Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Rehm Lab) - Generative Biology Institute

At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we're on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas:

• Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology
• Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture
• Climate Change & Managing CO₂
• Artificial Intelligence & Robotics
  
  

This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you'll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society.

Welcome to the Generative Biology Institute:

Led by Founding Director Jason Chin, the Generative Biology Institute (GBI) at the Ellison Institute of Technology is tackling the key challenges in making biology engineerable, and thereby unlocking the unrivalled power of biology for the benefit of humanity.

The vision of the GBI is to lay the foundations for engineering biology, and unlock its potential for good. To achieve this, we must overcome two key challenges. First, we need the ability to write in the natural language of biology, enabling the rapid and scalable synthesis of entire genomes with precision. Second, we must understand what to write - determining which DNA sequences will generate biological systems that perform the desired functions. Addressing these challenges will allow us to harness the full power of biology to create transformative solutions across health, agriculture, clean energy and more.

The Generative Biology Institute commenced operations in 2025, occupying newly renovated bespoke space in the Oxford Science Park. The team will later move to a purpose-made facility in the Oxford Science Park, currently under construction. Once complete, this state-of-the-art facility will include more than 40,000 m² of research laboratory and office space. It will house over 30 groups and up to 600 employees at scale, focused on solving the two critical challenges in making biology engineerable and applying the solutions to addressing the global challenges encapsulated in EIT's Humane Endeavours.

The Rehm Lab

We are seeking ambitious, creative, and highly skilled Postdoctoral Researchers to join the Rehm Lab

at GBI. The Rehm Lab, led by Principal Investigator Fabian Rehm, is building next-generation platforms for continuous evolution. We engineer orthogonal replication systems that drive rapid, targeted gene evolution while preserving host viability, enabling us to study fundamental evolutionary processes and develop new molecular solutions for problems in the areas of health and sustainability. We are growing a diverse, ambitious team excited by the idea of harnessing evolution as an engine for discovery and innovation.

Key projects include:

• Engineering dynamic, autonomous evolution systems to rapidly traverse evolutionary landscapes
• Evolution of complex, multi-gene phenotypes
• Engineering plug-and-play selection systems for continuous evolution of diverse phenotypes
  
  

Learn more at https://rehm.bio/

How To Apply

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. In your cover letter, please clearly explain your fit, interest, and relevant experience for joining the group.

All applications must be submitted exclusively though the EIT job portal. If you would like to discuss this role in more detail, prior to submitting an application, please contact Fabian Rehm at fabian.rehm@eit.org. Due to the volume of applications, the review and decision process may take 3-6 months.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, execute, and troubleshoot experiments, including the development of novel methodologies and adaptation of existing techniques to new applications
• Analyse complex datasets using computational and statistical tools, interpreting results in the context of broader research goals
• Contribute intellectually to the research direction by identifying opportunities for innovation and refining research questions
• Prepare and publish high-quality scientific papers, reports, presentations, and protocols
• Present research at national and international conferences, seminars, and internal meetings