Thank you for your interest in joining our group! Impactful research requires excellent mentoring. Prof. Zitnik is the recipient of the Young Mentor Award at Harvard Medical School—this prestigious award acknowledges that recognition to Prof. Zitnik.
PhD students
We are taking on new PhD students every year.
If you are a current or a newly admitted PhD student interested in developing AI and machine learning methods and/or using AI to advance therapeutics and medicine, email Prof. Zitnik directly. Include your CV and a brief description of your research interests.
We are recruiting PhD students from a number of graduate programs, including Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, Bioinformatics and Integrative Genomics, Biomedical Informatics, Systems Biology, Biological and Biomedical Sciences, programs within Harvard Integrated Life Sciences, and other programs at Harvard.
We also recruit graduate students from Harvard/MIT Health Sciences & Technology and other programs such as EECS at MIT.
Postdoctoral research fellows in generative, multimodal, and agentic AI
We have multiple openings for postdoctoral research fellows in multimodal learning, generative AI, and AI agents.
This position is available immediately. Interested candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible.
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Postdoctoral research fellows in AI for therapeutics
We have multiple openings for postdoctoral research fellows in AI for therapeutics.
This position is available immediately. Interested candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible.
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Postdoctoral research fellows in medical AI
We have multiple openings for postdoctoral research fellows in medical AI.
This position is available immediately. Interested candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible.
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AI project coordinator
We have an opening for an AI project coordinator.
We are reviewing applications on a rolling basis. Interested candidates are encouraged to submit their applications early.
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Research AI engineer
We have an opening for a Research AI Engineer.
We are reviewing applications on a rolling basis. Interested candidates are encouraged to submit their applications early.
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Postdoctoral research fellows with Harvard Data Science Initiative
Our lab is affiliated with the Harvard Data Science Initiative, which recruits fellows through a highly competitive process each year.
HDSI fellows work independently over a two-year fellowship and are advised by Harvard University faculty. Applications open annually in the fall.
Postdoctoral research fellows with Eric and Wendy Schmidt Center
Our lab is affiliated with the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT.
The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Center at the Broad Institute recruits postdoctoral fellows who have the opportunity to collaborate with any Broad-affiliated faculty. Interested applicants are encouraged to indicate their intention to work in our lab in their statement of purpose.
Harvard/MIT undergraduates, Masters’s students, Harvard affiliates
We are looking for outstanding undergraduates, Masters’s students, and Harvard/MIT affiliates on a rolling basis. While we take students at all levels, excellent grades and/or prior experience in machine learning is a plus. We provide mentoring on cutting-edge research.
Generally, we expect:
- Students commit 20 hours per week to research.
- Students commit to at least 6 months of research with the lab (ideally more).
- Prior experience in at least one of the following, which can be demonstrated through coursework, publications, research projects, and codebases:
- AI and machine learning, including theoretical understanding or practical experience in training and applying large-scale models.
- Multi-omics, cell biology, structural biology, computational biology, and medicine, therapeutics.
Email Prof. Zitnik. Include your CV, current academic status, a summary of research experience, and brief highlights of projects.
Visitors, interns, and short-term students
We generally prioritize applications that include visits of six months or more in order to carry out a high-quality project.
Because of the large email load that Prof. Zitnik receives, she may not respond to all applicants. Do not take this personally! We do review all applications!
Harvard is an Equal Opportunity Employer.