Join our team:
Elevate your career

The Caporaso Lab is often hiring. Position types include research software engineers, post-doctoral scholars, graduate research assistants, writers, project managers, and administrative assistants. To discuss opportunities, send an email to cap-lab@nau.edu.

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Looking for a Job Opening?

The QIIME 2 Job Board

You can find microbiome, bioinformatics, and QIIME 2 employment opportunities on q2-jobs, the QIIME 2 Forum’s Job Board. Here you will find both positions open in the Caporaso Lab as well as job opportunities with collaborators around the world.

Why Work With Us?

Enjoy challenging and meaningful work, cutting-edge research, a tight-knit team, and the beautiful scenery of Flagstaff.

Contribute Informally

If you’re not available for a formal position but would like to contribute, click here to read Greg’s article about how to get involved in the community. You don’t have to be a software developer to get involved!

Undergraduate Research Opportunities

Cutting-edge science and software development.

Software Engineering

You can contribute to the QIIME 2 Framework (Q2F), design and build bioinformatics plugins, or explore DevOps and manage continuous integration for a diverse array scientific software.

Microbiome Data Science

You can engage in bioinformatics research and data analysis.

Publications & Research Travel

Help to publish cutting-edge research and travel to conferences around the world to share your work.

Flexible Work Schedule

You can balance your workload with fewer hours during the semesters and work up to full time during breaks.

Mentorship

Learn from an experienced team with diverse backgrounds.

How to Apply

Email cap-lab@nau.edu to let us know what you’re interested in working on, and we’ll let you know if we have a position available. For general application information and job requirements at Northern Arizona University, click here.