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We strongly value mentorship and part of our mission is to foster a supportive, diverse and inclusive lab environment where trainees can thrive. In addition to scientific and technical training, we will be truly committed to your success and will support you in your next career step, whatever that may be.
See below for open positions but feel free to inquire regardless of what is available. Motivation is the most important factor.
We value inclusion, motivation, creativity, reliability and honesty. If this resonates with you, contact us at emilia.favuzzi@yale.edu.
Please provide some information on your background, goals and research interests. We’ll move the conversation on from there.
Exciting Joint Postdoc Opportunity: Apply to My Lab via the WTI Postdoctoral Fellowship
If you're passionate about interdisciplinary research and looking for an opportunity to join my lab, consider applying for the Wu Tsai Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship. This prestigious fellowship offers:
3 years of salary and benefits
Relocation costs covered
Research funds provided
As a WTI fellow, you will select two WTI mentors and work on an innovative and interdisciplinary project.
Note that the application will be to the Wu Tsai Institute and finalists are chosen by the institute, not individual labs. However, if you are a good match for the lab (and vice-versa), I will be happy to support you and work with you on preparing a competitive application!
Applications open in November of each year, with a potential start date in the following year.
Stay connected if you're interested in applying!
Postdoctoral position
We are seeking a Postdoctoral Associate with expertise in-vivo two photon imaging and optogenetics.
The ideal candidate will have a background in vivo optical physiology and a Ph.D. in neuroscience, engineering or related disciplines (or will graduate within the next 6 months). You will have the opportunity to apply your previous skills to neuroimmune interactions as well as expand your skillset and be trained in multi-omics molecular approaches.
In addition to scientific and technical training, we will be truly committed to your success and will support you in your next career step.
Yale provides an outstanding environment for conducting successful and rigorous postdoctoral training. The neuroscience community at Yale is highly active and involves interdisciplinary collaborations across multiple academic units including the Departments of Neuroscience, Immunobiology, Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology and more. The Wu Tsai Institute provides excellent opportunities for training and cross-disciplinary dialog.
The position is initially for a period of 1 year, with possible multi-year renewal. Candidates will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
Yale University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer. Yale values diversity among its students, staff, and faculty and strongly encourages applications from women, persons with disabilities, protected veterans, and underrepresented minorities. International applicants are welcome to apply.
Postgraduate associate
We are seeking a motivated, curious and diligent postgraduate associate. This position will provide advanced training in a variety of experimental techniques, including cell biology and histological techniques (immunohistochemistry, confocal imaging), mouse work (colony maintenance, genotyping, perfusion) and molecular biology (e.g. cloning). Previous lab experience in one or more of these techniques is preferred.
Although significant time will be devoted to bench work and scientific discovery, about 30% of the applicant’s time will be spent on general lab management, including lab ordering, animal colony management and assisting with regulatory compliance.
The ideal applicant for this position will have Bachelors or Masters degrees in biology, neuroscience, or related disciplines. Ability to work with mice or willingness to learn how to work with mice is required.
A mentoring plan focused on training and professional development will be prepared before starting.
The position is initially for a period of 1 year, with possible reappointment for a second year. Candidates will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
Yale University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer. Yale values diversity among its students, staff, and faculty and strongly encourages applications from women, persons with disabilities, protected veterans, and underrepresented minorities. International applicants are welcome to apply.
Graduate Students
INP and IBIO students interested in a lab rotation are encouraged to reach out.
If you are not an INP or IBIO student (yet) but would like to do your PhD in my lab:
To be a PhD student in my lab, you would first need to be admitted to a Yale PhD program. I can only recruit students from within a Yale PhD program (generally from neuroscience and immunobiology but those from genetics are welcome). For example, you would need to apply to the Yale BBS PhD program in December 2023 for Admissions in the Fall of 2024. Admissions are competitive and evaluated by an admission committee.
Here is some info and links regarding the PhD program at Yale. There are different PhD tracks, I would imagine you would apply for the BBS program and could then join the Neuroscience track or another one. More info here https://medicine.yale.edu/inp/academics/apply/ and here https://medicine.yale.edu/bbs/apply/.