Postdoctoral Positions in Quantitative Biology

The Department of Biology at the University of Maryland, College Park 
seeks applications for three quantitative biology postdoctoral fellow 
positions as part of its newly established Quantitative Biology 
Initiative (QBI). Department research spans ecology, evolution, 
behavior, developmental biology and sensory neuroscience, leveraging 
insights made possible via quantitative approaches, including dynamical 
systems analysis, agent-based modeling, stochastic processes, machine 
learning, and recurrent and deep neural networks. QBI Fellows will have 
two departmental faculty co-mentors, at least one of whom is 
quantitatively focused (including Bruns, Butts, Cummings, Fagan, 
Johnson, Karatayev, Maltas, Simon, Sukharev, Weitz). Faculty mentors 
will support QBI Fellows in developing a research program at the 
intersection of their interests as well as building and teaching an 
undergraduate quantitative biology course to be offered once a year in 
either summer or winter term. The cohort of fellows will also jointly 
organize an annual QBI symposium in collaboration with the Department of 
Biology community.

Applicants should reach out to potential mentors to discuss research 
ideas before applying. Applications should include 1) CV, 2) research 
statement (3 pages) describing past and current research directions 
along with proposed research including proposed faculty mentors, 3) 
teaching statement (1-2 pages) including a possible course idea with 
brief outline of topics and course activities, 4) contact information 
for three references.

We expect to hire three fellows each for a three-year term at a salary 
of $65-75,000 per year depending on experience. For best consideration, 
submit application materials by March 14, 2026. Start date is slated for 
summer or fall 2026.

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