Synthetic Biology jobs

Build an independent biosensing research programme studying environmental influences on human health in McGill’s Department of Biomedical Engineering. Areas include molecular and cellular sensors, synthetic biology, microfluidics, wearables and implantable or ingestible devices. Responsibilities include research funding, graduate supervision, teaching and…

Study principles governing cellular and molecular systems, including minimal synthetic systems, interactions among molecules, cells and organisms, and emergent complexity in biological networks. Combine molecular, biochemical, cellular or genetic experiments with quantitative and computational approaches. Establish an externally funded programme and…

Sibylle Vonesch’s Laboratory for Genome Editing and System Genetics seeks a computational postdoctoral researcher for high-throughput studies of genetic variation. MAGESTIC links thousands of precisely engineered CRISPR variants to DNA barcodes, enabling measurement of genotype–phenotype relationships across large cell populations. The project examines how…

Join the Mukhopadhyay Group and DOE m-CAFEs project to engineer plant-associated microbes and investigate sorghum root ecosystems. The research combines genetics, proteomics, metabolomics and functional genomics to study microbial stress responses, biofilms, horizontal gene transfer, community stability and root colonization. Responsibilities include…

Tomoya Kitajima’s laboratory studies chromosome segregation in mammalian oocytes, eggs and early embryos, including age-related errors. Researchers combine live imaging, micromanipulation, cell engineering and molecular or synthetic biology. The advertised work contributes to a JST-CREST project developing artificial intracellular components to prevent…

Build and maintain data, data-science and model-training systems for AI BioDesign. Collaborate with research scientists on computational infrastructure and the development and evaluation of models for engineering biological systems.

OXMAN seeks researchers working across synthetic biology, bioengineering, plant science, materials science and microbiology. Projects may develop biosensors, integrate living components into physical systems, adapt organisms to extreme environments, or devise new fabrication methods. The scientist will lead or collaborate on interdisciplinary projects,…

Develop synthetic biological tools that make multicellular behaviour predictable and programmable within the Cell Science accelerator. Pursue questions about synthetic tissues and cell behaviour, using stem-cell engineering, high-content microscopy, molecular engineering and quantitative modelling. Collaborate with scientists and project specialists. The…

Brain Health is a new global collaborative research initiative designed to accelerate understanding of human brain diseases through large-scale human tissue analysis, open science, AI-enabled disease modeling, and translational platform technologies. Building on foundational advances in human brain cell atlases, quantitative neuropathology, single-cell and…

We seek a Scientist I to build the computational backbone of a lab-in-the-loop platform that designs and validates synthetic enhancers for precision cell-type targeting in the brain. In this cycle, model-designed sequences are tested experimentally, and the results retrain the next round of models. You will contribute to an open-source codebase for…

Lead research linking focused ultrasound, synthetic biology and cancer immunotherapy in Nate Yoon’s RPBS Lab. Projects include ultrasound-responsive gene circuits, immune-cell mechanotransduction and acoustic tools for imaging and therapy. Mentor students and develop an independent research trajectory in an interdisciplinary engineering environment. The…

Two faculty vacancies advertised together, with tenure-track or tenured appointments expected for the 2027–28 academic year. Develop an independent funded research programme using biochemical, computational and AI approaches to protein, enzyme, metabolic or nucleic-acid engineering. Environmental applications include carbon capture, remediation, biosensors…

A postdoctoral position at the Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering develops synthetic-biology approaches to human-cell therapies. Work combines molecular engineering, biosensing and gene circuits to monitor cellular states, regulate therapeutic proteins and produce programmable implant prototypes. Projects connect basic cell biology with…

Doctoral research at the Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering will engineer human cells for therapeutic applications using synthetic biology. Projects connect gene circuits, biosensors and molecular engineering to control therapeutic proteins and develop programmable cellular implants. The research addresses cancer and metabolic, neurological,…

Develop medical materials that control biological responses, including healing, immune regulation, stem-cell differentiation or timed drug delivery. Several permanent research positions are available in the Research Center for Macromolecules and Biomaterials. The expected start is 1 April 2027, negotiable. Applications are reviewed as received and accepted…

Melody is recruiting a protein engineer to create biosensors from allosteric switches, signaling motifs, reporter proteins, site-specific chemical modifications, and bioelectronic interfaces. The role spans construct design, wet-lab screening, device integration, experimental or computational protein design, and mentoring within a continuous…

Melody is hiring a bioelectronics engineer to integrate protein biosensors, surface chemistry, hydrogels, membranes, and optical or electrochemical readout hardware into continuous molecular-monitoring technology. The role owns wetware integration strategy, diagnostic experimentation, directed-evolution workflows, materials development, instrumentation, and…

Full-time fixed-term research positions in the Biological Design Unit on plant regenerative developmental biology, creating bottom-up development platforms for plant suspension cell cultures to produce biocompounds via cellular agriculture. Applications accepted until all positions are filled.

Postdoctoral research leading ambitious projects in biological engineering, synthetic biology, and AI-guided molecular design in the Hsu Lab; requires a doctorate in life sciences or engineering.