Postdoc Opportunities in Public Policy in United States

The Systems Engineering Research Center/Acquisition Innovation Research Center (SERC/AIRC) at Stevens Institute of Technology is seeking an AIRC Research Fellow to help lead advanced technical and policy research on defense acquisition innovation. The fellowship sits within AIRC, a center established to connect government acquisition teams with faculty research teams and to develop, prototype, and test new ideas across technology, process, policy, contracting, law, and human capital. The role fo...

Baylor College of Medicine invites applications for a full-time, two-year Postdoctoral Associate in Psychedelic Ethics and Policy with the Ethical Legal Implications of Psychedelics in Society (ELIPSIS) Program in the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy. The onsite position is based in Houston, Texas, and is expected to begin in Summer 2027. Working with Dr. Amy McGuire and a multidisciplinary team, the postdoctoral researcher will study the ethical, legal, social, and policy implication...

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a full-time Postdoctoral Research Associate for the Center for Urban Policy Research and its built environment group. The role supports externally funded projects focused on building and grid decarbonization and the sustainable energy transition. Research may include advanced whole-building and community-scale energy modeling; analysis of energy efficiency, demand flexibility, electrification, high-performance buildings, and geothermal syst...

Georgia Institute of Technology is accepting applications for the Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training (ARRT): Inclusive Technology and Policy Design Research Postdoctoral Fellows Program. The fellowship supports postdoctoral researchers working on accessibility, usability, disability-related policy, rehabilitation research, assistive technology, inclusive technology, or regulatory issues. Fellows receive didactic training and mentorship, conduct independent and collaborative research, and ...

The University of Cincinnati’s Carl H. Lindner College of Business is recruiting up to two one-year, full-time postdoctoral fellows in Real Estate , starting August 2027 . The positions are based in the Department of Finance and connected to the Real Estate Center and the newly launched Housing Innovation Lab . Selected fellows will collaborate with UC faculty and corporate partners on research applying state-of-the-art analytics methodologies to real estate problems. The role emphasizes indepen...

Stanford University’s Human Trafficking Data Lab is accepting applications for a postdoctoral fellowship in Health Policy at the Stanford School of Medicine. The position supports a research portfolio focused on counter-trafficking research , development of a comprehensive framework for interagency trafficking survivor case management and monitoring, and digital tools to speed delivery of post-trafficking services for survivors of human trafficking in Brazil. The postdoc will work with Principal...

CNS at Middlebury College is offering a postdoctoral or predoctoral fellowship in emerging technologies and nuclear/biological security , with a strong interest in candidates working at the intersection of artificial intelligence and security policy. The fellowship is based on-site in Monterey, California, United States , at the Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS). The fellow will spend a year in residence conducting research, publishing scholarly and policy-oriented work, presenting at co...

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Environmental Policy at the University of Arizona . This is a two-year postdoctoral position starting in August 2027 . The role offers the opportunity to join a team working on applied research and outreach related to public policy topics including environment , public health , public lands , environmental regulations , and energy transitions . Applications are submitted via the University of Arizona website. Review of applications begins on December 1, 2026 , ...

UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy is recruiting a Postdoctoral Scholar for a research program on immigrant families, children, communities, and U.S. immigration policy . The position is embedded in the Empirical Research Hub to Protect Children in Immigrant Families , co-led by Professor Chloe East at the University of Colorado Boulder, in partnership with the Children Thrive Action Network. The postdoc will work across three main areas: causal research using rigorous causal inferenc...