294 faculty science other science jobs found in Princeton, NJ

2023-16241 Department: Princeton Neuroscience Inst  Category: Research and Laboratory Job Type: Full-Time  Name of Lab: Witten Lab Overview The Princeton Neuroscience Institute has a Research Specialist I position available with Professor Ilana Witten. The successful applicant will be energetic and detail-oriented with at least 2 years of experience in a wet lab research setting. Applications should include a cover letter indicating why you would like the job and what you will bring to the lab, a CV, and a list of at least two potential referees. Review of applications will continue until the positions are filled. This is a one-year term position with the possibility of renewal based on funding and performance. Responsibilities train mice and rats on operant tasks, perform optogenetic experiments, and histological analysis of brain tissue collaborate with graduate students or postdoctoral research fellows in the lab on various projects...

2022-15710 Department: Integrative Genomics Category: Research and Laboratory  Job Type: Full-Time  Name of Lab: Davidson Overview The Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics at Princeton University seeks applicants for a Research Specialist I or II to join the laboratory of Shawn Davidson, Ph.D. whose research focuses on understanding cellular metabolism in cancer and neurodegenerative diseases. We are seeking a highly motivated and organized individual to work on a fast-paced interdisciplinary project to use a cutting edge metabolomic platform. The rank and salary will be commensurate with experience. The position will start immediately and will end on June 1, 2023. Responsibilities Duties will principally include assay development for imaging mass spectrometry and using genetic and pharmacological interventions to validate metabolic targets in cell culture and transgenic mouse models. The candidate will work closely with PIs,...

The Bridging Divides Initiative (BDI) seeks a full-time Research Director position to oversee its action-oriented research portfolio. Reporting to the Executive Director, the Research Director oversees BDI's data and analysis portfolio, manages the core research team, and serves as a member of the leadership team, helping to shape and advance the organization's research and policy impact. The position requires a strong aptitude for long- and short-term project management, excellent communications skills and writing ability, keen attention to detail, and a proven aptitude for managing day-to-day responsibilities of a fast-paced program with competing priorities. Core Responsibilities  Manage BDI's research portfolio, including overseeing research and content development for public and private publications and presentations, including hands-on drafting and editing of reports, issue briefs, presentations, op-eds, and policy memos; balancing long term projects with demands of...

The Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment seeks applications for a lead software engineer and project manager, at the rank of professional specialist, in the research lab led by Assistant Professor Jesse Jenkins, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Andlinger Center for Energy and Environment.  The Zero-carbon Energy systems Research and Optimization Laboratory, aka ZERO Lab, works on improving optimization-based modeling tools, methods, and input data to understand complex energy systems. The group applies these methods to evaluate and optimize emerging low-carbon energy technologies, identify key cost and performance improvements, and provide insights to inform and target engineering research and investment. The group also uses energy systems models to generate decision-relevant insights to guide national and sub-national jurisdictions in transitioning to net-zero emissions energy systems and inform critical policy and planning decisions....

Peking and Princeton Universities have established a Postdoctoral Fellowship Program to train highly-qualified, early-career postdoctoral researchers in studies of contemporary China so that they are positioned to become leaders in their respective academic fields. We invite applications for 2 postdoctoral research associates, 2023-24.  Each fellowship is to be awarded for up to two years: the first 12 consecutive months at Peking University and the next 12 consecutive months at Princeton University with a visiting appointment at Peking University. Renewal after the first year is contingent on satisfactory performance. Preferred start date is September 1, 2023. The position is open to early-career scholars who would be in residence and participate in the host organization's activities, including student-faculty seminars, workshops, and public lectures. The position is also open to any discipline, as long as the fellow conducts research on contemporary China. The candidate's...

Postdoctoral Position in "Hidden Symmetries and Fusion Energy" Princeton University is seeking a postdoctoral or more senior researcher as part of a new multi-institution initiative 'Hidden Symmetries and Fusion Energy' funded by the Simons Foundation. The goal of the initiative is to build a mathematical and computational foundation for the design of stellarators for magnetic plasma confinement. Our multidisciplinary team includes experts in physics, mathematics, and computer science, specializing in areas such as magnetic field line flow, particle confinement, magnetohydrodynamics, multi-objective stochastic optimization, and scientific computing. The role of the Princeton researcher in this project will be to develop computational and analytical tools for optimizing magnetic field and coil shaping to achieve particle confinement, maximizing integrability and quasisymmetry. Applicants should have a PhD in physics or a related area. Candidates will be expected to be...

The Energy Systems Analysis Group (https://acee.princeton.edu/research/energy-systems-analysis-group/) at the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment invites applications for postdoctoral researchers or more senior research positions. Individuals interested in systems-level analysis of challenges to deep decarbonization of the global economy by 2050 are encouraged to apply. Applicants will have a PhD or equivalent degree and experience in energy-climate modelling and analysis or a related field. The individuals will join Rapid Switch (https://acee.princeton.edu/rapidswitch/), an international multi-disciplinary research collaboration that seeks to identify pathways to accelerate decarbonization of energy systems. The research to be conducted will build on Princeton's Net-Zero America study (https://netzeroamerica.princeton.edu/the-report). That study adopted a Rapid Switch framing and developed uniquely-granular sectoral, temporal, and spatial analyses to illustrate...

The postdoctoral track of the CITP fellows' program is for people that have recently received or about to receive a Ph.D. and work on understanding and improving the relationship between technology and society. The priority areas of our center include (1) Platforms and Digital Infrastructure, (2) Data Science, AI and Society, and (3) Privacy and Security. CITP tightly integrates basic research, applied research, and societal engagement, enabling distinctive impact-both academic and societal. In this context, we welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds such as computer science, electrical and computer engineering, sociology, public policy, information science, communication, economics, political science, psychology, philosophy, and related technology disciplines. Selected candidates will be appointed at the postdoctoral research associate or more senior research rank. These are typically 12-month appointments, commencing on or about September 1, 2023 and can be renewed for a...

The Program in Cognitive Science, in collaboration with the University Center for Human Values, invites applications for a postdoctoral position in the Cognitive Science of Values. The successful candidate will be based in the laboratory of Dr. Tania Lombrozo in the Department of Psychology. We aim to support a highly promising scholar with a background in cognitive science or a related discipline, such as psychology, empirically informed/experimental philosophy, or formal epistemology. The scholar's research agenda should address a topic that engages with both cognitive science and values, such as the role of moral values in decision making, the role of epistemic values in belief revision, or the role of values in the cognitive science of religion. The proposed research is expected to yield both theoretical and empirical publications. Candidates will be expected to contribute the equivalent of one course each year to the University Center and/or the Department. This contribution...

The University Center for Human Values (UCHV) & the High Meadows Environmental Institute (HMEI) at Princeton University invite applications for a postdoctoral research associate working at the intersection of ethics and global change to contribute to the Climate Futures Initiative in Science, Values, and Policy (CFI)- a jointly supported research program. Our aim is to support a scholar whose research agenda focuses on the ethical dimensions of climate change, informed by knowledge of climate science and policy. Applicants trained in moral and political philosophy, political theory, normative economics, and related areas are encouraged to apply. The incumbent will be expected to be an active contributor to CFI and, in concert with the program's faculty leadership and steering committee, will play a central role in planning the group's activities. He/she will be encouraged to participate in the UCHV and HMEI communities and will have responsibility for contributing the...

The High Meadows Environmental Institute (HMEI), (https://environment.princeton.edu/) invites applications for postdoctoral research associate and more senior research positions focusing on the scientific, technical, policy, and human dimensions of environmental issues. These areas include issues surrounding global change; energy and climate; biogeochemical cycles; molecular geochemistry; biodiversity; conservation; environmental science and policy; infectious disease and global health; and sustainable development in impoverished and resource-challenged regions of the world. Appointments are for one year with the possibility of renewal based upon satisfactory performance and continued funding. This position is subject to the University's background check policy.  Applicants must apply online at https://www.princeton.edu/acad-positions/position/26741 and submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a brief statement of research interest, and names and contact information for...

Polymer chain structural heterogeneities can play a major role in determining polymer dynamics and thermal stability (as bounded by the glass transition temperature (Tg) above which polymers lose dimensional stability), with the potential to enable rational control of transport and dynamic mechanical properties. While copolymerization and mixing have long been employed in tuning these properties, their usage has generally been prescribed and guided by classical Tg mixing rules that suggest a limitation to interpolating between the properties of existing polymers. Recent work suggests a new opportunity: copolymerization of monomers with particularly favorable or unfavorable interactions can lead to large deviations from these mixing rules, enabling alloyed copolymers with thermal envelopes far outside those of the homopolymers corresponding to their constituents. Moreover, sequence effects on Tg indicates the even more profound possibility of achieving large variations in Tg,...

One or more postdoctoral or more senior research associate positions are available at Princeton University in the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment. Researchers will join the Zero-carbon Energy systems Research and Optimization Laboratory (ZERO Lab) run by assistant professor Jesse Jenkins jointly appointed with the Andlinger Center and Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. The ZERO Lab focuses on improving and applying optimization-based macro-energy systems (https://www.macroenergysystems.org/) models to evaluate and optimize low-carbon energy technologies, guide investment and research in innovative energy technologies, and generate insights to improve energy and climate policy and planning decisions. About the research program Research associates may contribute to any of the ZERO Lab's three core research areas (1)Models and methods: improve optimization-based macro-energy systems modeling tools and methods to understand complex energy systems...

Postdoctoral research associate positions, or more senior positions, are available at Princeton University in the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, working in the research group led by Associate Professor Claire White. These positions are focused on the fundamental materials science of (i) sustainable cements or (ii) inorganic sorbents for CO2 capture, and involve the application of low-temperature plasmas or high voltage electric fields. The positions are heavily weighted toward experiments but can include components on atomistic modeling if the successful individuals have prior expertise. Day-to-day responsibilities include planning and performing experiments, data analysis and interpretation, manuscript and report preparation and graduate student mentoring. The projects require applicants to have a strong background in synthesis of inorganic materials and materials characterization. Experience working with low-temperature plasmas or high voltage electric fields...

One or more postdoctoral or more senior research associate positions are available at Princeton University in the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment. Researchers will join the Zero-carbon Energy systems Research and Optimization Laboratory (ZERO Lab) run by assistant professor Jesse Jenkins jointly appointed with the Andlinger Center and Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. The ZERO Lab focuses on improving and applying optimization-based macro-energy systems (https://www.macroenergysystems.org/) models to evaluate and optimize low-carbon energy technologies, guide investment and research in innovative energy technologies, and generate insights to improve energy and climate policy and planning decisions. About the research program Research associates may contribute to any of the ZERO Lab's three core research areas (1)Models and methods: improve optimization-based macro-energy systems modeling tools and methods to understand complex energy systems...

A Postdoctoral Research Associate or more senior research position in computational biology is available in the Pritykin and Adamson Labs at the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics and Computer Science and Molecular Biology Departments at Princeton University. The successful applicant will be appointed through the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics. We seek candidates interested in developing and applying computational methods for design and analysis of large-scale genome perturbation experiments. Successful candidates should have computational biology, bioinformatics, computer science, machine learning, statistics, data science, applied math, and/or other quantitative backgrounds and be enthusiastic about bringing their expertise to address fundamental and applied problems in the field of genome editing. The Adamson lab is principally a genomics lab focused on studying mechanisms of genome stability maintenance. For our work, we use and develop...

The Department of Politics at Princeton University seeks applicants for a Postdoctoral Research Associate or more senior research position that involves a year of research at Princeton. Scholars in all subfields of political science will be considered. The aim of the program is to nurture a diverse group of promising scholars, and there is a particular interest in attracting applications from groups that have been historically underrepresented in the field of political science at Princeton University. Ph.D. is required.    Interested applicants must apply online at https://www.princeton.edu/acad-positions/position/27002 and submit a CV, cover letter, writing sample, and the names and contact information of three references. For best consideration, apply by September 12, 2022. Initial appointment is for one year with the possibility of renewal subject to satisfactory performance and available funding.    This position is subject to the University's background...

Postdoctoral Researcher at the Princeton Social Neuroscience Lab The Princeton Social Neuroscience Lab (PI: Diana Tamir) invites applications for a postdoctoral or more senior research associate, to begin in Summer 2022. We are looking for a creative and productive researcher with a doctoral degree in psychology, neuroscience, or a related field. More information about our lab is available on our website: https://psnlab.princeton.edu/. This position is fully funded at NIH salary levels and includes funds for research expenses. Initial appointment is for one year with possibility for renewal pending satisfactory performance.  The postdoctoral researcher will work on a federally-funded program of research investigating the neurocognitive processes supporting naturalistic social interactions using fMRI hyperscanning. An ideal candidate will have (i) evidence of an existing research program in social cognition, (ii) a strong background in designing and analyzing neuroimaging...

Postdoctoral Research Associate Position in Computational Cognitive Science The Department of Computer Science invites applications for a postdoctoral or more senior research position in Computational Cognitive Science, under the direction of Tom Griffiths. Ph.D. is required. Applicants should have a background in cognitive science or a related discipline such as computer science or psychology, with a research agenda focused on using mathematical, computational, and behavioral methods to understand the nature of human intelligence. Topics of particular interest are applying machine learning to understanding human decision-making, computational approaches to bounded rationality, representation learning for reinforcement learning, and distributed computation as a model for collaboration and cultural evolution. Applications will be evaluated on the basis of the applicant's previous accomplishments and their fit with ongoing research projects in the lab. Apply at...

The Princeton Neuroscience Institute at Princeton University currently has research positions available at the postdoctoral or more senior research levels in the areas of neuroscience, psychology, molecular biology, biochemistry, physics, computer science, and genetics. Initial appointment is for one year with the possibility of renewal based on satisfactory performance and continued funding. Essential Qualifications: PhD in a relevant discipline Interested applicants must apply online at https://www.princeton.edu/acad-positions/position/24921  and include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a brief statement of research interests, and contact information for at least two references. These positions are subject to the University's background check policy.