Are you a PhD holder interested in Postdoctoral Fellowships? Pennsylvania State University, Centre County, Pennsylvania is offering Postdoctoral Fellowships in various research fields. Apply today to pursue your research interests in a stimulating academic environment!
1. Postdoctoral Position
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The Pennsylvania State University is seeking to hire a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Photonics and Quantum Technology Laboratory led by Dr. Sahin K. Ozdemir, in the Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics at the College of Engineering. The optimal candidate should demonstrate intellectual curiosity and be prepared to undertake creative research for delivering innovative photonic solutions to complex problems. Candidates should have a strong background in theoretical micro/nano-photonics design (e.g., wavefront shaping, beam switching, non-Hermitian photonics, miniaturization of optical components and fundamental limits) and optimization theory (e.g., linear and quadratic programming, manifold optimization, nonconvex optimization) for applications in optical design problems.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
2. Postdoctoral Position
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The Materials Research Institute (MRI) at Penn State seeks outstanding applicants for a postdoctoral scholar position focused on bulk single crystal growth and characterization of transition metal chalcogenides and other related materials. The postdoctoral position is part of the National Science Foundation funded 2D Crystal Consortium (2DCC) Materials Innovation Platform national facility at Penn State.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
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3. Postdoctoral Position
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The laboratory of Professor Tae-Hee Lee in the Chemistry Department at the Pennsylvania State University seeks to fill postdoctoral research positions to work in the area of single-molecule biophysics of the nucleosome, RNA polymerase II, and chromatin remodelers. The position requires a Ph.D. in an area of physical or biological sciences or equivalent doctorate in an appropriate field. Researchers trained in the field of nucleosome biophysics, chromatin or eukaryotic transcription biochemistry and molecular biology are preferred, but individuals trained in other fields of molecular/structural biology and biochemistry are also welcome to apply.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
4. Postdoctoral Position
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The Lasky Lab at Pennsylvania State University is seeking a Postdoctoral Scholar with expertise in plant stress physiology and genetics. The primary responsibility of the Postdoc will be to develop and test hypotheses on the adaptive value of putative climate-adaptive alleles and alleles resistant to parasitic plants in sorghum, a key global food security crop. The Postdoc will use physiological and genetic approaches in controlled-environment and field experiments. Much of this research will focus on identifying resistance mechanisms to the parasitic plant Striga, leveraging the parasitic plant quarantine facility at Penn State.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
5. Postdoctoral Position
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The College of Engineering, Graduate Program in Acoustics at The Pennsylvania State University is seeking a Postdoctoral Scholar to work under the direction of Interim Director and James F. Will Professor, Dr. Juli Simon. The position requires a PhD in Acoustics, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Physics, or a closely related field by the appointment date. The Postdoctoral Scholar will primarily conduct research in focused ultrasound treatments for tendinopathies, including development of fibrous hydrogels and treatment monitoring technologies. They will also be expected to help conduct a swine study on treatment of tendinopathies and mentor students involved in the research studies.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
6. Postdoctoral Position
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The Penn State Extraterrestrial Intelligence Center (PSETI) at Penn State University seeks a Postdoctoral Researcher to work with Dr. Jason Wright to advance the field of SETI through theoretical and observational studies of Dyson Spheres in and beyond the Milky Way. Job duties will include duties with the PSETI Center, such as maintaining its web presence and running its seminar series and will include opportunities for professional development including advising undergraduate and graduate students; organizing conferences; grant proposal writing and management; and managing a research group. The position comes with a research budget for travel, publications, and other costs.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
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7. Postdoctoral Position
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The Nacsa laboratory in the Department of Chemistry at The Pennsylvania State University seeks to fill a postdoctoral research position beginning in November 2024 with a chemist who has extensive experience in (a) organic synthesis and (b) photoredox catalysis and/or radical chemistry. A Ph.D. in chemistry or related area must have been conferred by the time employment starts. The applicant should be highly self-motivated and is expected to pursue their own individual projects as well as contribute to collaborative research efforts and assume leadership roles within the group.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
8. Postdoctoral Position
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The EMS Energy Institute, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences at Penn State University invites applications for an immediate postdoctoral scholar to research a multi-disciplinary project on subsurface energy-related subjects for repurposing fossil energy assets. Broadly, the research involves using new materials for geothermal as well as oil and gas wells. This project is focused on a novel generation of low-cost materials to enhance the mechanical and durability of the cement and other materials. The successful applicant is expected to help in developing this product and help in preparing related proposals and technical papers in parallel to academic research activities.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
9. Postdoctoral Position
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The McPhillips lab at Penn State seeks a Postdoctoral Research Scholar. The research conducted by the scholar will be focused on two primary projects. The first project leverages the use of fiber-optic cables for sensing hydrologic phenomena in cities and will involve data analysis and interpretation. It will be part of a National Science Foundation CIVIC project on sensing geohazards in Pittsburgh, PA. The second project leverages data synthesis, physical modeling, and GIS analysis related to managing stormwater on solar farms sited on marginal lands in Pennsylvania. This project is supported by a grant from The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. The postdoctoral scholar position will be based in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, with opportunities to collaborate with faculty in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Geosciences.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
10. Postdoctoral Position
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The Bletz Lab at Penn State is seeking to hire a postdoctoral scholar. The position start dates are flexible, with an ideal start date in Fall 2024. Research in the Bletz Lab lies at the intersection of disease ecology, microbial ecology, and wildlife conservation. We ask both fundamental and applied ecological questions using field surveys, laboratory and field-based experiments, microbial culturing and functional bioassays, and multi-omics approaches. We use amphibian-chytrid systems (Bd & Bsal) to understand, “how do host defenses, host microbiomes and the environment interact to shape host-pathogen dynamics and disease outcomes?” and then, use this information, to answer, “how can we modulate these relationships to shift disease outcomes and promote survival?”
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
11. Postdoctoral Position
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The Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering (EME) in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences at Penn State is hiring a Postdoctoral Scholar in compositional simulation for a variety of applications in porous media, including aquifer contamination, geologic storage, and enhanced oil recovery, under the direction of Dr. Russell T. Johns. The selected candidate will develop a new generation compositional simulation software for application to porous media inflow for both environmental and petroleum industries. The compositional simulation model will allow for up to four phases in equilibrium and include chemical reactions along with the transfer of components between phases. The key hypothesis in this work is that phase labels, such as oil and gas, are not needed, and rather, flow can be based solely on phase properties.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
12. Postdoctoral Position
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The Center for Healthy Aging within the College of Health and Human Development at Penn State seeks a Postdoctoral Scholar to join an interdisciplinary team focusing on mobile health phenotyping and environmental influences. This position will be directly involved in a diverse range of participant, lab, and university-facing activities across multiple teams to support success amongst projects.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
13. Postdoctoral Position
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The Eberly College of Science, Department of Physics at The Pennsylvania State University is seeking to fill two Postdoctoral Scholar positions in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics. The successful candidates will participate in the research program of Prof. Cui-Zu Chang’s group to investigate the quantum phenomena in molecular beam epitaxy (MBE)-grown films/heterostructures. The project involves molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) growth, angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES), scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy (STM/S), nanoscale device fabrication, mechanical exfoliation, and dilution electrical transport measurements. The ideal candidates should have experience in at least one of these areas.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
14. Postdoctoral Position
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The Postdoctoral Scholar will work on one or more multidisciplinary NIH funded research projects combining high resolution imaging (PTAe microCT), machine learning (PyTorch), and wet lab techniques (histology) with potential inclusion of light sheet microscopy of mouse models of normative and dysmorphic development of the head, with focus on the lower jaw. The selected individual will be expected to assist in developing, designing, and conducting research and will gain the training needed to become an independent researcher in the field of mouse development in relation to human disease and development of the head.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
15. Postdoctoral Position
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The Nacsa laboratory the Department of Chemistry at The Pennsylvania State University seeks to fill a position for assistant research professor beginning in August 2024 with a chemist who has extensive experience in (a) organic synthesis and (b) electroorganic chemistry. A Ph.D. in chemistry or related area must have been conferred by the time employment starts. Three years of postdoctoral experience is also required. The applicant should be highly self-motivated and is expected to pursue their own individual projects as well as contribute to collaborative research efforts and assume leadership roles within the group.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
16. Postdoctoral Position
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The Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center at The Pennsylvania State University (PSU) invites applications for a postdoctoral appointment that will support research activities of the Research Translation Platform (RTP). The RTP is the scientific home for the study of translating scientific evidence for decision-makers across government, industry, and practice. This includes understanding the use of evidence in policymaking to prevent, reduce, and ameliorate social ills and promote societal well-being. Focusing on the science of science, dissemination, and engagement, RTP is particularly interested in methods for improving the use of research evidence in legislative activities, rapid-cycle experimentation of scientific messages, and creating effective strategies to bridge the research and policy communities.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
17. Postdoctoral Position
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Penn State’s Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing seeks applicants for the Tressa Nese and Helen Diskevich Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence’s (CGNE) Postdoctoral Fellowship. Preference will be given to applicants with research interests related to topics of aging and gerontology including age-friendly care, care of persons living with dementia, well-being and efficacy of care partners, cognitive impairment, delirium, stigma related to aging and dementia, workforce preparation and support, and person-centered care, as well as other aging-related topics aligned with the CGNE mission and research portfolios of faculty in the Center.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
18. Postdoctoral Position
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The Pennsylvania State University is seeking Microbial Ecologist/Soil Microbiologist as Postdoctoral Scholar to conduct and manage research investigating the ecology of predation of human and plant pathogens in organic production systems through a multi-institutional USDA/OREI funded project. The Postdoctoral Scholar will conduct or coordinate research including soil collection and DNA extraction, computational analysis and pattern discovery, development of qPCR primers for specific predator groups, and microcosm experiments for predation of pathogens. The scholar will plan, conduct and analyze research, synthesize data, prepare and scientific manuscripts, and present research results at stakeholder and national scientific conferences. The incumbent will gain experience in grant project management through the coordination of PSU’s grant related goals in project management meetings.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
19. Postdoctoral Position
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Penn State’s Population Research Institute (PRI) and the Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) seeks a Postdoctoral Scholar to work with Dr. Guangqing Chi on projects related to the Arctic Indigenous research. These projects study climate change impacts on Indigenous community wellbeing, and identify the important assets (social, environmental, infrastructural, institutional) to help them adapt and become more resilient to climate risks and hazards. More information about the projects can be found at https://theedenresearch.org/. These projects are interwoven with education, outreach, local community engagement, and international comparison and collaboration.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
20. Postdoctoral Position
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The Eberly College of Science, Department of Physics at The Pennsylvania State University is seeking to fill one Postdoctoral Scholar position in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical (AMO) Physics. The successful candidate will participate in the research program of Dr. Bryce Gadway’s lab to carry out experimental research related to quantum simulation with ultracold atoms and Rydberg atom arrays. Ideal candidates will have experience in at least one of the following fields: atomic physics, quantum simulation experiments, laser physics and quantum optics, and quantum engineering. Related fields will also be considered.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
21. Postdoctoral Position
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The Penn State Department of Chemical Engineering is seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Scholar. The successful candidate will engineer genetic circuits for converting methane into biofuels in Dr. Thomas Wood’s research lab at Penn State’s University Park campus.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
22. Postdoctoral Position
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The College of Information Sciences and Technology is seeking a Postdoctoral Scholar to join an interdisciplinary team focusing on assistive technology for dementia care. The project is supported by an NIH grant. The position will involve designing and developing voice assistants for individuals with dementia and their care partners. It will be a full-time, postdoctoral scholar appointment for 12-months, with a possibility of renewing dependent upon performance. This position is available immediately.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
23. Postdoctoral Position
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The Laboratory of Song Tan in the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and the Center for Eukaryotic Gene Regulation at Penn State seeks a Postdoctoral Scholar to determine the structures of chromatin complexes using cryoelectron microscopy. We are interested in epigenetic chromatin enzymes or transcription factors in complex with their nucleosome targets.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
24. Postdoctoral Position
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The Pennsylvania State University is seeking a Postdoctoral Scholar to perform research under the direction of Professor Aman Haque (Mechanical Engineering) & Professor Doug Wolfe (Materials Science & Engineering). Perform electrical characterization on semiconductor devices as function of radiation exposure. The specimens are discrete wide bandgap devices (diodes and transistors), as well as larger systems (field programmable gate arrays, memory).
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
25. Postdoctoral Position
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The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University is seeking a Postdoctoral Scholar to perform research under the direction of Professor Aman Haque. Perform electrical characterization on semiconductor devices as function of radiation exposure. The specimens are discrete wide bandgap devices (diodes and transistors), as well as larger systems (field programmable gate arrays, memory).
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
26. Postdoctoral Position
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The Center for Critical Minerals (http://C2M.psu.edu) at EMS Energy Institute/Penn State invites applications for a full-time Postdoctoral Scholar position to conduct cutting-edge research in extracting critical minerals, including rare earth elements, from primary and secondary sources. This position will work on scaling up a three-stage process developed by Penn State to process 10,000 gallons per day of acid mine drainage to extract critical minerals. Successful candidates report to and work with the Center for Critical Minerals director.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
27. Postdoctoral Position
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A Postdoctoral Scholar position is available at The Pennsylvania State University to study plant G protein signaling under the supervision of Professor Sarah M. (Sally) Assmann (Department of Biology). This project will study gene expression and whole plant physiology and development during rice responses to abiotic stresses associated with climate change. The postdoctoral scholar will perform molecular, biochemical, and whole plant research on responses to abiotic stress in the model plant species rice and Arabidopsis.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
