Predoctoral Research Jobs at Princeton

The Hatzell group in the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment at Princeton University is seeking to hire a research specialist. The Hatzell group examines dynamic interfaces in energy storage, conversion, and separations applications with a focus on next generation clean energy technologies. 

Princeton University's Neuroscience Institute seeks applicants for a Research Assistant position in a premiere research laboratory whose work focuses on neural circuits for social communication and sensorimotor integration using the fruit fly Drosophila as a model system (see murthylab.princeton.edu). Research in the lab employs state-of-the-art neuroscience approaches, including quantitative behavior analyses, computational modeling, neural recordings, connectomics, molecular biology, and genetic tools. We are looking for an enthusiastic and hard-working individual who has a willingness to learn and acquire new skills (and a demonstrated track record in learning new techniques). The RA will work with lab members on conducting behavioral and neural imaging experiments, and on analyzing...

The Princeton Materials Institute (PMI) at Princeton University invites qualified candidates to apply as a Research Specialist within the Micro and Nano Fabrication Center (MNFC) with a focus on all lithography processes including electron beam lithography and photolithography.The MNFC is Princeton's central shared-use fabrication facility with over 15,000 sq ft. of clean room space, housing a large complement of tools dedicated to thin film deposition, photolithography, e-beam lithography, etching, packaging, and metrology. Together with the other PMI core facility, the Imaging & Analysis Center (IAC), the MNFC enables and supports a wide range of cutting-edge research at Princeton and with researchers from other academic institutions and companies in the fields of electronics,...

Princeton University’s Office of Population Research (OPR) at the School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) is looking to hire two full-time pre-doctoral research assistants (Senior Research Specialists). The positions entail close collaboration with professor Florencia Torche on research projects related to stratification and mobility, human capital formation, and educational opportunity. The position involves a variety of tasks that provide excellent preparation for graduate school, such as conducting social sciences research using econometric tools, managing complex datasets, summarizing research findings, and editing research papers. The opportunity to actively participate in fieldwork in Latin America is also a possibility for the position. In addition to working closely with...

The lab of Dr. Yael Niv in the Princeton Neuroscience Institute and the Department of Psychology at Princeton University (nivlab.princeton.edu) is seeking a bright and motivated full-time research assistant. Research in the lab focuses on computational modeling of learning and decision making, with a particular focus on mental illness (computational psychiatry). This position will be part of a project on predicting treatment response for people with depression undergoing treatment. The position provides an excellent opportunity to further develop research skills in computational modeling and experimental analysis, and to gain experience running a large clinical trial.  The successful applicant will be detail-oriented and have strong programming abilities, prior research experience with...

The Ghanim Laboratory is seeking a highly motivated research specialist for a full-time position beginning January 2025. The Ghanim lab aims to understand how to how two mobile elements, LINE-1 and Alu, move through the human genome at the molecular level. The lab uses a combination of nucleoprotein biochemistry, in vivo assays, and cryo-EM to characterize the lifecycle of these elements. For the first three months the research specialist will work alongside the Dr. Ghanim to establish the lab. Responsibilities include helping to order reagents, order equipment, digitizing lab protocols and organizing the lab space. The research specialist will also work to prepare lab reagents and maintain insect cell stocks. As the lab becomes established, the research specialist work with the Dr....

Based in Princeton’s School of Public & International Affairs and under the direction of Prof. Atif Mian, the Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy & Finance (JRCPPF) promotes research and teaching at the intersection of finance, macroeconomics and policy. We seek to hire talented and motivated predoctoral research specialists to assist multiple economics and finance faculty working with the center. This position is ideal for graduating seniors or master’s degree students interested in economics or finance, who have plans for doctoral studies in two years. Previous research specialists have been accepted to top Ph.D. programs including at Stanford, Princeton, Harvard, Yale, MIT, Northwestern, London School of Economics, Columbia, NYU, Barcelona GSE, and U. of Maryland. This is a...

A Research Specialist position is available in the Princeton Neuroscience Institute at Princeton University. The Falkner Lab focuses on neural circuit dynamics in subcortical circuits during social behavior. The successful candidate will manage day-to-day laboratory operations, including routine animal care (e.g. assist lab members with mouse breeding) and work with the researchers to design and perform experiments. We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic, and hard-working individual. This is a one-year position with the possibility of renewal contingent upon funding availability and performance.

Petascale EM Imaging Specialist The Princeton Neuroscience Institute is searching for an accomplished scientist to lead acquisitions of petascale image datasets via volume electron microscopy (EM). The Institute is the only site in the world hosting beam deflection transmission EM and multibeam scanning EM instruments, both of which have sufficient throughput for petascale connectomics. The Institute leads the FlyWire Consortium, which in 2023 released the first connectome of an adult brain, that of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. The Institute is a key performer in the NIH BRAIN CONNECTS program, which aims to scale connectomics up to the whole mouse brain.

Princeton Neuroscience Institute is looking for an experienced animal research technician to support the PNI marmoset neuroscience research program for the Krienen Lab. The technician must have excellent references that highlight their research or veterinary experience, their organization skills, attention to detail, and their willingness to work as part of a research team. In particular, the individual should have excellent interpersonal skills as they will be a primary liaison across the research lab, and veterinary and regulatory personnel. The ideal candidate would be motivated to learn and able to accommodate the health needs of the animals with a flexible schedule as required. This is a one-year term position with the possibility of renewal.

The Center for Information Technology Policy (CITP) is an interdisciplinary center at Princeton University. The center is a nexus of expertise in technology, engineering, public policy, and the social sciences. Our researchers work to better understand and improve the relationship between technology and society, with a particular focus on AI, Data Science and Society, Privacy and Security, and Digital Infrastructure and Platforms.  The CITP Emerging Scholars program is designed to train scholars for an impactful career in the field of public interest technology.  The program provides intensive research and work experience, coursework, and mentoring. The Emerging Scholars program is for people who have received a bachelor's degree (or will receive one by the time of appointment) in...

The Seung & Murthy Lab at Princeton Neuroscience Institute aims to make discoveries by mapping the brain. The Lab is using high-throughput serial electron microscopy (SEM) to completely image multiple brains and nervous systems. The massive data sets will be utilized to reconstruct neuronal circuits, ultimately culminating in the complete connectome—or wiring diagram—of the brain. The connectome will provide the most complete anatomical description of a complex nervous system to date in an organism uniquely suited to combine this anatomical information with functional imaging, electrophysiology, quantitative behavioral assays, precise genetic manipulation of identified cell types and computational modeling. Thus we expect these circuit-level reconstructions to inform specific biological...

The International Economics Section (IES) has an opening for a Research Assistant (i.e., Senior Research Specialist). This position offers an ideal transitional job for recent graduates who are interested in international economics and are considering further studies in economics. It offers the opportunity to see what a career doing frontier academic research involves. The successful candidate will gain experience working with some of the world’s leading researchers in international economics. They will be expected to assemble and manage data sets, to program and simulate non-linear models, and to assist faculty members in all aspects of their research. This is a one-year term position with the possibility of renewal for a second year, contingent upon continued funding and...

The Princeton Program in Public Finance is looking to hire several full-time pre-doctoral fellows (Senior Research Specialists). The position involves responsibilities that serve as excellent preparation for Ph.D. programs in economics, including data processing and analysis, survey design, simulation techniques, literature reviews, and presentations. Research Specialists will work with Professors Henrik Kleven, Ilyana Kuziemko and Evan Soltas along with their co-authors, on topics such as income and wealth inequality, entrepreneurship, gender equality, regional economic development, political economy, and the analysis of tax subsidies on the housing market and social insurance policies. The position involves empirical analysis, including more sophisticated statistical modeling,...

The Lynch Lab is seeking a highly organized and motivated Lab Manager for a full-time position within the Ludwig Princeton Branch. The lab aims to establish a mechanistic understanding of how diet, obesity and systemic metabolism impact the immune system and ability of the immune system to detect and kill cancer. Reciprocally, we study how the immune system influences whole body metabolism. We foster an inspiring, diverse and collaborative lab environment that values and supports each other, makes science enjoyable, and fosters growth to become a better scientist. We welcome applicants who share our collaborative philosophy and enjoy working in a team-orientated setting. Attention to detail, precision, good record keeping, organization, time-management and communication skills are...

Seeking a Research Assistant interested in algorithmic mechanism design. The faculty supervisor pursues research in these areas: auction design, combinatorial auctions, blockchain protocols, algorithms under uncertainty, and economics and computation.  This position is temporary.

Princeton University’s Bendheim Center for Finance (BCF) is seeking a Senior Research Specialist. BCF is at the forefront of research and education in Money and Finance, with the mission to serve our global society. As an interdisciplinary center, it draws its faculty from various departments across Princeton’s campus. New technology has profound implications on the role of money and the international financial architecture. BCF aspires to be part of this process by developing and applying novel research tools and methods. BCF’s educational programs equip students with cutting-edge insights and tools. Finally, through its public and policy outreach, BCF aims to bring an important contribution to the broader public and policy debate on macroeconomics, money, and finance.