Joining Our Lab
 last updated 11/20/08

Diversity enhances creativity in the scientific enterprise. We are committed to diversity and welcome applications from interested scientists with different backgrounds. Lab members are expected to work openly and collaboratively and share their experience and expertise with their lab mates.

Postdocs

The Whitehead Institute has long been an extraordinary place to do cutting-edge biomedical research. It is now also at the forefront of increasing salaries and benefits to postdoctoral fellows and associates.

Successful postdoctoral applicants to the Lindquist lab are expected to secure independent funding through grants and fellowships. Some fellowships and grants held by current lab members and recent alumni include the:

The lab is currently full and we cannot accept new postdocs for at least a year. However, we will consider postdoc applications for a 2010 start date. If you would like to apply please arrange for a cover letter, your CV, and three letters of reference (electronic mail is preferred) to be sent to Brooke Bevis at the above address.

**Please note: if you don't hear back from us it is likely because we haven't received a reference letter (advisor's letters are particularly important). Every now and then someone is travelling or there is some other snafu. If you haven't heard from us within two weeks of your letters being sent, please contact Brooke Bevis directly or lindquist_admin@wi.mit.edu in an emergency.

Graduate Students

Graduate students enter our lab via one of the academic units of MIT, for example:

If you apply and are selected for a visit to MIT, please let us know if you are particularly interested in our lab. Sue goes to many grad student recruitment events but can't make all of them. But she would be happy to try to coordinate your visit with her schedule.

Undergraduates

We accept a limited number of undergraduates through established university programs.

  • MIT UROPS: Information about proposals and deadlines for MIT undergraduate research opportunities (UROPs) is available from the UROP website. Ideally we expect a long-term commitment to a research project, two academic years and a summer. UROPs will start out receiving credit for the first term and pay thereafter if the project works out and both sides wish to continue.
  • Summer students may also apply through the MIT Summer Research Program. Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents. African-American, Mexican-American, Native-American, and Puerto Rican students are especially encouraged to apply.

If you apply as a UROP or summer student, please also contact Brooke Bevis with CV and research interests.

We regret that we are unable to accept undergraduate or graduate students that do not apply through MIT or a partner school program.