Center and broader Princeton community in ways that will significantly enrich the Center’s research and/or educational programs. This should extend beyond simply advancing the visitor’s career development, research, teaching, or advancing a single collaborator’s research. Examples include:

• Collaborations supporting team research with multiple Andlinger Center jointly appointed or associated faculty and/or research staff members on projects that advance core research areas.
• Guest lecturing and/or teaching an Andlinger Center energy studies (ENE) or ENE-cross-listed course, with the goal of having the course material absorbed into a permanent ENE or ENE-cross-listed course that will ensure sustained benefit for Princeton students. Note that all teaching appointments require approval by the Office of the Dean of the Faculty.
• Presenting and/or organizing a series of talks or workshops designed to augment conversation and expand expertise around key areas of interest to a broad spectrum of Center-associated faculty, research staff, and students.

Successful candidates can come from a variety of backgrounds, including industry, government, academia, and/or non-governmental organizations, with the key qualification being demonstrated in-depth expertise in energy and environmental issues.

Teaching

Visiting fellows are not required to teach but may seek to teach an approved course in their area of expertise or guest lecture in Andlinger Center undergraduate and graduate courses taught by Princeton faculty.

Application Process

Applicants must identify a Princeton sponsor with whom they should discuss and develop fellowship plans. Appropriate sponsors include Andlinger Center faculty, associated faculty, and senior researchers from our research community. Proposals should also consider additional campus collaborators beyond the sponsor whose involvement would enrich the fellowship plans. As part of the application, the sponsor will be asked to submit a letter of support highlighting the applicant’s unique attributes and the merit of their proposal.

Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact the Andlinger Center’s Assistant Director for Research, Charlie Sharpless, prior to applying to discuss the program and their proposed plans.

• Applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. EST on January 6, 2025
• The following materials are required:
  • Cover letter;
  • Curriculum vitae, including a list of publications or other professional accomplishments;
  • Proposal of planned activities;
  • List of potential collaborators briefly describing the possible collaboration; and
  • Contact information for the Princeton sponsor