Postdoctoral Scholar Positions

Postdoctoral Scholars - Clean Energy Institute

Salary $69,073 - $82,836

Posting Date July 23, 2026

Closing Date June 30, 2027

The Clean Energy Institute (CEI) in the Henry Samueli School of Engineering is anticipating openings of postdoctoral scholar positions from the basic science of energy (e.g., electrochemistry, combustion kinetics) to applied energy research (e.g., fuel cells, gas turbines, smart grids).

These positions require a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, and/or Aerospace Engineering.

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Postdoctoral Scholar - Ardoña Lab

Salary Salary range: $69,073-74,281-- [Level 0-2]

Posting Date April 20, 2026

Will remain open until filled

Position Overview
The Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at UC Irvine invites highly motivated applicants for a postdoctoral scholar position in the Ardoña lab. This scholar will develop and investigate energy-transporting biomolecular assemblies within cellular or physiologically relevant environments.

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Postdoctoral Research Position - Li Lab

Posting Date March 2, 2026

Start Date July 1, 2026

Will remain open until filled

The Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at UC Irvine invites applicants for a postdoctoral scholar to join Han Li's laboratory of metabolic engineering and synthetic biology.

This postdoctoral position is available in the area of integrated computational–experimental enzyme engineering, focused on advancing biocatalysts through tightly coupled in silico design and high-throughput experimental validation.

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Postdoctoral Scholar – Macromolecular Evolution and Synthetic Biology

Salary $66,737 - $80,034

Posting Date March 20, 2025

Will remain open until filled

The UC Irvine Department of Biomedical Engineering in the Samueli School of Engineering is currently accepting applications for postdoctoral scholar positions in Professor Chang C. Liu’s Laboratory. Focus areas include 1) antibody design and evolution, 2) generation of domain-specific evolutionary data for ML and protein design, and 3) gene birth and neofunctionalization.