Postdoctoral Scholarships at Harvard University, a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, United States

Postdoctoral Fellow in Material Science & Mechanical Engineering

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

The Materials Intelligence Research group of Prof. Boris Kozinsky at Harvard University is seeking researchers at the postdoc or senior research scientist level to develop and apply first principles and machine learning methods for computational materials physics and chemistry. Projects include:1. Scientific software engineering of machine learning potentials for large scale molecular dynamics….View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Fellowship for Future Faculty Leaders (FFL)

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

We invite applications for the Harvard Postdoctoral Fellowship for Future Faculty Leaders (FFL) at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA). Fellows will develop independent research and earn experience that will launch their careers as faculty leaders. Focuses include forming a vision of broad impact and preparing for success in the next levels of academic research. Fellow…View Details Bookmark

SBS Korean Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Social Sciences

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

With generous support from the SBS Foundation Research Fund, the Korea Institute at Harvard University invites applications for a Korean Studies postdoctoral fellowship in the social sciences. Applicants whose research focuses on global Korean diaspora, Korea-US relations, international relations, and/or political economy are especially encouraged to apply. Application Deadline: January 7, 2024…View Details Bookmark

Curriculum Fellow in Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning

Harvard Medical School

The Harvard Medical School Curriculum Fellows Program (HMS CFP) welcomes applications for an Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) Curriculum Fellow (CF) for the Center for Computational Biomedicine (CCB). The CFP is a postdoctoral service and training program intended for early-career scientist-educators, focused on curriculum development, teaching, and educational programming in th…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Fellow in High-Performance Electronic-Photonic Integrated Circuits

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

A postdoctoral position is available in Prof. Gage Hills’ Nano-Design Group at Harvard University. We are looking for candidates with a strong background in designing and testing high-speed transceiver circuits, with applications including high-performance electronic-photonic integrated circuits. For the post-doc position, the primary concentration would be on the electrical circuit design side…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Fellow in Applied Physics

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Accepting applications for one Postdoctoral Fellow position working with Professor David Weitz. The position will focus on the use of micromodels to study the effects of specific polymers on displacement of residual oil using polymer solutions.Successful candidates must be able to work as part of team performing research to support the project. Additional responsibilities include preparation of…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center of Mathematical Sciences and Applications

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

The Center of Mathematical Sciences and Applications at Harvard University welcomes applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow position in the mathematical sciences to begin in the academic year 2024-2025. The Center is seeking in particular individuals with a strong mathematical science background who are interested in applying mathematics to fields such as physics, biology, finance, statistical d…View Details Bookmark

Tenured Professor in Theoretical Quantum Science

Multiple Schools – Joint Search

The Harvard Quantum Initiative, Department of Physics, and Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology seek to appoint a tenured professor in the broad theoretical domain of quantum science. The successful candidate will hold an academic appointment in an FAS Science Department. Potential appointment areas/departments include Physics and Chemistry and Chemical Biology.The appointment is expect…View Details Bookmark

Tenure-Track Professor in Quantum Science and Engineering

Multiple Schools – Joint Search

The Harvard Quantum Initiative, together with the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology and Department of Physics, seeks to appoint a tenure-track assistant professor in quantum science and engineering, broadly defined, with emphasis on research that bridges between chemistry and the areas of physics, engineering, and/or applied sciences. The successful candidate will hold an academic ap…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Position in Computational Chemistry

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Our lab is seeking a highly motivated and talented postdoctoral researcher to join our dynamic team. We are a leading research group in the field of bioengineering for drug delivery, focusing on ionic liquids for drug delivery.Responsibilities:Conducting cutting-edge research in computational chemistry, with a particular emphasis on ionic liquids and their interactions with proteins.Developing …View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Fellow with the LIFE Lab – Digital, Data, and Design Institute, Harvard University

Harvard Business School

The Crafting Your Life (LIFE) Lab, led by Professor Leslie Perlow, is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow. The mission of the LIFE lab is to use technology to create a life-long learning community that benefits the community through life-long learning and provides academics the opportunity to study both the process of such community building and the content derived from community members’ sharing the…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Research Positions in Biogeochemistry of Global Contaminants Research Group, Harvard University

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Two postdoctoral positions are available on an interdisciplinary NSF-funded project aimed at developing an integrated modeling framework to quantify the impact of global pollution releases on human and wildlife exposures, including an examination of impacts on culture. Specifically, this project is examining social drivers behind ongoing seafood consumption beyond recommended health guidelines,…View Details Bookmark

2024-25 Mahindra Humanities Center Postdoctoral Fellow

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

The Mahindra Humanities Center invites applications for six one-year postdoctoral fellowships on the topic of the environmental humanities, drawn from any humanistic discipline. We interpret the environmental humanities in the broadest terms, to include all parts of the world and historical eras. Topics may include (but are not limited to) humanistic approaches to climate change, biodiversity, …View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Fellow

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Harvard University invites applicants for a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship focused on the acquisition and study of sediment hosted glasses from ocean ridges. The position would be part of a six year project of Charles Langmuir funded by the European Research Council and the National Science Foundation to obtain long time series of igneous and …View Details Bookmark

Reginald A. Daly Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Harvard University invites applicants for the Reginald A. Daly Postdoctoral Research Fellowship.The Department seeks candidates in the broad field of Earth and Planetary Sciences including but not limited to geology, geochemistry, geobiology, geodynamics, petrology, geophysics, oceanography, atmospheric dynamics, climate science, atmospheric che…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Fellow – Trustworthy AI Lab 2 – Digital, Data, and Design Institute, Harvard University

Harvard Business School

The Digital, Data, and Design (D^3) Institute at Harvard is accepting applications for multiple postdoctoral fellows for academic year 2024-2025 to work on research activities at our research labs. D^3 conducts research at the intersection of academia and practice. For more information on D^3, please visit https://d3.harvard.edu/labs.The Postdoctoral Fellows will work under the direct supervisi…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Fellow – Trustworthy AI Lab – Digital, Data, and Design Institute, Harvard University

Harvard Business School

The Digital, Data, and Design (D^3) Institute at Harvard is accepting applications for multiple postdoctoral fellows for academic year 2024-2025 to work on research activities at our research labs. D^3 conducts research at the intersection of academia and practice. For more information on D^3, please visit https://d3.harvard.edu/labs. The Postdoctoral Fellows will work under the direct supervis…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Fellow – Platform Lab – Digital, Data, and Design Institute, Harvard University

Harvard Business School

The Digital, Data, and Design (D^3) Institute at Harvard is accepting applications for multiple postdoctoral fellows for academic year 2024-2025 to work on research activities at our research labs. D^3 conducts research at the intersection of academia and practice. For more information on D^3, please visit https://d3.harvard.edu/labs.The Postdoctoral Fellows will work under the direct supervisi…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Fellow – Digital Reskilling Lab – Digital, Data, and Design Institute, Harvard University

Harvard Business School

The Digital, Data, and Design (D^3) Institute at Harvard is accepting applications for multiple postdoctoral fellows for academic year 2024-2025 to work on research activities at our research labs. D^3 conducts research at the intersection of academia and practice. For more information on D^3, please visit https://d3.harvard.edu/labs.The Postdoctoral Fellows will work under the direct supervisi…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Fellow – Climate and Sustainability Impact Lab – Digital, Data, and Design Institute, Harvard University

Harvard Business School

The Digital, Data, and Design (D^3) Institute at Harvard is accepting applications for multiple postdoctoral fellows for academic year 2024-2025 to work on research activities at our research labs. D^3 conducts research at the intersection of academia and practice. For more information on D^3, please visit https://d3.harvard.edu/labs.The Postdoctoral Fellows will work under the direct supervisi…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Fellow – Pricing Lab (Macro) – Digital, Data, and Design Institute, Harvard University

Harvard Business School

The Digital, Data, and Design (D^3) Institute at Harvard is accepting applications for multiple postdoctoral fellows for academic year 2024-2025 to work on research activities at our research labs. D^3 conducts research at the intersection of academia and practice. For more information on D^3, please visit https://d3.harvard.edu/labs.The postdoctoral fellows will work under the direct supervisi…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Fellow – Pricing Lab (Micro) – Digital, Data, and Design Institute, Harvard University

Harvard Business School

The Digital, Data, and Design (D^3) Institute at Harvard is accepting applications for multiple postdoctoral fellows for academic year 2024-2025 to work on research activities at our research labs. D^3 conducts research at the intersection of academia and practice. For more information on D^3, please visit https://d3.harvard.edu/labs.The postdoctoral fellows will work under the direct supervisi…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard in RL with Applications in Digital Interventions!

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Join us as a postdoctoral fellow in Professor Susan Murphy’s Statistical Reinforcement Learning Group. Our research concerns sequential decision-making in digital health, including experimental design and reinforcement learning algorithms. We combine statistical methods with online reinforcement learning algorithms to provide inferential tools. The successful applicant will be expected to devel…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Fellow in Invertebrate Paleobiology and Evolution

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

The Laboratory for Invertebrate Paleobiology and Evolution at the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, and Museum of Comparative Zoology, at Harvard University is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to join our team as part of the Human Frontier Science Program-funded project entitled “Reconstructing water to land transitions in arthropod evolution – combining atoms, genes, and fossils”…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Fellowships in Networked Systems

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

The John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University (SEAS) seeks applicants for a postdoctoral position in networked systems. The postdoc is intended for one year but there will be funding to potentially extend it to a second year. The postdoc will receive a generous salary as well as an allocation for research and travel expenses.We are looking for junior scien…View Details Bookmark

Chemistry Future Leaders Post-Doctoral Fellow

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

The Harvard University Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology (CCB) seeks postdoctoral fellows for the academic year 2024-2025 in the open field of chemistry and chemical biology. We welcome applications from individuals who are currently senior graduate students pursuing studies in the chemical sciences or adjacent fields, broadly defined, and who plan to earn their Ph.D. degrees by July…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Researcher in Bioinspired Robotics

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

The Harvard Microrobotics Lab is seeking candidates for a Postdoctoral Researcher position in the area of soft robots with a focus on new approaches for soft actuators, including modeling, control, and integration with autonomous soft devices.View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Fellow in the Study of Human History Through Ancient DNA

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

We are seeking applications for a full-time postdoctoral position in the Department of Human Evolutionary Biology and/or the Department of Genetics. The position is initially for one year but with reappointment for additional years contingent upon satisfactory performance and review. The start-date is flexible.We are searching for highly motivated researchers to join our group to study the popu…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Fellow – History of Capitalism

Harvard Business School

The History of Capitalism Project at Harvard Business School and Harvard University identifies and supports outstanding scholars whose work responds to the growing interest in the study of global capitalism from a historical perspective. We seek to organize a community of scholars who study aspects of the history of capitalism in all regions of the world and in all chronological periods. Global…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Positions in High-Energy Theory at Harvard University

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Postdoctoral Positions in High-Energy Theory at Harvard UniversityApplicants are invited for research positions in high-energy theory (including but not restricted to particle physics, particle astrophysics, quantum gravity, quantum field theory, and string theory) at Harvard University, to begin in academic year 2024 – 2025. The appointment would be at the rank of Postdoctoral Fellow. The init…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Fellow in Psychology

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Research on Psychotherapy Effectiveness with Children and Adolescents[Start date: Summer 2024]Applications are invited for a postdoctoral fellowship under the direction of Professor John Weisz in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University. This is a research position, with primary responsibilities that include:Leadership in the NIMH-funded randomized clinical trial of FIRST, our princip…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Fellow – Business History

Harvard Business School

The Business History Initiative at Harvard Business School seeks a Postdoctoral Fellow for twelve months study and research at Harvard Business School. The fellow will work closely with Professor Geoffrey Jones, Isidor Straus Professor of Business History at Harvard Business School.The fellowship is designed to enable scholars who have already demonstrated an engagement with business history br…View Details Bookmark

Harvard Quantum Initiative Prize Postdoctoral Fellow

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

The Harvard Quantum Initiative in Science and Engineering (HQI) seeks postdoctoral fellows for the academic year 2024-2025. The HQI is an interdisciplinary initiative that pairs basic science with quantum engineering, taking place across the departments of Physics, Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Mathematics and the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Active research areas include quant…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Fellow in On-Premise Computing for Autonomous Vehicles (Computer Architecture, Machine Learning and Runtime Systems)

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

ProjectDeep learning plays an essential role in the operation of an autonomous vehicle (AV), allowing for automated detection, prediction, mapping, and planning. During the vehicle’s operation, data is obtained through a myriad of sensors in an AV—including RADAR, LIDAR, cameras, and other advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) sensors. These sensors generate a vast amount of data concurrent…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Fellow in CMOS-Bio Interfaces and in Neuromorphic Engineering

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Donhee Ham group (https://www.donheehamlab.org) at Harvard University has openings for a number of postdoctoral positions for projects in CMOS-bio interfaces and in neuromorphic engineering. In CMOS-bio interfaces, CMOS integrated circuits are interfaced with biological systems such as mammalian neuronal networks and DNA molecules for applications in neuroscience, neurotechnology, machine intel…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Fellow in Semiconductor-driven NMR and in Quantum Engineering

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Donhee Ham group (https://www.donheehamlab.org) at Harvard University has openings for a number of postdoctoral positions for projects in semiconductor-driven nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and in quantum engineering. The first project develops small NMR systems based on semiconductor (CMOS & GaN) integrated circuits for applications in subsurface exploration, chemical/biological sensing,…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Fellow in the Mechanics of Advanced Electronic Devices

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

We are seeking a full-time postdoctoral researcher in mechanics, mechanical engineering, or materials science to join the research group of Professor Joost Vlassak at the Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University. The project focuses on the reliability of complex integrated circuits and assemblies, including state-of-the-art 3DICs, and on how to prevent mechanical…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Research Positions in Condensed Matter Theory at Harvard University

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Postdoctoral Research Positions in Condensed Matter Theory at Harvard UniversityThe Quantum Condensed Matter Theory groups, led by Professors Bertrand Halperin (Emeritus), Mikhail Lukin, Subir Sachdev, Ashvin Vishwanath, Norman Yao, Susanne Yelin and Eslam Khalaf in the Department of Physics, and by Professor Efthimios Kaxiras (SEAS/Physics), expect to appoint one or more postdoctoral fellows b…View Details Bookmark

Inequality in America Initiative 2024-25 Postdoctoral Fellowship

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Social and economic inequality are urgent problems for our society, with implications for a range of outcomes from economic growth and political stability to crime, public health, family wellbeing, and social trust. The Inequality in America Initiative seeks applications from recent doctoral (or equivalent) degree recipients interested in joining an interdisciplinary network of Harvard research…View Details Bookmark

2024-25 REISCHAUER INSTITUTE POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS IN JAPANESE STUDIES

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

2024-25 REISCHAUER INSTITUTE POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS IN JAPANESE STUDIESApplicant Deadline: Friday, December 15, 2023, 5:00PM ESTRecommender Deadline: Friday, January 5, 2024, 5:00PM ESTThe Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies (RIJS) at Harvard University will offer several Postdoctoral Fellowships in Japanese Studies to recent PhD graduates of exceptional promise, to provide the …View Details Bookmark

Program on U.S.-Japan Relations Postdoctoral Fellow

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

The Program on U.S.-Japan Relations at Harvard University’s Weatherhead Center for International Affairs will offer postdoctoral fellowships during the 2024-25 academic year. We seek applications from outstanding recent PhDs in the social sciences who are conducting research that illuminates Japan’s relations with the rest of the world in the broadest sense. We welcome applications from anthrop…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Fellowship at Harvard Center for Research on Computation and Society (CRCS)

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

The Harvard Center for Research on Computation and Society (CRCS) solicits applications for postdoctoral fellows for the 2024-2025 academic year. CRCS provides postdoctoral fellows with an annual salary plus travel and research funding to allow them to engage in independent research. We seek computer science researchers who are enthusiastic about collaborating with colleagues from other discipl…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Biostatistical and Causal Machine Learning Methods

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

A postdoctoral research fellowship position is available in the Department of Biostatistics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The scientific goals of this position are the development, implementation, and evaluation of biostatistical methods for causal inference and machine learning, primarily as applied in the study of infectious diseases, including COVID-19 and HIV/AIDS. The s…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Fellow in Biomechanical Evaluation of Wearable Technology – Walsh Lab

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

The Harvard Biodesign Lab invites applications for an immediate opening on a research project focused on biomechanical, physiological, and clinical evaluations of a back exosuit that is lightweight and pliable and can assist with hip and back movement by applying appropriately timed joint torques to the wearer. The successful candidate will have clinical trial and human subjects experience, wil…View Details Bookmark

Research Fellow

Harvard School of Dental Medicine

Kota Laboratory at Harvard School of Dental Medicine is seeking a postdoctoral candidate to study gene expression and epigenetic regulation of skeletal diseases. Projects will be focused on understanding the regulation of gene expression in ES cells, MSCs and mouse models of skeletal diseases.View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Researcher – Immunology

Harvard School of Dental Medicine

The Cui Lab for Systems Immunology research at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine and Harvard Medical School is recruiting one or more immunology postdoctoral researchers. The postdoc is responsible for driving forward immunology projects based on the preliminary findings from the lab under the guidance of the PI.  Example work includes characterizing novel functions of immune cells and stud…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Researcher – Computational Biology

Harvard School of Dental Medicine

The Cui Lab for Systems Immunology research at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine and Harvard Medical School has openings for one or more computational postdoctoral researchers. The postdoc is responsible for driving forward computational biology projects based on the data generated from the lab under the guidance of the PI. Example work includes analyzing high-throughput genomic and/or clin…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Fellow – Health Care Markets, Policy, and Regulation

Harvard Business School

We are inviting applications for a postdoctoral fellowship position. The prospective Postdoctoral Fellow will work with faculty and students conducting research on health care markets, policy and regulation. During the one or two-year fellowship, the Fellow will work with faculty on ongoing research focused on a range of issues including insurance markets, drug pricing, provider pricing, vertic…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Research Fellow – CAUSALab

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

The CAUSALab in the Department of Epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is accepting applications for postdoctoral research fellows to work on research activities within the research lab. The CAUSALab launched in 2021 to articulate a growing research portfolio, create synergy with it;s strategic partners, and provide training on causal inference to the next generation of…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Causal Inference for Cancer Control

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

The Department of Epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health studies the frequency, distribution, and determinants of disease in humans, a fundamental science of public health. In addition to pursuing ground-breaking global research initiatives, we educate and prepare future medical leaders and practitioners as part of our mission to ignite positive changes in the quality of …View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Fellow in Nutrition Epidemiology Methods and Population Health Disparities

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

The Department of Biostatistics at Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship focused on the development of statistical methods for longitudinal multivariate exposures for understudied populations. The postdoctoral fellow will work with Dr. Briana Stephenson and collaborate with a multidisciplinary research team to develop innovative stat…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Fellow Position in The Neural Basis of Aggression

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

The Department of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Evolutionary Neuroscience Laboratory of Dr. Erin Hecht to contribute to an NSF-funded neuroimaging project focused on the neural basis of aggression in humans and other species.  Additional projects and training opportunities can be tailored to suit the candidate’s goals and …View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Fellow

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

The Denic lab has a postdoctoral research position available in the area of protein folding, quality control, and homeostasis.View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Fellow

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

The Elya lab seeks to understand the mechanistic bases of behavior modification of fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) by the fungal pathogen Entomophthora muscae from molecules to circuits. There are open opportunities to work in project areas related to (i) identifying molecular and genetic effectors that give rise to fungal-induced summiting behavior, (ii) developing experimental technique…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Research Position in Data Science

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

The Department of Biostatistics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow position for data science and/or statistical methods development to address questions of climate change and air pollution regulatory policy. Expertise in causal inference and machine learning is desirable but not necessary. The Postdoctoral Fellow will work with a mult…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Research Position in Biostatistics

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

The Department of Biostatistics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow position for statistical methods development to address questions of climate change and air pollution regulatory policy.  Expertise in causal inference and machine learning is desirable but not necessary. The Postdoctoral Fellow will work with a multi-disciplinary team…View Details Bookmark

William Lyon Mackenzie King Postdoctoral Fellowships

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

The Canada Program at Harvard University’s Weatherhead Center for International Affairs invites applications for the William Lyon Mackenzie King Postdoctoral Fellowship. This is a two-year position. Two fellows will be appointed for the 2024–2026 academic years—conditional on the approval of the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and WCFIA associated faculty.The fellowships are open to sc…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Fellow in Integrated Nonlinear Photonics

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

A postdoctoral position is available in Kiyoul Yang’s group at Harvard University. We are looking for candidates with a strong background in laser physics, nonlinear optics, and photonic integration. For the postdoc position, the primary concentration would include:Chip-scale ultrafast optics (near- and mid-infrared)Integrated nonlinear multimode photonics (wavelength and spatial modes)These di…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship – Global Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

The Sudfeld Research Group within the Nutrition and Global Health Program in the Department of Global Health and Population, at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher with an interest in global health, epidemiology, and maternal and child health.  The Postdoctoral Research Fellow will contribute to ongoing maternal and child health cl…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Fellow in Thermal and Environmental Barrier Coatings

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Fellow to work with Professor David Clarke on oxide materials for high-temperature coatings and related materials. A PhD or equivalent in materials science, applied physics, thermal properties, mechanical engineering or a related area is required. The ideal candidate would also have experience in the design of experiments, should be comfortable with a…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Fellow

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

The Grad Lab at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health invites creative and motivated researchers to apply for a postdoctoral fellowship position in our experimental team. The successful candidate will join our team of experimental biologists in the wet lab, using and developing molecular microbiological, experimental genetics, and population genomics tools to address the pathogenesis an…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Fellow in Atmospheric Chemistry Modeling

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

A postdoctoral position is available in the Atmospheric Chemistry Modeling Group at Harvard University. Visit us at http://acmg.seas.harvard.edu/. The successful candidate will work on using satellite observations of atmospheric methane to better quantify methane emissions on regional to global scales through inverse analyses. They will also have the opportunity to work on other problems relate…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Biostatistics

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

A Postdoctoral research fellow position is available in the Department of Biostatistics at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.  The successful candidate will work closely with Dr. Rui Wang and Dr. Michael Hughes. The position involves the development, implementation, and evaluation of statistical methods for both observational and randomized studies in medicine and health care, with a fo…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Fellowships in Cardiac Cell and Tissue Engineering

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

The Disease Biophysics Group currently has postdoctoral positions open in the following areas:1). The use of additive manufacturing techniques to build tissues and organs2). Vascular network engineering and angiogenesis3). Applications of machine learning in cell and tissue engineeringCandidates should have demonstrated publication records in cardiac and vascular engineering or biology.A backgr…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Fellow

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

We are seeking a candidate with expertise in computational and systems biology to work as part of a multidisciplinary team developing methods relevant to the study of genetics, gene regulatory networks, and the use of quantitative imaging data as biomarkers. Our goal is to use these methods to better understand the development, progression, and response to therapy. The successful applicant will…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Fellow in Psychology

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

The Department of Psychology at Harvard University invites applications for a postdoctoral fellow in any of the following areas:Clinical ScienceCognition, Brain, and BehaviorDevelopmental PsychologySocial PsychologyThis is a grant-funded one-year term position with possibility of renewal dependent upon job performance and continued availability of funding.The Department of Psychology sits withi…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Fellow in Applied Physics

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow position working with Dr. Yiqiao Song on nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) technology development and applications in subsurface exploration and carbon storage. Successful candidates must be able to work as part of team performing research to support the project. Additional responsibilities include preparation of publications and reports, mentorin…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Research Position in Biostatistics and Data Science

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

The Department of Biostatistics at Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health invites applications for a postdoctoral research fellow position focused on developing innovative statistical and machine-learning methods for analyzing and integrating various types of complex biomedical data (e.g., electronic health record data, claims data, biobanks). Areas of particular interest include (but not limi…View Details Bookmark

Research Associate/Research Scientist

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

OVERALL RESPONSIBILITYThe successful candidate will work with Drs. Curtis Huttenhower and Wendy Garrett on overall scientific coordination for the Harvard Chan Microbiome in Public Health Center (http://hcmph.sph.harvard.edu). This individual will be responsible for high-level scientific planning, reporting, outreach, and mentoring for the project, working with both computational and experiment…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Research Fellow/Research Associate Position in Biostatistics and Biomedical Informatics

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

A Postdoctoral Research Fellow or Research Associate position in biostatistics and biomedical informatics is available at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The positions involve developing and applying statistical and computational methods for analysis of electronic health records (EHR) data including narrative data extracted via natural language processing, codified phenotype data as …View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Fellowships at the Intersection of Systems and Theory

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

The John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and seeks applicants for a postdoctoral fellow in Computer Science, specifically at the intersection of Systems and Theory.Systems + Theory Postdoctoral PositionThe John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University (SEAS) seeks applicants for a postdoctoral position in systems and theory. The po…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Theory for Society

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

The John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and the Department of Statistics at Harvard University seeks applicants for a postdoctoral fellow program in Computer Science.Postdoctoral Fellowship on Theory for SocietyThe Theory for Society Project invites applications for postdoctoral fellowships to advance a multidisciplinary understanding of and response to fairness is…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Fellow in Materials Science

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

The Lewis Lab is seeking a postdoctoral fellow with expertise in one or more of the following areas: nanoparticle synthesis, colloidal science, rheology, or granular media. The successful candidate will join a multidisciplinary team of researchers supported under a new ARO MURI award. The goal of this project is to develop a fundamental understanding of the transient yielding and printing behav…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Fellow in Organ Engineering with the Lewis Lab

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

The Lewis Lab is seeking a postdoctoral fellow with expertise in one or more of the following areas: stem cell biology, organoid differentiation, bioprinting, or tissue engineering. The successful candidate will join a multidisciplinary team of researchers supported under three new awards from NIH, DoD, and Wellcome Leap. The goals of these projects are to develop vascularized cerebral, cardiac…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Applied Physics

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

The Loncar Group is looking for a postdoctoral fellow with expertise in nanofabrication, integrated optics, nonlinear optics, and microwave photonics. The candidate will focus on design, fabrication, and characterization of chip-scale photonic devices and systems, and their application in microwave photonics.View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Fellow in Theoretical Neuroscience and/or Theory of Neural Computation

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

A postdoctoral position is available in Cengiz Pehlevan’s group at Harvard University. We are looking for candidates with strong analytical and numerical skills, and backgrounds in (theoretical) neuroscience, applied mathematics, physics, engineering, computer science, or related fields. Our research areas are in theoretical neuroscience and the theory of neural computation in natural and artif…View Details Bookmark

Research Fellow in Bioprinting

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

The Lewis Lab seeks a talented and enthusiastic Research Fellow to help in the development and application of novel 3D bioprinting methods for disease modeling and therapeutic tissues. The ideal candidate will report to the Principal Investigator in the Lewis Research Group and work closely with a senior postdoctoral research associate. This is a 1-year position with an opportunity to be extend…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Fellow in Materials Science

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

The Li Group is looking for a postdoctoral research fellow for projects on battery materials/devices or strongly correlated materials. Recent Ph.D. and postdocs with a background in materials science, physics, applied physics, chemistry, or a related field are encouraged to apply. The successful candidate will have expertise in some of the following areas:Design, synthesis, and testing of elect…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Fellow in Biomedical Control

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Multi-omic studies towards the identification of robust biomarkers for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.The aims of this Army-funded study are identifying, validating and characterizing blood-based diagnostic biomarkers for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Harvard is part of a collaborative consortium of researchers that includes NYU, UCSF, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, the Institute for Sy…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Research Position in Computational Biology

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

The Haber Lab in the Department of Environmental Health at Harvard University has openings for highly motivated postdocs to develop and apply novel computational approaches for next generation sequencing data analysis, particularly single-cell RNA sequencing, spatial transcriptomics, and related approaches.Our research group uses single-cell genomics to study immunity at mucosal sites, with a f…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Fellow

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

The Strominger Lab seeks a scientist with 0-5 years of postdoctoral experience to participate in an ongoing research program focused on the regulation of expression of the Class 1 MHC proteins HLA-C, HLA-E, and HLA-G, in the maternal-fetal interface and their role in tolerance and infections. We are particularly interested in pregnancy complications (e.g., preterm birth and preeclampsia) which …View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Position in Biophysics

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Physics Department at Harvard University invites applications for a postdoctoral position in the field of biophysics, biochemistry and biology. The successful applicant will work in Prof. Mara Prentiss’ group at Harvard University in Cambridge, MA, performing experimental studies of RecA family protein mediated homologous recombination in collaboration with groups in the Biology Department at N…View Details Bookmark

DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS | HARVARD & SMITHSONIAN, DIRECTOR, SMITHSONIAN ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY AND TENURED PROFESSOR IN ASTRONOMY

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Harvard University and the Smithsonian Institution jointly seek an astrophysicist with outstanding research accomplishments and demonstrated administrative ability to serve as the next Director of the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA). The CfA is a unique, collaborative center, bringing together faculty from the Harvard Department of Astronomy, housed at the Harvard Coll…View Details Bookmark

Independent Fellows in Quantitative Biology

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

We are looking for independent postdoctoral fellows to work at the interface between the life and mathematical sciences as part of Harvard’s Initiative in Quantitative Biology and its NSF/Simons Center for the Mathematical and Statistical Analysis of Biology. Funds from the Simons Foundation will support the fellow for three years. If their work is theoretical or computational, fellows can work…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Fellow in Machine Learning and Design of Biological Systems

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

A postdoctoral position is currently available in the laboratory of Dr. Mor Nitzan at Harvard University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences to study spatial and temporal aspects of interaction patterns in biological systems. We are looking for exceptional candidates with background in machine learning and/or computational biology. Research will focus on both top-down and bottom-up mapping of local…View Details Bookmark

Molecular & Integrative Physiological Sciences Postdoctoral Fellowships

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Postdoctoral positions, including a named fellowship, are available at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Our faculty includes Drs. Joseph D. Brain (toxicology, fate and biologic effects of nanoparticles and metals, ARDS), James P. Butler (physics, applied mathematics, sleep, respiratory mechanics), Philip Demokritou (effects of nanoparticles on biological systems, nanoscience, aer…View Details Bookmark

Postdoctoral Fellowship

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

The Department if Genetics and Complex Disease(GCD) at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) seeks candidate for the position of Postdoctoral Fellowship. The Farese and Walther Laboratory studies the biochemistry of cellular lipid metabolism and homeostasis. We are particularly interested in neutral lipid synthesis and Lipid Droplet biogenesis.View Details Bookmark