59 faculty science physics jobs found in Cambridge, MA

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 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 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 Senior Lecturer in Quantitative Methods School Faculty of Arts and Sciences Department/Area Government Department Position Description The Government Department seeks applications for a full-time Senior Lecturer in quantitative methods. The appointment is expected to begin on July 1, 2023. The senior lecturer will be responsible for teaching three courses over the academic year, advising undergraduate senior theses, and helping to administer the undergraduate data science program. This is a five-year position that is renewable contingent on performance, enrollments, and curricular needs. Basic Qualifications Candidates must have demonstrated that they are exceptional teachers and have taught within the tenured associate or full professor ranks at a university or peer undergraduate institution, with a commensurate scholarly record. They are required to have a Ph.D. in quantitative methods or related...

Title Postdoctoral Fellow in Applied Physics School Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Department/Area Applied Physics Position Description 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...

Title Postdoctoral Fellow in Applied Physics School Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Department/Area Applied Physics Position Description Accepting applications for two Postdoctoral Fellow positions working with Professor David Weitz. The first will focus the creation of materials with droplet microfluidics. The second will focus on the mechanics of interpenetrating biomolecular networks. 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...

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 2023-24 College Fellows (in multiple areas) School Faculty of Arts and Sciences Department/Area College Fellows Program Position Description Please visit https://facultyresources.fas.harvard.edu/how-apply for a list of open College Fellow positions. The College Fellows Program (https://facultyresources.fas.harvard.edu/college-fellows-program) at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences identifies exceptional scholars who have recently completed their doctoral work and have demonstrated excellence in teaching. College Fellows teach within an area of specialization while given ample time to pursue their own research. The program provides College Fellows with mentoring on both pedagogy and career development. College Fellowships are one-year positions with the possibility of renewal for one additional year. In 2023, they are expected to begin starting in August. College Fellows will receive a salary and benefits. Please...

Title Postdoctoral Fellow at Center of Mathematical Sciences and Applications School Faculty of Arts and Sciences Department/Area Center of Mathematical Sciences and Applications Position Description The Center of Mathematical Sciences and Applications at Harvard University welcomes applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow position in the mathematical sciences for the academic year 2023-2024 or the academic years 2023-2025. The Center is seeking in particular individuals with a strong mathematical science background who are interested in applying mathematics to fields such as physics, biology, finance, statistical data analysis, economics, computer science, AI, machine learning, and other disciplines. Basic Qualifications Ph.D. in relevant field Additional Qualifications   Special Instructions The application should include a cover letter/letter of application, a CV, a research...

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, 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...

Title Postdoctoral Fellow School Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Department/Area Department of Biostatistics/Quantitative Cancer Biology and Analysis Position Description 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. Basic Qualifications A PhD in computational biology, biostatistics, applied mathematics, physics, biology, or related...

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 Assistant Professor of Astronomy School Faculty of Arts and Sciences Department/Area Astronomy Position Description The Department of Astronomy seeks to appoint a tenure-track professor in any subfield of Astronomy and Astrophysics. The appointment is expected to begin in July 2023. The person hired will join theDepartment of Astronomy and the Harvard College Observatory as part of the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard &Smithsonian. The tenure-track professor will be responsible for teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels, forconducting a vibrant and collaborative research program, for the advising and mentorship of junior scientists, and for contributing broadly to the scientific atmosphere of our department and the CfA. The department views inclusivenessand excellence as interconnected in the work of its faculty, and we therefore seek candidates who are committed tobuilding a diverse and inclusive educational...

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 ,  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. 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 ,  Center for Global Change Science , to join an international team of experimentalists and theoreticians in the Advanced Global Atmospheric Gases Experiment (AGAGE) and a large atmospheric chemistry group at MIT.  The work will focus on interpretation of AGAGE observations of greenhouse and ozone-depleting gases using models, measurements, and inverse methods. Additional information about MIT Atmospheric Chemistry and Professor Prinn is available at http://atmoschem.mit.edu and http://mit.edu/rprinn.   Job Requirements REQUIRED : a Ph.D. in some area of atmospheric physics and chemistry; experience in three-dimensional atmospheric chemical transport modeling.  PREFERRED :  experience using the noted models together with observations to optimally estimate trace gas sources...

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. MIT POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, BRAIN STIMULATION AND RECORDING IN-VIVO IN MICE ,  Media Lab  (multiple openings), to develop extremely miniaturized micro-nano-devices that probe and modulate our biological system especially the brain  Will configure and implement these devices for brain stimulation and recording, characterize and validate the devices in cultured neurons, inject or implant the devices in mouse brain or peripheral nervous system (PNS), characterize and validate the devices in-vivo in mice, and perform brain stimulation and/or recording. Additional information is available at https://web.mit.edu/deblina-sarkar/brainstimulationandrecording.html. A full job description is available at https://www.media.mit.edu/about/job-opportunities/.   Job Requirements REQUIRED :  Ph.D. in bioengineering, neuroscience,...