Jobs and Funding Opportunities — May 20, 2026

We’re thrilled to introduce a new series of posts that share job openings and funding calls in health and extreme weather research, and related fields. We will typically post twice a month, and each post will highlight timely positions, grants, and fellowships so you can explore what’s next for your work.

If you know of an opportunity we should feature, we’d love to hear from you at cafecomms@hsph.harvard.edu.

Fellowships for Graduate Students

• ‍NASA is inviting applications for its FINESST program, supporting graduate student–led research projects in Earth and space science aligned with NASA’s science and exploration goals. Submissions due July 14.
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• NOAA is inviting applications for the Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship, which offers graduate students a one-year opportunity in the Washington, D.C. area to contribute to real-world policy and public service work connected to coastal, marine and Great Lakes issues. Apply by June 3.

Job Opportunities 

• The (Massachusetts) Governor’s Office of Climate Innovation and Resilience is hiring a Massachusetts Heat Resilience Officer to advance all-of-government actions that address the impacts of increasing temperatures and extreme heat. Submit questions, cover letter, and resume to Rose Skylstad.
  
  
• The Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health at Emory University is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to work on exposure assessment research.
  
  
• The Harvard Chan School Department of Biostatistics is hiring a postdoctoral researcher in data science/ML to assess the societal impacts of AI data centers. This position will focus on building a decision framework to guide the expansion of AI data centers, aligning economic opportunity with social impact.
  
  
• The Harvard Chan School Department of Biostatistics is hiring a postdoctoral research position to help develop next-generation AI methods for healthy climate adaptation.  
  
  
• The Harvard Chan School Department of Biostatistics is hiring a postdoctoral research position to develop and apply novel causal inference methods for large-scale observational studies, with a particular emphasis on environmental exposures and public health.
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• The Harvard Graduate School of Design's Center for Green Buildings and Cities is hiring a postdoctoral research fellow to develop scalable, data-informed solutions in sustainable design, construction, and energy management.