Joining the Lab

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

We accept committed undergraduate researchers to carry out independent study as space allows. Students must be able to commit 15 hours/week for at least 4 quarters. If you are interested, please reach out to Dr. Kimmey to see if there is currently space in the lab.

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