Visiting Scholar Fellowship Temporary; Not

VISITING SCHOLAR FELLOWSHIP at ARCHBOLD

Archbold will award fellowships of up to $3,000 to visiting scholars for the 2027 field season. The number of fellowships and award amounts will vary depending on the length of study, project needs, and number of proposals received. Awardees will be eligible for free shared housing or discounted private housing based on availability.

Archbold is a not-for-profit biological field station whose mission is to build and share the scientific knowledge needed to protect the life, lands, and waters of the heart of Florida, and beyond. We are devoted to ecological research, conservation, and education, and our 20,000 acres of natural areas encompass outstanding examples of Florida fire-dependent ecosystems with many endemic, imperiled species, as well as a working cattle ranch.

Our staff of about 65 works across eight primary research programs, including Agroecology, Avian Ecology, Conservation of Military Landscapes, Entomology, Herpetology, Limnology, Plant Ecology, and Predator-Prey. We engage visiting scientists, interns, and collaborators in place-based science (both basic and applied), including studies that focus on rare species persistence, disturbance ecology, and human-natural systems ecology.

The purpose of the visiting scholar program is to invite and encourage early-career scientists (graduate students and post-docs) to conduct research at Archbold, contribute to Archbold’s vibrant research community, and make use of the distinctive places, long-term data, collections, expertise, and conservation partnerships that make Archbold a strong platform for place-based science. Previous recipients have worked on research questions across various ecosystems (e.g., scrub, grasslands, wetlands), organisms (e.g., plants, birds, herps, mammals, microbes), and subdisciplines (e.g., population ecology, behavioral ecology, agroecology).

We welcome applications regardless of the applicant’s familiarity with or prior experience working at Archbold.

Applicants should already be enrolled in a graduate program or appointed as a postdoctoral scientist and studying in any area of field biology. The proposed work must involve research conducted at Archbold (including the Station or Buck Island Ranch) and/or the immediate area and include at least 4 weeks (cumulative over one year) based on-site at Archbold.

Previous awardees are not eligible for an award. However, Archbold might consider giving the same individual one award for graduate work and another for a further graduate degree or post-doc work, based on scientific merit and at the discretion of the scientific staff.

Award funds may be used to offset costs of travel, supplies, food, or other field-related expenses, or a stipend. Archbold facility use fees are waived. Awardees are eligible for free shared housing or discounted private housing at Archbold based on availability. Awardees can elect to either receive the funds directly (which will generate a 1099 tax form) or establish an account at Archbold to cover non-stipend research expenses.

The awardee must secure the appropriate Federal or State permits for their work before starting but need not have them in hand to apply. If not already obtained, the status of any required permits should be explained in the application. Any studies involving vertebrates at Archbold require an animal use protocol approved by the IACUC of the researcher’s home institution, as well as submission of an Archbold Animal Use Application at least 6 weeks prior to the anticipated start date of the research.

Awardees will be required to submit a Final Report to Archbold, including a summary expense report, within 1 year of receiving an award. They…