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The Luo Lab is accepting applications for funded Postdoc and PhD opportunities. 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). 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

Please email elaine.luo@charlotte.edu with your CV and a <300 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 Biology or Bioinformatics PhD programs. Funding is guaranteed for five years. Applications for Spring are due in October and Fall are due in January. Prior to submitting an application, please email elaine.luo@charlotte.edu with your CV and a <300 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 placed 5th in the 2024-25 US World & News's "Best places to Live". It is North Carolina's largest city, with 2.4 million residents in the metro area, medium cost of living, and a few hours to 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 all backgrounds by providing financial support and tailored mentorship for navigating academic spaces. Applicants from historically underrepresented and/or underprivileged communities are particularly encouraged to apply.