Join the lab!

We welcome applications for postdoctoral positions in the Groisman Lab in the Department of Microbial Pathogenesis at Yale School of Medicine to investigate novel molecular mechanisms governing stress responses and virulence in Salmonella Typhimurium.

Candidates must:

• have strong Ph.D. training within the past two years in biochemistry, molecular biology, (genetics, or bacteriology)
• have first-author publication(s) in peer-reviewed journals
• be highly self-motivated.

Ideal candidates will want to:

• conduct original research to solve difficult biological questions
• “own” projects by developing an independent research vision through training
• establish expertise in project areas by actively seeking knowledge from colleagues and the scientific literature
• build a long-term academic career.

To join the Groisman Lab, please send only to this e-mail:

• CV
• cover letter presenting your scientific interests within the context of our current research and publications
• contact information for three references
• (optional: preliminary identification of fellowships or other funding).

Please send a short message describing your scientific interests.

Please send a short message describing your interest in completing a senior thesis in our lab, including commitment to lab work full-time in the summer before and part-time in the fall and spring of senior year.

We take pride in both the science our laboratory produces and – equally important – the training we provide for junior researchers to become independent scientists.

My door is always open.

To help advance projects, lab members meet with me one-on-one at least every other week. We also hold weekly lab meetings at which one lab member presents recent findings to receive feedback from everyone. Lab members are encouraged to come share findings or creative approaches and to ask for help with conceptual or technical issues any time. Lab members also benefit tremendously by collaborating with each other to take advantage of the diverse expertise and experience that everyone brings to our work.

We change the focus of our research every few years to avoid competition with my former trainees and to explore new scientific territory – often thanks to exciting projects that the different backgrounds of our trainees make possible. When appropriate, collaborations with lab alumni continue in their new roles as Principal Investigators, and I make sure that they receive the recognition and credit they deserve. I am also happy to write reviews or opinion articles with former fellows and to provide feedback on research articles emerging from their laboratories.

I sincerely thank all current lab members and alumni for the outstanding contributions that make possible our highly successful and longstanding research program - and for the honor of receiving the 2019 Yale Postdoctoral Mentoring Award.

To help advance projects, lab members meet with me one-on-one at least every other week. We also hold weekly lab meetings at which one lab member presents recent findings to receive feedback from everyone. Lab members are encouraged to come share findings or creative approaches and to ask for help with conceptual or technical issues any time. Lab members also benefit tremendously by collaborating with each other to take advantage of the diverse expertise and experience that everyone brings to our work.

We change the focus of our research every few years to avoid competition with my former trainees and to explore new scientific territory – often thanks to exciting projects that the different backgrounds of our trainees make possible. When appropriate, collaborations with lab alumni continue in their new roles as Principal Investigators, and I make sure that they receive the recognition and credit they deserve. I am also happy to write reviews or opinion articles with former fellows and to provide feedback on research articles emerging from their laboratories.

I sincerely thank all current lab members and alumni for the outstanding contributions that make possible our highly successful and longstanding research program - and for the honor of receiving the 2019 Yale Postdoctoral Mentoring Award.