Jobs | Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology

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The IGB has a thriving community of faculty, staff, students, postdocs, and researchers. New opportunities to join our institute occur frequently, visit the links below for specific information.

Employment Opportunities

Visiting Research Lab Technician, IGB
Visiting Research Scientist, IGB
Research Communication Fellowship, RIPE
The Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency (RIPE) project is offering a Research Communication Fellowship for scholars who have completed their PhD in Biology, Biotechnology, Crop Sciences, or a related field within the last 5 years and have one year of experience with science communication. The fellow should possess excellent written and oral communication skills and have experience with team science. The Research Communication Fellow will be responsible for internal and external communications, produce written scientific content, create project synthesis figures, share research and communications updates with funders, draft and disseminate internal RIPE team communications, support communications with funders, and coordinate public engagement content in support of RIPE research endeavors. Duties may include writing articles and/or press releases about scientific research or researchers on the RIPE project, coordinating interviews with RIPE PIs and other faculty and campus leadership, synthesizing material for RIPE communication events, coordinating sessions for the annual RIPE meeting, sharing best practices relating to communications with the funders, and serving on the funder’s communications committee. This position is not fully remote. An annual salary starting at $52,450 will be provided and is negotiable with experience. To be considered for this position, please send your cover letter and CV to Professor Lisa Ainsworth at ainswort@illinois.edu by July 25, 2025.
Seeking a Postdoc for the FLUdetect Study
The FLUdetect is a unique clinical study aimed at understanding viral and immune dynamics in humans to shape testing, vaccination, and transmission control strategies for the influenza virus. You will supervise laboratory staff and investigate flu and other respiratory viruses in clinical samples collected through the study. Furthermore, you will establish and conduct immunological assays to evaluate how the immune status of study participants changes during infection. If interested, please email your CV and cover letter to jayahc@illinois.edu.

Professional Development

Team Science Leadership Program
Specifically tailored to IGB mid-career faculty, the IGB Team Science Leadership Program is a new series of workshops that will offer leadership training, networking, and community-building, and will grant a certificate at the end of the year-long program.

TSLP Speaker Agenda

New PIs Group (NPG)
Formerly the Young Investigators Coffees, an open discussion between Assistant Professors and the Director to explore ideas for what activities and services would be of most benefit

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Principled Academic Leadership
Designed specifically for early to mid-career faculty affiliated with the IGB, this partnership with the National Center for Principled Leadership & Research Ethics that offers a program focusing on practical, interactive sessions over the course of an academic year.

PAL Program

Fellowships

We offer a number of fellowships for truly exceptional young scholars. Fellowships can be offered through any of our research themes, as well as for Outreach and Public Engagement.

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Professional Skills for Careers in Biosciences (PSCB)

The PSCB workshop series is intended for graduate students and postdocs to develop and enhance their universal job skills, including communication, professionalism, marketing, budgeting, and leadership.

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IGB Outreach Certificate program

This program enables students and research trainees at the University of Illinois to formalize their science-related public engagement experiences and training by earning a certificate in science outreach.

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Join a research theme

With faculty from over 30 departments on campus, the IGB is continually looking to involve new members to work in our multidisciplinary, thematic research themes. This includes assistant professors, who can scale their involvement to fit the needs of building their own lab, while still reaping the benefits of working at the IGB as outlined below.

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