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Funding not stated 15 Nov 2026

Postdoctoral Fellow--Berkeley Center for Cosmological Physics (BCCP)

University of California, Berkeley · Physics Dept - Berkeley Center for Cosmological Physics (BCCP)

  • Berkeley, United States
  • Astrophysics & Cosmology

The Berkeley Center for Cosmological Physics (BCCP) at the University of California, Berkeley, invites applications for BCCP Postdoctoral Fellows, with an anticipated start date in Summer or Fall 2027. BCCP Fellows are expected to carry out independent research on topics of their choosing in cosmology. The positions will be for two years with the possibility of a one-year extension. Applicants responding to this ad will also be considered for grant-supported postdoctoral positions with BCCP members. Accepted candidates will have the opportunity to interact and work with the broad spectrum of c

Funding not stated 15 Nov 2026

Postdoctoral Associate

Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Linguistics and Philosophy

  • Cambridge, United States
  • Philosophy

The Department of Linguistics and Philosophy invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellowship, effective July 2027. AOS: Ethics or Social/Political, focused on the ethics of computing and technology. AOC: Open. Teaching: 2 courses/year or equivalent, graduate and undergraduate, semester system. The position involves shared responsibilities with the Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing (SERC) in the Schwarzman College of Computing, including teaching within the College. Appointment is initially for one year, with opportunity to renew for a second year. Submit the following items o

Fully funded 15 Nov 2026

IQIM Fellowships

California Institute of Technology · Physics, Mathematics & Astronomy Division

  • Pasadena, United States
  • Gravitational Physics

The Institute for Quantum Information and Matter (IQIM) at Caltech invites applications for postdoctoral scholar positions in quantum science to begin in the fall 2027. IQIM research spans Caltech’s departments of physics, applied physics, materials science, electrical engineering, computer science, and chemistry, and addresses a wide variety of experimental and theoretical research topics. These topics include, but are not limited to, quantum information science, quantum many-body physics in condensed matter and atomic systems, topological states of matter, quantum optics and light-matter int

Fully funded 15 Nov 2026

Edwin T. Jaynes Postdoctoral Fellowship

Washington University in St. Louis · Physics Department

  • Saint Louis, United States
  • Physics

The Department of Physics at WashU in St. Louis invites applications for the Edwin T. Jaynes Fellowship. We welcome applicants with interests in the research areas of the Department of Physics (Nuclear and Particle Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Quantum Information, Biophysics, and Astrophysics and Cosmology). The Fellowship is a prize postdoctoral fellowship managed by the Department of Physics. Successful candidates are expected to propose a tentative research program, and to further develop and refine that program during their fellowship at WashU. The aim of the fellowship is to prepare

Fully funded 15 Nov 2026

EXP Fellowships in Experimental Physics and Astrophysics

California Institute of Technology · Physics, Mathematics & Astronomy Division

  • Pasadena, United States
  • Radio/mm/submm Astrophysics and Cosmology incl. instrumentation development

The Caltech Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy offers a number of named Experimental Physics and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Prize Fellowships (EXP Fellowships). EXP Fellowships are for a three-year duration and to begin in the Fall 2027, or a mutually agreeable date. The EXP program has been established to offer scientists, typically within a few years after receipt of their PhD, the opportunity to pursue innovative experimental research, including but not limited to Astrophysics, Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics, Biophysics, Condensed Matter Physics, Soft Condensed Matter Physi

Funding not stated 15 Nov 2026

CMTC Postdoctoral Position

University of Maryland · Condensed Matter Theory Center

  • College Park, United States
  • Physics

Postdoctoral applications are currently being accepted by the Condensed Matter Theory Center (CMTC) at the University of Maryland, Department of Physics. To apply, upload your CV, research statement, publication list, and have at least 3 letters of reference submitted on your behalf. We anticipate hiring 2-4 new CMTC Postdoctoral Fellows to start in August/September 2027. All applicants will also be considered for a Janet Lynn Das Sarma (JLDS) Prize Postdoctoral Position. We are interested in all aspects of quantum condensed matter theory defined broadly, but there is particular current intere

Fully funded 15 Nov 2026

AWS Quantum Fellowships

California Institute of Technology · Physics, Mathematics & Astronomy Division

  • Pasadena, United States
  • Quantum Information Science

Caltech invites applications for AWS Quantum Postdoctoral Scholar positions to begin in the fall 2027. These three-year postdoctoral research positions are sponsored by Amazon Web Services as part of a broader collaboration between AWS and Caltech addressing fundamental scientific and engineering challenges in quantum science. Applicants will be asked to name at least one Caltech faculty member they would like to work with. This faculty member should be affiliated with one of the following Caltech Divisions: Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy (PMA), Engineering and Applied Science (EAS), Chemi

Funding not stated 16 Nov 2026

RECRUITMENT PROCEDURES FOR 4 FULL PROFESSORS (FIRST-TIER PROFESSORS) PURSUANT TO ART. 18, PARAGRAPH 1, OF LAW 240/2010.

Università degli Studi di Sassari

  • Sassari, Italy
  • Medical sciences » Veterinary medicine

RECRUITMENT PROCEDURES FOR 4 FULL PROFESSORS (FIRST-TIER PROFESSORS) PURSUANT TO ART. 18, PARAGRAPH 1, OF LAW 240/2010, IN THE FOLLOWING ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES (SSD): MVET-03/A – INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF ANIMALS; CHEM-03/A – GENERAL AND INORGANIC CHEMISTRY; GIUR-14/A – CRIMINAL LAW; PAED-02/A – DIDACTICS AND SPECIAL PEDAGOGY.

Funding not stated 16 Nov 2026

Public selection for a fixed-term researchers, law 240/2010, art. 24: GSD 05/BIOS-06, SSD BIOS-06/A

UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI CATANIA · dipartimento di scienze biomediche e biotecnologiche

  • CATANIA, Italy
  • Biological sciences

Public selection process for the award of a fixed-term employment contract to carry out research, teaching, supplementary teaching, and student support activities at the Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences (GSD 05/BIOS-06, SSD BIOS-06/A). The contract will have a duration of six years.

Funding not stated 16 Nov 2026

Postdoctoral researcher in aerosol emissions from streams

Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet

  • Sweden
  • Other

Department of Forest Ecology and Management Scientific background Atmospheric aerosols are microscopic particles that influence weather and climate, contribute to biogeochemical cycling, and facilitate the dispersal of organisms. Aquatic systems can release aerosols into the atmosphere through processes such as bubble bursting, which have been studied extensively in oceans. However, whether and how these processes

Funding not stated 16 Nov 2026

Postdoctoral Researcher in Safety Engineering

VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava

  • Ostrava, Czech Republic
  • Engineering » Chemical engineering

Dean of the Faculty of Safety Engineering VSB – Technical University of Ostrava invites applications for the position of Postdoctoral Researcher in Safety Engineering, VSB – Technical University of Ostrava is committed to equal opportunities, diversity and an inclusive working environment. Applications are welcome from all qualified candidates who meet the eligibility criteria of the funding programme, regardless

Funding not stated 16 Nov 2026

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

ASSOCIAÇÃO BIOPOLIS

  • Vila do Conde, Portugal
  • Biological sciences

A call is open for one (1) Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (BIPD) at Associação BIOPOLIS, Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, Associated Laboratory (CIBIO-InBIO), for a period of 12 months (Reference BIOPOLIS 2026-54), within the scope of the research project GenClim2 - “Genomic perspective on climate resilience in a biodiversity hotspot” (Ref. 2025.07937.RESTART), funded by the Portuguese Foundat

Funding not stated 16 Nov 2026

Postdoc: multi-risk adaptation pathways for river delta systems

Utrecht University

  • Utrecht, Netherlands

River delta regions worldwide are increasingly threatened by sea-level rise and extreme hydrological events. Water managers must adapt to these hazards while balancing competing sectoral priorities, such as maintaining clean and affordable drinking water supplies, minimizing flood damage, and preserving ecosystems. Your job The Dynamic Adaptive Pathways Planning for Multi-Risk (DAPP-MR) framework helps decision-maker

Funding not stated 16 Nov 2026

Postdoc: multi-risk adaptation pathways for river delta systems

Utrecht University via AcademicTransfer

  • Number of offers: 1, Netherlands

River delta regions worldwide are increasingly threatened by sea-level rise and extreme hydrological events. Water managers must adapt to these hazards while balancing competing sectoral priorities, such as maintaining clean and affordable drinking water supplies, minimizing flood damage, and...

Funding not stated 16 Nov 2026

Postdoc In assessing the structural performance of polymers in an alkaline electrolyzer

Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e)

  • Eindhoven, Netherlands

Does failure not faze you? Then you might be our next Post-Doc working on the development of accurate, long-term failure models to predict the durability of selected engineering thermoplastics in an high-demanding application that will pave the way for a renewable future. Information The global shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources, such as solar, wind, and hydrogen, is essential to reduce greenhouse ga

Funding not stated 16 Nov 2026

Post-doctoral researcher position – G-REACHE (Greening for Resilient, Equitable, and Adaptable Communities against Heat Exposure)

EHESP · DEESSE

  • Rennes, France
  • Environmental science » Global change

EHESP – School of Public Health Post-doctoral researcher position – G-REACHE Department of sciences en santé environnementale (DEESSE) CDD of 24 months - Position based in Rennes (France) Category A Institution EHESP-School of Public Health is a scientific, cultural and professional public institution. EHESP is a member of the network of public service schools (RESP), France Universities and the conference of G

Funding not stated 16 Nov 2026

Physical Deposition of Halide Perovskite for 4 terminal tandem perovskite/silicon and 2 Terminal perovskite/perovskite solar cells

università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata - Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettronica

  • Italy
  • Engineering

the research project involves the development of perovskite deposition techniques, ranging from purely physical methods-such as evaporation or related processes - to hybrid approaches involving the physical deposition of perovskite precursors followed by solution-based conversion/crystallization. This work aims to fabricate 4-termina perovskite/silicon and 2- terminal perovskite/perovskite tandem cells

Fully funded 16 Nov 2026

NATPRED: Naturalistic Predictions: How our brain anticipates the future in a dynamic world

Università di Trento

  • Italy
  • Psychological sciences » Psychology

We recently developed a new approach in the lab that combines MEG recordings of participants observing naturalistic dynamic input (e.g., movies), with dynamic representational similarity analysis (dRSA) to quantify both the strength and the millisecond-precision latency of neural representations of naturalistic dynamic input, across hierarchical levels of stimulus complexity (from perceptual-to-conceptual). See [4,5]

Funding not stated 16 Nov 2026

I Agents for Occupational Safety: Training for Injury Prevention, Internal Communication and Marketing

Inail

  • Italy
  • Economics » Business economics

his position involves the design, development and experimental testing of conversational AI agents — based on open-source European Large Language Models and advanced Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures — as the central enabling technology for occupational health and safety management. The researcher will help build layered regulatory datasets (Legislative Decree 81/2008, EU directives, sector proto

Funding not stated 16 Nov 2026

Higher Assistant, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Law

Faculty of Law University of Zagreb

  • Croatia
  • Juridical sciences » International law

University of Zagreb, Faculty of Law, Trg Republike Hrvatske 14, announces a competition for the selection of one employee for the associate position of a Higher Assistant in the scientific area of Social Sciences, in the scientific field of Law, scientific branch of International Law, at the Department for International Law, temporary employment with full working hours. Candidates must meet the requirements set b

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