Would you like to take the next step of your career in collaboration with us? We seek to continually build an outstanding group of researchers with diverse and complementary educational backgrounds, research skills, and goals/interests. Our researchers have a strong record of publication and collaboration, and have gone on to positions in tenure-track academic, medicine, academic publishing, medical industry, entrepreneurship, and more. The University of Iowa provides a wealth of research opportunities and Iowa City is a great place to live. The Tomchik lab is in the departments of Neuroscience and Pharmacology and Pediatrics, and has close affiliation with the Iowa Neuroscience Institute. Our lab spaces are located in the Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building and Bowen Science Building, which provide space and resources for cutting-edge in vivo imaging and optogenetics, human iPSC cell culture, Drosophila behavioral analysis, molecular biology, and more. Information about opportunities to join our group is below.

Postdoctoral Scientist

Interested in doing a postdoc in the lab? We recruit postdoctoral scientists with interests in our area and complementary skills + expertise. Postdocs in the lab have gone on to positions in tenure-track academia, medical industry, academic publishing, and more. Reach out to Seth Tomchik about the current opportunities.

Graduate (Ph.D.) research

We train doctoral and medical students in the following University of Iowa graduate programs: 

Students aiming to carry out doctoral research in the lab must gain admission to one these programs and then are eligible to rotate in the lab.

Postbacc Scholar

Are you graduating with a bachelor's degree and looking for more research experience? Something to push your graduate/medical school application over the top? We offer postbaccalaureate research positions for 1-2 years to facilitate the transition. Our Postbaccs have gone on to publish their studies and gain admission to a range of top graduate programs. There are multiple routes to a postbacc position in the lab - interested individuals should arrange a discussion with Seth.

Lab technican

Research Assistant, Research Associate, and Research Specialist positions are for individuals with a bachelor's degree (or higher) and varying levels of postgraduate experience. These positions are excellent both for individuals seeking a research position over the long term and those who would like to build skills, experience, and publications/C.V. for future medical or doctoral studies. When available, opportunities are posted on the University of Iowa jobs page. Search for "Tomchik" in the Staff Jobs page within jobs.uiowa.edu. If you would like to inquire about upcoming opportunities, feel free to reach out.

Undergraduate Internship

We offer undergraduate internships through a variety of mechanisms. These include internships for University of Iowa students during the academic year, summer internships, and more. A subset of the opportunities are posted on Handshake. Interested students are encouraged to get in touch. Undergraduates in the lab have excellent track records of publishing their research and going on to top graduate, medical, and engineering programs.