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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States · Private · Founded 1861

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Fully funded 23 Oct 2026

Quantum MIT (QMIT) Postdoc Fellowship

Massachusetts Institute of Technology · School of Science

  • Cambridge, United States
  • Biology

MIT Quantum Initiative (QMIT) Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, invites applications for the QMIT Postdoctoral Fellowship. This program supports exceptional early-career scientists pursuing bold, interdisciplinary research in quantum science. These prestigious fellowships are designed to identify and empower the next generation of quantum leaders whose work expands the boundaries of quantum science and technology. This postdoctoral program is funded by a grant to MIT from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to support postdoctoral researchers w

Fully funded 1 Nov 2026

Tayebati Postdoctoral Fellows

Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Schwarzman College of Computing

  • Cambridge, United States
  • Bioengineering

MIT Schwarzman College of Computing Tayebati Postdoctoral Fellowship Program 2027–2028 The Tayebati Postdoctoral Fellowship Program at MIT supports exceptional researchers whose work explores the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in select science and engineering fields or in music. Hosted by the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing, the program fosters research at the forefront of AI, where novel computational approaches can advance scientific discovery or expand the possibilities of music composition and performance. By encouraging ambitious, interdisciplinary scholarsh

Funding not stated 2 Nov 2026

Leinweber Postdoctoral Fellowships in Theoretical Physics

Massachusetts Institute of Technology · The MIT Center for Theoretical Physics - a Leinweber Institute

  • Cambridge, United States
  • Physics

The MIT Center for Theoretical Physics — a Leinweber Institute (CTP-LI) anticipates making offers of one or more Leinweber Physics Postdoctoral Fellowships, to begin September 1, 2027. Information about the CTP-LI can be found at https://ctp.lns.mit.edu/. The interests of our group cover all areas of quantum field theory, quantum gravity, string theory, cosmology, high energy and particle theory, phenomenology, astroparticle physics, nuclear theory, strong interactions, quantum information science, and research connecting high energy physics, condensed matter physics, mathematics, and other re

Fully funded 15 Nov 2026

Stalnaker Postdoctoral Associate

Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Linguistics and Philosophy

  • Cambridge, United States
  • Philosophy

The Department of Linguistics and Philosophy invites applications for the Stalnaker Postdoctoral Associate in Philosophy, effective July 2027, for academic year 2027-2028. AOS: Open. AOC: Open. Teaching: 2 courses/year or equivalent, graduate and undergraduate, semester system. Appointment is initially for one year, with opportunity to renew for a second year. Salary dependent on experience.

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

Funding not stated 16 Nov 2026

Postdoctoral Position in Quantum Information Science/Quantum Computing

Massachusetts Institute of Technology · The MIT Center for Theoretical Physics - a Leinweber Institute

  • Cambridge, United States
  • Physics

The MIT Center for Theoretical Physics — a Leinweber Institute (CTP-LI) hopes to make one or more postdoctoral appointments in the theory of Quantum Information Science / Quantum Computing to begin September 1, 2027. Current senior members of the group include Soonwon Choi, Isaac Chuang, Edward Farhi, Jeffrey Goldstone and Aram Harrow in the Physics department as well as Peter Shor in Math, Seth Lloyd in Mechanical Engineering, and Anand Natarajan and Harry Zhou in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. The interests of this group cover almost all areas of the field and we seek applicant

Funding not stated 16 Nov 2026

Postdoctoral Position in Nuclear Theory

Massachusetts Institute of Technology · The MIT Center for Theoretical Physics - a Leinweber Institute

  • Cambridge, United States
  • Physics

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

Funding not stated 16 Nov 2026

Postdoctoral Position in High Energy Physics

Massachusetts Institute of Technology · The MIT Center for Theoretical Physics - a Leinweber Institute

  • Cambridge, United States
  • Physics

The MIT Center for Theoretical Physics — a Leinweber Institute (CTP-LI) hopes to have an opening for one or more postdoctoral positions in high-energy theory to begin September 1, 2027. Current faculty in the CTP-LI are: Soonwon Choi, William Detmold, Netta Engelhardt, Edward Farhi, Jeffrey Goldstone, Alan Guth, Daniel Harlow, Aram Harrow, Mikhail Ivanov, Robert Jaffe, David Kaiser, Hong Liu, John Negele, Krishna Rajagopal, Phiala Shanahan, Shu-Heng Shao, Tracy Slatyer, Iain Stewart, Washington Taylor, Jesse Thaler, Frank Wilczek, and Barton Zwiebach. The interests of our group cover all areas

Funding not stated 4 Dec 2026

Postdoctoral Associate in Computational Relativistic Astrophysics

Massachusetts Institute of Technology · MIT Kavli Institute

  • Cambridge, United States
  • Physics

The MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research (MKI) invites applications for a Postdoctoral Associate position in the research group of Prof. Ore Gottlieb. The successful candidate will pursue theoretical and computational research on compact objects and high-energy transients. Possible research topics include black hole and neutron star physics, collapsars and stellar explosions, compact-object mergers, gamma-ray bursts, nucleosynthesis, gravitational waves, and other multimessenger signatures of compact-object engines. Research in the group combines large-scale general-relativi

Fully funded No deadline given

School of Science Postdoctoral Fellowship

Massachusetts Institute of Technology · School of Science

  • Cambridge, United States
  • Cognitive Science

The Office of the Dean, MIT School of Science, invites applications for its postdoctoral fellowship program. This three-year cohort-based program is expected to start September 2027.  We seek to assemble a diverse cohort of world-class scientists who are conducting research across disciplinary boundaries. In addition to their research, fellows in this cohort will participate in leadership, mentorship and professional development training.  Appointments may be extended with funding from the department and/or Principal Investigator (PI), subject to MIT’s policies on postdoctoral appointments

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