Synthetic Biology and Microbiome Engineering Graduate and Undergraduate Positions at University of Houston (iGEM 2026) University of Houston in United States

Rice University is hiring a Postdoctoral Associate in the George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing , working with Dr. Yan Zhang and the Zhang lab on cell-free synthetic biology . The project focuses on developing and characterizing cell-free gene expression systems for programmable biological function. The role includes experimental design, molecular cloning, protein and gene expression workflows, mass spectrometry-based characterization, quantitative data analysis, bioinformatics, an...

University of Washington is advertising a Postdoctoral Scholar position in mycobacteria pathogenesis within the Division of Allergy & Infectious Diseases / Medicine. The Shah Lab studies the pathogenesis of mycobacterial diseases, with a project focused on how the integrated stress response contributes to Mycobacterium tuberculosis -induced inflammation and tissue destruction. This is a research-intensive role combining benchwork and computational work. The successful candidate will contribute t...

Postdoctoral Associate in Cell and Systems Biology at the University of Miami (Miami, FL, United States). The Weinberger lab is seeking an early-career postdoctoral associate to join the laboratory as soon as possible. The project centers on gene regulation , transcriptional circuits , gene-regulatory networks , feedback regulation , and the regulation of stochastic expression noise across model systems ranging from viruses to cancer. The lab also has strong interests in developing novel therape...

The Jennings Lab in the Department of Microbiology & Cell Biology at Montana State University is recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher to work on bacterial pathogenesis , with a focus on Pseudomonas aeruginosa , bacterial epigenetics, and biofilm biology . The successful candidate will join funded research projects while also developing an independent research program aligned with the lab’s broader goals. The role includes experimental work using microbiological, molecular, and biochemical techni...

Texas A&M University is advertising two PhD positions in Environmental Biotechnology for Spring/Fall 2027 intake in Dr. Kung-Hui (Bella) Chu’s Biotechnology Laboratory. The research themes include PFAS biodegradation, fate, and treatment , persistent organic pollutants , emerging contaminants , environmental microbiology , synthetic biology , molecular biology , bioinformatics , and microbial engineering . Additional opportunities are mentioned in biomining and bioproduct production . Eligibilit...