The Cluzel lab is considering applications throughout the year from candidates with various scientific backgrounds: Physicists, molecular biologists, microbiologists, chemists, and computer scientists.

Postdoc Candidates

Email Prof. P. Cluzel your CV and research interests, and arrange for three letters of recommendation to be sent directly by email.

Additional funding opportunities from U of Chicago for postdocs:

Grainger Postdoctoral Fellowship in Experimental Physics: The Physics Department at the University of Chicago invites colleagues to submit nominations for the 2006-2008 Grainger Fellowship in Experimental Physics. Nominees must be outstanding young scientists who will have received a doctoral degree in Physics, Astronomy or related fields by the fall of 2006. This two-year award carries an annual stipend of $52,500, an allocation of up to $6,000 each year for research expenses, health insurance, and up to $1,000 for relocation expenses. The purpose of this fellowship is to enable a young experimentalist to work either independently or in close association with the members of the Physics Department in areas of mutual interest.

An endowed IBD Yen Fellows Program

(Previous call for applications) has also been established to attract postdoctoral level researchers who will be associated with one or more IBD faculty but have the freedom to conduct research independently. The first gift to this program has been given by U of C Chemistry Department alumnus Yung-Tsai Yen, PhD 75, and his wife Ho-Tzu. These Fellow appointments are on a competitive basis and those interested should contact the Institute Executive Administrator.

Graduate students

Send your CV by email and make an appointment with P. Cluzel, CIS building, room W309.
Currently enrolled students can participate in interdisciplinary graduate training through the Burroughs Welcome Fund Cross-Disciplinary Training Program in Biophysical Dynamics and Biocomplexity (Stephen Kron, MD/PhD and Norbert F. Scherer, PhD, Co-Directors). See the Burroughs Wellcome section for more complete information and application details.

New Graduate Programs in Biophysics

The Institute is initiating a graduate program in Biophysics and Synthetic Biology leading to a Ph.D. in Biophysical Sciences, to begin in Fall 2007. The program, one of ten recently funded by HHMI (out of 130), aims to transcend traditional boundaries and train a new generation of exceptional young scientists versed in both the physical and biological sciences. Our goal is to graduate 10-15 superbly trained interdisciplinary scientists each year. Applications will be solicited in December, 2006.
To achieve this goal, we will actively engage an outstanding interdisciplinary faculty, develop a new interdisciplinary curriculum, and create a state-of-the-art facility for the teaching of methods unique to interdisciplinary research. Training faculty will be selected from throughout the University and our affiliated institution, Argonne National Laboratory. An important feature of the program which will help launch the students, while building a community of scholars sharing a common core of knowledge, is a one year, 16 hour per week laboratory course, From Synthesis to Measurement and Analysis, covering biological sample preparation, quantitative measurement, and functional analysis.

Program director: Prof. Tobin Sosnick
CIS W101C, 929 East 57th Street
Chicago, IL 60637

Graduate students who want to apply to U of Chicago

At the moment students can enter through programs in Departments of:

Undergraduate students

PCBIO Program Description
Are you a Second Year Student in The College who interested in doing scientific research? Would you like to become a research scientist? Do you want to enter a program designed to maximize your research experience? Then, the Program in Physical and Chemical Biology (PCBio) might just be what you are looking for!

Research Experiences for Undergraduates at U of Chicago
During the summer, REU students attend seminars several mornings a week given by faculty and graduate students from across the Materials Center. Guided tours of the nearby National Laboratories further broaden students exposure to state-of-the art materials research. Each student also has the opportunity to present a seminar on their summer research during the last two weeks of the program, and prepares a written report. Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program

Teaching activities in Biophysics

Coming soon......