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Postdoctoral Training at Seattle Children’s

At Seattle Children’s we recognize that postdoctoral scholars are key to achieving our mission of providing hope, care and cures. Our expansive training program includes mentored research with faculty who are experts in their field, professional development workshops, grant writing support, networking events and social activities that build community among our 100+ postdoctoral scholars.

Postdoctoral scholars receive a competitive salary and a comprehensive range of benefits, including health insurance, retirement savings plans and wellness support. Learn more about employee benefits at Seattle Children's.

Explore Open Postdoctoral Positions

See a list of current open postdoctoral positions at Seattle Children’s.

Can’t find a postdoctoral position you’re hoping for? Reach out to a faculty member from one of the eight research centers to inquire about possible positions. 

Benefits of Postdoctoral Training at Seattle Children’s

  • Competitive salary and benefits
  • Mentored research with faculty who are experts in their field
  • Extensive professional development programming and support
  • Active community of over 100 postdocs

  Featured Postdoc Program  

Invent at Seattle Children’s Postdoctoral Scholars Program

This program is an investment in training early career scientists historically underrepresented in or excluded from biotech in the development of therapeutics for childhood conditions. Scholars work on cell therapy, protein therapeutics or gene therapy projects. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

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Email the Science Education Department for more information.

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Seattle Children’s researchers are internationally recognized for their work in cancer therapies, genetics, neuroscience, immunology, infectious disease and bioethics. Learn more about research programs and centers you could be a part of.

Research Centers and Programs

Seattle Children’s Research Institute is organized into research centers, each one specializing in areas like immunotherapy, neuroscience and child health and behavior.

Research Labs

Our investigators are involved in hundreds of projects that cover every phase of research, from studying how diseases work to improving investigational therapies.

Seattle Children’s complies with applicable federal and other civil rights laws and does not discriminate, exclude people or treat them differently based on race, color, religion (creed), sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin (ancestry), age, disability, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law. Financial assistance for medically necessary services is based on family income and hospital resources and is provided to children under age 21 whose primary residence is in Washington, Alaska, Montana or Idaho.