Brookhaven Lab Opens Applications for the Raymond Davis Jr. Fellowship to Attract Early Career Scientists
September 15, 2025
Brookhaven National Laboratory is proud to continue the Raymond Davis Jr. Fellowship into its second year. This prestigious fellowship, named after Brookhaven Lab Nobel Laureate Raymond Davis Jr., was established to attract the very best and brightest early career researchers. The fellowship aims to cultivate future scientific leaders who wish to develop their careers at Brookhaven Lab. Applications are now being accepted.
Fellows will work closely with a Brookhaven sponsor to pursue their research interests. Fellows are hired in research staff scientist positions for four years with full benefits, a highly competitive salary, and a stipend for research support, including funding for a postdoctoral researcher. As the intent of the Program is to retain these Fellows for a career at Brookhaven Lab, candidates interested in a research career at a U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory are encouraged to apply. Brookhaven Lab will select up to two Fellows during the selection process.
Who should apply
Successful candidates will be promising early career scientists with at least two years’ distinguished experience after their Ph.D. and selected based on their demonstrated ability to contribute to the science aligned to the Laboratory's initiatives. Candidates from any discipline aligned with the Lab's mission – delivering expertise and capabilities that drive scientific breakthroughs and innovation for today and tomorrow – are encouraged to apply. Fellows work closely with a Brookhaven sponsor to pursue their research interests. The sponsor is identified early in the application process. If the sponsor is not known at the time of application, Brookhaven will assist you in identifying a possible sponsor once the application has been submitted.
Current Brookhaven postdoctoral researchers and staff members are eligible to apply.
Candidates are encouraged to review the Lab’s scientific and engineering research areas, and the resources below, to identify topics that align with the scope of the science at Brookhaven:
Required qualifications
- Applicants must have received their Ph.D. in a STEM field and should be early in their career with at least two years demonstrated experience post Ph.D.
- Applicants can be no more than five years beyond receiving their Ph.D. when they apply
- Evidence of academic achievement with potential for technical and research leadership
- Research in areas that align with Brookhaven National Lab’s strategic priorities.
More information for those interested
If you're interested, visit the Raymond Davis Jr. Fellowship website for specific guidance about the application process. There, you can also learn more about Raymond Davis Jr., for whom the fellowship is named. For those who don't know, Raymond Davis Jr. was a chemist in the Brookhaven Chemistry Division, who won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 2002 for detecting solar neutrinos.
Questions?
Contact Kathi Barkigia, Special Assistant to the Director, at fellowships@bnl.gov.
The solicitation opens Sept. 15, 2025, and will close Nov. 5, 2025 at 5 p.m. (EST).
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