Are you a PhD holder interested in Postdoctoral Fellowships? Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania 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:
A three-year Postdoctoral Scholar position for the project “Oleoproteins: a new class of functional ingredients for natural/clean label applications” is available in the Food Science Department at The Pennsylvania State University (University Park). The project is funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), Competitive Grants Program on Novel Foods and Innovative Manufacturing Technologies (A1364).
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
2. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
The objective in this one-year project is to develop a method for the early detection of milk coagulation and gelation in a range of potential applications. The project is a collaborative effort between Dr. Federico Harte (Department of Food Science) and Dr. Andrea Arguelles (Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics). The team will test the use of high frequency (20 to 100 MHz) ultrasonic contact/non-contact transducers for the early detection of acid coagulation, enzymatic gelation, and heat coagulation time in milk systems.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
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3. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
The Computer Science and Engineering Department is accepting applications for a full-time postdoctoral researcher position in the Security of Software. The SOS Lab (http://www.cse.psu.edu/~gxt29/sos/) focuses on methodologies that help create secure software systems. We are seeking a highly qualified individual to work in the area of software security, especially on topics including probabilistic program verification, compiler-based software security, program analysis and hardening. Applicants should possess a doctoral degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering by the start date and have strong background in computer security, formal methods, or programming languages. The candidate must have an excellent track record of original research and the ability to work as part of a team.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
4. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
The Grab Lab in the department of Entomology at The Pennsylvania State University is seeking a postdoctoral scholar researcher to work on the spatial ecology of pests and beneficial insects in agroecosystems. The successful candidate will design and conduct research at the intersection of data science and agroecology. Our lab investigates the role of land use, climate and pesticides on economically important arthropods including crop pests, their natural enemies and crop pollinators. The postdoc will have opportunities for cross disciplinary interactions with faculty from other units and will have opportunities to mentor undergraduates. Candidates with experience in spatial modeling and analysis are especially encouraged to apply.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
5. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
The Penn State College of Engineering, Department of Nuclear Engineering and Laboratory of Materials in Medicine in University Park, PA led by Prof. Dipanjan Pan is seeking qualified applicants for the position of a non-tenure -track Research Faculty in the rank of Assistant Research Professor. The laboratory focuses currently on developing novel materials for biomedical application. Studies include design of nanomaterials, novel DNA probes, characterization, non-invasive imaging, and in vitro and in vivo experiments in animals. The candidate should have a background and/or career interest in chemistry, bioengineering with expertise in nanomaterials.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
6. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
The Department of Electrical Engineering within the College of Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University in conjunction with the Smart Networking and Computing (SNeC) Lab invites applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar position. The successful candidate will be expected to conduct research at the intersection of networking, machine learning, and system development, with applications to collaborative virtual/augmented/mixed reality, digital twins, mobile edge computing, and Internet of Things.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
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7. Postdoctoral Position
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The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences at Penn State is seeking a Postdoctoral Scholar to perform research under the direction of Professor Doug Wolfe (Materials Science & Engineering) and Professor Aman Haque (Mechanical Engineering).
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
8. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
The Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering (ABE –http://abe.psu.edu/) and the Fruit Research and Extension Center (FREC – http://agsci.psu.edu/frec) are looking for a motivated individual to join its team as a Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate. The selected candidate will work in one or more of the areas including: detection and control systems for automation and mechanization, monitoring and data collection for precision agriculture, and design of optimal machine systems.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
9. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
The Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering in the College of Agricultural Sciences is seeking a Postdoctoral Scholar in techno-economic and life-cycle assessment of bioprocess and bioconversion at The Pennsylvania State University. The Postdoctoral Scholar will work in the laboratory of Dr. Juliana Vasco-Correa on multiple research projects, assisting on funded projects with needs of techno-economic analysis and life-cycle assessment, as well as projects in bioproducts and bioprocessing in collaboration with industry.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
10. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
The Active Biomaterials Laboratory in the Biomedical Engineering Department is seeking to hire a postdoctoral scholar to conduct independent research under the direction of Dr. Igor Aronson. Working in a collaborative multidisciplinary team, the postdoctoral candidate will conduct extensive research on computational characterization of self-organization of active matter with signaling and decision-making. Candidates should have extensive computational/analytical skills including numerical solutions of partial differential equations, discrete particles simulations, high-performance computing, along with experience using software packages: CUDA, MATLAB, Mathematica, Linux.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
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11. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
The Leonhard Center is seeking a Post-doctoral Scholar to take a leadership role for several Center projects related to educational innovation, collaborating with faculty to design and evaluate projects in engineering education, evaluating College-level educational initiatives, and supporting faculty development efforts by offering college-wide workshops on evidence-based instructional practices and educational research or coordinating/leading Faculty Learning Communities (FLCs).
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
12. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
The postdoctoral scholar will join the team to work on ecological genetics (a.k.a. genecology) of forest tree species, modeling population responses to climate in tree species native to the eastern US, and delineating climate-smart seed sourcing strategies for resilient forests. Duties include assembling and managing a large number of datasets from provenance and common garden trials for multiple species, statistical modeling and data science work, preparation and submission of manuscripts for peer reviewed journals, writing reports, oversight and coordination of activities with collaborators, serving as a role model and providing support to graduate students in the project, and performing other tasks as they arise.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
13. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
The NERCRD seeks applications for a post-doc position, this is a limited-term position funded for one year with good possibility of renewal subject to funding. The post-doc will be responsible for conducting economic and statistical analyses on a wide range of rural development topics, as determined by the Center’s emerging needs and priorities. There is a strong expectation that this research will contribute both to the science base as well as to informing U.S. rural economic development policy. The opportunity exists to work with Penn State’s Census Data Center. Examples of topics to be studied range from policy impact assessments; the interdependence of rural and urban areas, as well as agricultural and non-agricultural industries; to the determinants and impacts of local economic well-being and health, including that of minority farmers and small businesses.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
14. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
The Lasky Lab at The Pennsylvania State University is seeking a Postdoctoral Scholar with expertise in evolutionary genomics, especially population and quantitative genomics. The primary responsibility of the Postdoc will be to develop and test hypotheses on the genomic basis of parasite population adaptation to different hosts. In particular, the project will focus on the adaptation of parasitic plant populations to different crop and wild hosts, using whole genome resequencing and host-parasite experiments. These parasitic plants are major constraints on production of many crops across the globe.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
15. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
A postdoctoral position is available in Dr. Paul Babitzke’s research lab within the Center for RNA Molecular Biology and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Penn State. The candidate in this position will study transcription and/or post-transcriptional regulatory mechanisms in B. subtilis and E. coli. Experience in gene regulation, in vitro transcription, RNA biochemistry, protein-RNA interaction, protein-protein interaction, and/or bioinformatics analysis of transcriptomics data is required. The successful candidate will explore fundamental mechanisms that control RNA polymerase pausing and termination, regulation of gene expression by transcription attenuation and translational control mechanisms, structural studies of RNA polymerase using cryo-EM, and/or genome-wide approaches to identify novel RNA-based regulatory mechanisms using RNET-seq, Term-seq, and Structure-seq.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
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16. Postdoctoral Position
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The postdoctoral scholar will be responsible for performing research in developing bio-inspired and neuromorphic devices for sensing, compute, storage, and security applications using novel nanomaterials such as two-dimensional (2D) materials. Rich opportunities will be available for innovative equipment and process development, advanced materials characterization and deep collaborations with theoretical/computational efforts focused on device fabrication. The postdoctoral scholar will be expected to present results at technical conferences and prepare manuscripts for submission.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
17. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
We are seeking a post-doctoral research associate to join GROW (www.growiwm.org), a dynamic research and extension network for integrated weed management. GROW conducts research on several IWM and ecological weed management tactics including cover crops and harvest-time weed seed control across a range of environments and is engaged in development of real-time weed and crop mapping systems using computer vision and artificial intelligence.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
18. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
Penn State Behrend has an immediate opening for a one-year Postdoctoral Scholar-Research Associate appointment with the potential for continuation, depending on the availability of funding. The successful candidate will have a strong background in life cycle analysis and/or techno-economic analysis and familiarity in plastics. Experience in industrial ecology, programming, and/or model development are also desired. The successful candidate must have a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Polymer Science and Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Bioengineering or related fields by the appointment date.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
