75 faculty engineering other engineering jobs found in Cambridge, MA

School Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Department/Area Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering Position Description 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 applied physics, thermal transport, 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...

Information on MIT’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement can be found at the bottom of this posting. POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS PROCESSING ,   Materials Science and Engineering (DMSE) , to work in the area of sustainable materials processing as part of the Allanore Research Group. The group recently developed new directions of research in the area of materials recycling and sustainable materials production.  It is putting together a team to further the understanding of those new process conditions and accelerate their demonstration at larger scale and characterize their performances at scale. Materials of current interest include aluminum alloys, K+P fertilizers, e-wastes or iron+copper. The corresponding processes include sulfidation, metallothermic reduction, minerals separation, or electrowinning.   Job Requirements REQUIRED : Ph.D. in materials science or a similar field; familiarity with chemical...

Information on MIT’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement can be found at the bottom of this posting. PROGRAM MANAGER ,  School of Engineering-Postdoctoral Fellowship Program for Engineering Excellence (PDPEE) , to be responsible for the development and implementation of a program that seeks to discover and develop the next generation of faculty leaders.  Will manage PFPEE operations and administration, including outreach, communications, marketing, and budgets.  Responsibilities include overseeing program functions, policies, and procedures; representing the program internally and externally; partnering on long-term fundraising efforts; working with faculty advisors to track individual development plans and progress; providing information, counsel, and support to prospective/current fellows; developing communications and training; planning, promoting, and/or coordinating events/conferences/lecturers/research talks; developing and managing outreach...

Information on MIT’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement can be found at the bottom of this posting. TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE 2 ,  Research Laboratory of Electronics (RLE)-Photovoltaic Research Laboratory (PV Lab) ,  to perform mechanical duties on high-throughput liquid synthesis, materials fabrication, characterization, and performance measurement. Will work with lab researchers on fabricating solar devices, developing experiment protocols, co-supervising junior team members, and leading the lab’s fabrication facilities. Duties include every aspect of the research life cycle.  Responsibilities include managing experimental data collection; designing and conducting experiments in a wet lab, including thin-film deposition and solar cell fabrications; supporting team members and a range of research projects and developing experimental procedures into scalable prototypes; performing structural, optical, and electrical characterizations of thin-film...

Title Postdoctoral Fellowship in Science Education School Faculty of Arts and Sciences Department/Area Science Education Department, Center for Astrophysics I Harvard & Smithsonian Position Description Position Summary The Science Education Department (SED) at the Center for Astrophysics l Harvard & Smithsonian is a national leader in the study of science learning and in the research and development of evidence-based STEM learning experiences for adults and youth in both formal and informal settings. The SED has the explicit goal of conducting rigorous educational research on STEM learning and interest in STEM careers (through psychometric construction of assessments), developing cutting-edge teaching materials (including a network of student-controlled telescopes), and creating traveling museum exhibits based on breakthroughs in astronomy. Position Description The...

Title Postdoctoral Fellow in Geometric Machine Learning School Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Department/Area Applied Mathematics Position Description A postdoctoral position is available in Melanie Weber’s group at Harvard University. The group works at the intersection of Geometry and Machine Learning, with a focus on recognizing and exploiting geometric structure in data and models. Research areas include Representation Learning, Machine learning and Optimization on Graphs and Manifolds, as well as applications of geometric methods in the sciences. For more information and recent publications, see  http://melanie-weber.com/ . For questions, please email  mweber@seas.harvard.edu . This is a one-year position, with possible extension. The start date is flexible, but ideally around August 2023. Review of applications will begin in January 2023, but applications will be...

Title Pre-Doctoral Fellowship in Macroeconomics (Prof Chodorow-Reich and Straub) School Faculty of Arts and Sciences Department/Area Economics Position Description Professors Gabriel Chodorow-Reich and Ludwig Straub of the Harvard Economics Department are seeking a predoctoral fellow for the 2023-2024 academic year. The fellow will be actively involved in all stages of macroeconomic research, including brainstorming, literature reviews, data search and curation, data analysis and programming / coding state-of-the-art macroeconomic models. The fellow will also be an active participant in the Harvard University research community. The fellowship includes opportunities to develop a research agenda in related topics, to attend seminars, and to audit a course (with permission of the instructors). The position is the ideal training ground for a recent graduate who is interested in pursuing a PhD in Economics. Salary is $52,000,...

Title Postdoctoral Scholar in Applied Physics School Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Department/Area Applied Physics Position Description Quantum cascade laser pumped molecular lasers (QPMLs) are new sources of THz radiation being developed in the Capasso Group ( https://capasso.seas.harvard.edu/ ) to fill the THz gap (Science 366, 6467 (2019); APL Photonics, 7, 016107 (2022); Appl. Phys Lett. 120, 08110(2022)) which can cover a broad frequency range from a few hundred GHz to several THz, depending on the gas used for the gain medium. A postdoctoral scholar is sought to investigate various paths to optimize the current performance of QPMLs. The candidate will join a team that includes graduate students, researchers, and external collaborators. The candidate will develop/optimize the performance of QPMLs with different gases as well as new laser THz cavities and characterize them at THz...

Title Kempner Institute Fellow School Faculty of Arts and Sciences Department/Area Kempner Institute for the Study of Natural and Artificial Intelligence Position Description The Kemper Institute at Harvard University seeks applicants for Kempner Institute Fellows who will begin their appointments in September 2023. The Kempner Institute is a community of scholars, who work across boundaries and fields to advance our understanding of intelligence, broadly speaking. Kempner Institute Fellows will join a dynamic community to learn, collaborate, and discover. They will seek to fundamentally and radically advance our understanding of Natural and Artificial Intelligence. We seek candidates with demonstrated ability and creativity who study one or more of the following areas: Foundations of intelligence, including mathematical and computational models of intelligence, cognitive theories of intelligence, computational...

Title Research Fellow in Evaluation of Wearable Technology-Walsh Lab School Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Department/Area Bioengineering Position Description We are seeking a Research Fellow with an undergraduate or masters degree in Biomechanics, Kinesiology, Movement Science, Physiology, or Biomedical Engineering, to assist with data collection and processing for lab and field based studies of back assisting wearable robots. The Research Fellow should be a collaborative problem solver who is proficient at building a strong rapport with study participants and key stakeholders. The candidate should be extremely organized, exhibit excellent communication skills, and enjoy working with diverse groups of people. A strong candidate can tackle challenging projects with minimal oversight in a fast-paced, industry-focused environment while maintaining great attention to detail. We have developed a...

Title Postdoctoral Scholar in Applied Physics School Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Department/Area Applied Physics Position Description The physics of two-dimensional (2D) materials, and especially structures with a relative twist between successive layers, has attracted much attention in recent years. Guiding experimental searches through theoretical models for interesting applications of these systems is crucial, because of the very large parameter space involved. The theoretical tools commonly employed in modeling of these systems are density functional theory (DFT) and effective hamiltonians built through wannierization of Bloch states. A Postdoctoral scholar is sought to make leading contributions to this field, by developing theoretical models of twisted 2D homo-layer and hetero-layer structures using the tools mentioned. A key goal is to explore the physics of these systems, including...

Title Postdoctoral Fellow in Materials Science School Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Department/Area Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering Position Description 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 ARO MURI award. The goal of this project is to develop a fundamental understanding of the transient yielding and printing behavior of highly heterogeneous particle systems. Basic Qualifications Candidates must have a Doctorate degree in Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, or Applied Physics by the time the appointment begins. Additional Qualifications Priority will be given to candidates with...

Title Postdoctoral Fellow in Organ Engineering with the Lewis Lab School Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Department/Area   Position Description 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. Basic Qualifications Candidates must have a Doctorate degree in Materials Science, Bioengineering, or Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, by the time the appointment begins. Additional Qualifications Priority...

Title Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities (CGBC) Fellow School Harvard Graduate School of Design Department/Area Harvard Center For Green Buildings And Cities Position Description With mounting evidence of the impact of human activity on the global climate, the built environment is increasingly understood to be a critical site for applied and conceptual research in questions of energy and ecology. The inaugural CGBC Fellowship offers a one-year research and teaching position with the possibility of extension for an additional year. It is intended for an early-career individuals who hold a Ph.D. or Doctorate Degree in an area related to building sciences, and whose research focuses on various scales. Fellows will be hosted at the Center for Green Buildings and Cites and conduct research related to their field. They will be expected to teach two classes at the Graduate School of Design (GSD). Fellows will be...

Title Postdoctoral Fellowship in Applied Physics School Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Department/Area Applied Physics Position Description 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. Basic Qualifications Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics or Physics is required Additional Qualifications Strong background and interest in nanofabrication, including development of novel nanofabrication strategies. Expertise with building optical setups, lasers, electronics, including microwave electronics Excellent interpersonal and mentorship skills and ability to interact with a diverse...

Title Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard in RL with Applications in Digital Interventions! School Faculty of Arts and Sciences Department/Area Statistics Position Description Join us as a postdoctoral fellow in Professor Susan Murphy’s Statistical Reinforcement Learning Group. Our research concerns sequential decision making in digital health, including experimental design and reinforcement learning algorithms. We combine statistical methods with online reinforcement learning algorithms to provide inferential tools. The successful applicant will be expected to develop an innovative research program in sequential decision making. Our lab is involved in a number of digital health studies in obesity, cardiac health, physical activity, mental illness and substance abuse across the world. The appointment will be for up to three years with annual renewal based on satisfactory performance and continued availability of funding. ...

Title Postdoctoral Fellow in Applied Algebra and Geometry School Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Department/Area Applied Mathematics Position Description A postdoctoral position is available in Anna Seigal’s group at Harvard University. The group is working in the area of Applied Algebra and Geometry. For recent publications, see  https://people.math.harvard.edu/~aseigal/ . For questions, please send an email to  aseigal@math.harvard.edu . Those from underrepresented minorities in mathematics are particularly encouraged to apply. This is a 1 year position. The start date is flexible, but ideally around August 2023. Basic Qualifications Candidates must have a PhD in Mathematics or a related discipline by the time the appointment begins. Additional Qualifications   Special Instructions Submit a CV, cover letter, research...

Title Postdoctoral Fellowships in Computer Science School Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Department/Area Computer Science Position Description The John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and the Department of Statistics at Harvard University seeks applicants for four postdoctoral fellow programs in Computer Science. Michael O. Rabin Postdoctoral Fellowship in Theoretical Computer Science The John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University (SEAS) seeks applicants for the Michael O. Rabin* Postdoctoral Fellowship in Theoretical Computer Science. The normal duration of the Rabin Fellowship is two years. Rabin Fellows will receive a generous salary as well as an allocation for research and travel expenses. We are looking for junior scientists in theoretical computer science, broadly construed. Rabin Fellows will be provided...

Title Tenured Professor in Bioengineering School Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Department/Area Bioengineering Position Description The John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) at Harvard University seeks applicants for a tenured rank position in Bioengineering, with an expected start date of July 1, 2023. The successful applicant will teach and advise at the undergraduate and graduate levels in Bioengineering. The candidate is expected to have a research and educational focus on the field of ‘Augmented Humanity,’ as broadly defined. Specific topics of interest include Human Cell Therapies with an emphasis on biomaterials/cell engineering/cell manufacturing and Human Organoids/Tissue Engineering with an emphasis on stem cell differentiation/genetic engineering/organoid assembly/tissue-level characterization. Candidates with research outside these areas, yet...

Title Postdoctoral Fellow in Geometric Machine Learning School Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Department/Area Applied Mathematics Position Description A postdoctoral position is available in Melanie Weber’s group at Harvard University. The group works at the intersection of Geometry and Machine Learning, with a focus on recognizing and exploiting geometric structure in data and models. Research areas include Representation Learning, Machine learning and Optimization on Graphs and Manifolds, as well as applications of geometric methods in the sciences. For more information and recent publications, see  http://melanie-weber.com/ . For questions, please email  mweber@seas.harvard.edu . This is a one-year position, with possible extension. The start date is flexible, but ideally around August 2023. Review of applications will begin in January 2023, but applications will be...