Explore Research Programs

The George Washington University is a global, comprehensive research institution and the only university in Washington, D.C. to have membership in the Association of American Universities (AAU). From our location in the heart of the nation’s capital, GW faculty and their students carry out cutting-edge research and scholarship in diverse fields.

Learn more about Research at GW

A number of GW departments and units routinely seek postdocs. Explore their research programs:

Centers and Institutes

• GW Cancer Center
• Computational Biology Institute
• Center for the Advanced Study of Human Paleobiology
• Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center
• Institute for Data, Democracy and Politics

Columbian College of Arts and Sciences

• Anthropology
• Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Psychological and Brain Sciences
• Physics
• Statistics

Milken Institute School of Public Health

• Global Health
• Environmental and Occupational Health
• Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
• Epidemiology
• Health Policy and Management
• Prevention and Community Health

School of Engineering and Applied Science

• Biomedical Engineering
• Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Computer Science
• Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Engineering Management and Systems Engineering
• Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

School of Medicine and Health Sciences

• Anatomy and Cell Biology
• Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
• Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine
• Neurology
• Pathology
• Pharmacology and Physiology
• Surgery