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Wesley Reinhart
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Just Landed
Pennsylvania State University
United States
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The Reinhart Group at Penn State University is recruiting a postdoctoral scholar to work on AI/ML for autonomous materials discovery through the new LATTICE Programmable Cloud Laboratory Test Bed. The project contributes to a national network of AI-orchestrated laboratories focused on materials discovery for electronics, photonics, and quantum technologies . The postdoctoral researcher will help develop and apply domain-specific machine-learning models that support agentic operations on material...
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Middle Tennessee State University
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United States
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The Department of Physics and Astronomy at Middle Tennessee State University is offering a full-time postdoctoral research fellowship in quantum sensing . The project focuses on experimental quantum sensing and metrology, with emphasis on squeezed light and whispering gallery mode (WGM) systems. The successful fellow will contribute to research in quantum optical experiments and WGM-based platforms within the department’s research environment at Middle Tennessee State University. The post is a t...
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M. Boër
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Virginia Tech
United States
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The nuclear physics group of Prof. M. Boër at Virginia Tech is seeking a postdoctoral research associate or senior research associate to join an experimental nuclear physics program centered on future measurements of Double Deeply Virtual Compton Scattering at Jefferson Lab . The project focuses on detector and experiment development for measurements in Hall A with the SoLID spectrometer and in Hall C using a dedicated setup. The group is actively developing GEANT4 simulations and physics projec...
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Uppsala University
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Sweden
Posted Yesterday
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Uppsala University is recruiting a full-time postdoctoral researcher in fast-neutron dosimetry and reference neutron fields at the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Division of Applied Nuclear Physics, in Uppsala, Sweden. The postdoc will work within the NESSA team on a Swedish Radiation Safety Authority-funded project establishing and characterising a variable-energy reference neutron field. Research will use the 14 MeV NESSA neutron facility and charged-particle-induced neutron fields at th...
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Harvard University
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United States
Posted Yesterday
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Harvard University’s Lukin group is seeking one or more postdoctoral fellows in quantum physics, with appointments expected to begin in November or December 2025. The research focuses on the use of atomic cavities and atomic arrays for quantum computing , offering an opportunity to work in quantum information science and related experimental physics. The position is based in the Harvard University Faculty of Arts and Sciences in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Applicants must have compl...
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RIKEN
Japan
5 days ago
RIKEN is recruiting one Researcher or Senior Researcher, equivalent to a postdoctoral-level research position, for the Nuclear Transmutation Data Research and Development Office at the Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science. The appointment will be based at the RIKEN Wako Campus in Wako, Saitama, Japan. The project addresses the production of high-level radioactive waste and the development of nuclear transmutation technologies to shorten the lifetime or stabilize long-lived radionuclides....
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Argonne National Laboratory
United States
6 days ago
Argonne National Laboratory’s Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM) is seeking a Postdoctoral Appointee for research on the ultrafast dynamics of MXene materials in Lemont, Illinois, United States. The appointee will investigate the ultrafast electronic, structural, and nonequilibrium dynamics of MXenes using advanced spectroscopy and microscopy. Techniques may include transient photoelectron spectroscopy, transient absorption spectroscopy, ultrafast emission measurements, ultrafast electron micr...
6 days ago
Argonne National Laboratory
United States
1 week ago
Argonne National Laboratory is recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher in Quantum Devices and Experiments at the Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM) in Lemont, Illinois, USA . The project focuses on developing superconducting photonic quantum devices for a heterogeneous quantum network, including superconducting qubits and microwave-optical quantum transducers . The postdoc will design devices, fabricate them in the CNM cleanroom, and characterize them in CNM quantum labs, while collaborating with...
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Argonne National Laboratory
United States
1 week ago
Argonne National Laboratory is recruiting a Postdoctoral Appointee in Single Electron Qubits (NST) at the Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM) in Lemont, Illinois, USA . The project focuses on the development of single electron on solid neon qubits and aims to advance this emerging qubit platform by realizing high-fidelity two-qubit gates . The postdoc will design qubit devices, fabricate them in the CNM cleanroom, and characterize them in CNM quantum labs while collaborating with Argonne scient...
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University of Southampton
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United Kingdom
4 weeks ago
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PhD opportunity at the University of Southampton in turbulent boundary layers, junction flows, and experimental aerodynamics . The project, Close Encounters: Interaction of turbulent boundary layers with junctions , is hosted in the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences at the University of Southampton and supervised by Professor Bharath Ganapathisubramani . It investigates how aerodynamic components such as wings, fuselages, trusses, and appendages interact to create complex pressure gra...
4 weeks ago
University of Southampton
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United Kingdom
3 weeks ago
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PhD opportunity at the University of Southampton in Computational Fluid Dynamics for Next-Generation Hollow-Core Fibre . This project sits at the intersection of computational fluid dynamics , fluid mechanics , optical physics , thermodynamics , and computational physics . Hollow-core fibres guide light through air and are considered a next-generation optical fibre platform with strong industrial interest. The research will use CFD to study how glass flow shapes fibre microstructure, test new id...
3 weeks ago
Nausheen Basha
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The University of Manchester
United Kingdom
6 days ago
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The University of Manchester is recruiting for two fully funded PhD projects combining machine learning, computational fluid dynamics, engineering design and pharmaceutical or vaccine manufacturing. PhD 1: Human-in-the-Loop Decision-Making for Lipid Nanoparticle Reactor Design. This project is part of the UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training in Decision Making for Complex Systems, a collaboration between The University of Manchester and the University of Cambridge. It is supervised by Nausheen B...
6 days ago
Estimated costs in United Kingdom.
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![]() University Accommodation On-campus student housing per year | £5.1k $6,500/yr |
![]() Clothing Basic clothing and seasonal needs per year | £948 $1,200/yr |
![]() Books & Academic Supplies Textbooks, stationery, and academic materials per year | £474 $600/yr |
![]() Utilities & Connectivity Electricity, water, internet, and mobile per year | £758 $960/yr |
Estimates based on university averages and Numbeo
Professor
Boston University
United States
Particle Physics
Nuclear Physics
Neutrino Physics
Astroparticle Physics
Particle Detectors
Professor
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
United States
Nuclear Physics
Particle Physics
Neutrino Physics
Particle Detectors
Neutron Science
Universität Heidelberg Kirchhoff-Institut für Physik
Germany
Particle Physics
Nuclear Physics
Hadron Physics
Accelerator Physics
Particle Detectors
University of Sussex
United Kingdom
Particle Physics
Nuclear Physics
Particle Detectors
Experimental Physics
Neutrino Physics
King’s College London
United Kingdom
Particle Physics
Nuclear Physics
Neutrino Physics
Experimental Physics
Particle Detectors
University of Lancaster
United Kingdom
Particle Physics
Nuclear Physics
Neutrino Physics
Lepton Physics
Hadron Physics

UKRI funds research training and fellowships across the United Kingdom, mainly for PhD and postdoctoral study. Support often includes tuition fees, a stipend at the UKRI rate, and research costs.

The Leverhulme Trust funds a wide range of research scholarships, studentships and fellowships, mainly in the United Kingdom, across disciplines from humanities to sciences.

ESRC supports social science research training in the United Kingdom, mainly through funded PhD studentships and some postdoctoral fellowships delivered via doctoral training partnerships.
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