Post-baccalaureate Scholar

We are looking for a highly motivated recent graduate with a Biology BS major to work inThe Gene Regulatory Evolution Laboratory, Principal Investigator Dr. Bin Z. He

Start time: 2026/07/01

End time: 2027/06/30 (with the potential to renew for at most one more year)

This is a full time position.

Job duties

Assist with studies using diverse budding yeast species, such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Candida glabrata, and Candida auris, to elucidate the functions and evolution of fungal adhesins in the Hyr/Iff-like family. The duties of this Laboratory Research Internship position includes basic yeast genetics, molecular cloning, and cell biology assays for adhesion functions. The individual is responsible for conducting these experiments following protocols provided by the lab, carefully recording all procedures in paper and electronic lab notebooks, archiving the raw data on lab servers (RDSS), and analyzing the data using general and statistical programming languages such as Python and R. Analysis code and outputs must be carefully documented in a git version controlled repository.

Education and Required Qualifications:

Bachelor of Science degree in Biology is required. Course work requirements include Fundamental Genetics, Evolution, Bioinformatics (must have B+ or above grades in the above courses). Laboratory experience through coursework and independent research in designing, conducting, and analyzing the results of experiments driven by hypothesis.

Desirable Qualifications:

Strong independent research experience in the field of evolutionary biology, with both benchwork and computational analyses. Experience with immunofluorescence, microscopy, and applying molecular evolution techniques on protein sequence datasets are highly desirable.