Harvard University in United States invites application for vacant Postdoc and Academic Positions, a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, United States.
U.S. Health Equity Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Harvard Medical School
The Department of Global Health and Social Medicine stands out for its unique biosocial, interdisciplinary approach to research and training and its unique focus on improving global health delivery and promoting health equity worldwide. Problems of health equity are biosocial phenomena and addressing them requires insights from both the biological and social sciences. Our department faculty are…View Details Bookmark
Lynch Family Foundation Health Equity Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Harvard Medical School
The Department of Global Health and Social Medicine stands out at Harvard University for its unique biosocial, interdisciplinary approach to research and training and its focus on improving health delivery and promoting health equity worldwide. Problems of health equity are biosocial phenomena and addressing them requires insights from both biological and social sciences. Our department faculty…View Details Bookmark
Mittal Institute India Fellowship 2026
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute-Harvard Global Research Support Centre India (‘the Mittal Institute India office’) is pleased to offer the Mittal Institute India Fellowship (MIIF) to host two postdoctoral scholars in India. As fellows, scholars will have the opportunity to avail Harvard’s vast resources to contribute to self-driven, independent research.Applicants from any di…View Details Bookmark
Research Fellow in Indigenous Community Wellbeing
Harvard Medical School
The ProjectThe Department of Global Health and Social Medicine seeks a postdoctoral fellow to support and advance emerging action-research projects dedicated to Indigenous Partnerships for Community Well-Being. Many Indigenous peoples in the USA experience overwhelming distress stemming from legacies of conquest and dispossession that have led to unremitting poverty. These problems include ment…View Details Bookmark
Laboratory for Design Technologies: Experimental Postdoctoral Fellows
Harvard Graduate School of Design
The Laboratory for Design Technologies (LDT) offers two one-year research positions for work in the area of health, wellness, and sustainable material systems for buildings, landscapes, and cities. Funded by the Experimental Foundation (EXP) gGmbH, the work by the fellows should be geared towards research that is relevant and impactful for practice within a timeframe of 2-4 years. Research prop…View Details Bookmark
Pedagogy Studio Pre-Doctoral Fellow
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Research & Design Studio, an initiative of the Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University, seeks a full-time predoctoral fellow for a one-year appointment, with an expected start date during late summer/early fall 2025. This fellowship provides an opportunity to work in close collaboration with the Center’s researchers, scholars, and staff on new and ongoing project…View Details Bookmark
Pre-Doctoral Fellowship (Prof. Dell)
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Prof. Dell is seeking a pre-doctoral fellow to support research on the project “Trade Policy and Long-Run Economic Development.” This project investigates when and how tariff barriers either foster or hinder long-term economic development, through a comparative analysis of trade policy and 20th-century development in Mexico, Taiwan (under the KMT), and mainland China (also under the KMT). A cen…View Details Bookmark
Quantitative Pre-Doctoral Fellow
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Research & Design Studio, an initiative of the Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University, seeks a predoctoral fellow for a one-year appointment, with an expected start date during summer 2025. This fellowship provides an opportunity to work in close collaboration with the Center’s researchers, scholars, and staff on new and ongoing projects related to civil discour…View Details Bookmark
Rowland Fellow
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Rowland Institute at Harvard seeks outstanding early-career experimentalists in all fields of science and engineering. The Rowland Fellowship provides an opportunity to establish an independent program in the rich intellectual environment of Cambridge, Massachusetts. To qualify, applicants should currently be in the process of either completing their PhDs and/or have received their PhD afte…View Details Bookmark
Dumbarton Oaks/Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Democracy and Landscape
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
With support from the Mellon Foundation’s Humanities in Place program, Dumbarton Oaks invites applications for an early career postdoctoral fellow in environmental history with a research focus on race, indigeneity, settler colonialism, and /or the Global South as revealed in a people’s history of place and land. Dumbarton Oaks is a research institute in Washington D.C. affiliated with Harvard …View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Power and AI Systems
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
The John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) seeks applicants for a postdoctoral fellow in Computer Science/EE, specifically in the area of power and AI systems.https://pai.seas.harvard.eduThe postdoc is intended for one year but we anticipate there will be funding to potentially extend it to a second year. The postdoc will receive a generous salary as well as an alloca…View Details Bookmark
Harvard University, Physics, Postdoctoral Fellow
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Greiner group at Harvard University expects to appoint one or more postdoctoral fellows beginning in Summer 2025. We are looking for candidates with interests in the use ultracold quantum gases on optical lattices to simulate models from condensed matter physics.Candidates should submit a CV, statement of research interests, and arrange for three letters of recommendation to be submitted by…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow in Comparative Genomic Approaches to the Evolution of Multicellularity
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
A postdoctoral position is available in the laboratory of Cassandra Extavour, Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Investigator and Professor in the Departments of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology (OEB) and of Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB) at Harvard University. The Extavour Lab aims to understand the function and evolution of genes that direct multicellular development, using techn…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow in Epigenomics and Human Biology
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
We seek a postdoctoral research associate to work with Professor Christopher Kuzawa at Harvard University. The postdoc will oversee analysis and write up of an extensive longitudinal dataset that has followed a large population in Cebu, Philippines, for more than 40 years. Recently generated genome-wide methylation data will be used to explore a range of questions, with topical focus flexible. …View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow in Imaging Approaches to Measuring Brain Energetics
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
We seek a postdoctoral research associate to work with Professor Christopher Kuzawa at Harvard University on a study that will validate and implement imaging-based proxies for brain energy expenditure, to be used to characterize the energetic costs of the brain across human development (recently shown to account for 66% of resting expenditure in childhood). Eventual uses include characterizing …View Details Bookmark
Research Associate: Informal Transport
Harvard Graduate School of Design
The individual will work in close collaboration with the Principal Investigators. More specifically, the individual will:· Design, write, and fine-tune code in the R programming language for data cleaning and data analysis;· Create data analysis results, including regression results, and spatial analysis, including visualizations and maps;· Run power calculations for randomized controlled tria…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow in Genomic Investigations of Medicinal Plants
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Davis Lab of Plant Biodiversity at Harvard University is seeking an exceptional postdoctoral researcher (or research associate) to work with us on the sequencing, identification, and analysis of comparative genomic data from parasitic and medicinal plants.The Davis Lab of Plant Biodiversity explores questions in plant evolution and ecology using a variety of cutting-edge methods. Current an…View Details Bookmark
Professor of Biostatistics
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The Department seeks candidates for a faculty position at the level of full professor with tenure, who will take a leadership role in the department’s clinical trials and infectious disease research agendas as the director of the Center for Biostatistics in AIDS Research (CBAR). Candidates should have backgrounds in quantitative health sciences research with demonstrated expertise in the develo…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow in Artificial Intelligence
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning at Harvard University invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow in Artificial Intelligence. Working closely with Professor Christopher Stubbs and Learning Lab Director Marlon Kuzmick, the successful candidate will join a vibrant team committed to innovative teaching, learning, and research initiatives at the intersection of AI, pedagogy, and d…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow in Civil Discourse
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning at Harvard University invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow in Civil Discourse. Working closely with Faculty Director Professor Karen Thornber and Assistant Director of Civil Discourse and Classroom Culture, Matthew Sohm, the successful candidate will play a central role in designing and delivering civil discourse pedagogical materials and…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Research Fellow: Sustainable Buildings and Urban Development in the Era of Climate Change
Harvard Graduate School of Design
Harvard University is launching the Sustainable Buildings and Urban Future Cluster—a bold, interdisciplinary research initiative designed to address the climate crisis through transformative innovation in the built environment. This pioneering effort brings together Harvard scholars and practitioners across chemistry, materials science, fluid mechanics, AI, computer science, architecture, and e…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow in Marine Molluscan Phylogeny and Venom Evolution
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Are you ready to dive into groundbreaking research at the intersection of marine biology, development, evolutionary science, and venom biology? Join Professor Mandë Holford at Harvard University for an exciting opportunity to contribute to a high-impact, large-scale project investigating the evolution of cephalopods and their fascinating venom systems!As a Postdoctoral Fellow, you’ll be at the …View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow – Tech for All Lab at the Digital, Data, and Design Institute
Harvard Business School
The Digital Data Design (D^3) Institute at Harvard produces cutting-edge research into the changes in the business landscape as a result of digital and AI transformations. The Tech for All lab aims to broaden the benefits of digital innovation and entrepreneurship to include more people in developing economies, women, people of color, and those in economically disadvantaged circumstances or reg…View Details Bookmark
Teaching Assistant In Psychology
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Harvard Psychology Department has multiple openings for Teaching Assistants for Fall 2025.TAs provide instructional support for core courses by leading weekly discussion or lab sections for large lecture courses. TAs play a vital role in the instruction of these essential courses, and we hope you will apply to work with our students. This is a wonderful opportunity to join our thriving comm…View Details Bookmark
Predoctoral Director of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Become a leader in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMS) and shape the next generation. Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM) boasts many of the nation’s best and brightest dental students with nearly a third entering OMS each year. Experience the personal growth and reward of academic surgery as part of the Harvard Department of OMS which includes HSDM, Mass General Brigham and Boston Childr…View Details Bookmark
Assistant Dean for Advanced Graduate Education
Harvard School of Dental Medicine
The Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM) is an intellectually vibrant, collaborative, and global life sciences community. As a world leader in higher education, HSDM draws top scholars/scientists, clinicians, professionals, and students from around the world to support a unified mission of fostering a community of leaders in education, research, and clinical innovation dedicated to improving…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow in Psychology
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Dr. Ashwini Ashokkumar’s lab at the Department of Psychology at Harvard University invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow position to start in Fall 2025. The lab conducts research related to identity processes, language, group dynamics, and political psychology, using an array of methods including natural language processing and experiments. This is a two-year position (one-year contrac…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow in Psychology
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Research on Theory-of-Mind, Pragmatics, and ‘Scripted’ Behavior[Start date: Summer/ Fall 2025]Applications are invited for a postdoctoral fellowship under the direction of Professor Tomer Ullman in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University.The specific research topic would broadly be within common-sense reasoning, especially as they relate to theory-of-mind and/or pragmatics. While not…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow in Genomic Investigations of Parasitic Plants
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Davis Lab of Plant Biodiversity at Harvard University is seeking an exceptional postdoctoral researcher (or research associate) to work with us on the sequencing, identification, and analysis of comparative genomic data from parasitic plants.The Davis Lab of Plant Biodiversity explores questions in plant evolution and ecology using a variety of cutting-edge methods. Current and past researc…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral position in Developmental Mechanobiology
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
We are seeking a curious and imaginative Postdoctoral Researcher to join our team investigating fundamental mechanisms of developmental biology. Our lab focuses on understanding cellular and molecular processes that drive the pseudostratified architecture found in epithelial tissues, and how the architecture is exploited for various functions such as morphogenesis, organ development, and tissue…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral position in nano-electrochemistry and material design
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
We are seeking a curious and motivated post-doctoral researcher to join our research lab at the Rowland Institute at Harvard. Our research pursuits are primarily in the analytical/physical chemistry field and strongly interdisciplinary. Specifically, our star technique is scanning electrochemical cell microscopy (SECCM), a powerful electrochemical imaging technique for interrogating electrochem…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow in Riemannian Optimization
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
A postdoctoral position is available in the Geometric Machine Learning Group at Harvard University, led by Prof. Melanie Weber. This role offers an opportunity to perform research on Riemannian Optimization. The ideal candidate has a strong background in this area, as well as a genuine interest in continuing such work.This is a one-year position with the possibility of extension. The start date…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The Le Pen Lab at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (HSPH) is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow to contribute to our research on innate immunity to RNA viruses (https://hsph.harvard.edu/research/le-pen-lab/).Our ResearchWe study innate immunity to RNA viruses in humans and invertebrate models (including C. elegans), as well as host evolution and viral immune evasion strategies.Approache…View Details Bookmark
Fellow – Connectomics (Lichtman Lab)
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Lichtman Lab is looking to hire a fellow to join a large-scale high-throughput connectomics project. The project is a collaboration between 8 research groups (Harvard, Princeton, Google, Allen Institute, Cambridge University, MIT, and Johns Hopkins University), aimed at reconstructing 10 cubic millimeters of mouse brain at nanometer resolution. In this role, the hire will lead data acquisit…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow in Power Systems Engineering
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
The John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University invites applications for a postdoctoral position in power systems engineering, beginning in September 2025, or soon thereafter. The position is for one year initially and may be renewed for up to two additional years, contingent upon funding and mutual agreement. The candidate will work closely with Professor L…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow Bellono Lab
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Postdoctoral fellow openings!Bellono LabDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard Universityhttps://projects.iq.harvard.edu/bellonolabExplore molecular mechanisms underlying unique adaptations and behaviors. Fellows have freedom to ask broad questions across a range of organisms housed within our lab: octopuses, sharks, jellyfish, photosynthetic animals, walking fish, piranhas, and …View Details Bookmark
Research Associate/Research Scientist (IMPAACT)
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The Department of Biostatistics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has an immediate opening in the Center for Biostatistics in AIDS Research (CBAR) for a PhD-level Research Associate or Research Scientist statistician to work in the International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials Network (IMPAACT). IMPAACT is a large NIH-funded collaborative clinical trials networ…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow in Evolutionary Neuroscience
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
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. A…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow – DNA-Nanostructured Therapeutic Delivery Vehicles
Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering
About the Wyss:The Wyss Institute’s mission is to transform healthcare and the environment by emulating the way nature builds. We harness the imagination of academia and the focus of industry to translate ground-breaking technologies into commercial products that solve big problems. We support research that universities, companies, and venture capital firms don’t fund because they view it as to…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow – Neural Engineering at Harvard BIONICs Lab
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
We are looking to hire 2 postdoctoral fellows who are motivated, hard working, and creative scientists, engineers, and/or doctors! The lab is committed to fostering lifelong learners in an environment that is diverse, inclusive and respectful. Learn more about our lab here: https://bioniclab.seas.harvard.edu/We are recruiting fellows from diverse backgrounds interested in solving tough problems…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow Nett Lab
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Nett lab seeks to understand how plants synthesize complex, bioactive small molecules, as well as how these molecules function in nature and in the context of human health. We are looking to hire postdoctoral fellows that share this interest in understanding the intricacies of plant chemistry and biology. Research in the Nett lab spans multiple, distinct projects that are all unified by the…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow – Molecular Robotics
Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering
About the Wyss:The Wyss Institute’s mission is to transform healthcare and the environment by emulating the way nature builds. We harness the imagination of academia and the focus of industry to translate ground-breaking technologies into commercial products that solve big problems. We support research that universities, companies, and venture capital firms don’t fund because they view it as to…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow in Psychology
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Department of Psychology at Harvard University invites applications for a postdoctoral fellow in any of the following areas:Clinical ScienceCognition, Brain, and BehaviorDevelopmental PsychologySocial PsychologyThis is a one-year term position with possibility of renewal dependent upon job performance and continued availability of funding.View Details Bookmark
Tutorial Instructors in Psychology
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Department of Psychology at Harvard University is accepting applications to teach in the Sophomore Tutorial program. Tutor positions are open to advanced graduate student and postdocs/PhD-level early career instructors with prior teaching experience.Sophomore Tutorial (PSY 971 and 975) is the centerpiece of the undergraduate psychology experience. Rather than to teach a particular domain of…View Details Bookmark
Curriculum Fellow in Microbiology
Harvard Medical School
The Harvard Medical School Curriculum Fellows Program (HMS CFP) is seeking applications for a Curriculum Fellow (CF) in Microbiology. Members of the Curriculum Fellows Program are early-career scientist-educators who focus on curriculum development, teaching, and educational programming in the biological and biomedical sciences. Fellows also receive mentorship, training in evidence-based teachi…View Details Bookmark
Harvard Quantum Initiative Prize Postdoctoral Fellow
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Harvard Quantum Initiative in Science and Engineering (HQI) seeks postdoctoral fellows for the academic year 2025-2026. The HQI is an interdisciplinary initiative that pairs basic science with quantum engineering, taking place across the departments of Physics, Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Mathematics and the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Active research areas include quant…View Details Bookmark
Research Associate/Research Scientist (ACTG)
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The Department of Biostatistics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has an immediate opening in the Center for Biostatistics in AIDS Research (CBAR) for a PhD-level Research Associate or Research Scientist statistician to work in ACTG: Advancing Clinical Therapeutics Globally for HIV/AIDS and Other Infections. ACTG is a very large NIH-funded collaborative clinical trials network wi…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Song lab invites applications for a postdoctoral fellow to join our studies on the genetic basis of human evolution, with a focus on the evolution of the human brain. Candidates with a strong track record in any biological field are welcome to apply. Some areas of particular interest include: genetics, evolutionary biology, neurobiology, developmental biology, and stem cell biology. Our la…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow: Rubin Lab: skeletal muscle project
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
A postdoctoral position is open in the Rubin lab, focusing on skeletal muscle regeneration and satellite cell biology. The Rubin laboratory in the Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology at Harvard University is focused on studying complex molecular pathways underlying different disease states, especially late onset neurodegenerative disorders and neuromuscular diseases, with a goal of…View Details Bookmark
Assistant/Associate Professor, Division of Oral Radiology
Harvard School of Dental Medicine
The Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM) is an intellectually vibrant, collaborative, and global life sciences community. As a world leader in higher education, HSDM draws top scholars/scientists, clinicians, professionals, and students from around the world to support a unified mission of fostering a community of diverse leaders in education, research, and clinical innovation dedicated to …View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Hsu Lab invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow position. Candidates with a strong track record in any biology related fields are welcome to apply, some areas we are particularly interested in at the moment include: stem cell biology, developmental biology, neurobiology, immunology, cell biology, physiology, biochemistry, extream biology, or cancer biology. Many lab members (Ya-Chieh…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow Chung Lab
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
A postdoctoral position is available in the Chung Lab at Harvard University to study the structure and function of lipid droplets in the brain in both health and disease. For more information about our publications and research interests, please visit our lab webpage (jeeyunchunglab.org). We are seeking a highly motivated individual with a strong interest in lipid cell biology, neurobiology, an…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow Gredler Lab
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Gredler lab invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow in developmental cell biology. Candidates interested in embryonic development, genetics, cell polarity, tissue mechanics and multidimensional image analysis are encourage to apply. Our group investigates cell behaviors in live embryos to address fundamental questions about how tissues are builtView Details Bookmark
Biomedical Informatics Curriculum Fellow
Harvard Medical School
The Harvard Medical School Curriculum Fellows Program (HMS CFP) is seeking applications for a Biomedical Informatics Curriculum Fellow (CF) for the Department of Biomedical Informatics. This postdoctoral program targets early-career scientist-educators, emphasizing curriculum development, teaching, and educational programming in the biological and biomedical sciences.The Biomedical Informatics …View Details Bookmark
Assistant/Associate Professor (Global Health Discipline Director)
Harvard School of Dental Medicine
The Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM) is an intellectually vibrant, collaborative, and global life sciences community. As a world leader in higher education, HSDM draws top scholars/scientists, clinicians, professionals, and students from around the world to support a unified mission of fostering a community of diverse leaders in education, research, and clinical innovation dedicated to …View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow in Theoretical & Computational Neuroscience
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Postdoctoral positions are available in Jacob Zavatone-Veth’s research group at Harvard’s Center for Brain Science. We are broadly interested in the theory of neural computation; see jzv.io for more information and recent publications. This position is specifically targeted to candidates interested in computation in recurrent neural networks and is funded for multiple years by the NIH.Responsib…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
A postdoc position is immediately available in the Uchida/Watabe-Uchida laboratory at Harvard University to study the neural mechanism of decision-making. We seek an individual from a various background with an interest in animal behavior, computation in the brain, and behavioral development.View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow in Geometric Machine Learning
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
A postdoctoral position is available in the Geometric Machine Learning Group at Harvard University, led by Prof. Melanie Weber. This role offers an opportunity to perform research at the intersection of Geometry and Machine Learning, with a focus on studying geometric structures in data and models and how to leverage such structure for the design of efficient machine learning algorithms with pr…View Details Bookmark
Pre-Doctoral Fellowship (Prof Kreindler)
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Professor Gabriel Kreindler is seeking a predoctoral fellow. The fellow will work on projects in the areas of urban, spatial and development economics, which involve structural modeling and estimation and large-scale randomized experiments.This position will last for one year, from July 2025 until June 2026. The fellow will be an active participant in the Harvard research community and will hav…View Details Bookmark
Assistant Professor of Astronomy
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Department of Astronomy seeks to appoint a tenure-track professor in any subfield of Astronomy and Astrophysics. The appointment is expected to begin in July 2025. The person hired will join the Department of Astronomy and the Harvard College Observatory as part of the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian. The tenure-track professor will be responsible for teaching at the und…View Details Bookmark
Research Fellow in Biomechanical Evaluation of Wearable Technology – Walsh Lab
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
We are seeking a Research Fellow with an undergraduate or masters degree in Biomechanics, Kinesiology, Movement Science, Physiology, or Biomedical Engineering, to assist with data collection and processing for lab and field based studies of back assisting wearable robots. The Research Fellow should be a collaborative problem solver who is proficient at building a strong rapport with study parti…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow in Biomechanical Evaluation of Wearable Technology – Walsh Lab
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
The Harvard Biodesign Lab invites applications for an immediate opening on a research project focused on biomechanical, physiological, and clinical evaluations of a back exosuit that is lightweight and pliable and can assist with hip and back movement by applying appropriately timed joint torques to the wearer. The successful candidate will have clinical trial and human subjects experience, wil…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow in Terrestrial Ecosystem Dynamics
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Harvard University invites applications for a postdoctoral position in terrestrial ecosystem dynamics in the laboratory of Professor Paul Moorcroft http://www.oeb.harvard.edu/faculty/moorcroft/. The successful candidate will be involved in a process-based biosphere modeling study of tropical forests. The goal of the research project is to identify and characterize the underlying drivers of diff…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Positions in High-Energy Theory at Harvard University
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Postdoctoral Positions in High-Energy Theory at Harvard UniversityApplicants are invited for research positions in high-energy theory (including but not restricted to particle physics, particle astrophysics, quantum gravity, quantum field theory, and string theory) at Harvard University, to begin in academic year 2025 – 2026. The appointment would be at the rank of Postdoctoral Fellow. The init…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral position in the Owens laboratory, The Rowland Institute at Harvard
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
We (www.owenslab.org) are seeking a curious and motivated post-doctoral researcher to join our ongoing investigation into the ecological costs and evolutionary consequences of insect flight-to-light behavior. The researcher will take primary responsibility for one or more of the following projects, depending on their interests and qualifications:(i) engineering robust strains of light-attracted…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Job Description:The Laboratory of Dr. Juan Perez-Mercader in Harvard’s Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and within Harvard University’s Origins of Life Initiative invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow position. Positions are available for recent Chemistry, Physics, Electrical Engineering, Biophysics and Computer Science Ph.D.’s who are interested to work in synthetic artifici…View Details Bookmark
2025-26 REISCHAUER INSTITUTE POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS IN JAPANESE STUDIES
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
2025-26 REISCHAUER INSTITUTE POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS IN JAPANESE STUDIESApplicant Deadline: Friday, December 13, 2024, 5:00PM ESTRecommender Deadline: Friday, January 3, 2025, 5:00PM ESTThe Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies (RIJS) at Harvard University will offer several Postdoctoral Fellowships in Japanese Studies to recent Ph.D. graduates of exceptional promise, to provide th…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow in Environmental Science & Engineering
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
We are seeking a full-time postdoctoral researcher with a background in Physical Oceanography to join the research group of Professor Fiamma Straneo at the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University. The postdoctoral researcher will investigate connections between ice/ocean interactions, freshwater export from Greenland’s glacial fjords, and the oceanograph…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
We seek an experienced scientist to join our studies of the uterus. Salary is in the range of 70-90K per year depending on experience and record, plus full Harvard benefits.View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow in Deep Learning Theory and/or Theoretical Neuroscience
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Postdoctoral positions are available in Cengiz Pehlevan’s research group at Harvard University. Our group investigates how intelligence emerges from the collective dynamics of simple processing units in neural networks, which drive both artificial and natural intelligence. Current projects span a wide range of topics in deep learning theory and theoretical neuroscience. For more information and…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow in Brain and Cognitive Aging
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Professor Randy Buckner and the Buckner lab in the Department of Psychology and Center for Brain Science at Harvard University invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow position in Brain and Cognitive Aging. The Postdoctoral Fellow will be involved in studies of brain aging and maintenance, and their relevance to cognitive decline and resilience. Anchoring deep individualized phenotyping, …View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Gaudet lab is accepting postdoctoral scholar applications for research in structural biology of membrane proteins. Our lab investigates the structure, mechanism and evolution of several types of membrane proteins using biochemical, biophysical, and computational approaches. See our lab web page (https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/gaudetlab) for more information about our publications and resea…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Nagashima lab seeks an ambitious postdoctoral fellow in the areas of immunology, microbiome, and diet. View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow in Soft Math Lab
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
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 da…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow in Nanoelectronics or Flexible Electronics
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
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 nanoelectro…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow in Neuroscience
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
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…View Details Bookmark
Harvard University, Physics, Postdoctoral Fellow
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
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 i…View Details Bookmark
Stipendee Postdoc
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
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…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
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 r…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Postdoctoral fellow position in the Ramanathan lab for candidates interested in developmental, stem cell, neuro, computational biology, genetics or genomics.View Details Bookmark
Fellow in Research Engineering, Kempner Institute
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Engineering Fellowship Program at Kempner Institute at Harvard University offers a structured opportunity for recent graduates (fellows) to further their experience in AI/ML engineering. The program offers fellows a comprehensive, hands-on learning experience that prepares them for a successful career in the AI/ML field.Engineering Fellows will interact directly with a member of the Kempner…View Details Bookmark
Open Postdoctoral Position
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
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 …View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
We seek a recently completed Ph.D. in the fields of developmental and/or regenerative neurobiology, neuronal cell biology, and/or nervous system disease involving the cerebral cortex to join an ongoing research program focusing on the developmental, degenerative, and regenerative biology of the cerebral cortex, employing both mice as a genetic model and limited work with human iPSC-derived cort…View Details Bookmark
Visiting Scholar or Fellow (Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies)
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies’ Visiting Scholar Program offers comprehensive research, training and professional development opportunities for both junior and senior scholars whose research relates to Russia and/or Eurasia.Visiting Scholars and Fellows pursue their research with support from an interdisciplinary community of experts and with access to world-class resources. …View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow in Neuromotor Control
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
The Neuromotor Control Lab at Harvard University, under the direction of Dr. Maurice Smith, is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to study human motor learning and motor control. The lab is in the Harvard Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. The fellow will design and run human experiments, perform data analysis, and create computational models of learning and memory. A PhD is require…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Our lab is developing a series of cutting-edge methods to visualize cellular organization. As one example, we are using time-resolved cryo-vitrification (both cryo-plunging and high-pressure freezing) to visualize the nanoscale dynamics of cellular response to stimuli. In another direction, we are developing multicolor electron microscopy using the principle of “cathodoluminescence” – emission …View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow in Statistics
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Department of Statistics invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow with Assistant Professor Tracy Ke. Assistant Professor Ke’s lab focuses on research in high-dimensional data analysis, machine learning, social network analysis, text mining, bioinformatics and statistical genetics. Potential research projects include (but are not limited to) developing statistical methods and theory fo…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow in Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering – Microelectronics and Soft Materials
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
We are seeking a full-time postdoctoral researcher with a background in mechanics, mechanical engineering, or materials science to join the research group of Professor Zhigang Suo at the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University. The project focuses on microelectronics and soft materials.The position is available beginning in September 2024. The initial ap…View Details Bookmark
Harvard University, Physics, Postdoctoral Fellow
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Christopher Stubb’s research group is currently seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher to play a key role in optimizing the performance of the Rubin Observatory system. Our near-term goal is to optimize the performance of the Rubin Observatory system, with a particular focus on flux calibration and image quality considerations. Once the system is in operation we intend to fully expl…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Harvard University invites applicants for a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship focused on the acquisition and study of sediment hosted glasses from ocean ridges. The position would be part of a six year project of Charles Langmuir funded by the European Research Council and the National Science Foundation to obtain long time series of igneous and …View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Research Fellow – Walsh Lab
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
The Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) seeks a talented, creative, and enthusiastic individual to build life-changing technologies for rehabilitation and human performance enhancement. The Postdoctoral Researcher will coordinate and lead a research project at the intersection of wearable sensing, controls, neurophysiology, movement science, and clinical re…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow in On-Premise Computing for Autonomous Vehicles (Computer Architecture, Machine Learning and Runtime Systems)
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
ProjectDeep learning plays an essential role in the operation of an autonomous vehicle (AV), allowing for automated detection, prediction, mapping, and planning. During the vehicle’s operation, data is obtained through a myriad of sensors in an AV—including RADAR, LIDAR, cameras, and other advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) sensors. These sensors generate a vast amount of data concurrent…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellowships in Cardiac Cell and Tissue Engineering
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
The Disease Biophysics Group currently has postdoctoral positions open in the following areas:1). The use of additive manufacturing techniques to build tissues and organs2). Vascular network engineering and angiogenesis3). Applications of machine learning in cell and tissue engineeringCandidates should have demonstrated publication records in cardiac and vascular engineering or biology.A backgr…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Research Position in Computational Biology
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The Haber Lab in the Department of Environmental Health at Harvard University has openings for highly motivated postdocs to develop and apply novel computational approaches for next generation sequencing data analysis, particularly single-cell RNA sequencing, spatial transcriptomics, and related approaches.Our research group uses single-cell genomics to study immunity at mucosal sites, with a f…View Details Bookmark
Pre-Doctoral Fellowship (Profs. Laibson/Choi/Beshears)
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Economics professors David Laibson (Harvard University), James Choi (Yale University), and John Beshears (Harvard Business School) are hiring a full‐time pre-doctoral fellow to start work in mid-June 2022. This position will last until mid-July 2023, with a potential second year renewal, and will involve work on theoretical and empirical research related to behavioral economics, decision making…View Details Bookmark
Independent Fellows in Quantitative Biology
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
We are looking for independent postdoctoral fellows to work at the interface between the life and mathematical sciences as part of Harvard’s Initiative in Quantitative Biology and its NSF/Simons Center for the Mathematical and Statistical Analysis of Biology. Funds from the Simons Foundation will support the fellow for three years. If their work is theoretical or computational, fellows can work…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellow in Machine Learning and Design of Biological Systems
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
A postdoctoral position is currently available in the laboratory of Dr. Mor Nitzan at Harvard University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences to study spatial and temporal aspects of interaction patterns in biological systems. We are looking for exceptional candidates with background in machine learning and/or computational biology. Research will focus on both top-down and bottom-up mapping of local…View Details Bookmark
Molecular & Integrative Physiological Sciences Postdoctoral Fellowships
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Postdoctoral positions, including a named fellowship, are available at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Our faculty includes Drs. Joseph D. Brain (toxicology, fate and biologic effects of nanoparticles and metals, ARDS), James P. Butler (physics, applied mathematics, sleep, respiratory mechanics), Philip Demokritou (effects of nanoparticles on biological systems, nanoscience, aer…View Details Bookmark
Postdoctoral Fellowship
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The Department if Genetics and Complex Disease(GCD) at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) seeks candidate for the position of Postdoctoral Fellowship. The Farese and Walther Laboratory studies the biochemistry of cellular lipid metabolism and homeostasis. We are particularly interested in neutral lipid synthesis and Lipid Droplet biogenesis.View Details Bookmark