Are you a PhD holder interested in Postdoctoral Fellowships? Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 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 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 research group; who want to help establish a fun, inclusive, and creative academic research environment alongside graduate student trainees; and who want to help shape the research trajectory of a newly established lab in an exciting and growing field.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
2. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
The Weatherhead Scholars Program at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University invites applications for visiting scholars, to join its annual cohort of 20-25 members, comprised of postdoctoral fellows, visiting scholars, and practitioner fellows. These one-year research positions aim to support visiting faculty and are intended to facilitate research in the social sciences on international, comparative, transnational, and global issues. The Weatherhead Scholars Program accepts five to ten visiting scholars each academic year. This is a residential program; participants are expected to be on campus during the fellowship (late August to mid-May).
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
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3. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
The Weatherhead Scholars Program at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University invites applications for its postdoctoral fellowships to join its annual cohort of 20-25 members, comprised of postdoctoral fellows, visiting scholars, and practitioner fellows. These one-year fellowships aim to support postdoctoral scholars who have recently completed their PhD, and is intended to facilitate research in the social sciences on international, comparative, transnational, and global issues. This is a residential program; participants are expected to be on campus during the fellowship (late August to mid-May), and to partake in the weekly Weatherhead Scholars Seminar.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
4. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
Raayai Lab at the Rowland Institute at Harvard (https://raayailab.rowland.harvard.edu/) invites applications for a limited term postdoctoral position with a focus in the experimental fluid-solid interactions of nasal breathing and air flow in humans. The postdoctoral fellow, in direct collaboration with the PI, will be responsible for designing and refining the experimental procedures, collecting and analyzing data, and preparing scientific manuscripts based on the findings of the research. Opportunity to mentor undergraduate students might be available.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
5. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
The Quantum Condensed Matter Theory groups, led by Professors Bertrand Halperin (Emeritus), Mikhail Lukin, Subir Sachdev, Ashvin Vishwanath, Norman Yao, Susanne Yelin and Eslam Khalaf in the Department of Physics, and by Professor Efthimios Kaxiras (SEAS/Physics), expect to appoint one or more postdoctoral fellows beginning in Fall 2023. We are looking for candidates with interests in quantum mechanical condensed matter theory including: strongly correlated electron systems & mesoscopics, topological phases, ultracold atomic gases, quantum optics, and quantum information.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
6. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
The Yelin group at Harvard University expects to appoint a postdoctoral fellows in January 2025. We are looking for candidates with interests in the work on cooperative ordered atomic system in various geometries, motivated by biology. In particular, include molecular properties such as vibrational states into energy transport calculations.. Candidates should submit a CV, statement of research interests, and arrange for three letters of recommendation to be submitted by scientists familiar with their work. Candidates may also wish to include selected preprints or reprints of articles they have written.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
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7. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
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. Additional projects and training opportunities can be tailored to suit the candidate’s goals and interests, and may include comparative human/nonhuman primate neuroimaging, canine neuroimaging with dogs and foxes, and/or behavior and psychological assessments.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
8. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
Business, the global economy, and societies around the world are facing dramatic upheaval as a result of rapid technological change driven simultaneously by digitization, the application of artificial intelligence and machine learning to all facets of company, economic, and human data, and a new emphasis on the importance of design and innovation on value creation for stakeholders. Postdoctoral Fellows at D^3 will work on various research projects related to these phenomena, including: Business Model Transformation; Operating Model Transformation; Organizational and Workforce Transformation; Performance and Metrics; Data, Privacy and Transparency; and Societal Impact.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
9. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
The Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University seeks applicants for an endowed, honorific postdoctoral position in widely applied mathematics, the George F. Carrier* Fellowship, with an expected start date of September 1, 2025. The normal duration of the Carrier Fellow appointment is two years, with a potential extension for a third year. Carrier Fellows receive a competitive salary and an annual allocation for research and travel expenses.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
10. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
The Department of Psychology at Harvard University invites applications for a postdoctoral fellow in any of the following areas:
- Clinical Science
- Cognition, Brain, and Behavior
- Developmental Psychology
- Social Psychology
This is a one-year term position with possibility of renewal dependent upon job performance and continued availability of funding.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
11. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
The opening is for a postdoctoral fellow with expertise in some of the following areas: RNA biology including microRNAs, functional studies of microRNA biology, post-transcriptional regulation, bioinformatics, and genomic analyses. All candidates must have received a Ph.D. in a relevant field. The postdoc will be based at the Northwest Laboratories of Harvard University and have access to all the resources available through the Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Department. The position is available for 1 year, with the possibility of renewal for a second or third year, and will include a competitive salary and full benefits.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
12. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
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 regeneration, multi-omics, and in vivo electrophysiology. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing and executing animal experiments and analyzing multimodal biological data.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
13. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
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 nanoelectronics and flexible electronics in biological and medical research.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
14. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
We invite applications for Postdoctoral Fellowships in Quantum Science and Engineering. Fellowships are awarded for a duration of two years to outstanding young scientists and engineers, with the possibility of a third year via support from their research supervisor. Applicants should have a strong background for pursuit of research in their area of interest. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work in a rich cross-disciplinary environment within the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences and the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Applications focused on collaborative and cross-disciplinary research are especially encouraged. For current Harvard graduate students, consideration will be given to candidates who wish to join a lab different from where they did their PhD research.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
15. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
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 provide inferential tools. The successful applicant will be expected to develop an innovative research program in sequential decision-making. Our lab is involved in a number of digital health studies in obesity, cardiac health, physical activity, mental illness, and substance abuse across the world.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
16. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
The Rowland Institute at Harvard seeks outstanding early-career experimentalists in all fields of science and engineering to establish fully independent research groups in the rich intellectual environment of Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Rowland Fellowship provides an interdisciplinary and interactive environment, fostering the pursuit of innovative research. To qualify, applicants should currently be in the process of either completing their PhDs and/or have received their PhD after May 1, 2023. Fellows must have completed their doctoral degree prior to starting their Fellowship term.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
17. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
The Disease Biophysics Group currently has postdoctoral positions open in the following areas:
1. The use of additive manufacturing techniques to build tissues and organs
2. Vascular network engineering and angiogenesis
3. Applications of machine learning in cell and tissue engineering
Candidates should have demonstrated publication records in cardiac and vascular engineering or biology.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
18. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
Post-doctoral position available for mechanistic studies of meiotic chromosomes in mammalian cells. Expertise required in ex vivo culture of mouse oocytes and high resolution fluorescence imaging.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
19. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
The Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health’s Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences and the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center Population Sciences invite applications for a joint post-doctoral fellowship in cancer prevention and control. The postdoctoral research fellowships, which begin in September 2025, are funded for two years and do not result in a degree. The program’s objective is to train researchers in the design and evaluation of cancer prevention and control. Applicants may work in any area related to cancer prevention. Potential areas of research include: implementation science, global cancer, cancer disparities, and health communications. Please note that we are currently under review for renewal in final grant funding from NCI and we anticipate receiving confirmation of funding soon.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
20. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
We are seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher, with expertise in evolution and molecular genetics. We expect the postdoc to be able to work independently and contribute intellectually to broader research themes and directions in the lab. The postdoc will also collaborate with others in the lab who are generating novel data for experimental microbial, viral, and protein evolution (whole-genome sequences, yeast genetics, cloning).
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
21. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
We are looking for excellent candidates in the general areas of macroscopic physics, quantitative biology and applied mathematics, with specific foci that include (i) the physics of morphogenesis, (ii) collective behavior of organisms across scales, (iii) soft matter physics, (iv) quantify resource consumption in a large residential community, using sensor deployment, statistical analysis of data, mathematical modeling, and communication of results, with the aim of guiding policy for climate change adaptation. Experience with theoretical and experimental methods for the analysis of problems in these fields, including data analysis, geometric signal processing and computational science, along with a deep commitment to working with, and alongside, experimentalists is a must.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
22. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
The Teamcore Group (https://teamcore.seas.harvard.edu) at the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) at Harvard University seeks motivated postdoctoral fellows with a Ph.D. in computer science/engineering or a related field to work on projects on AI and multiagent systems research for societal impact. We focus on fundamental research problems in multiagent systems, machine learning, reinforcement learning, game theory, bandit algorithms driven by interdisciplinary collaborations in public health/conservation and public safety, ensuring a virtuous cycle of research and real-world applications. Researchers with expertise in multiagent systems, game theory, bandits, reinforcement learning and related topics will be the best fit for this position.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
23. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
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 themselves, but are able to transduce random sections of the genome within a population. We aim to characterize gene transfer agent diversity, regulation and species-specificity across the Tree of Life.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
24. Postdoctoral Position
Summary of Postdoctoral Fellowship:
Postdoctoral fellow position in the Ramanathan lab for candidates interested in developmental, stem cell, neuro, computational biology, genetics or genomics. The candidate should have a PhD or plan to defend their PhD in the coming year.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
