Interested in joining our team? We are not currently recruiting PhD students, but are happy to connect with postdoctoral researchers who are interested in writing a fellowship to join our team.
If you are a UC Davis undergraduate, please fill out our undergraduate research interest form. We will reach out to you if and when we are able to open up new research opportunities. As of autumn 2025, however, the research group is very full, so we are unlikely to take on new researchers in the near future.
Are you interested in conducting postdoctoral research with us? Please get in touch! We anticipate hiring a postdoc in collaboration with Eoin Brodie at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab in mid-2026; this researcher will be focused on incorporating microbial and fungal traits from deep soil samples into biogeochemical models.
If you’re interested in doing something else (that still aligns generally with the kind of science on this website), please consider applying for a fellowship! Laura is happy to provide letters of support and feedback on application drafts for prospective postdocs.
Good fellowship opportunities for postdoctoral researchers (some pending federal funding availability):
- NSF PRFB
- L’Oreal USA For Women In Science
- UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellowships
- List of fellowships in biology
- NOAA climate and global change postdoctoral fellowships
Fellowship resources for PhD students (some pending federal funding availability)