Mercer Times

The Princeton Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellows program has announced its 2024 cohort, comprising 15 scholars from diverse academic disciplines including the humanities, engineering, sciences, and social sciences. The initiative aims to recognize and support scholars poised to make significant contributions in their respective fields.

The program fosters interdisciplinary collaboration among scholars, enabling them to enhance their expertise while exploring new ideas across various fields. These fellows are expected to contribute significantly to the university's excellence and diversity. They receive financial support for up to two years at full salary.

“These scholars are addressing some of the biggest challenges facing humankind — our resistance to infection, how our cells interact ‘socially,’ and how we weather the rise of economic and environmental insecurities,” said Frederick Wherry, vice dean for diversity and inclusion in the Office of the Dean of Faculty and Townsend Martin, Class of 1917 Professor of Sociology.

Wherry added: “Some of these issues hit hardest in under-resourced communities in this country and across the globe, and yet they matter for the well-being of us all. The commitment of these postdoctoral fellows to bold and free inquiry and their potential to serve as future intellectual leaders in their fields make the Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellowship a space of inspiration.”

The selected fellows will work on various research projects ranging from examining employment precarity among young graduates in different countries to exploring human-AI interaction dynamics. Each fellow is paired with an advisor who will guide them through their research endeavors.