June 2 scan summary
24-hour window ending 2:00 AM CDT — all eight Ivy League schools
Ivy League Faculty & Postdoc Openings — June 2, 2026
The post-Memorial Day lull breaks on Day 5: six new positions posted on June 1 across Harvard (×4), Cornell (×1), and Yale (×1), plus a Cornell entomology postdoc backfill from May 28. The issue leads with the Cornell Chemistry Teaching Associate (AJO #32092, $53,900) closing June 8 — six days out — prominently flagged. All seven new positions are detailed with full field sets. The deadline tracker covers 20 active positions; Columbia, Princeton, and Brown remain fully blind for a fifth consecutive run.
The post-Memorial Day lull is over. After four consecutive days with nothing to report, six new positions were posted on June 1 across Harvard (×4), Cornell (×1), and Yale (×1) — plus a Cornell postdoc from May 28 that was not captured in previous runs, bringing the day's total additions to seven. 1 2 3
If you have one application due this week, it is the Cornell Chemistry Teaching Associate — the deadline is June 8, six days from now.
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New today — Harvard (×4)
Harvard's ARIeS feed picked up four new postings between 9:19 AM and 2:05 PM ET on June 1, moving the ID cursor from #16343 to #16351. 1
HMS Baym Lab — Associate in Biomedical Informatics
Harvard Medical School's Department of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI) is recruiting a postbaccalaureate-level research associate to join the Baym Lab, a multidisciplinary group that studies the genetics and biology of mobile genetic elements — phages, plasmids, and related entities — using synthetic biology, genetics, and computational tools. The role involves developing experimental protocols, engineering microorganisms, and co-authoring publications. 4
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Institution | Harvard Medical School, DBMI |
| Role type | Postbaccalaureate research associate |
| Research area | Mobile genetic elements, evolutionary biology, microbiology |
| Location | Boston, MA (695 Huntington Ave) |
| Salary | $50,000/yr |
| Deadline | Not listed |
| Apply | ARIeS #16346 |
Required: Bachelor's degree in Evolutionary Biology or closely related field; prior experience with mobile genetic elements (phages, plasmids). Application materials: CV, statement of research, cover letter describing interest in the lab and proposed new research directions, three references.
Harvard GSD — Open-rank faculty in Architecture (AY 2027–2028)
The Harvard Graduate School of Design is running an open-rank search across multiple full-time (and some part-time) architecture faculty positions starting in AY 2027–2028. The hiring spans three focus areas: Design Innovation and Spatial Practice; Construction and Material Culture; and Climate and Sustainability. Candidates at the Professor, Associate Professor, and Assistant Professor levels will all be considered, along with Professor in Practice and Lecturer tracks. 5
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Institution | Harvard Graduate School of Design |
| Role type | Open rank (tenure-track full-time preferred; part-time also considered) |
| Research areas | Design Innovation / Spatial Practice; Construction / Material Culture; Climate / Sustainability |
| Location | Cambridge/Boston, MA (full-time requires local residence) |
| Salary | Asst. Prof. $120,000–$140,000 · Assoc. Prof. $135,000–$170,000 · Professor $185,000+ |
| Deadline | Rolling — review opened June 1, 2026 |
| Apply | ARIeS #16348 |
Required: MArch or advanced degree; professional experience in architecture; ideally 3+ years of teaching. Full-time positions require Cambridge/Boston residence. Application materials (first round): letter of interest, CV, portfolio excerpt (≤15 MB), three references.
Harvard SEAS — Postdoctoral Fellow, Bertoldi Group (kirigami metamaterials & soft robotics)
The Bertoldi Group at Harvard's John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), a lab known for combining theory, computation, and experiment to design materials with tunable unusual properties, is looking for a postdoctoral fellow focused on kirigami-based mechanical metamaterials and soft robotics. 6
One note for applicants: as of June 1, the Bertoldi Group's own lab website (bertoldi.seas.harvard.edu) states no openings exist. The ARIeS posting is active regardless; applicants may want to contact the lab coordinator directly to confirm status before applying.
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Institution | Harvard SEAS, Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering |
| Lab | Bertoldi Group |
| Research area | Kirigami structures, mechanical metamaterials, soft robotics |
| Salary | $67,600–$91,826/yr (varies by rank and years of training) |
| Deadline | Not listed |
| Apply | ARIeS #16350 |
Required: PhD in Materials Science or Mechanical Engineering (must be awarded by start date). Application materials: CV, cover letter, 2–3 recommendation letters. Optional: statement of research, up to three publications. Contact: Stephanie Vincent (svincent@seas.harvard.edu).
Harvard STAR Lab — Postdoctoral Fellow in Behavioral Economics (4-month term, CBA partnership)
The Sustainability, Transparency, and Accountability Research (STAR) Lab at Harvard's Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, directed by Professor Michael J. Hiscox, is recruiting a short-term postdoctoral fellow to work on a project with Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA). The role applies behavioral economics — specifically present bias, cognitive capacity, inattention bias, social influence, and trust — to the design of financial products aimed at improving customer financial wellbeing. Work involves large-scale behavioral data analysis, surveys, and lab/field experiments. The fellow will be based primarily at STAR Lab in Cambridge, with possible short stays at CBA's Sydney office. 7
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Institution | Harvard FAS / Weatherhead Center for International Affairs |
| Lab | STAR Lab |
| Research area | Behavioral economics, financial product design, field experiments |
| Term | August 1 – November 30, 2026 (4 months, extendable 6 months) |
| Salary | $90,000 annualized (~$30,000 for 4 months) + Harvard benefits + Sydney travel budget |
| Deadline | Rolling |
| Apply | ARIeS #16351 |
Required: recent PhD in economics, business, psychology, public policy, political science, statistics, or related field; degree must be awarded by August 1, 2026. Application materials: cover letter, CV, statement of research, 2–3 recommendation letters.
New today — Cornell & Yale
Cornell Baker Institute — Judy Wilpon Endowed Chair in Cancer Biology (Associate / Full Professor)
Cornell University's Baker Institute for Animal Health — a research institute with 75 years of history in comparative medicine, genomics, and computational biology, operating under a "One Health" framework — posted a new tenure-track endowed chair position on June 1. The Judy Wilpon Professor of Cancer Biology is a senior hire at the Associate or Full Professor level, with research expected to span tumor biology, the tumor microenvironment and immuno-oncology, and novel diagnostic/therapeutic models. Candidates with a translational focus bridging companion animal and human medicine are specifically encouraged. The position connects to Cornell's Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, the Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology, Weill Cornell Medicine, and the Meyer Cancer Center in New York City. 8
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Institution | Cornell University, Baker Institute for Animal Health |
| Rank | Associate Professor or Full Professor (tenured/tenure-track) |
| Research areas | Cancer biology; tumor microenvironment; comparative/translational oncology |
| Location | Ithaca, NY |
| Salary | Not disclosed (9-month base, determined by experience and discipline) |
| Deadline | August 31, 2026 (review from July 22) |
| AJO ID | #32133 |
| Apply | academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/32133 |
Application materials: cover letter, CV, research statement (≤3 pages), teaching statement (≤1 page), three references. Search Committee Chair: Dr. Robert Weiss ([email protected]).
Cornell Entomology — Postdoctoral Associate, Taracena Lab (gap discovery from May 28)
This position was posted May 28 but was not captured in previous runs. The Taracena Agarwal Lab in Cornell's Department of Entomology (College of Agriculture and Life Sciences) is recruiting its first postdoctoral associate to study the genomic and epigenomic basis of sex-dimorphic somatic tissues in insect disease vectors — mosquitoes, triatomine bugs, and sand flies. Methods include ATAC-seq, single-cell/single-nucleus RNA-seq, and splicing variant analysis. As the lab's founding position, the successful candidate will shape the lab's scientific direction and lead first-author publications. 9
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Institution | Cornell University, Department of Entomology / CALS |
| Lab | Taracena Agarwal Lab (newly established) |
| Research area | Vector genomics, epigenomics, sex determination, disease vectors |
| Salary | $63,480/yr (CALS standard; meets NIH NRSA floor) |
| Deadline | August 15, 2026 (rolling; apply early) |
| AJO ID | #32122 |
| Apply | academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/32122 |
PI Dr. Mabel Taracena Agarwal ([email protected]) welcomes informal contact before applying. Application materials: cover letter (1–2 pages, must include an experimental proposal), CV with full publication list, three references. Visa support provided.
Yale Lewis Walpole Library — 2027–2028 Visiting Fellowships and Travel Grants
Yale's Lewis Walpole Library in Farmington, Connecticut — home to one of the most significant collections of 18th-century British pictorial art outside the British Museum — opened applications on June 1 for its 2027–2028 visiting fellowship cycle. Four-week Visiting Fellowships and two-week Travel Grants are available to doctoral candidates and postdoctoral/senior researchers. 10 11
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Institution | Yale University, Lewis Walpole Library |
| Award type | Visiting Fellowship (4 weeks) or Travel Grant (2 weeks) |
| Fellowship year | June 1, 2027 – May 31, 2028 |
| Eligibility | PhD candidates or postdoctoral/senior researchers |
| Support | Round-trip travel + local transit + housing at Timothy Root House + GSA Hartford per diem |
| Deadline | November 2, 2026 (letters of recommendation by November 16) |
| Apply | walpole.library.yale.edu/fellowships |
Five named fellowships are assigned by the committee from the general applicant pool (no separate applications needed): ASECS-LWL Fellowship, Charles J. Cole Fellowship, George B. Cooper Fellowship, Joseph Peter Spang III Fellowship, and Roger W. Eddy Fellowship. Non-US citizens should note a potential federal tax withholding of up to 30%, recoverable via IRS filing. Decisions are communicated in early February 2027. Fellows may also access Yale's Sterling Memorial Library, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, and Yale Center for British Art.
Required: online application form, CV (≤3 pages), research proposal (≤1,200 words, must specify how Lewis Walpole Library collections will be used), detailed list of specific library holdings to be consulted, two confidential letters of recommendation tailored to this project.
🔴 URGENT: Cornell Chemistry Teaching Associate — closes June 8
Six days remain. Cornell's Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, part of the College of Arts and Sciences in Ithaca, NY, is filling a Teaching Associate role for the academic year beginning July 2026. This is a teaching-focused appointment, not a research position. 12
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Institution | Cornell University, College of Arts and Sciences |
| Department | Chemistry and Chemical Biology |
| Role type | Teaching Associate (non-tenure-track, renewable) |
| Location | Ithaca, NY |
| Salary | $53,900/yr (9-month academic appointment) |
| Start date | July 2026 |
| Deadline | June 8, 2026 |
| AJO ID | #32092 |
| Apply | academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/32092 |
Deadline tracker — full list
Closing within 2 weeks
| School | Position | Deadline | Salary | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell | Teaching Associate — Chemistry and Chemical Biology | 🔴 June 8 | $53,900/yr | AJO #32092 |
| Yale | Postdoc — Whitney Humanities Center, humanities leadership | 🟡 June 12 | $70,000 + $3,000 research fund | Interfolio #185526 |
| Harvard | Postdoc — Wyss Institute / Chen Lab, cell & tissue engineering | 🟡 Encourage by June 12 | $72,000–$77,500 | ARIeS #16321 |
| Harvard | Postdoc — Bernhardt Lab, HMS microbiology | 🟡 June 14 | Not disclosed | ARIeS #16311 |
| Harvard | Postdoc — Radcliffe Institute, intellectual pluralism (50% FTE) | 🟡 June 15 (letters June 21) | $37,000–$42,000 | ARIeS #16340 |
| Cornell | Farrier — College of Veterinary Medicine | 🟡 Review from June 15 | $135,000–$170,000 | AJO #32074 |
Yale Whitney Humanities Center humanities leadership postdoc (Interfolio #185526): deadline June 12 is confirmed via search index metadata; the Interfolio detail page remains SPA-blocked so the full application requirements have not been confirmed this cycle. The posting has been listed since May 7. 13
Longer-horizon positions
| School | Position | Deadline | Salary | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell | Postdoc — Ornithology Lab, wildfire smoke & bird communities | June 29 | $63,480–$68,000 | AJO #32072 |
| Harvard | Postdoc — CGA/IQSS, geographic data science | July 6 | $70,000–$80,000 | ARIeS #16315 |
| Cornell | Extension Associate — Ornithology Lab, engagement in science & nature | July 15 | $82,000 | AJO #32115 |
| Cornell | Postdoc — Taracena Lab, vector genomics (new today) | August 15 | $63,480 | AJO #32122 |
| Cornell | Judy Wilpon Endowed Chair, cancer biology (new today) | August 31 | Not disclosed | AJO #32133 |
| Yale | HBCU Faculty Research Fellowship — Whitney Humanities Center | Review from Aug 17 | $12,000 allowance | Interfolio #186520 |
| Yale | Lewis Walpole Library Visiting Fellowships & Travel Grants (new today) | November 2, 2026 | Travel + housing + per diem | LWL Fellowships |
| Cornell | Society for the Humanities Fellowship 2027–28 (PLAY theme) | September 1, 2026 | $68,000 stipend | Society for the Humanities |
Positions with no confirmed deadline:
- Harvard SEAS — Postdoc, Bertoldi Group (kirigami metamaterials / soft robotics): ARIeS #16350, new today. 6
- Harvard FAS — STAR Lab Postdoc (behavioral economics / CBA partnership, 4-month term): ARIeS #16351, new today. Rolling review. 7
- Harvard HMS — Baym Lab Associate in Biomedical Informatics: ARIeS #16346, new today. 4
- Harvard SEAS — Postdoc, Loncar Group (applied physics / photonics): ARIeS #16337. 14
- Columbia SEAS — seven faculty positions across CS, EE, IEOR, Aerospace, Energy, and MechE (all ranks including lecturer). Columbia's portal remains blocked; use direct Interfolio apply links from the May 30 confirmed fetch.
- Dartmouth — Weinstein Distinguished Professor in energy engineering (Thayer School), executive search via WittKieffer. 15
- Brown — Visiting Assistant Professor in environment and society (IBES, 2026–2028). 16
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Portal coverage status
Harvard (ARIeS): Four new IDs confirmed June 1 (#16346, #16348, #16350, #16351). Feed cursor now at #16351. All previously active tracked postings remain present. 1
Yale: Lewis Walpole Library fellowship (Interfolio #186941) is the one new posting dated June 1. No other new postings detected. Interfolio detail pages continue to be SPA-blocked; application requirements for the Walpole posting were recovered from the Lewis Walpole Library's own website. 3
Cornell (AJO): Two new IDs this cycle — #32122 (Taracena Lab, posted May 28, gap discovery) and #32133 (Judy Wilpon Chair, posted June 1). Feed cursor advances to #32133. 2
Penn: No new postings. Most recent listing remains dated May 21. 17
Dartmouth: searchjobs.dartmouth.edu lists 141 positions — all administrative, athletic, or facilities roles, zero faculty or postdoc. The provost.dartmouth.edu/faculty-searches page continues to return a 404. The Thayer School of Engineering employment page (engineering.dartmouth.edu/about/employment) remains the only live faculty entry point, carrying the Weinstein Distinguished Professor chair. 18
Columbia: All vectors remain blocked — fifth consecutive run. engineering.columbia.edu/faculty-job-opportunities returns a Cloudflare block; academicjobs.columbia.edu returns API error 10501. The seven SEAS faculty positions confirmed on May 30 remain in the tracker; use the direct Interfolio apply links for those.
Princeton: AcadHire portal remains JavaScript-blocked — fifth consecutive blind run. Princeton's migration to Interfolio is not expected until September 2026. 19
Brown: ibes.brown.edu/opportunities returns API error 10501 again; the /job-opportunities-ibes subpage confirmed the Visiting Assistant Professor position is still listed. All other Brown departmental pages remain inaccessible. 16
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References
- 1Harvard ARIeS — open postings
- 2Cornell University — Academic Jobs Online
- 3Yale Academic Job Listings — Office of the Provost
- 4HMS — Associate in Biomedical Informatics (Baym Lab)
- 5Harvard GSD — Professor/Associate Professor/Assistant Professor of Architecture (Open Rank)
- 6SEAS Postdoctoral Fellow in Bertoldi Group
- 7STAR Lab Postdoctoral Fellow
- 8Judy Wilpon Professor of Cancer Biology — AJO #32133
- 9PostDoc Taracena Lab — AJO #32122
- 10Visiting Fellowships and Travel Grants — Lewis Walpole Library
- 11Yale Library News — fellowships in special collections
- 12Cornell Chemistry Teaching Associate — AJO #32092
- 13Yale Academic Positions — Postdoctoral listings
- 14Postdoctoral Fellowship in Applied Physics — ARIeS #16337
- 15Dartmouth Engineering — Weinstein 1981 Distinguished Professor
- 16Brown IBES — Job Opportunities
- 17Penn Faculty Jobs
- 18Dartmouth Thayer School — Working at Dartmouth Engineering
- 19Princeton Board approves seven new faculty appointments
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