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Fully funded 21 Nov 2026

Postdoctoral Fellow

Indiana University Bloomington

  • Bloomington, United States
  • Dr. Sebastian Dawid

Posting Details Position Details Title Postdoctoral Fellow Appointment Status Non-Tenure Track Department IU Bloomington Physics Location Bloomington Position Summary Postdoctoral Position in Theoretical Nuclear/Hadronic Physics at Indiana University The Nuclear Theory Group in the Department of Physics at Indiana University Bloomington (IU) invites applications for a postdoctoral research position under the supervision of Dr. Sebastian Dawid. The appointment will initially be for two years, with the possibility of renewal for a third year subject to satisfactory performance and the availabili

Fully funded 21 Nov 2026

Postdoctoral Associate/Senior Research Associate

Virginia Tech

  • Blacksburg, United States
  • Jackie Woodyard

Job Description We invite applications for postdoctoral associate or research associate positions in theoretical Quantum Information Science in the Physics Department of Virginia Tech. The focus of these positions will be on quantum computing and quantum simulation, quantum networks, and quantum control. There will also be an opportunity to test theoretical results on cloud quantum processors. The successful candidates will join a vibrant research environment in the quantum information groups of Profs. Sophia Economou and Edwin Barnes at Virginia Tech. There will be plenty of opportunities for

Fully funded 26 Nov 2026

Provost's Postdoctoral Fellowship in Engineering

University of Notre Dame

  • Notre Dame, United States

At the University of Notre Dame, the Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowship in Engineering is a competitive fellowship program established to support highly motivated and accomplished individuals who are committed to Notre Dame’s mission—to be powerful forces for good and to advance research solutions for the challenges facing society and our world. These prestigious fellowships are designed for early-stage scientists and engineers who are bound for research careers. The principal selection criteria for Fellows are scientific excellence and a clearly expressed plan to investigate problems at the fo

Fully funded 30 Nov 2026

Postdoctoral Researcher in Autonomous Controlled Environmental Agriculture

Maastricht University (UM)

  • Maastricht, Netherlands
  • Agricultural sciences » Agronomics Agricultural sciences » Phytotechny Engineering » Agricultural engineering Engineerin

Welcome to Maastricht University! The Brightlands Future Farming Institute (BFFI) invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher to contribute to the development of next-generation autonomous crop monitoring and decision-support systems for Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA). This project focuses on the development, validation, and integration of non-destructive plant sensing technologies, enabling data-driven—and ultimately autonomous—crop management in greenhouse and vertical farming systems. Postdoctoral Researcher in Autonomous Controlled Environmental Agriculture • Our goal: to

Fully funded 30 Nov 2026

Postdoctoral Associate in Next Generation Diagnostics

Cornell University · CVM Department of Population Medicine & Diagnostic Sciences

  • Ithaca, United States
  • Infectious Disease

Postdoctoral Associate in Next Generation Diagnostics Dr. Diego Diel’s Laboratory (Diel Lab) Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine Cornell University Ithaca, NY The laboratory of Dr. Diego Diel (Diel Lab) within the Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences at Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, is seeking Postdoctoral Associate candidates. The person hired into this position will be working on a Cornell Future of American Agriculture Initiative-funded project focused on developing next-generation diagnostics fo

Fully funded 30 Nov 2026

Post Doctoral Associate

Duke University · Sanford School of Public Policy - NRR

  • Durham, United States
  • Public Policy

Postdoctoral Associate Job Summary: Drs. Rushina Cholera (Duke-Margolis, Duke Pediatrics), Lisa Gennetian (Duke Sanford), and Sarahn Wheeler (Duke School of Medicine), co-leads for a multi-year Maternal & Early Childhood Health Initiative focused on improving maternal health and child wellbeing among North Carolina’s perinatal-to-three population, are seeking a postdoctoral research associate. This is a 2-year appointment. The initiative aims to build an integrated, data-driven ecosystem that strengthens care delivery, service coordination, and outcomes for pregnant people, infants, young chil

Fully funded 30 Nov 2026

NSF-Simons Foundation SkAI Institute Postdoctoral Associate

NSF-Simons Foundation-funded National AI Institute for the Sky

  • Chicago, United States
  • Artificial Intelligence

The NSF-Simons National AI Institute for the Sky (SkAI Institute) invites applications for SkAI Postdoctoral Associates. The SkAI Institute is bringing together astrophysics and AI researchers to advance both fields through cross-disciplinary collaboration and is serving as a nexus for the further development of a nationwide Astro-AI community. SkAI Postdoctoral Associates have the opportunity to work with SkAI faculty on specific research projects aligned with the Institute’s Astro-AI research mission. Associates will be employed by any of the three SkAI lead institutions (Northwestern Univer

Fully funded 11 Dec 2026

Via Postdoctoral Fellowship

Stanford University · Via Project

  • Palo Alto, United States
  • Astrophysics

We invite applications for recent or soon-to-be Ph.D. graduates for postdoctoral fellowships to work on the Via Project. We expect to have 1-2 positions available. The position(s) will offer the opportunity to conduct an innovative and independent research program in any area of astrophysics enabled by Via Survey, expected to start operations in 2027-28. The Via Survey is a forthcoming spectroscopic survey designed to achieve 100 m/s radial velocity stability for millions of faint stars across the full sky while reaching LSST’s single visit depth for transient spectroscopy, opening a new obser

Fully funded 11 Dec 2026

Via Postdoctoral Fellowship

Stanford University · VIA Project

  • Palo Alto, United States
  • Astrophysics

We invite applications for recent or soon-to-be Ph.D. graduates for postdoctoral fellowships to work on the Via Project. We expect to have 1-2 positions available. The position(s) will offer the opportunity to conduct an innovative and independent research program in any area of astrophysics enabled by Via Survey, expected to start operations in 2027-28. The Via Survey is a forthcoming spectroscopic survey designed to achieve 100 m/s radial velocity stability for millions of faint stars across the full sky while reaching LSST’s single visit depth for transient spectroscopy, opening a new obser

Fully funded 14 Dec 2026

Postdoctoral Positions in Nuclear Theory

Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Los Alamos, United States
  • Nuclear Theory
  • Duff Neill

The T-2 group (Nuclear and Particle Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology) in the Theoretical Division at Los Alamos National Laboratory invites applications for two-year postdoctoral positions in Nuclear Theory to begin in Fall 2027. Candidates are expected to have a Ph.D. in nuclear theory or a closely related field by the beginning of the postdoctoral appointment (but no earlier than December 2021 per LANL policy). We conduct research on a broad set of topics, including effective theories of strong and weak interactions, heavy-ion physics and physics of the quark-gluon plasma, low-energy phen

Fully funded 20 Dec 2026

Prize Postdoctoral Fellowships in Astrophysics, T.D. Lee Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Shanghai Jiao Tong University · Tsung-Dao Lee Institute

  • Shanghai, China
  • Astronomy

The Tsung-Dao Lee Institute (TDLI) of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (https://tdli.sjtu.edu.cn) invites applications for several T. D. Lee prize postdoctoral fellowship positions in astrophysics. We are seeking candidates in all areas of astrophysics, including both theory, observations and data analysis (application of AI), with topics ranging from high-energy and time-domain astronomy, exoplanets and stars, plasma astrophysics, to galaxies and cosmology. We welcome highly motivated applicants who have recently obtained a Ph.D. degree or expect one prior to starting the position. The initial a

Fully funded 1 Jan 2027

Postdoctoral Scholar in Experimental Axion Dark Matter Physics

University of Chicago · Enrico Fermi Institute

  • Chicago, United States
  • Physics

Joint Appointment: The University of Chicago (Enrico Fermi Institute) & Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) The Enrico Fermi Institute of the University of Chicago, in partnership with the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab), is seeking applicants for a position as a Postdoctoral Scholar in the field of experimental dark matter physics, with an emphasis on the direct detection of axions and axion-like particles. The successful applicant will participate in the instrumentation development and physics data analysis of two related and complementary axion search programs:

Fully funded 15 Jan 2027

DKU Global Fellows Program

Duke Kunshan University

  • Kunshan, China
  • Environmental Health
  • William Parsons

Duke Kunshan University Global Fellows Program Guidelines for the 2027-2028 Fellowship Applications accepted on a rolling basis up to January 15, 2027. Review of applications will begin on December 15. The DKU Global Fellows Program is designed to offer an international experience to post-doctoral scholars or advanced doctoral students whose records demonstrate excellence in teaching and an interest in pursuing an academic career DKU Global Fellows teach at Duke Kunshan University (DKU) for the Undergraduate Program. Global Fellows receive a standard 2-year non-renewable appointment teaching t

Fully funded 25 Feb 2027

Postdoctoral Fellow – Protein Nanowire Electronics for Wearable Sensors

Northeastern University

  • Shenyang, China, China

Postdoctoral Position A postdoctoral position is available to develop next-generation electronic devices based on microbially produced protein nanowires. These biologically derived conductive materials enable sustainable approaches to energy harvesting, neuromorphic computing, and biosensing, with demonstrated potential for high-impact studies (Nature 578:550; Nature Communications 13:4369; Nature Communications 11:1861; Nature Communications 12:3351; Biosensors & Bioelectronics 226:115147; Biosensors & Bioelectronics 278:117378). The initial focus will be on the development of wearable biomed

Fully funded 31 Mar 2027

Postdoctoral Research Scholars (Theoretical Quantum Information Science)

National Center for Theoretical Sciences · Physics Division (NTU)

  • Taipei, Taiwan
  • Physics

The National Center for Theoretical Sciences (NCTS) Physics Division, Taiwan, invites the applications for several postdoctoral research positions in theoretical quantum information science. We are primarily interested in the areas of: Quantum Information, Quantum Computing, Quantum Communication, Quantum Control, Quantum Sensing and Metrology, Quantum Error Correction and Mitigation, Open Quantum Systems, and Applications in Quantum Chemistry, Quantum Biomedicine, Quantum Machine Learning, Quantum Optimization, etc. The positions are normally for one year and are renewable for a second and a

Fully funded 31 Mar 2027

Postdoctoral Research Scholars (Theoretical High Energy Physics, Particle Phenomenology, Theoretical and Computational Astrophysics, and Cosmology)

National Center for Theoretical Sciences · Physics Division (NTU)

  • Taipei, Taiwan
  • Physics

The National Center for Theoretical Sciences (NCTS) Physics Division, Taiwan, invites applications for several postdoctoral research positions in Theoretical High Energy Physics, Particle Phenomenology, Theoretical and Computational Astrophysics, and Cosmology. The positions are normally for one year and are renewable for a second and a third year, subject to satisfactory research performance and funding availability. The successful applicants will have the flexibility to work at other institutions associated with the NCTS physics division in Taiwan, in addition to the headquarter site, in ord

Fully funded 31 Mar 2027

Postdoctoral Research Scholars (High-performance computation and machine learning, Chemical Physics, Physical Chemistry, Nano-science, Biophysics, Statistical Physics and Complex Systems)

National Center for Theoretical Sciences · Physics Division (NTU)

  • Taipei, Taiwan
  • Physics

The National Center for Theoretical Sciences (NCTS) Physics Division, Taiwan, invites the applications for several postdoctoral research positions in High-performance computation and machine learning, Chemical Physics, Physical Chemistry, Nano-science, Biophysics, Statistical Physics and Complex Systems. The positions are normally for one year and are renewable for a second and a third year, subjected to satisfactory research performance and funding availability. The successful applicants will have the flexibility to work at other institutions associated with the NCTS physics division in Taiwa

Fully funded 31 Mar 2027

Postdoctoral Research Scholars (Condensed Matter Theory and Computational Materials Physics)

National Center for Theoretical Sciences · Physics Division (NTU)

  • Taipei, Taiwan
  • Physics

The National Center for Theoretical Sciences (NCTS) Physics Division, Taiwan, invites the applications for several postdoctoral research positions in Condensed Matter Theory and Computational Materials Physics. The positions are normally for one year and are renewable for a second and a third year, subjected to satisfactory research performance and funding availability. The successful applicants will have the flexibility to work at other institutions associated with the NCTS physics division in Taiwan, in addition to the headquarter site, in order to conduct the research with the appropriate f

Fully funded 13 May 2027

Postdoctoral Fellow

Center for Advanced Smart Materials (CASM), Yongjiang Laboratory (Y-Lab)

  • Ningbo, Zhejiang, China

Pioneer the Future of Smart Materials Postdoctoral Fellowships Center for Advanced Smart Materials (CASM) | Yongjiang Laboratory (Y-Lab) | Ningbo, China ________________________________________ Yongjiang Laboratory (Y-Lab) , established in 2021 with robust and sustained government backing, is one of China's most heavily capitalized new R&D institutions—dedicated to research that bridges fundamental science and transformative technology. At its heart is the Center for Advanced Smart Materials (CASM) , a flagship 7,000 m² research facility designed for full-chain innovation: from discovery-level

Fully funded 30 Jun 2027

Professor / Research Fellow / Postdoctoral Researcher Positions at Zhejiang University

Zhejiang University

  • Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Tenured Professor / Tenured Associate Professor Requirements Applicants should currently hold tenured faculty positions at reputable universities worldwide. 1. Tenured Professor: Should have achieved internationally recognized academic accomplishments, possess considerable international reputation and influence, and have an excellent record in teaching, research, and talent cultivation, equivalent to a tenured professor at a leading global university. 2. Tenured Associate Professor: Should have produced original and significant academic work, enjoy certain international recognition and influen

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