Postdoctoral Fellows
Interested applicants should contact Dr. Kimmey and include a cover letter that includes a description of your research experience and the research you want to carry out in the lab, and your CV. Postdoctoral fellows must have done their PhD in a microbiology or molecular biology related field. Experience with hypothesis-driven research in microbiology, pathogenesis, immunology, circadian biology or cell biology is required. Our lab is not a good fit for applicants interested in metagenomics, clinical surveillance/epidemiology, antibiotic screening etc.
Though we are not accepting applications via a former advertisement anymore, we do have an opening for a postdoctoral fellow with expertise in one of our lab's areas of research, such as molecular mechanisms of pathogenesis, circadian biology, or cellular immunology. If you feel you are a good fit for the lab, please send Dr. Kimmey an email with the requested materials.
Graduate Students
We accept Ph.D. students via the Program in Biomedical Sciences and Engineering (PBSE) via the Microbial Biology and Pathogenesis (MICRO) track.
Students interested in applying should check current PBSE admissions instructions and deadlines.
Undergraduate Researchers
There are currently no open undergraduate research positions. Availability changes throughout the year based on space, project needs, mentorship capacity, and when current undergraduates graduate. Students must be able to commit 15 hours/week for at least 4 quarters.
If you would like to be considered for a future opening, please complete our undergraduate research interest form. Dr. Kimmey is notified automatically when the form is submitted, so there is no need to email or check in—you are all set once your response is recorded.
When an opening becomes available, we review the form responses to identify applicants who may be a good fit for the available project and mentorship. We then contact those applicants to confirm that they are still interested and invite selected applicants to interview. If you have not heard from us, there is not currently an opening that is a good fit.
The form will ask for the following, so it is good to have these handy:
- CV or resume
- Transcript
- Previous laboratory experience
- Why you are interested in the lab, and your future plans
- Expected time commitment to lab, in hours/week and number of quarters
