Funded positions are available for highly motivated postdocs, research assistants, and undergraduate students interested to join our team. The projects range from animal research, wet lab work to computational work. Please send your CV and a cover letter to Artur_Indzhykulian@hms.harvard.edu. 

There are immediate openings for postdoctoral positions. We study hair cell mechanotransduction and stereocilia bundle morphology in mouse models of deafness, in order to better understand the hair cell function, and develop successful translational gene therapy strategies.

We are looking for ambitious candidates who will enjoy the excitement of working at a premier research institution, are eager to work with and learn more about hair cells, and want to become a part of a laboratory studying important and fundamental questions in the field of auditory neuroscience, deafness and gene therapy. Our projects utilize a combination of standard molecular biology techniques, various fluorescence imaging techniques, single cell physiology, mouse genetics, as well as an exhaustive line of electron microscopy techniques (SEM, TEM, FIB-SEM, and other 3D electron microscopy techniques), all primarily aimed to study hair cells in animal models, and develop translational gene therapy tools to treat deafness. Candidates with prior experience in patch-clamp electrophysiology, tissue/organ culture, gene therapy, light and electron microscopy, biochemistry and protein purification/protein interaction will be given preference.

Applicants should have Ph.D. in neuroscience, bioengineering, biochemistry, physics or a related discipline. Interested applicants should submit a current CV, a brief description of research interests, and the names and contact emails of three references to Artur Indzhykulian, MD, PhD at inartur@hms.harvard.edu. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis until the positions are filled. Short-term internships for visiting scholars can be provided in some cases.

Our laboratory is part of a large and collaborative group of scientists and clinicians affiliated with Eaton Peabody Laboratories (EPL) at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, an affiliate hospital of Harvard Medical School. The EPL is the largest hearing research group in the United States, providing an outstanding interdisciplinary training environment within an active clinical setting. EPL researchers participate in an excellent interdisciplinary and collaborative intellectual environment with strong ties with the researchers at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. We have close relationships and major collaborative efforts with a number of groups within the Harvard community, as well as international collaborations. 

Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Harvard Medical School are Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employers. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.