Postdoctoral and Research Positions at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Technical Associate I, Knouse LabApply NowSaveJob Number: 23751Koch Inst – Integrative Cancer Research VP Research Full-Time Apr 16, 2024TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE I, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research-Knouse Lab, to assist with the development of tools for high-throughput functional genomics in mouse tissues in a position that offers an exciting opportunity to work independently or semi-independently on your own research project with mentorship from a senior lab member or Kristin Knouse. Responsibilities will include particip…
Research Scientist 3Apply NowSaveJob Number: 23914Mathematics Science Full-Time Apr 16, 2024RESEARCH SCIENTIST 3, Mathematics, to develop the Magma computer algebra system under a grant from the Simons Foundation. The position is based at MIT under the direction of principal investigator (PI) Andrew Sutherland and is part of a collaboration between MIT and the University of Sydney (PI John Voight). Will be engaged in a combination of software development research and mathematical r…
Technical Associate I, Lees and Soto-Feliciano LabsApply NowSaveJob Number: 23928Koch Inst – Integrative Cancer Research VP Research Full-Time Apr 12, 2024TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE I, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Lees and Soto-Feliciano Labs, to investigate epigenetic regulators and gene regulation in cancer cells. The work will involve some management of research lab operations, but the majority of time will be spent conducting research and participating in ongoing lab projects. Responsibilities will include laboratory organ…
Postdoctoral AssociateApply NowSaveJob Number: 23906Mechanical Engineering Engineering Full-Time Apr 12, 2024POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, Mechanical Engineering (MechE), to specialize in defining problems and research questions in water, food, and agriculture that the MIT research community may be well-positioned to tackle. Will work at the intersection of engineering, science, and technology to identify opportunities where cutting-edge research can address pressing needs to improve access to clean wate…
Postdoctoral Associate, Materials Systems LabApply NowSaveJob Number: 23927Materials Research Laboratory VP Research Full-time (Hybrid) Apr 11, 2024POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, Materials Research Laboratory (MRL)-Materials Systems Lab (MSL), to conduct research on the economic and environmental aspects of materials systems. Will work on the extraction, processing, and recovery of minerals related to the energy transition. The research will focus on several of the following topics: dynamic modeling of materials markets, consequential life cyc…
Research Scientist 3, Part-TimeApply NowSaveJob Number: 23922Comp Sci & Artificial Intelligence Lab Schwarzman College of Computing Part-time (Hybrid) Apr 11, 2024RESEARCH SCIENTIST 3, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) (part-time, 30%), to work with Dr. Neil Thompson as part of the FutureTech research project. Will be responsible for working collaboratively on projects that uncover and quantify the foundations of progress in computing: what are the most important trends, how do they underpin economic productivity and grow…
Research Technician, Case LabApply NowSaveJob Number: 23925Biology Science Full-Time Temporary Apr 10, 2024RESEARCH TECHNICIAN, Biology-Case Lab, to join a growing research team studying cell signaling. The lab uses quantitative experimental approaches from biochemistry, molecular biophysics, and cell biology to study transmembrane signaling pathways and how they are misregulated in diseases like cancer. The work will involve molecular cloning, protein expression, protein purification, and mammalian ti…
Patient Coordinator, Tsai LabApply NowSaveJob Number: 23660Picower Institute for Learning & Memory Science Full-Time Apr 8, 2024PATIENT COORDINATOR, Picower Institute for Learning and Memory-Tsai Lab (2 openings), to assist with clinical research studies conducted at MIT and at MGH that are designed to evaluate whether Gamma ENtrainment Using Sensory (GENUS) stimulation can be used to help people with memory impairment or are at risk of developing impairment. Responsibilities include overseeing protocol developm…
Technical Associate II, Fraenkel LabApply NowSaveJob Number: 23913Department of Biological Engineering Engineering Full-Time Apr 8, 2024TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE II, Biological Engineering-Fraenkel Laboratory, to carry out experimental work in close collaboration with lab researchers. Will contribute to advanced research in human stem cells and biological imaging for disease and develop skills in state-of-the-art experimental/computational technologies. The main responsibilities will include maintaining various human pluripo…
Animal TechnicianApply NowSaveJob Number: 23381Division of Comparative Medicine VP Research Full-Time Apr 8, 2024ANIMAL TECHNICIAN, Division of Comparative Medicine (DCM) (multiple openings), to perform, under the supervision of the area supervisor or lead technician, any and all duties involved in the care of research animals at the Whitehead and/or MIT campus as assigned. Will maintain proper levels of food and water for animals in accordance with established standard operating procedures; clean and/…
Postdoctoral AssociateApply NowSaveJob Number: 23909Kavli Inst for Astrophysics & Space Rsrch Science Full-Time Apr 8, 2024POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Science (MKI), to work in the Quantum Measurement Group of Professor Nergis Mavalvala and the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) Laboratory, beginning in June 2024. Will primarily carry out research and technical projects at the forefront of quantum-enhanced precision metrology, specifically the development …
Postdoctoral AssociateApply NowSaveJob Number: 23905Mechanical Engineering Engineering Full-Time Apr 5, 2024POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, Mechanical Engineering (MechE), to work at the intersection of urban planning and infrastructure development, engineering, and technology to identify innovation potentials in design and development and ultimately help co-produce solutions addressing critical challenges emergent from the polycrises of climate change and rapid urban growth in the Amazon. Will collaborat…
Assistant Director for Animal Welfare and ComplianceApply NowSaveJob Number: 23901Division of Comparative Medicine VP Research Full-Time Apr 4, 2024ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR ANIMAL WELFARE AND COMPLIANCE, Division of Comparative Medicine (DCM), to act as the primary liaison coordinating the activities of the Committee for Animal Care (CAC), MIT’s Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), with those of DCM to optimize compliance with all regulations and guidelines; oversee the researcher training and post-approval monitoring prog…
Postdoctoral Associate, Building Thermal ControlApply NowSaveJob Number: 23898Architecture Architecture & Planning Full-Time Apr 3, 2024POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, BUILDING THERMAL CONTROL, Architecture-Building Technology Program, to support efforts to reduce building energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions on the MIT campus while maintaining occupants’ comfort through the use of machine learning-based algorithms to dynamically adjust building temperature setpoints and equipment operating schedules. Will coll…
Research Support Associate, Anderson LabApply NowSaveJob Number: 22592Koch Inst – Integrative Cancer Research VP Research Full-Time Mar 29, 2024RESEARCH SUPPORT ASSOCIATE, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research-Anderson Lab, to assume primary responsibility for synthesizing novel lipids/polymers to investigate improving nucleic acid delivery (primarily mRNA) for vaccine, gene-editing, and any other therapeutic applications. Will optimize lipid nanoparticle formulations for in-vitro and ex-vivo experiments; maintain cell line…
Optical Spectroscopy Research SpecialistApply NowSaveJob Number: 23880MIT.nano VP Research Full-Time Mar 29, 2024OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY RESEARCH SPECIALIST, MIT.nano, to join the Characterization.nano team and assist the user community by offering expert guidance and technical training on utilizing optical microscopy and spectroscopy techniques, including providing classroom and equipment trainings and supporting users with experimental design and data analysis and results interpretation. Will collaborate with…
Technical Associate I, Age LabApply NowSaveJob Number: 23856Center for Transportation & Logistics Engineering Full-Time Mar 28, 2024TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE I, Center for Transportation & Logistics-AgeLab (multiple openings), to join a multidisciplinary team focused on research to improve the lives of older adults via technology, science, and business solutions. Responsibilities involve research, written content, and external communications and working independently and collaboratively with other members of the research team.&n…
Automation Research SpecialistApply NowSaveJob Number: 22481Koch Inst – Integrative Cancer Research VP Research Full-Time Mar 28, 2024AUTOMATION RESEARCH ENGINEER, Koch Institute (KI) for Integrative Cancer Research, to support automation instrumentation and high throughput approaches in the High Throughput Sciences Core Facility. Responsibilities will include hands-on operation and maintenance of the facility’s automated liquid handling and readout systems, laboratory information management system (LIMS), and database man…
Technical Associate I, Tsai LabApply NowSaveJob Number: 23875Picower Institute for Learning & Memory Science Full-Time Mar 28, 2024TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE, Picower Institute for Learning and Memory-Tsai Lab, to assist with creation, maintenance, and experimentation using human-induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and embryonic stem cells (ESCs). Will work closely with several researchers to create differentiated neural cell types such as neural progenitor cells and mature neurons from iPSCs and ESCs. Much time will be spe…
Chief Electrical EngineerApply NowSaveJob Number: 23876Plasma Science and Fusion Center VP Research Full-Time Mar 27, 2024CHIEF ELECTRICAL ENGINEER, Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC), to oversee the extensive electrical and power engineering needs of midscale research experiments and associated electrical infrastructure at the PSFC. Will contribute to innovative research programs in a number of high-power and high-current areas, including radiofrequency heating and transmission, superconducting magnets, p…
Technical Associate I, Tsai LabApply NowSaveJob Number: 23874Picower Institute for Learning & Memory Science Full-Time Mar 26, 2024TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE 1, Picower Institute for Learning and Memory-Tsai Lab, to assist with research on the effects of neurodegeneration on neuronal activity and cognition in various mouse models. Duties include rodent stereotaxic surgery, in-vivo electrophysiology, fiber photometry, and/or optogenetic experiments in awake mice. The project also involves brain dissections, histology, and confo…
Research Scientist – In situ single molecule protein sequencingApply NowSaveJob Number: 23206McGovern Institute for Brain Research Office of Provost Full-Time Temporary Mar 25, 2024 RESEARCH SCIENTIST, IN SITU SINGLE MOLECULE PROTEIN SEQUENCING, McGovern Institute for Brain Research -Synthetic Neurobiology/Boyden Lab, to join a lab that develops cutting-edge methods for mapping, analyzing, and controlling the brain. Will report to the director of the Synthetic Neurobiology group and develop new chemistry and chemical engineering protocols, requ…
Research Support Associate, Chen LabApply NowSaveJob Number: 23857Koch Inst – Integrative Cancer Research VP Research Full-Time Temporary Mar 21, 2024RESEARCH SUPPORT ASSOCIATE, Koch Institute (KI) for Integrative Cancer Research-Chen Lab, to support a fast-paced and exciting research program in immunology, cancer biology, and metabolic diseases. Will assist with maintaining efficient laboratory operations, maintain mouse colonies and laboratory equipment, provide basic laboratory support for researchers and their projects, assist with pr…
Postdoctoral AssociateApply NowSaveJob Number: 23855Research Laboratory of Electronics VP Research Full-Time Temporary Mar 21, 2024POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, Research Laboratory of Electronics (RLE), to join a project whose objective is to develop a thermal management platform utilizing solid-state heat conduction to achieve optimal building-level thermal comfort with minimal reliance on air/water thermal management systems, thereby minimizing energy consumption. Drawing upon the extensive expertise of the principal investigator…
Clinical Research ManagerApply NowSaveJob Number: 23848Ctr for Clinical & Translational Rsrch VP Research Full-Time Mar 20, 2024CLINICAL RESEARCH MANAGER, Center for Clinical and Translational Research (CCTR), to be responsible for the overall clinical oversight of all activities occurring in CCTR facilities. Will serve as a manager, clinical resource, and liaison for clinical research activities and provide management, leadership, and daily oversight of research activities and related operations. Responsibilit…
Technical Associate I, Chung LabApply NowSaveJob Number: 23507Picower Institute for Learning & Memory Science Full-Time Mar 20, 2024TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE I, CHUNG LAB, Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, to play a critical role in protocol development/optimization and data generation for a large NIH UM1 center aiming to map the human and non-human primate brain atlases using a state-of-the-art technology pipeline consisting of novel tissue processing methods, molecular probe labeling, and volumetric optical imaging techni…
Technical Associate I, Vos LabApply NowSaveJob Number: 23822Biology Science Full-Time Temporary Mar 14, 2024TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE 1, Biology-Vos Lab, to join a research team studying how gene expression and genome architecture are coupled. Will be part of a multinational consortium that was recently funded to develop small molecule compounds to target proteins that are involved in the development and progression of pediatric cancers. The work will involve protein expression, protein purification, mo…
Program Manager, Birnbaum LabApply NowSaveJob Number: 23826Koch Inst – Integrative Cancer Research VP Research Full-Time Mar 14, 2024PROGRAM MANAGER, Koch Institute (KI) for Integrative Cancer Research-Birnbaum Lab, to support the MATCHMAKERS team which has been recently funded via a five-year Cancer Research UK/National Cancer Institute Grand Challenge grant to predict and design T cell recognition to better treat cancer. Will coordinate research collaborations between member laboratories, manage outreach and communicati…
Technical Associate I, Birnbaum LabApply NowSaveJob Number: 23827Koch Inst – Integrative Cancer Research VP Research Full-Time Mar 14, 2024TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE I, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research-Birnbaum Lab, to be involved in cutting-edge projects aimed at understanding and engineering immune responses against cancer and infectious disease. To accomplish this, lab projects utilize a combination of protein engineering, molecular biology, bioinformatics, and molecular and cellular immunology. Responsibilities will includ…
Engineering Team LeadApply NowSaveJob Number: 23805MIT Quest for Intelligence Schwarzman College of Computing Full-time (Hybrid) Mar 13, 2024ENGINEERING TEAM LEAD, MIT Quest for Intelligence-Systems Engineering Team, to lead and supervise a team that is building and maintaining artificial intelligence and machine learning (ML) computational platforms designed to advance Quest missions research, compose and benchmark models of natural intelligence, and assess the utility of systems in solving real problems of reasoning and decisio…
Research Fellow, Blueprint LabsApply NowSaveJob Number: 23819Economics Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences Full-Time Temporary Mar 13, 2024RESEARCH FELLOW, Economics-Blueprint Labs (2 openings), to join a growing team of professionals devoted to using data, economics, and analytic tools to generate insights to uncover the consequences of policy choices and improve society. Will work closely with one or more of the Blueprint Labs directors or co-directors, including Josh Angrist, Parag Pathak, and David Autor, plus coll…
Research Specialist, Koehler LabApply NowSaveJob Number: 23784Koch Inst – Integrative Cancer Research VP Research Full-Time Mar 13, 2024RESEARCH SPECIALIST, Koch Institute (KI) for Integrative Cancer Research-Koehler Lab, to impact medicine by expanding the repertoire of druggable targets and developing new technological solutions to solve bottlenecks in the drug discovery process. The Koehler Lab conducts cutting-edge research at the new frontiers of biological engineering and chemical biology. It includes biologists, chemi…
Postdoctoral AssociateApply NowSaveJob Number: 23813Nuclear Science and Engineering Engineering Full-Time Mar 12, 2024POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, Nuclear Science and Engineering, to enhance understanding of the climactic effects of limited nuclear wars by studying the fundamentals of how large-scale fires are initiated by nuclear explosions, the probability of their occurring, and the expected soot loading produced by such fires. Responsibilities include carrying out literature reviews of existing work and iden…
Technical Associate I, Wang LabApply NowSaveJob Number: 23809McGovern Institute for Brain Research Office of Provost Full-Time Mar 12, 2024TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE I, McGovern Institute for Brain Research, to join the laboratory of Professor Fan Wang and conduct research on the neurobiology of sensorimotor behaviors. Responsibilities include mouse colony management, mouse surgery, mouse behavior training and testing, cryosection and histological staining experiments, learning to perform in vivo recording and imaging, and analyzing recordi…
Research Scientist, Weiss LabApply NowSaveJob Number: 23808Department of Biological Engineering Engineering Full-Time Mar 12, 2024RESEARCH SCIENTIST 2, Biological Engineering-Synthetic Biology Center-Weiss Lab, to join an interdisciplinary research lab seeking to create integrated biological systems capable of autonomously performing tasks related to the activities of therapeutic agents for a variety of applications, including immunotherapy. Will participate in government- and corporate-sponsored research in mammalian …
Research Support Associate, Straehla LabApply NowSaveJob Number: 23348Koch Inst – Integrative Cancer Research VP Research Full-Time Mar 8, 2024RESEARCH SUPPORT ASSOCIATE, Koch Institute (KI) for Integrative Cancer Research-Straehla Lab, to join a dynamic team of researchers developing modular nanoparticle platforms and biomarker-based treatment regimens for pediatric cancers. The experimental focus will use a combination of nanomaterials synthesis and molecular biology assays to investigate biologic regulators of nanoparticle deliv…
Junior Research Computing Support SpecialistApply NowSaveJob Number: 23796Office of Research Computing and Data VP Research Full-time (Hybrid) Mar 6, 2024JUNIOR RESEARCH COMPUTING SUPPORT SPECIALIST, Office of Research Computing and Data (ORCD), to assume a hands-on position delivering world-class research computing customer experiences to all MIT researchers. Will be part of a growing central team providing core research computing training and support services and platforms to the entire MIT community. Will interact directly with resea…
Research Computing Support SpecialistApply NowSaveJob Number: 23797Office of Research Computing and Data VP Research Full-time (Hybrid) Mar 6, 2024RESEARCH COMPUTING SUPPORT SPECIALIST, Office of Research Computing and Data (ORCD), to assume a hands-on position delivering world-class research computing customer experiences to all MIT researchers. Will be part of a growing central team providing core research computing training and support services and platforms to the entire MIT community; interact directly with researchers and researc…
Postdoctoral Associate, Integrative Modeling of Language and LocomotionApply NowSaveJob Number: 23800Brain & Cognitive Sciences Science Full-Time Temporary Mar 6, 2024POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, INTEGRATIVE MODELING OF LANGUAGE AND LOCOMOTION, Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS), to join an interdisciplinary project at the intersection of language, cognition, and motor control that aims to understand the cognitive constraints and computational principles that shape the ways in which humans use language to represent motor actions. The postdoctoral associate will…
Technical Associate I – EvLabApply NowSaveJob Number: 22322McGovern Institute for Brain Research Office of Provost Full-Time Mar 6, 2024TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE I, McGovern Institute for Brain Research (2 openings), to work with Dr. Ev Fedorenko. Will assist with research on the cognitive and neural basis of language. Responsibilities include assisting with all aspects of research, including designing, programming, and conducting behavioral, fMRI, and MEG experiments; analyzing behavioral, fMRI, MEG, and ECoG data; updating the la…
Technical Associate I – Desimone LabApply NowSaveJob Number: 23615McGovern Institute for Brain Research Office of Provost Full-Time Mar 6, 2024TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE I, McGovern Institute for Brain Research‐Desimone Laboratory (2 openings), to join a lab that focuses on basic neural mechanisms of attention and executive control which are often impaired in mental disorders. Will be responsible for data collection and general experimental support for at least two species of animals. Responsibilities will include helping with the c…
Senior Research Support AssociateApply NowSaveJob Number: 23786Political Science Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences Full-Time Temporary Mar 4, 2024SENIOR RESEARCH SUPPORT ASSOCIATE, Political Science, to assist three professors with their research and class-related needs. Responsibilities will include assisting with research by engaging in data analysis, conducting computer simulations, aiding in data collection, coordinating research assistants, and assisting with the preparation of experiments and surveys. Will also perform gen…
Technical Associate I, Ribbeck LabApply NowSaveJob Number: 23788Department of Biological Engineering Engineering Full-Time Feb 29, 2024TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE I, Biological Engineering, to provide technical assistance on multiple high-impact projects in the research lab of Professor Katharina Ribbeck. These include the isolation and purification of mucus components for the development of assays to identify artificial sweeteners with superior flavor properties, the development of chemical profiling methods to identify properties of sa…
Technical Associate I, Fan LabApply NowSaveJob Number: 23742Picower Institute for Learning & Memory Science Full-Time Feb 29, 2024TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE 1, Picower Institute for Learning and Memory-Fan Lab (2 openings), to support research projects in a lab focused on developing and applying novel high-precision optical and molecular technologies to watch and perturb the brain in action. The lab leverages these cutting-edge technologies and integrates them with behavioral, molecular, and computational approaches to unders…
Postdoctoral Associate, Critical Analysis of Carbon Capture and SequestrationApply NowSaveJob Number: 23626Civil and Environmental Engineering Engineering Full-Time Temporary Feb 28, 2024POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, Civil and Environmental Engineering, to join Professor Charles Harvey on critically analyzing the role of industrial carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The research will address questions such as: Why have integrated assessment models consistently over-predicted the growth of CCS? What does evidence suggest about the true cost…
Prototype EngineerApply NowSaveJob Number: 23721Sociotechnical Systems Research Center Schwarzman College of Computing Full-Time Feb 28, 2024PROTOTYPE ENGINEER, Sociotechnical Systems Research Center (SSRC)/Media Lab-Center for Constructive Communication (CCC), to join a small, dynamic development team using a DevOps approach that is crucial for empowering both its immediate team and fellow researchers. The CCC, based at the MIT Media Lab and in collaboration with the nonprofit Cortico, leverages data-driven analytics to better u…
Predoctoral Research FellowApply NowSaveJob Number: 23779Economics Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences Full-Time Temporary Feb 27, 2024PREDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW, Economics, to support Professor Dave Donaldson. Will provide research support at all stages of the process on a number of new and ongoing research projects in the fields of international trade and development economics. Will be fully integrated into the research community and encouraged to attend weekly seminars at MIT. Specific responsibilities include con…
Research Scientist, PhysiologyApply NowSaveJob Number: 23777McGovern Institute for Brain Research Office of Provost Full-Time Feb 27, 2024RESEARCH SCIENTIST, PHYSIOLOGY, McGovern Institute for Brain Research-Synthetic Neurobiology Group/Boyden Lab, to join a lab that develops cutting-edge methods for imaging, mapping, and controlling the structure and function of the brain. Will report to the director of the Synthetic Neurobiology group/Boyden Lab and perform electrophysiological assays, including patch clamp neural recording,…
Postdoctoral Associate, CO2 ElectrolysisApply NowSaveJob Number: 23774Mechanical Engineering Engineering Full-Time Feb 26, 2024POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE IN CO2 ELECTROLYSIS, Mechanical Engineering, to join the Varanasi Research Group and contribute to the development of integrated CO2 capture and electrochemical conversion systems to upscale CO2 to valuable chemicals and fuels. The group has been working on the rapidly advancing CO2 space, with many active projects spanning capture, utilization, and electrochemical con…
Postdoctoral Associate, Wetland Hydrology, Biogeochemistry, and EcologyApply NowSaveJob Number: 23625Civil and Environmental Engineering Engineering Full-Time Temporary Feb 26, 2024POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, Civil and Environmental Engineering, to join Professor Charles Harvey in integrating hydrologic, biogeochemical, and ecological aspects of wetland studies. Projects in both coastal and freshwater marshes focus on the effects of vegetation and groundwater flow in biogeochemical transport and transformation. Will be based at MIT and work in collaboration with biol…
Technical Associate I, Shoulders LabApply NowSaveJob Number: 23761Chemistry Science Full-Time Feb 21, 2024TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE I, Chemistry-Shoulders Lab, to join a group that is interested in understanding how cells fold proteins and using the tools of evolution to understand proteostasis and develop next-generation biomolecules. Will work in the area of protein homeostasis and assist with projects studying the folding and quality control mechanisms for collagen and possible treatments for colla…
Digital Learning Postdoctoral AssociateApply NowSaveJob Number: 23755Center for Transportation & Logistics Engineering Full-Time Feb 20, 2024DIGITAL LEARNING POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, Center for Transportation & Logistics (CTL), to serve as CTL’s research liaison to MITx in terms of innovative educational techniques, best practices across other massive open online courses (MOOCs), improvements to ensuring academic integrity, etc. Will conduct research in data analytics and digital learning at a massive scale; recommend, develop…
Postdoctoral AssociateApply NowSaveJob Number: 23752Plasma Science and Fusion Center VP Research Full-Time Feb 20, 2024POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC), to carry out fundamental and applied research supporting the SPARC and ARC tokamaks, two devices expected to lead to deployment of fusion as an economic energy source. The work will primarily focus on the development of data-driven and physics-based models (and their integration) to predict instabilities for SPARC. These interp…
Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) MIT Program ManagerApply NowSaveJob Number: 23750Kavli Inst for Astrophysics & Space Rsrch Science Full-time (Hybrid) Feb 17, 2024TRANSITING EXOPLANET SURVEY SATELLITE (TESS) MIT PROGRAM MANAGER, Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research, to manage ongoing space operations and science data production in close coordination with the mission principal investigator, Dr. George Ricker. Will serve as a key member of TESS mission leadership and work in close collaboration with NASA’s Goddard Spaceflight Center…
Technical Associate I, Jasanoff LabApply NowSaveJob Number: 23728Department of Biological Engineering Engineering Full-Time Feb 14, 2024TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE I, Biological Engineering-Jasanoff Lab, to assist lab researchers with a variety of experiments and duties related to studies of neural function in animals. Principal responsibilities include rodent handling; performing surgery and behavioral experiments, data acquisition and analysis, and prep work for experiments; following institutional protocols for experimental procedures …
Research Scientist 1Apply NowSaveJob Number: 23731Research Laboratory of Electronics VP Research Full-Time Temporary Feb 14, 2024RESEARCH SCIENTIST 1, Research Laboratory of Electronics (RLE), to join Professor Yang Shao-Horn’s research group on a project modeling kinetics for electrochemical reactions and diffusion of ion (cation and anion) in different phases of electrolytes ranging from liquids to polymers and ceramics and breaking down into its main comprising steps. At each step, a specific electronic, structural…
Predoctoral Research FellowApply NowSaveJob Number: 23649Economics Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences Full-Time Temporary Feb 12, 2024PREDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW, Economics (multiple openings), to support work at all stages of the research process on projects in applied economics fields such as labor, development, and environmental and political economy. Will be fully integrated into the research and predoc community at MIT and have the opportunity to gain exposure to and training in a broad set of economic research topics…
Predoctoral Research FellowApply NowSaveJob Number: 23700Economics Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences Full-Time Temporary Feb 12, 2024PREDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW, Economics, to support work at all stages of the process on research projects in labor economics, studying imperfect competition as well as the role of institutions (e.g., governments, unions) in regulating labor market inequality. The studies geographically cover the U.S., Europe, and South-East Asia. Will work on research projects with a group of faculty at MIT …
Research Scientist, Irvine LabApply NowSaveJob Number: 23343Koch Inst – Integrative Cancer Research VP Research Full-Time Feb 9, 2024RESEARCH SCIENTIST, Koch Institute (KI) for Integrative Cancer Research-Irvine Lab, to actively participate in the training of postdoctoral fellows, graduate and undergraduate students, and technicians and perform primary research as needed to explore new ideas or help bring ongoing projects to publication. Responsibilities include the design and execution of experiments to support HIV and c…
Senior Research Support Associate, Biology of Ocean MicrobesApply NowSaveJob Number: 23715Civil and Environmental Engineering Engineering Full-Time Temporary Feb 9, 2024SENIOR RESEARCH SUPPORT ASSOCIATE (BIOLOGY OF OCEAN MICROBES), Civil and Environmental Engineering-Chisholm Lab, to join a multidisciplinary group studying the ecology of the marine microorganism Prochlorococcus, the most abundant photosynthetic cell on the planet. The research team specializes in studying this microbe from the genome level to whole ocean scale using integrative systems…
Technical Associate I, Flow CytometryApply NowSaveJob Number: 23714Koch Inst – Integrative Cancer Research VP Research Full-Time Feb 9, 2024TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE I-FLOW CYTOMETRY CORE FACILITY, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, to provide support for over 160 groups engaged in cancer and other research across MIT. Will be responsible for operating, training, and maintaining flow cytometer analyzers and sorters, including daily quality control and data management; supporting scheduling needs; collaborating with team members…
Senior Research Support Associate, Choi LabApply NowSaveJob Number: 23485Picower Institute for Learning & Memory Science Full-Time Feb 6, 2024SENIOR RESEARCH SUPPORT ASSOCIATE, CHOI LAB, Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, to join a group that is dedicated to studying interactions between the immune and nervous systems. Responsibilities will include histology and immunohistochemical processing, genotyping, confocal microscopy, mouse handling, surgery, behavioral testing, and other wet laboratory work.
Evidence to Scale AssociateApply NowSaveJob Number: 23694Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences Full-Time Feb 5, 2024EVIDENCE TO SCALE ASSOCIATE, Economics/Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), to join the Evidence to Scale (E2S) vertical, working closely with J-PAL’s E2S management and leadership. J-PAL Global’s Evidence to Scale (E2S) vertical plays a key role in supporting the J-PAL network and its partners in the process of translating rigorous evidence into policy and practice at …
Senior Evidence to Scale AssociateApply NowSaveJob Number: 23693Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences Full-Time Feb 5, 2024SENIOR EVIDENCE TO SCALE ASSOCIATE, Economics/Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), to join the Evidence to Scale (E2S) vertical, working closely with J-PAL’s E2S management and leadership. J-PAL Global’s Evidence to Scale (E2S) vertical plays a key role in supporting the J-PAL network and its partners in the process of translating rigorous evidence into policy and pract…
Senior Research Support Associate, Nedivi LabApply NowSaveJob Number: 23688Picower Institute for Learning & Memory Science Full-Time Feb 1, 2024SENIOR RESEARCH SUPPORT ASSOCIATE, Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, to join the Nedivi Lab which is investigating the contribution of different classes of interneurons to circuit development and their relative contribution to neuronal plasticity processes. While inhibitory synapses are essential to brain function and plasticity, surprisingly little is known about their molecular composit…
Senior Research Support Associate, Irvine LabApply NowSaveJob Number: 23683Koch Inst – Integrative Cancer Research VP Research Full-Time Feb 1, 2024SENIOR RESEARCH SUPPORT ASSOCIATE, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research-Irvine Lab (2 openings), to support ongoing immunoengineering research for the development of cancer immunotherapy and HIV vaccines. Will work under supervision of a senior lab member and provide technical assistance with immunoengineering projects. Responsibilities include supporting studies in mice, including…
Technical Associate I, Irvine LabApply NowSaveJob Number: 23682Koch Inst – Integrative Cancer Research VP Research Full-Time Feb 1, 2024TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE I, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research-Irvine Lab, to support ongoing immunoengineering research on the development of cancer immunotherapy and HIV vaccines. Will independently manage and execute weekly production of self-replicating RNA and modRNA constructs used by lab members and collaborators for vaccine research in vitro and in vivo (totaling 1-10mg/week); and r…
Postdoctoral Associate, Anderson LabApply NowSaveJob Number: 23681Koch Inst – Integrative Cancer Research VP Research Full-Time Feb 1, 2024POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research-Anderson Lab, to work on developing novel RNA-based cancer immunotherapy in the laboratory of Professor Daniel G. Anderson. The lab is interested in innovative, interactive, and broadly trained individuals with strong backgrounds in immunology, molecular and cell biology, and oncology. Responsibilities include devel…
Clinical Investigator/Research ScientistApply NowSaveJob Number: 22547Koch Inst – Integrative Cancer Research VP Research Full-Time Jan 31, 2024CLINICAL INVESTIGATOR/RESEARCH SCIENTIST, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, to join the Charles W. (1955) and Jennifer C. Johnson Clinical Investigator program. This unique program is designed to create the next generation of physician-scientists whose research and clinical work focuses on human cancer. The program recruits M.D. and M.D.-Ph.Ds. who have completed their clinical…
Postdoctoral Associate, Global Health EngineeringApply NowSaveJob Number: 23671Mechanical Engineering Engineering Full-Time Jan 30, 2024POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, GLOBAL HEALTH ENGINEERING, Mechanical Engineering (MechE), to work at the intersection of engineering, global health, and technology to innovate, design, develop, and implement solutions addressing critical global health challenges. Will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team that aims to address pressing needs and improve health outcomes and accessibility in underserved…
Postdoctoral AssociateApply NowSaveJob Number: 23663Civil and Environmental Engineering Engineering Full-Time Jan 29, 2024POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, Civil and Environmental Engineering, to conduct groundbreaking research in nature-based carbon sequestration solutions. Will explore and enhance soil organic carbon stocks through sustainable agricultural practices. This includes detailed study and development of a more reliable Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) protocol. The research is aimed at pro…
Postdoctoral Associate, AgeLabApply NowSaveJob Number: 23643Center for Transportation & Logistics Engineering Full-Time Temporary Jan 24, 2024POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, AGELAB, Center for Transportation & Logistics (CTL), 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. Responsibilities include designing, building, and performing analytical experiments on…
Instructional Designer 2Apply NowSaveJob Number: 23639Comparative Media Studies/Writing Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences Full-time (Hybrid) Jan 23, 2024INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER 2, Comparative Media Studies (CMS)/Writing-MIT Scheller Teacher Education Program (STEP), to handle the placement and mentoring of MIT students who are pre-service STEM teachers. The primary tasks are operational and relational, but with opportunities to co-teach undergraduate courses and participate in/lead educational research and development projects. Responsib…
Research Support Associate, Hemann LabApply NowSaveJob Number: 23631Koch Inst – Integrative Cancer Research VP Research Full-Time Jan 19, 2024RESEARCH SUPPORT ASSOCIATE 1, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research-Hemann Lab, to provide basic laboratory support–under direct supervision–for researchers and their projects. Will be responsible for data input, basic lab support functions, and lab administration such as maintaining lab calendar and lab directories and participating in planning and executing lab events and meetin…
Postdoctoral AssociateApply NowSaveJob Number: 23624Mechanical Engineering Engineering Full-Time Jan 18, 2024POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, Mechanical Engineering, to work with the Global Engineering and Research (GEAR) Center on the creation of an irrigation solution for Egyptian farmers by identifying the unique set of design technoeconomic requirements that must be met for the solution to be viable across different market segments. The solution integrates the team’s low-cost, low-energy, on- and off-gr…
Technical Associate I, Henry LabApply NowSaveJob Number: 23567Koch Inst – Integrative Cancer Research VP Research Full-Time Dec 22, 2023TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE I, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research-Henry Lab, to support an exciting team focused on ferroptosis research in human health and disease. Will provide technical assistance to ongoing research projects by performing animal surgeries, animal husbandry, and in vivo tumor imaging (bioluminescence). Responsibilities will also include overseeing daily laboratory ope…
Postdoctoral Associate, Manalis LabApply NowSaveJob Number: 23566Koch Inst – Integrative Cancer Research VP Research Full-Time Dec 22, 2023POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, to assume a position at the interface of novel instrumentation for single-cell analysis and gene therapy in the Manalis Lab (MIT, Biological Engineering) and in collaboration with the Sinskey (MIT, Biology) and Braatz (MIT, Chemical Engineering) labs through MIT’s Center for Biomedical Innovation. The project is aimed at…
Senior Research Support Associate, Flavell LabApply NowSaveJob Number: 23524Picower Institute for Learning & Memory Science Full-Time Dec 11, 2023SENIOR RESEARCH SUPPORT ASSOCIATE, FLAVELL LAB, Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, to participate in computational analysis and modeling of population neural activity in freely-behaving animals that is aimed at understanding how neural circuits generate complex behaviors (navigation, state-dependent behaviors, and more). Data processing will involve deep learning approaches to process calc…
Technical Associate IIApply NowSaveJob Number: 22941Mechanical Engineering Engineering Full-Time Dec 8, 2023TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE II, Mechanical Engineering (MechE), to join a multidisciplinary group of researchers and staff that support initiatives focused on developing clinically-relevant solutions to human diseases. Will oversee the planning, scheduling, and conduct of all in-vivo studies along with all related activities; keep accurate health records, project schedules, study data, and results; …
Computational Research Scientist, Chung LabApply NowSaveJob Number: 23509Picower Institute for Learning & Memory Science Full-Time Dec 7, 2023COMPUTATIONAL RESEARCH SCIENTIST, CHUNG LAB, Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, to use computational toolkit developer experience to support ongoing research by finding solutions and improvements to the current Chung Lab technologies and processes. Will play a critical role for a large NIH UM1 center aimed at mapping the human and non-human primate brain atlases using a state-of-the-…
Research Scientist, Chung LabApply NowSaveJob Number: 23508Picower Institute for Learning & Memory Science Full-Time Dec 6, 2023RESEARCH SCIENTIST, CHUNG LAB, Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, to assume a pivotal role in generating spatial transcriptomic and proteomic optical imaging data of human and non-human primate brains. Will utilize the novel technology pipeline established by the Chung Lab, including tissue processing, molecular probe staining, and volumetric data acquisition using light sheet micros…
Lab Coordinator, Stark LabApply NowSaveJob Number: 23454Koch Inst – Integrative Cancer Research VP Research Full-Time Nov 29, 2023LAB COORDINATOR, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research-Stark Lab, to play a crucial role in facilitating groundbreaking research programs on cancer immunology and immunotherapy by supporting, developing, and contributing to research projects that involve approaches from molecular and synthetic biology, immunology, glycobiology, and biological engineering. Will also oversee daily lab…
Brain-Score EngineerApply NowSaveJob Number: 23474MIT Quest for Intelligence Schwarzman College of Computing Full-Time Nov 22, 2023BRAIN-SCORE ENGINEER, MIT Quest for Intelligence-Engineering Team, to work with an established user base and interdisciplinary research groups across MIT to lead the maintenance and development of Brain-Score, a platform that evaluates computational models on their alignment to neural and behavioral brain data in the domains of vision and language. Will determine requirements, iterate on arc…
Technical Associate I, Neuroscience-Feng LabApply NowSaveJob Number: 23460McGovern Institute for Brain Research Office of Provost Full-Time Nov 20, 2023TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE, NEUROSCIENCE, McGovern Institute for Brain Research, to work in the laboratory of Professor Guoping Feng. Professor Feng is leading a large collaborative effort to use marmosets as model animals for the study and treatment of complex brain disorders such as autism and schizophrenia. Will primarily be responsible for handling animals and performing research manipula…
Research ScientistApply NowSaveJob Number: 23215Materials Science and Engineering Engineering Full-Time Nov 17, 2023RESEARCH SCIENTIST, Materials Science and Engineering (DMSE), to assume a position geared towards advancing explorations in quantum materials and functional complex oxides. Will work in collaboration with both internal team members and external collaborators to investigate, understand, and exploit phenomena in a diverse range of materials; and further state-of-the-art microsco…
Research Support Associate, Anderson LabApply NowSaveJob Number: 23410Koch Inst – Integrative Cancer Research VP Research Full-Time Temporary Nov 7, 2023RESEARCH SUPPORT ASSOCIATE, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research-Anderson Lab, to assist in providing support to an exciting team interested in the delivery of mRNA for vaccine applications. Will assist with experimental studies with small rodents, e.g., preparation work; giving injections via various routes such as intramuscular, intravenous, subcutaneous, intradermal, intranasal, etc.;…
Supply Chain Management (SCM) Postdoctoral AssociateApply NowSaveJob Number: 23393Center for Transportation & Logistics Engineering Full-Time Nov 1, 2023SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT (SCM) POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, Center for Transportation & Logistics (CTL)-Supply Chain Management (SCM), to support the research and teaching activities related to streamline digital transformation, machine learning, and data analytics applied in logistics and supply chain management. CTL conducts research, outreach, and educational activities with a number of com…
Technical Associate I, Molecular Biology-Traverso LabApply NowSaveJob Number: 23376Mechanical Engineering Engineering Full-Time Oct 30, 2023TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE I, MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, Mechanical Engineering-Traverso Lab, to join a multidisciplinary group that supports initiatives focused on developing clinically-relevant solutions to gastrointestinal and vaginal probiotic delivery systems. Will learn and assist with current protocols for high throughput screening, DNA isolation for sequencing, lyophilization, and excipient/formula…
Postdoctoral Associate, Fan LabApply NowSaveJob Number: 23373Picower Institute for Learning & Memory Science Full-Time Oct 27, 2023POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, FAN LAB, Picower Institute for Learning and Memory/Brain and Cognitive Sciences (2 openings), to join an interdisciplinary team whose research focuses on developing and applying novel high-precision optical and molecular technologies to watch and perturb the brain in action. The lab leverages these cutting-edge technologies and integrates them with behavioral, molecul…
Postdoctoral AssociateApply NowSaveJob Number: 23361Mechanical Engineering Engineering Full-Time Oct 25, 2023POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, Mechanical Engineering (MechE), to work with Professor Domitilla Del Vecchio on a project studying the robust multiplexing of bacterial sensors for environmental monitoring. The ultimate goal of the project is to engineer bacterial communities that implement multiplexed biosensing, robustly to environmental changes, for deployment in soil or water. Within this g…
Technical Associate I, Stark LabApply NowSaveJob Number: 23344Koch Inst – Integrative Cancer Research VP Research Full-Time Oct 20, 2023TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE I, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research-Stark Lab, to be involved in cutting-edge projects to better understand cancer immunology and develop new immunotherapies. To accomplish this, lab projects involve approaches from molecular and synthetic biology, immunology, glycobiology, and biological engineering. Responsibilities will include participating in the design and e…
Postdoctoral Associate, Stark LabApply NowSaveJob Number: 23345Koch Inst – Integrative Cancer Research VP Research Full-Time Oct 20, 2023POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, Koch Institute (KI) for Integrative Cancer Research-Stark Lab, to lead cutting-edge projects to better understand cancer immunology and develop new immunotherapies. To accomplish this, lab projects involve approaches from molecular and synthetic biology, immunology, glycobiology, and biological engineering. Experimental approaches used will include cloning/molecular biology…
Research Support Associate, Belcher LabApply NowSaveJob Number: 23342Koch Inst – Integrative Cancer Research VP Research Full-Time Temporary Oct 20, 2023RESEARCH SUPPORT ASSOCIATE, Koch Institute (KI) for Integrative Cancer Research-Belcher Lab, to join an ongoing research project funded via a radical collaboration research mechanism through Break Through Cancer, a five-way consortium between KI, Johns Hopkins Medicine, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The project involves the…
Science for Progress Initiative (SfPI) Postdoctoral AssociateApply NowSaveJob Number: 23232Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences Full-Time Temporary Sep 28, 2023SCIENCE FOR PROGRESS INITIATIVE (SfPI) POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, Economics/Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), to conduct research using randomized evaluations to reduce poverty. J-PAL works in ten sectors, including agriculture, education, health, and more. Sector teams, led by J-PAL affiliated professors, manage initiatives that fund research, create publications t…
Researcher, Policy ImpactsApply NowSaveJob Number: 23247Economics Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences Full-Time Sep 28, 2023RESEARCHER, POLICY IMPACTS, Economics, to join Nathaniel Hendren in conducting economic analysis on the welfare impacts of government policies. Will be part of Policy Impacts, an organization co-founded by Professor Hendren, that is dedicated to improving the quality of government decision-making by promoting standardization in policy analysis; and work closely with Nathaniel Hendren and a ra…
Lead Researcher, Policy ImpactsApply NowSaveJob Number: 23246Economics Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences Full-Time Sep 27, 2023LEAD RESEARCHER, POLICY IMPACTS, Economics, to join Nathaniel Hendren in conducting economic analysis on the welfare impacts of government policies. Will be part of Policy Impacts, an organization co-founded by Professor Hendren, that is dedicated to improving the quality of government decision-making by promoting standardization in policy analysis. Will work closely with Nathaniel Hend…
Technical Associate I, Synthetic Neurobiology GroupApply NowSaveJob Number: 23205McGovern Institute for Brain Research Office of Provost Full-Time Sep 18, 2023TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE I, McGovern Institute for Brain Research-Synthetic Neurobiology Group, to join a group that is developing cutting-edge methods for mapping the wiring and molecular composition of the brain. Will help optimize and apply expansion microscopy, in conjunction with novel in situ sequencing techniques, for the multimodal mapping of large numbers of biomolecules throughout diverse cel…
Operations SpecialistApply NowSaveJob Number: 23168Kavli Inst for Astrophysics & Space Rsrch Science Full-time (Hybrid) Sep 6, 2023OPERATIONS SPECIALIST, Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research (MKI), to join the Chandra X-ray Observatory Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer (ACIS) instrument team and support ACIS operations. ACIS is one of two focal plane instruments on Chandra, providing simultaneous high-resolution imaging and moderate-resolution spectroscopy. MIT has had a major role in ACIS from conception…
Software Developer 2Apply NowSaveJob Number: 23159Comp Sci & Artificial Intelligence Lab Schwarzman College of Computing Full-Time Temporary Sep 1, 2023SOFTWARE DEVELOPER 2, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)-MIT RAISE (Responsible AI for Social Empowerment and Education), to play a key role in the evolution, operation, and educational research with an emphasis on developing and supporting technology that will be integrative across three RAISE initiatives. RAISE builds tools that let everyone participate as crea…
Postdoctoral AssociateApply NowSaveJob Number: 23128Civil and Environmental Engineering Engineering Full-Time Temporary Aug 25, 2023ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), to be jointly advised by Professor Desiree Plata (CEE) and Professor John Hart (Mechanical Engineering) to study nanostructured materials for the catalytic conversion of methane and engineered reactor systems to house those catalysts. Will join a diverse research group at MIT in which environmental c…
Research/Clinical VeterinarianApply NowSaveJob Number: 20674Division of Comparative Medicine VP Research Full-Time Aug 17, 2023 RESEARCH/CLINICAL VETERINARIAN, Division of Comparative Medicine (DCM) (2 positions), to provide veterinary support and oversight for a variety of species and be actively involved in training the next generation of comparative medicine professionals. DCM serves as the primary resource for the care, development, and refinement of animal models within the MIT community. It is tasked with…
Postdoctoral Associate, Mammalian Synthetic Biology, Weiss LabApply NowSaveJob Number: 23065Department of Biological Engineering Engineering Full-Time Aug 10, 2023POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, MAMMALIAN SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY, Biological Engineering-Synthetic Biology Center-Weiss Lab, to join an interdisciplinary academic research lab seeking to create integrated biological systems capable of autonomously performing useful tasks and elucidate the design principles underlying the engineering of complex cellular and tissue phenotypes. Will work with a team of researcher…
Director of Research and Principal Research Scientist, Center for International Studies (CIS)Apply NowSaveJob Number: 22478Center for International Studies Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences Full-Time Jul 28, 2023DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH/PRINCIPAL RESEARCH SCIENTIST, MIT Center for International Studies, to be responsible for overseeing research activities, data administration, visiting scholar engagement, and fellowships. Research activities will include grant- and visitor-related research and engagements hosted by the center, including the review and oversight of various awards; and maintaining an acti…
Research Support Associate, Soto-Feliciano LabApply NowSaveJob Number: 23001Koch Inst – Integrative Cancer Research VP Research Full-Time Temporary Jul 26, 2023RESEARCH SUPPORT ASSOCIATE, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research-Soto-Feliciano Lab, to contribute to independent research projects–run by postdoctoral and doctoral scientists–that are focused on epigenetic mechanisms of normal development and cancer. Research techniques will include mammalian cell culture; basic molecular biology techniques (PCR and molecular cloning, protein an…
Postdoctoral Associate in Supply Chain ManagementApply NowSaveJob Number: 22999Center for Transportation & Logistics Engineering Full-Time Jul 25, 2023POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT, Center for Transportation and Logistics (CTL), to work at the Omnichannel Distribution Strategies Lab and contribute to the team’s research in omnichannel distribution strategies and the Warehouse of the Future (WoF), which includes both research on warehousing operations and warehouse technology. Based on the digital transformation of…
Research ScientistApply NowSaveJob Number: 22978MIT Energy Initiative VP Research Full-Time Jul 20, 2023RESEARCH SCIENTIST, MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) (2 openings), to work in the area of energy systems modeling and techno-economic analysis. As the hub of energy research at MIT, MITEI conducts techno-economic and systems-oriented research in six integrated research focus areas, including electric power, energy storage and low-carbon fuels, transportation, industrial processes, carbon manage…
Technical Associate I – Feng LabApply NowSaveJob Number: 22659McGovern Institute for Brain Research Office of Provost Full-Time Jul 18, 2023TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE I, McGovern Institute for Brain Research-Feng Lab, to join a team studying neurobiological mechanisms of brain disorders that will lead to effective treatment. Will use a variety of molecular, cellular, biochemical, genetic, imaging, and behavioral approaches to assist graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and research scientists in generating and studying various anim…
Postdoctoral AssociateApply NowSaveJob Number: 22928Plasma Science and Fusion Center VP Research Full-Time Jul 10, 2023POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC), to work in the area of experimental plasma fusion research. The focus will be on plasma edge physics on the MAST-U facility in the United Kingdom, an exciting platform for advancing the science of spherical tokamaks and advanced divertors with potential for fusion pilot plant applications. Will collaborate within the MAST…
Postdoctoral Associate, Einstein Rock Mechanics GroupApply NowSaveJob Number: 22926Civil and Environmental Engineering Engineering Full-Time Temporary Jul 10, 2023POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, Civil and Environmental Engineering-Einstein Rock Mechanics Group, to join a group studying fundamental rock behavior and engineering applications involving analytical and experimental aspects. Will work mostly on the experimental side mentoring graduate students and using approaches such as Raman spectroscopy, SEM/EDS, macro/micro/nanomechanical testing, and electric…
Research Associate for JTL Urban Mobility/Transit LabApply NowSaveJob Number: 21855Urban Studies & Planning Architecture & Planning Part-Time Jun 28, 2023RESEARCH ASSOCIATE FOR JTL URBAN MOBILITY/TRANSIT LAB, Urban Studies and Planning (DUSP) (2 openings), to manage and run sponsored research programs and advise graduate students on related projects. Responsibilities include managing the research group’s contracts and deliverables with research sponsors (e.g., public transit agencies, industry consortia); writing and publishing industry…
Postdoctoral Associate, MIT Low Income Firms Transformation (LIFT)Apply NowSaveJob Number: 22823Center for Transportation & Logistics Engineering Full-Time Temporary Jun 5, 2023POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, MIT LOW INCOME FIRMS TRANSFORMATION (LIFT), Center for Transportation and Logistics (CTL), to assist with research projects and teaching activities, conduct independent research under the supervision of senior researchers, and perform other duties as part of the MIT Low Income Firms Transformation (LIFT) Lab. CTL conducts research, outreach, and educational activities…
Postdoctoral Associate-Robust, Responsible, and Integrated Urban Mobility SystemsApply NowSaveJob Number: 22722Urban Studies & Planning Architecture & Planning Full-Time May 9, 2023POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE-ROBUST, RESPONSIBLE, AND INTEGRATED URBAN MOBILITY SYSTEMS, Urban Studies & Planning (DUSP), to join the JTL Urban Mobility and Transit Lab, an interdisciplinary research group at MIT. The JTL Urban Mobility Lab integrates behavioral and computational thinking in urban mobility to shape travel behavior, design mobility systems and ventures, and …
Technical Associate IApply NowSaveJob Number: 22664Mechanical Engineering Engineering Full-Time Temporary Apr 27, 2023TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE I, Mechanical Engineering (MechE), to join a multidisciplinary group of researchers and staff focused on the development of technologies supporting cell therapies. The expansion, differentiation, and maintenance of stem cells and stem-cell-derived cells are crucial to this work. The field is challenging, multifaceted, and multidisciplinary, and provides a broad overview of curr…
Postdoctoral AssociateApply NowSaveJob Number: 22439Civil and Environmental Engineering Engineering Full-Time Feb 28, 2023POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, Civil and Environmental Engineering, to join a team studying climate resilience in Bangladesh, CREWSNET (Reinventing Climate Change Adaptation with the Climate Resilience Early Warning System). The work is focused on the combined effects on southern Bangladesh of sea level rise, shifts in rainfall, land subsidence/aggradation, land-use, and water management. Responsib…
Technical Associate II, Traverso LabApply NowSaveJob Number: 22350Mechanical Engineering Engineering Full-Time Temporary Feb 7, 2023TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE II, Mechanical Engineering (MechE)-Traverso Lab, to join a multidisciplinary group supporting initiatives focused on developing clinically-relevant solutions to gastrointestinal drug delivery systems. Responsibilities include designing drug delivery systems for testing in small/large animals; rapid prototyping via 3D printing/machining; performing in vivo and in vitro tasks suc…
Research ScientistApply NowSaveJob Number: 22261Brain & Cognitive Sciences Science Full-time Temporary (Hybrid) Jan 19, 2023RESEARCH SCIENTIST, Brain and Cognitive Sciences /Quest for Intelligence/Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab–Probabilistic Computing Project (multiple openings), to perform fundamental research on probabilistic computation, probabilistic programming, and their applications. Will mentor and advise students/postdocs/other research scientists, improve open-source software, support…
Postdoctoral Associate, Niles LabApply NowSaveJob Number: 21823Department of Biological Engineering Engineering Full-Time Sep 9, 2022POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, Biological Engineering, Niles Lab, to conduct research applying advanced genetic technologies in malaria drug discovery projects. Projects will seek to establish early-stage genetic and chemical validation for selected targets, towards prioritization into drug discovery pipelines. Will use CRISPR/Cas-based genome editing tools to create and characterize tran…
Postdoctoral Associate, Laboratory of Applied Nuclear Physics (LANPh)Apply NowSaveJob Number: 21687Nuclear Science and Engineering Engineering Full-Time Aug 9, 2022POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, Nuclear Science and Engineering-Laboratory of Applied Nuclear Physics (LANPh) (2 openings), to work on groundbreaking research in the area of nuclear physics applied to problems in nuclear security such as arms control, cargo security, and nuclear detection. The principal duties include contributing to existing projects at LANPh in leading/coleading roles’ guiding graduate…
(Senior) Research AssociateApply NowSaveJob Number: 21490Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences Full-time (Hybrid) Jun 28, 2022(SENIOR) RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), to support J-PAL’s mission to reduce poverty by ensuring that policy is informed by scientific evidence. Will write publications that “translate” economic research into lessons for policymakers around the world; support senior staff in creating materials for policy outreach, including publications, e…
Research Scientist, High-Throughput Electrolyte DiscoveryApply NowSaveJob Number: 20837Chemistry Science Full-Time Temporary Apr 6, 2022RESEARCH SCIENTIST, HIGH-THROUGHPUT EXPERIMENTATION (HTE) AND MACHINE LEARNING FOR NEXT-GENERATION ELECTROLYTE DISCOVERY, Chemistry and Research Laboratory of Electronics (RLE), to explore and optimize an HTE system featuring a one-of-a-kind custom high throughput electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (HTEIS) setup that is being developed at MIT. The system allows synthesis, formulation, an…
Postdoctoral AssociateApply NowSaveJob Number: 20631Center for Transportation & Logistics Engineering Full-Time Jan 8, 2022POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, Center for Transportation & Logistics (CTL)-Supply Chain Management (SCM) (multiple openings), to develop scholarly competence by assisting on research projects with CTL research staff and Supply Chain Management program (SCM) master’s degree students, supporting teaching activities, and conducting independent research under the supervision of CTL senior researche…
Postdoctoral Associate – Privacy, Camera CultureApply NowSaveJob Number: 20416Media Lab Architecture & Planning Full-Time Nov 11, 2021POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, Program in Media Arts and Sciences-Camera Culture, to join a highly collaborative team of faculty and researchers focusing on privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) in broad areas, including data analysis, machine learning, and novel sensing systems. Responsibilities include performing independent research in areas including computational privacy, machine learning, cry…
Research ScientistApply NowSaveJob Number: 20216Center for Transportation & Logistics Engineering Full-Time Sep 29, 2021RESEARCH SCIENTIST, Center for Transportation & Logistics (CTL) (multiple openings), to be responsible for creating, supporting, and disseminating new knowledge in logistics, supply chain management, transportation, and related fields. Will identify, secure funding for, and conduct innovative research in the supply chain management, logistics, and transportation space with corporate and/…
Postdoctoral AssociateApply NowSaveJob Number: 19938Chemical Engineering Engineering Full-Time Jul 28, 2021POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, Chemical Engineering (ChemE), to join the Doyle Lab and work on research on “Microengineered Technologies to Spatially Profile microRNA in Tissue Sections.” Will lead research efforts on a funded NIH R01 grant at MIT. The overarching goal of this project is to design, optimize, and apply a new microfabricated tool for spatially-resolved measurements of miRNA in …
Postdoctoral Associate in Mobility and Infrastructure InformaticsApply NowSaveJob Number: 19904Urban Studies & Planning Architecture & Planning Full-Time Jul 22, 2021POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE IN MOBILITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE INFORMATICS, Urban Studies and Planning (DUSP)-Senseable City Lab (SCL), to join the Good Vibrations team for the analysis of complex infrastructure systems such as bridges and roadways. Will perform fundamental and applied research on extracting infrastructure information–such as bridge vibrations–from mobility datasets with the lab&r…
Technical Associate I, Sikes LabApply NowSaveJob Number: 19802Chemical Engineering Engineering Full-Time Jul 1, 2021TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE 1, Chemical Engineering (ChemE), to join the Sikes Lab on an industrially-sponsored project on the topic of pathogen detection. Tests that are accurate, can be conducted outside of laboratories, and are more affordable and robust than current products on the market represent a pressing need worldwide and are in great demand in industries ranging from medical diagnostic testing …
Postdoctoral Associate, Sikes LabApply NowSaveJob Number: 19795Chemical Engineering Engineering Full-Time Jun 29, 2021POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, Chemical Engineering, to join the Sikes Lab, which combine expertise in applied molecular biology and protein engineering techniques with engineering fundamentals to develop new technologies for medical diagnostic testing. The research will be focused on detection of proteins that indicate disease or the presence of pathogens in complex fluids, within minutes and at a…
Postdoctoral AssociateApply NowSaveJob Number: 19675D-Lab Chancellor’s Full-Time Temporary Jun 2, 2021POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, MIT D-Lab Local Innovation Group, to join a sponsored research project that is developing and testing evaluation instruments for assessing changes in the capacity for local innovation in communities facing development challenges. Will work directly with the study’s principal investigator, Elizabeth Hoffecker, to design and manage the field testing of research in…
Postdoctoral AssociateApply NowSaveJob Number: 19597Architecture Architecture & Planning Full-Time Temporary May 13, 2021POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, Architecture, to join Professor Mark Goulthorpe’s ARPA-e funded research project, CarbonHouse. CarbonHouse looks to designing, theorizing, analyzing, and prototyping composite buildings to test the viability of emerging forms of carbon, especially those derived from gas pyrolysis of natural gas and other precursors. But graphene, carbon nano fibers, and carbon f…
Postdoctoral Associate, Yeast Engineering for Environmental ApplicationsApply NowSaveJob Number: 19582Department of Biological Engineering Engineering Full-Time May 10, 2021POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, YEAST ENGINEERING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS, Biological Engineering, to work on cutting-edge yeast genetic and metabolic engineering projects for environmental applications in the laboratory of Professor Angela Belcher. Will join an interdisciplinary, creative, and highly collaborative team of scientists and engineers at MIT that uses aspects of nanotechnology, d…