Interested in joining the lab ?

Our strength is in quantitative cell biology and molecular genetics, and we are always interested in teaming up with colleagues having a background in computational biology, engineering, computer science, or bioinformatics. 

Our lab is committed to cultivating an inclusive and collaborative environment, where everyone is respected and feels safe, and where different opinions can be expressed and discussed. We think that everyone has the right to equal opportunities - regardless of cultural background, skin color, religion, ethnicity, sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, health, socioeconomic status, citizenship or immigration status. We strive to provide such equal opportunities in our lab, and we hope that everyone who works with us gains skills and tools for their life as a scientist. What we ask for in return is being part of this and living these principles.

You can be as nerdy, introvert, extrovert, socially awkward as you like. As long as you have a passion for solving scientific riddles, for delving deep into a subject, for developing new tools, and generally for learning new things and getting better every day, we’d love to hear from you.

Postdocs

Please send your CV and a short statement of your long-term goals and research interests to silke@vt.edu.

Applicants from Germany (German or having lived in Germany) are eligible to apply for a Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship by the Humboldt Foundation.  

Graduate students

Our group participates in the following Virginia Tech Ph.D. programs

• MCB (Molecular and Cellular Biology)

• Graduate program of the Department of Biological Sciences

• GBCB (Genetics, Bioinformatics & Computational Biology)

• TBMH (Translational Biology, Medicine and Health)

Please apply through one of the programs. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions or if you just want to make us aware of your application. 

Undergraduate students

We are always looking for undergraduate students with coding skills to support our image and data analysis.

We have assembled a presentation on the benefits and challenges of undergraduate research. Check it out.

If you are interested, write to silke@vt.edu well before your desired starting date, and mention what your long-term goals are and why you are specifically interested in our lab. Please attach your CV or resume, and unofficial transcript.

Everyone else

Please send your CV and a short statement of your aims and research interests to silke@vt.edu.