Join Us

To inquire about open positions, please email diana.tavaresferreira@utdallas.edu.

Research Technicians

Ideal candidates will have a bachelor’s degree with major coursework in the field of biology, neuroscience or similar. Prior experience in molecular biology and/or running independent experiments are preferred.

Data Scientists – student workers

We are interested in applications from student workers enrolled in a Master’s degree that are interested in joining the computational part of the lab. We will use and develop pipelines for data analysis related to projects described here. You can choose whatever tool helps you best, but you must be proficient in either Python or R. Prior experience with RNA-sequencing analysis and command line are a plus.

Graduate Students

We will be recruiting PhD students through the Cognition and Neuroscience PhD Program at UT Dallas. We also welcome inquiries from Master’s students. To apply, please send your CV to Dr. Diana Tavares Ferreira. Please also include a description of your research objectives, why you want to work in our lab and your availability.

Undergraduate Students

We welcome inquiries from undergraduates interested in joining our lab. To apply, please use this portal: Get Started with Student Research. Someone from the lab will contact you if we have openings. Alternatively, you can also send your CV to Dr. Diana Tavares Ferreira. Please also include a description of your research objectives, why you want to work in our lab and your availability.