The Black Lab hires personnel at several levels of education including undergraduate lab aides, technical staff, PhD students, and postdoctoral associates. The application procedure varies with the position.
Undergraduates interested in working as an employee or for course credit should email Dr. Black with their transcripts, cv, and a description of their interests and educational goals. Note that these positions turn over slowly and many more apply than can possibly be accommodated.
Technician applicants should submit their cv with bibliography, and two or more letters of reference from previous employers. If they are just graduating, they should submit their college transcripts and letters from their instructors.
PhD Candidates wishing to work in the lab need to apply to one of several interdepartmental graduate programs at UCLA such as UCLA Access (http://www.uclaaccess.ucla.edu/), or the interdepartmental program for Neuroscience (http://www.neuroscience.ucla.edu/program.html). These programs do admit some foreign students. Once accepted into a program, students in their first year will rotate through several labs before joining a lab permanently at the end of the year. Although not every year, our lab often has space for one or more students.
Postdoctoral Associates should email Dr. Black with their cv, bibliography, a description of research interests, and two or three letters of reference including that of their PhD mentor. The lab is engaged in a wide range of projects and it is helpful to describe what areas interest you most. Although not essential, experience in protein or RNA biochemistry, or in molecular or cellular neuroscience is favored. Note that this is not an advertisement for a specific position and the lab is often full.