PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Synthetic Biology

Dr. Longwei Liu’s laboratory at the University of Southern California is recruiting a postdoctoral scholar to work at the intersection of engineering, medicine, and biological discovery. The lab is jointly supported by the Department of Ophthalmology in the Keck School of Medicine and the Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering in the Viterbi School of Engineering, reflecting a highly interdisciplinary environment. The project focuses on programmable biological systems to probe cellu...

The University of Queensland is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Bioinformatics and Research Software Engineering to join the Integrated Design Environment for Advanced Biomanufacturing (IDEA Bio), based at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology. The fellow will work with the LEARN team in a collaborative research environment focused on synthetic biology, advanced biomanufacturing and data-driven bioprocess optimisation . The project involves transforming ferment...

IDEA Bio at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, University of Queensland, is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to build computational infrastructure for the LEARN team. The role sits within a collaborative environment focused on synthetic biology and advanced biomanufacturing, where the fellow will develop open-source tools and reproducible workflows that turn complex biological datasets into actionable insight. The project brings together fermentation, proteomics, me...

Carnegie Mellon University’s Department of Mechanical Engineering is seeking a postdoctoral research associate to join its applied nanotechnology lab in Pittsburgh. The role centers on research projects involving the production and characterization of multivalent DNA origami nanosensors, bringing together molecular design, laboratory experimentation, and quantitative analysis. The successful candidate will work on cloning and/or synthesis activities related to nucleic acid nanotechnology, helpin...

The Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of California, Irvine is recruiting a postdoctoral scholar to join Dr. Han Li in the Metabolic Engineering and Synthetic Biology laboratory. The project sits at the intersection of computational protein design, enzyme engineering, and experimental biocatalysis, with a strong emphasis on building integrated workflows that connect in silico design with high-throughput validation. The research program focuses on integrated co...

SynCell-nExUs is a pan-European postdoctoral excellence programme focused on building synthetic cells from the bottom up . The selected fellows will develop their own research projects within one of four research lines: metabolism and energy , division and replication , information processing and evolution , or enabling technologies . Fellows will join an interdisciplinary network of more than 50 laboratories across 22 research institutions in Europe, working with leading researchers on foundati...

The University of East Anglia in Norwich, United Kingdom, is offering a full-time PhD studentship in machine learning-guided engineering of next-generation cancer therapeutics, starting 1 October 2027. Supervised by Dr Amit Sachdeva, the interdisciplinary project will develop small antibody fragments designed to penetrate solid tumours more effectively than conventional full-length antibodies. The research combines machine learning-guided protein design with experimental chemical biology, synthe...

Joel Finbloom’s lab at the University of British Columbia is recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to work on probiotic delivery. The project sits at the interface of bioengineering, materials science, microbiology, synthetic biology, and molecular microbiology . Applicants should hold a PhD in microbiology, bioengineering, or a related field and possess relevant skills in synthetic biology and molecular microbiology. To apply, email a single PDF containing a cover letter of no more than two...

Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden, invites applications for a two-year, full-time postdoctoral position in yeast synthetic biology within the Division of Systems and Synthetic Biology. The project develops yeast strains for synthetic microbial consortia, focusing on sustainable biomanufacturing and food production. Research includes engineering yeast metabolism and cell–cell interactions, tailored food oils from sugars supplied by cyanobacteria, biosensors, CRISPR-based str...