Openings and opportunities

I am always looking for excellent postdoctoral scholars and students of all levels to join my group. If you are interested, feel free to contact me at Zhibo.Zhang@umbc.edu Please include your CV, (unofficial) transcripts, and a description of your background and research interests. I value a rigorous quantitative background and strong communication skills, and I particularly welcome interest from women and underrepresented minorities.

Information on the Atmospheric Physics PhD program in the Department of Physics at UMBC is available here, and details on the application process are here.

Graduate and postdoctoral fellowships

If you are a prospective graduate student or postdoctoral fellow interested in joining my group, you can also apply for your own funding through a number of fellowships. Graduate students can apply for a number of prestigious fellowships, including:

• The NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship (NESSF) – open to foreign nationals!
• The Graduate Student Fellowship by JCET– open to foreign nationals!
• The NSF graduate fellowship (pdf)- limited to U.S. citizens and permanent residents.
• The National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) fellowship – limited to U.S. citizens.

There also are a number of excellent fellowships for prospective postdoctoral fellows, including:

• NSF postdoctoral fellowship in atmospheric sciences or Earth sciences – limited to U.S. citizens and permanent residents.
• NOAA postdoctoral fellowship – open to foreign nationals!

Provided that your research interests and qualifications are a good match for my group, I would be happy to advice you in preparing your fellowship application. Keep in mind that writing a competitive proposal takes a lot of time, so it’s best to start (and contact me) well ahead of the application deadline.