Are you a PhD holder interested in Postdoctoral Fellowships? Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa is offering Postdoctoral Fellowships in various research fields. Apply today to pursue your research interests in a stimulating academic environment!
1. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
The Department of Physics and Astronomy in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Iowa State University is seeking applicants for a Postdoctoral Research Associate. The postdoctoral researcher will work closely with Prof. Jake Simon and join a dynamic group of researchers studying how planets and planetary systems are born. More specifically, the researcher will work on numerical and/or theoretical studies in the general area of planet formation and will also have the opportunity to collaborate directly with observers to test specific aspects of planet formation theory. There may also be opportunities to co-advise graduate and/or undergraduate students.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
2. Postdoctoral Position
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The Center for Nondestructive Evaluation (CNDE) at Iowa State University is seeking candidates for a Postdoc Research Associate position. The CNDE teams with industrial and government sponsors who help guide the research at CNDE and share the results. CNDE has a long history of working with industry to provide cost-effective tools and solutions, which address relevant problems for a variety of industrial sectors and applications. This position will be responsible for the specific area of research (modeling and experimental) in the microwave and millimeter wave (~300 MHz-300 GHz) area. Candidates must have an excellent working knowledge of experimental and theoretical wave propagation, modeling particularly pertinent to characterization of feed stock materials (i.e., polymers and metal powders) used in additive manufacturing (AM).
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
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3. Postdoctoral Position
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The Department of Agronomy at Iowa State University invites applications for a Postdoc Research Associate to join Dr. Jianming Yu’s Maize Breeding and Genetics group. The position involves conducting research to understand the genetic, genomic, environmental, and developmental mechanisms underlying phenotypic variation observed for complex traits in crops. Dr. Yu’s research combines genomic technologies with empirical breeding experiments, and team members contribute to both nursery work and bioinformatics analyses. The role offers an opportunity to engage in innovative research and contribute to broad applications in maize breeding.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
4. Postdoctoral Position
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The Wolter Lab at Iowa State University, in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, is recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Associate to work on a multiyear sustainability assessment project supported by the USDA Forest Service. The candidate will leverage existing geospatial datasets to quantify and map existing forest resources within the Superior National forest for subsequent harvest sustainability and logistics analysis. The candidate will work in collaboration with researchers from the University of Minnesota, Michigan Technological University, and the USDA Forest Service to synthesize and publish research results.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
5. Postdoctoral Position
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The Department of Mathematics at Iowa State University invites applications for a two year postdoctoral position(s) with possible extension to a third year, subject to availability of funding. The expected start date is August 16, 2025 but an earlier starting date is possible. This opening is in Control Theory and/or Quantum Physics aligning with the research interests of Prof. Domenico D’Alessandro. This includes geometric optimal control, applications of control theory to quantum systems, lie theory dynamical analysis of quantum systems, quantum information with emphasis with quantum error correction, Lie algebraic and representation theory methods in quantum information.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
6. Postdoctoral Position
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The Veterinary Diagnostic Pathology Postdoc responsibilities include receiving advanced pathology training and becoming proficient in coordinating diagnostic case submissions in the Pathology Section of the Iowa State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. After appropriate training and demonstrated proficiency, responsibilities include case coordination and communication of diagnostic test results with clients. Candidates will be expected to have open discussions regarding testing options with clients. Clinically-focused training of veterinary students in diagnostic medicine with emphasis on related implications to clinical practice is expected. The incumbent with present relevant case material, data summaries, and research findings at professional and stakeholder meetings.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
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7. Postdoctoral Position
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The Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering at Iowa State University is seeking candidates for a Postdoctoral Research Associate position in Water Resources Engineering. The postdoc researcher will work primarily with Dr. Lu Liu on an EPA-funded research project on accelerating water reuse in small communities. The main duties include conducting modeling and data analytics with a focus on water reuse research, assisting community-based research, and disseminating results. There will be opportunities to mentor undergraduate and graduate students and contributing to writing grant proposals.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
8. Postdoctoral Position
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The Beattie lab is seeking qualified candidates for a Postdoctoral Researcher. The candidate will conduct experiments on an insect-vectored bacterial plant pathogen aimed at understanding the eco-evolutionary behavior of the pathogen, causal agent of cucurbit bacterial wilt. This research will involve evaluating the population changes during transmission and associated with various vector behavior using neutral barcoded libraries of the pathogen, as well as exploring genome-wide patterns of genetic variation among pathogen isolates and at the plant- and field-level scales. The candidate will be expected to plan and execute research experiments, collect, analyze and summarize data results, communicate results to scientific audiences, and contribute to the training and mentoring of students.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
9. Postdoctoral Position
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The Beattie lab is seeking a qualified Postdoctoral Research Associate to conduct fundamental research focused on the role of oxidative stress mitigation in microbial-based plant protection. The incumbent will investigate strategies to develop and improve microbial inoculants for enhancing soybean tolerance to abiotic stresses such as drought, including by understanding and exploiting microbial interactions with oxidative stress to develop microbes as plant protectants. The candidate will be expected conduct fundamental and applied research in microbial ecophysiology and host -microbe/microbe-microbe interactions, design and execute research experiments, collect, analyze and summarize data results, communicate results to scientific audiences, contribute to the training and mentoring of students, and participate in outreach events to help increase public awareness of plant-microbe interactions.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
10. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
We invite applications for a postdoctoral research associate position in theoretical condensed matter physics at Iowa State University and Ames National Laboratory. The position is anticipated to begin in the spring or fall of 2025. The successful candidate will work under the supervision of Prof. Chandan Setty and is expected to collaborate closely with experimental groups at Ames National Laboratory. We welcome applicants with expertise in any area of condensed matter theory, including but not limited to unconventional superconductivity, topological matter, strongly correlated systems, magnetism and their intersections.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
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11. Postdoctoral Position
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The Division of Chemical & Biological Sciences is seeking a postdoctoral associate with a background in synthetic chemistry to develop new organic radical-based probes for solid-state dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP)-NMR spectroscopy. The chosen candidate will join a large multidisciplinary team consisting of researchers from both Ames National Laboratory and Iowa State University, as well as other national laboratories and universities. The successful candidate will be responsible for synthesizing new organic-radical based probes for DNP- enhanced solid-state NMR spectroscopy seeking improvements in both sensitivity and operational complexity compared to conventional NMR or DNP-NMR.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
12. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
We invite applications for a postdoctoral research associate position in correlated condensed matter theory at Iowa State University and the Ames National Laboratory. The successful candidate will work with Prof. Rebecca Flint on problems in heavy fermions and magnetism, as well as collaborate with a range of condensed matter experimentalists and theorists at Iowa State University. Candidates should have experience with many body quantum field theory techniques and an interest (although not necessarily experience) in collaborating with experimentalists. The position is expected to begin in summer/fall 2025, but earlier start dates can also be accommodated.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
