Postdoctoral Affairs

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Most of Brown's postdoctoral searches are advertised on the Higher Education Recruitment Consortium of New England.

Most of Brown's postdoctoral searches are advertised on the Higher Education Recruitment Consortium of New England. Open searches are the most common form of postdoc recruitment in the humanities and social sciences. Many faculty in the natural and life sciences do not advertise postdoctoral positions, and you are encouraged to contact them with inquiries about postdoctoral training.

If you have trouble with Brown's application site or in contacting a faculty member, please contact the postdoctoral affairs staff in your academic division.

Academic Divisions

Arts & Sciences

Postdocs in the arts and sciences work in fields as diverse as Public Humanities and Engineering, but are all part of one vibrant community.

Biology

Brown employs over forty postdocs in its six basic biology departments.

Engineering

As one of the most historic engineering programs in the country, the Brown School of Engineering has a high-impact research community with over forty postdocs in its six research programs. We are committed to deep and ambitious research with collaborations across traditional disciplinary boundaries.

Public Health

Founded in 2013, the School of Public Health has a growing community of around twenty postdocs in its four academic departments.