Overview
We currently have the following positions available:
Post-doctoral positions are available for projects on morphgenetic control in planaria, cellular intelligence (problem-solving), and synthetic morphology. We are especially interested in people with any of these backgrounds:
- bioengineering and closed-loop control systems
- electrophysiology and optogenetics
- molecular developmental biology
We welcome applications from people who are in the finishing stages of their Ph.D. but may not be ready to move yet (plans can also be made for over a year in the future as well, since it is often the case that the most competitive candidates make arrangements well in advance).
We are looking for talented, versatile, highly motivated biologists with experience in molecular techniques and a background in developmental biology, electrophysiology, neurobiology, bioengineering, and related disciplines. People with a computer science/engineering background are also encouraged to apply. Our lab utilizes the frog, planarian, mammalian cell organoids, and slime mold systems to understand cellular behavior, and scaling of primitive cognition. We have projects on unconventional substrates for learning, neuroplasticity, and morphogenesis and behavior in synthetic organisms. Our work uses a convergence of molecular embryology, cell biology, biophysics, physiology, and mathematical modeling, and this is a great opportunity for someone to develop truly frontier science. Many exciting projects are available. If you are interested, please email michael.levin@tufts.edu. Candidates will be asked to send a CV, provide letters of reference, and asked to give a presentation to the group.
We are currently full and not accepting Ph.D. students, but spots may become available in 2024. If you're interested, please let me know; if there is a good match, you can apply through the Tufts Biology department's program and indicate your interest in our lab on your application.
For Tufts undergraduate students, we are interested in:
- Computer Science undergrads for part-time software work
- Computer Science graduate students for thesis projects in computer modeling of biological signal processing
- Biology undergrads for part-time work throughout the year
