Career Development

Postdoc Fellowships and Positions

Funding and fellowship opportunities

  • Did you know that the Fulbright Scholar Program offers postdocs? Any U.S. citizen who has obtained their PhD within the last five years is eligible to apply. This year, the program offers 18 exciting Postdoctoral Awards in 11 countries. Our postdocs provide scholars who have recently graduated with a fully-funded opportunity to research and train under faculty abroad. Alumni of the program have cited the dedicated research time and extended mentorship of these opportunities as the top assets of Fulbright’s postdoctoral placements. Additionally, the professional network of fellow Fulbrighters and the prestige of the grant have opened doors for postdocs: after completing their grants, our scholars have gone on to succeed in tenure-track jobs, industry, and ongoing research and engagement in their field of study. Here are all of our Postdoctoral Awards on fulbrightscholars.org.

Job opportunities

 

     UGA Postdoc Job Opportunities:  View current UGA postdoc job opportunities.
     Other Job Opportunities:
  • Postdoctoral Research in Experimental Biophysics: A position is open at the University of Tennessee – Knoxville in the Mannik Lab for a highly motivated Postdoctoral Researcher who has a doctorate in biophysics, cell biology, or a related field who is interested in energy-driven self-assembly processes in living systems. The processes of interest include the dynamic assembly of cell division machinery and cell cycle control in E. coli. The position involves high-resolution and high-throughput microscopy, computational data analysis (including AI models), microfluidics, and bacterial cell biology. The person can also contribute to our efforts to develop nano/microfabricated fluidic devices for live cell studies, with fabrication taking place at the nearby Oak Ridge National Laboratory. This work is supported by funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Science Foundation (NSF). For more details about potential projects, please visit this link. The applicants should send a CV, a cover letter describing research interests/relevant experience, and names of three references to Dr. Jaan Männik at JMannik@utk.edu.
  • NIH Job Listings: NIH is the steward of medical and behavioral research for the Nation. Its mission is to seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce illness and disability.
  • NSF Job Listings: People working in the science directorates maintain close contact with science and engineering communities to explore emerging opportunities and to coordinate NSF’s “gold standard” merit review process in deciding where to invest NSF funds. The directorates have a rich mix of scientific and administrative staff to ensure the integrity of NSF’s programs and processes. Staff in the business operations areas connect with NSF’s partners in the academic, government, and private sectors, set policy around how awards are made, manage the agency’s financial commitments, and handle the day-to-day operations that support the agency — from information technology to facility management to human resources. At NSF, you’ll find a career that supports some of the most important and groundbreaking research and education in the world. Picture yourself at NSF and make an impact where discoveries begin.
  • St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, TN: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital offers exceptional training for postdoctoral fellows who benefit from leading-edge science, world-class facilities and resources, and a deeply collaborative culture. St. Jude trains approximately 280 fellows at one time, a proportion of which are supported by one of four NIH T32 training grants in Infectious Diseases Therapeutics, Cancer Survivorship, Hematological Malignancies, and Immuno-Oncology and Immunotherapy. St. Jude is committed to career development and support for its postdocs. Their salary now begins at $70,000. A link to open postdoc positions can be found here.
  • PhD Insiders is a lab research network for students and scientists. There are several job opportunities for postdocs and post-PhD folks. Click this link to explore their website.

General resources for funding opportunities

General resources for job searches

Resources from Postdoc Workshops and Seminars

To see our full list of archived events, please follow this link and scroll down to the ‘Past Professional Development Event Resources’ area!