Undergraduate Students
We are currently recruiting Undergraduate Students for the Spring 2026 Semester!
We offer positions for credit hours through MICR 4990. You can anticipate working in the lab for approximately 4 hours per credit hour per week (minimum 2 credit hours). If you are interested, kindly send an email with your CV or resume and a brief explanation of your interest in joining our lab. Please see here for an example syllabus and expecations.
Graduate Students
We are currently recruiting Graduate Students for the Fall 2026 and Fall 2027 Semesters!
If you are interested, please email me your CV along with details on your research experience and why you wish to join our lab. You must include: “Prospective Graduate Student for the Stubbendieck Lab” in your email subject line. Please note, I do not reply to generic application inquiries. If you require any assistance with drafting your contact email to me or other potential advisors, feel free to refer to this website for guidance.
Also note official applications for our graduate program must be submitted through the Oklahoma State Univeristy Graduate College admission site. If you have any questions about this process, please reach out to the Microbiology and Molecular Genetics graduate coordinator Dr. Randy Morgenstein.
Postdoctoral Researchers
We are currently seeking a postdoctoral research fellow to join our lab to work on a project that involve characterization of secondary metabolites produced by commensal bacteria from the human oral and respiratory tracts. This project was funded as part of the Oklahoma Center for Microbiome Research. Candidates must hold a Ph.D. in microbiology, biochemistry, chemistry, or a related field. Preference will be given to candidates with previous experience in characterizing natural products or secondary metabolite biosynthetic gene clusters.
For more information and to apply to this position please email me your CV along with details on your research experience and why you wish to join our lab.