Looking for Postdoctoral Fellowships after completing your PhD? Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee has opened applications for several postdoctoral positions across numerous disciplines. Eligible candidates can check full information and apply as soon as possible.
1. Postdoctoral Research Opportunity
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The Wicked Problems Lab (wickedproblemslab.com) at the Vanderbilt University Institute of National Security invites applications for a Cybersecurity Postdoctoral Fellow focused on advanced, applied research in cybersecurity and critical infrastructure protection. The Lab brings together leading researchers, engineers, and operational experts to translate emerging technologies into pragmatic, real-world solutions. Work from the Wicked Problems Lab has been featured on the front page of The New York Times and has informed U.S. Congressional testimony.
Application Closing: Open Until Filled
2. Postdoctoral Research Opportunity
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The Artificial Intelligence Postdoctoral Fellow will serve as a critical contributor within the Lab, advancing research and development in agentic AI frameworks, large-scale data systems, and AI-driven analytic tools for national security applications. This position is deeply technical, focusing on building, testing, and optimizing systems that integrate diverse APIs, large language models (LLMs), and data pipelines to support adaptive, mission-critical workflows.
Application Closing: Open Until Filled
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3. Postdoctoral Research Opportunity
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The Department of Physics and Astronomy at Vanderbilt University invites applications for a Simons Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in the general areas of gravitational theory and black hole astrophysics. This position is intended to expand Alex Lupsasca’s research group (https://lupsasca.com/), which currently includes one postdoc and two graduate students. The appointment will be annual with the expectation of renewal for two additional years subject to satisfactory performance. The anticipated start date is September 1 2026, though an earlier date may be negotiated if appropriate. Applicants must have a Ph.D. in physics, astronomy, or a closely related field by the start date of the appointment.
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4. Postdoctoral Research Opportunity
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The two-year NPU fellowship is designed to support individuals who are interested in becoming law professors in the field of networks, platforms, and utilities, defined broadly as including transportation, communications, energy, banking, and tech platforms, and cross-cutting issues and themes across these sectors. The NPU fellow is expected to write academic articles for publication in legal journals, participate in the NPU workshop and annual NPU conference, and go on the academic job market in the second year of the fellowship. The NPU fellow will receive mentoring and guidance from Vanderbilt law faculty.
Application Closing: Open Until Filled
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5. Postdoctoral Research Opportunity
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Vanderbilt University is seeking applications for one or two postdoctoral scholars to join the Vanderbilt LGBTQ+ Policy Lab beginning in Summer 2026 or earlier. The first position will be in LGBTQ+ economics, LGBTQ+ health, and LGBTQ+ policy to work primarily with Professor Kitt Carpenter (Economist) on a variety of projects related to same-sex marriage and LGBTQ+ health and economic outcomes.
Application Closing: Open Until Filled
6. Postdoctoral Research Opportunity
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The Experimental High Energy Nuclear Physics group at the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Vanderbilt University, is inviting applications for the position of Postdoctoral Research Associate beginning January 1st, 2026. Candidates should hold a Ph.D. in high energy nuclear or particle physics. The Vanderbilt group is a member of sPHENIX and ePIC collaborations at Brookhaven National Laboratory, the CMS collaboration at the LHC (CERN), and the theory/experiment JETSCAPE collaboration.
Application Closing: Open Until Filled
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7. Postdoctoral Research Opportunity
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During their time at Vanderbilt, CHPP fellows pursue research projects, design and teach undergraduate courses, craft professional skills, and receive active faculty mentoring. Each fellow is placed in a home academic department or program, and teaching opportunities are determined in coordination with that unit’s chair/director. The program offers fellows the opportunity to build research profiles, expand intellectual networks within Vanderbilt and beyond, and hone their teaching expertise.
Application Closing: Open Until Filled
8. Postdoctoral Research Opportunity
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The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) for Research on Human Development and the Division of Developmental Medicine in VUMC’s Department of Pediatrics are accepting applications for a clinical psychology postdoctoral fellowship in the area of autism and developmental disabilities. The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center provides an exceptional research and training environment, reflecting synergy across our NICHD-supported Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (IDDRC), MCHB-supported Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) grant, University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD), and programs within TRIAD.
Application Closing: Open Until Filled
9. Postdoctoral Research Opportunity
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The Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN) is now accepting applications for its two-year Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (deadline January 7). This program prepares nurse scientists and scholars with individualized mentoring, research support, and career development opportunities. Fellows are paired with a tenure-track faculty mentor and gain access to exceptional resources, grant-writing guidance, and multiple opportunities to publish and present.
Application Closing: Open Until Filled