"Mahan Postdoctoral Fellowship"

The Herbold Computational Biology Program of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center invites applications for the Mahan postdoctoral fellowship. The fellowship will provide an exceptional individual with an early start on their career as an independent scientist by providing a 21-month stipend to pursue their proposed research project in the laboratory of a Fred Hutch Computational Biologist mentor.

Faculty of any discipline from the Fred Hutch or University of Washington (UW) may be proposed as mentors, but UW faculty who plan to mentor must co-mentor with a Fred Hutch faculty member. The project must be focused on a topic of biological interest, must involve a computational or mathematical component, and may include an experimental component. A laboratory trained scientist may satisfy the computational and mathematical requirement by including a training component in their proposal. Computationally strong candidates may include a laboratory training component as well. The research direction should reflect the interests and ideas of the applicant, although the final research proposal may be jointly designed.

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Applicants must have or be in the process of completing a Ph.D. in a computational, quantitative or biological discipline. The Ph.D. must be awarded prior to the start of the fellowship and must have been awarded no earlier than June 2023. Applicants who have held faculty or staff scientist positions are not eligible. Fred Hutch Internal applicants – Start date as a postdoctoral fellow at Fred Hutch must be within 12 months of the pre-application deadline.

Key Application Dates: Pre-application Deadline: December 5, 2025; Notification to proceed with Full Proposals: December 22, 2025; Full Proposal Deadline: January 30, 2026; Notification of Final Selection: February 16, 2026; Earliest Start Date: July 1, 2026.

Application Process: Pre-application Phase – Submit Curriculum Vitae, 1-page Proposed Research Statement, 1 Letter of Recommendation, and select a primary mentor through the Interfolio application portal. Final Application Phase (if invited) – Submit Research Statement (3-5 pages) and 2 additional letters of recommendation.

The annual base salary range for this position is from $77,976-$90,754 and pay offered will be based on experience and qualifications. This position may be eligible for relocation assistance. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center offers employees a comprehensive benefits package designed to enhance health, well-being, and financial security. Benefits include medical/vision, dental, flexible spending accounts, life, disability, retirement, family life support, employee assistance program, onsite health clinic, income-based child care subsidy, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation (22 days per year), paid sick leave (up to 30 calendar days per occurrence of a qualifying reason), paid holidays (13 days per year), and paid parental leave (up to 4 weeks).

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