PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Applied Mathematics in United States

The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Environmental Laboratory (EL) is a multidisciplinary research environment focused on environmental science and engineering solutions for the U.S. Army, the Department of Defense, and the nation. This research opportunity sits within the Materials and Surface Science Team (MASS), where the selected participant will work on cross-cutting projects that connect computer science and AI/ML with materials science. Under mentor guidance, the parti...

This postdoctoral position at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi is based in the College of Science, Mathematics/Statistics Sciences, and sits within a research environment that emphasizes computational and collaborative work. The project focuses on numerical methods for partial differential equations, with a particular emphasis on finite element methods in both theory and implementation. The successful candidate will work on applied mathematical modeling problems arising in solid and fluid mec...

The Department of Mathematics at the University of California, Irvine anticipates possible openings for postdoctoral scholars across the 2026-27 academic year. The pool ad is designed for candidates whose research interests align with ongoing work in the department and with individual principal investigators whose projects are supported by extramural funding and research contracts. The appointment is offered within the School of Physical Sciences at UC Irvine and is structured as a one-year post...

The National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS) offers postdoctoral fellowships at the interface of mathematics and biological science. The program is designed for researchers who want to build an interdisciplinary profile in mathematical biology while working in an environment focused on connecting quantitative approaches with biological questions. Fellows are supported by NIMBioS, an institute dedicated to mathematical and biological synthesis, and the position is fr...

The Department of Mathematics at Dartmouth College is recruiting a full-time residential postdoctoral fellow for the Jack Byrne Academic Cluster in Mathematics and Decision Science. The appointment is designed to bring the fellow into an interdisciplinary research environment spanning mathematics, decision science, and collaborations across Dartmouth. The postdoctoral scholar will join one or more research teams associated with the cluster, working alongside Dimitris Giannakis, Peter Mucha, and ...

The Department of Mathematics at Indiana University Bloomington is offering the Zorn Research Postdoctoral Fellowships , a non-tenure-track postdoctoral appointment beginning in Fall 2027. The fellowship is designed for outstanding early-career researchers in mathematics and includes a reduced teaching load with an expected three-year term. Successful fellows will join a department with strong research groups across the principal fields of mathematics and will be paired with mentors whose resear...

The Department of Mathematics at the University of Georgia is offering two postdoctoral teaching and research associate positions beginning in August 2027. The appointment is centered in a research environment focused on algebraic geometry , geometric topology , and symplectic geometry , with connections to related areas in pure and applied mathematics such as topological data analysis . The positions are part of the NSF Geometry and Topology Research and Training Group (RTG), which brings toget...

California Institute of Technology’s Computing + Mathematical Sciences (CMS) Department offers an interdisciplinary postdoctoral environment spanning Computer Science , Applied Mathematics , Communication & Networks , and Control & Systems . The program typically hosts more than 20 postdoctoral scholars and is supported through individual faculty, research groups, and cross-cutting research centers. The posting brings together applications for several CMS postdoctoral fellowship programs, includ...

The METHODS Group in the Division of Applied Mathematics at Brown University is recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Associate for a two-year appointment starting July 1, 2027. The position is centered on research in finite element analysis within an applied mathematics environment. The successful postdoc will work with the METHODS Group on problems in computational and numerical mathematics, contributing research expertise to the division’s work in scientific computing and software-oriented metho...