Last Updated on September 23, 2026 by admin
Explore Postdoc & Research Jobs at Ohio State University offering competitive salaries and vast career development opportunities.
The Ohio State University (OSU) remains a powerhouse of interdisciplinary research, consistently ranking among the top public research universities in the United States. The university has announced over 50 new Ohio State University Postdoc Jobs, reflecting its commitment to high-impact discovery across its Columbus and regional campuses.
Moving into a postdoctoral role at OSU offers more than just a research appointment; it provides a gateway to a massive academic network supported by the Office of Postdoctoral Research. This office facilitates professional development through specialized travel awards and career grants, ensuring that scholars are competitive for tenure-track positions or leadership roles in industry.
Transitioning between diverse fields of study—from advanced MRI development in the College of Medicine to sustainable agriculture in the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences—is made seamless by OSU’s unified “Ohio State University Postdoc Jobs. This structure guarantees equitable benefits and a consistent minimum salary, which was recently adjusted to $61,008 to align with national inflation and NIH standards.
Ohio State University Postdoc Jobs
Research Senior Associate – Comprehensive Cancer CenterlocationsCollege of Medicine/Office of Health Sciencesposted onPosted Yesterday
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Research Technician – Comprehensive Cancer CenterlocationsCollege of Medicine/Office of Health Sciencesposted onPosted Yesterday
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Post Doctoral Scholar- NeurosciencelocationsCollege of Medicine/Office of Health Sciencesposted onPosted Yesterday
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Research Scientist- Neurological InstitutelocationsCollege of Medicine/Office of Health Sciencesposted onPosted Yesterday
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Researcher 3- NeurologylocationsCollege of Medicine/Office of Health Sciencesposted onPosted Yesterday
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Research TechnicianlocationsColumbus Campusposted onPosted Yesterday
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Post Doctoral Scholar – SurgerylocationsCollege of Medicine/Office of Health Sciencesposted onPosted Yesterday
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Clinical Research Coordinator- Pulmonary Critical Care and SleeplocationsColumbus Campusposted onPosted Yesterday
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Research Senior Technician – Molecular Biology and NeurogeneticslocationsCollege of Medicine/Office of Health Sciencesposted onPosted 2 Days Ago
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Research Lead TechnicianlocationsColumbus Campusposted onPosted 2 Days Ago
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Research Senior TechnicianlocationsColumbus Campusposted onPosted 2 Days Ago
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Post Doctoral Scholar- NeurologylocationsCollege of Medicine/Office of Health Sciencesposted onPosted 2 Days Ago
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Post Doctoral Scholar- NeurologylocationsCollege of Medicine/Office of Health Sciencesposted onPosted 2 Days Ago
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Research Technician-Medical OncologylocationsColumbus Campusposted onPosted 2 Days Ago
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Post Doctoral ScholarlocationsColumbus Campusposted onPosted 5 Days Ago
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Research Senior TechnicianlocationsColumbus Campusposted onPosted 5 Days Ago
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Post Doctoral Scholar- OtolaryngologylocationsOutpatient Care/Ambulatoryposted onPosted 5 Days Ago
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Post Doc Scholar- OphthalmologylocationsColumbus Campusposted onPosted 5 Days Ago
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Post Doctoral ScholarlocationsColumbus Campusposted onPosted 5 Days Ago
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Post Doctoral Scholarremote typeHybridlocationsColumbus Campusposted onPosted 5 Days Ago
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Research TechnicianlocationsColumbus Campusposted onPosted 5 Days Ago
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Clinical Research Assistant – OncologylocationsJames Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Instituteposted onPosted 5 Days Ago
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Clinical Research Coordinator – OncologylocationsJames Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Instituteposted onPosted 5 Days Ago
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Post Doctoral Researcherremote typeRemotelocationsRemote Locationposted onPosted 5 Days Ago
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Post Doctoral Scholar – Biomedical InformaticslocationsColumbus Campusposted onPosted 6 Days Ago
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Research Senior Associate-Comprehensive Cancer CenterlocationsCollege of Medicine/Office of Health Sciencesposted onPosted 6 Days Ago
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Research ScientistlocationsColumbus Campusposted onPosted 6 Days Ago
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Research Associate 1-HematologylocationsCollege of Medicine/Office of Health Sciencesposted onPosted 6 Days Ago
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Post Doctoral Scholar- NeurosciencelocationsCollege of Medicine/Office of Health Sciencesposted onPosted 6 Days Ago
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Clinical Research Coordinator-Clinical Trials Management OfficelocationsOutpatient Care/Ambulatoryposted onPosted 7 Days Ago
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Research Senior Technician – Physiology & Cell BiologylocationsCollege of Medicine/Office of Health Sciencesposted onPosted 7 Days Ago
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Research AssociatelocationsColumbus Campusposted onPosted 8 Days Ago
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Clinical Research Coordinator – PsychiatrylocationsCollege of Medicine/Office of Health Sciencesposted onPosted 8 Days Ago
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Research Scientist – Davis Heart and Lung InstitutelocationsCollege of Medicine/Office of Health Sciencesposted onPosted 8 Days Ago
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Researcher 1 – Physical Medicine & Rehabilitationremote typeHybridlocationsDodd Rehabilitation Hospitalposted onPosted 8 Days Ago
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Clinical Research Coordinator-HematologylocationsColumbus Campusposted onPosted 9 Days Ago
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Research Senior Associate – Comprehensive Cancer CenterlocationsCollege of Medicine/Office of Health Sciencesposted onPosted 9 Days Ago
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Research Technician 2locationsColumbus Campusposted onPosted 9 Days Ago
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Post Doctoral ScholarlocationsColumbus Campusposted onPosted 12 Days Ago
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Post Doctoral ScholarlocationsColumbus Campusposted onPosted 12 Days Ago
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Post Doctoral ScholarlocationsColumbus Campusposted onPosted 12 Days Ago
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Research Senior TechnicianlocationsCollege of Medicine/Office of Health Sciencesposted onPosted 12 Days Ago
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Research Aide and InterviewerlocationsOutpatient Care/Ambulatoryposted onPosted 12 Days Ago
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Post Doctoral ScholarlocationsColumbus Campusposted onPosted 12 Days Ago
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Research Technician 2locationsColumbus Campusposted onPosted 12 Days Ago
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Research Senior TechnicianlocationsColumbus Campusposted onPosted 12 Days Ago
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Post Doctoral ScholarlocationsColumbus Campusposted onPosted 12 Days Ago
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Post Doctoral Scholar, Clinical Psychology – Comprehensive Cancer CenterlocationsCollege of Medicine/Office of Health Sciencesposted onPosted 13 Days Ago
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Lead Research CoordinatorlocationsColumbus Campusposted onPosted 14 Days Ago
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Post Doctoral Scholar- CATALYSTlocationsOSU Health Planposted onPosted 14 Days Ago
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Research Senior TechnicianlocationsColumbus Campusposted onPosted 15 Days Ago
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Post Doctoral ScholarlocationsColumbus Campusposted onPosted 15 Days Ago
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Post Doctoral Scholar – Sustainable Stormwater ManagementlocationsColumbus Campusposted onPosted 20 Days Ago
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Post Doctoral ScholarlocationsColumbus Campusposted onPosted 22 Days Ago
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Post Doctoral Scholar – Health and Rehab ScienceslocationsCollege of Medicine/Office of Health Sciencesposted onPosted 22 Days Ago
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Research Associate – Comprehensive Cancer CenterlocationsColumbus Campusposted onPosted 27 Days Ago
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NIH D43 Program AdministratorlocationsColumbus Campusposted onPosted 27 Days Ago
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Research Associate- NeurosciencelocationsCollege of Medicine/Office of Health Sciencesposted onPosted 28 Days Ago
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Post Doctoral Scholar – SurgerylocationsCollege of Medicine/Office of Health Sciencesposted onPosted 29 Days Ago
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Post Doctoral Scholar – Biomedical InformaticslocationsColumbus Campusposted onPosted 30 Days Ago
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Post Doctoral Scholar – SurgerylocationsCollege of Medicine/Office of Health Sciencesposted onPosted 30 Days Ago
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Post Doctoral ScholarlocationsColumbus Campusposted onPosted 30 Days Ago
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Post-Doctoral Scholar-NRSAlocationsColumbus Campusposted onPosted 30+ Days Ago
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Post-Doctoral ResearcherlocationsColumbus Campusposted onPosted 30+ Days Ago
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Post Doctoral ScholarlocationsColumbus Campusposted onPosted 30+ Days Ago
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Research Associate, Sustainable Greenhouse and Nursery Systems Lab (Owen Lab)locationsColumbus Campusposted onPosted 30+ Days Ago
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CCAPP Post Doctoral ScholarlocationsColumbus Campusposted onPosted 30+ Days Ago
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Research Senior AssociatelocationsColumbus Campusposted onPosted 30+ Days Ago
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Clinical Research Assistant 2 – PsychiatrylocationsCollege of Medicine/Office of Health Sciencesposted onPosted 30+ Days Ago
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Postdoctoral ScholarlocationsColumbus Campusposted onPosted 30+ Days Ago
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Postdoctoral ScholarlocationsColumbus Campusposted onPosted 30+ Days Ago
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Research AssociatelocationsColumbus Campusposted onPosted 30+ Days Ago
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Post Doctoral Scholar – Biomedical InformaticslocationsColumbus Campusposted onPosted 30+ Days Ago
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Post Doctoral ScholarlocationsColumbus Campusposted onPosted 30+ Days Ago
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Post Doctoral ScholarlocationsColumbus Campusposted onPosted 30+ Days Ago
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Research AssistantlocationsColumbus Campusposted onPosted 30+ Days Ago
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Research Senior Technician – Comprehensive Cancer CenterlocationsCollege of Medicine/Office of Health Sciencesposted onPosted 30+ Days Ago
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Post Doctoral ScholarlocationsCollege of Medicine/Office of Health Sciencesposted onPosted 30+ Days Ago
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Post Doctoral ScholarlocationsCollege of Medicine/Office of Health Sciencesposted onPosted 30+ Days Ago
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Post Doctoral ScholarlocationsCollege of Medicine/Office of Health Sciencesposted onPosted 30+ Days Ago
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Dean’s Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship in Chemical Biology and Drug DiscoverylocationsColumbus Campusposted onPosted 30+ Days Ago
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Post Doctoral ScholarlocationsCollege of Medicine/Office of Health Sciencesposted onPosted 30+ Days Ago
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Postdoc ScholarlocationsColumbus Campusposted onPosted 30+ Days Ago
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Post Doctoral Scholar – AnesthesiologylocationsCollege of Medicine/Office of Health Sciencesposted onPosted 30+ Days Ago
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Post Doctoral Scholar- Microbial Infection and ImmunitylocationsCollege of Medicine/Office of Health Sciencesposted onPosted 30+ Days Ago
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Post Doctoral ScholarlocationsCollege of Medicine/Office of Health Sciencesposted onPosted 30+ Days Ago
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Researcher 2 – Comprehensive Cancer CenterlocationsCollege of Medicine/Office of Health Sciencesposted onPosted 30+ Days Ago
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Research Technician – CHRRlocationsColumbus Campusposted onPosted 30+ Days Ago
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Research AssistantlocationsColumbus Campusposted onPosted 30+ Days Ago
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Research TechnicianlocationsColumbus Campusposted onPosted 30+ Days Ago
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Research Senior Technician – PathologylocationsCollege of Medicine/Office of Health Sciencesposted onPosted 30+ Days Ago
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Post Doctoral ResearcherlocationsColumbus Campusposted onPosted 30+ Days Ago
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Clinical Research Coordinator – RadiologylocationsOutpatient Care/Ambulatoryposted onPosted 30+ Days Ago
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Post Doctoral ScholarlocationsCollege of Medicine/Office of Health Sciencesposted onPosted 30+ Days Ago
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High-Demand Postdoc Vacancies (April 2026)
Current openings are diverse, with a heavy concentration in the Medical Center and STEM departments:
- Medicine & Health Sciences:
- Advanced MRI Methods: Focused on clinical translation and women’s imaging (Radiology).
- Comprehensive Cancer Center: Multiple roles in oncology research and molecular therapeutics.
- Pharmacoepidemiology: Researching drug safety and population health.
- STEM & Agriculture:
- Plant Systems Immunology: Investigating plant-microbe interactions and genomics.
- Agricultural & Ecological Engineering: Roles focused on hydrologic modeling and climate change impact.
- Social Sciences & Humanities:
- Economics: Positions specializing in Labor, Innovation, and STEM Education.
- Psychology & Behavioral Health: Clinical and research tracks at Harding Hospital.
How to Apply
Applications at Ohio State are primarily processed through the Workday Careers portal. To maximize your chances:
- Search the Portal: Use the job code 8806 to find all “Postdoctoral Scholar” listings.
- Contact the PI: In academic research, reaching out directly to the Principal Investigator (PI) listed in the vacancy often leads to a more successful application.
- Required Documents: Prepare a Research Statement, a full CV, and a list of at least three references. For medical roles, evidence of grant writing or junior mentorship is highly valued.