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Research and Academic Positions at Harvard University in United States
Research Fellow in Indigenous Community Wellbeing
Harvard Medical School
The ProjectThe Department of Global Health and Social Medicine seeks a postdoctoral fellow to support and advance emerging action-research projects dedicated to Indigenous Partnerships for Community Well-Being.Many Indigenous peoples in the USA experience overwhelming distress stemming from legacies of conquest and dispossession that have led to unremitting poverty. These problems include menta…
Postdoctoral Fellow – Cell and Tissue Engineering and Vascularization
Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering
About the Wyss:The Wyss Institute’s mission is to transform healthcare and the environment by emulating the way nature builds. We harness the imagination of academia and the focus of industry to translate ground-breaking technologies into commercial products that solve big problems. We support research that universities, companies, and venture capital firms don’t fund because they view it as to…
Pre-Doctoral Fellowship in International Finance & Macroeconomics (Prof. Gopinath)
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with Professor Gita Gopinath on cutting-edge research in international finance and macroeconomics. The position is ideal for candidates planning to pursue a Ph.D. in economics and seeking hands-on research experience before graduate school.Research Areas• Tariffs and trade policy• Stablecoins and digital currencies• Optimal policy design in open e…
Tutorial Instructors in Psychology
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Department of Psychology at Harvard University is accepting applications to teach in the Sophomore Tutorial program. Tutor positions are open to advanced graduate student and postdocs/PhD-level early career instructors with prior teaching experience.Sophomore Tutorial (PSY 971 and 975) is the centerpiece of the undergraduate psychology experience. Rather than to teach a particular domain of…
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…
Postdoctoral Fellow in Cell Biology and Tissue Culture
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Are you ready to dive into groundbreaking research at the intersection of marine biology, development, evolutionary science, and venom biology? Join Professor Mandë Holford at Harvard University for an exciting opportunity to contribute to a high-impact, large-scale project investigating the evolution of cephalopods and their fascinating venom systems!As a Postdoctoral Fellow, you’ll be at the …
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Developmental Biology
Harvard School of Dental Medicine
The Yang Lab at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine invites individuals to apply for a postdoctoral fellow position investigating the cross-talk between cell signaling, metabolism, and immune regulation in stem cell biology.Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following areas:Conduct cutting-edge research to elucidate cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying stem cell regul…
Harvard Gender Inequality Postdoctoral Fellowship
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Harvard University is accepting applications for a postdoctoral fellowship that will enable one outstanding early-career scholar to visit the Economics Department of Harvard University for a year to study aspects of gender inequality.Applications from researchers who are just completing their PhD, as well as from junior faculty members who may be able to combine the fellowship with an early car…
HMS – Associate in Biomedical Informatics (Zitnik Lab)
Harvard Medical School
The Associate will engage in academic research and training activities focused on biomedical research methods in healthcare. Under the close supervision and mentorship of Dr. Zitnik, the Associate will: 1) Explore and learn about state-of-the-art techniques for constructing, maintaining, and contextualizing biomedical datasets by reviewing recent academic literature and attending lab seminars, …
HMS – Postdoctoral Fellow in Microbiology
Harvard Medical School
We invite applicants for a postdoctoral fellow position in the Weingarten lab at Harvard Medical School in Boston Massachusetts. Our laboratory works at the intersection of virology, synthetic biology, immunology, and bioinformatics to bioengineer high throughput methods that illuminate biological processes in hundreds of human pathogenic viruses. Through this systematic view, we seek to answer…
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Harvard Medical School
We invite applicants for a postdoctoral fellow position in the Merkenschlager Lab in the Department of Immunology at Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. The work of the Merkenschlager Lab focuses on germinal center interactions and how they promote the development of an acquired immune response. We welcome applications from PhD graduates who are interested in this or a related field,…
HMS – Postdoctoral Fellow in Cell Biology
Harvard Medical School
We invite applicants for a postdoctoral fellow position in the Harper lab at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts. Our laboratory works at the intersection of protein and organelle quality control, the ubiquitin system, and autophagy and its role in neurodegenerative disease. Through this systematic view, we seek to answer fundamental questions in cell biology and biochemistry: What …
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…
Postdoctoral Fellow in Soft Robotics
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
The Wood Lab is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to explore new methods for embodied intelligence in soft and reconfigurable robots.
Senior Bioinformatics Research
Harvard Medical School
We are seeking a highly motivated post-doc trainee to join Dr. Norbert Perrimon’s group in the Program of Genetics at Harvard Medical School. Perrimon lab is actively generating data sets of omics scale and this position will involve working with other post-doc trainees in the lab who are responsible of design and generating such datasets. In addition, this position involves working with DRSC/T…
HMS – Postdoctoral Fellow in Genetics
Harvard Medical School
We invite applicants for a postdoctoral fellow position in the Naxerova lab at Harvard Medical School in Boston Massachusetts. The work of the Naxerova lab is focused on somatic evolution. We welcome applications from recent PhD graduates who are interested in these or related fields, particularly those who may bring a new technology or perspective to bear on the work in the lab. The successful…
HMS – Postdoctoral Fellow in Genetics
Harvard Medical School
The laboratory of Dr. Yankner at Harvard Medical School is seeking ahighly motivated Postdoctoral Fellow to investigate the molecular genetics and neurobiologyunderlying microglial and oligodendrocyte function in the context of aging, neurodegeneration,and Alzheimer’s disease. The successful candidate will join a dynamic and collaborative researchenvironment focused on uncovering the cellular a…
Charles Warren Center Fellowship
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The 2026-27 Warren Center Faculty Fellowship will be on the theme of Commemorative Acts led by Tiya Miles (History) and Robin Bernstein (African and African American Studies and Women, Gender, & Sexuality).The Warren Center, Harvard’s research center for United States history, invites applications for a seminar on Commemorative Acts. Commemorations will abound in 2026 as the United States r…
Research Associate/Research Scientist (ACTG or IMPAACT)
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The Department of Biostatistics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, Massachusetts has an immediate opening in CBAR (Center for Biostatistics in AIDS Research) for a PhD-level Research Associate or Research Scientist statistician to work in the ACTG (Advancing Clinical Therapeutics Globally for HIV/AIDS and Other Infections) network or IMPAACT (International Maternal Pedi…
Postdoctoral Research Position in Time-Domain Astrophysics
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA) invites applications for a postdoctoral research position with Dr. V. Ashley Villar in the field of time-domain astrophysics, including the studies of multi-messenger astrophysics, exotic core-collapse supernovae, and machine learning methods for time series analysis. A PhD in Physics, Astronomy, or a closely related field is require…
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
We are seeking a Post-Doctoral Fellow who will work on the economics of cities and housing, and their implications for public housing and inequality.Conducts in-depth high-quality research.Develops research methods to answer academic questions of interestDevelops paper and slide material for disseminating research results to various audiences and stakeholders.May work or oversee junior research…
Onnela Lab Postdoctoral Research Fellow Position in Network Science / Causal Inference
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The Onnela Lab in the Department of Biostatistics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is seeking candidates with a Ph.D. in biostatistics, applied mathematics, computer science, or a related quantitative field for a one-year Postdoctoral Research Fellow position. This position involves developing new theory and methods at the intersection of causal inference and network science, bu…
2026-27 Fairbank Center Visiting Scholars Program
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Harvard University Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies hosts Visiting Scholars from the faculties of other universities around the world as well as Visiting Fellows of Practice with professional expertise to contribute to an area of China studies.Selected visiting scholars/fellows are invited to be affiliated with the Fairbank Center for one or two semesters (6-12 months) to develop their p…
SEAS Postdoctoral Fellow in Bertoldi Group
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
The Bertoldi Group at Harvard SEAS is seeking a Post Doctoral Fellow in Mechanical Engineering. The ideal candidate will have research experience with kirigami structures and mechanical metamaterials, and a keen interest in soft robotics.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Harvard Medical School
We invite applications for a postdoctoral fellow position in the Mathis laboratory in the Department of Immunology at Harvard Medical School. The research focus of this position is the role of adipose-tissue regulatory T cells in health and disease. We welcome applications from recent MD and/or PhD graduates interested in this field. In addition to carrying out a jointly designed research proje…
Junior Tutorial Instructors in Psychology
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Department of Psychology at Harvard University is hiring instructors to teach junior tutorial (PSY 980) seminars during the 2026–27 academic year. These positions are open to PhD-level instructors with prior teaching experience, which may include experience as a graduate student instructor or teaching assistant. Openings are expected for Fall 2026 and Spring 2027; instructors typically teac…
HMS – Research Associate (Cryo-EM Specialist) in Harvard Cryo-EM Center for Structural Biology, Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology
Harvard Medical School
We invite applications for a Research Associate (Cryo-EM specialist) position, jointly shared by Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) and Harvard Medical School. This Research Associate position will be hosted at Harvard Medical School with responsibilities split between the two campuses. This annually appointed academic role advances discovery in structural biology by providing support a…
Postdoctoral Fellow, Health Services Research
Harvard Medical School
The Department of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School seeks a highly motivated postdoctoral research fellow in health services research. The ideal candidate will have experience working with insurance claims data and a research interest or background in maternal health. The fellow will work under the mentorship of Prof. Leila Agha and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team of econo…
Predoctoral Fellowship–Opportunity Insights
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Opportunity Insights (OI) at Harvard University is hiring several full-time predoctoral fellows to start in Summer 2026 to work with our research group and under the direction of Raj Chetty, John Friedman, and Nathan Hendren. OI is a nonpartisan research and policy institute focused on improving economic opportunity. Founded in 2018, OI has become a nationally and internationally recognized lea…
HMS – Associate in Biomedical Informatics (Park lab)
Harvard Medical School
The Park Lab in the Department of Biomedical Informatics at Harvard Medical School is seeking an Associate in computational biology. This position is for a recent college graduate who would like to gain research experience before going to graduate or medical school. This role involves research, development, and application of bioinformatics software to genomic datasets. In particular, this indi…
Accelerating the EV Transition Postdoctoral Fellow
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability at Harvard University, in conjunction with the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences, is pleased to announce that it is seeking applications from highly qualified candidates who are interested in working on the economics and policy of decarbonizing surface transportation as a postdoctoral fellow. The ideal candidate will have research experienc…
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Harvard School of Dental Medicine
The Feres Lab, located within the Department of Oral Medicine, Infection, and Immunity, is currently seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Fellow to become part of our innovative research team. This position provides an exciting opportunity to contribute to leading-edge research at the intersection of applied machine learning and clinical dental practice. As a member of our team, you…
Inequality in America Initiative Postdoctoral Fellowship
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The core mission of the Center for Race, Inequality and Social Equity Studies (CRISES) is the scholarly analysis of contemporary ethno-racial inequality, especially as articulated with class-based and gendered social conditions, through rigorous methodologies, theory-driven insights, and empirically grounded research. The social scientific research conducted by CRISES will inform the vision and…
Postdoctoral Fellow in Neurobiology (Regehr Lab)
Harvard Medical School
We invite applicants for a postdoctoral fellow position in the Regehr lab at Harvard Medical School. The work of the Regehr lab is focused on the cerebellum. We welcome applications from recent PhD graduates who are interested in these or related fields, particularly those who could bring a new technology or perspective to bear on the work in the lab. Ideally the applicant would have experience…
Postdoctoral Research Position in Computational Physics at Harvard University
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Postdoctoral Research Position in Computational Physics at Harvard UniversityThe group of Professor Efthimios Kaxiras (Physics/SEAS) expects to appoint one postdoctoral fellow beginning in February 2026. We are looking for candidates with interests in multiscale simulations of complex physical phenomena, from the atomistic/electronic scale to mesocopics and beyond. Of particular interest is the…
2026-27 Hou Family Postdoctoral Fellowship in Taiwan Studies
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University is pleased to announce the 2026-2027 competition for the Hou Family Fellowship in Taiwan Studies.The Hou Family Fellowship in Taiwan Studies sponsors one post-doctoral fellow who recently graduated or is currently teaching to pursue Taiwan-focused research in the humanities and social sciences for six to twelve months during academic…
Postdoctoral Research Fellow: Sustainable Buildings and Urban Development in the Era of Climate Change
Harvard Graduate School of Design
Harvard University is launching the Sustainable Buildings and Urban Future Cluster—a bold, interdisciplinary research initiative designed to address the climate crisis through transformative innovation in the built environment. This pioneering effort brings together Harvard scholars and practitioners across chemistry, materials science, fluid mechanics, AI, computer science, architecture, and e…
Lecturer in Engineering Design
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
The Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) seeks applications for a Lecturer in Engineering Design with a focus on materials science and engineering, with an expected start date of July 1, 2026. The full-time position is for three years, with the second two years contingent on a satisfactory performance review during the first year. Responsibilities may includ…
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…
Postdoctoral Research Positions in the GRASP (Gravity, Spacetime, and Particle Physics) Initiative at Harvard University
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Postdoctoral Research Positions in the GRASP Initiative at Harvard UniversityThe Gravity, Spacetime, and Particle Physics (GRASP) Initiative -https://grasp.physics.harvard.edu, is now accepting applications for a postdoctoral fellowship in high energy theory. We anticipate a dynamic environment with interactions with many interesting visitors as well as the members of the Harvard theory group.P…
Technology and Public Policy Search (open rank)
Harvard Kennedy School
Harvard Kennedy School invites applications for two open rank appointments in technology and public policy. We seek applications from scholars whose research and/or practice focuses on the intersection between emerging technologies and solving of public problems; tools, methods, and governance models to balance the societal and geopolitical opportunities and challenges technologies will create,…
OpenDP Graduate Student Fellow
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
The OpenDP Summer Program offers a summer of research and mentorship for students interested in implementing differential privacy. For the ten-week summer program, we match PhD and undergraduate students with projects that align with OpenDP’s goals and vision. OpenDP is a community effort to build trustworthy, open-source software tools for statistical analysis of sensitive private data. These …
Postdoctoral Fellow in Biomechanics and Assistive Robotics – Slade Lab
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
The Harvard Slade Lab is looking to hire a postdoctoral researcher to pursue cutting-edge research in human movement biomechanics and assistive technology. This work will involve developing novel technologies, posing scientific hypotheses, performing experiments, collaborating with other researchers, mentoring graduate students, publishing scientific results, and presenting at conferences. The …
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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 …
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…
2026-27 An Wang Postdoctoral Fellowship in Chinese Studies
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University is pleased to announce the competition for the 2026-27 An Wang Postdoctoral Fellowship in Chinese Studies.For academic year 2026-27 the Fairbank Center will offer up to two post-doctoral fellowships to support participants in an interdisciplinary research group that will study The Social Foundations of State Power in China. Through t…
Research Associate/Data Analyst
Harvard School of Dental Medicine
We are seeking a research Data Analyst in the Department of Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology (OHPE). This position will work with Dr. Hawazin Elani and her team which undertakes a range of health policy projects focused on disparities in oral health.Specific responsibilities of this position include manage various datasets, estimate statistical models, report formats and other analysis consi…
Postdoctoral Fellow, Digital, Data, and Design Institute – Laboratory for Innovation Science
Harvard Business School
The Digital Data and Design (D^3) Institute at Harvard is accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow for academic year 2026-2027 to work on research activities with the Laboratory for Innovation Science at Harvard.D^3 launched in the summer of 2022 working on research at the intersection of academia and practice. Business, the global economy, and societies around the world are facing dram…
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…
Postdoctoral Fellow – Platform Lab at the Digital, Data, and Design Institute
Harvard Business School
The Platform Lab, led by Professors Chiara Farronato and Feng Zhu, at the Digital Data Design (D^3) Institute at Harvard is accepting applications for a postdoctoral fellow for the academic year 2026 – 2027. The mission of the Platform Lab is to provide a research-based roadmap for businesses and policymakers that are interested in creating an innovative platform ecosystem. The postdoctoral fel…
Postdoctoral Fellow – DNA Nanostructures
Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering
About the Wyss:The Wyss Institute’s mission is to transform healthcare and the environment by emulating the way nature builds. We harness the imagination of academia and the focus of industry to translate ground-breaking technologies into commercial products that solve big problems. We support research that universities, companies, and venture capital firms don’t fund because they view it as to…
Postdoctoral Fellows, Digital, Data, and Design Institute – Climate and Sustainability Impact Lab
Harvard Business School
The Digital Data Design (D^3) Institute at Harvard is accepting applications for postdoctoral fellows for academic year 2026-2027 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. D^3 is looking for candidates with diverse backgrounds and/or new perspecti…
Tenured Professor in Applied Mathematics
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
The Applied Mathematics area in the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) at Harvard University seeks applicants for a tenured position in Applied Mathematics. The expected start date is July 1, 2026. The successful applicant will be a member of the Applied Mathematics area in the interdisciplinary environment of SEAS and provide foundational contributions that will …
Postdoctoral Fellow in Computer Science — From Theory to Practice: Reinforcement Learning for Large Scale Foundation Model Post‑Training
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
We invite applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow to work with Assistant Professor Kianté Brantley at Harvard SEAS and the Kempner Institute. The lab’s research focuses on improving the capabilities of foundation models using reinforcement learning—from theory to practice. This position will emphasize large‑scale reinforcement learning for post‑training, studying both practical and theoretical i…
Research Associate/Statistician
Harvard School of Dental Medicine
The Choi Lab in the Department of Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology seeks a research associate to join our research team and provide quantitative and analytical support for research projects evaluating the impact of health policy interventions focused on oral health and health disparities. Our faculty and student led research is focused on building the evidence base to promote the essentialis…
Tenured Professor in Environmental Science and Engineering
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
The John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) at Harvard University seeks applicants for a tenured rank position in Environmental Science and Engineering (ESE), in the field of atmospheric chemistry, with emphasis on modeling and remote sensing. The expected start date is July 1, 2026. The successful applicant will teach and advise at the undergraduate and graduate level…
Open Rank Faculty Position in Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
The Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering (MSME) area in the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) at Harvard University seeks applicants for a tenure-track or tenured faculty position in the area of Materials for Energy Science and Technology. The expected start date is July 1, 2026. We particularly welcome candidates pursuing experimental research in materia…
Postdoctoral Fellow, Digital, Data, and Design Institute – Laboratory for Innovation Science
Harvard Business School
The Digital Data Design (D^3) Institute and the LISH/Data Science & AI Operations Lab seek enthusiastic Postdoctoral Fellows skilled in computer science, statistics, operations research, or related computational fields. As part of an interdisciplinary research team dedicated to advancing management science, the fellows will develop novel quantitative methods at the interface of statistical …
American School of Prehistoric Research Junior Fellowship
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The American School of Prehistoric Research (ASPR), which supports research and education in Old World prehistory, is pleased to announce the application deadline for 2026 ASPR Junior Fellowships: postdoctoral research fellowships at Harvard University for recent PhDs who are pursuing independent research on Old World prehistory. ASPR Junior Fellows are invited to offer one course in the second…
Postdoctoral Scholar in Applied Physics
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
A postdoctoral scholar is sought to study and understand the physical principles underlying how natural dyes and pigments affect the color of foods. Natural dyes and pigments are difficult to incorporate in food formulations because they are generally not as photostable as synthetic dyes, and they are not as easy to disperse or dissolve. The candidate will join the group of Prof. Vinothan N. Ma…
OpenDP Research Associate
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
The OpenDP Project at Harvard University seeks to hire a Research Associate to work with faculty directors Gary King and Salil Vadhan and the OpenDP Community to formulate and advance the scientific goals of OpenDP and solve research problems that are needed for its success. OpenDP is a community effort to build trustworthy, open-source software tools for statistical analysis of sensitive priva…
Postdoctoral Fellow, Digital, Data, and Design Institute
Harvard Business School
The Digital, Data, and Design (D^3) Institute at Harvard is accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow to start ASAP through April 14th, 2026 with strong potential for reappointment based on funding and performance.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.e…
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. Yi-Qiao Song in Prof. David Weitz’s lab 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 publica…
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
OVERALL RESPONSIBILITYThe Huttenhower lab at the Broad Institute and the Departments of Biostatistics and Immunology and Infectious Diseases at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is seeking one or more postdoctoral fellows. The successful candidate(s) will work broadly in microbiome population studies and molecular multi-omics, with specifics to be determined by individual interest a…
Jacyk Distinguished Fellowship , AY 2026-2027
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Petro Jacyk Distinguished Fellowship in Ukrainian Studies is awarded to senior scholars to support research that advances knowledge of Ukraine. Jacyk Distinguished Fellows are leaders in their fields. This fellowship is designed to bring distinguished scholars to Harvard University for one academic term (four or five months) of focused, independent research. Fellows enjoy access to Harvard’…
HURI Research Fellowship, AY 2026-2027
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The HURI Research Fellowship in Ukrainian Studies supports research that advances knowledge of Ukraine. This fellowship is open-rank and is designed to bring scholars to Harvard University for one academic term (four months) of focused, independent research. Fellows enjoy access to Harvard’s vast research resources and vibrant intellectual environment.
Mihaychuk Postdoctoral Fellowship, AY 2026-2027
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Jaroslaw and Nadia Mihaychuk Postdoctoral Fellowship in Ukrainian Studies is awarded to promising junior scholars to support research that advances knowledge of Ukraine. This fellowship is designed to bring early-career scholars to Harvard University for nine months of focused, independent research. Fellows enjoy access to Harvard’s vast research resources and vibrant intellectual environment.
HMS – Postdoctoral Fellow in BCMP, Zheng Lab
Harvard Medical School
We invite applicants for a postdoctoral fellow position in the Zheng lab at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts. The Zheng lab approaches cancer biology and therapeutics through the lens of organic chemistry and chemical biology. The lab aims to develop compounds that arrest cancer progression by chemical restoration of function to proteins that are inactivated by oncogenic mutation…
HMS – Postdoctoral Fellow in BCMP, Brown Lab
Harvard Medical School
We invite applicants for a postdoctoral fellow position in the Brown lab at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts. The Brown lab uses structural, biophysical, and biochemical approaches to decipher the biology of cilia. More information about the lab and specific project areas can be found at https://brown.hms.harvard.edu/research. We welcome applications from recent PhD graduates, pa…
Nicolas P. and Joan B. Retsinas Director of the Joint Center for Housing Studies and Associate Professor in Practice, Professor in Practice, or Senior Lecturer
Harvard Graduate School of Design
The Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) seeks to appoint a distinguished scholar and/or practitioner with a deep understanding of housing markets, practice, and policy to serve as the inaugural Nicolas P. and Joan B. Retsinas Director of the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies. The successful candidate will also be appointed to an appropriate non-tenured faculty position in the Faculty…
Postdoctoral Fellow in Psychology
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Somerville Lab at Harvard University is seeking to hire a postdoctoral fellow to conduct research on the role of puberty and hormones in shaping brain and behavioral development during adolescence. This is a one-year position with the possibility of renewal dependent upon job performance and continued availability of funding.
HMS – Postdoctoral Fellow in BCMP, Blacklow Lab
Harvard Medical School
The Blacklow lab at Harvard Medical School invites individuals to apply for a postdoctoral fellow position investigating the molecular structure and function of transmembrane signaling proteins. Our multidisciplinary and dynamic research team utilizes state-of-the-art structural biology, biochemistry, cell biology, and biophysical techniques to explore the molecular basis of cell signaling acro…
Postdoc Fellow in Advanced AI for Energy/Power Grids
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Professors Le Xie and Na Li in the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) at Harvard University seek a motivated postdoctoral fellow with a Ph.D. in electrical engineering, applied mathematics, or related field. Candidates will perform research on agentic AI, foundational modeling, optimization, and control of multiagent autonomous systems with an application in renew…
HMS – Associate in Biomedical Informatics (Zitnik Lab)
Harvard Medical School
The Associate will engage in academic research and training activities focused on biomedical research methods in healthcare. Under the close supervision and mentorship of Dr. Zitnik, the Associate will: 1) Explore and learn about state-of-the-art techniques for constructing, maintaining, and contextualizing biomedical knowledge graphs by reviewing recent academic literature and attending lab se…
HMS – Associate in Biomedical Informatics (Farhat lab)
Harvard Medical School
The Farhat lab in the Department of Biomedical Informatics at the Harvard Medical School is a translational lab that combines genomics and informatics to understand and better control drug resistant tuberculosis and other infections. We are particularly interested in bacterial genome wide association, prediction of phenotype from genotype and methodological development around this. We also appl…
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Literature and Culture
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Davis Center Postdoctoral Fellowship program offers comprehensive research, training and professional development opportunities for scholars advancing their careers in history. Fellows pursue their research with support from an interdisciplinary community of experts and with access to world-class resources. The program provides scholars with experiences and connections that endure well beyo…
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Political Science
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Davis Center Postdoctoral Fellowship program offers comprehensive research, training and professional development opportunities for scholars advancing their careers in political science. Fellows pursue their research with support from an interdisciplinary community of experts and with access to world-class resources. The program provides scholars with experiences and connections that endure…
Postdoctoral Fellowship in History
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Davis Center Postdoctoral Fellowship program offers comprehensive research, training and professional development opportunities for scholars advancing their careers in history. Fellows pursue their research with support from an interdisciplinary community of experts and with access to world-class resources. The program provides scholars with experiences and connections that endure well beyo…
Postdoctoral Fellow, Digital, Data, and Design Institute – Digital Reskilling Lab
Harvard Business School
The Digital Reskilling Lab, led by Professors Raffaella Sadun and Jorge Tamayo, is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow. The mission of the Digital Reskilling Lab is to conduct research on workplace initiatives aimed at retraining and reskilling employees, whose jobs are being replaced by digital technologies. The Lab partners with organizations to test the feasibility, scalability, and effectiveness …
Professor of Public Policy (Power and Difference)
Harvard Kennedy School
Harvard Kennedy School seeks a scholar of the highest distinction to appoint as a professor of public policy, with a special emphasis on power and difference. We particularly welcome applications from scholars with policy specializations that might include racial and ethnic inequality, economic inequality, education, family, work, housing, public finance, migration, social movements, legal refo…
Harvard University, Physics, Postdoctoral Fellow
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Lukin group at Harvard University expects to appoint one or more postdoctoral fellows beginning in November/December 2025. We are looking for candidates with interests in the use of atomic cavities and atomic arrays for quantum computing.Candidates should submit a CV, statement of research interests, and arrange for 2-3 letters of recommendation to be submitted by scientists familiar with t…
Postdoctoral Fellowship Position in Visual Computing at Harvard University
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
The Visual Computing Group (VCG) in the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) at Harvard University seeks postdoctoral fellows with a Ph.D. in computer science / engineering or a related field to work on varied research projects in visual computing. Potential candidates should possess a strong background in one or more fields related to computer graphics, vis…
Daniel Jeremy Silver Fellowship
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Harvard University Center for Jewish Studies has opened applications for the 2026-2027 Daniel Jeremy Silver Fellowship.Applicants must be active members of the clergy who have demonstrated serious intellectual and academic ability, interest, and energy in the pursuit of scholarship in Jewish studies.The Fellowship, which provides a $40,000 fellowship stipend for one semester in residence at…
Harry Starr Fellowship in Judaica
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Harvard University Center for Jewish Studies has opened applications for the 2026-2027 Harry Starr Fellowship in Judaica on the theme of Jewish Philosophy.The Starr fellowships for 2026-2027 will be available exclusively to post-doctoral and early career (untenured) scholars working on any topics in Jewish philosophy — ancient, medieval, or modern. Preference will be given to scholars whose…
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 Eslam Khalaf, Mikhail Lukin, Subir Sachdev, Ashvin Vishwanath, Norman Yao, Susanne Yelin and Bertrand Halperin (Emeritus) in the Department of Physics, and by Professor Efthimios Kaxiras (SEAS/Physics), expect to appoint one or more postdoctoral fellows b…
Postdoctoral Fellow in the Capellini Laboratory of Developmental and Evolutionary Genetics
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Department of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Evolutionary and Developmental Genetics Laboratory of Dr. Terence D. Capellini. The focus of the position will be to study the genetic and developmental basis of human-specific adaptations and disease. The lab primarily concentrates on musculoskeletal adaptations in humans an…
Weatherhead Scholars Program Practitioner Fellowship in International Affairs
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Weatherhead Scholars Program at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs invites applications for its 2026–2027 Practitioner Fellowship, a one-year, residential opportunity for accomplished professionals from across the globe who are working on international, comparative, transnational, or global issues.Practitioner fellows join a multidisciplinary cohort—including postdoctoral rese…
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Statistical Machine Learning and Biomedical AI
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 Research Fellow position in statistics, genetics, and biomedical AI. The lab develops cutting-edge theories, methods, and computational tools for integrating large-scale, heterogeneous biomedical data across multi-institutional research networks, with a focus on the analytica…
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 2026-2027. 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…
Salata Institute Predoctoral Research Fellowship in Environmental Economics
Salata Institute
Job SummaryThe Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability at Harvard University is recruiting Predoctoral Fellows to support the research of affiliated faculty. Fellows will be given a one-year appointment beginning in the summer of 2026 with the possibility of renewal for a second year upon mutual agreement. Each fellow will work with 1-2 faculty mentors on research projects that cover a …
Professor of Public Policy (American Politics)
Harvard Kennedy School
Harvard Kennedy School seeks a scholar of the highest distinction to appoint as a professor of public policy, focusing on American politics, elections, and policy. We particularly welcome applications from scholars whose research focuses on those American principles, institutions, and norms that support a free and fair society. Specializations may include individual liberties, federalism, gover…
HMS – Research Associate in SBGrid, Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology
Harvard Medical School
We invite applications for a Research Associate position in SBGrid at Harvard Medical School. This annually appointed academic role advances discovery in structural biology by curating, validating, and benchmarking the software that underpins structure determination. You will collaborate with investigators and SBGrid engineers to design scientifically grounded tests, codify reproducible environ…
HMS – Postdoctoral Fellow in BCMP, Adelman Lab
Harvard Medical School
We invite applicants for a postdoctoral fellow position in the Adelman lab at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts. The work of the Adelman lab is focused on the molecular study of transcriptional control mechanisms in development and disease. The lab pioneered global study of RNA polymerase pausing during early transcription and has particular interest in investigating the complex i…
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, …
Postdoctoral Fellow in Psychology
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Research on Theory-of-Mind, Pragmatics, and ‘Scripted’ Behavior[Start date: Summer/ Fall 2025]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…
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.
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 …
Postdoctoral Fellowships in Networking Support for Machine Learning
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 networking support for machine learning systems. The initial term for this position is one year; reappointment for a second year is contingent upon funding. The postdoc will work with closely with Minlan Yu and other group members focused on networking supp…
HMS – Postdoctoral Fellow in BCMP, Devlin Lab
Harvard Medical School
We invite applicants for a postdoctoral fellow position in Devlin lab at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts. The work of the Devlin lab is focused on understanding how the gut microbiome impacts human health and disease, with particular interest in identifying and investigating small molecule metabolites and natural products, made or modified by commensal bacteria, that modulate hu…
HMS – Postdoctoral Fellow in BCMP, Kruse Lab
Harvard Medical School
We invite applicants for a postdoctoral fellow position in the Kruse lab at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts. The work of the Kruse lab is focused on membrane protein signaling, with a particular focus on proteins important in human health and disease, including G protein-coupled receptors and other transmembrane proteins. We welcome applications from recent PhD graduates who are…
Postdoctoral Fellow – Reproductive Biology
Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering
About the Wyss:The Wyss Institute’s mission is to transform healthcare and the environment by emulating the way nature builds. We harness the imagination of academia and the focus of industry to translate ground-breaking technologies into commercial products that solve big problems. We support research that universities, companies, and venture capital firms don’t fund because they view it as to…
TENURED PROFESSOR IN AMERICAN POLITICS
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Department of Government seeks to appoint a tenured professor in American Politics. The appointment is expected to begin on July 1, 2026. The professor will teach and advise at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
TENURED PROFESSOR IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Department of Government seeks to appoint a tenured professor in International Relations with a focus on International Security. The appointment is expected to begin on July 1, 2026. The professor will teach and advise at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship –Nutrition and Global Health
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The Nutrition and Global Health Program at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with expertise and interest in global maternal, child, and adolescent health and nutrition. The research fellow will participate in food and nutrition-related projects and contribute to broader global health research in related domains of climate chang…
HMS – Postdoctoral Fellow in Genetics
Harvard Medical School
We invite applicants for a postdoctoral fellow position in the Sinclair Lab at Harvard Medical School in Boston Massachusetts. The Sinclair lab is known for their work on genes and small molecules that delay or reverse aging. They have identified a new approach to safely reverse the age of tissues and used it to restore the vision of old mice, a study that was recently on the cover of Nature. T…
Weatherhead Scholars Program – Moulay Hicham Alaoui Postdoctoral Fellowship in Climate and Environmental Studies
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Weatherhead Scholars Program at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs invites applications for the 2026–2027 Moulay Hicham Alaoui Postdoctoral Fellowship, a one-year, residential opportunity for early-career scholars in the social sciences whose research focuses on climate and/or environmental issues in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The Moulay Hicham Alaoui Postdoctora…
HMS – Postdoctoral Fellow in Biomedical Informatics
Harvard Medical School
We invite applicants for a postdoctoral fellow position in the O’Connor lab at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts, in the field of computational human genetics. Prospective postdoctoral researchers should hold a Ph.D. by the time they would begin their position. We are most interested in applicants who have experience in computational methods development, in human genetics or a dif…
Postdoctoral Fellow – Electrochemical Biosensor Development
Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering
About the Wyss:The Wyss Institute’s mission is to transform healthcare and the environment by emulating the way nature builds. We harness the imagination of academia and the focus of industry to translate ground-breaking technologies into commercial products that solve big problems. We support research that universities, companies, and venture capital firms don’t fund because they view it as to…
2026-27 REISCHAUER INSTITUTE POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS IN JAPANESE STUDIES
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
2026-27 REISCHAUER INSTITUTE POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS IN JAPANESE STUDIESApplicant Deadline: Friday, December 19, 2025, 5:00PM ESTRecommender Deadline: Friday, January 9, 2026, 5:00PM ESTThe Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies (RIJS) at Harvard University will offer several Postdoctoral Fellowships in Japanese Studies to recent Ph.D. graduates of exceptional promise, to provide th…
Postdoctoral Fellow in Systems Biology
Harvard Medical School
We invite applicants for a postdoctoral fellow position in the Silver lab at Harvard Medical School in Boston Massachusetts. The work of the Silver ab is focused on engineering biological systems for health and sustainability. We welcome applications from recent PhD graduates who are interested in these or related fields, particularly those who may bring a new technology or perspective to bear …
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 develop reinforcement learning algorithms and inferential tools. The successf…
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…
Postdoctoral Fellow in Genomic Investigations of Medicinal 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 and medicinal plants.The Davis Lab of Plant Biodiversity explores questions in plant evolution and ecology using a variety of cutting-edge methods. Current an…
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 2026 – 2027. The appointment would be at the rank of Postdoctoral Fellow. The init…
Pierre Keller Visiting Professorship
Harvard Kennedy School
The Pierre Keller Visiting Professorship provides an opportunity for a scholar with a well-established record of work and academic achievement in the field of European Union public policy and transatlantic relations to teach and conduct research in-residence at the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS). The Visiting Professorship can take place either in the fall of 2026 (September to December) or in th…
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…
Postdoctoral Fellow in Terrestrial Ecosystem Dynamics
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Harvard University invites applications for a postdoctoral position in terrestrial ecosystem dynamics in the laboratory of Professor Paul Moorcroft http://www.oeb.harvard.edu/faculty/moorcroft/. The successful candidate will be involved in a process-based biosphere modeling study of tropical forests. The goal of the research project is to identify and characterize the underlying drivers of diff…
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Song lab invites applications for a postdoctoral fellow to join our studies on the genetic basis of human evolution, with a focus on the evolution of the human brain. Candidates with a strong track record in any biological field are welcome to apply. Some areas of particular interest include: genetics, evolutionary biology, neurobiology, developmental biology, and stem cell biology. Our la…
Postdoctoral Fellow in Epigenomics and Human Biology
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
We seek a postdoctoral research associate to work with Professor Christopher Kuzawa at Harvard University. The postdoc will oversee analysis and write up of an extensive longitudinal dataset that has followed a large population in Cebu, Philippines, for more than 40 years. Recently generated genome-wide methylation data will be used to explore a range of questions, with topical focus flexible. …
Postdoctoral Fellow within the Cavender-Bares Lab
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
A postdoctoral position is available in the laboratory of Dr. Jeannine Cavender-Bares, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology (OEB) Professor and Harvard University Herbaria (HUH) Director, at Harvard University. The position will involve investigating the physiological and functional variation of plants using spectroscopy and will include greenhouse work, field work, plant phenotyping, computatio…
Postdoctoral Fellow in Imaging Approaches to Measuring Brain Energetics
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
We seek a postdoctoral research associate to work with Professor Christopher Kuzawa at Harvard University on a study that will validate and implement imaging-based proxies for brain energy expenditure, to be used to characterize the energetic costs of the brain across human development (recently shown to account for 66% of resting expenditure in childhood). Eventual uses include characterizing …
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.
Postdoctoral position in AI for Engineering Applications
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
The Computational Science and Engineering Laboratory at Harvard University invites applications for postdoctoral position at the interface of scientific Computing and Artificial Intelligence for applications pertaining to fluid mechanics of turbulent and environmental flows starting September 1, 2025, or as soon thereafter as possible. The position is for one year, with the possibility of renew…
Fellow in Human-Machine Interface Clinical Research – Bionics Lab
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
The Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) Bionics Lab is seeking a highly motivated Fellow with a background in Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Neural Engineering to join our interdisciplinary research team. This position supports an exciting clinical trial exploring muscle-controlled robotic systems, pushing the boundaries of human-machine…
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Power and AI Systems
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
The John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) seeks applicants for a postdoctoral fellow in Computer Science/EE, specifically in the area of power and AI systems.https://pai.seas.harvard.eduThe postdoc is intended for one year but we anticipate there will be funding to potentially extend it to a second year. The postdoc will receive a generous salary as well as an alloca…
Postdoctoral Fellow in Riemannian Optimization
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
A postdoctoral position is available in the Geometric Machine Learning Group at Harvard University, led by Prof. Melanie Weber. This role offers an opportunity to perform research on Riemannian Optimization. The ideal candidate has a strong background in this area, as well as a genuine interest in continuing such work.This is a one-year position with the possibility of extension. The start date…
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…
Postdoctoral Fellow in Geometric Machine Learning
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
A postdoctoral position is available in the Geometric Machine Learning Group at Harvard University, led by Prof. Melanie Weber. This role offers an opportunity to perform research at the intersection of Geometry and Machine Learning, with a focus on studying geometric structures in data and models and how to leverage such structure for the design of efficient machine learning algorithms with pr…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Research Fellow in Biomechanical Evaluation of Wearable Technology – Walsh Lab
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
We are seeking a Research Fellow with an undergraduate or masters degree in Biomechanics, Kinesiology, Movement Science, Physiology, or Biomedical Engineering, to assist with data collection and processing for lab and field based studies of back assisting wearable robots. The Research Fellow should be a collaborative problem solver who is proficient at building a strong rapport with study parti…
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…
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…
Postdoctoral Fellow
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Arlotta Lab invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow position.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.Responsibilities:1. Conduct research in neuroscience using in vivo and in vitro models.2. Publish and present research findi…
Postdoctoral Fellow in Systems Neuroscience
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
A postdoctoral position is available in the laboratory of Bence Olveczky, in the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University. The Olveczky Lab aims to understand the neurobiological mechanisms underlying complex behaviors in rats using techniques drawn from circuit-driven neuroscience, and computational ethology. The opening is for a postdoctoral fellow with expertis…
HMS – Postdoctoral Fellow in Biomedical Informatics
Harvard Medical School
The Farhat Lab in the Department of Biomedical Informatics is seeking a highly motivated ‘dry lab’ postdoctoral research fellow interested in pursuing innovative studies in the field of infectious disease genomics and its translation to the clinic. The research aims to enhance our understanding of the biology of M. tuberculosis infections and identify molecular markers for the diagnosis and sur…
HMS – Postdoctoral Fellow in Biomedical Informatics (DBMI)
Harvard Medical School
The Department of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI) at Harvard Medical School and the Yu Lab are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with experience in machine learning and scientific programming. The candidate will work with a multi-disciplinary team of researchers, including bioinformaticians, pathologists, oncologists, and computer scientists, and conduct original research on computational pa…
Postdoctoral Fellow
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Lee Laboratory invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow position. The Lab uses biotechnologies to discover and design new approaches to cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. We work at this interface using a broad variety of techniques in genomics, stem cell biology, and molecular biology. Our approach is to understand human problems and design solutions in the laboratory, and then w…
Postdoctoral Fellow: Rubin Lab: brain aging project
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Postdoctoral Fellows: Rubin LabThe Rubin lab in Harvard’s Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology has an exciting and broad multiomics program focused on brain aging. Approaches will include experimental and computational efforts across multiple labs at Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences and Medical School. As part of this effort, the Rubin lab is implementing new methods of studyi…
Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Hsu Lab invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow position. Candidates with a strong track record in any biology related fields are welcome to apply, some areas we are particularly interested in at the moment include: stem cell biology, developmental biology, neurobiology, immunology, cell biology, physiology, biochemistry, extream biology, or cancer biology. Many lab members (Ya-Chieh…
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 r…
Postdoctoral Fellow: Rubin Lab: skeletal muscle project
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
A postdoctoral position is open in the Rubin lab, focusing on skeletal muscle regeneration and satellite cell biology.The Rubin laboratory in the Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology at Harvard University is focused on studying complex molecular pathways underlying different disease states, especially late onset neurodegenerative disorders and neuromuscular diseases, with a goal of …
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…
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
We seek an experienced scientist to join our studies of the uterus. Salary is in the range of 70-90K per year depending on experience and record, plus full Harvard benefits.
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…
HMS – Postdoctoral Fellow in Biomedical Informatics
Harvard Medical School
Postdoctoral Fellows in Computational Genomics at Harvard Medical SchoolSeveral positions are available in the Park Lab (https://compbio.hms.harvard.edu/). The aim of the laboratory is to develop and apply innovative computational methods for genome sequencing data to enhance our understanding of disease processes including cancer and brain-related diseases.Areas of interest include:Identificat…
Postdoctoral Fellow – DNA Origami
Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering
About the Wyss:The Wyss Institute’s mission is to transform healthcare and the environment by emulating the way nature builds. We harness the imagination of academia and the focus of industry to translate ground-breaking technologies into commercial products that solve big problems. We support research that universities, companies, and venture capital firms don’t fund because they view it as to…
Research Associate- Needleman Lab
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Needleman lab is seeking to hire two research associates to develop and apply theoretical and computational approaches to study complex cell biological systems. The emphasis will be on combining statistical inferences and biophysical modeling to analyze single cell cross-sectional data, such as single-cell omics, cellular electron microscopy, and optical microscopy data sets. Additional wor…
Postdoctoral Fellow Kleckner Lab
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Post-doctoral position available for mechanistic analysis of meiotic crossover interference and high resolution imaging of single molecule dynamics of chromosomes
Postdoctoral Fellow Bellono Lab
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Postdoctoral fellow openings!Bellono LabDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard Universityhttps://projects.iq.harvard.edu/bellonolabExplore molecular mechanisms underlying unique adaptations and behaviors. Fellows have freedom to ask broad questions across a range of organisms housed within our lab: octopuses, sharks, jellyfish, photosynthetic animals, walking fish, piranhas, and …
Postdoctoral Fellow Nett Lab
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Nett lab seeks to understand how plants synthesize complex, bioactive small molecules, as well as how these molecules function in nature and in the context of human health. We are looking to hire postdoctoral fellows that share this interest in understanding the intricacies of plant chemistry and biology. Research in the Nett lab spans multiple, distinct projects that are all unified by the…
Postdoctoral Fellow Chung Lab
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
A postdoctoral position is available in the Chung Lab at Harvard University to study the structure and function of lipid droplets in the brain in both health and disease. For more information about our publications and research interests, please visit our lab webpage (jeeyunchunglab.org). We are seeking a highly motivated individual with a strong interest in lipid cell biology, neurobiology, an…
Postdoctoral Fellow Gredler Lab
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Gredler lab invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow in developmental cell biology. Candidates interested in embryonic development, genetics, cell polarity, tissue mechanics and multidimensional image analysis are encourage to apply. Our group investigates cell behaviors in live embryos to address fundamental questions about how tissues are built
Postdoctoral Fellow
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
A postdoc position is immediately available in the Uchida/Watabe-Uchida laboratory at Harvard University to study the neural mechanism of decision-making. We seek an individual from a various background with an interest in animal behavior, computation in the brain, and behavioral development.
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…
Postdoctoral Fellow
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Nagashima lab seeks an ambitious postdoctoral fellow in the areas of immunology, microbiome, and diet.
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.
Fellow in Research Engineering, Kempner Institute
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Engineering Fellowship Program at Kempner Institute at Harvard University offers a structured opportunity for recent graduates (fellows) to further their experience in AI/ML engineering. The program offers fellows a comprehensive, hands-on learning experience that prepares them for a successful career in the AI/ML field.Engineering Fellows will interact directly with a member of the Kempner…
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 …
