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Fully funded 1 Dec 2026

QuICS Hartree Postdoctoral Fellowship

University of Maryland · Joint Quantum Institute/Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science

  • College Park, United States
  • Physics
  • QuICS Fellows

The Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science (QuICS, https://quics.umd.edu) is seeking exceptional candidates for the QuICS Hartree Postdoctoral Fellowships in Quantum Information and Computer Science. QuICS is a research partnership between the University of Maryland (UMD) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Located at the University of Maryland just outside of Washington, D.C., the center advances research and education in quantum computer science and quantum information theory. Ongoing projects at QuICS include theoretical and experimental researc

Fully funded 1 Dec 2026

Postdoctoral fellowships in gravitational physics and gravitational-wave astronomy at Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University · Physics and Astronomy

  • Baltimore, United States
  • Physics

Postdoctoral fellowships in gravitational physics and gravitational-wave astronomy at Johns Hopkins University The William H. Miller III Department of Physics and Astronomy at Johns Hopkins University invites applications for postdoctoral fellowships in the general area of gravitational physics and gravitational-wave astronomy. These fellowships offer the opportunity for postdoctoral research that combines academic freedom with strong faculty mentorship in an intellectually vibrant, inclusive, and welcoming department. The Department has strong programs in condensed-matter physics, particle ph

Funding not stated 1 Dec 2026

Postdoctoral Researcher

Université Côte d'Azur · Institut de Chime de Nice, CNRS UMR7272

  • Nice, France
  • Engineering, Chemistry

Prof. Alice Mija, Institute of Chemistry of Nice -University Côte d'Azur, is seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Researcher to join our research team working on the development of advanced polymer-based materials and composite systems for space applications . The successful candidate will contribute to research focused on the design, synthesis, processing, characterization and performance assessment of innovative biobased and recyclable polymeric and composite materials capable of meeting the demanding environmental requirements of space missions. The research will address the relationship

Funding not stated 1 Dec 2026

Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Wet Lab - Ghobrial Lab

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI)

  • Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Wet Lab - Ghobrial Lab The lab of Dr. Irene Ghobrial is seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Fellow to conduct laboratory-based research and lead projects focusing on multiple myeloma and its precursor conditions. Based on the mission of the Ghobrial lab, the successful candidate will be responsible for identifying novel biomarkers for tumor burden, tumor biology, and immune state aiming to improve prognostication and monitoring of therapy response in patients with precursor conditions, including monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance (MGUS) an

Funding not stated 1 Dec 2026

Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Department of Biological Sciences

Clemson University

  • Clemson, United States
  • Daniel Jones

Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Department of Biological Sciences Clemson University: College of Science: Biological Sciences Location: JORDAN HALL (000272) BLDG000272 FL01 RM121 Open Date: Aug 21, 2026 Description The Department of Biological Sciences at Clemson University is seeking talented individuals for a full-time, 12-month Postdoctoral Research Fellow position starting from January 15th 2027. This is a non-tenure track position. The major responsibilities of the postdoctoral fellow are to carry out comparative developmental transcriptomic analyses, build interspecific mapping population

Funding not stated 1 Dec 2026

Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Department of Biological Sciences

Clemson University

  • Clemson, United States
  • Daniel Jones

Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Department of Biological Sciences Clemson University: College of Science: Biological Sciences Location: JORDAN HALL (000272) BLDG000272 FL01 RM121 Open Date: Aug 27, 2026 Description The Department of Biological Sciences at Clemson University is seeking talented individuals for a full-time, 12-month Postdoctoral Research Fellow position starting from January 15th 2027. This is a non-tenure track position. The major responsibilities of the postdoctoral fellow are to carry out developmental and single-nuclei transcriptomic analyses, develop and implement high-throu

Funding not stated 1 Dec 2026

Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Computational Biology - Ghobrial Lab

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI)

  • Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Computational Biology - Ghobrial Lab The lab of Dr. Irene Ghobrial is seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Fellow to conduct computational research and lead projects focusing on multiple myeloma and its precursor conditions. Based on the mission of the Ghobrial lab, the successful candidate will be responsible for identifying novel biomarkers for tumor burden, tumor biology, and immune state in both the bone marrow and peripheral blood aiming to improve assessment for prognostication and monitoring of therapy response in patients with monoclonal gammo

Funding not stated 1 Dec 2026

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Texas Christian University

  • Fort Worth, United States

Job Summary: The Postdoctoral Research Associate is responsible to carry out work on spectral and time-resolved phosphorescence characterization of chemical and biochemical materials and participate in the activities of Biophysics Track. This position is for a limited time only (8-12 months). Duties & Essential Job Functions: 1. Prepares and stores bio-molecular and protein samples. 2. Conducts spectroscopic measurements (absorption, scattering, fluorescence, phosphorescence, etc.). 3. Provides general Lab Management and direct graduate students. 4. Reports biweekly results in the form of expe

Funding not stated 1 Dec 2026

Postdoctoral Fellow - Automotive Engineering

Clemson University

  • Clemson, United States

Postdoctoral Fellow - Automotive Engineering Clemson University: College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences: Automotive Engineering Location: ONE RESEARCH DRIVE (ORD) CU-ICAR(900008) BLDG900008 Open Date: Aug 18, 2026 Description This position serves as a strategic bridge between researchers, industry partners, and external stakeholders, supporting the development of commercialization pathways for emerging technologies. The specialist manages technology development projects, evaluates commercialization potential, and facilitates partnerships to accelerate innovation. This role comb

Funding not stated 1 Dec 2026

Postdoctoral Fellow

Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Atlanta, United States

Job Title: Postdoctoral Fellow Location: Atlanta, Georgia Regular/Temporary: Regular Full/Part Time: Full-Time Job ID: 304213 About Us Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our strategic plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and eth

Funding not stated 1 Dec 2026

Postdoc in Black Holes and Strong Gravity for Simons Collabor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign · Physics

  • Urbana, United States
  • Physics

SimonsC-BHSG Postdoctoral Positions The Simons Collaboration on Black Holes and Strong Gravity (SimonsC-BHSG), directed out of the Department of Physics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, invites applications for Postdoctoral Research Fellowship positions in fields relevant to the collaboration. The Simons Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Black Holes and Strong Gravity are two-year awards, with a possible extension for a third year. The positions include funding for travel among the collaboration’s institutions, and the applicant can propose to be based at the institution of a

Funding not stated 1 Dec 2026

Postdoc Position - Infections and antibiotic therapy

George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Târgu Mureș · IOSUD

  • Targu Mures, Romania
  • Medical sciences

Infections and Antibiotic Therapy • Pathogen Identification and Diagnostics • Antimicrobial Resistance Mechanisms • Antibiotic Stewardship • Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) • Emerging and Re-emerging Infections and Global Health The tasks related to the position will be established in agreement with the mentor, depending on the chosen research topic.

Funding not stated 1 Dec 2026

Post-doctoral position: X-ray and Neutron Scattering Techniques in Soft Matter

Universität Tübingen · Institut für Angewandte Physik

  • Tübingen, Germany
  • Chemistry

The research group of Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Frank Schreiber at the University of Tübingen is working on the physics of molecular and biological matter using X-ray and neutron scattering for structure and dynamics of these systems. For more information, see www.soft-matter.uni-tuebingen.de . Currently we are looking for a post-doctoral researcher to perform state-of-art X-ray and neutron scattering experiments on various soft-matter systems. Your tasks • development of the X-ray and neutron scattering techniques to study the structure and dynamics of proteins in solutions • preparation of and part

Funding not stated 1 Dec 2026

Post Doctoral Fellow

Clemson University

  • Clemson, United States

Post Doctoral Fellow Clemson University: College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences: Automotive Engineering Location: 4 Research Drive, Greenville, SC 29607 Open Date: Oct 27, 2025 Description Postdoc research fellow in the dynamics, estimation and control laboratory under Dr. Matthias Schmid. the postdoc will support ongoing research in several funded projects, as well as assist with new research initiatives and with proposal preparation for new grants. The postdoc is expected to assist Dr. Schmid in mentoring and supervising the lab's Ph.D. and Master students. Involvement in Cre

Fully funded 1 Dec 2026

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Experimental Particle Physics

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign · Physics

  • Urbana, United States
  • Physics

Postdoctoral Research Associate Area of Research: Particle Physics Experiment Department of Physics University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign The Department of Physics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign invites applications for a postdoctoral research position in particle physics experiment. The successful candidate will work in the Nuclear Physics Laboratory research group. The primary focus of the fellowship would be Project 8, an experiment to provide a direct measurement of the neutrino mass using Cyclotron Radiation Emission Spectroscopy (CRES) of electrons near the tritium endp

Funding not stated 1 Dec 2026

Postdoctoral Researcher

Argonne National Laboratory · Condensed Matter Theory Group, Material Sciences Divison

  • Lemont, United States
  • Condensed Matter Physics

The Condensed Matter Theory Group at Argonne National Laboratory is looking to hire up to two postdoctoral scholars. The group is led by Ivar Martin, alongside Mike Norman, Hyowon Park, and Kartiek Agarwal. The group is broadly interested in topics in topological and strongly correlated electronic systems, quantum dynamics and information theory including in connection to simulations on quantum simulators and computers, and applications of machine learning, including neural quantum states. Candidates will benefit from state of the art computing resources at the Argonne Leadership Computing fac

Funding not stated 1 Dec 2026

NCCR SPIN Postdoctoral Fellowship

University of Basel · NCCR SPIN

  • Basel, Switzerland
  • Physics

The Swiss national center, NCCR SPIN at the University of Basel, Switzerland, invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow Position to start in 2024. The center seeks to attract an outstanding young talent in condensed matter theory to engage in cutting-edge projects in the field of quantum computing broadly defined involving research groups within the NCCR SPIN. The ideal NCCR Fellow has just finished a PhD in theoretical physics (or related areas), is of the highest caliber of intellectual achievement, and is eager to shape the academic environment in research. The Fellow will be appointed

Funding not stated 2 Dec 2026

Research Engineer / post-doc in the Immunotherapy Research Group

Łukasiewicz PORT · Immunotheraphy Research Group

  • Wrocław, Poland
  • Biological sciences

The Immunotherapy Research Group at the Łukasiewicz Research Network – PORT Polish Center for Technology Development is seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher to participate in a project funded by the National Science Centre (NCN) titled: “Analysis of the efficacy of glioblastoma immunotherapy using γδ T lymphocytes.” Scope of responsibilities: • Conducting research tasks related to the project. • Analyzing and interpreting experimental results. • Collaborating with the research team in data interpretation and experimental planning. • Preparing data summaries, reports, and materials for internal an

Fully funded 2 Dec 2026

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Northeastern University

  • Boston, United States

Postdoctoral Research Associate About the Opportunity This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. JOB SUMMAR Y The Skinner Lab at Northeastern University seeks an enthusiastic postdoctoral researcher to start in February 2026. The primary responsibility of the postdoc is to perform basic or applied research of a limited scope, primarily using existing theories and

Fully funded 2 Dec 2026

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Northeastern University

  • Boston, United States

Postdoctoral Research Associate About the Opportunity Job Summary: The Lopez Group at Northeastern University is seeking a postdoctoral researcher with experience in machine learning and organic chemistry to join a collaborative project focused on sustainable polymer synthesis from CO₂. The researcher will develop and apply computational and AI-based methods, including high-throughput quantum chemistry and machine learning, to guide the design of metal-free cyclopropenimine catalysts, substrates, and reaction conditions for the synthesis of polyurethanes and polycarbonates. Qualifications : Ca

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