Science Announcements
Proposals for sabbaticals, working groups and catalysis meetings are accepted twice a year, at June 15 and December 1 deadlines. Proposals for post-doctoral fellowships are accepted at the December 1 deadline. Proposals for short-term visitors are considered four times a year, with deadlines on 1 Jan, 1 Apr, 1 Jul and 1 Sep.
About NESCent's Science
NESCent’s scientific mission is to advance synthetic research that addresses fundamental questions in evolutionary biology. Synthetic research in evolutionary biology occurs along a continuum in terms of the scope of the scientific questions, tools and disciplines that may be involved. At one end of the continuum, synthesis involves integrating available data and models to address important problems within a discipline. At the other end, methods and perspectives from multiple disciplines are combined to develop new tools for answering-- and creating new-- fundamental scientific questions.
NESCent supports a portfolio of scientific activities that span this spectrum of synthetic research in evolutionary biology and related fields. NESCent sponsors postdoctoral fellows and sabbatical scholars as resident scientists, creating a fertile in-house environment for sustained synthetic research. Short-term visitors are supported to enable synthetic research on any aspect of evolutionary biology and relevant disciplines. Visitors will work on-site at NESCent for periods of 2 weeks to 3 months. Working groups enable teams of visiting scientists to work intensively over a several-year period. Catalysis meetings provide a novel mechanism for bringing together diverse research communities and cultures to identify common interests and catalyze new synthetic collaborations. Proposals for these diverse activities are generated by the scientific community, through our application process and evaluated by an external scientific advisory board.
Resources
- NESCent Facilities Gallery: http://www.nescent.org/about/FacilitiesGallery.php
- NESCent IT Policies: http://www.nescent.org/informatics/policies.php
