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Edwin Thompson Jaynes Postdoctoral Fellow in Physics Washington University in St. Louis in United States

Degree Level

Postdoc

Field of study

Biophysics

Funding

Prize postdoctoral fellowship anticipated for three years, subject to satisfactory annual evaluations. Starting salary is $70,000 with an additional annual research allotment of $10,000.

Deadline

Nov 15, 2026

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United States

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Washington University in St. Louis

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Biophysics
Nuclear Physics
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Cosmology
Condensed Matter Physics
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About this position

Washington University in St. Louis (WashU) is inviting applications for the Edwin T. Jaynes Postdoctoral Fellowship in Physics at the Department of Physics on the Danforth Campus in St. Louis, Missouri, United States.

This is a postdoctoral fellowship for researchers with interests in the department’s core areas: Nuclear and Particle Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Quantum Information, Biophysics, and Astrophysics and Cosmology. The fellowship is designed as an independent research opportunity, with fellows proposing a tentative research program and refining it during the appointment while collaborating with faculty, postdocs, and graduate researchers.

The fellowship is anticipated to run for three years, subject to satisfactory annual performance evaluations. Fellows will have a faculty mentor or mentoring committee and are expected to be in residence at WashU in St. Louis. The position is intended to help prepare candidates for future faculty roles at research institutions or staff scientist positions at national laboratories.

Funding: the starting salary is $70,000, plus an additional $10,000 annual research allotment.

Eligibility highlights: applicants must hold a Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent terminal/doctoral degree. Current employees of Washington University Department of Physics are not eligible. The total postdoctoral experience, including prior appointments elsewhere, may not exceed five years.

Application materials: CV, cover letter, list of publications, research proposal, and three professional references.

Deadline: November 15, 2026.

Apply through the WashU Workday posting and submit reference letters via the provided Edwin T. Jaynes reference submission link.

Funding details

Prize postdoctoral fellowship anticipated for three years, subject to satisfactory annual evaluations. Starting salary is $70,000 with an additional annual research allotment of $10,000.

What's required

Applicants must have a Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent terminal or doctoral degree. Candidates should propose a tentative research program and be able to pursue an independent research agenda in one or more of the department's physics research areas. Individuals currently employed by Washington University Department of Physics are not eligible, and cumulative postdoctoral experience may not exceed five years.

How to apply

Submit a CV, cover letter, list of publications, research proposal, and three professional references through the application process. References can be submitted via the Edwin T. Jaynes Reference Letter Submission link.

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