Vanderbilt is committed to providing a meaningful, robust experience for postdocs. Below is a list of currently available postdoctoral opportunities.
Postdocs interested in applying for a specific position should contact the faculty mentor directly.
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| Posted | Department | Description | Faculty Mentor | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | Neurological Surgery | Neurosurgery Spine Research Fellow | Gabrielle Santangelo | View Details |
| April 23, 2026 | Collaborative for STEM Education and Outreach | Postdoctoral research positions are available with the Collaborative for STEM Education and Outreach in the Department of Teaching and Learning, a part of Peabody College of Education and Human Development at Vanderbilt University. Qualified candidates with interests in K-12 STEM education are encouraged to apply. | Angela Eeds | View Details |
| April 23, 2026 | College of Connected Computing | Postdoctoral Researcher in Affective Computing The Affective Computing Group in the CCC seeks a Postdoctoral Researcher in Affective Computing and Multimodal Machine Learning. This is a 2-year, in-person position with flexible start date (target: Fall 2026). Application review will begin immediately & continue until filled | Jonathan Gratch | View Details |
| April 23, 2026 | Biochemistry & Pharmacology | The Blind Lab is looking for an outstanding recent PhD looking to continue their training in structural biology, specifically focusing on crystallographic and/or other structural approaches to studying how small molecule drugs and lipids regulate nuclear receptors. | Raymond Blind | View Details |
| April 22, 2026 | Chemistry | The Plate lab is seeking a talented and motivated Postdoctoral Fellow to join our team. We are a multidisciplinary research group using chemical biology, biochemistry, cell biology and proteomics approaches to understand the coordination of protein interactions. | Lars Plate | View Details |
| April 20, 2026 | Leadership, Policy, and Organizations | Vanderbilt University seeks a Postdoctoral Scholar to support two grant-funded initiatives: the Improvement Scholars Network (ISN) and the Network Health Project. This role focuses on advancing improvement research and studying the development and effectiveness of education improvement networks. | Jennifer Russell | View Details |
| April 20, 2026 | Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition | This request is for a full-time Postdoctoral Research Fellow to work in Dr. Choksi's laboratory. Dr. Choksi's research program is basic/translational and focuses on the effect of oxidative stress on cell-cell communication. This position will focus on independently advancing research projects, analyzing data, and mentoring | Yash Choksi | View Details |
| April 20, 2026 | Molecular Physiology and Biophysics | Postdoctoral researcher in computational biology and deep learning | Carlos Oliver | View Details |
| April 13, 2026 | College of Connected Computing | 2 Postdoctoral Fellowships with the Computing + Society program in social or humanistic studies of computing. Early-career scholars from any theoretical and disciplinary perspective in humanities, social sciences, and arts invited to apply. All methodological backgrounds welcome. Appointments begin July 1, 2026. | Jenny Davis and Laura Stark | View Details |
| March 30, 2026 | Radiology and Radiological Sciences | A postdoctoral position is available immediately at the Pham Laboratory, focusing on molecular imaging of biomarkers in Alzheimer's disease. | Wellington Pham | View Details |
| March 20, 2026 | Medicine | Postdoc position studying intestinal injury, IBD, and colorectal cancer using murine models and human organoids. Lead experiments, publish, present, mentor, and aid grants. Requires PhD, strong molecular biology and mouse disease modeling; organoid/CRC expertise preferred. | Chris Williams | View Details |
| March 19, 2026 | Surgery: Colon & Rectal Surgery | The Colorectal Research Center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center is looking for a research person for a one-year position starting August 2026. We are a group of seven colorectal surgeons actively engaged in a wide range of health services, clinical, and translational research. | Aimal Khan, MD | View Details |
| March 13, 2026 | Biochemistry, Chemistry, & the Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology | The Mitchell Laboratory is recruiting postdoctoral fellows to lead high-impact projects at the interface of chemical and synthetic biology. Our research aims to discover and engineer macrocyclic peptides as chemical probes and therapeutic leads. | Douglas Mitchell | View Details |
| February 5, 2026 | Dermatology | The Ward Lab seeks an independent postdoctoral fellow to develop innovative in vivo and in vitro models of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), integrating mouse genetics, human keratinocyte systems, and translational patient data to study inflammatory skin disease mechanisms. | Nicole Ward | View Details |
| January 27, 2026 | Pharmacology | Postdoctoral position, Cigliola Laboratory, Vanderbilt University | Valentina Cigliola | View Details |
| December 18, 2025 | Medicine: Allergy/Pulmonary | A postdoctoral position focused on clinical epidemiology is available in Vanderbilt's Pulmonary Fibrosis Research Group, a multidisciplinary, multi-investigator group of basic, translational and clinical scientists studying the mechanisms and natural history of Pulmonary Fibrosis. | Margaret Salisbury | View Details |
| December 11, 2025 | Medicine: Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine | The Center for Asthma Research Group at the Vanderbilt Institute for Population and Public Health is seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Fellow. Supervised by Dr. Pingsheng Wu, the project will provide in-depth training in quantitative epidemiology using large administrative datasets and electronic medical records. | Pingsheng Wu | View Details |
| November 19, 2025 | Vanderbilt University Institute of National Security | Postdoctoral Fellow Position in Cybersecurity. This position is in the Wicked Problems Laboratory in the Vanderbilt University Institute of National Security. | Megan Pask | View Details |
| November 14, 2025 | Vanderbilt University Institute of National Security | Postdoctoral Fellow Position in Artificial Intelligence. This position is in the Wicked Problems Laboratory in the Vanderbilt University Institute of National Security | Megan Pask | View Details |
| November 13, 2025 | Physics & Astronomy | Postdoctoral fellowship in gravitational physics at Vanderbilt University | Alex Lupsasca | View Details |
| October 28, 2025 | LGBTQ+ Policy Lab | Vanderbilt University is seeking applications for one or two postdoctoral scholars to join the Vanderbilt LGBTQ+ Policy Lab beginning in Summer 2026 or earlier. | Michael Pastrana | View Details |
| October 6, 2025 | Vanderbilt Kennedy Center | Vanderbilt Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, located within Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (TRIAD) and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), is accepting applications for the 2026-2027 training year. Two positions are available. | Laura Corona | View Details |
| October 1, 2025 | School of Nursing | The Vanderbilt University School of Nursing is accepting applications for its Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. This fellowship provides mentoring, research development, and career growth opportunities. Applications due January 7, 2026. For details and how to apply visit: https://nursing.vanderbilt.edu/programs/postdoc/requirements/ | Daien Sanchez | View Details |
| September 23, 2025 | Physics and Astronomy; Electrical and Computer Engineering | Postdoctoral position in non-equilibrium quantum materials | Matthew Day | View Details |
| September 16, 2025 | Mechanical Engineering | The Bellan Laboratory (https://my.vanderbilt.edu/bellanlab/) at Vanderbilt University seeks an outstanding postdoctoral researcher to work on an NIH-funded vascular tissue engineering project that focuses on establishing a 3D in vitro model of a congenital heart defect affecting newborns. | Leon Bellan | View Details |
| August 25, 2025 | Psychology | Postdoctoral position in human visual perception, object recognition, and computational modeling | Frank Tong | View Details |
| August 4, 2025 | Psychology | The Polyn Lab and the Woodman Lab in the Psychology Department at Vanderbilt University seek applicants for a co-mentored postdoctoral researcher position. | Sean Polyn | View Details |
| July 29, 2025 | Earth and Environmental Sciences | The Oster Lab in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences is seeking a postdoctoral fellow with experience in uranium-series dating of carbonates and cave system monitoring. The fellow will support a ongoing research focused on analyzing fire fingerprints and carbon cycling following controlled burn experiments at one of our field sites. | Tori Taylor | View Details |
| July 18, 2025 | Mechanical Engineering | The Department of Mechanical Engineering at Vanderbilt University invites applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar position in the area of microfluidic platforms for studying electrochemical processes. This position is part of a multidisciplinary effort to develop innovative microfluidic platforms that enhance the performance and mechanistic understanding of electrochemical systems, including those for energy storage, desalination, and resource extraction. The successful candidate will work closely with faculty and graduate researchers in a collaborative research environment that bridges microfluidics, electrochemistry, and computational modeling. | Sarah Miller | View Details |
| June 26, 2025 | Biomedical Engineering | The Bowden Laboratory for Biomedical Optics in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Vanderbilt University is seeking a postdoctoral fellow with experience in optical system development to support a newly funded NIH project focused on improving in-office bladder cancer detection. The position involves integration, calibration, and testing of a miniaturized polarization-sensitive OCT (PS-OCT) system. Work on other OCT projects may also be involved. | Audrey Bowden | View Details |