Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering

Boston College • Chestnut Hill, MA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Boston College’s Engineering Department is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to lead projects in drug delivery and plant-based scaffolds for tissue engineering. The lab develops stimuli-responsive drug carriers for cancer and tissue engineering applications and engineers the degradation of plant-based scaffolds for hard tissue engineering. Its research uses drug delivery, plant decellularization, tissue engineering, ultrasound and micro-CT imaging, and AI/machine learning approaches.

The Fellow will lead project design, coordination, and experimental execution, and provide leadership in project direction. The role includes opportunities to collaborate with and mentor graduate and undergraduate researchers, as well as career development support for conference travel and grant writing and mentorship from multidisciplinary faculty.

This is an onsite, full-time, temporary appointment for one year, renewable for additional years depending on performance and funding availability. The position is 35 hours per week, with a salary range of $67,000–$76,962 based on experience. Boston College hopes to fill the role as soon as possible but is flexible on the specific start date. Applicants should submit a cover letter outlining research interests and fit, a CV, and names and contact information for three referees; referees will be contacted only for shortlisted candidates.

Requirements

• PhD in Biomedical Engineering or a related field.
• Strong research background in drug delivery and tissue engineering.
• Record of high-quality research publications.
• Excellent teamwork, organizational, communication, and mentoring skills.
• Genuine interest in mentoring undergraduate researchers.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in AI/machine learning approaches to drug delivery and tissue engineering is especially encouraged.
• Familiarity with decellularized scaffolds and omics techniques, including transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics.

Responsibilities

• Plan, design, and conduct experiments.
• Analyze and interpret data in the context of project goals.
• Maintain reproducible, well-documented experimental protocols and analysis pipelines.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary project teams.
• Contribute to manuscript preparation, conference presentations, proposal development, and publication of high-quality research papers.
• Manage inventory for reagents and consumables.
• Mentor undergraduate, graduate, and other research assistants.
• Lead project design, coordination, experimental execution, and project direction.

Benefits

• Tuition remission for employees.
• Tuition remission for eligible spouses and children.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Low-cost life insurance.
• Eligibility for University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored 403b retirement plans.
• Paid holidays annually.
• Sick and vacation pay.
• Career development support, including conference travel and grant writing.
• Mentorship from multidisciplinary faculty.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree