Positions

Undergraduate students/Summer Research Interns 

Positions for Summer 2026 are already filled. 

Next available position: tentatively Fall/Winter 2026/27; students should have a competitive GPA (>3.8) and be highly motivated. For intern positions, please apply with a CV and transcripts in February for the Fall and November for January to still be able to submit funding applications, sending applications to oeffingerlab[at]gmail.com

Graduate students (for 2026/27)

The lab is looking for highly-motivated Ph.D. students for 2026/27 with an interest in nucleolar biology to study the regulation of ribosomal DNA damage repair pathways or biology of heterogenous ribosomes, or an interest to study the the role of Yra1 paralog proteins in mRNA export.

Students should have a high GPA (>3.8) and, ideally, experience in basic laboratory techniques (e.g., cloning and DNA gel electrophoresis; yeast, bacterial or mammalian cell culture; western blotting; etc.). Applications should include a letter of motivation, CV, most recent transcripts and either two letters or contacts of reference, sending applications to oeffingerlab[at]gmail.com

Post-doctoral Researchers

The lab is looking for postdocs with interests in RNA and/or ribosome biology, nuclear-cytoplasmic mRNA transport, ALS and/or neurodegenerative disease, with experience in proteomics, molecular biology and biochemistry, and computational biology.