Postdocs

We are always looking for excellent postdoc candidates. We may not always have readily available funding, but if are interested, contact Sergey with your CV and a brief description of your interest in the lab.

PhD students

If interested, contact Sergey with your CV and a brief description of your interest in the lab.

Undergraduate students

We usually have 1-2 undergraduate students working in the lab, supervised by postdocs or graduate students. If you are interested in doing research with us, the best way to start is to take the Population Genetics course (BICD 156) or the Evolution of Infectious Diseases course (BIEB 152) that Sergey teaches. If you think that you know enough about evolution without taking these courses, contact Sergey with your CV, transcript and a brief description of your interest in the lab.

High school students

We are currently not hosting any high-school students.

Postdoc

We are looking for a postdoc who is interested in bacterial evolution and physiology to work jointly with Terry Hwa

Required qualifications

  • Solid quantitative background
  • Experience with high-throughput OR quantitative experiments
  • Interest in bacterial evolution and physiology
  • At least one solid publication from PhD (preprint okay)
  • Curiosity and drive
  • Stamina

Desired qualifications

  • Familiarity with the experimental evolution and bacterial physiology literature
  • Experience with Illumina sequencing
  • Experience with cloning

If you are interested and qualified, please contact Sergey Kryazhimskiy (skryazhi at ucsd) and Terry Hwa (hwa at ucsd) with your CV, your best publication and a brief description of your background and interests.

PhD student

We are looking a PhD student to join the lab in the of Fall 2019. If you have a strong background in evolutionary biology and/or quantitative science, please contact Sergey (skryazhi at ucsd) with your CV and brief description of your interests.