PhD positions
Prof. Oren Schuldiner | link for homepage
Department of Molecular Cell BiologyPhD positionCircuit remodeling - molecules, circuits and behavior
More Information about PhD positionProf. Michael Fainzilber | link for homepage
Department of Biomolecular SciencesPhD positionSize and growth control in neurons and other large cells - do cells sense their own size and how can they do that?
More Information about PhD positionProf. Anthony H. Futerman | link for homepage
Department of Biomolecular SciencesPhD positionWe are looking for a postdoctoral fellow to work on a new and exciting project on lipid complexity. There are many more lipids in cells and in cell membranes than once thought and this complexity has significant ramifications for understanding both the roles of lipids in the origin of life and also in modern cell function. A position is available for an enthusiastic candidate to work on lipids in the origin of life, lipid fine-tuning, and functional studies of lipid complexity. For publications and details see the lab web page at
More Information about PhD positionProf. Eli Zeldov | link for homepage
Department of Condensed Matter PhysicsPhD positionScanning probe microscopy of quantum and topological states of matter
More Information about PhD positionProf. Ari Elson | link for homepage
Department of Molecular GeneticsPhD positionFormation and function of osteoclasts (bone resorbing cells) in vitro and in vivo, in health and in disease.
More Information about PhD positionProf. Jeffrey Gerst | link for homepage
Department of Molecular GeneticsPhD positionIntracellular and intercellular mRNA trafficking
Prof. Neta Regev-Rudzki | link for homepage
Department of Biomolecular SciencesPhD positionApplicants with a research background at the intersection of molecular biology, biochemistry, imaging and/or biophysics are encouraged to apply. Experience in microbiology, molecular genetics (including CRISPR/Cas9), advanced imaging platforms (including image analysis) or advanced protein chemistry is advantageous.
This is a full-time position available from June 2022 for a period of 4 years with a possibility of a further extension subject to funding availability.
Candidate should send a cover letter and CV (includes a publication list) to Dr. Neta Regev-Rudzki.
For any informal inquiries please contact us by email at
Dr. Orly Laufman | link for homepage
Department of Molecular GeneticsPhD positionThe Laufman lab studies the ways human RNA viruses interact with their host cells and transform them into viral manufactories using state-of-the-art microscopy, molecular and cell biology, genetic and biochemistry approaches. We tackle questions at the forefront of the exciting field of virology. We are looking for talented and highly motivated PhD students to join us. If you possess a strong background in molecular biology and the passion to execute a groundbreaking research - your place is with us! We offer an exceptional scientific environment to develop into a mature top-class researcher. Our team members enjoy a pleasant and supportive research environment at the heart of the vibrant campus of the Weizmann Institute of Science.
Prof. Alexander Milov | link for homepage
Department of Particle Physics and AstrophysicsPhD positionData analysis from the ATLAS experiment.
Heavy Ion Physics is about exploring what the Strong Force Interaction is. Our World is not only confined to two- and three-quark particles. Imagine a system built of as many quarks as you want. Do we know enough to tell how such a system would behave? Would it be a quark-gluon plasma, a hadronic gas, or liquid? Does QCD do a good job predicting its properties, or...
You can help to find answers to these and many other questions. About one month in a year, the LHC collides ions of heavy elements. Each of these collisions is a mini-universe that sends hundreds of times more particles into ATLAS detector than a proton-proton interaction. You can be a part of a team to dive into this sea of quarks and gluons and find an answer to one of many questions.
Heavy-ion data from the ATLAS experiment is an excellent opportunity for students seeking an academic carrier to do research and get fantastic visibility in the physics community. But if you want to learn the most sophisticated data analysis, create your own algorithms, and get into the world of finance, data mining or high-tech, it's a place for you too.
Dr. Rina Rosenzweig | link for homepage
Department of Chemical and Structural BiologyPhD positionNMR studies of transient chaperone-substrate interactions
More Information about PhD positionProf. Assaf Tal | link for homepage
Department of Chemical and Biological PhysicsPhD positionDeveloping new neuroimaging methods for studying brain physiology in humans and understanding neurological diseases.
More Information about PhD positionDr. Yuval Ronen | link for homepage
Department of Condensed Matter PhysicsPhD positionOur lab investigates quantum phenomena which focus on the interplay between correlations and topology. This intriguing interplay allows to develop unique realizations of non-abelian quasi-particles (qps) which are neither Boson nor Fermion-like. Among the phases which host these qps are the well-known fractional quantum Hall effect, topological superconductivity, and the recently emerging field of moire-superlattcies (twistronics). We are developing experiments in these arrowheads to unravel this intriguing physics.
This line of research often utilizes quantum materials whose reduced dimensionality enhances quantum effects. We profit from the use of various van der Waals (vdW) materials (graphene, hBN, TMDs, etc.) as well as high-mobility two-dimensional GaAs electron gas, which are both grown in our department. Fabrication is performed in a state-of-the-art clean room facility, specially designed for vdW materials nanofabrication.
These devices will be measured with transport techniques including quantum Hall interferometry, Josephson interferometry, capacitance measurements, thermal transport, and shot noise measurements. These measurements require high magnetic fields and low electron temperatures. Our lab will be equipped with an 8mK wet dilution refrigerator with a 20T magnet, a 7mK dry dilution with a 3D vector magnet, as well as a variable temperature cryostat.
Interested candidates should contact: yuval.ronen@weizmann.ac.il
Dr. Doron Kushnir | link for homepage
Department of Particle Physics and AstrophysicsPhD positionWe live in fortunate times, where there are still many fundamental unsolved problems in astrophysics, while technological progress allows new observations, which may make some of them solvable. Now is the time to attack the most puzzling challenges posed to us by the Universe.
Join Doron Kushnir's group to study explosions and extreme stars of the Universe. We use theoretical and computational tools to interpret state-of-the-art observations, aiming at resolving fundamental problems in astrophysics.
Dr. Nir Fluman | link for homepage
Department of Biomolecular SciencesPhD positionMembrane protein folding and quality control
More Information about PhD positionDr. Assaf Gal | link for homepage
Department of Plant and Environmental SciencesPhD positionWe are looking for extremely talented candidates to study the roles of dense mineral phases in the formation of biomaterials.
Prof. Gad Asher | link for homepage
Department of Biomolecular SciencesPhD positionOxygen and Circadian Clocks
How does chronic exposure to hypoxia, as occurs with people living at high altitude, affects the human clock? How oxygen is connected to exercise performance and is there a time preference for high altitude training? (Tripartite model for performance: Clocks, oxygen, and exercise) How does HIF-1a endogenously integrate with circadian clock complexes during the circadian cycle? How do HIF-1a and BMAL1 regulate rhythmic transcriptome?
More Information about PhD positionProf. Gad Asher | link for homepage
Department of Biomolecular SciencesPhD positionInteractions between circadian clocks and exercise physiology
We employ various clock mutant mouse models with different light regimens to characterize the interaction between clocks and exercise. Further, we have designed and built fully automated time-controlled Running Wheels that can be programmed in advance to be in locked or unlocked positions for designated times to enable scheduled training of animals without manual interventions.
More Information about PhD positionProf. Gad Asher | link for homepage
Department of Biomolecular SciencesPhD positionClocks resetting
How the clock integrates different resetting cues? Are there differences in resetting capacity between different cell types? How different pharmaceutics influence the clock? Can it be harnessed to improve therapy?
More Information about PhD positionProf. Eran Oded Ofek | link for homepage
Department of Particle Physics and AstrophysicsPhD positionM.Sc. in obsevational astrophysics, instrumentations, and methods.
Dr. Noam Tal Hod | link for homepage
Department of Particle Physics and AstrophysicsPhD positionTests of lepton non-universality with ATLAS.
More Information about PhD positionDr. Shikma Bressler | link for homepage
Department of Particle Physics and AstrophysicsPhD positionAdvanced R&D of radiation detectors for physics and civil applications.
Please contact me for me details.Dr. Ziv Meir | link for homepage
Department of Physics of Complex SystemsPhD positionOur lab tries to bring molecules into the forefront of quantum technologies. We have open PhD positions for quantum-physics enthusiastic with the eager to learn many experimental skills and build state-of-the-art quantum systems.
For more information on our lab, visit: https://www.weizmann.ac.il/complex/meir/
Prof. Ofer Aharony | link for homepage
Department of Particle Physics and AstrophysicsPhD position0-1 positions for Ph. D. students in theoretical high-energy physics, working on quantum field theory, string theory and/or quantum gravity
Dr. Noam Tal Hod | link for homepage
Department of Particle Physics and AstrophysicsPhD positionDevelopment of new class of wide band-gap radiation-hard solid state detectors for high energy physics experiments, medical applications and space missions.
More Information about PhD positionProf. Victor Armand Malka | link for homepage
Department of Physics of Complex SystemsPhD positionRelativistic interaction at near critical density
More Information about PhD positionDr. Barak Zackay | link for homepage
Department of Particle Physics and AstrophysicsPhD positionUsing novel statistical and algorithmic tools to improve observational astrophysics (exoplanets, gravitational waves and pulsar astrophysics)
More Information about PhD positionProf. Victor Armand Malka | link for homepage
Department of Physics of Complex SystemsPhD positionLaser plasma accelerators of electrons
More Information about PhD positionProf. Joel Stavans | link for homepage
Department of Physics of Complex SystemsPhD positionExperimental study of the ecology of bacterial communities from a 700 million year old site
More Information about PhD positionProf. Ilan Koren | link for homepage
Department of Earth and Planetary SciencesPhD positionLooking for students/postdocs in cloud physics, self organization and pattern formation in cloud fields.
More Information about PhD positionProf. Eilam Gross | link for homepage
Department of Particle Physics and AstrophysicsPhD positionWe are looking for students interested in integrating their Physics skills with Math skills, particularly in the Machine Learning discipline. Students should be interested in both High Energy Physics and Machine Learning.
More Information about PhD positionProf. Michal Sharon | link for homepage
Department of Biomolecular SciencesPhD positionDeveloping novel structural mass spectrometry methods
Prof. Michal Sharon | link for homepage
Department of Biomolecular SciencesPhD positionDiscovering the mechanisms that control and coordinate the activity of molecular machines involved in the protein degradation pathway by combining native mass spectrometry and cell biology approaches
Prof. Eli Waxman | link for homepage
Department of Particle Physics and AstrophysicsPhD positionTheoretical high energy astrophysics research
Prof. Avishay Gal-Yam | link for homepage
Department of Particle Physics and AstrophysicsPhD positionOne Ph.D position possibly available for a student focussing on studies of very early emission from supernova explosions.
More Information about PhD positionProf. Eran Hornstein | link for homepage
Department of Molecular GeneticsPhD positionPhD Joint Program Centre National de la Recherche (CNRS)-Weizmann Institute of Science (WIS) - 2022-2025
Two Ph.D. grants (3-year duration, starting Oct. 2022) one from Hornstein lab (WIS) and one from Monchaud lab (CNRS) have been awarded to our French/Israeli consortium, one for each country, to develop a chemical biology program aiming at deciphering the biology of a peculiar RNA structure referred to as G-quadruplex RNA (or G4-RNA) in human cells and diseases (chiefly cancers and neuropathology). The position at WIS (in Rehovot, IS) has been filled; the position at CNRS (in Dijon, FR) is still open.
More Information about PhD positionDr. Shikma Bressler | link for homepage
Department of Particle Physics and AstrophysicsPhD positionGeneral search for bumps using the data-directed paradigm [1], the symmetry-based search for lepton flavor violation decays of massive resonances (e.g. [2]) and general searches for e/ asymmetries [3].
[1] arXiv:2107.11573
[2] arXiv:1604.07730
[3] arXiv:2203.07529Prof. Micha Berkooz | link for homepage
Department of Particle Physics and AstrophysicsPhD positionTheoretical high energy physics: string theory, field theory, gravity, black holes, relations to stat. mech., condensed matter and quantum information systems.
Prof. Nir Davidson | link for homepage
Department of Physics of Complex SystemsPhD positionexperimental investigations of coupled laser systems
Prof. Nir Davidson | link for homepage
Department of Physics of Complex SystemsPhD positionexperimental study of quantum degenerate gases and ultra cold atoms for quantum information
Prof. Ariel Amir | link for homepage
Department of Physics of Complex SystemsPhD positionOur research centers on the theory of complex systems and biophysics, applied to a broad spectrum of problems, mainly in the context of the physics of living systems. Our research is often done in collaboration with experimental groups. Key themes of our lab include mathematical modeling of cell growth and mechanics, both at the single-cell level and the population level, stochastic processes, disordered systems, and coarse-grained modeling of complex processes.
For more information and recent publications see: https://amir.seas.harvard.edu/
Prof. Yitzhak Maron | link for homepage
Department of Particle Physics and AstrophysicsPhD positionWe study processes in plasmas subjected to high-energy deposition: conversion of electric energy to heat and radiation, turbulence, fast penetration of magnetic fields into plasmas, and plasma rotation. For diagnosing the plasma we develop fast, high-resolution spectroscopy of radiation in the visible, U.V., vacuum UV, and x-ray regions. We have close collaboration with major universities and institutions in the US and Europe.
Prof. Deborah Fass | link for homepage
Department of Chemical and Structural BiologyPhD positionO-linked carbohydrates play an important part in cell adhesion, combating viral infection, and many other important physiological processes. Our lab has recently discovered that a catalyst of disulfide bond formation regulates a set of enzymes in the Golgi apparatus that control O-glycosylation in musocal tissues. A Ph.D. project following up this finding can develop in the direction of structural biology, biochemistry, cell biology, and in vivo studies, according to the student's interests. No prior experience necessary, we will teach you everything you need to know!
Prof. Deborah Fass | link for homepage
Department of Chemical and Structural BiologyPhD positionWe have a very exciting new project on the redox-regulation of cell division, with implications for cancer treatment. The project involves biochemistry and structural biology, with the option of visiting a collaborating lab in Europe.
Prof. Deborah Fass | link for homepage
Department of Chemical and Structural BiologyPhD positionBelieve it or not, mucus is one of the most beautiful substances in the world if you look at it at the right resolution. The right resolution is of course in atomic detail. Come help us determine the high-resolution structures of mucus proteins using cryo-EM and X-ray crystallography!
Dr. Osip Schwartz | link for homepage
Department of Physics of Complex SystemsPhD positionPhD positions available in
- laser-based quantum control of free-space electrons and its applications to biological imaging
- electromagnetic nonlinearity of physical vacuum probed by intense lasers.
Dr. Ivo Spiegel | link for homepage
Department of Brain SciencesPhD positionWe study the genetic and cellular mechanisms through which sensory and emotional experiences alter information processing in neural circuits. Our research is highly interdisciplinary and combines genomic, molecular, histological, electrophysiological, in vivo imaging and behavioral techniques into an integrative Molecular Systems Neuroscience approach.
We seek to recruit Ph.D. students for the following projects:
- Molecular properties of functionally defined neurons in the cortex - the project combines in vivo GCaMP imaging & photo-labelling, advanced sequences methods and spatial transcriptomics.
- Genetic and cellular mechanisms through which schizophrenia-associated interneurons regulate the plasticity of cortical circuits.
- The genetic basis of representational stability in the cortex.
- Genes & transcriptional mechanisms in GABAergic interneurons that restrict plasticity in cortical circuits.
- Subcellular genetic mechanisms that integrate sensory and contextual/emotional information in neurons.
Dr. Tslil Ast | link for homepage
Department of Biomolecular SciencesPhD positionWe study the mitochondria, and are especially passionate about their most ancient and conserved pathway- iron-sulfur cluster biosynthesis
More Information about PhD positionDr. Ranit Kedmi | link for homepage
Department of Systems ImmunologyPhD positiona brand-new lab at the Systems Immunology department looking to recruit the first generation of lab members!
Our focus is on understanding the cellular networks that control both inflammatory and peaceful immune responses. We develop cutting-edge technologies and combine them with classical immunology techniques, along with mouse genetics, to investigate communication between T cells and various types of antigen-presenting cells.
More Information about PhD positionProf. Ilan Lampl | link for homepage
Department of Brain SciencesPhD positionStudying tactile perception in mice using cutting edge methods, including cellular physiology Neuropixels, 2P imaging and other approaches.
Prof. Yonina Eldar | link for homepage
Department of Computer Science and Applied MathematicsPhD positionRecruiting PhD, MSc and post-doctoral students for cutting-edge research applying signal processing and machine learning for communication and radar systems.
Prof. Yardena Samuels | link for homepage
Department of Molecular Cell BiologyPhD positionImmunotherapy has sparked new hope for oncology in recent years, due to its remarkable ability to induce durable response in patients with metastatic cancer. It is therefore essential to accurately delineate the interactions of cancer cells with the immune system. The project will use multiomic tools including whole exome sequencing , RNAseq, ribosome profiling, proteomic, HLA-peptidomics and systems biology to decipher the genetic, neo-antigenic and immune landscape in melanoma. Followup functional and immunological analysis of relevant genes and neoantigens will be conducted using novel mouse models
More Information about PhD positionProf. Yardena Samuels | link for homepage
Department of Molecular Cell BiologyPhD positionImmunotherapy has sparked new hope for oncology in recent years, due to its remarkable ability to induce durable response in patients with metastatic cancer. It is therefore essential to accurately delineate the interactions of cancer cells with the immune system. The project will use multiomic tools including whole exome sequencing , RNAseq, ribosome profiling, proteomic, HLA-peptidomics and systems biology to decipher the genetic, neo-antigenic and immune landscape in melanoma. Followup functional and immunological analysis of relevant genes and neoantigens will be conducted using novel mouse models
More Information about PhD positionProf. Assaf Vardi | link for homepage
Department of Plant and Environmental SciencesPhD positionThe Vardi lab is seeking a highly motivated candidate to join a new and exciting project, funded by the ERC, to study the chemical language during host-pathogen interactions in the ocean. We aim to unravel the metabolic crosstalk between algae, viruses, and the associated microbiome, which has major ecological consequences on the oceanic carbon cycle. In light of climate change and increasing pathogenicity in marine ecosystems, these interactions may have a profound effect on ocean health.
The successful candidate will master analytical chemistry tools for targeted and untargeted metabolomics, as well as data analysis. They will employ state-of-the-art mass spectrometry, coupled to novel microbiology methods such as single cell analyses, both in model systems in the lab and natural communities in the ocean.
Prof. Lucio Frydman | link for homepage
Department of Chemical and Biological PhysicsPhD positionStudents with interest in working with magnetic resonance are sought for the development of new metabolic imaging experiments. The student will work on understanding the physics and performing an array of new MRI experiments on high end scanners, and apply these in the detection of small tumors, and in the evaluation of chemotherapeutic and biological treatments. The student will be advised by physicists, chemists and biologists/clinicians in this project
Prof. Lucio Frydman | link for homepage
Department of Chemical and Biological PhysicsPhD positionStudents are being sought for developing new experiments in the area of electron-enhanced nuclear magnetic resonance. This so-called dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) NMR experiment subjects electrons in the sample to microwave irradiation, and then uses the ensuing nuclear polarization enhancement to open new analytical and metabolic frontiers in NMR. Topics involved in this research will include developing new forms of quantum control between spins to enable a more efficient electron-->nuclear polarization transfer, automation, cryogenics, and the design and construction of radiofrequency and microwave components. Programming experience also required. Applications of this project to solve both analytical and biophysical problems are also envisioned.
Dr. Baran Eren | link for homepage
Department of Chemical and Biological PhysicsPhD positionWe are looking for motivated students to join our group for the projects related to the electrochemical oxygen evolution reaction (OER), oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), and CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR). You will be part of a team that designs and builds special reactor cells for scrutinising the surface chemistry of model catalysts under reaction conditions.
Prof. Igor Ulitsky | link for homepage
Department of Immunology and Regenerative BiologyPhD positionWe are interested in understanding what kind of activities can long RNAs, including both long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) and mRNAs, or fragments thereof, carry out in mammalian cells. We particularly interested in the question of how these activities are encoded in the genomic sequences of these genes, how they are related to the secondary structures they adopt in cells, how mutations in lncRNA genes or in noncoding regions in mRNA UTRs affect their function, and how to exploit all this knowledge to design better therapeutic approaches for both rare and common diseases. We are addressing these questions using a combination of both experimental biology (including molecular biology, cell biology, stem cell biology, and neurobiology) and computational biology/bioinformatics. PhD projects focused on specific projects related to these questions are available.
Prof. Rivka Dikstein | link for homepage
Department of Biomolecular SciencesPhD positionUnderstanding how the transcription and translation processes control the cellular response to extra-cellular stimuli
More Information about PhD positionProf. Yardena Samuels | link for homepage
Department of Molecular Cell BiologyPhD positionImmunotherapy has sparked new hope for oncology in recent years, due to its remarkable ability to induce durable response in patients with metastatic cancer. It is therefore essential to accurately delineate the interactions of cancer cells with the immune system. The project will use multiomic tools including whole exome sequencing , RNAseq, ribosome profiling, proteomic, HLA-peptidomics and systems biology to decipher the genetic, neo-antigenic and immune landscape in melanoma. Followup functional and immunological analysis of relevant genes and neoantigens will be conducted using novel mouse models
More Information about PhD positionProf. Amnon Horovitz | link for homepage
Department of Chemical and Structural BiologyPhD positionTalented and motivated student who wishes to study allostery and function in eukaryotic chaperonins and their connection to various diseases
Dr. Baran Eren | link for homepage
Department of Chemical and Biological PhysicsPhD positionWe are looking for motivated students to join our group for the projects related to the solid-gas interfaces and fundamental catalysis, especially the CO2 hydrogenation reaction on various oxides. You will be working with a variety of surface-sensitive spectroscopy, microscopy, and scattering techniques.
Prof. Ayelet Erez | link for homepage
Department of Molecular Cell BiologyPhD positionDissecting metabolic changes that accompany carcinogenesis at the tumor, microenvironment and host levels for improving cancer diagnosis and therapy.
Prof. Victor Armand Malka | link for homepage
Department of Physics of Complex SystemsPhD positionContext: laser plasma interaction at relativistic regime. Strong experimental component
More Information about PhD positionProf. Gilad Haran | link for homepage
Department of Chemical and Biological PhysicsPhD positionEmploy state-of-the-art single-molecule fluorescence methods to study the dynamics of large protein machines. Decipher the role of microsecond-time-scale motions on the function of these machines.
Acquire a broad set of skills, from protein chemistry to single-molecule spectroscopy and statistical methodology for data analysis.
Prof. Ron Diskin | link for homepage
Department of Chemical and Structural BiologyPhD positionInvestigating the function of topological changes in membrane-crossing viral proteins.
More Information about PhD positionProf. Eitan Reuveny | link for homepage
Department of Biomolecular SciencesPhD positionWe have open positions for Ph.D. candidates interested in mechanisms of channel regulation by GPCRs using, but not limited to, computational (molecular dynamics), electrophysiological, molecular and/or optical methodologies.
More Information about PhD positionDr. Roi Avraham | link for homepage
Department of Immunology and Regenerative BiologyPhD positionWe are looking for a talented PhD student to join the lab. The project involves microbiology, immunology single cell tools and bioinformatic analysis. Prior knowledge is an advantage but not required.
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