34 postdoctoral researcher jobs found

Postdoctoral Researcher - Biostatistics Location: University of Pennsylvania - Perelman School of Medicine Open Date: Sep 15, 2026 Deadline: Faculty Mentor: Dr. Michael Levy Department: Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Informatics (DBEI) Number of position: 1 Open to applications from the US citizens and foreign nationals We are recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher in Epidemiology, Entomology or Architecture for an interdisciplinary project on 3D printed housing and health. We are seeking individuals with experience conducting fieldwork, and the skills to oversee fieldwork, develop protocols and data collection methods. The project will include household sampling of insects, mold, and other abiotic public health threats. The project includes adaptive sampling methods, familiarity with coding and quantitative skills will be necessary, but are not required to apply. Field sites are not yet determined, and may include 3d printed and conventional housing in a number...

Postdoctoral Researcher in Neuroimaging Location: University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine Open Date: Nov 25, 2025 Deadline: Faculty Mentor: Sudipto Dolui, PhD and John Detre, MD Department: Radiology and Neurology Funding Sources: Grant Number of Positions : 1 Candidates requiring visa sponsorship are welcome to apply The Detre Laboratory at the University of Pennsylvania, under the mentorship of Dr. John Detre and Dr. Sudipto Dolui, is seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Researcher to join a multidisciplinary team investigating brain aging and Alzheimer's disease and related dementias through advanced neuroimaging methods. This position will support multiple NIH funded projects aimed at improving understanding of the underlying pathophysiology of aging and neurodegeneration and at developing advanced biomarkers of vascular brain health. Our lab conducts clinical and translational research utilizing structural, functional, and...

Postdoctoral Researcher, Translational Human Reproductive Biology Location: University of Pennsylvania - Perelman School of Medicine Open Date: Aug 24, 2026 Deadline: Faculty Mentor: Kathleen O'Neill MD MSTR Department: OBGYN Research Funding Source Type: PI Grant Number of Positions: 1 Candidates requiring visa sponsorship are welcome to apply. The O'Neill Lab in the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine seeks a Postdoctoral Researcher to join a translational research program focused on the female reproductive tract. Our overarching goal is to understand the cellular and molecular basis of implantation, endometrial regeneration, and gynecologic disease, and to translate those discoveries into new therapies for infertility and other disorders of women's health. The lab works almost exclusively in human systems. Ongoing projects include:...

Causal Inference Postdoctoral Researchers - Center for Causal Inference Location: University of Pennsylvania - Perelman School of Medicine Open Date: Oct 09, 2026 Deadline: Faculty Mentors: Drs. Ashkan Ertefaie, Dylan Small, Dr. Enrique Schisterman, Dr. Aimin Chen, and Dr. Eric Tchetgen Tchetgen Department: Biostatistics Number of positions: 2 Open to applications from U.S. citizens and foreign nationals. The Center for Causal Inference (CCI) is a research center in the Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania with close collaboration with the Wharton Statistics and Data Science Department. The CCI is a multidisciplinary center that includes faculty, postdocs, and graduate students from Biostatistics, Statistics, Epidemiology, Computer Science, Criminology, Philosophy, and other disciplines. The mission of the CCI is to be the...

Postdoctoral Researchers, Baslan Lab Location: University of Pennsylvania - Penn Vet Open Date: Sep 28, 2026 Deadline: Faculty Mentor: Timour Baslan, Ph.D. Department: Biomedical Sciences Positions are funded by various grants: federal as well as foundation. Five positions The positions are open to US citizens and foreign nationals. The Baslan Lab at the Department of Biomedical Sciences, the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) is recruiting Postdoctoral Fellows (computational & experimental), 5 positions in total, to join our multidisciplinary team of investigators. Our work focuses on studying cancer genomes, with a specific attention to the genetics and biology of a cryptic class of cancer associated mutations termed Copy Number Alterations (CNAs). These somatic events change the number and composition of chromosomes in cancer cells to yield cancer and immune biology that is almost entirely unknown. To dissect these events, we employ a...

Postdoctoral Fellow in Adversity and Health at the University of Pennsylvania's Population Studies Center (PSC) Location: University of Pennsylvania Open Date: Sep 10, 2026 Deadline: The Malawi Longitudinal Study of Families and Health (MLSFH; https://www.MLSFHresearch.org) at the University of Pennsylvania seeks applicants for a postdoctoral researcher to support a NICHD funded 5-year project on Adversities, Health and Resilience in Early Adulthood. This novel project builds on a quarter-century of social and contextual MLSFH data. Starting in 2017, the project captured prospective data from a new cohort of over 2,000 MLSFH children as they moved through adolescence. They are now entering young adulthood, and the next phase of the project will examine how earlier childhood adversity influences sexual, reproductive and mental health, and how it is transmitted across generations to their children. The new study will provide unparalleled insights into how adversities...

Assistant Professor in the Basser Center for BRCA in partnership with the Department of Cancer Biology Location: Philadelphia, PA Open Date: Jul 10, 2026 Deadline: Jul 10, 2028 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time The Department of Cancer Biology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in collaboration with the Basser Center for BRCA seek candidates for an Assistant Professor position in the tenure track. Applicants must have a Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. degree. Teaching responsibilities may include focused classroom teaching in an existing area of expertise as well as mentoring graduate and undergraduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and other research trainees. Research or scholarship responsibilities may include establishment and maintenance of an externally funded, independent research program that leads to impactful publications focused on breast, ovarian, prostate, or pancreas cancer, or other cancers associated with inherited mutations in...

Associate Professor/Professor in the Department of Cancer Biology in partnership with the Basser Center for BRCA Location: Philadelphia, PA Open Date: Oct 13, 2026 Deadline: Oct 13, 2028 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time The Department of Cancer Biology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania seeks candidates for an Associate Professor position in the tenure track. Applicants must have a Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. degree. Teaching responsibilities may include focused classroom teaching in an existing area of expertise as well as mentoring graduate and undergraduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and other research trainees. Candidates must have a strong commitment to the educational mission of the University of Pennsylvania. Research or scholarship responsibilities may include establishment and maintenance of an externally funded, independent research program that leads to impactful publications focused on breast, ovarian, prostate, or pancreas...

Research Assistant Professor of Informatics Location: Philadelphia, PA Open Date: Oct 01, 2026 Deadline: Oct 01, 2028 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time The Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania seeks candidates for an Assistant Professor position in the non-tenure research track. Expertise is required in the specific area of biomedical informatics methods development and applications. Candidates with postdoctoral training are encouraged to apply. Applicants must have a Ph.D. or equivalent degree. Research or scholarship responsibilities may include conducting research with a standing faculty member involving collaborative research studies, and the development, evaluation, or application of biomedical informatics methods. Candidates with experience in NLP, AI and Machine Learning, bioinformatics, translational bioinformatics, clinical informatics, clinical research informatics,...

Assistant or Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering POSITION SPECIFICS The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University in University Park is pleased to invite applications for a tenure-line position in Mechanical Engineering at the Assistant or Associate Professor level in the area of solutions for thermal management in large-scale electronics packaging. Solutions for thermal management can include modeling and/or experiments exploring electro-mechanical-thermal management of a range of electronics applications. Electronics for data centers and other high-capacity computing are a critical growth area for the AI revolution. This growth challenges the world energy supply, climate, reliability of the systems, and the economics of the AI revolution. This position would align with a new center at Penn State focusing on all aspects of semiconductor innovation. This position is co-funded by the Department of Mechanical...

Assistant or Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering POSITION SPECIFICS The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University in University Park is pleased to invite applications for a tenure-line position in Mechanical Engineering at the Assistant or Associate Professor level in the area of construction robotics. Funding for construction robotics is seeing explosive growth, with global construction-tech markets surging and major startups raising massive rounds. This position would align with efforts across Penn State in the areas of robotics and the built environment. This position is co-funded by the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Cocoziello Institute of Real Estate Innovation. The Department of Mechanical Engineering is home to more than 65 faculty, 350 graduate students, and 1110 undergraduate students. The faculty conduct in excess of $48M per year of funded research across a broad spectrum of...

Tenure-Track Position in Mathematics Location: Philadelphia, PA Open Date: Sep 28, 2026 Deadline: The Department of Mathematics at the University of Pennsylvania invites applications for one tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Algebra or Analysis. Responsibilities include teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in Mathematics and conducting research in their field. We are a collaborative and interactive department. We pursue original investigations in Differential Geometry, Partial Differential Equations, Functional Analysis, Mathematical Physics, Algebraic Topology, Algebraic Geometry and Algebraic Number Theory, Combinatorics and Algorithms, Category Theory, Logic and its applications to Computer Science, and several other areas of current mathematical development. The Mathematics Department is housed within the School of Arts & Sciences , which is comprised of the College of Arts and Sciences , the Graduate Division , and the College of...

Chair, Department of Genetics Location: Philadelpia Open Date: Sep 28, 2026 Deadline: Advancing Discovery Defining the Future of Genomic Medicine The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania seeks an accomplished and visionary scientific leader to serve as Chair of the Department of Genetics. THE OPPORTUNITY The next Chair will lead a highly accomplished, collaborative, and growing department and shape its next phase of scientific distinction, institutional impact, and national prominence. Penn's extraordinary research ecosystem, including Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Penn Engineering, the Wistar Institute, and numerous interdisciplinary centers and institutes, offers an exceptional platform for advancing genetics and genomic medicine. DEPARTMENT AND ROLE Established in 1965, the Department of Genetics has been a leading academic community for discovery and innovation in genetics and genomics. Today the Department...

Research Assistant Professor of Epidemiology Location: Philadelphia, PA Open Date: Sep 25, 2026 Deadline: Sep 25, 2028 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time The Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania seeks candidates for several Assistant Professor positions in the non-tenure research track. Expertise is required in the specific area of causal inference and machine learning methods. Applicants must have a Ph.D. or equivalent degree. Research or scholarship responsibilities may include expertise in statistical programming (R, Python, SAS) and proficiency in analyzing and interpreting health outcomes, along with a demonstrated aptitude for working with state-of-the-art computing infrastructure, Overleaf/LaTeX, GitHub, and reproducible research pipelines. The successful candidate will bring a demonstrated record of first- or senior-authored peer-reviewed publications in statistical methodology,...

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Philosophy, Politics and Economics University of Pennsylvania Location: PPE Program, University of Pennylvania (Philadelphia, PA) Open Date: Sep 22, 2026 Deadline: The Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) Program at the University of Pennsylvania invites applications for a postdoctoral fellowship beginning Fall 2027 (appointment start date July 1, 2027). The fellowship lasts one year, with the possibility of annual renewal for up to four additional years, contingent upon a satisfactory performance review and funding. This position is designed to support a talented economist working in behavioral or experimental economics, or a related PPE area. Duties include pursuing an independent research agenda and teaching three (3) courses each academic year, consisting of two (2) advanced interdisciplinary seminars and one (1) research seminar focused on training a small cohort of students in field-specific research methods. Seminar topics will...

Postdoctoral Fellow in Senescence, Aging and Inflammation Location: University of Pennsylvania - Penn Dental Medicine Open Date: Sep 18, 2026 Deadline: The Opportunity A postdoctoral position is available in the laboratory of Dr. Dana T. Graves at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, Department of Periodontics. The fellow will investigate mechanisms by which cellular senescence and inflammation intersect to alter age-associated pathogenesis. The position integrates experimental biology with single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq), 10x Genomics Xenium spatial transcriptomics, quantitative imaging, and molecular and cellular validation to define disease-associated cell states, inflammatory signaling networks, and potential therapeutic targets. Research Focus The research program will examine how senescent cell states and inflammatory signals influence pathology that enhances aging-linked pathology using a periodontal mouse model and human...

Assistant Professor - Tenure Track, Division of Experimental Pathology - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) Location: Philadelphia, PA Open Date: Sep 16, 2026 Deadline: Sep 16, 2028 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania seeks candidates for an Assistant Professor position in the tenure track. Applicants must have an Ph.D. and/or M.D. degree. Applicants must show evidence of strong postdoctoral or fellowship experience, demonstrating excellent research accomplishments, intellectual independence, and leadership promise. They must have a clear record of productivity and ingenuity, a high likelihood of securing extramural funding, and a desire to take advantage of our unique collaborative environment. Teaching responsibilities may include providing an outstanding training environment for undergraduate, graduate...

Assistant Professor - Clinical Neuropsychologist - AC Track Location: Philadelphia, PA Open Date: Sep 16, 2026 Deadline: Sep 16, 2028 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time The Department of Neurology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania seeks candidates for an Assistant Professor position in the non-tenure academic clinician track. Expertise is required in the specific area of comprehensive neuropsychological assessment and assessment of neurologic populations, including those with epilepsy, stroke, movement disorders, multiple sclerosis, dementia and neuro-oncology. Applicants must have a Ph.D. or equivalent degree. The candidate should be licensed (or license eligible) in Pennsylvania, have completed a predoctoral internship and postdoctoral fellowship in neuropsychology according to the Houston Conference Guidelines and be eligible for board certification in Clinical Neuropsychology. Applicants will have a minimum of two years of experience...

Postdoctoral Training Program in the Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Genetics and Genomics (Summer 2027) Location: Philadelphia, PA Open Date: Sep 14, 2026 Deadline: Dec 09, 2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time The mission of the 3-year Penn Postdoctoral Training Program in the Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) of Genetics and Genomics, supported by a training grant from the National Human Genome Research Institute, is to prepare junior scholars for success as creative, independent investigators in the field of ELSI research. Fellows will participate fully in the life of the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, which is among the world's leading bioethics departments, and will engage with the outstanding genetic medicine, science, and ELSI communities at Penn. Fellows will receive a generous annual stipend, benefits, and funds for academic books and travel. When appropriate to their prior training and career goals, ELSI fellows may pursue a...