Career Opportunities
The Morgridge Institute for Research is a private, nonprofit research institute dedicated to improving human health through interdisciplinary biomedical research, in partnership with the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Morgridge Institute for Research
Current Openings:
Assistant Research Specialist – Fan Lab
The Fan lab at Morgridge Institute for Research and University of Wisconsin-Madison, which studies metabolism in innate immune cells, is recruiting a motivated and responsible applicant for a full-time assistant research specialist position.
Assistant Research Specialist – Poss Lab
The Poss group utilize zebrafish, and, occasionally, mice as model systems to study regeneration of tissues like heart muscle, kidney, spinal cord, and appendages. The primary focus of this position is regeneration research with duties involving (but not limited to) molecular biology, histology, surgeries, microinjection, and imaging and analysis, with opportunities for co-authorships on published manuscripts. There also will be some animal husbandry and general lab responsibilities. Training will be provided by the laboratory. We welcome ambitious applicants with enthusiasm for regenerative biology and for working with research zebrafish.
Civic Science Fellow – Community Engagement
There will be two Rita Allen Civic Science Fellows at the Morgridge Institute; each is a full time 18-month fellowship position focusing on evidence-based approaches to communicating about science in polarized political or information environments. The fellows will develop and empirically evaluate real-world strategies for public engagement with science that meaningfully connects communities across different ideological or value-based fault lines.
Civic Science Fellow – Science Communication
There will be two Rita Allen Civic Science Fellows at the Morgridge Institute; each is a full time 18-month fellowship position focusing on evidence-based approaches to communicating about science in polarized political or information environments. The fellows will develop and empirically evaluate real-world strategies for public engagement with science that meaningfully connects communities across different ideological or value-based fault lines.
Postdoctoral Research Associate – Fan Lab
The Fan lab at Morgridge Institute for Research and University of Wisconsin-Madison is seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral fellow to study the metabolism of macrophages and neutrophils. The successful candidate will join a dynamic, interdisciplinary team investigating the dynamic metabolic regulation during immune cell activation and how metabolic pathways influence immune cell function.
Postdoctoral Research Associate – Metabolism, Biotechnology and Functional Genomics
In the Cantor lab, our guiding hypothesis is that existing model systems have masked critical insights into human cell-environment interactions. We test this through a variety of approaches at the interface of basic biology and engineering – integrating our efforts in tool development with methods in biochemistry, systems biology, functional genomics, and chemical genetics. Our broad goals are to better understand the role of environmental factors in basic human cell physiology and drug sensitivity – with a particular focus on blood cancers and normal immune cells.
Research Administrator
The Research Administrator provides high-level strategic coordination and administrative leadership for the Coon Laboratory in collaboration with the Metabolism Theme at the Morgridge Institute. This role will provide support to the Metabolism Theme and associated research groups as needed. This position manages day-to-day laboratory activities for the Coon group, oversees comprehensive research budgets, and facilitates collaborative research to advance the group’s mission.
Research Software Engineer
The Research Software Engineer (RSE) will work to bring modern software engineering techniques and approaches to research projects at the institute as part of long-running engagements and collaborations between scientists.