462 postdoctoral scholars jobs found

Position Description The Department of Oral Health Sciences (OHS)  brings together faculty from different ends of the dental and oral health research spectrum into a single department that has expertise ranging from the modern experimental life sciences through the public health and behavioral sciences. OHS has the goal of improving the oral and general health and well-being of our diverse global population through research, teaching and service. OHS has a broadly defined mission that accommodates diverse faculty interests and expertise. At present, OHS enjoys faculty expertise in areas including anatomy, biochemistry, molecular biology, microbiology, biostatistics, epidemiology, behavioral science (both basic and applied), public health, dental hygiene, education, law, medicine, and clinical dentistry including faculty members with specialty training in periodontics, orthodontics, and oral medicine. OHS also sponsors the School of Dentistry’s only PhD program as...

POSITION DESCRIPTION We are enthusiastically recruiting postdoctoral scholars dedicated to investigating the cellular and electrophysiologic bases of dynamic sensory coding and hypofunction by vestibular epithelia in the laboratory of Dr. Larry Hoffman, Adjunct Professor and Director of the Vestibular Neuroscience Laboratory at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. This work is highly translational and harbors many opportunities for developing new strategies for investigating peripheral sensory neurobiology and neurorehabilitation. The principal responsibilities associated with this position include investigating the cellular substrates of dynamic sensory coding and hypofunction. The strategies associated with this approach include immunohistochemistry, tract-tracing, high-resolution quantitative imaging, and behavioral analyses. We are seeking to incorporate contemporary methods of transcriptional analyses. The translational experimental design will integrate...

POSITION DESCRIPTION We are enthusiastically recruiting postdoctoral scholars dedicated to investigating the cellular and electrophysiologic bases of dynamic sensory coding and hypofunction by vestibular epithelia in the laboratory of Dr. Larry Hoffman, Adjunct Professor and Director of the Vestibular Neuroscience Laboratory at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. This work is highly translational and harbors many opportunities for developing new strategies for investigating peripheral sensory neurobiology neurorehabilitation. The principal responsibilities associated with this position include single-neuron electrophysiology, vestibulo-ocular reflex recording, and computational analyses of sensory spiketrains in rodent models of peripheral vestibular hypofunction. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. degree or equivalent to apply. Relevant experience should include one or more of the following: systems neurophysiology, computational neuroscience, and/or neurosensory...

Position Description The Quantum Defect Lab (QDL) at the University of Washington is seeking two Postdoctoral Scholars in the area of experimental quantum information beginning March 2023. Postdoctoral Scholar appointments are full-time, 12-month appointments for a period of up to three years subject to funding and mutual agreement. At the QDL, we seek to advance quantum technologies based on defects in crystals. Research areas include defect synthesis, characterization of fundamental properties, quantum sensing, and nanophotonic device integration for quantum network applications. Further information on the QDL can be found at https://sites.google.com/uw.edu/optospintronics-lab/. Applicants will be considered in all areas of experimental quantum information, semiconductor physics and optics. Experience in optical microscopy, optical spectroscopy, photonic design, nanofabrication, RF design and cryogenics is desirable but not required.  The base salary range...

Position Description The University of Washington, School of Nursing has a history of developing scientists in symptom science. We are pleased to announce a Postdoctoral Position in Integrative Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment. This position is to start sometime between January 15 and February 1,  2023. The purpose of the postdoctoral position is to prepare scholars for academic research careers in integrative health and SUD.  The postdoctoral fellow will be supported for 12 months at 100% FTE, with the possibility of an additional 6 - month appointment. We are seeking highly motivated individuals for the following position: People in treatment for Substance Use Disorder (SUD) often live with co-occurring mental and physical health conditions, and have a high exposure to interpersonal trauma (e.g. childhood and/or adult physical and sexual violence).  Treatment for SUD, including Opioid Use Disorder may benefit from integrative treatment...

Position Description The Arce-McShane lab in the Department of Oral Health Sciences at the University of Washington School of Dentistry has openings for two postdoctoral scholar/fellow positions. Postdoctoral scholars and fellows are represented by UAW 4121 and are subject to the collective bargaining agreement, unless agreed exclusion apply.  For more information, please visit the University of Washington Labor Relations website. Research in the Arce-McShane Lab focuses on the principles of cortical and biomechanical control of oral sensorimotor behavior and how these are affected by learning, aging, and disease.   Our lab uses a multidisciplinary approach to understand the interplay between sensation and movement using converging evidence from psychophysics, biomechanics, neurophysiology, and computational modeling. Our methods include recording neural activity from chronically-implanted microelectrode arrays in multiple regions of the cerebral...

Position Description The Department of Oral Health Sciences (OHS)  brings together faculty from different ends of the dental and oral health research spectrum into a single department that has expertise ranging from the modern experimental life sciences through the public health and behavioral sciences. OHS has the goal of improving the oral and general health and well-being of our diverse global population through research, teaching and service. OHS has a broadly defined mission that accommodates diverse faculty interests and expertise. At present, OHS enjoys faculty expertise in areas including anatomy, biochemistry, molecular biology, microbiology, biostatistics, epidemiology, behavioral science (both basic and applied), public health, dental hygiene, education, law, medicine, and clinical dentistry including faculty members with specialty training in periodontics, orthodontics, and oral medicine. OHS also sponsors the School of Dentistry’s only PhD program as...

Position Description Applicants are invited for a postdoctoral position at the University of Washington, School of Medicine. This position is searching for an entry-level postdoctoral scholar, and will be given the title Post-doctoral Scholar.  Postdoctoral level researcher.  Minimum 3 years salary support with University of Washington benefits. Initial project aims focus on studying hippocampal and neocortical interactions during language behavior paradigms. Will be expected to do extensive computational coding and analytical background  Data sources: Intracranial EEG local field potential recordings Behnke-Fried microelectrode recordings for single neuron isolation Responsive neurostimulation devices Micro- and macro-electrode recordings during deep brain stimulation The anticipated start date is 3/1/23. This is an annually renewed (12 month service period) appointment. Postdoctoral scholars are represented by UAW...

Position Description The Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean, and Ecosystem Studies (CICOES) seeks applications for Postdoctoral Scholars with research interests in climate, oceanography, and/or ecosystem science including management and policy. We anticipate offering two to three Postdoctoral Scholar appointments. Postdocs are appointed at any one of the CICOES consortium universities: University of Washington (UW), Oregon State University (OSU), and University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) and may be located at a partner university or at one of our National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsored laboratories: the Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC), the Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC), and/or the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL). Appointments are based on the strength of the applicant’s research proposal, the fit to CICOES’ research portfolio, and the composition of the mentoring team. Applicants are expected to...

Position Description The Future of Nursing Report and the NINR Strategic Plan both identified the need to develop the next generation of nursing scientists poised to play scientific and leadership roles in new initiatives that incorporate omics measures as well as multilevel modeling, data science and big data approaches to address medical and social determinants of health (SDOH). Given nursing’s tradition of utilizing biobehavioral information in concert with patient, family, community and population assessments, developing nurse scientists with complementary skills in the interpretation and translation of “upstream” omics and SDOH is imperative. The Interdisciplinary Nurse Scientist Training in Multilevel Approaches: Biology to Society (B2S) T32 is funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research (T32016913).  Following program completion trainees are expected to: Demonstrate skill in the critique and design of studies that advance...

Position Description The School of Oceanography at the University of Washington (UW) invites applications for a postdoctoral scholar to conduct original research focusing on a new project “Constraining Pliocene North Pacific marine heatwave variability from individual foraminifera Mg/Ca,” funded through the NSF’s Paleo-Perspectives on Climate Change program. This will be an excellent opportunity for those who are excited by the challenge of using highly-sensitive, cutting-edge analytical techniques to generate novel reconstructions of past climate variability in hopes of better forecasting future change. Marine heatwaves (MHW) are prolonged periods of anomalous ocean warming with considerable socioeconomic impacts, and a persistent north Pacific event from 2014-2016 is likely the most ecologically and economically impactful ever. Observational data suggest an increase in MHW frequency and duration over the past century, but simulations of future MHW...

Position Description The InQubator for Quantum Simulation (IQuS) at the University of Washington anticipates appointing one or two full-time Postdoctoral Scholars to start in September 2023.  Outstanding candidates in quantum information theory, quantum simulation, lattice gauge theory, Standard Model physics, broadly defined, to be part of the Fermilab QuantISED Program focusing on the quantum simulation of quantum field theories, are invited to apply. These positions are full-time, 12-month (one-year) appointment, which may be extended (upon successful performance) up to a maximum term of three years, subject to funding and mutual agreement. The Postdoctoral Scholar title is limited to five years, including postdoctoral experience(s) at UW and other institutions. IQuS includes local researchers, visitors, and community-driven workshops at the Institute of Nuclear Theory, along with close connections with national laboratories and technology companies, to help...

Position Description Overview CMAP is a Center of Excellence in Genome Science. Our Center is developing highly generalizable, reproducible and scalable technologies to generate and assess the functional impact of variants in human genes. Our goal is to facilitate variant interpretation to enable genome-guided precision medicine in clinical decision making. Position Description The Center for the Multiplex Assessment of Phenotype (CMAP) is accepting applications for two full-time “CMAP Postdoctoral Scholar” positions starting in 2023. The University has an annual service period of 12-months (July 1 - June 30) Linking phenotype to genotype is one of the most pressing problems in biology. We are looking for near or recent grads to work on high-risk, high-reward methods development projects that will drive the mutational scanning field forward. This is a unique opportunity to work at the cutting edge of genomics and proteomics with a team of creative and...

Position Description The University of Washington Information School invites applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar position. The postdoc will support a research grant funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) in coordination with the US Research Software Sustainability Institute (URSSI). URSSI’s mission is to improve the  recognition, development,  and  use , of software for a more sustainable research enterprise: https://urssi.us/   The postdoc will work with URSSI to investigate the development and maintenance of research software in order to better understand what factors influence research software sustainability; describe current models of sustainability planning and suggest potential new models that could increase the likelihood of achieving long-term software sustainability; and develop new methods to evaluate research software sustainability.   The successful candidate will be able to either conduct ...

Position Description The UW Puget Sound Institute seeks a Postdoctoral Scholar with expertise in process-based, multi-scale watershed modeling to collaborate with an interdisciplinary team developing a linked set of terrestrial-marine models parameterized for the entire Puget Sound basin and its watersheds. The 3-year project goal is to deliver a tool to support regional planning and restoration decision-making under alternative climate, population, and land use futures for a broad range of regional objectives, from orcas to human wellbeing. Watershed modeling outputs aim to help local and regional planners and managers visualize how effects of their decisions will propagate downstream with far reaching benefits and tradeoffs for terrestrial and marine endpoints of concern. This 3-year project brings together the USEPA’s VELMA modeling team, the UW Salish Sea Modeling Center team, the NOAA Atlantis and social-ecological systems modeling team, a...

Position Description The University of Washington Center for an Informed Public (CIP) invites applications for up to three CIP Postdoctoral Fellows who will be hired as Postdoctoral Scholars.  The UW CIP is a multidisciplinary institute with a core mission aiming to resist strategic misinformation, promote an informed society, and strengthen democratic discourse. Located at the University of Washington, a world-class research university in the Pacific Northwest, this new Center will lead programs that span research, education, policy and outreach.    CIP Fellows will join a growing team of faculty, students, community partners, and staff all actively involved in addressing the challenges of today’s complex and dynamic information environment. Postdoctoral Fellows will be supervised by one of the Center co-founders and/or faculty, and will work closely with the entire CIP community on research projects in service of the Center’s...

Position Description The University of Washington Center for an Informed Public (CIP) invites applications for up to three CIP Postdoctoral Fellows who will be hired as Postdoctoral Scholars.  We seek a scholar to broaden and deepen our research and scholarship of health and/or climate misinformation and disinformation. We are particularly interested in studies of information flow in sociotechnical systems; the role of information in the formation and dynamics of values, beliefs, or identities (race, gender, class, ability, etc.); and the role of researchers, educators, librarians, and policy makers in supporting healthy information environments and fostering a more informed and equitable society. Scholars with a strong background in public health, climate science, and related disciplines who are looking to bring their expertise to problems within the misinformation domain are encouraged to apply. The UW CIP is a multidisciplinary institute with a core...

Position Description The  University of Washington’s Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences (I-LABS)  has an opening for a bilingual (Spanish-English) post-doctoral researcher interested in bilingual language development in young children. We are focusing on next steps in bringing the best of early language research to educational classrooms in the form of language interventions and curricula for children in the 0-5 age range, and seek a postdoctoral candidate with experience, knowledge and a portfolio of research with young children learning two languages. This individual will work closely with a research team of linguists, psychologists, neuroscientists, educators, and software engineers from I-LABS who want to bring the best methods of bilingual language teaching to early education classrooms.   For this donor-funded research, the primary responsibilities of the post-doctoral researcher will be to engage in the design and testing of programs...

Position Description The University of Washington Center for an Informed Public (CIP) invites applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar to work on a National Science Foundation funded project titled “Building Rapid-Response Frameworks to Support Multi-Stakeholder Collaborations for Mitigating Online Disinformation”.  The postdoctoral scholar will be appointed in the Department of Human Centered Design and Engineering, College of Engineering at the University of Washington. In collaboration with project PIs Drs. Kate Starbird, Emma Spiro, and Jevin West, the postdoctoral scholar will lead the iterative design and evaluation of a multi-stakeholder, data science collaboration working to mitigate online mis- and disinformation. The work will include participant observation of collaborative data analysis, interviews with diverse stakeholders, and iterative design work to improve the tools and broader socio-technical system that support this work. One goal of...

Position Description The University of Washington Tacoma’s Puget Sound Institute, in collaboration with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Services, Northwest Fisheries Science Center in Seattle WA seeks 2 (two) Postdoctoral Scholars to conduct ecosystem modeling research in the Salish Sea. The Salish Sea spans Washington State in the US and British Columbia in Canada, and includes Puget Sound, the Strait of Georgia, and the Strait of Juan de Fuca.  Postdoctoral scholars are represented by UAW 4121 and are subject to the collective bargaining agreement, unless agreed exclusion criteria apply. For more information, please visit the University of Washington Labor Relations website. Both positions have an anticipated start date of January 1, 2023 (negotiable). Initial appointments are for 1 year. One position allows reappointment up to 1 additional year, pending performance review. The other position...