The Department is actively seeking postdoctoral fellows in a wide variety of fields within molecular and cellular biology. We are seeking highly creative and motivated postdocs with broad interests and outstanding graduate training. We encourage applicants from various backgrounds and promote diversity throughout the University. Postdoctoral appointments are initially 1 year in duration, renewable on an annual basis.
Interested individuals should apply to the faculty member directly. A link to each faculty member’s contact information and website can be found on the Faculty Profiles page.
Harvard University is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, age, protected veteran status, disability, genetic information, military service, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, or other protected status.
Immediate openings are listed below.
Interests: Explore molecular adaptations underlying unique behaviors. Octopus, sharks, jellyfish, photosynthetic animals, walking fish, and more. Background in cell biology, physiology, biochemistry, structure, other molecular approaches.
Interests: Cellular fat metabolism and inter-organelle communication.
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Interests: Real-time systems analysis of signal transduction and genetic networks at the single cell level.
Interests: RNA biology (transcription, reverse transcription, translation, trafficking), structure biology, structural virology, biochemistry, biophysics, RNA-protein interaction.
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Interests: Protein folding, quality control, and homeostasis.
Interests: Molecular and neural architecture of social behavior circuits.
Interests: Computational and quantitative biology.
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Interests: Mechanistic underpinnings of parasitic behavior manipulation in zombie flies from molecules to circuits using a multidisciplinary approach.
Interests: Synaptic plasticity: cellular mechanisms, development of functional networks and links to behavior.
Interests: Evolution of molecular and developmental mechanisms controlling cell fate decisions.
Interests: High resolution dynamic and spatial studies of prokaryotic cellular organization.
Interests: Structural biology of signaling and transport through biological membranes.
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Interests: Collective cell behaviors that build tissues in live embryos.
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Interests: Physics, dynamics, and evolution of proteins; microbial cell physiology.
Interests: Experience-dependent brain development; critical periods.
Interests: The genetic basis of adaptive morphology and behavior.
Interests: C. elegans genetics of intercellular RNAi signaling.
Interests: Mechanisms of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance.
Interests: Chromosomes: motion, mechanics, DNA dynamics and spatial patterning.
Interests: Development of the nervous system, synaptic plasticity, behavior and evolution.
Interests: Synaptic structure and competition.
Interests: bioinformatics, evolutionary biology, DNA sequence assembly and analysis.
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Interests: Chromosome segregation, yeast sex, and evolution.
Interests: Neuronal cell biology, neural circuits and olfaction.
Interests: Exploring the Intersection of the Immune System, Microbiome, and Diet.
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Interests: Quantitative studies of biological self-organization, and the architecture and dynamics of subcellular structures.
Interests: Force-induced denaturation of DNA, sequence heterogeneity and the dynamics of motor proteins, population growth and mutation in disordered media.
Interests: Understanding and harnessing the complexity of plant chemistry and metabolism.
Interests: Multicolor and time-resolved electron microscopy of cell signaling. More Information
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Interests: Human development, Stem cell biology, Neuroscience, Computational Biology.
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Interests: Computational methods to identify functional genomic sequences and structures. Quest for conserved RNA structures.
Interests: Assembly and function of neural circuits in the visual system. (currently not taking students)
Interests: Neurobiology of perception and decision making.
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Interests: Experimental design and teaching laboratories.
Interests: Gene regulatory mechanisms underlying genomic imprinting and functions of imprinted non-coding RNAs in neurophysiology and disease.
Multiple postdoc positions available in RNA biology, neurobiology, and computational biology. More Information