Postdoc Opportunities in Biomaterials in United States

The Zaleski Lab in the Department of Chemistry at Indiana University is seeking a postdoctoral fellow/biomaterials scientist to join its multidisciplinary research environment. The project focuses on the design and synthesis of hybrid molecular and nanomaterial catalysts. The researcher will investigate bacterial cells, membrane biochemistry, extracellular vesicles, and interactions between cell-derived materials and nanomaterials. The work combines biomaterials research with bacterial cell grow...

Two postdoctoral ORISE fellowships are available in the laboratory of Dr. Nirjal Bhattarai in the Office of Therapeutic Products at the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, in Silver Spring, Maryland. The project sits within a regulatory science environment focused on biologics, including cell and gene therapies, and aims to support the evaluation of next-generation therapeutic products. The fellowship offers two related research directions. One focuse...

The Beckman Laser Institute at the University of California, Irvine is anticipating multiple postdoctoral scholar openings for the 2026–27 academic year. These positions sit within a highly interdisciplinary biomedical research environment at the Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic in the School of Medicine, where the work connects engineering, optics, and life sciences. Successful candidates will contribute to research spanning biomedical photonics and optoelectronics, nano- and microsca...

The UCI Department of Materials Science and Engineering in the Henry Samueli School of Engineering at the University of California, Irvine is anticipating openings for postdoctoral scholars across Levels 0-IV. This recruitment is centered on advanced research in materials science and engineering, with projects spanning advanced and additive manufacturing , advanced materials characterization , biomaterials and bioinspired/self-assembled materials, energy materials and sustainability , materials ...

The Department of Biological Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech is seeking a postdoctoral associate for research on engineering biomaterial platforms for drug and gene delivery . The project centers on designing nanoformulations and delivery devices that can improve the efficacy and safety of biologically active drugs and gene therapies. The successful candidate will join Dr. Wujin Sun and a team of researchers at Virginia Tech. The role is hands-on and interdisciplinary, with responsibilities...

The UCI Department of Biomedical Engineering in the Henry Samueli School of Engineering is seeking postdoctoral scholars for ongoing openings in tissue engineering for the 2026–27 academic year. The opportunity sits within a research environment focused on biomolecular and cellular engineering, with projects spanning several medically important areas. Researchers in this position may work across topics such as the musculoskeletal system, cardiovascular engineering, immunoengineering, biomaterial...

The Rajagopalan Lab at Virginia Tech is seeking a postdoctoral associate to join research in the Department of Chemical Engineering in Blacksburg, Virginia. The appointment centers on engineering biomaterials-driven approaches for building complex 3D tissues and organoids, with a strong emphasis on assembling engineered tissue systems using iPSC stem-cell-based methodologies. The role is research-intensive and combines experimental design, biomaterials development, and tissue engineering practic...

The University of Nebraska Medical Center is accepting applications for a full-time Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Surgery-Transplant within the College of Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. The successful candidate will develop novel nanofibrous materials for tissue regeneration, including skin regeneration, and local drug delivery. Responsibilities include contributing to experimental design, performing in vitro and in vivo experiments, working closely with the p...

The University of New Hampshire invites applications for a full-time Postdoctoral Research Associate in Professor Mrityunjay Kothari’s group at the Durham campus in the United States. The project advances the theoretical and computational mechanics of soft solids under coupled physical environments, including thermal, transport, phase-change, and damage effects. The researcher will develop finite-deformation continuum theories, translate constitutive models into verified finite-element implement...