# Postdoctorates |Overview

**Source**: https://graduate.rice.edu/postdoctorates
**Parent**: https://graduate.rice.edu/

## **Postdoctoral Positions**

Rice University is a comprehensive research university located on a 300-acre tree-lined campus in Houston, Texas. Rice aspires to pathbreaking research, unsurpassed teaching, and contributions to the betterment of our world. It seeks to fulfill this mission by cultivating a diverse community of learning and discovery that produces leaders across the spectrum of human endeavor. Postdoctoral researchers are vital to our mission.

Interested in working at Rice? Current postdoctoral positions are listed on our [Human Resources website](http://jobs.rice.edu). In addition to browsing open positions, we encourage you to read about the [latest research](https://research.rice.edu/) being done at Rice and reach out to faculty whose work interests you. [Read more about current research at Rice](http://news.rice.edu/tag/research/).

New to Rice? Check out these [tips for new postdocs](https://graduate.rice.edu/postdoctorates/new-postdocs) or get more information about [postdoctoral appointment guidelines](https://graduate.rice.edu/postdoctorates/postdocappt).