Interested in joining our lab?

Undergraduates who are interested in receiving course credit or working in the lab during the summer should contact Dr. McVey by e-mail well in advance of the semester/summer when they would like to do research.

Prospective graduate students are encouraged to apply to the Tufts Biology Department Ph.D. program. Information about how to apply and financial aid is available at the department website: http://ase.tufts.edu/biology/graduate/index.asp

Dr. McVey is also a member of the Genetics Program at the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences. Students in the Genetics program can do rotation projects and join the lab if space is available.

Prospective postdoctoral applicants should send a curriculum vitae and summary of graduate research to Dr. McVey.  Include contact information for 3 references. Postdoctoral fellowships are available through the Training in Education and Critical Research Skills (TEACRS) Program at Tufts University. This NIGMS-funded IRACDA program is designed to prepare talented young scientists for the multiple demands of an academic career in biomedical research. Trainees will spend on average 75% of their time conducting bench research and 25% of their time in career development activities.  Teaching skills will be developed through programs involving mentored classroom assignments at minority-serving institutions in the Boston area.  The training will be supplemented by workshops on teaching methods, career opportunities in academia, and essential skills such as grant writing, mentoring, and scientific presentations.  The training components are sequenced to allow trainees to balance the activities and to build on previous experiences. TEACRS fellows receive up to three years of salary support and a yearly travel allowance.
  
*The application deadline for positions beginning in the fall of 2010 is April 2.* However, later applications will be considered if positions are available.  Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents with less than three years of postdoctoral training at the time of their appointment to the program. Commitment to the goals of the program, strong academic and research credentials and prior experience with teaching will be important criteria used in the selection process.  Mentors must be members of the Tufts faculty who can supervise the trainee in a biomedically related research project.  For additional information on the TEACRS program and application procedures, please visit our website: http://www.tufts.edu/sackler/teacrs.