Predoctoral Research Jobs at Princeton

Seeking a research assistant to work on building systems for machine learning.  This position is temporary.

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...

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...

The BSPL cuts across three academic units at Princeton University: (a.) the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment within the School of Engineering and Applied Science, (b.) the Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy Center within the School of Public and International Affairs, and (c.) the Department of Psychology. Directed by Dr. Elke Weber, the BSPL’s mission is to put Weber’s previous research insights about the full range of human motivation and human decisions processes into a broader context. Analyzing how decision makers who are imbedded in social networks and their physical and social environment receive information and cues from those sources as well as feedback from the effect of their decisions. The BSPL puts a special emphasis on applying this knowledge of...

The LIMmunity (Lab of Infant and Maternal Immunity) is seeking a highly motivated, organized Lab Manager for a full-time position within the Department of Molecular Biology. Our lab aims to establish a mechanistic understanding of how maternal infection impacts offspring’s long-term tissue immunity, and reciprocally, how maternal immunity adapt to physiological changes during pregnancy and lactation. We pledge to foster an inspiring and collaborative lab environment that values and supports each other, makes science enjoyable, fosters growth to become a better scientist and improves women’s and children’s health together. We welcome applicants who share our collaborative philosophy and enjoy working in a team-orientated setting. Attention to detail, precision, good record keeping,...

The Industrial Relations Section (IRS), a center for research in labor economics and related fields, invites applications from motivated individuals for positions assisting faculty members in all aspects of their research.  Predoctoral research specialists join a pool and are assigned to work with one to three faculty at any given time.  Assignments can rotate on a semester or annual basis so that research specialists gain experience with different types of research topics, tools, and methods. Current faculty are: Zachary BleemerLeah BoustanPauline CarryEllora DerenoncourtSimon Jäger (joining the IRS faculty January 2025)David LeeOwen Zidar The Section is renowned for its inclusive, supportive atmosphere, in which faculty, staff, and graduate students interact in both...

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 LIMmunity (Lab of Infant and Maternal Immunity) is seeking a highly motivated, organized Research Specialist II for a full-time position within the Department of Molecular Biology. Our lab aims to establish a mechanistic understanding of how maternal exposures impacts offspring’s long-term tissue immunity, and reciprocally, how maternal immunity adapt to physiological changes during pregnancy and lactation. We pledge to foster an inspiring and collaborative lab environment that values and supports each other, makes science enjoyable, fosters growth to become a better scientist and improves women’s and children’s health together. We welcome applicants who share our collaborative philosophy and enjoy working in a team-orientated setting. Attention to detail, precision, good record...

The Empirical Study of Conflict (ESOC) Project seeks a Research Specialist to provide quantitative research support for a multi-university team of researchers.  The term of this appointment is 1 year, with the possibility of renewal based upon satisfactory performance and funding.  Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

The Princeton Program in Public Finance is looking to hire 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 fellows 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 subsidies on the housing market and social insurance policies.  The position involves empirical analysis, including more sophisticated statistical modeling, and could also involve...

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...

The Gould lab, a neuroscience lab that studies brain plasticity in experimental animals in the Princeton Neuroscience Institute at Princeton University, seeks a full-time Research Specialist to assist with on-going experiments. We are looking for an enthusiastic and hard-working individual with excellent organizational skills and ability to work well with others. The successful candidate will have a willingness to learn and acquire new skills. This is a one-year term position with the possibility of extension contingent upon successful performance and continued funding.

Privacy, algorithmic fairness, accountability and transparency are currently at the center of key debates across academia, industry and policy. Join a research team at the intersection of these topics and aims to leverage algorithmic thinking in order to provide new solution spaces that allow for a better balance between individual interests, societal goals, and technical innovation. This position is temporary.

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.

Please submit your resume and a cover letter outlining your qualifications and interest in this position. Applications without both documents will not be considered. A full-time Research Specialist I/II position is available in the Flow Cytometry Resource Facility (FCRF) laboratory in the Department of Molecular Biology at Princeton University. The FCRF provides support for Princeton University faculty and student research utilizing state-of-the-art flow cytometry and fluorescence activated cell sorting (FACS) techniques and instrumentation.  We currently support over 40 Principal Investigator labs on campus and over 160 researchers working with a wide variety of model systems and assays that represent research areas that include immunology, cancer biology, neuroscience, virology,...

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.

About BDI The Bridging Divides Initiative (BDI) is a non-partisan research initiative that tracks and mitigates political violence in the United States. BDI supports efforts to grow and build local community resilience through elections and other periods of heightened risk, laying the groundwork for longer-term to bridge the divides we face as a nation. We do this by 1) producing action-oriented and responsive research to fill existing gaps and empower local leaders; 2) enabling cross-sector collaboration, so individuals and organizations are better prepared to mitigate risk and respond to crisis when it does arise; and 3) helping to drive the policy and community response. Over the past three years, BDI played an essential role in supporting a wide range of actors preparing for...

The Krienen lab in the Princeton Neuroscience Institute (krienenlab.org) is seeking a bright and motivatedfull-time research specialist. Research in the lab focuses on understanding genetic influences that shape the development and evolution of the mammalian brain. Research Specialist responsibilities include using and developing cutting edge technologies such as cellular barcoding and single cell genomics as part of an international consortium to comprehensively map cell types in mammalian brains. This position provides an excellent opportunity to further develop research skills in neurobiology, genomics-based technology development and computational analysis. This is a one-year term position (with the possibility of renewal); preference is given to candidates who can commit to at...

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.  

The Pritykin lab in the Computer Science Department and the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics seeks applicants for Research Specialist I / Research Specialist II. The rank and salary will be commensurate with experience. We seek candidates with computational biology, bioinformatics, computer science, machine learning, statistics, data science, applied math and/or other quantitative backgrounds who are enthusiastic about bringing their expertise to addressing fundamental problems in biology and medicine using cutting-edge technologies. The Pritykin lab (http://pritykinlab.princeton.edu) uses applied statistics, machine learning, and efficient algorithms to address fundamental problems in biology and medicine by integrative analysis of multi-dimensional data. We...