Postdoc opportunities in education in united states

Vanderbilt University’s Learning, AI & Pathway Systems (LAPS) Lab is recruiting 1–2 postdoctoral scholars for research at the intersection of AI in education , learning analytics , educational data mining , machine learning , and computational social science . The postdoctoral scholar will work on projects related to AI-supported tutoring, student pathways, motivation, educational systems, and large-scale learning data. The lab’s research spans computational modeling of educational trajectories,...

Purdue University is advertising a Postdoctoral Research Associate for a 1-year appointment starting Fall 2026 . The project is a collaboration with West Point and Wheaton College (Elise Dykhuis, Peter Meindl, and James Cornwell) focused on tracking undergraduate character growth longitudinally , developing brief, change-sensitive measures , and producing an open benchmark dataset for broader use. This opportunity is especially relevant for researchers with interests in psychometrics , longitudi...

Spelman College is advertising a Post-Doctoral Fellow position in the Cognition and Temperament Lab . This is a research-focused postdoctoral opening for a scholar with strong quantitative skills and experience working with longitudinal data . The project examines the cognitive and environmental factors that help children succeed academically. The fellow will clean, analyze, and interpret multi-wave longitudinal datasets from two cohorts of children, including data collected across preschool, ki...

The Center for School Behavioral Health (CSBH) at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School is seeking a postdoctoral fellow for a full-time position in implementation science and school-based behavioral health, with a start date in Summer or Fall 2026. The CSBH is dedicated to transforming youth behavioral health by advancing scalable, sustainable, and equitable prevention and early intervention strategies in K-12 educational settings. The center's work includes rigorous researc...

The University of Maryland, in collaboration with the Institute for Trustworthy AI in Law & Society (TRAILS), invites applications for a postdoctoral associate position starting in summer or fall 2026. This unique opportunity is ideal for researchers interested in advancing trustworthy artificial intelligence (AI) with a focus on ethics, human rights, and the inclusion of marginalized communities. TRAILS is a joint research, education, and outreach institute funded by the National Science Founda...