Postdoctoral Research Associate
The Program in Applied and Computational Mathematics invites applications for Postdoctoral Research Associates or a more senior rank such as an Associate Research Scholar to join in research efforts of interest to its faculty. Domains of interest include nonlinear partial differential equations, computational fluid dynamics and material science, dynamical systems, numerical analysis, stochastic problems and stochastic analysis, graph theory and applications, mathematical biology, financial mathematics and mathematical approaches to signal analysis, information theory, computational biology and image processing.
Applicants must have (or expect to have at the time of appointment) a PhD.
The work location for this position is in-person on campus at Princeton University. Responses will only be sent to applicants from whom we seek further information.
The term of appointment at the rank of Postdoctoral Research Associate is one year, with the possibility of renewal pending satisfactory performance and continued funding. Appointments made at a more senior rank may have multi-year appointments.
Applications are reviewed and considered on a rolling basis - as they are received. This opportunity is associated with individual faculty in PACM listed here who may offer a postdoc position within their research group. The timeline could be different for each faculty. Please explore Faculty Research Interest: https://www.pacm.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/2026-05/Faculty%20Research%20Interests_2026.pdf
Applicants must submit a cover letter, CV, bibliography/publications list, statement of research and three letters of recommendation online at https://www.mathjobs.org/jobs/list/28508
This position is not eligible for sponsorship of an H-1B visa requiring consular processing; other visa sponsorships (including H-1B visas not requiring consular processing) may be available, as appropriate.
Expected Salary Range: Post-doc 65,000 - 71,000; Associate Research Scholars 77,000 - 82,000
This position is subject to Princeton University's background check policy.
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