Postdoctoral Opportunities

The Cornell Population Center (CPC) invites applicants for the Frank H.T. Rhodes Postdoctoral Fellowship. This position will be appointed for a one-year term from August 16, 2027, through August 15, 2028, but may be extended for a second year, dependent on satisfactory performance and available funding. Selection is based on scholarly potential in the broad substantive field of demography, ability to work in multi-disciplinary settings, and alignment of research interests with CPC faculty affiliates who can serve as mentors. Preference will be given to fellows with research interests in areas broadly related to the CPC’s four main areas: families & children; health behaviors & disparities; poverty, gender, & inequality; and immigration & diversity. We especially encourage applications from candidates whose research has significance for those countries on which the fellowship’s funder focuses – the United States, the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Vietnam, South Africa, and Bermuda.
The Watson School for International and Public Affairs and the Department of Sociology at Brown University invite applications for a two-year joint Postdoctoral Research Associate position beginning in the Fall of 2027. Postdoctoral Research Associates will also teach one seminar course per year of up to nineteen students as well as present a work in progress to an interdisciplinary group. The selection process, open with regard to nationality and geographic area of research, is highly competitive. Applicants must have received their Ph.D. since September 1, 2025 or will have completed all degree requirements for their Ph.D. before July 1, 2027. Individuals who are currently – or have previously been – postdoctoral fellows or postdoctoral research associates in other programs are not eligible to apply.
The Center for Library Exploration and Research (CLEAR) and the Spatial Structures in the Social Sciences (S4) at Brown University invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Quantitative Data Analytics. The initial appointment, beginning February 1, 2027, would be for a 2-year period, renewable with potential for longer-term appointments based on performance and need. This onsite position includes teaching in Brown’s in-person Master’s in Social Data Analytics (MSDA) program, and working in CLEAR Data Services geospatial data center to provide student and faculty data research consultations, and contribute to ongoing local and national data and Geospatial research projects.
The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) is seeking to appoint a full-time postdoctoral researcher to join the Max Planck Research Group on Medical Demography, led by Marcus Ebeling. Medical progress has fundamentally changed how people live with disease and how populations age, respond, and adapt. In many societies today, having a history of disease does not necessarily imply poor health. The Max Planck Research Group on Medical Demography investigates this new demographic reality and addresses the intended and unintended demographic consequences of medical progress. Our mission is to advance the field of medical demography by building on existing approaches and developing new conceptual, methodological, and empirical foundations.
The Department of Human Development and Family Science (HDFS) and its affiliated Center for Family Policy and Research (CFPR) at the University of Missouri are seeking applicants for two Postdoctoral Fellows with interests in gerontology, dyadic health science, cognitive functioning, and/or sleep. The Postdoctoral Fellows will join Dr. Eunjin Tracy, Dr. Megan Gilligan, and Dr. Hanamori Skoblow on NIH-funded research focused on sleep and cognitive performance in older couples.
The Carolina Population Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invites applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar position with the NICHD-funded T32 training program, ‘From Biological to Social Processes: Interdisciplinary Training in Life Course Research’. This program aims to promote and support interdisciplinary training of PhD students and postdoctoral scholars from both the social sciences and biological/health sciences. The goal of this program is to train scientists to move across disciplinary boundaries and employ creative and integrative approaches to understanding the complex factors that influence health and health disparities across the life course. Trainees will have the opportunity to receive interdisciplinary mentorship and training in a wide array of methods and content areas, ranging from social inequalities to biological processes. Trainees will identify a co-preceptor team comprised of a mentor from their home discipline and another representing their new interdisciplinary interest area from among the current training faculty. The initial term of appointment is one year, with a preferred start date in January 2027 (negotiable). Reappointment for a second year is possible with continued funding.
The Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies (HCPDS) is currently accepting applications for the next cohort of the David E. Bell Postdoctoral Fellowship. The deadline to apply is Tuesday, December 8, 2026 at noon/12:00 PM ET (U.S.). The two-year Bell Fellowship is an interdisciplinary, postdoctoral training program designed for researchers and practitioners in the fields of population sciences and/or population health. The cornerstone of the program is fellows’ ability to conduct self-directed research and writing, with mentorship provided by world-renowned faculty. The training is bolstered by participation in weekly seminars, professional development and other skill building activities, plus communications & media skills preparation. The next cohort will begin on Sept 1, 2027 and end on August 31, 2029. The salary is $75K/yr plus benefits and a generous research and travel fund. The fellowship is open to eligible U.S. and international candidates, and is supported through sources other than federal funding. For detailed information and to apply, visit https://popcenter.harvard.edu/postdoctoral-fellowships/bell-fellowship/.
Career Development Research Fellowships for full-time research offered by St John’s College to early career researchers who have recently completed or are close to completion of a doctorate (and will have submitted their thesis no later than three months before their start date of this post), or who have recently been awarded a doctorate. They provide an unrivalled opportunity to establish a research profile as a member of a collegiate community. St John’s College Oxford proposes, to elect a Fellow in Human Sciences, with effect from 1st October 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter. Human Sciences refers to the study of humans from multiple perspectives across the social and biological sciences, making connections between social, biological, and cultural phenomena. In Oxford, research disciplines relevant to the Human Sciences programme are demography, sociology, human evolutionary biology and ecology, and anthropology. A proposal of independent post-doctoral research relevant to Human Sciences in some combination of these disciplines, with the specific inclusion of a demographic focus, would be considered. The closing date for receipt of applications is 1pm on 23rd October 2026.

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