Description
The Department of Anatomy at New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM), Old Westbury campus, invites applications for a three-year Postdoctoral Teaching and Research Fellow position. The Anatomy Department includes 9 full-time faculty with active research programs in paleontology, evolution, development, functional morphology, biomechanics, and neurosensory anatomy. The successful applicant will have access to the department's Visualization Center equipped with micro-CT scanner, CT processing software; a fresh tissue laboratory for histology and staining; an embryology laboratory for in vivo experiments; a microscopy facility with confocal microscopes; both human and animal gait labs for collecting kinematic, kinetic, energetic, and EMG data; and the Center for Biomedical Innovation for robotics, VR, AR, and 3D printing. For further information regarding the College of Osteopathic Medicine's Department of Anatomy please visit: https://www.nyit.edu/medicine/department_of_anatomy.
Location: New York Institute of Technology, Long Island Campus. New York Institute of Technology's six schools and colleges offer undergraduate, graduate, and professional degree programs in in-demand disciplines including computer science, data science, and cybersecurity; biology, health professions, and medicine; architecture and design; engineering; IT and digital technologies; management; and energy and sustainability. A nonprofit, independent, private, and nonsectarian institute of higher education founded in 1955, it welcomes nearly 8,000 students worldwide. The university has campuses in New York City and Long Island, New York; Jonesboro, Arkansas; and Vancouver, British Columbia, as well as programs around the world. More than 112,000 alumni are part of an engaged network of physicians, architects, scientists, engineers, business leaders, digital artists, and healthcare professionals. Together, the university's community of doers, makers, healers, and innovators empowers graduates to change the world, solve 21st-century challenges, and reinvent the future. For more information, visit nyit.edu.
Start date: The position is open July 01, 2026
Stipend: USD $63,000.00–66,000.00 annually for 3 years
To Apply: Please submit the following documents as a single PDF through https://careers-nyit.icims.com/jobs/4126/postdoctoral-teaching-%26-research-fellow/job: (1) Curriculum Vitae, (2) Research statement (2-page maximum), (3) Teaching statement (2-page maximum), (4) Contact information for 3 professional references including e-mail addresses. Accessibility statement (optional). In this statement you can describe how you have (or would) engage students of all backgrounds and improve accessibility and community engagement through your teaching and/or research. Please contact simone.hoffmann@nyit.edu for any questions about the position
Preference will be given to applications received by January 15th, 2026.
Requirements
Responsibilities: The successful applicant will participate annually in teaching teach human gross anatomy to osteopathic medical students along with the department's 9 full-time faculty. They will engage in independent research and/or collaborative research with the department's faculty.
Qualifications: The successful candidate will possess a Ph.D. or equivalent degree. Prior experience with clinically-oriented human anatomy is desirable but is not required.
