Call for Applications: Penn Annenberg / Civic Science Fellows — Postdoctoral Fellowship in Climate Communication and Civic Science

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The Penn research community is invited to apply for the 2026–2028 Civic Science Fellowship, based at the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania. The fellow will work with the Climate Communication Division and the Netter Center for Community Partnerships to develop community-engaged research on topics including climate and health communication, civic engagement and climate action, and social connection and resilience.

Applicants must hold a PhD in communication, psychology, or another relevant field earned within the last three years and should demonstrate the ability to independently develop and manage research projects. Experience with community-engaged or participatory research, youth or young adults, mixed methods, advanced quantitative methods, and R or Python is especially relevant. The fellowship is in residence in Philadelphia and is expected to run from August 2026 through July 2028.

Submission deadline: Applications reviewed on a rolling basis; priority review began June 1, 2026