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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(24, 24, 24); background: white;">Postdoctoral Fellowships at Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute, San Francisco<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(24, 24, 24); background: white;">The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute announces two openings in the postdoctoral fellowship program. We are a non-profit institute completely devoted to basic and
translational research and offer a unique environment for postdoctoral fellows interested in a research career with the option to apply for the Principal Investigator (PI) track.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(24, 24, 24); background: white;">Smith-Kettlewell is a uniquely attractive place to receive postdoctoral training in vision research, low vision and blindness. Our research areas include: visual development,
strabismus and amblyopia, eye movements, visual attention, brain plasticity, mobility, low vision/blindness rehabilitation and accessibility technologies using approaches such as psychophysics, eye and head tracking, clinical assessment, computational modeling,
EEG, fMRI, computer vision, AI, and sensor technologies.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(24, 24, 24); background: white;">Our fellowship program offers the flexibility to propose and pursue independent research in close collaboration and mentorship with one or more of our experienced principal
investigators. During the training period, fellows who are interested in a research career and have achieved necessary milestones are encouraged to apply to submit grants as mentored or independent investigators at Smith-Kettlewell. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(24, 24, 24); background: white;">The fellowships require a Ph.D., O.D., or M.D. There are <b>two openings for 2026</b> with two separate deadlines and eligibiliity criteria. The first is through a National
Eye Institute training grant to Smith-Kettlewell and requires that the fellow be a US citizen or permanent resident. This fellowship will be awarded for 1 year initially, with funding for an additional year contingent on grant funding. </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 19, 68); color: rgb(0, 19, 68); font-family: Figtree, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Applications
for the training grant fellowship will be accepted until</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 19, 68); color: rgb(0, 19, 68); font-family: Figtree, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><strong style="caret-color: rgb(0, 19, 68); color: rgb(0, 19, 68); font-family: Figtree, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; box-sizing: inherit;">December
10, 2025</strong><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 19, 68); color: rgb(0, 19, 68); font-family: Figtree, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">, and the selected fellow must start before March 31, 2026. </span></p>
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<span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 19, 68); color: rgb(0, 19, 68); font-family: Figtree, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The second opening is supported by Smith-Kettlewell funds and is open to fellows of all nationalities.
The deadline for the Smith-Kettlewell application is</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 19, 68); color: rgb(0, 19, 68); font-family: Figtree, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><strong style="caret-color: rgb(0, 19, 68); color: rgb(0, 19, 68); font-family: Figtree, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; box-sizing: inherit;">January
30, 2026</strong><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 19, 68); color: rgb(0, 19, 68); font-family: Figtree, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">, with fellows starting in summer or fall of 2026. This fellowship will be awarded
for 2 years.</span></p>
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of the program can be found</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 19, 68); color: rgb(0, 19, 68); font-family: Figtree, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;"> </span><a href="https://www.ski.org/what-does-fellowship-smith-kettlewell-offer/"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 19, 68); color: rgb(0, 19, 68); font-family: Figtree, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;"></span></a><a href="https://ski.org/what-does-fellowship-smith-kettlewell-offer" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 19, 68); font-family: Figtree, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 90, 163); transition: 0.2s linear; line-height: inherit; cursor: pointer; overflow-wrap: break-word;">here</a><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 19, 68); color: rgb(0, 19, 68); font-family: Figtree, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;">.
Details about the application process can be found</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 19, 68); color: rgb(0, 19, 68); font-family: Figtree, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;"> </span><a href="https://www.ski.org/how-apply/"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 19, 68); color: rgb(0, 19, 68); font-family: Figtree, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;"></span></a><a href="https://ski.org/how-apply" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 19, 68); font-family: Figtree, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 90, 163); transition: 0.2s linear; line-height: inherit; cursor: pointer; overflow-wrap: break-word;">here</a><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 19, 68); color: rgb(0, 19, 68); font-family: Figtree, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;">. </span><strong style="caret-color: rgb(0, 19, 68); color: rgb(0, 19, 68); font-family: Figtree, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; box-sizing: inherit;">To
begin the application process, please contact one of the <a href="https://www.ski.org/current-mentors/"></a><a href="https://ski.org/current-mentors" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 90, 163); transition: 0.2s linear; line-height: inherit; cursor: pointer; overflow-wrap: break-word;">mentors</a>.
</strong><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 19, 68); color: rgb(0, 19, 68); font-family: Figtree, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; box-sizing: inherit;">Fellows can work with more than one mentor, or a mentor and a co-mentor. </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 19, 68); color: rgb(0, 19, 68); font-family: Figtree, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;">If
you have further questions, please email Dr. Preeti Verghese or Beatriz St. John at</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 19, 68); color: rgb(0, 19, 68); font-family: Figtree, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;"> <a href="mailto:fellowships@ski.org">fellowships@ski.org</a></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 19, 68); color: rgb(0, 19, 68); font-family: Figtree, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;">.</span></span></p>
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<div>Preeti Verghese, PhD<br>
Senior Scientist<br>
Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute<br>
San Francisco CA 94115<br>
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https://www.ski.org/lab/verghese-lab</div>
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