Prospective Postdocs

Opportunities for advanced research training at Ohio State have never been better.

Postdocs who join the Ohio State University Medical Center become connected to a leading academic medical center and to one of the nation's top public research universities. Here are just a handful of the many reasons to consider OSU Medical Center for your postdoctoral training:

• Both the medical center and the university continue to rise in research rankings.
  • The medical center's assets include research funding that reached an all time high of nearly $190 million during 2006.
  • The university climbed to 7th place among U.S. public institutions in total research expenditures according to the most recent National Science Foundation statistics (fiscal year 2006).
• The medical center is located on the grounds of the university, making it easy for postdocs to take advantage of all that the medical center and OSU have to offer professionally, socially, and personally.
• OSU researchers have access to excellent research facilities in the medical center and across the university campus, including core research facilities, major research centers and institutes, and a new state-of-the-art, ten-story Biomedical Research Tower that nearly doubles the amount of biomedical research space on Ohio State's campus.
• Outstanding faculty researchers are located throughout the medical center, including those leading research teams in the key medical center signature programs of Cancer, Critical Care, Heart, Imaging, Neurosciences, and Transplantation.
• Columbus is a thriving Midwestern city with loads of attractions, amenities, and diversity--and an affordable cost of living.
• The Office of Postdoctoral Programs is dedicated to helping postdocs maximize this pivotal stage of their career development.