PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Computational Science in United States

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 Lehigh University Plasma Control Laboratory is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to join the Lehigh University Plasma Control Group and contribute to computational fusion plasma physics research focused on turbulent transport, energetic-particle physics, predictive modeling, and AI-enabled digital twins for magnetically confined fusion plasmas in tokamaks. The project combines high-fidelity simulations, reduced transport modeling, experimental validation, and machine learning. The postdoc...

The Lehigh University Plasma Control Laboratory is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to advance control systems, artificial intelligence, and scientific machine learning for fusion energy . The role sits within the Lehigh University Plasma Control Group (LU-PCG) , directed by Professors Eugenio Schuster and Tariq Rafiq , and centers on research for magnetically confined fusion plasmas in tokamaks. The postdoc will contribute to a program that combines theory-based modeling, predictive simulation...

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...

The Department of Mathematics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is offering a postdoctoral position in scientific computing, machine learning/artificial intelligence, data science, and inverse problems. The project sits at the intersection of applied mathematics and computational research, with the postdoctoral scholar contributing to work in scientific machine learning and related areas. The postdoc will be supervised by Professors Qin Li and Sam Stechmann, whose research pages are provide...

The Department of Mathematics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to work in geometric optimization and scientific computing , with links to machine learning and data analysis . The appointment is within a research environment that combines optimization, geometry, computation, and learning, offering the chance to contribute to methods and algorithms at the interface of mathematics and modern data-driven problems. The successful scholar will ...

Fermilab’s Computational Science and Artificial Intelligence Directorate is offering a postdoctoral research position in AI for science within Dr. Aleksandra Ciprijanovic’s research group. The successful researcher will join a team working at the intersection of deep learning, cosmology, and high-energy physics , contributing to both methodological AI research and applications in science. The project centers on developing and studying machine-learning methods for scientific discovery, with a par...

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s Center for Advanced Mathematics for Energy Research Applications (CAMERA) is seeking a postdoctoral scholar in its Applied Mathematics and Computational Research division. The position focuses on developing new mathematics, algorithms, and software for analyzing complex data from Department of Energy experimental facilities. The research spans optimization, Fourier analysis, numerical linear algebra, statistics, machine learning, and high-performance compu...

The National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) is seeking a full-time Postdoctoral Researcher in Mathematical Optimization for Energy Systems in Golden, Colorado. The position is based in the Advanced Computing Solutions Group within the NLR Computational Science Center. The researcher will develop and apply mathematical optimization methods to the design and control of energy systems. Research may combine linear, nonlinear, integer, and stochastic optimization with artificial intelligence techniq...