Postdoctoral Researcher - Research Software Engineer
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Job overview
Syracuse University’s Open-Source Project Office and Office of Research seek postdoctoral researchers to support research software engineering and oversee scientific aspects of campus open-source software development. Candidates will assist faculty and staff with research and university operations software, develop educational materials, mentor students, oversee research involving open-weight LLMs, and track campus use of open-source packages. They are encouraged to pursue independent research in their expertise area.
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Full job description
The Syracuse University Open-Source Project Office (SU-OSPO) and the Office of Research (OoR) is seeking a cohort of postdocs to provide research software engineering support to the university, and to oversee the scientific aspects of open-source software development on campus. The qualified candidates will assist the OSPO director and the Vice President of Research to:
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help faculty and staff build and maintain software for research and university operations, with a focus on developing open-source Claude skills;
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develop educational materials for the university community related to open-source development;
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provide software development mentorship to students;
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oversee research in the use of open-weight LLMs;
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track the use of open source packages on campus;
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stay abreast of best practices in the open-source community.
The candidates are also encouraged to pursue their own research in their domain of expertise.
The position is supported by a grant from the Sloan Foundation. The initial appointment is for one year, subject to renewal.
This position is part of a bargaining unit and is represented by a union, SEIU Local 200 United.
How this job compares
Set against the 818 open Postdoctoral Researcher jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- New York median$73–80K/yr115 salary ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 136 open Postdoctoral Researcher jobs in New York and 818 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- Experience
- Postdoctoral Researcher postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 0 to 2 years (57 postings).
- Education
- 681 of the 818 open Postdoctoral Researcher jobs (83%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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