{"id":1365,"date":"2025-12-05T14:10:04","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T19:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/academics\/ogsps\/postdoc-affairs\/?page_id=1365"},"modified":"2026-04-08T14:36:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T18:36:43","slug":"prospective-postdocs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/academics\/ogsps\/postdoc-affairs\/institutional-support\/prospective-postdocs\/","title":{"rendered":"Prospective Postdocs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Prospective Postdocs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Postdocs typically find their positions by applying to an open position on Purdue’s Careers website, or by contacting a Purdue PI to express interest. All postdoc hiring is managed at the college-department level.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Current Openings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

On Purdue’s Careers<\/a> page, postdoc positions are listed under Staff Opportunities. You can filter to only view Post Doc positions by using the left menu to refine your search. Under “Employee Type,” select “Post Doc.” Or head straight to the “View All Jobs<\/a>” page and click on Postdoctoral Researcher!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finding a Purdue PI<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Purdue University is home to 10 Colleges and Schools likely to host postdoc positions. Below is the name of each college or school; click on the name to get to the home page. Each site will list faculty and their research interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The number next to each college represents the number of current postdoc positions employed by that college as of August 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

College of Agriculture<\/a> (120)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daniels School of Business<\/a> (3)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

College of Education<\/a> (6)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

College of Engineering<\/a> (163)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

College of Health and Human Sciences<\/a> (35)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

College of Liberal Arts<\/a> (20)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

College of Pharmacy<\/a> (41)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Purdue Polytechnic Institute<\/a> (11)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

College of Science<\/a> (129)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

College of Veterinary Medicine<\/a> (12)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Job Search Boards and Hiring Fairs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If you are a student or postdoc from one of the Big Ten consortium of 18+ institutions<\/a><\/strong>, you can connect with Purdue postdoc recruiters at the Big 10 Academia Hiring Fair every October. Your institution will announce registration in September. Again, this fair is only offered to students and postdocs who attend one of Big Ten institutions, but recruiters come from all over the world!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more postdoc recruitment opportunities, see List of Postdoc Recruitment Events<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PhD Candidates and postdocs from any institution<\/strong> can look for Purdue postdoc positions on the Big Ten Postdoc Opportunities Board<\/a>. This is a collaborative project between the postdoc offices at 18 institutions<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Postdoc Portal<\/a> is not affiliated with any institution and offers advanced graduate students and current postdocs searching for their next position, whether as a postdoc or faculty member, the chance to connect directly to fellowships and faculty, research groups and centers at universities and research labs across the country in STEM.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Contact Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Postdoctoral Affairs<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Young Hall, Room 160. 155 Grant Street\u2028West Lafayette, IN 47907-21147
Email address: postdoc-affairs@purdue.edu<\/a>
Phone number: (765) 494-2600 <\/p>\n\n\n

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