Applications Invited for Planetary Health Postdoctoral Fellowship

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About the Organization

Part of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, our Centre was set up to respond to the challenge of a changed planet. Humanity’s impact on our environment has begun a new era for the Earth and all life on it: now our ideas and institutions must catch up.

As this new epoch - the Anthropocene - begins, we face some of the hardest questions science and society have ever had to answer.

About the Fellowship

The Planetary Health Postdoctoral Fellowship seeks to foster the professional development of a new generation of planetary health researchers and ambassadors committed to protecting health on a changing planet – and developing solutions for a healthier future.

The Planetary Health Postdoctoral Fellowship cultivates new knowledge and solutions at the intersections of health and the environment. Founded by the Stanford University Center for Innovation in Global Health, the fellowship is run in partnership with the Centre on Climate Change & Planetary Health (CCCPH) at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), the Stanford Center for Human and Planetary Health, and the Center for Innovation in Global Health.

Through two-year fellowships, the programme supports early-career researchers in conducting cutting-edge, interdisciplinary research on planetary health challenges and solutions.

The 2026 round will be recruiting two fellows: one to be based at LSHTM, and one to be based at Stanford University, with separate recruitment processes for each. 

Objectives of the fellowship

• Develop evidence on emerging health risks to protect vulnerable populations impacted by environmental change
• Assess the health consequences of environmental inaction to drive new policies & interventions
• Identify strategies to simultaneously advance health, environmental stewardship & community resilience
• Train early-career researchers and provide opportunities to gain skills in new disciplines for human & planetary health impact

Focus Area

Areas of potential research include but are not limited to:

• Food security and the environmental impacts of crop and livestock production
• Healthy cities, clean air and water, sustainable transport
• The health implications of extreme weather events
• The impact of climate change and land use on infectious diseases (e.g., vector-borne and zoonotic diseases)
• The impact on health of environmental waste such as micro plastics
• The link between climate change and non-communicable diseases

Eligibility

This fellowship program is open to researchers from anywhere in the world who are within three years of successfully completing their doctoral degree. Prior research output in the intersections of health and environmental science is a prerequisite. As instruction and support will be provided in English, high-level proficiency in the English language is a requirement of the fellowship. Candidates from a wide range of disciplines and backgrounds are invited to apply, including global health, health systems, epidemiology, health policy, environmental science, environmental policy, disease ecology, and more.

How to Apply

Applications should be made online via our jobs website before the deadline of 22:00 BST on Friday 11 July 2025.

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