Postdoctoral Position in Nuclear Theory

About this position

• The nuclear theory group at the MIT Center for Theoretical Physics — a
• Leinweber Institute (CTP-LI) hopes to make a postdoctoral appointment
• to begin September 1, 2027. The research interests of our group are
• centered around QCD, with emphases that include lattice gauge theory,
• chiral perturbation theory, hadron structure, factorization, effective
• theories, heavy quark physics, jet physics, heavy ion collision
• physics, quark-gluon plasma in QCD and other gauge theories,
• connections to string theory, and QCD at high density. Our group
• currently includes faculty members William Detmold, Krishna Rajagopal,
• Phiala Shanahan and Iain Stewart as well as several postdocs and a
• large number of visitors. We also interact strongly with our particle
• theory colleagues, among whom Robert Jaffe, Hong Liu, Jesse Thaler,
• and Frank Wilczek have particularly strongly overlapping interests.
• Apply to the position at [https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/32744].
• Applications should include a CV, a statement of research interests, a
• list of publications and the names of three senior physicists who will
• provide letters of recommendation. There are also postdoctoral
• positions available in the CTP-LI in high-energy theory at [https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/32743]
• and quantum information science / quantum computing at [https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/32745].
• If your research aligns with more than one of these areas, or if you
• are unsure whether your research fits the description for a given
• position, we encourage you to apply for all CTP-LI positions which
• might be relevant. The CTP-LI also anticipates making offers of one or
• more Leinweber Physics Postdoctoral Fellowships, in any area of
• theoretical physics, with the same start date. The fellowships require
• a brief nomination form [https://forms.gle/FgG8gGUKd5K3iG776] to be
• completed by a faculty member at any institution (or an equivalent
• senior researcher in industry). The nomination form is due by 11:59
• p.m. US Eastern time on October 9, 2026. See [https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/32742]
• for further information. The CTP-LI seeks a broad and diverse
• applicant pool, and welcomes applications from candidates at the
• intersections of (sub)fields. For full consideration, applications
• should be received by 11:59 p.m. US Eastern time on November 16, 2026,
• including all letters of recommendation. The application will request
• that you identify which faculty have research interests that are
• closest to your own; this is a required question, and if you do not
• answer it then your application will be considered incomplete. The pay
• range for a 12-month academic staff appointment at the postdoctoral
• associate rank is $73,000–$90,000. MIT provides pay ranges
• representing its good faith estimate of what the Institute reasonably
• expects to pay for a position at the time of posting. The pay offered
• to a selected candidate during hiring will be based on factors such as
• (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position,
• the candidate’s work experience and education/training, internal peer
• equity, and applicable legal requirements. This pay range represents
• base pay only and does not include any other benefits or compensation