The Waisman Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is recruiting postdoctoral trainees for its NICHD-funded T32 Postdoctoral Training Program in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Research. Appointments will be for 2 years beginning in the summer of 2027. The program provides multidisciplinary training with an emphasis on social-affective processes, communication, family processes, epidemiology, genetics, and biobehavioral research on IDD. Faculty use sophisticated statistical approaches, longitudinal research methods, brain imaging methods, GWAS, social genomics, and psychobiology, among other approaches to data collection and analysis as applied to intellectual and developmental disability.

Postdoctoral stipends are determined by NIH, based on years of relevant experience beyond the doctoral degree: grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-24-104.html

NIH also provides funds for tuition, travel, and research supplies. In addition to the NIH stipend, the Waisman Center provides an additional annual supplement for these positions.  Trainees are eligible for excellent health insurance coverage through the University. 

For application procedures and information, visit: waisman.wisc.edu/administrative-core/postdoctoral-training-program-idd. Please submit all materials except letters of recommendation in one pdf. To ensure consideration, apply by January 6, 2027.

Postdocs will be part of a multidisciplinary center dedicated to advancing knowledge about human development, developmental disabilities, and neurodegenerative diseases throughout the life course. Our team of researchers, scientists, and clinicians investigate a wide variety of conditions including autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, fragile X syndrome, ADHD, and developmental hearing, communication, and motor impairments. For information about the Waisman Center and research at the center, visit: waisman.wisc.edu.