Overview
The Santa Fe Institute is accepting worldwide applications for its 2027 Complexity Postdoctoral Fellowships, including Omidyar Fellowships, offering up to three years in residence for quantitative, transdisciplinary research.
Complete research opportunity details
SFI's Complexity Postdoctoral Fellowships support early-career researchers working across disciplinary boundaries on complex systems. Fellows can receive up to three years in Santa Fe, discretionary research and collaboration funds, a competitive salary, benefits, paid family leave and structured leadership training. The public call does not state a universal salary or research-fund amount, so none is inferred.
Eligibility requirements
Applicants may be from any country and any scientific discipline but must have strong quantitative/computational skills. A PhD in any scientific discipline must have been granted within six years of the application deadline, or be expected by September 2027. SFI also requires an exemplary academic record, ability to work independently and collaboratively, and demonstrated multidisciplinary interest. U.S. citizenship is not required; successful candidates must be legally able to work in the United States. SFI can sponsor J-1 status but not H-1B status.
Tips for this postdoctoral opportunity
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- Ask recommenders early because SFI collects their letters separately.
- Use the SFI fellowship application link in the official call.
- Match your research background to the project, laboratory, supervisor and required methods rather than applying only from the title.
- Prepare a focused academic CV, transcripts, publications and research statement or proposal when requested by the official call.
- Confirm funding duration, stipend/salary, tuition coverage, start date and eligibility for international applicants.
- Contact a supervisor before applying only when the official instructions recommend or require it.
Verification notes
Verified against SFI's current 2027 Complexity Postdoctoral Fellowships call. Applications are accepted online from 27 July through 30 September 2026. The page does not publish a closing time or universal salary amount, so neither is invented.
Job and Scholarship is the discovery and verification layer. Confirm eligibility, dates, salary/funding and application instructions on the original source before submitting anything.
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