Schwartzman Lab

Microbial collective behavior, multicellularity and symbiosis

Join us!

Interested in the group’s work? Get in touch!

For Fall 2026 admission, we are recruiting graduate students from the Marine and Environmental Biology and Physical Biology and Quantitative & Computational Biology PhD programs.

We are also recruiting postdoctoral fellows who can bring their own funding. A list of fellowship opportunities to consider is here.

We also welcome undergraduate researchers to reach out! USC students: find out about opportunities here, we accept students through SURF, SOAR and WiSE programs, work study, or 490 research for credit.

The first step is to reach out!

Send an email to julias21 at usc dot edu

Include your CV, and a paragraph or two about what you are interested in learning in the group