Postdoctoral Scholarships at Harvard University, a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, United States.
Health Equity Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Harvard Medical School
The Department of Global Health and Social Medicine stands out at Harvard University for its unique focus on research and training aimed at improving global health delivery and promoting health equity worldwide. Core to the department’s work is the recognition that an interdisciplinary approach is key to expanding and achieving global health equity. Traditional medical models alone will not ful…View Details Bookmark
U.S. Health Equity Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Harvard Medical School
The Department of Global Health and Social Medicine stands out at Harvard University for its unique focus on research and training aimed at improving global health delivery and promoting health equity worldwide. Core to the department’s work is the recognition that an interdisciplinary approach is key to expanding and achieving global health equity. Traditional medical models alone will not ful…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 ch…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Researcher in Biodegradable Robotics
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
The Harvard Microrobotics Lab is seeking candidates for multiple Postdoctoral Researcher positions in the area of biodegradable robots with a focus on materials for actuation, energy, and control, and integration with autonomous biodegradable devices.View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow in Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Gershman lab at Harvard University is seeking to hire a postdoctoral fellow to work on experimental studies of learning and memory in planarian flatworms. This research program is motivated by new ideas about the molecular basis of memory. We are using planarians as a model system for understanding cell-intrinsic mechanisms for associative learning and their relationship to regenerative bio…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
About Us: Join an interdisciplinary research team of the Cluzel laboratory at Harvard that focuses on advancing the frontiers of biological imaging, microfluidics and understanding intracellular processes. We are seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Fellow to develop novel techniques for real-time characterization of intracellular processes using fluorescence microscopy and fluctuat…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
A postdoctoral position is available in the laboratory of George Lauder, in the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University starting Jan. 1, 2025. The Lauder Lab aims to use robotic systems to understand the dynamics of aquatic locomotion, and to study the locomotion of live fish as the basis for designing robotic systems. The opening is for a postdoctoral fellow wit…View Details Bookmark
Yerby Fellow
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
At the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, we believe diversity is integral to the Harvard experience and our mission of improving public health education, research and policy. Diversity of cultural backgrounds, identities, lived experiences, perspectives, and ways of understanding the world enriches our community and enables us to best meet the public health needs of the United States a…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Scholar in Applied Physics
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Metasurfaces have emerged as a new tool for photonics. Given their versatile optical design space and compact footprint, meta-optics has great potential to miniaturize bioimaging instruments while also being mass-producible at a low cost.A postdoctoral scholar is sought to build a metalens optical system to image bacteria, including integration with small-pixel sensors, potentially an easy-to-u…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow in Artificial Intelligence for Society
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
The Teamcore Group (https://teamcore.seas.harvard.edu) at the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) at Harvard University seeks motivated postdoctoral fellows with a Ph.D. in computer science/engineering or a related field to work on projects on AI and multiagent systems research for societal impact. We focus on fundamental research problems in multiagent systems, ma…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow in Deep Learning Theory and/or Theoretical Neuroscience
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Postdoctoral positions are available in Cengiz Pehlevan’s research group at Harvard University. Our group investigates how intelligence emerges from the collective dynamics of simple processing units in neural networks, which drive both artificial and natural intelligence. Current projects span a wide range of topics in deep learning theory and theoretical neuroscience. For more information and…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Research Positions in the Institute for Theory and Computation (ITC)
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Applications are invited for Postdoctoral Research Fellow positions in the Institute for Theory and Computation (ITC) at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. One of the primary objectives of the ITC is to integrate conceptual theory with computational modeling. We are, therefore, interested in candidates working in any field related to theoretical and/or numerical astrophysics. Succ…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow in Brain and Cognitive Aging
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Professor Randy Buckner and the Buckner lab in the Department of Psychology and Center for Brain Science at Harvard University invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow position in Brain and Cognitive Aging. The Postdoctoral Fellow will be involved in studies of brain aging and maintenance, and their relevance to cognitive decline and resilience. Anchoring deep individualized phenotyping, …View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Research Position in High-Dimensional Statistics/Computational Biology
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
We are seeking a candidate with expertise in computational biology, machine learning, and/or high-dimensional statistics to work as a postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Biostatistics at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Potential duties and responsibilities involve (i) identifying, formulating, and solving important theoretical or computational challenges arising from em…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Gaudet lab is accepting postdoctoral scholar applications for research in structural biology of membrane proteins. Our lab investigates the structure, mechanism and evolution of several types of membrane proteins using biochemical, biophysical, and computational approaches. See our lab web page (https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/gaudetlab) for more information about our publications and resea…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Research Fellow Position in Geophysics/Earthquake Science
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Professor Brendan Meade (https://brendanjmeade.github.io/) invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow position. We have an open position for a postdoctoral fellow with a background in geophysics, earthquake science, or other similarly quantitative fields. Research projects will be focused on imaging earthquake cycle kinematics, statistical earthquake cycle models, large-scale data (geologic…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Nagashima lab seeks an ambitious postdoctoral fellow in the areas of immunology, microbiome, and diet. View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
A postdoctoral position is immediately available in the Whipple laboratory at Harvard University to study the function of imprinted non-coding RNAs in neurophysiology and disease (whipplelab.com). We seek a highly motivated individual with an interest in RNA biology, neurobiology, and/or computational biology to join our team.Imprinted genes play important and complex roles in the development o…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Research Position in Quantitative Sciences for Cancer Research
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 funded in large part by an NIH training grant on Quantitative Sciences for Cancer Research. Candidates have latitude to choose among several mentors across various institutes at Harvard; research can range from the most applied to the most theoretical as long a…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 (CMSA) at Harvard University welcomes applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow position in the mathematical sciences to begin in the academic year 2025-2026. The Center is seeking, in particular, individuals with a strong mathematical science background who are interested in the interaction of mathematics with fields such as physics, biology, …View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow in Bioengineering
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
The Disease Bioengineering 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.All pos…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow in Clinical Psychology, Suicide Research
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Professor Matthew Nock and the Nock Lab in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow position in Clinical Psychology. The Postdoctoral Fellow will be involved in several different qualitative studies focused on understanding why people try to kill themselves, why they do (or do not) seek treatment, and clinician perceptions of suicide risk…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow in Soft Math Lab
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
We are looking for excellent candidates in the general areas of macroscopic physics, quantitative biology and applied mathematics, with specific foci that include (i) the physics of morphogenesis, (ii) collective behavior of organisms across scales, (iii) soft matter physics, (iv) quantify resource consumption in a large residential community, using sensor deployment, statistical analysis of da…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow in Evolution and Molecular Genetics
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
We are seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher, with expertise in evolution and molecular genetics. We expect the postdoc to be able to work independently and contribute intellectually to broader research themes and directions in the lab. The postdoc will also collaborate with others in the lab who are generating novel data for experimental microbial, viral, and protein evolution (wh…View Details Bookmark
NCI Cancer Prevention Postdoctoral Fellow
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health’s Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences and the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center Population Sciences invite applications for a joint post-doctoral fellowship in cancer prevention and control. The postdoctoral research fellowships, which begin in September 2025, are funded for two years and do not result in a degree. The program’s objective …View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Post-doctoral position available for mechanistic studies of meiotic chromosomes in mammalian cells.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
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 2025-2026. 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 Nanoelectronics or Flexible Electronics
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Professor Jia Liu and his Bioengineering lab are seeking a postdoctoral researcher with extensive expertise in nanofabrication.The successful candidate will be responsible for designing and fabricating nanoelectronics and flexible electronics. An extensive experience in cleanroom nanofabrication is required. The postdoc is also expected to collaborate with other researchers to apply nanoelectro…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow in Neuroscience
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Professor Jia Liu and his bioengineering lab are seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher with a strong background in neuroscience. The ideal candidate will have extensive training in their Ph.D. program and be capable of independently conducting research in the field of neuroscience. The specific focus areas encompass at least one of the following disciplines: Animal behavior, tissue…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 one-year term position with possibility of renewal dependent upon job performance and continued availability of funding.The Department of Psychology sits within the Divisio…View Details Bookmark
The George F. Carrier Postdoctoral Fellowship
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
The Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University seeks applicants for an endowed, honorific postdoctoral position in widely applied mathematics, the George F. Carrier* Fellowship, with an expected start date of September 1, 2025. The normal duration of the Carrier Fellow appointment is two years, with a potential extension for a third year. Carrier Fe…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow – Laboratory for Innovation Science at Harvard, D^3 Institute
Harvard Business School
The Digital, Data, and Design (D^3) Institute at Harvard is accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow for academic year 2024-2025 to work on research activities with the Laboratory for Innovation Science at Harvard. D^3 launched in the summer of 2022 with 12 labs working on research at the intersection of academia and practice. For more information on D^3, please visit https://d3.harvard…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow in Evolutionary Neuroscience
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 comparative neuroscience research in canids and primates. We are specifically recruiting applicants with interest and expertise in neurohistology, stereology, and other microscopy analysis techniques. A…View Details Bookmark
Harvard University, Physics, Postdoctoral Fellow
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Yelin group at Harvard University expects to appoint a postdoctoral fellows in January 2025. We are looking for candidates with interests in the work on cooperative ordered atomic system in various geometries, motivated by biology. In particular, include molecular properties such as vibrational states into energy transport calculations..Candidates should submit a CV, statement of research i…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
Weatherhead Scholars Program Postdoctoral Fellowship
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Weatherhead Scholars Program at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University invites applications for its postdoctoral fellowships to join its annual cohort of 20-25 members, comprised of postdoctoral fellows, visiting scholars, and practitioner fellows. These one-year fellowships aim to support postdoctoral scholars who have recently completed their PhD, and is in…View Details Bookmark
Weatherhead Scholars Program Visiting Scholar
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Weatherhead Scholars Program at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University invites applications for visiting scholars, to join its annual cohort of 20-25 members, comprised of postdoctoral fellows, visiting scholars, and practitioner fellows. These one-year research positions aim to support visiting faculty and are intended to facilitate research in the social sc…View Details Bookmark
Weatherhead Scholars Program Practitioner Fellows
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Weatherhead Scholars Program at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University invites applications for visiting practitioner fellows, to join its annual cohort of 20-25 members, comprised of postdoctoral fellows, visiting scholars, and practitioner fellows. These one-year research positions aim to support professional practitioners and are intended to facilitate res…View Details Bookmark
Stipendee Postdoc
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Segel Lab invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow position. The lab is working to explore the evolution of mammalian lifespan with the goal of better understanding the underpinnings of human aging. There is a strong emphasis on the aging of the brain. The Segel lab is new (starting Summer 2024)! We are looking for a number of highly-motivated individuals who want to be part of a new…View Details Bookmark
Research Associate
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Segel Lab invites applications for a Research Associate position. The lab is working to explore the evolution of mammalian lifespan with the goal of better understanding the underpinnings of human aging. There is a strong emphasis on the aging of the brain. The Segel lab is new (starting Summer 2024)! We are looking for a Research Associate—someone with at least 5 years of postdoctoral exp…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Segel Lab invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow position. The lab is working to explore the evolution of mammalian lifespan with the goal of better understanding the underpinnings of human aging. There is a strong emphasis on the aging of the brain.The Segel lab is new (starting Summer 2024)! We are looking for a number of highly-motivated individuals who want to be part of a new r…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Postdoctoral fellow position in the Ramanathan lab for candidates interested in developmental, stem cell, neuro, computational biology, genetics or genomics.View Details Bookmark
Open Postdoctoral Position
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Applicants are now being considered for a postdoctoral position in the Gozzi Lab at the Rowland Institute at Harvard (https://www.rowland.harvard.edu/). Our lab’s primary focus is on bacterial-encoded domesticated viruses, known as gene transfer agents, that package random sections of the host genome for use in genetic exchange. These virus-like entities are non-infectious and cannot replicate …View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow, Experimental Axion Dark Matter Detection and Quantum Sensing, Harvard University, Physics
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
We are excited to announce the opportunity for one or more postdoctoral fellows in the field of experimental axion dark matter searches in Stefan Knirck’s lab at Harvard University. Axion dark matter searches are on the cross-section between fundamental physics, astrophysics, photonics and quantum sensing. Our group is set to play a leading role in BREAD (Broadband Reflector Experiment for Axio…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
We seek a recently completed Ph.D. in the fields of developmental and/or regenerative neurobiology, neuronal cell biology, and/or nervous system disease involving the cerebral cortex to join an ongoing research program focusing on the developmental, degenerative, and regenerative biology of the cerebral cortex, employing both mice as a genetic model and limited work with human iPSC-derived cort…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 2025-2026 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
2025-26 Mahindra Humanities Center Postdoctoral Fellow
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Mahindra Humanities Center invites applications for five 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 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 Fellow
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Arlotta lab at HSCRB is working to identify the cellular and molecular pathways disrupted in brain disorders such as schizophrenia and autism, by utilizing recent advances in genetics and genomics. We are developing and applying tools to understand how implicated genes act in neurons and circuits. We use large scale, unbiased, systematic approaches in collaborative multidisciplinary researc…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Computer Science
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Our research aims to develop new foundations and technologies for reasoning and planning that leverage large language models (LLMs) and integrate them with complementary approaches, including program synthesis, and causal and probabilistic programming. The goal is to create integrated systems that harness the deep domain knowledge and emergent capabilities of LLMs, alongside the precision, effi…View Details Bookmark
Center for Computational Biomedicine Curriculum Fellow
Harvard Medical School
The Harvard Medical School Curriculum Fellows Program (HMS CFP) welcomes applications for a Curriculum Fellow (CF) for the Center for Computational Biomedicine (CCB). This postdoctoral program targets early-career scientist-educators, emphasizing curriculum development, teaching, and educational programming in the biological and biomedical sciences.The CCB Curriculum Fellow collaborates with a …View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow in Biology of Learning and Memory
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Gershman lab at Harvard University is seeking to hire a postdoctoral fellow to work on experimental studies of learning and memory in ciliates (Stentor, Paramecium). This research program is motivated by new ideas about the molecular basis of memory and its ancient origins in protozoa. We are currently focused on studying habituation memory in Stentor as a window into this question. The exp…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Position in Microclimate Mapping using Sensor Networks and UAV-LiDAR Data
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
We are seeking a postdoctoral fellow to work with Professor Andrew Davies at Harvard University on microclimate mapping to understand species coexistence in the Cederberg Wilderness Area of South Africa. The research will combine high-resolution Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) with on-the-ground sensor networks consisting of fine-wire thermocouple and combined temperature-humidity sensors t…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow in Neuromotor Control
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
The Neuromotor Control Lab at Harvard University, under the direction of Dr. Maurice Smith, is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to study human motor learning and motor control. The lab is in the Harvard Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. The fellow will design and run human experiments, perform data analysis, and create computational models of learning and memory. A PhD is require…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Eddy laboratory is accepting applications for postdoctoral scholars with research interests in comparative genome sequence analysis, especially of RNAs. See our lab web page at eddylab.org <http://eddylab.org/> for information about our publications and research interests.View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow in Modular Deep Learning
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
The Data-Centric Machine Learning lab of Prof. David Alvarez-Melis at Harvard University, part of the ML Foundations group, has an opening for a postdoctoral position to work on novel methods for modular machine learning. The aim is to develop next-generation deep learning architectures that can be easily composed, adapted, and reused for various tasks. These architectures will be designed with…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Our lab is developing a series of cutting-edge methods to visualize cellular organization. As one example, we are using time-resolved cryo-vitrification (both cryo-plunging and high-pressure freezing) to visualize the nanoscale dynamics of cellular response to stimuli. In another direction, we are developing multicolor electron microscopy using the principle of “cathodoluminescence” – emission …View Details Bookmark
Biodiversity Postdoctoral Fellowship
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Biodiversity Postdoctoral Fellowship program supports postdoctoral researchers at the Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ) at Harvard University to pursue the discovery and formal taxonomic description of Earth’s animal species. Fellows will work under the supervision of one or more MCZ faculty-curators, who will provide office space, access to lab facilities and necessary research support. …View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow in Statistics
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Department of Statistics invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow with Assistant Professor Tracy Ke. Assistant Professor Ke’s lab focuses on research in high-dimensional data analysis, machine learning, social network analysis, text mining, bioinformatics and statistical genetics. Potential research projects include (but are not limited to) developing statistical methods and theory fo…View Details Bookmark
Assistant/Associate Professor of Maternal Health and Demography
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The Department of Global Health and Population at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health invites applications for the position of Assistant or Associate Professor of Maternal Health and Demography. We seek an innovative scholar to make significant contributions in the areas of maternal health and demographic methods in a diverse, multidisciplinary department with a long history of excell…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow in Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering – Microelectronics and Soft Materials
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
We are seeking a full-time postdoctoral researcher with a background in mechanics, mechanical engineering, or materials science to join the research group of Professor Zhigang Suo at the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University. The project focuses on microelectronics and soft materials.The position is available beginning in September 2024. The initial ap…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
Postdoctoral Fellow in Atmospheric Chemistry Modeling
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
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 related to global atmospheric chemistry, air quality, and model development.View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow in Psychology
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Research on Theory-of-Mind, Pragmatics, and ‘Scripted’ Behavior[Start date: Summer 2024]Applications are invited for a postdoctoral fellowship under the direction of Professor Tomer Ullman in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University.The specific research topic would broadly be within common-sense reasoning, especially as they relate to theory-of-mind and/or pragmatics. While not stric…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Research Position in Biostatistics
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health’s Department of Biostatistics is seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral research fellow to pioneer cutting-edge statistical and machine-learning approaches for the analysis and synthesis of diverse and complex biomedical datasets. This position presents an exceptional opportunity to contribute to the advancement of methodologies that produce reliable…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow – Neural Engineering at Harvard BIONICs Lab
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
We are looking to hire 2 postdoctoral fellows who are motivated, hard working, and creative scientists, engineers, and/or doctors! The lab is committed to fostering lifelong learners in an environment that is diverse, inclusive and respectful. Learn more about our lab here: https://bioniclab.seas.harvard.edu/We are recruiting fellows from diverse backgrounds interested in solving tough problems…View Details Bookmark
Harvard University, Physics, Postdoctoral Fellow
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Christopher Stubb’s research group is currently seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher to play a key role in optimizing the performance of the Rubin Observatory system. Our near-term goal is to optimize the performance of the Rubin Observatory system, with a particular focus on flux calibration and image quality considerations. Once the system is in operation we intend to fully expl…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
Postdoctoral Fellowships in Theoretical Computer Science and/or Data Privacy
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
The John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) seeks applicants for two postdoctoral fellow programs in Computer Science.Theoretical Computer Science Postdoctoral FellowshipsThe Harvard Theory of Computation Group seeks applicants for postdoctoral fellowships to work with individual faculty members on research in a variety of areas in theoretical computer science. The sal…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 Research Fellow – Walsh Lab
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
The Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) seeks a talented, creative, and enthusiastic individual to build life-changing technologies for rehabilitation and human performance enhancement. The Postdoctoral Researcher will coordinate and lead a research project at the intersection of wearable sensing, controls, neurophysiology, movement science, and clinical re…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
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 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. We are developing equivariant…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow in Genomic Investigations of Parasitic Plants
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Davis Lab of Plant Biodiversity at Harvard University is seeking an exceptional postdoctoral researcher (or research associate) to work with us on the sequencing, identification, and analysis of comparative genomic data from parasitic plants.The Davis Lab of Plant Biodiversity explores questions in plant evolution and ecology using a variety of cutting-edge methods. Current and past researc…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 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
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 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 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
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 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 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
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
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 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