Knouse Lab

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Join Our Lab

We are seeking people of diverse backgrounds, expertise, and career stages to join our team! 

Please see below for our values and open positions.

Our Values

We are committed to tackling longstanding challenges in biomedicine by developing and applying novel technologies to understand and modulate processes directly within the living organism.

We believe in uniting people from different backgrounds to create a dynamic community where authentic and creative perspectives drive innovative solutions and impactful discoveries.

We strive to create an environment that enables researchers to excel in their most rigorous scientific pursuits and fosters their continuous learning and personal growth.

Exploring the Brewster Flats at our lab retreat
Tina hosts an off-site Kochtail hour
Milkshake outing

Open Positions

Research Technician

We are seeking a research technician to join our effort to establish tools for high-throughput functional genomics across mouse tissues. This is an excellent opportunity to work independently or semi-independently on your own research project with mentorship from a senior lab member or Kristin. If you are interested, please apply here.

Post-Doctoral and Clinical Fellows

If you are interested in a post-doctoral or clinical fellow position in the lab, please e-mail Kristin a CV, a summary of prior research and future interests, and contact information for three references.

Doctoral Students

Prospective graduate students must first be admitted to one of MIT’s graduate programs, such as BiologyComputational and Systems Biology, Biological Engineering, Medical Engineering and Medical Physics, or the Harvard-MIT MD-PhD Program. If you are enrolled in one of these programs and interested in rotating in the lab, please e-mail Kristin.

Master’s Students

In certain cases, we can welcome students enrolled in master’s programs at other institutions to perform a research internship in our lab. If you are interested in such an opportunity, please e-mail Kristin a CV, summary of prior research and interests, and contact information for three references.

Undergraduate Students

To inquire about possible undergraduate research opportunities in the lab, please e-mail Kristin a CV, description of any prior research experience, and research interests.