See below for post doc and other job opportunities appropriate for MDTP graduates. If you have an opportunity you would like shared on this page, please email the MDTP Coordinator.
Postdoc position in microbial engineering and biofuels at Michigan State
We seek a motivated candidate to join our lab to study the bacterium Zymomonas mobilis as a chassis for biofuel production. This will include studying small molecule transport into and out of cells and mechanisms …
December 17, 2025Postdoc positions in the Yap lab at Northwestern
The Yap Lab at Northwestern U Feinberg School of Medicine is looking to fill 1-2 postdoctoral positions in 2026 to study various aspects of Staphylococcus aureus pathogenesis, antibiotic resistance, and RNA synthesis-degradation. The type of project …
December 1, 2025Postdoc Fellowship Masterclass, Aachen, Germany
RWTH Aachen University invites outstanding postdoctoral researchers from around the world to join our MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship Masterclass, taking place May 4–8, 2026 in Aachen, Germany. The Masterclass is designed for researchers who intend to …
November 13, 2025Assistant Professor in Biology and Ecology/Evolution at NYU
New York University invites applicants for a tenure-track faculty position in ecological and evolutionary genetics and genomics, working at the interface of ecological and evolutionary dynamics of infectious disease, from the perspective of the pathogen …
November 12, 2025Assistant or Associate Professor in Microbiome Science – Ohio State
The Ohio State University Center of Microbiome Science (CoMS) invites applications for two tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor positions in Microbiome Sciences. These appointments are designed to enhance our campus-wide microbiome research community and scope. We welcome …
October 23, 2025Postdoc opportunity in Mukherjee Lab at University of Chicago
Department of Molecular Genetics & Cell Biology at The University of Chicago – Mukherjee Lab Position available for a postdoctoral scholar in the laboratory of Dr. Sampriti Mukherjee. The Mukherjee Lab investigates how pathogenic and …
October 21, 2025Postdoc opportunity in McClellan lab at UC-Irvine
The McClelland lab at UC Irvine has available a two-year postdoctoral fellowship partly funded by the USDA, which is open to USA residents. Briefly, we are comparing the phenotypes of large numbers of sequenced strains …
October 17, 2025Postdoc position: Microbial ecology, land use change, and ecosystem services in the US Midwest
A research associate (postdoctoral position) is available in the Evans Lab at Michigan State University’s Kellogg Biological Station in soil microbial biogeography and conservation in the US Midwest. The postdoc would work on a USDA-funded grant examining …
August 21, 2025Microbial Discovery Group (MDG) seeking microbiologist
This is an advanced-level scientific position requiring a PhD, Master’s degree, or equivalent experience in microbiology, environmental microbiology, microbial ecology, or a closely related discipline. The role focuses on studying microbes in freshwater and/or soil …
August 19, 2025Research Fellow – Gastroenterology and Hepatology
The Hecht Lab at Mayo Clinic is seeking a highly motivated, creative, and collaborative postdoctoral research fellow. The successful candidate will have a strong interest in basic and translational research focused on how the gut microbiome …
August 7, 2025Ozcam lab recruiting
Mustafa Ozcam is recruiting for his new lab at the University of Maryland School of medicine, focusing on early-life diet, functional capacity of the gut microbiome, and immune tolerance.
July 3, 2025Postdoc opportunity A University o fMassachusetts, Lowell in Palacios Lab
The Palacios group at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell is looking for a postdoctoral fellow to focus on the gut microbiome and Alzheimer’s disease epidemiology. Our group has a close and longstanding collaboration Harvard Chan …
June 18, 2025Postdoc position in Gong lab, UW-Madison
The Gong Lab in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and Wisconsin Institute for Discovery is inviting applications for a postdoctoral research associate to work on the development of innovative multifunctional drug nanocarriers, which …
June 10, 2025Scientist position at Terragia Biofuel
June 3, 2025Scientist position at Objects Pharma
June 2, 2025Sr Scientist – Bioinformatics, Abbvie
At AbbVie the Genomics Research Center (GRC) is a center of excellence for genetics and genomics that works with both Discovery and Development. Within the GRC, the Department of Bioinformatics is responsible for data analysis …
May 28, 2025Research positions at Promega!
See page for several industry research opportunities at Promega.
February 10, 2025Postdoc in Biological Physics at University of Cologne
Horizontal gene transfer shapes bacterial evolution and is an important factor in the development of antibiotic resistance. The researchers in the Maier group study gene transfer by combining tools from physics, microbiology and laboratory evolution. …
January 30, 2025Research intern – Kaçar Lab at UW-Madison
The Kaçar Lab in the Department of Bacteriology is looking to hire a Research Intern to join our research group. This is a full-time position with a minimum of 1.5 year commitment. A bachelor’s or …
January 16, 2025Postdoctoral Position in Microbiome Science
Applications are invited from ambitious, independent and motivated candidates to work in the area of host-microbiome interactions. This fully funded project is aimed at exploring the chemical diversity encoded within in the human microbiome and …
November 18, 2024Computational Biologist/Bioinformatician Postdoc Position at McMaster University
Applications are invited from ambitious, independent and motivated candidates to work in the area of host-microbiome interactions. This is a full funded position supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and DARPA. Projects involve …
November 18, 2024Computational postdoc at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab is seeking a scientist and a postdoctoral fellow to work in the quantitative metabolic modeling group, with Hector Garcia Martin, developing machine-learning algorithms tailored to the needs of synthetic biology.
October 31, 2024Assistant Professor in Microbiology – Western Kentucky University
The WKU Department of Biology invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track eligible faculty position at the level of Assistant Professor in Microbiology. Candidates for the Microbiology position will investigate prokaryotes in areas including but not …
October 29, 2024Two positions available in MacCready lab in USDA Cereal Crops Unit – Madison, WI
Both positions are located at the USDA Cereal Crops Unit here in Madison and will be in the lab of Kristi Gdanetz MacCready. The research in this lab is interdisciplinary with elements of plant pathology, …
October 17, 2024Postdoc position at UW-Madison, WID
The University of Wisconsin-Madison seeks a postdoctoral researcher to study failure in STEM based on a video intervention and video game assessment. To apply for the position: Email a cover letter and CV to Sarah …
October 14, 2024