Postdoctoral Fellowships at the Jacob Blaustein Center for Scientific Cooperation

Applications are now open for the Blaustein Postdoctoral Fellowships at the Jacob Blaustein Center for Scientific Cooperation (BCSC), part of the Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research (BIDR) at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel.

This is a great chance for recent PhD graduates to do important research on drylands and desert topics. The program awards 4-5 fellowships each year to excellent scholars from anywhere in the world. It is a fully funded postdoctoral fellowship. There is no application fee. The application deadline is April 16, 2026.  You can check out BS, MS, PhD and postdoc positions here.

Key Details:

• Degree Level: Postdoctoral
• Host Country: Israel
• Host Institution: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev – Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research (BIDR)
• Open to All Nationalities
• Funding Type: Fully funded
• Duration: 1 academic year
• Application Fee: None
• Application Deadline: April 16, 2026

What This Scholarship Offers:

• A good monthly stipend to support your living expenses in Israel (total around $30,800 USD per year for standard Blaustein Fellows; up to about $36,250 USD for the top Distinguished award)
• The chance to live and work in a unique desert setting with modern research facilities
• Membership in a friendly international group of scientists
• Full focus on your research without other jobs
• Possible renewal for a second year if your research goes well

Also Check: CEPLAS 12 Postdoctoral Research Positions in Germany

Eligibility Criteria:

• You have your PhD degree (or will have it by the postdoc start date)
• Your PhD was received no more than 5 years before the postdoc begins
• You did not get your PhD from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
• You have not received any other postdoc fellowship from Ben-Gurion University before
• Current BIDR postdocs can apply only in their first year

Also Check: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships in France 2026 (Fully Funded)

Research Fields:

• Desert ecology
• Solar energy
• Environmental physics
• Rainfed and irrigated agriculture
• Soil-plant-atmosphere interactions
• Hydrology
• Aquaculture
• Environmental microbiology
• Desalination and water treatment
• Biotechnology

Also Check: HFSP Postdoctoral Fellowships 2027 (Fully Funded)

How to Apply – Step by Step:

1. Pick a research topic and find a supervisor Look at BIDR faculty and their work: List of Academic Staff
2. Contact the professor to talk about positions and plan your research together.
3. Fill the application form Get and complete it.
4. Send your education documents Email PDF or Word copies of your bachelor’s, master’s, and PhD diplomas + transcripts to: [email protected]
5. Get 3 reference letters Ask faculty who know your work (one must be your PhD advisor; another preferably from a different university). They send letters directly to your BIDR supervisor

Also Check: 20 Postdoc Opportunities at Delft University of Technology, Netherlands (Fully Funded)