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 either jjohnson@carnegiescience.edu or 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. In 2024, I have support available for postdocs to work on defined projects, and I would also be happy to help you develop a fellowship application to explore a new direction of your choosing. Some relevant fellowship opportunities are listed below.
For graduate students: In 2024, I’ll be recruiting 1-2 PhD students to start at KU in 2025. 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: If you are a student at Stanford who is interested in getting research experience in plant ecophysiology in the first half of 2024 while my lab is still at Carnegie, please reach out to me at jjohnson@carnegiescience.edu to discuss opportunities to contribute to ongoing projects. Starting in August 2024, there will be a range of new opportunities for undergraduate students after my lab moves to KU. If you are interested in developing an honors thesis for your BA or BS degree at KU, please reach out to me at jejohnson@ku.edu to discuss opportunities for 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 2024 and full proposals in September 2024. 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 2024 with proposals due in September 2024.
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 2024.
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 2024.
For details, see:
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These fellowships are open to US citizens and permanent residents. They provide three years of support for salary, benefits, and research expenses. For the current round of competition, full applications are due in November 2024.
For details, see:
For graduate students :
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These fellowships are open to US citizens and permanent residents, and you can apply either before you have been accepted to KU and/or during your first year at KU. They provide three years of support for salary ($37,000/year) as well as a cost of education allowance that covers tuition and other fees ($16,000/year). For the current round of competition, full applications will be due in October 2024.
For details, see:
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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, tuition, fees, and other educational costs ($50,000/year). For the current round of competition, the due date for full proposals is still TBD.
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 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