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2026 Yale Mossman Postdoctoral Fellowship

The Yale Physics Department invites applications for the Yale Mossman Postdoctoral Fellowship. This fellowship is intended to support promising physicists in the early stages of their careers. The fellowship provides a three-year appointment with a competitive stipend, discretionary annual research fund, and comprehensive health insurance.

Yale has an active and engaged community in most subfields of physics both experimental and theoretical. The faculty of the Physics Department work in astrophysics and cosmology, atomic physics, biophysics, condensed matter, gravitational physics, nuclear and particle physics, and quantum science. More information about the department's research activities can be found at https://physics.yale.edu/research.

Interested candidates should submit their application materials to: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30941.  Application materials include a CV, a publication list, at least three letters of recommendation, and a statement of research interest. Review of applications will begin immediately, but applications must be received by November 30, 2025 to ensure full consideration.

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