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Postdoctoral Fellow in Psychology
Cambridge, MA
| Type: | Full-Time |
| Posted: | 03/03/2026 |
| Salary: | $67,600 - $80,000 per year |
School: Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Department/Area: Psychology
Position Description
The Gershman lab is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow to work on projects at the intersection of computational neuroscience and machine learning. This position is part of a multi-investigator grant on the role of memory in intelligence systems. The Postdoctoral Fellow will have the opportunity to collaborate with an interdisciplinary team, including Ila Fiete (MIT), Aude Olive (MIT), Pulkit Agrawal (MIT), and Pieter Abbeel (UC Berkeley).
This would be for 2 years (start date: on or around 06/01/2027), with possible extension contingent on funding.
Basic Qualifications
PhD in neuroscience, computer science, or related discipline.
Special Instructions
We highly recommend reviewing our department website's Faculty pages to learn more about our faculty, their labs, and their research interest before applying.
Please apply through the ARIeS portal. Letters of recommendation will be requested from finalists only. A minimum of two (2) letters of recommendation will be required.
Contact Information
Dr. Samuel Gershman
gershman@fas.harvard.edu
Contact Email: gershman@fas.harvard.edu
Salary Range
$67,600-$80,000
Pay offered to the selected candidate is dependent on factors such as years of experience, training or qualification, field of scholarship, and accomplishments in the field.
Minimum Number of References Required: 0
Maximum Number of References Allowed: 3
Department/Area: Psychology
Position Description
The Gershman lab is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow to work on projects at the intersection of computational neuroscience and machine learning. This position is part of a multi-investigator grant on the role of memory in intelligence systems. The Postdoctoral Fellow will have the opportunity to collaborate with an interdisciplinary team, including Ila Fiete (MIT), Aude Olive (MIT), Pulkit Agrawal (MIT), and Pieter Abbeel (UC Berkeley).
This would be for 2 years (start date: on or around 06/01/2027), with possible extension contingent on funding.
Basic Qualifications
PhD in neuroscience, computer science, or related discipline.
Special Instructions
We highly recommend reviewing our department website's Faculty pages to learn more about our faculty, their labs, and their research interest before applying.
Please apply through the ARIeS portal. Letters of recommendation will be requested from finalists only. A minimum of two (2) letters of recommendation will be required.
Contact Information
Dr. Samuel Gershman
gershman@fas.harvard.edu
Contact Email: gershman@fas.harvard.edu
Salary Range
$67,600-$80,000
Pay offered to the selected candidate is dependent on factors such as years of experience, training or qualification, field of scholarship, and accomplishments in the field.
Minimum Number of References Required: 0
Maximum Number of References Allowed: 3
