Synthetic biology jobs (46 open)

Open synthetic biology positions — postdoc to industry — with employers that recently closed federal science awards listed first.

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Senior Vice President of Regulatory Sciences
Strand Therapeutics Inc. · Boston, MA, United States · Industry
Recently funded · $1.2M
$365,000 – $410,000
Scientist / Senior Scientist, Process Sciences and Innovation
Strand Therapeutics Inc. · Boston, Massachusetts, United States · Research Scientist
Recently funded · $1.2M
$120,000 – $142,000
Associate Professor/Professor in Genetics, Synthetic Biology, and Biological Engineering
University of Georgia · Athens, Georgia, USA · Faculty
TBD
Senior Lecturer (Practice), Monash Synthetic Biology Platform
Monash University · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · Faculty
Scientist, Plant Metabolic Engineering - Plant Biology Institute
Ellison Institute of Technology · Oxford, England, United Kingdom · Research Scientist
Salary dependent on experience + travel allowance + bonus
Scientist, Plant Cellular Engineering (Metabolic & Synthetic Biology) - Plant Biology
Ellison Institute of Technology · Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom · Research Scientist
Competitive Compensation + Benefits
Assistant Professor of Microbiology in Biological Sciences
University of Alabama · Alabama, USA · Faculty
Competitive
Assistant Professor of Bioengineering
Rice University - School of Engineering · Houston, Texas, USA · Faculty
Competitive salary, commensurate with experience
Faculty position at Chanakya University School of Biosciences
Chanakya University, School of biosciences · Devanahalli, Karnataka, India · Faculty
Remuneration will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Seed funding based on proposed research program
Assistant or Associate Professor - Synthetic Biology, Biotechnology, and Applied Biochemistry
University of Minnesota · Twin Cities, Minnesota · Faculty
$103,000 – $107,000
Associate Professor or DTU Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Solid-State Fermentation for Microbial Food Production
Technical University of Denmark · Lyngby · Faculty
Assistant Professor, Synthetic Biology and Genomics
Yale University · New Haven, Connecticut, United States · Faculty
Commensurate with experience and qualifications, conforming to Yale's 2027-28 minimum requirements.
Postdoctoral Research Associate: Gene Editing
University of York · York, England, United Kingdom · Postdoc
£37,694 – £46,049
TENURE TRACK FACULTY POSITION IN PLANT OR MICROBIAL GLYCOSCIENCE
University of Georgia · Athens, Georgia · Faculty · ITAR / US person
Commensurate with experience
Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor
Princeton University - Omenn-Darling Bioengineering Institute · Princeton, New Jersey, USA · Faculty
Assistant Professor $130,000-$150,000; Associate Professor $164,000-$184,000; Full Professor $197,000-$284,000
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Nanomaterials for Mitochondrial Delivery
University of Birmingham · Birmingham, England, UK · Postdoc
£36,636 – £46,049
PhD Studentship in Computer Science: Programming Matter - Dynamic DNA Data Structures for Molecular Information Storage and Computing
Newcastle University · Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK · PhD Position
£21,805 minimum stipend plus 100% home fees
Field Application Scientist, SynBio and NGS Panel Design - CHINA
Twist Bioscience · APAC - Remote · Applications
Scientist in Protein Technologies Center - Cell Engineering / Molecular Biology
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital · Memphis, Tennessee, United States · Staff Scientist
$86,320 – $154,960
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor position
Department of Biology - TAMU · College Station, Texas · Faculty
Commensurate with education and experience
TENURE TRACK FACULTY POSITION IN PLANT OR MICROBIAL GLYCOSCIENCE at UGA-CCRC
The University of Georgia - Complex Carbohydrate Research Center · Athens, Georgia, USA · Faculty · ITAR / US person
Commensurate with experience
Faculty Positions in Systems Hub, HKUST (GZ)
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology -Guangzhou · Guangzhou, Guangdong (CN) · Faculty
Salary for all positions is highly competitive at an international standard
Faculty Position in Applied Mathematics
Northwestern University · Evanston, Illinois · Faculty
$132,000 – $140,000
Faculty Positions in Sustainable Food Security (Open Rank)
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) · Saudi Arabia (SA) · Faculty
KAUST offers internationally competitive salaries and attractive benefits.
Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering Assistant/Asso
Brown University - School of Engineering · Providence, Rhode Island (US) · Faculty
Salaries are set based on years of post Phd experience and level of appointment
Assistant Professor-Tenure System - Plant Research Laboratory
Michigan State University · East Lansing, Michigan · Faculty
Competitive
Assistant/Associate/Full Professor (Tenure Track) - Integrative Biology & Pharmacology
University of Texas Health Science Center - McGovern Med School - Integrative Biology & Pharmacology · Houston, Texas (US) · Faculty
Competitive
Seeking Global Talents at All Levels - SIAT
Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT), Chinese Academy of Sciences（CAS) · 1068 Xueyuan Avenue, Shenzhen 518055 P. R. China
Internationally competitive salary and benefits
Strategic Scientist, Outstanding Youg Investigator, and Postdoctoral Positions at CIBCAS
Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences · Chengdu, Sichuan (CN) · Postdoc
Competitive salary
Postdoctoral Research Scientists - Materials & Devices for Life Sciences
Ellison Institute of Technology · Oxford, Oxfordshire (GB) · Postdoc
Competitive Compensation + Benefits
Postdoctoral Fellow – Protein Nanowire Electronics for Wearable Sensors
Northeastern University · Shenyang, China · Postdoc
Internationally competitive salary, with excellent fringe benefits and research support
Chemical and Environmental Engineering Professors
Brown University School of Engineering · Providence, Rhode Island (US) · Faculty
TBC
Research Associate (Bioenergetics and Single-Molecule Biophysics)
University of Sheffield · Sheffield, England, UK · Postdoc
£38,784 – £43,482
Research Scientist in AI-Driven Enzyme Engineering (KTP Associate)
Cranfield University · Norwich, England, UK · Postdoc
£36,000 – £45,000
Senior Research Associate in Control Engineering/Engineering Biology
University of Oxford · Oxford, England, UK · Postdoc
£49,119 – £58,265
Postdoctoral Research Associate
The University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom · Postdoc
£41,064 – £48,822
Post-doctoral Research Associate
The University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh, Scotland, UK · Postdoc
£41,064 – £48,822
Associate Professor or DTU Tenure Track Assistant Professor in AI-Driven Synthetic Biology and Biochemical Engineering
Technical University of Denmark · Kongens Lyngby, Capital Region, Denmark · Faculty
(Senior) Postdoctoral Research Scientist – Foundation Models for Biology
Earlham Institute · Norwich, England, United Kingdom · Postdoc
£39,000 – £52,560
Research Fellow (Synthetic Biology & Enzyme Design)
Nanyang Technological University · Singapore · Postdoc
(Senior) Postdoctoral Research Scientist – Generative AI for Biological Design
Earlham Institute · Norwich, England, United Kingdom · Postdoc
£39,000 – £52,560
Postdoctoral Researcher – Metabolic Engineering & Synthetic Biology
Ucla · Los Angeles, California, United States · Postdoc
$69,073 – $82,836
Scientist, Analytical Chemistry
Novartis · East Hanover, New Jersey, United States · Research Scientist
$103,600 – $192,400
Postdoctoral Researcher, Horns Lab
Arc Institute · Palo Alto, California, United States · Postdoc
$80,000 minimum base (adjusted by postdoctoral experience)
Postdoctoral Researcher, Biological Design, Hsu Lab
Arc Institute · Palo Alto, California, United States · Postdoc
$80,000 minimum base (adjusted by postdoctoral experience)
Postdoctoral Researcher, ML for Biology, Hsu Lab
Arc Institute · Palo Alto, California, United States · Postdoc
$80,000 minimum base (adjusted by postdoctoral experience)

The money behind synthetic biology

2 open federal and foundation funding opportunities currently pay for work in this area — browse them. Funded fields hire; that is why this board exists.

Recently funded employers hiring here now

Strand Therapeutics Inc. · 2 open roles$1.2M

Counts measured live from our funding corpus and the SBIR award record — not estimates.

Senior Vice President of Regulatory Sciences

Scientist / Senior Scientist, Process Sciences and Innovation

Associate Professor/Professor in Genetics, Synthetic Biology, and Biological Engineering

Senior Lecturer (Practice), Monash Synthetic Biology Platform

Scientist, Plant Metabolic Engineering - Plant Biology Institute

Scientist, Plant Cellular Engineering (Metabolic & Synthetic Biology) - Plant Biology

Assistant Professor of Microbiology in Biological Sciences

Assistant Professor of Bioengineering

Faculty position at Chanakya University School of Biosciences

Assistant or Associate Professor - Synthetic Biology, Biotechnology, and Applied Biochemistry

Associate Professor or DTU Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Solid-State Fermentation for Microbial Food Production

Assistant Professor, Synthetic Biology and Genomics

Postdoctoral Research Associate: Gene Editing

TENURE TRACK FACULTY POSITION IN PLANT OR MICROBIAL GLYCOSCIENCE

Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor

Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Nanomaterials for Mitochondrial Delivery

PhD Studentship in Computer Science: Programming Matter - Dynamic DNA Data Structures for Molecular Information Storage and Computing

Field Application Scientist, SynBio and NGS Panel Design - CHINA

Scientist in Protein Technologies Center - Cell Engineering / Molecular Biology

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor position

TENURE TRACK FACULTY POSITION IN PLANT OR MICROBIAL GLYCOSCIENCE at UGA-CCRC

Faculty Positions in Systems Hub, HKUST (GZ)

Faculty Position in Applied Mathematics

Faculty Positions in Sustainable Food Security (Open Rank)

Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering Assistant/Asso

Assistant Professor-Tenure System - Plant Research Laboratory

Assistant/Associate/Full Professor (Tenure Track) - Integrative Biology & Pharmacology

Seeking Global Talents at All Levels - SIAT

Strategic Scientist, Outstanding Youg Investigator, and Postdoctoral Positions at CIBCAS

Postdoctoral Research Scientists - Materials & Devices for Life Sciences

Postdoctoral Fellow – Protein Nanowire Electronics for Wearable Sensors

Chemical and Environmental Engineering Professors

Research Associate (Bioenergetics and Single-Molecule Biophysics)

Research Scientist in AI-Driven Enzyme Engineering (KTP Associate)

Senior Research Associate in Control Engineering/Engineering Biology

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Post-doctoral Research Associate

Associate Professor or DTU Tenure Track Assistant Professor in AI-Driven Synthetic Biology and Biochemical Engineering

(Senior) Postdoctoral Research Scientist – Foundation Models for Biology

Research Fellow (Synthetic Biology & Enzyme Design)

(Senior) Postdoctoral Research Scientist – Generative AI for Biological Design

Postdoctoral Researcher – Metabolic Engineering & Synthetic Biology

Scientist, Analytical Chemistry

Postdoctoral Researcher, Horns Lab

Postdoctoral Researcher, Biological Design, Hsu Lab

Postdoctoral Researcher, ML for Biology, Hsu Lab

The money behind synthetic biology