Academic Professionals

From postdocs and librarians to researchers and specialists, inspired academic professionals are vital contributors to the University’s status as a world-class teaching and research institution.

Academic Professional ranks at Princeton include:

Researchers

  • Senior Scholar
  • Senior Research Scholar
  • Research Scholar
  • Associate Research Scholar
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate
  • Postgraduate Research Associate
  • Senior Research Assistant
  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow
  • Visiting Research Scholar
  • Visiting Postdoctoral Research Associate

Librarians

  • Librarian III
  • Senior Librarian
  • Librarian
  • Associate Librarian
  • Visiting Librarian

Professional Specialists

  • Senior Professional Specialist
  • Professional Specialist
  • Associate Professional Specialist
  • Visiting Professional Specialist

Academic Research Managers

  • Senior Academic Research Manager
  • Academic Research Manager
Incoming Academic Professionals

Complete the onboarding process and access the many resources available to you at the University.

Benefits for Academic Professionals

Explore the comprehensive suite of benefits available to you and your family as an academic professional at Princeton.

Academic Professional Career Ranks & Advancement

Explore Princeton’s career ladders and approach to advancement.

Research for Academic Professionals

At Princeton, we are dedicated to fostering research opportunities that cultivate well-rounded academic professionals.

Professional Development for Academic Professionals

Deepen your research and work with a collection of career and learning opportunities.

Professor Claire Gmachl teaches a first-year physics course

Research Highlights

Princeton joins new cancer research hub established with gift from Weill Family Foundation
March 27, 2025
Joshua Rabinowitz will direct Princeton’s role in the Weill Cancer Hub East, a collaboration with The Rockefeller University, Weill Cornell Medicine and the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research dedicated to making immunotherapy more effective for cancer patients.
Weird pattern offers a powerful new tool for engineers
March 25, 2025

The researchers found that when a super-soft solid squeezes through a narrow gap, the material’s surface forms a pattern resembling a furrowed field.

With Africa World Initiative, Chika Okeke-Agulu helms an innovative hub connecting Princeton with Africa’s most creative minds
March 19, 2025

In 2008, Okeke-Agulu brought his many literal and figurative hats, as well as a treasure trove of bold ideas, to Princeton. As the University’s first historian of African art, his arrival on campus signaled a shift. 

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