Life Science Research Professional

This position has been deemed critical by the School of Humanities and Sciences Dean’s Office and is exempt from the hiring freeze.

Work Arrangement: On-Site Only

Budgeted Salary: This position has been budgeted for an hourly rate between $33.00 to $36.00.

The School of Humanities and Sciences (H&S) is the foundation of a liberal arts education at Stanford. The school encompasses 24 departments and 25 interdisciplinary programs. H&S is home to fundamental and applied research, where free, open, and critical inquiry is pursued across disciplines. As the university’s largest school, H&S serves as the foundation of a Stanford undergraduate education no matter which discipline students pursue as a major. Graduate students work alongside world-renowned faculty to pursue and shape foundational research that leads to breakthroughs and discoveries that shed new light on the past, influence the present, and shape the future. Together, faculty and students in H&S engage in inspirational teaching, learning, and research every day.

Department/Program Description: 

The Department of Biology at Stanford University is devoted to discovering fundamental knowledge of the living world: from the behavior of single molecules to dynamics of cells, organisms, populations, and interactions of biological systems with our planet. We are dedicated to developing innovative training experiences for the next generation of biologists and to building an inclusive learning environment that unites members from diverse disciplines and life experiences. The Department is the largest in the School of Humanities and Sciences with over 100 active and emeritus faculty, lecturers and research staff, over 240 PhD and postdoc trainees and over 60 non-academic staff who advance the department’s research and teaching missions. The department serves over 220 undergraduate students who major in Biology and more than 3,600 enrollees in our courses each year. Learn more about the department at biology.stanford.edu.

Position Summary

The Yan Lab at Stanford Biology is actively searching for intellectually motivated and self-driven post-bacc trainees from a broad academic background (including biology, chemistry, physics, engineering, and relevant fields) to assemble a collaborative team of talent with complementing expertise and, most importantly, eager to learn and pursue new and challenging lines of research dedicated to advance our knowledge in cellular mechanics and force dynamics. 

To study cellular mechanics in situ, currently we are developing new genetically encoded force sensors and tension gauges and constructing novel imaging platform ad hoc to directly visualize