This National Science Foundation Project Grant award of $138,000 provides funding for a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Biology from March 1, 2023 through February 28, 2025. The fellowship supports research and training to investigate the biogeography and community assembly of North American Carboniferous ecosystems. Specifically, the fellow will analyze the fossil record using approaches including anatomy, geology, and ecology to determine how ancient land ecosystems responded to environmental and biodiversity changes. This work aims to better understand the history of life on Earth and inform modern environmental stewardship. The fellow will also increase diversity in paleontology and earth sciences through public outreach events and mentoring underrepresented groups. The funding falls under the NSF's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), which supports basic research to advance understanding of biological systems, from molecular and cellular levels to intact organisms and ecosystems.
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