Open Position:

We’re currently recruiting a graduate (PhD) student to join the lab in the Fall of 2025. Applications are due on December 4th, 2024, and additional details can be found here. The student will be working on NASA-funded research related to the cultivation of methanotrophic microbes in a microfluidic system; any experience related to these techniques and topics would be ideal. Please get in touch with the information described below if you’re interested in applying!

Come work with us!

We seek creative, curious, self-motivated problem solvers with deep interests in environmental microbiology, astrobiology, geobiology, and/or culture-independent methods including fluorescence in situ hybridization and stable isotope probing. However, if you’ve got other ideas you’re passionate about that you think would work well in the Marlow Lab, please do get in touch. See the [Research] and [Publications] pages on this site to get a more specific idea of the Lab’s research priorities. PhD students would be admitted through the [Ecology, Behavior and Evolution] or the [Cell & Molecular Biology] graduate programs at Boston University, whose applications are due in early December 2024.

Prospective Postdoctoral Scholars are encouraged to secure external funding through opportunities including, but not limited to, the fellowships listed at the bottom of this page. If you’d like to work together in formulating a proposal, we would love to hear from you.

For all positions, we strongly encourage applicants from all backgrounds, as we are committed to the promotion of underrepresented groups in microbiology and STEM fields more broadly. The lab works proactively to create a safe and stimulating environment for all members to learn, discover, and lead.

If you’re interested in joining the Marlow lab, please send an email to jjmarlow@bu.edu with the following information:

  • A brief description (2-3 sentences) of your scientific interests.

  • Specific research question(s) you might like to pursue as a member of the lab, with some thoughts on how you might advance our efforts (~a paragraph).

  • Any research experience you have had. Please specifically indicate if you have experience with research cruises or field work, molecular biology bench work, microfluidics, bioinformatics, and/or confocal fluorescence microscopy.

  • Your current CV and an unofficial transcript as attachments.

Thank you very much for your interest, and we look forward to hearing from you! Regretfully, we may not be able to respond to all inquiries.