82 Postdoctoral Fellowship at Harvard University, USA
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Harvard University, USA invites online Application for various Postdoctoral Fellowship in their different Departments. We are providing a list of Postdoc Fellowship positions available at Harvard University, USA.
Postdoctoral positions, including a named fellowship, are available at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Our faculty includes Drs. Joseph D. Brain (toxicology, fate and biologic effects of nanoparticles and metals, ARDS), James P. Butler (physics, applied mathematics, sleep, respiratory mechanics), Philip Demokritou (effects of nanoparticles on biological systems, nanoscience, aerosol engineering), Jeffrey Fredberg (bioengineering, cell migration in asthma and cancer), Bernardo Lemos (epigenetics, genomics, aging, nucleolus), Quan Lu (asthma, pyroptosis, GPCR signaling, extracellular vesicles), Zachary Nagel (lung cancer therapy and prevention, DNA repair, population studies), Jin-Ah Park (collective cell migration, mechanotransduction, asthma, airway epithelial biology), Kristopher Sarosiek (cell death, cancer, toxicology, environmental exposures), Zhi-Min Yuan (genetic engineered mouse models, p53, lung fibrosis). Together, we investigate mechanisms of disease that arise from environmental exposures.
The Department if Genetics and Complex Disease(GCD) at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) seeks candidate for the position of Postdoctoral Fellowship. The Farese and Walther Laboratory studies the biochemistry of cellular lipid metabolism and homeostasis. We are particularly interested in neutral lipid synthesis and Lipid Droplet biogenesis.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Fellow in Machine Learning and Design of Biological Systems
A postdoctoral position is currently available in the laboratory of Dr. Mor Nitzan at Harvard University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences to study spatial and temporal aspects of interaction patterns in biological systems. We are looking for exceptional candidates with background in machine learning and/or computational biology. Research will focus on both top-down and bottom-up mapping of local interactions between relatively simple dynamic entities and their emergent complex behavior. We study these questions in various theoretical and biological settings, such as cellular interactions in tissues using single cell sequencing data.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (HSPH) invites applications for a postdoctoral research fellow who will work on statistical methods development for multivariate spatial data and high-dimensional multivariate microbiome sequencing data. Under the joint supervision of Drs. Kyu Ha Lee (Nutrition, HSPH), Jacqueline Starr (Forsyth Institute), and Brent Coull (Biostatistics, HSPH). The initial appointment is for one year, with a possible extension for a second year. The position is available immediately, with negotiable start date.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Scholar in Machine Learning and Computational Imaging
A postdoctoral position is currently available at the Center for Advanced Imaging at Harvard with Dr. Dushan Wadduwage to develop novel computational imaging technologies for microscopy. We seek life and physical scientists with a background in machine learning, computational imaging, or both. Research will focus on designing and developing novel computational imaging methods based on physics-driven machine learning. Candidates will model optical systems in machine learning frameworks to design imaging instruments for real-world biological applications.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Position in Biophysics
Physics Department at Harvard University invites applications for a postdoctoral position in the field of biophysics, biochemistry and biology. The successful applicant will work in Prof. Mara Prentiss’ group at Harvard University in Cambridge, MA, performing experimental studies of RecA family protein mediated homologous recombination in collaboration with groups in the Biology Department at Northeastern University and the IBPC in Paris. The collaboration uses a multi-disciplinary approach to understand how double strand breaks are repaired, and how that repair process provides insight into self-assembling systems. The postdoctoral scholar will carry out research related to DNA protein interactions monitored using bulk and single molecule techniques. The appointment duration is up to three years, with reappointment contingent upon funding and research collaboration. Applications should be submitted to Barbara Drauschke, and consist of a letter of application, CV, and a statement of research interest. Applicants should also send a statement of the applicant’s previous or proposed efforts to improve diversity in science. Also required are three letters of recommendation from senior scientists who know your work.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Fellow in Applied Physics
Donhee Ham group (https://www.donheehamlab.org) at Harvard University has openings for several post-doctor positions for high-throughput DNA memory synthesis on CMOS microelectrode arrays. This is an I-ARPA funded project in collaboration with Broad Institute (https://www.broadinstitute.org), Cambridge, MA and DNA Script (https://dnascript.com), Paris, France. Contact Prof. Donhee Ham ([email protected]) for questions.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Fellow in Applied Physics
Prof. Donhee Ham’s group (https://www.donheehamlab.org) at Harvard University has openings for several post-doctor positions for our ARPA-E funded project on CMOS and GaN-based spin resonance technology for applications in subsurface exploration, chemical sensing, biological sensing, and magnetic resonance imaging. For questions, please contact Dr. Yi-Qiao Song ([email protected]) and Prof. Donhee Ham ([email protected]).
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoc in Analysis of Novel Quantum Materials with Electron Microscopy Techniques
We seek a postdoctoral fellow position in our group as part of the Harvard Quantum Initiative (HQI) and the Center for Integrated Quantum Materials (CIQM) in the area of Transmission and Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (S/TEM) of novel quantum materials. We seek to visualize and understand quantum phases of matter at the atomic scale sensing using TEM/STEM coupled to analytical methods Electron Holography, EDS and EELS as well as possible in situ manipulation. We aim to correlate atomic-scale insights with macroscopic properties and also induce novel phenomena in quantum materials. We plan to investigate a variety of material platforms, from layered 2D heterostructures to bulk crystals to atomically engineered oxides and more.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Fellow
The Strominger Lab seeks a scientist with 0-5 years of postdoctoral experience to participate in an ongoing research program focused on the regulation of expression of the Class 1 MHC proteins HLA-C, HLA-E, and HLA-G, in the maternal-fetal interface and their role in tolerance and infections. We are particularly interested in pregnancy complications (e.g., preterm birth and preeclampsia) which may result from dysregulation of their expression at the decidua during pregnancy, as well as in transplantation tolerance and infection (e.g., CMV). This position offers full funding for a two-year period for work within the scope of recent publications from the laboratory as defined by the attached materials, see: additional qualifications. Salary is in the range of 55-90K per year depending on experience and record, plus full Harvard benefits.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Research Associate Mazur Group
We seek one Research Associate to join our team to lead graduate students, help identify new funding opportunities, and help the principal investigator provide overall leadership to the group. We seek highly motivated candidates with past research success, a Ph.D. degree, and several years of postdoctoral experience in optics or nanophotonics. Candidates should have excellent written and oral communication skills, organizational and time management skills, as well as the ability to work independently and within a team. Experience in a combination of microscopy, optical measurements, femtosecond laser experimentation, mammalian cell culture and biological imaging, optical simulation and numerical analysis, and in writing papers, proposals, and reports, is desirable. Previous experience in nanofabrication is not required.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Fellow in On-Premise Computing for Autonomous Vehicles (Computer Architecture, Machine Learning and Runtime Systems)
This project is a collaboration among Lightmatter, Boston University, and Harvard University. The Lightmatter team is led by Dr. Darius Bunandar, the Boston University team is led by Prof. Ajay Joshi, and the Harvard University team is led by Prof. Vijay Janapa Reddi.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Fellow in Applied Mathematics
The Soft Math Lab (https://softmath.seas.harvard.edu/) is looking for a postdoctoral fellow to start in the summer/fall of 2022 with interests and expertise in the areas of (i) the physics of morphogenesis, (ii) collective behavior of organisms across scales and (iii) soft matter physics, who has familiarity with data analysis geometric signal processing and computational science, along with a deep commitment to working with, and alongside, experimentalists.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Research Position in Computational Biology
The Haber Lab in the Department of Environmental Health at Harvard University has openings for highly motivated postdocs to develop and apply novel computational approaches for next generation sequencing data analysis, particularly single-cell RNA sequencing, spatial transcriptomics, and related approaches. Our research group uses single-cell genomics to study immunity at mucosal sites, with a focus on the lungs and particularly mechanisms of asthma. Past work has focused on discovering new cell types in the lungs (Nature, 2018), single-cell genomics of the small intestine (Nature, 2017), and using single-cell methods to describe how the mucosal immune system regulates epithelial stem cells (Cell, 2018). The successful candidate(s) will join an interdisciplinary team spanning several institutions, including the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. Projects in the lab aim to discover new aspects of lung physiology in health and disease using computational and systems biology approaches to analysis of single-cell RNA-sequencing data. These datasets derive from samples of human lungs, and also from mouse models of airway injury, inflammation and regeneration, and aim in particular to examine the impact of environmental exposures – such as air pollution, and allergens – on the lungs’ airways. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with clinical pulmonologists and immunologists to study the molecular mechanisms that underly airway tissue homeostasis and asthma pathogenesis. In addition, our group aims to develop new computational algorithms to examine cellular communication between the lungs and the local immune system, define pathways that are aberrant in disease, and discover new possible therapies. Fellows will be encouraged to take advantage of the rich and varied training and career development opportunities offered at HSPH.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Fellow in Biomedical Control
The aims of this Army-funded study are identifying, validating and characterizing blood-based diagnostic biomarkers for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Harvard is part of a collaborative consortium of researchers that includes NYU, UCSF, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, the Institute for Systems Biology, and the Army Center for Environmental Health Research. At Harvard, the team continues to work on (i) optimizing the panel of heterogeneous (multi-omics) markers for diagnosing PTSD, (ii) identifying dysregulated subnetworks that are related to glucocorticoid receptor regulation and Fc epsilon R1 signaling in PTSD based on changes in DNA methylation patterns, (iii) constructing, validating and characterizing polygenic risk profiles for PTSD, and (iv) identifying mechanisms underlying metabolic dysfunction in PTSD with a network based mathematical modeling using correlational and causal analysis. In the next phase of the project, in addition to refinement and further validation of these results on larger independent cohorts, we aim to characterize their properties by investigating the impact of comorbidity, demographic factors, and symptom severity range on biomarker performance. We also plan to enhance and refine (for example, by focusing on subsets of features or updating parameters) the panels as necessary with the ultimate goal of building a robust PTSD diagnostic biomarker panel.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Fellow in Material Science & Mechanical Engineering
Four postdoctoral positions in the Materials Intelligence Research group of Prof. Boris Kozinsky at Harvard University are open to develop and apply first principles and machine learning methods for computational materials physics and chemistry. Applications include investigation and design of catalysts, soft materials, energy conversion and storage materials, power electronics and thermoelectrics. The desired technical qualifications are experience with DFT or quantum chemistry calculations, method development and implementation of high-performance scientific software, with GPU capability, machine learning methods and automated computing workflows. Education requirement: PhD in Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science or related fields. Projects include:
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Fellow
The Whipple lab investigates the causes and consequences of genomic imprinting in the brain using mouse models and in vitro neuron differentiation systems. There are open opportunities to work in project areas related to (i) mechanisms controlling imprinted gene expression, (ii) neuronal functions of imprinted non-coding RNAs, and (iii) new therapeutic opportunities for imprinted disorders. The postdoctoral candidate will work with the lab to develop a specific project that falls within these interests.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Fellow in Materials Science
The Li Group is looking for a postdoctoral research fellow for projects on battery materials/devices or strongly correlated materials. Recent Ph.D. and postdocs with a background in materials science, physics, applied physics, chemistry, or a related field are encouraged to apply. The successful candidate will have expertise in some of the following areas:
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Research Fellow in Bioprinting
The Lewis Lab seeks a talented and enthusiastic Research Fellow to help in the development and application of novel 3D bioprinting methods for disease modeling and therapeutic tissues. The ideal candidate will report to the Principal Investigator in the Lewis Research Group and work closely with a senior postdoctoral research associate. This is a 1-year position with an opportunity to be extended. Please note that this position is not benefits-eligible.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Fellow in Theoretical Neuroscience and/or Theory of Neural Computation
A postdoctoral position is available in Cengiz Pehlevan’s group at Harvard University. We are looking for candidates with strong analytical and numerical skills, and backgrounds in (theoretical) neuroscience, applied mathematics, physics, engineering, computer science, or related fields. Our research areas are in theoretical neuroscience and the theory of neural computation in natural and artificial systems. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to join our ongoing projects and/or pursue new directions. For recent publications, see pehlevan.seas.harvard.edu. For questions, please send an e-mail to [email protected].
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: 2023-24 REISCHAUER INSTITUTE POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS IN JAPANESE STUDIES
The Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies (RIJS) at Harvard University will offer several Postdoctoral Fellowships in Japanese Studies to recent PhD graduates of exceptional promise, to provide the opportunity for postdoctoral fellows to turn their dissertations into publishable manuscripts.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Applied Physics
The Loncar Group is looking for a postdoctoral fellow with expertise in nanofabrication, integrated optics, nonlinear optics, and microwave photonics. The candidate will focus on design, fabrication, and characterization of chip-scale photonic devices and systems, and their application in microwave photonics.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Fellow in Organ Engineering with the Lewis Lab
The Lewis Lab is seeking a postdoctoral fellow with expertise in one or more of the following areas: stem cell biology, organoid differentiation, bioprinting, or tissue engineering. The successful candidate will join a multidisciplinary team of researchers supported under three new awards from NIH, DoD, and Wellcome Leap. The goals of these projects are to develop vascularized cerebral, cardiac, and renal organoids and to use the building blocks to fabricate functional organ-specific tissues at scale.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Fellow in Materials Science
The Lewis Lab is seeking a postdoctoral fellow with expertise in one or more of the following areas: nanoparticle synthesis, colloidal science, rheology, or granular media. The successful candidate will join a multidisciplinary team of researchers supported under a new AROMURI award. The goal of this project is to develop a fundamental understanding of the transient yielding and printing behavior of highly heterogeneous particle systems.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Theory for Society
The Theory for Society Project invites applications for postdoctoral fellowships to advance a multidisciplinary understanding of and response to fairness issues in online hiring platforms and other systems that rely on user-provided natural language input. A key aspect of concern is that members of different groups may use different language to describe the same work-relevant experiences and work-related requirement The duration of the postdoc is one year with the possibility of renewal. Postdoctoral fellows will receive a generous salary as well as an allocation for research and travel expenses.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Fellowships at the Intersection of Systems and Theory
We are looking for junior scientists who are especially interested in working at the intersection of systems and algorithmic theory, in areas such as programmable network architectures, data center network management, cloud computing, machine learning, and algorithms for the Internet. Example topics of interest include but are not limited to the design and analysis of sketches and filters for use in real systems, network telemetry, network security, network compression methods, and optimizing network performance for machine learning applications. The ideal candidate will be interested in both building real systems and either developing algorithms and data structures or using existing, underutilized results from the theoretical literature in system design.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow Positions in (i) Network Science and (ii) Biomedical Smartphone Research
The Onnela Lab in the Department of Biostatistics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is seeking candidates with a Ph.D. in biostatistics, applied mathematics, statistical physics, computer science, or a related quantitative field for two-year Postdoctoral Research Fellow positions. These positions involve developing statistical methods, data analytic tools, and mathematical models for analyzing two different types of systems. In the first area, statistical network science, we develop methods that are at the intersection of statistical learning and network science with applications in social and biological networks. In the second area, smartphone-based digital phenotyping, we develop tools and methods for analyzing data collected by our smartphone platform. Our ongoing applied studies in this area involve diverse patient populations from neurology to psychiatry and oncology. The candidates can focus on one of these areas only or may work across both, depending on interests and expertise.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow/Research Associate Position in Biostatistics and Biomedical Informatics
A Postdoctoral Research Fellow or Research Associate position in biostatistics and biomedical informatics is available at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The positions involve developing and applying statistical and computational methods for analysis of electronic health records (EHR) data including narrative data extracted via natural language processing, codified phenotype data as well as large scale genomic measurements. We seek an individual with strong statistical and computing backgrounds and who has expertise in statistical and machine learning methods for big data. The work will involve development and application of statistical and informatics methods and algorithm for analyzing EHR data.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Onnela Lab Postdoctoral Research Fellow Position Digital Phenotyping / Smartphone Data Research
The Onnela Lab in the Department of Biostatistics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is seeking candidates with a Ph.D. in biostatistics, applied mathematics, computer science, or a related quantitative field for a two-year Postdoctoral Research Fellow position. This position involves developing statistical methods, data analytic tools, and mathematical models for analyzing smartphone data–collected with our high-throughput digital phenotyping platform–in biomedical research cohorts with the goal of establishing more precise and dynamic disease phenotypes. Specifically, this postdoc position will focus on developing statistical methods for the recognition and quantification of human activity data using primarily accelerometer data from smartphones and wearables.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Onnela Lab Postdoctoral Research Fellow Position Network Science
The Onnela Lab in the Department of Biostatistics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is seeking candidates with a Ph.D. in biostatistics, applied mathematics, statistical physics, computer science, or a related quantitative field for a two-year Postdoctoral Research Fellow position. This position, which is in the field of network science, involves developing new network community detection methods for administrative health data. Some of the goals of the project involve leveraging nodal covariates (attributes) as part of the community detection procedure and extending the applicability of these methods to longitudinal data. Understanding uncertainty in the detected community structure is also of interest in this project.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Research Associate/Research Scientist
Deep technical expertise appropriate for project planning, execution, and mentoring in either or both of microbial genetics / molecular biology, or microbial genomics / computational biology. Either mostly-experimental or mostly-computational experience is appropriate, as long as the candidate has some familiarity with the other field.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Research Position in Biostatistics and Data Science
The Department of Biostatistics at Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health invites applications for a postdoctoral research fellow position focused on developing innovative statistical and machine-learning methods for analyzing and integrating various types of complex biomedical data (e.g., electronic health record data, claims data, biobanks). Areas of particular interest include (but not limited to): (1) genetic risk prediction for underrepresented populations; (2) distributed causal inference in clinical research networks; (3) statistical methods for high-dimensional data. The postdoctoral fellow will be supervised by Dr. Rui Duan at Harvard and will work closely with collaborators across multiple institutions. The appointment will be for a one-year contract with potential for renewal. The fellow will be expected to participate in methodological research leading to publications in top statistical and applied journals.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Fellow in Applied Physics
Accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow position working with Dr. Yiqiao Song on nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) technology development and applications in subsurface exploration and carbon storage. Successful candidates must be able to work as part of team performing research to support the project. Additional responsibilities include preparation of publications and reports, mentoring of graduate students, and collaboration with other groups. Successful candidates will be self-motivated, have a strong work ethic, be technically skilled, and have excellent oral and written skills. Start dates are flexible, but the positions will be filled as soon as possible and will initially be for one year, renewable for additional years following performance review and funding availability.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Fellow in Psychology
The Department of Psychology sits within the Division of Social Science, which is strongly committed to creating and supporting a diverse workforce. Respect and fairness, kindness and collegiality, and trust and transparency are among the values we espouse and promote in our workplace culture. We work hard to ensure a healthy, inclusive, and positive environment where everyone does their best work in support of Harvard’s mission. Learn more about our commitment to diversity, inclusion, and belonging in our departmental diversity statement.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Fellow
We are seeking a candidate with expertise in computational and systems biology to work as part of a multidisciplinary team developing methods relevant to the study of genetics, gene regulatory networks, and the use of quantitative imaging data as biomarkers. Our goal is to use these methods to better understand the development, progression, and response to therapy. The successful applicant will work directly with Dr. John Quackenbush, but will be part of a community of researchers consisting of Dr. Quackenbush, Dr. Kimberly Glass, Dr. John Platig, and Dr. Camila Lopes-Ramos, and members of their research teams.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Fellowships in Cardiac Cell and Tissue Engineering
The Disease Biophysics Group is a creative, transdisciplinary group of engineers, scientists, clinicians and artists that work at the intersection of art, cell biology, design, materials science, and computational modeling.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoc Fellow in Learning, Optimization, Control, and/or Robotics
Professor Na Li’s group and Professor Heng Yang’s group in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) at Harvard University seek motivated postdoctoral fellows with a Ph.D. in electrical engineering, computer science, applied mathematics, or any related field Candidates who have a strong mathematical background in machine learning, reinforcement learning, optimization, control, computer vision, robotics are preferred. Candidates will perform research on learning, optimization, estimation, and control of robotics and autonomous systems with a focus on theory development, algorithm design, performance analysis, and real-world deployment. Candidates have the opportunity to work closely with either PI Li, or PI Yang, or both PIs, as well as the graduate students and collaborators.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Fellow in Applied Mathematics
Quantify resource consumption and waste production in the collective dynamics of a ~450 person residential community. The project will involve the design and deployment of sensors (using tinyML, with embedded approaches to ensure differential privacy), statistical analysis of physical, chemical and biological data, mathematical modeling of processes that span prediction and optimal control, and communication of results with the community, with the aim of guiding policy for climate change adaptation. The ideal candidate should have experience with sensor design and deployment, data analysis, mathematical modeling and strong collaborative skills.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Biostatistics
A Postdoctoral research fellow position is available in the Department of Biostatistics at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The successful candidate will work closely with Dr. Rui Wang and Dr. Michael Hughes. The position involves the development, implementation, and evaluation of statistical methods for both observational and randomized studies in medicine and health care, with a focus on applications related to HIV and other infectious diseases. Specific research areas include the design and analysis of individual and cluster randomized trials, longitudinal data modeling and survival analysis, and methods for hospital profiling. S/he will have opportunities for both methodological research and close collaboration with medical investigators.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Fellow in Atmospheric Chemistry Modeling
A postdoctoral position is available in the Atmospheric Chemistry Modeling Group at Harvard University. Visit us at http://acmg.seas.harvard.edu/. The successful candidate will work on using satellite observations of atmospheric methane to better quantify methane emissions on regional to global scales through inverse analyses. They will also have the opportunity to work on other problems related to global atmospheric chemistry, air quality, and model development. Applicants should have a Ph.D. in atmospheric science and substantial experience in 3-D modeling of atmospheric composition. Experience with GEOS-Chem and with inverse analysis is a plus.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Fellow
The Grad Lab at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health invites creative and motivated researchers to apply for a postdoctoral fellowship position in our experimental team. The successful candidate will join our team of experimental biologists in the wet lab, using and developing molecular microbiological, experimental genetics, and population genomics tools to address the pathogenesis and biology of the important human pathogen Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the cause of the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea and one of the most common bacterial infections worldwide. Multiple projects are available, including projects focusing on antimicrobial resistance; bacterial host/pathogen interactions; and/or fundamental bacteriology, including the development and application of innovative experimental genetics approaches in diverse bacterial isolates collected from patient specimens. The Grad Lab is focused on the evolution, spread, and biology of infectious microbes, with a particular focus on Neisseria gonorrhoeae as a roadmap to address the challenges of antimicrobial resistance. Our team, comprised of researchers, postdocs, and graduate students, uses and develops innovative methods in experimental genetics and microbiology, interdisciplinary methods, and computational techniques to study the public health threat posed by microbial pathogens. To learn more about the Grad lab, please see https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/grad-lab/.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Fellow
The successful candidate will use and develop pathogen genomics and bioinformatics tools in collaboration with our wet lab molecular microbiological and experimental genetics team to work on large microbial genomics datasets. This includes addressing the pathogenesis, biology, and evolution of the important human pathogen Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the cause of the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea and one of the most common bacterial infections worldwide, and work on datasets from other pathogens that incorporates questions about within-host and population-level dynamics. Multiple projects are available focusing on antimicrobial resistance; bacterial host/pathogen interactions; and/or bacterial evolution, including the development and application of innovative population genetics approaches to genomic datasets from diverse bacterial isolates collected from patient specimens. The Grad Lab is focused on the evolution, spread, and biology of infectious diseases, with a particular focus on Neisseria gonorrhoeae as a roadmap to address the challenges of antimicrobial resistance. Our team, comprising researchers, postdocs, and graduate students, uses and develops innovative methods in experimental genetics and microbiology, genomics, and infectious diseases epidemiology to study the public health threat posed by microbial pathogens. To learn more about the Grad lab, please see https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/grad-lab/.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Biodiversity Postdoctoral Fellowship
The Biodiversity Postdoctoral Fellowship program supports postdoctoral researchers at the Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ) at Harvard University to pursue the discovery and formal taxonomic description of Earth’s animal species. Fellows will work under the supervision of one or more MCZ faculty-curators, who will provide office space, access to lab facilities and necessary research support. The program aims to achieve broad taxonomic coverage and is not restricted to any particular taxon. Applications from botanists working on plant-animal interactions are also welcome.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Position in Nutritional Omics
We are actively hiring for a postdoctoral fellow (2-3 years) working for multiple nutritional omics projects using several large-scale longitudinal cohorts, clinical trials, and Biobanks. Applicants interested in nutritional epidemiology, cardiometabolic disease epidemiology, metabolomics, genetics, and multi-omics integration, are welcome to apply. The fellow will have ample opportunities to work on projects related to the following research areas:
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Fellow in Applied Mathematics
Post-doctoral position in Applied Math. Fellow will conduct research applying machine learning technology to diverse problems in the sciences, aiming in particular at using traditional scientific computing code but in an autodiff framework. Applications could include models of developmental pathways, computational material science and particle dynamics and computational fluid dynamics. Postdoctoral fellow will be expected to publish results in top tier journals and work with graduate students and undergraduates to advance research goals.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: SoHP-MHAAM/Getty Postdoctoral Fellowship in Archaeology
We are looking for an exceptionally able archaeologist of Classical civilization who is interested in participating in archaeogenetic and archaeological research into the interaction of Classical and Near Eastern Civilization. The candidate need have no prior experience in ancient DNA or ancient biomolecular research but will want to be curious and open to the new approaches. The postdoc will be paired with another postdoc, an archaeogeneticist, for the 2-year period of the award; we envision that the archaeologist will teach archaeology to the geneticist and serve as an archaeological resource for the lab. S/he will be motivated to learn and to co-author new studies that integrate advanced archaeological research with new archaeogenetic discoveries. The successful candidate will have the rights and privileges that come with such an appointment at Harvard, including access to Widener and Tozzer Libraries. Some limited teaching might be possible, which would serve the postdoc exceedingly well as they seek to build their career profile for a tenure-track academic position. The postdoc will be an integral and valued member of our team, which is fun and supportive. Previous postdocs in our program have all gone on to tenure-track and tenured positions in the U.S. and Europe.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Researcher in Sign Language Linguistics
The Department of Linguistics seeks applications for a full time postdoctoral researcher in sign language linguistics. The appointment is expected to begin on or after July 1, 2023. The postdoc will be responsible for research on sign language linguistics and meaning, focusing on work related to the National Science Foundation grant on “Experimental pragmatics and semantics in visual language.” Research perspectives outside of those already represented in the lab are especially valued, such as work on other sign languages and/or work in other linguistics frameworks. As part of this research we expect the postdoc will publish in high profile journals and present in conferences and workshops, and prepare grant proposals for continued study of this work. We also expect the postdoc to mentor and interact with undergraduate and graduate students and other connected researchers through research collaborations in the laboratory.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY
The Department of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University located in Cambridge, Ma, invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow position in the Uno Terrestrial Paleoecology Lab. The position will focus on applying biomarker approaches to reconstructing ecosystem and fire history in the Plio-Pleistocene of Africa with a particular focus on Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania and the middle Pleistocene to present in north Africa. The work will involve (1) sampling, analysis, and interpretation of plant waxes and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAHs) data extracted from wide range of sediments, including those from fluvial-lacustrine drill cores and outcrops, (2) statistical analysis of plant waxes and PAHs to differentiate pyrogenic from petrogenic sources, and 3) integration of this data with existing vegetation and hydroclimate data. Candidates with prior experience in these lab skills or analytical approaches, including spectral analysis, are strongly preferred. Past and ongoing work on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts in STEM, Paleoanthropology, or the Earth Sciences is also preferred. The candidate will be expected to work collaboratively with members of the lab group and colleagues at other institutions.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Fellow in Thermal and Environmental Barrier Coatings
Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Fellow to work with Professor David Clarke on oxide materials for high-temperature coatings and related materials. A PhD or equivalent in materials science, applied physics, thermal properties, mechanical engineering or a related area is required. The ideal candidate would also have experience in the design of experiments, should be comfortable with a wide variety of materials and, also, be able to conduct experiments independently. The successful candidate will carry out both experimental and modeling research related to novel high-temperature thermal protection systems and their thermal characterization. Responsibilities include preparation of publications in high impact journals and reports, mentoring of graduate students and collaboration with other groups. The successful candidate will be self-motivated, have a strong work ethic, be technically skilled and have strong oral and written skills. The position will be filled as soon as possible and will initially be for one year, renewable for additional years following exemplary performance.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Research Fellowship – Global Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology
The Sudfeld Research Group within the Nutrition and Global Health Program in the Department of Global Health and Population, at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher with an interest in global health, epidemiology, and maternal and child health. The Postdoctoral Research Fellow will contribute to ongoing maternal and child health clinical trials conducted by the research group including an NIH-funded clinical trial of zinc for young Tanzanian infants with sepsis and two clinical trials funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that are being conducted in Tanzania focused on feeding options for preterm infants and iron dosages in multiple micronutrient supplements for pregnant women. The postdoctoral fellow will also have access to data from completed trials and studies to lead analyses and publications based on their research interests. This position provides the opportunity to develop and extend skills in field research, advanced epidemiologic methods, and author manuscripts for publication. The postdoctoral fellow will also serve as part of the mentorship team for graduate students and fellows linked to the Nutrition and Global Health Program. All activities will be conducted in close collaboration with Dr. Sudfeld and Investigators in the US and Tanzania.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Fellow in Integrated Nonlinear Photonics
A postdoctoral position is available in Kiyoul Yang’s group at Harvard University. We are looking for candidates with a strong background in laser physics, nonlinear optics, and photonic integration. For the postdoc position, the primary concentration would include:
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral position in biochemical mechanisms of mitochondrial metabolite transport
We are looking for highly motivated individuals with a background in in vitro biochemistry, structural biology and/or biophysics to join our multi-disciplinary international team. The strong focus on molecular and mechanistic research in metabolism, cell biology and age-related diseases in the Department and the general excellence of biomedical research in the area provide an ideal environment for postdoctoral training with relevance to human health and disease. https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/molecular-metabolism/ Research in the Kory lab focuses on the role of organelles in metabolic compartmentalization and regulation. Our current work centers on mitochondria, critical organelles in metabolism generating both energy and precursors for biosynthesis. Beyond their metabolic roles, mitochondria are being recognized as important signaling hubs and mitochondrial dysfunction has been associated with major diseases including cancer, diabetes, and neurodegeneration. For mitochondria to function properly metabolites must be efficiently exchanged with the rest of the cell in a regulated manner. While metabolites can diffuse through pores in the outer membrane, the inner mitochondrial membrane is impermeable to most metabolites and separates two chemically contrasting environments. The Kory lab takes multi-faceted approaches including biochemistry, structural biology, functional genomics, metabolite profiling, imaging and mouse models to determine how mitochondria achieve efficient metabolite exchange and conversion while maintaining the unique chemical environment of the mitochondrial matrix. Ultimately, we hope our research in understanding mitochondrial metabolite transport in humans will contribute to progress in the treatment of diseases with deregulated metabolism such as cancer and diabetes.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Fellow in Comparative Neuroscience
This is a one-year position, expected to begin in summer or fall 2023, with possibility of renewal dependent upon adequate funding and satisfactory performance. The research will take place in the Evolutionary Neuroscience Laboratory directed by Dr. Hecht and located in the Peabody Museum on Harvard University’s Cambridge, Massachusetts campus. Broadly, the Evolutionary Neuroscience Laboratory studies how brains change in response to selection pressure on behavior, and how brains acquire heritable adaptations for complex, learned behaviors. Comparisons between modern humans and our living primate relatives provide a way to address this question in the context of our own evolutionary history. The lab uses a variety of experimental and computational tools, such as structural and functional neuroimaging, histology and digital microscopy, and behavior analysis. The lab’s websites are: http://hechtlab.org/ and http://caninebrains.org The Evolutionary Neuroscience Lab is supported by National Science Foundation funding, including multi-site projects involving collaboration between laboratories at Harvard University, The George Washington University, Emory University, and the MD Anderson Cancer Center. There will be opportunities for cross-training and interaction with an interdisciplinary research team across the project’s laboratories representing neuroscientists, archaeologists, primatologists, geneticists, and animal behavior scientists.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: William Lyon Mackenzie King Postdoctoral Fellowships
The fellowships are open to scholars in all disciplines who are engaged in Canadian studies broadly defined. Scholars working on comparative US-Canada research may receive preference. To be eligible, applicants must have been awarded the PhD no earlier than July 31, 2019. For candidates who will have completed the PhD within twelve months of the August 1, 2024 start date, verification of completion of the degree will be required prior to the appointment. The fellowships provide an annual stipend of $68,000, which is supplemented by funding for research and for individual health insurance coverage. A dependent care subsidy of $10,000 per dependent per year is also provided. Fellows are expected to engage with the Canada Program and with the University’s wider community. Fellows receive shared office space at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, and enjoy full access to the University’s library, archival, and computing resources.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: 2024-25 Mahindra Humanities Center Postdoctoral Fellow
The Mahindra Humanities Center invites applications for six one-year postdoctoral fellowships on the topic of the environmental humanities, drawn from any humanistic discipline. We interpret the environmental humanities in the broadest terms, to include all parts of the world and historical eras. Topics may include (but are not limited to) humanistic approaches to climate change, biodiversity, social justice, environmental justice, food justice, regenerative practices, gardening, landscape, urban foraging, health, and animal studies. We welcome applications from scholars in all fields whose work innovatively engages with the environment and the humanities. In addition to pursuing their own research projects, fellows will be core participants in the bi-weekly seminar meetings for both academic semesters of the fellowship. Other participants will include faculty and graduate students from Harvard and other universities in the region, and occasional visiting speakers. Fellows will also be encouraged to engage with the Center’s existing Environment Forum and the Center’s new initiative, the Intergenerational Humanities (I-HUM) Project on the theme of “Place and Planet.”
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Research Position in Biostatistics
The Department of Biostatistics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow position for statistical methods development to address questions of climate change and air pollution regulatory policy. Expertise in causal inference and machine learning is desirable but not necessary. The Postdoctoral Fellow will work with a multi-disciplinary team with expertise in statistical methods, epidemiology, climate science, and biomedical science. The position will be under the joint supervision of Dr. Francesca Dominici in the Department of Biostatistics and Dr. Rachel Nethery, and in collaboration with Dr. Danielle Braun. Applicants should have an interest in developing and applying novel and state-of-the-art statistical and data science methods in environmental health.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Research Position in Data Science
The Department of Biostatistics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow position for data science and/or statistical methods development to address questions of climate change and air pollution regulatory policy. Expertise in causal inference and machine learning is desirable but not necessary. The Postdoctoral Fellow will work with a multi-disciplinary team with expertise in statistical methods, epidemiology, climate science, and biomedical science as part of the NSAPH group, https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nsaph/ . The position will be under the supervision of Dr. Francesca Dominici, Professor of Biostatistics and co-Director of the Harvard Data Science Initiative.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Position in Computational Chemistry
Our lab is seeking a highly motivated and talented postdoctoral researcher to join our dynamic team. We are a leading research group in the field of bioengineering for drug delivery, focusing on ionic liquids for drug delivery.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Weatherhead Scholars Program Postdoctoral Fellowship
The Weatherhead Scholars Program at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University invites applications for its postdoctoral fellowships to join its annual cohort of 20-25 members, comprised of postdoctoral fellows, visiting scholars, and practitioner fellows. These one-year fellowships aim to support postdoctoral scholars who have recently completed their PhD, and is intended to facilitate research in the social sciences on international, comparative, transnational, and global issues. The Weatherhead Center for International Affairs accepts five to ten postdoctoral fellows each academic year (late August to mid-May) through the Weatherhead Scholars Program. There is funding available for some but not all of the candidates. For 2024–25, we are pleased to announced the following funded one-year postdoctoral fellowship opportunities:
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Positions in Synthesis, Characterization, and Formulation of Ionic Liquids for Drug Delivery
Design and synthesize novel ionic liquid compounds with tailored properties. Characterize the synthesized compounds using state-of-the-art techniques such as NMR, MS, IR, TGA, DSC. Conduct research on formulation and characterization of ionic liquids-based biologics formulations. Design and perform experiments to evaluate the stability, biocompatibility, and release kinetics of the developed formulations. Assess in vivo efficacy of the delivery system. Analyze and interpret experimental data and prepare reports and scientific publications.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
This position will begin as soon as an appropriate candidate is identified, with the possibility of annual renewal, depending on progress and available funding. We are seeking a postdoctoral fellow with a background in occupational health and safety, with experience in qualitative research, survey design, data collection, data management, and data analysis. Fluency in Spanish or Portuguese, in addition to English, is preferred. This fellowship includes mentored research focusing on identifying the ways in which World Trade Center non-traditional responders’ employment profiles, working conditions, and employer and union supportive policies, programs, and practices affect their mental health, work-related well-being, and lifestyle medicine factors. There are also opportunities to collaborate across other Center for Work, Health, and Well-being studies. The postdoctoral fellow will participate in all phases of this mixed-methods study. Responsibilities include assisting Dr. Peters in project coordination and administration. The postdoctoral fellow will contribute to qualitative research activities such as the development of the key stakeholder interview scripts, coding and thematic analysis of qualitative data, and interpretation of the research findings. Quantitative research responsibilities will include survey development, survey programming for electronic administration, monitoring on-going survey administration and completion, data analysis, interpretation of findings and dissemination. It is expected that the postdoctoral fellow will lead manuscript preparation for at least two publications during their fellowship, and contribute to other papers and conference presentations.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Fellow
The Elya lab seeks to understand the mechanistic bases of behavior modification of fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) by the fungal pathogen Entomophthora muscae from molecules to circuits. There are open opportunities to work in project areas related to (i) identifying molecular and genetic effectors that give rise to fungal-induced summiting behavior, (ii) developing experimental techniques to alter E. muscae gene expression and achieve transgenic manipulation, (iii) determine the role of host and fungal circadian clocks in manipulated phenotypes.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Fellow in the Study of Historical Psychology in Latin Texts
We seek a postdoctoral fellow with research experience in computational approaches to language and literature to work on a cross-institutional project on the study of historical psychology in Latin texts. This is a one-year full-time position beginning in Spring 2023 and potentially renewable for one additional year. Besides regular meetings with the project PI, Joe Henrich (Harvard University; Culture, Cognition, and Coevolution Lab), and co-PI, Jonathan Schulz (George Mason University), the position will entail close collaboration with the Quantitative Criticism Lab, co-directed by Joseph Dexter (Harvard University) and Pramit Chaudhuri (University of Texas at Austin). The aim of the project is to develop computational methods for the study of diachronic changes in psychology based on current research in the social sciences and recent advances in computational text analysis for Latin and other pre-modern languages. The work forms part of a larger multi-institutional project, funded by the Templeton Foundation, entitled “Religion, Family Structure and the Origins of Individual Freedom and Economic Prosperity.”
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Fellow – Digital, Data, and Design Institute, Harvard University
The Digital, Data, and Design (D^3) Institute at Harvard is accepting applications for multiple Postdoctoral Fellows for academic year 2024-2025 to work on research activities at our research labs. D^3 launched in the summer of 2022 with 12 labs working on research at the intersection of academia and practice. For more information on D^3, please visit https://d3.harvard.edu. Business, the global economy, and societies around the world are facing dramatic upheaval as a result of rapid technological change driven simultaneously by digitization, the application of artificial intelligence and machine learning to all facets of company, economic, and human data, and a new emphasis on the importance of design and innovation on value creation for stakeholders. Postdoctoral Fellows at D^3 will work on various research projects related to these phenomena, including: Business Model Transformation; Operating Model Transformation; Organizational and Workforce Transformation; Performance and Metrics; Data, Privacy and Transparency; and Societal Impact.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Research Position in Statistical Genetics and Genomics
Postdoctoral Research Fellow position in statistical genetics and genomics is available at Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health. This position involves developing and applying statistical and machine learning methods for analysis of high-throughput genetic and genomic data, including large scale Whole Genome Sequencing association studies, integrative analysis of genetic and genomic data, high-dimensional phenotype analysis, causal mediation analysis and Mendelian Randomization, Polygenic risk scores, and analysis of biobanks. We seek an individual with strong statistical, computing, and genetic backgrounds and who has expertise in statistical and computational methods for big data, statistical genetics and genomics. The work will involve both methodological research with department faculty and collaboration with subject matter researchers and investigators in large consortia.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Fellow – Neural Engineering at Harvard BIONICs Lab
We are looking to hire 2 postdoctoral fellows who are motivated, hard working, and creative scientists, engineers, and/or doctors! The lab is committed to fostering lifelong learners in an environment that is diverse, inclusive and respectful. Learn more about our lab here: https://bioniclab.seas.harvard.edu/
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Fellow Position in The Neural Basis of Aggression
This is a one-year position, expected to begin in late 2023 or early 2024, with possibility of renewal dependent upon adequate funding and satisfactory performance. The research will take place in the Evolutionary Neuroscience Laboratory directed by Dr. Hecht and located in the Peabody Museum on Harvard University’s Cambridge, Massachusetts campus. Broadly, the Evolutionary Neuroscience Laboratory studies how brains change in response to selection pressure on behavior, and how brains acquire heritable adaptations for complex, learned behaviors. Comparisons between modern humans and our living primate relatives provide a way to address this question in the context of our own evolutionary history, while domestication provides an additional window on brain-behavior evolution. The lab uses a variety of experimental and computational tools, such as structural and functional neuroimaging, histology and digital microscopy, and behavior analysis. The lab’s websites are: http://hechtlab.org/ and http://caninebrains.org
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
This position will begin as soon as an appropriate candidate is identified, with the possibility of annual renewal, depending on progress and available funding. We are seeking a postdoctoral fellow with a background in criminology, psychology, or public health with knowledge of instruments validation (reliability, validity testing processes). This fellowship includes mentored research focusing on identifying the ways in which a variety of professional figures working at the federal level engage with potential victims of human trafficking in the United States and understand what instruments and screening tools may help them in identifying potential victims and direct them to appropriate services using a trauma informed approach The postdoctoral fellow will participate in all phases of this mixed-methods evaluation study. Responsibilities include assisting Dr. Savoia in project coordination and administration. The postdoctoral fellow will contribute to a systematic literature review, qualitative research activities such as the development of the key stakeholder interview scripts, coding and thematic analysis of qualitative data, and interpretation of the research findings. Quantitative research responsibilities will include survey development, survey programming for electronic administration, monitoring on-going survey administration and completion, data analysis, interpretation of findings and dissemination. It is expected that the postdoctoral fellow will contribute to manuscript preparation for at least two publications during their fellowship and contribute to other papers and conference presentations.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: NCI Cancer Prevention Postdoctoral Fellow
The Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health’s Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences and the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center Population Sciences invite applications for a joint post-doctoral fellowship in cancer prevention and control. The postdoctoral research fellowships, which begin in September 2024, are funded for two years and do not result in a degree. The program’s objective is to train researchers in the design and evaluation of cancer prevention and control. Applicants may work in any area related to cancer prevention. Potential areas of research include: implementation science, global cancer, cancer disparities, and health communications.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Fellow in Nutrition Epidemiology Methods and Population Health Disparities
The Department of Biostatistics at Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship focused on the development of statistical methods for longitudinal multivariate exposures for understudied populations. The postdoctoral fellow will work with Dr. Briana Stephenson and collaborate with a multidisciplinary research team to develop innovative statistical and machine learning methods to address population health disparities in nutrition and cardiovascular disease epidemiology. Areas of interest include: statistical methods for high-dimensional exposures in historically underrepresented populations, model-based clustering techniques for heterogeneous populations, longitudinal data analysis, and supervised clustering methods. Research applications will utilize data from large prospective cohort studies (e.g. Nurses Heath Studies and Black Women. The postdoctoral fellow will develop their research and training agendas through formal mentorship, seminars, conferences, and an Individual Development Plan (IDP) to explore and identify the fellow’s professional needs and career objectives. Flexible 2024 start date.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Causal Inference for Cancer Control
The successful candidate will apply modern causal inference methods to large health databases (e.g., electronic health records) to inform decision-making about cancer prevention, early detection, and treatment. Multiple projects are available, including the (1) evaluation of drugs with identified repurposing potential for cancer prevention, (2) evaluation of dynamic (adaptive) screening strategies for cancer, and (3) investigation of the optimal timing and sequencing of cancer treatments. Rich opportunities for professional development are also available, including support for attending conferences, delivering talks, teaching, and mentoring, among other activities.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow – CAUSALab
The CAUSALab in the Department of Epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is accepting applications for postdoctoral research fellows to work on research activities within the research lab. The CAUSALab launched in 2021 to articulate a growing research portfolio, create synergy with it;s strategic partners, and provide training on causal inference to the next generation of investigators. For more information on CAUSALab, please visit: https://causalab.sph.harvard.edu/ The postdoctoral research fellow will work on causal inference projects under the supervision of the CAUSALab’s faculty members. The projects range from the development of causal inference and AI methods to the implementation of established causal inference approaches to support public health and clinical decision making. Applications span different health areas, but the CAUSALab will prioritize applications for postdocs who will work on cancer or Mendelian randomization.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Evolutionary biology of Streptococcus pneumoniae
The postdoctoral fellow would support Drs. Lipsitch and Hanage labs at the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics (ccdd.hsph.harvard.edu) leading work to extend our understanding of the role of negative frequency-dependent selection in Streptococcus pneumoniae (see below). The postdoctoral research fellow will lead work to extend our understanding of the role of negative frequency-dependent selection in Streptococcus pneumoniae. This concept that Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) population structure is determined by a process of negative frequency-dependent selection on the accessory genome has been supported by both cross sectional and longitudinal comparisons, with the advent of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines providing a strong perturbation to test the hypothesis (1, 2). Many questions persist about the generality of this phenomenon, the mechanism by which it operates, the genes involved, and so forth. The postdoctoral research fellow will lead work to devise and apply approaches to answer these remaining questions with the scientific goal of understanding the mechanism, and the public health goal of improving predictions of evolutionary trajectories. This work will be with Drs. Lipsitch and Hanage, and collaborators in other institutions.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
The postdoctoral fellow would support Marc Lipsitch’s lab primarily working on developing a Bayesian model of antibody kinetics following COVID-19 vaccination and infection (see below). The postdoctoral research fellow, working with Dr. Lipsitch’s lab and CCDD, will lead the development of a Bayesian model of antibody kinetics following COVID-19 vaccination and infection. Model development will be based on data from a large cohort of health care workers at Sheba Medical Center, Israel (1, 2), in a collaboration with the PI of that study, Dr. Gili Regev-Yochay, as well as Dr. Noam Barda (Sheba), and Dr. Nima Hejazi, Department of Biostatistics (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health). The purpose of the Bayesian model is to provide estimates for the time course of levels of various immune markers (e.g. binding and neutralizing antibodies) such that with one or a few timepoint measurements, these markers can be predicted (with associated uncertainty) at other unmeasured timepoints. Application of the model will include estimating correlates of protection for time-varying (rather than fixed-timepoint) immune marker measurements.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Fellow – Health Care Markets, Policy, and Regulation
We are inviting applications for a postdoctoral fellowship position. The prospective Postdoctoral Fellow will work with faculty and students conducting research on health care markets, policy and regulation. During the one or two-year fellowship, the Fellow will work with faculty on ongoing research focused on a range of issues including insurance markets, drug pricing, provider pricing, vertical integration of healthcare organizations, and regulation of health care markets. The Fellow will also have time for their own complementary research, and we will facilitate access to our data sources in support of their research. The fellow will be supervised by Professor Leemore Dafny.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Associate/Research Associate in Microbiology
Under direction of the Principal Investigator, provide moderately complex lab support for a new research laboratory focused on oral microbiology and molecular biology techniques as related to periodontology and other oral infections. Applicant must have previous experience with designing and conducting experiments related to microbiology. The position requires background and demonstrated experience in microbiology techniques and protocols, such as next generation sequencing, microbial culturing, biochemical analysis, maintenance of reference strains, biofilm growth, qPCR and multiplex bead immunoassay. The applicant will manage all aspects of this laboratory. Applicant must have demonstrated ability in conducting supervised research, possess excellent communication skills, be self-motivated, work with a high degree of integrity, and possess a willingness and ability to acquire new skills. The applicant should be prepared to provide support as needed to graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and senior lab researchers. Other required duties are conducting literature searches and retrieving relevant articles, presenting findings related to progress at regular lab meetings, preparing and plotting data for quantitative and statistical analysis.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Researcher – Computational Biology
The Cui Lab for Systems Immunology research at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine and Harvard Medical School has openings for one or more computational postdoctoral researchers. The postdoc is responsible for driving forward computational biology projects based on the data generated from the lab under the guidance of the PI. Example work includes analyzing high-throughput genomic and/or clinical data from various immune-mediated conditions, such as oral and systemic inflammation, tumor immunity, host-pathogen interactions, and mouse models of diseases. The postdoc will collaborate with both computational and experimental researchers in the lab, and will prepare figures and draft manuscripts based on the analyses. They are expected to carefully document their work and regularly provide progress updates to the PI. Individuals interested in the position are welcome to contact the PI as early as possible to arrange paperwork and funding. The laboratory is located in the heart of the Longwood Academic and Medical Area in Boston, MA.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Researcher – Immunology
The Cui Lab for Systems Immunology research at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine and Harvard Medical School is recruiting one or more immunology postdoctoral researchers. The postdoc is responsible for driving forward immunology projects based on the preliminary findings from the lab under the guidance of the PI. Example work includes characterizing novel functions of immune cells and studying their roles in diseases such as oral and systemic inflammation and cancer. The postdoc will collaborate with both computational and experimental researchers in the lab, and will prepare figures and draft manuscripts based on the experiments. They are expected to carefully document their work, and regularly provide progress updates to the PI. Individuals interested in the position are welcome to contact the PI as early as possible to arrange paperwork and funding. The laboratory is located in the heart of the Longwood Academic and Medical Area in Boston, MA.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Research Fellow
Kota Laboratory at Harvard School of Dental Medicine is seeking a postdoctoral candidate to study gene expression and epigenetic regulation of skeletal diseases. Projects will be focused on understanding the regulation of gene expression in ES cells, MSCs and mouse models of skeletal diseases.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Fellow in Neuromotor Control
The Neuromotor Control Lab at Harvard University, under the direction of Dr. Maurice Smith, is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to study human motor learning and motor control. The lab is in the Harvard Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. The fellow will design and run human experiments, perform data analysis, and create computational models of learning and memory. A PhD is required. An ideal candidate will be: highly motivated with a record of high scientific productivity, possess strong skills in data analysis, and have a strong background in the neuroscience, learning and memory, motor control, biomechanics, control theory, or a related field. Strong statistical understanding and a talent for data analysis and visualization using Matlab or Python are expected. Specific experience with experimental design, computational modeling, and data analysis for studying human motor learning is preferred. This is a 12-month appointment.
Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Fellow in Biomechanical Evaluation of Wearable Technology – Walsh Lab
The Harvard Biodesign Lab invites applications for an immediate opening on a research project focused on biomechanical, physiological, and clinical evaluations of a back exosuit that is lightweight and pliable and can assist with hip and back movement by applying appropriately timed joint torques to the wearer. The successful candidate will have clinical trial and human subjects experience, will work as part of a larger team to assist with collecting and analyzing data gathered from human subjects, both in field, clinic and lab studies as part of evaluations of the technology. A large part of the role will focus on supporting a yearlong field study evaluating the technology in clinical and industrial settings. This may involve regular travel to be on site and interface directly with other clinical or industrial partners. Additionally, the role will involve the weekly organization and quality checking of survey data to ensure all documented IRB protocol procedures are followed and data is collected correctly.
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, clergyman John Harvard, Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and among the most prestigious in the world.
The Massachusetts colonial legislature, the General Court, authorized Harvard’s founding. In its early years, Harvard College primarily trained Congregational and Unitarian clergy, although it has never been formally affiliated with any denomination. Its curriculum and student body were gradually secularized during the 18th century, and by the 19th century, Harvard had emerged as the central cultural establishment among the Boston elite. Following the American Civil War, President Charles William Eliot’s long tenure (1869–1909) transformed the college and affiliated professional schools into a modern research university; Harvard became a founding member of the Association of American Universities in 1900. James B. Conant led the university through the Great Depression and World War II; he liberalized admissions after the war.
The university is composed of ten academic faculties plus the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. Arts and Sciences offers study in a wide range of academic disciplines for undergraduates and for graduates, while the other faculties offer only graduate degrees, mostly professional. Harvard has three main campuses: the 209-acre (85 ha) Cambridge campus centered on Harvard Yard; an adjoining campus immediately across the Charles River in the Allston neighborhood of Boston; and the medical campus in Boston’s Longwood Medical Area. Harvard’s endowment is valued at $41.9 billion, making it the largest of any academic institution. Endowment income helps enable the undergraduate college to admit students regardless of financial need and provide generous financial aid with no loans.[ The Harvard Library is the world’s largest academic library system, comprising 79 individual libraries holding about 20.4 million items.
Harvard has more alumni, faculty, and researchers who have won Nobel Prizes (161) and Fields Medals (18) than any other university in the world and more alumni who have been members of the U.S. Congress, MacArthur Fellows, Rhodes Scholars (375), and Marshall Scholars (255) than any other university in the United States. Its alumni also include eight U.S. presidents and 188 living billionaires, the most of any university. Fourteen Turing Award laureates have been Harvard affiliates. Students and alumni have also won 10 Academy Awards, 48 Pulitzer Prizes, and 108 Olympic medals (46 gold), and they have founded many notable companies.
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