Postdoc position at Institute of Technology

Postdoc position at New Jersey Institute of Technology

Start date: 1 Sep 2025

Location: Newark, NJ, USA

Position Title: Postdoctoral Fellow

Position Summary: Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position in the field of mathematical and computational biology in the recently created Mathematical & Computational Biosciences Collective (MCBC) at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. The position is initially for one year, with the possibility of renewal for up to three years, subject to satisfactory performance and the availability of funding. The start date is September 1, 2025, or earlier.

Essential Functions: Conduct research in mathematical and computational biology at the interface of theory and experiments, take part in seminars, group meetings, journal clubs, help mentor students, and other research activities of the MCBC and the associated Departments of Mathematical and Biological Sciences. The ideal candidate would have an interest in building successful interactions with experimental scientists and experience in one or more of the following areas: (i) neuroscience, (ii) systems biology / biochemical systems, (iii) collective behavior, and (iv) machine learning / artificial intelligence.

Additional Opportunities: The successful candidate will be co‑mentored by a theorist and an experimentalist and will have the opportunity to interact with researchers in the pharmaceutical industry, IBM Research, and other industrial partners. In addition to research duties, the Postdoctoral Fellow might have the opportunity to teach one course per semester, subject to availability.

Prerequisite

Qualifications:

A candidate should hold a PhD in the areas of applied mathematics, computer science, data science, quantitative biology, or other relevant disciplines.

• Cover letter with a brief research statement.
• CV
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• References – names and email addresses of three references.

Please email these materials to Profs. Casey Diekman (diekman) and Horacio G. Rotstein (horacio) with the subject line “MCBC Postdoctoral Fellow Application.”