President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Welcome to the University of Maryland’s President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program website. This site provides the information you need about our postdoctoral fellowship program offered at the University of Maryland. After reviewing the materials here, if you have questions about this program, please contact us at umd-postdocs@umd.edu.
About the Program
The University seeks applicants whose research, teaching, and service will contribute to diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity in higher education and at the University of Maryland. The President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program is interested in scholars with the potential to bring to their research and teaching the critical perspective that comes from their educational background or understanding of the experiences of groups historically underrepresented in higher education.
The program, in particular, encourages applicants who would increase representation in campus units where women and minoritized groups are underrepresented. Through this program, the University seeks to facilitate the hiring of postdoctoral scholars into tenure track faculty positions at the University. More details are available here. Although the Program is open to all fields and disciplines, preference will be given to applicants whose research interests fall within STEM.
The University of Maryland, College Park is located in Prince George’s County, within the Washington/Baltimore Metroplex, five miles from the District of Columbia line. The institution enjoys a rich academic and cultural community with world-class scientific and artistic centers on campus, as well as connections to many adjacent institutions of higher learning. The University also takes advantage of extensive opportunities offered by close proximity to Capitol Hill, the NIH, USDA, NSF, National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, NIST, NASA, and other federal agencies and think tanks in Washington, D.C.
Eligibility
Applicants who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents when the application is due will not be considered.
Promise Academy
In Fall 2022, the University received a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to enhance its faculty diversification efforts. In conjunction with other University System of Maryland universities, the Re-Imagining STEM Equity Utilizing Postdoctoral Pathways (RISE UPP) seeks to increase the number of minoritized tenure-track (TT) faculty in STEM within the University System of Maryland (USM) campuses.
The University of Maryland, College Park in particular seeks President’s Postdoctoral Fellows who are interested in pursuing tenure track faculty positions within the USM in STEM disciplines (e.g., Engineering, Biology, or other related fields). As part of the application process, applicants are eligible to pursue a PPFP fellowship through the RISE UPP program. Applicants who wish to be considered for this opportunity should address their interest in the required application Research and Education Background statements. In addition, applicants will be prompted to indicate their interest in this opportunity within the relevant sections of the application platform.
To be eligible for this program, NSF requires all project participants to be United States citizens, nationals, or permanent residents of the United States. The term "national" designates a native resident of a commonwealth or territory of the United States, such as American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. It does not refer to a citizen of another country who has applied for United States citizenship and who has not received U.S. citizenship.
Fellows admitted into the PROMISE Academy are expected to participate in Academy on campus (College Park) and USM activities (other USM campuses) and may receive additional support for their research programs.
For more information about the PROMISE Academy, please contact us at umd-postdocs@umd.edu.
Contact Information
Inquiries should be directed to Blessing Enekwe, Program Director, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, at umd-postdocs@umd.edu.
Mailing Address:
Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
University of Maryland
2100A Lee Building
7809 Regents Drive
College Park, MD 20742
301-405-6009
Program Staff
John Bertot
Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs
University of Maryland Office of the Provost
Blessing Enekwe
Program Director
Office of Postdoctoral Affairs