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University of North Carolina at Charlotte
microbial oceanography • computational biology • metagenomics
The Microbial Ecology Lab is open to accepting Postdocs and PhD students. Details below.
Lab members will have access to state-of-the art wet lab, and computing, and sequencing resources, including in-house sequencing for both short and long reads (Illumina NextSeq and Nanopore GridION). As a part of a new lab funded on flexible startup, you have the freedom to shape your research questions and target environments. All lab members enjoy newly renovated lab and office spaces in the Bioinformatics building, as part of a $10.5-million funded center integrating environmental and computational biology.
Postdoc
If interested, please email elaine.luo@charlotte.edu with your CV and a <500 word description on your future research interests, motivation for pursuing this direction, career goals, past research experience.
PhD
Prospective students may choose to enter either the Bioinformatics or Biology PhD programs. Funding is guaranteed for five years at $23500/year, plus summer supplement ($7332). Applications for fall are respectively due January 1st and 15th. Prior to submitting an application, please email elaine.luo@charlotte.edu with your CV and a <500 word description on your future research interests, motivation for pursuing this direction, career goals, past research experience.
Charlotte
Charlotte is a minority-majority city that places 30th in US World & News's "Best Cities to Live". It is North Carolina's largest city, with 2.4 million residents in the metro area, a blooming tech industry, medium cost of living, and a few hours to both mountains and beaches.
Diversity
The Microbial Ecology Lab is committed to working towards a vision of academia that represents all it is meant to serve. Having experience as a first-generation student, the PI is dedicated to meeting the needs of lab members from marginalized communities by providing financial support and tailored mentorship for navigating academic spaces. Applicants from historically underrepresented and/or underprivileged communities are particularly encouraged to apply.