Are you a PhD holder interested in Postdoctoral Fellowships? Michigan State University, Michigan 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 Smith Agroecology Lab in the Department of Horticulture at Michigan State University is seeking applications for a postdoctoral research associate in agroecology, with an emphasis on ecosystem (dis)service provisioning by birds and avian conservation in agricultural systems. Our lab’s research broadly focuses on how local and landscape diversification in working landscapes impacts bird and arthropod community composition, and the subsequent consequences of these communities on ecosystem service provisioning. The position is 100% research with a flexible start date between January–May 2025. This is a full-time, 12-month, fixed-term position, with reappointment conditional on satisfactory performance.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
2. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
A Research Associate (Post-Doc) position is available in the laboratory of Dr. Wei Wang in the Department of Microbiology, Genetics, & Immunology at Michigan State University. The position is available starting immediately with two years of funding guaranteed with a possibility of an extension based on progress and performance. The main project is to investigate how WHIM mutations affect papillomavirus copy number and contribute to HPV pathogenesis. Another project will dissect how K17 expression is upregulated in HPV+ head and neck cancer and what factors are regulated by K17 to regulate immune microenvironment in head and neck cancer models.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
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3. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
The postdoctoral research associate will work under the guidance of Profs. Emilio Moran, Nathan Moore, Maria Claudia Lopez, and Scott Stark at Michigan State University. These scholars specialize in climate science, remote sensing, human-environment interactions, forest ecology, and sustainability science. The project is a component of a large international transdisciplinary research team that includes expertise in community-based resource economics, forest ecology, climate modeling, anthropology, geography, sustainable food systems, and food security. The position will be based at the Center for Global Change and Observations.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
4. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
The School of Packaging is looking to fill 1-2 research associate positions in paper coating. Candidates with expertise in developing paper coatings for packaging, paper recycling, and performance analysis for paper coatings are encouraged to apply. Candidates will be expected to design, develop, and perform experiments related to paper coating and packaging and report progress to Dr. Rabnawaz. In addition, these candidates will be expected to mentor one or two graduate/undergraduate students in our research group.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
5. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
The Department of Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering at Michigan State University is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate whose work focuses on harvest automation of specialty crops. The selected candidate will work with Dr. Yuzhen Lu to develop and test automated harvesting mechanisms integrated with machine vision and artificial intelligence (AI) for specialty crops and to generate high-quality peer-reviewed publications. The successful candidate will meet with Dr. Lu and collaborators regularly to review progress and discuss best practices in design, prototyping, algorithm development and testing, manuscript preparation, mentoring, and grant writing.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
6. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
The Construction Management Program in the School of Planning, Design & Construction (SPDC) at Michigan State University (MSU) is seeking an outstanding Research Associate (Postdoctoral Researcher) to lead and work on research related to mass timber construction management decision support systems (focused on one or more of the following topics: predictive cost modeling, change order cost analysis and risk assessment, and total cost of ownership and developer decision making), with an expected start date of January 15, 2025.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
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7. Postdoctoral Position
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The Department of Anthropology at Michigan State University, in partnership with the National Institute of Justice (NIJ)-funded MOSAIC project (Methods of Sex, Stature, Affinity, & Age for Identification through Computational Standardization), is excited to invite applications for a postdoctoral research associate specializing in forensic anthropology. The MOSAIC project represents a pioneering initiative combining methodologies for estimating the biological profile—sex, stature, population affinity, and age—in forensic anthropology. Principal Investigator Dr. Joe Hefner and Co-PIs Drs. Kate Lesciotto, Kate Spradley, Alex Klales, Heather Edgar, and Michael Kenyhercz seek to enhance the precision and uniformity of forensic identifications through advanced computational tools.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
8. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
A research associate is available in the Soil Health and Ecosystem Ecology Lab directed by Dr. Christine Sprunger at Michigan State University’s Kellogg Biological Station. The postdoc will be involved in projects within the KBS Long-Term Ecological Research Trial, the KBS Long-Term Agroecosystem Trial, and the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center. The central focus of this postdoctoral position is to assess how agricultural management influences soil food webs and soil health. We are especially interested in candidates that have backgrounds in nematology and/or microbial ecology.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
9. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
The Research Associate will conduct research within the Nuclear Theory Group, focusing on using microscopic transport models to extract the properties of dense nuclear matter.
Major Duties/Responsibilities
- Develop microscopic transport models (e.g., SMASH) with the aim of extracting nuclear matter properties probed in heavy-ion collisions at energies relevant to FRIB, STAR FXT, HADES, CBM, or equivalent programs.
- Perform robust comparisons of heavy-ion collision simulations with experimental data.
- Disseminate results at conferences and workshops.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
10. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
The Weiming Lab in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife seeks a postdoctoral research associate to join our research efforts on pheromone communication in sea lamprey. The successful applicant will work as part of an interdisciplinary group and lead a project focused on the relative roles of three male pheromone components in female mating behavior. The project builds on nearly 30 years of research on communication via sex pheromones in sea lamprey, a destructive invasive species in the Great Lakes. The selected applicant will lead 1) summer field work out of the US Geological Survey’s Hammond Bay Biological Station (HBBS) in Millersburg, MI and 2) chemical analysis of pheromone samples, behavioral data analysis, and manuscript/report writing out of Michigan State University’s campus in East Lansing MI.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
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11. Postdoctoral Position
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The long-term goal is to get a holistic understanding of algal metabolism in response to adverse environmental conditions which will aid in improving photosynthetic performance in a changing world. In the process, we will exploit the fast growing and easily modifiable eukaryotic alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii for the characterization of (epi)genetic regulation in a photosynthetic eukaryote, ideally with single cell resolution.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
12. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
The long-term goal is to get a holistic understanding of algal metabolism in response to adverse environmental conditions which will aid in improving photosynthetic performance in a in the long term. In the process, we will exploit the fast growing and easily modifiable eukaryotic alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii for the characterization of photosynthetic regulation using reverse genetics, genomics and biochemistry.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
13. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
The Ducat lab at Michigan State University has a postdoc position available for conducting primary research related to a National Science Foundation funded project (NSF # 2334681) on engineering mixed microbial communities composed of species of cyanobacteria and heterotrophic fungi. Broadly, the goal of this project is to establish a “synthetic lichen” consisting of a sugar-secreting cyanobacterial species and a filamentous fungal partner. Project goals include – but are not limited to – the following core areas of research: 1) establishing stable microbial communities where the cyanobacterial species supports a filamentous fungal species the secretion of fixed carbon and/or nitrogen metabolites
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
14. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
The team, as well as MSU and PRL, provides a professional, friendly, and supportive environment that benefits the career and personal development of all members. The incumbent will join a vibrant team of NSF-funded research scholars, participating in ongoing research projects regarding plant biotic and abiotic stress. The incumbent will be expected to design and execute experiments, analyze data, present results at professional meetings, and write manuscripts for publication in appropriate journals. In addition to the research activities, the position also includes duties related to general lab organization and mentoring undergraduates.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
15. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
The larger mission of the Vermaas laboratory is to study plant processes such as photosynthesis, cell wall biosynthesis, and specialized metabolite transport. These questions are key to solving sustainability challenges. With the ultimate goal of facilitating a robust bioeconomy, the Vermaas lab leverages computational methods such as atomistic or coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations with both classical and machine-learned force fields to study key questions around these topics. By using and developing these molecular simulation tools, the Vermaas lab seeks to create a molecular-level picture of these biological phenomena.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
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16. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
Research will focus on the biology of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), using multidisciplinary approaches, including proteomics, biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology, genomics and advanced live-cell imaging. We are interested in identifying and characterizing proteins necessary for the functional homeostasis of the ER. We are particularly interested in the unfolded protein response (UPR), a conserved signaling pathway that is activated when misfolded proteins accumulate in the ER. The post-doc research associate will participate in multiple research projects on the plant UPR using the model plant species Arabidopsis thaliana.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
17. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
We seek a motivated candidate to join our lab to understand how these crops function toward our sustainability goals. The candidate will be responsible for maintaining the eddy-covariance towers, processing the data for reports and publications. We strive to provide a holistic and well-rounded experience to our Research Associates, and we recognize the importance of supporting their professional development needs to ensure their successful transition to the career of their choosing.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
