Thank you for your interest in joining our research group!
Graduate students
We are taking on new PhD students each year.
If you are a current or a newly admitted PhD student excited about machine learning and/or applications in genomics, medicine, and health, please 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 Bioinformatics and Integrative Genomics, Systems Biology, Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Harvard Integrated Life Sciences, and other programs at Harvard. We also recruit graduate students from Health Sciences & Technology programs at Harvard and MIT.
Postdoctoral research fellow in AI/ML
We have an opening for a postdoctoral research fellowship in novel methods in the broad area of deep learning for graphs.
This position in available immediately. Interested candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible.
NOW OPEN: Request For Applications
Postdoctoral research fellow in biomedical AI
We have an opening for a postdoctoral research fellowship in novel methods in the broad area of biomedical AI/ML.
This position in available immediately. Interested candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible.
NOW OPEN: Request For Applications
Postdoctoral research fellow with Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Center (EWSC) at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard is seeking exceptional postdoctoral fellows to join the newly-launched center. The EWSC seeks to understand the programs of life and how they connect across biological scales–from the genetic to the cellular to the organismal–by creating a strong community at the interface of machine learning (ML) and biology.
NOW OPEN: Request For Applications
In the cover letter, include potential avenues of collaboration and supervision by Prof. Zitnik.
Postdoctoral research fellow with Harvard Data Science Initiative
The Harvard Data Science Initiative (HDSI) postdoctoral fellows are outstanding early-career researchers whose interests lie in a number of different fields. HDSI fellows work independently over a two to three year fellowship with the guidance and partnership of Harvard University faculty.
CLOSED: Request For Applications
Harvard undergraduate & Masters students
On a rolling basis, we are looking for Harvard undergraduate and Masters students. While we take undergraduate and Masters students at all levels, excellent grades and/or prior experience in machine learning/AI is a plus. Generally, we expect:
- Students to commit to at least 10 hours per week to research.
- Researchers to commit to at least 6 months of research with the lab (ideally more).
- Researchers to have some prior experience in AI/ML and data science, which may include online courses. We encourage students to self-study relevant coursework and provide mentoring on the very recent advances in the research field.
If you are a current or admitted Harvard undergraduate or Masters student, please email Prof. Zitnik. Include your CV, current academic status, and any past research experience and non-course AI/ML-related projects.
Visitors, interns, and short-term students
We generally prefer visitors to stay for at least 6 months in order to carry out a high-quality research project.
Because of the large email load that Prof. Zitnik receives, she may not respond to all applicants. Please do not take this personally! We do review all applications!
Harvard is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Women and minorities are especially encouraged to apply.