Jump to info for: Postdocs | Grad students | Undergrads

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Curious about joining the lab as a student or postdoc? Here's three steps to get started:

1. Learn about our Research and subscribe to our new YouTube channel to get a feel for what we're doing.
2. Read our publications to see the high standards we set for our research.
3. Check out any posted Opportunities and prepare to take the next steps as you read the 'how-to' materials provided below.

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Postdocs

• Background
• Get Funding
• Get Involved

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I will advertise all opportunities broadly and post them prominently on this page. Although I may not have any funded positions to fill at the moment, I always welcome prospective postdocs to contact me about collaborative research ideas at any time. Many of our currently funded and ongoing research projects could provide a strong foundation for collaborative research fellowship proposals for external funding. Read on!

 I encourage prospective postdocs to contact me a few months in advance of any relevant fellowship deadlines so we can collaborate on proposal development.

​Potential sources of external funding include NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Smith Fellowship, Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships, HHMI Hanna Gray Fellows Program, Life Sciences Research Foundation, Helen Hay Whitney Foundation, USDA NIFA Fellowships. We have also hosted multiple international research visitors who have been successful earning grants and fellowship from eligible programs in their home countries. In addition to these external funding programs, postdocs interested in joining my lab will be strong candidates for the Voss Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Institute at Brown for Environment & Society.

Please also contact me with interest regarding Brown University Postdoctoral Fellowship Programs:

• The Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship at Brown: The Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship program seeks to recruit a diverse cohort of promising Ph.D. graduates to spend up to 2 years at Brown University. Brown encourages all interested applicants to apply, regardless of race, national origin or gender. The program continues to be a priority for Brown in bringing diverse scholars to the university with the ultimate goal of changing the professoriate here and beyond.
• The new Dean's Postdoctoral Diversity Fellowship at Brown: The Dean’s Postdoctoral Diversity Fellowship is a two-year research fellowship that was established by the Division of Biology and Medicine at Brown University to help grow, support, and retain a diverse scientific workforce. The fellowship program prepares scientists from groups historically underrepresented in the basic, biomedical, and behavioral sciences for careers in academia and other sectors. Candidates must be nominated by a Brown University faculty member.

Whether or not there is an option to join the lab right away, you may also be interested in these opportunities:

• You can collaborate with us even if you are based out of another lab;
• You can visit our lab for individualized training or protocol development;
• You can attend an intensive workshop we organize on topics in molecular ecology, such as molecular parasitology! 

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Graduate Students

There are a variety of opportunities that prospective graduate students who are interested in joining my lab may consider. Whether you are consider a master's, a Ph.D., or still deciding, please check out the F.A.Q. posts below -- they provide all the information you need to take your next steps!

• Ph.D.
• Master's
• Still deciding?

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Interested in applying for a Ph.D. in our group? You can find my summary of everything you need to know about applying to my lab in this detailed post: Earn a PhD in the Kartzinel Lab at Brown!

Master's students who are already enrolled in a thesis-based master's program at Brown are welcome to contact me about conducting their thesis research in my lab. Check out my new post that covers everything you need to know: Earn a Master's in the Kartzinel Lab at Brown!

It's important that you take the time to figure out which degrees will serve you best over the long run -- don't rush! 😊 

If you are still deciding, I strongly encourage you to read about our research and recent publications, our Ph.D. program, and relevant thesis-based master's degrees at Brown. You will also want to be aware of alternative opportunities to collaborate with our lab as an external partner, which could offer substantially more flexibility compared to enrolling in a full-time degree program.

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Undergraduate Students

Undergraduates join our lab from many departments, including Anthropology, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology (EEOB), Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences (DEEPS), Computer Sciences, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology & Biochemistry, and more. As members of the research group, students can conduct research in our DNA lab, on the computer, and at field sites in Rhode Island and around the world.

You can find a trove of information about why and how you should consider joining us in my post on Undergraduate Research in the Kartzinel Lab!

Capstone & Thesis Guidelines

Preparing to propose an independent study? Please refer to my Kartzinel Lab Senior Guidelines, which provides a helpful template as you develop your proposal.