238 faculty science other science jobs found in Cambridge, MA

Title Preceptor in Geospatial Analysis School Faculty of Arts and Sciences Department/Area Government Position Description Harvard University seeks applications for a Preceptor in Geospatial Analysis. The appointment is expected to begin on July 1, 2023.  The Preceptor will be responsible for designing and teaching introductory undergraduate and graduate courses in geospatial analysis, including geographic information systems (GIS), global positioning systems (GPS), remote sensing and related geospatial science and technology, primarily for students in the social sciences and environmental sciences. In addition, work in collaboration with faculty and the Center for Geographic Analysis staff to coordinate and enhance a non-credit training program for teaching the development and application of geospatial analytics tools and geographic data.   The position is for one year, renewable on a yearly basis for up to eight...

Title Postdoctoral Fellowship Position: Ecosystem-Atmosphere Interactions School Faculty of Arts and Sciences Department/Area Harvard Forest Position Description The  Harvard Forest  invites applications for a post-doctoral research fellow focused on ecosystem-atmosphere interactions. The project seeks to understand how ecological dynamics within forests and wetlands interact with climate change to shape the long-term exchange of carbon dioxide, methane, water, and energy at the ecosystem scale. The successful candidate will be a member of  Dr. Jackie Matthes’s EcoLab . The candidate will use long-term existing and continually collected data from Harvard Forest to examine the impacts of extreme climatic events and invasive forest pests on ecosystem-atmosphere exchange. The candidate will also collaborate with the Harvard Forest flux team on continued and new field data collection at the longest continually...

Title Postdoctoral Fellowship Position: The economics, policy, and ecology of nature-based climate change mitigation School Multiple Schools - Joint Search Department/Area Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability Position Description The  Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability  at Harvard University seeks a post-doctoral fellow to advance interdisciplinary research into the economics, policy, and ecology of nature-based climate change mitigation. The fellow will collaborate with  Joe Aldy ,  Noel (Missy) Holbrook , and  Jonathan Thompson  and others from across the University on research addressing forest and land use-related biological sequestration, emission offsets markets and policies, and related topics. The two-year fellowship will provide a salary of $83K plus healthcare benefits. Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, contact information for three...

Position Description     Postdoctoral Research Position in Environmental Health and Biostatistics The Department of Environmental Health together with the Biostatistics Department at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow position for the analysis of large-scale environmental health data. The Postdoctoral Fellow will work with a multi-disciplinary team to investigate the impact of air pollution and other exposures on risk for and progression of Parkinson’s disease, and identify the complex interactions of individual-level, environmental and societal factors that lead to increased vulnerability in Parkinson’s disease. The position will be under the joint supervision of Dr. Antonella Zanobetti in the Department of Environmental Health, and Dr. Danielle Braun in the Biostatistics Department. Applicants should have an interest in applying novel and state-of-the-art statistical and data science methods in...

Position Description     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. Basic Qualifications     Doctoral degree in statistics, biostatistics, computer science, applied mathematics, or a related quantitative field....

Position Description     This is a postdoctoral position developing statistical methods for finding patterns in complex biomedical data, working with Jeff Miller in the Department of Biostatistics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.  Models and methods of interest include hierarchical regression models, latent factorization models, nonparametric Bayesian models, models for sequential data, mixture models, machine learning algorithms, and robustness to model misspecification.  This postdoctoral position will involve working with Dr. Miller and collaborators to develop statistical methods and software tools for analyzing high-dimensional biomedical data from cancer genomics and clinical applications. Basic Qualifications     Doctoral degree in Statistics, Biostatistics, Computer Science, Applied Math, or a related field.  Advanced expertise in Bayesian statistics and machine learning is essential.  Strong programming skills...

Title Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Biostatistics School Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Department/Area Epidemiology Position Description The Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Biostatistics at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health will develop methodology in the areas of longitudinal and survival data analyses. The application of the methods will be used in epidemiologic studies. The selected candidate will work with Prof. Molin Wang (HSPH), Prof. Donna Spiegelman (Yale), Prof. Bernard Rosner and their collaborators. More specifically, the selected candidate be involved with two main projects: 1) Statistical Methods to Account for Exposure Uncertainty in Environmental Epidemiology (MEEE):  The selected candidate will focus on methodologic innovations in several critical areas of environmental health related to the effects of multiple constituents of air pollution and of aspects of the neighborhood...

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. TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE I, EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGIST ,  Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) , to work at the interface of computational and experimental work seeking to dissect the mechanisms underlying human disease genetics, experimentally validate and refine biological hypotheses, and generate new datasetsfor computational analysis. Applications include several human diseases, specifically neurodegenerative, neuropsychiatric, immune, and cancer.  Will carry out molecular assays including chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP-seq), assay of transposase accessible chromatin (ATAC-seq), RNAsequencing (RNA-seq), and single-cell profiling (scRNA-seq and scATAC-seq); perform geneknockdowns and knockouts and CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing; implement high-level research objectives, applying advanced research practices in broad areas of...

Information on MIT’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement can be found at the bottom of this posting. POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE ,   Center for Transportation & Logistics (CTL)-Age Lab  (two openings), to support a broad range of naturalistic driving research efforts. Will collaborate with senior researchers to explore novel data sets and design and develop new data extraction approaches from telemetry data and video; both lead and contribute to the development of joint publications, participate in conferences, and share results with laboratory partners and industry sponsors; collaborate with the research team on defining research priorities; design, build, and perform analytical experiments on naturalistic driving data; and report on results with an emphasis on developing the foundations of research needed to influence the design and development of vehicle safety systems.  This position offers an opportunity to work with cutting edge...

Information on MIT’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement can be found at the bottom of this posting. POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE ,  Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC) , to work in the area of experimental fusion plasma and stability physics research. The research will primarily focus on the SPARC tokamak, a novel and powerful instrument designed to be the world’s first net-energy fusion experiment.  Will lead the development of data-driven and physics-based modeling for SPARC disruptions from prediction to mitigation and avoidance; and collaborate with a team to optimize potential solutions for real-time deployment.  Emphasis will be placed on the development of alarms to off-normal events or proximity-to-instability algorithms, with a focus on confinement detection and performance optimization and scoping for disruptions on ARC. Will also contribute original research to the PSFC program, produce work for publication and present work at...

Information on MIT’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement can be found at the bottom of this posting. RESEARCH SCIENTIST - OPEN MIND ,  McGovern Institute for Brain Research  (2 openings), to tackle challenging problems at the intersection of brain science and artificial intelligence. Will join world-class neuroscientists and cognitive scientists in applying machine learning, AI, and data science skills to cutting-edge research on the brain and mind .    Responsibilities include helping researchers develop large-scale neural network models of perception and cognition; translating computational algorithms into parallelized and GPU-optimized code; staying up-to-date with machine learning developments; aiding labs with the integration of machine learning into their research; providing guidance for standardization, storage, and management of large data sets; and helping transition users to new computing tools. These positions will offer...

Information on MIT’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement can be found at the bottom of this posting. POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE ,  MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) , to join a project investigating ammonia production and utilization.  Will work with MITEI research scientists Dr. Emre Gençer, Dr. Dharik Mallapragada, and Dr. Guiyan Zang.  The project will develop Aspen models to simulate various ammonia production pathways and the utilization of ammonia for power generation. Will regularly present research results in meetings and workshops, prepare quarterly progress reports, and publish papers at international conferences and in peer-reviewed journals.  The position will offer an opportunity to interact and work closely with researchers at MITEI’s Future Energy Systems Center.   Job Requirements REQUIRED :  Ph.D. in chemical engineering or a subject pertinent to the research area; expertise and a...

Information on MIT’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement can be found at the bottom of this posting. POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE ,  Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) , to join the Algorithmic Alignment Group.  Will work alongside collaborators at DeepMind and the Cooperative AI Foundation to lead the design and implementation of a large-scale Cooperative AI contest to take place next year at a major AI conference. The work is expected to be highly important and influential for driving progress in the field.  The postdoc will lead innovative research on these problems, specifically through the lens of multi-agent reinforcement learning. Specific goals of the research include the design and launch of a contest to standardize approaches and infrastructure for cooperation research; leading novel research on the incentives for cooperative behaviors; and leading a contest summary paper, along with the participants and senior...

Information on MIT’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement can be found at the bottom of this posting. POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE ,  Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC) , to conduct research in the area of impurity transport at the DIII-D tokamak. Will perform research on DIII-D in the areas of impurity transport, plasma turbulence, and core/edge transport modeling as part of the ongoing collaboration between MIT and General Atomics; operate the laser blow-off (LBO) system at DIII-D to perform cutting-edge research and lead experiments on DIII-D to achieve research goals; make original research contributions to the PSFC program; produce peer-reviewed publications; and present research findings at national and international conferences.  Job Requirements REQUIRED :  a Ph.D. in plasma physics or related area, proficiency with programming for scientific analysis, experience in tokamak research, and ability to effectively communicate and...

Information on MIT’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement can be found at the bottom of this posting. POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, DISRUPTION RESEARCH ,  Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC) , to work in the area of computational fusion plasma and stability physics research. The research will primarily focus on the SPARC tokamak, a novel and powerful instrument designed to be the world’s first net-energy fusion experiment.  Will lead the development of a root cause analysis workflow for plasma instabilities and disruption precursors, with a strong emphasis on data-driven, physics-based models and their integration. Knowledge of database development and curation is required to help assemble dedicated databases for SPARC and become a subject matter expert guiding collaborators’ work. Will collaborate with a team to optimize potential solutions for real-time deployment. Emphasis will be placed on benchmarking different data-driven predictive...

Information on MIT’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement can be found at the bottom of this posting. POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, CLIMATE-SYSTEM MODELING WITHIN INTEGRATED HUMAN-EARTH SYSTEM MODEL FRAMEWORK ,  Center for Global Change Science , to work in the area of climate and Earth-system modeling within the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change.  Will join a multidisciplinary team of researchers studying environmental impacts as well as physical and transition risks of global-to-regional mitigation and adaptation policies. The primary responsibility will include the operation, development, and analyses with the MIT Earth System Model (MESM) as well as its linkages and coupling to models of socio-economic systems, managed resources (i.e., water-energy-land), and air pollution within the MIT’s Integrated Global Systems Model (IGSM) framework.   Job Requirements REQUIRED :  a Ph. D. in...

Information on MIT’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement can be found at the bottom of this posting. POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE ,  Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC) , to work in the area of experimental fusion plasma and stability physics research. The research will primarily focus on the DIII-D tokamak, a cornerstone element in the U.S. fusion program strategy and in view of advanced ITER operations.  Emphasis will be placed on the analysis of model and data uncertainties for real-time applications, with a preference for the development of probabilistic frameworks for time-to-event predictions.  Will continue the development of real-time models for DIII-D disruption prediction to be employed as alarms to off-normal events or as proximity-to-instability monitoring; lead the integration of such algorithms with the Disruption Free Protocol at DIII-D to qualify relevant solutions for ITER scenarios; contribute original research to the PSFC program,...

Information on MIT’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement can be found at the bottom of this posting. POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE ,  McGovern Institute for Brain Research and Brain and Cognitive Sciences-Gabrieli Lab , to be responsible for conducting neuroimaging research in cognitive neuroscience and computational psychiatry. Responsibilities include the design, implementation, and analysis of a multi-modal MRI project aimed at understanding brain predictors of response to treatment for social anxiety disorder; publishing research results in leading journals and conferences in the fields of psychology, neuroscience, and psychiatry; collaborating with graduate students working on related research projects; assisting with leading group projects; and assisting lab leadership with sponsor communications.   Job Requirements REQUIRED : a Ph.D. in psychology, neuroscience or related field; background and experience in functional magnetic...

Information on MIT’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement can be found at the bottom of this posting. COMPUTATIONAL TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE I-OPEN MINDS ,  McGovern Institute for Brain Research , to help researchers tackle challenging problems at the intersection of brain science and artificial intelligence.  Will join world-class neuroscientists and cognitive scientists in solving some of today's most exciting computational research problems and apply software engineering or system administration skills to improve researchers’ ability to use the OpenMind high-performance computing resources.  Responsibilities include developing and maintaining online courses for computing resources, running in-person tutorials on specific software packages and tools, and helping transition users to new computing tools; providing educational support and training to users of the OpenMind computing cluster (running Slurm queuing system with a Lustre file system);...