Gitta Coaker
University of California, Davis
Department of Plant Pathology
576 Hutchison Hall
Office: 530-752-6541
Lab: 530-752-7231
[email protected]

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JOB OPPORTUNITIES:

Currently, the Coaker lab does not have funding available to support new graduate students and so is not considering new applicants. A postdoctoral position is expected to be advertised for Fall 2026. Preference will be given to applicants with strong publication record who have demonstrated ability to obtain fellowship support. Individuals interested in joining the lab through independent fellowships are welcome to inquire if they have a clear funding trajectory.

Some good options for predoctoral, graduate student, and postdoctoral fellowships:
Thanks to Johns Hopkins and the Ronald Lab for this list, updated March 2026

Applications for Ph.D. programs
Please see specific program for application instructions

• Biochemistry, Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology
• Integrative Genetics and Genomics
• Plant Biology
• Plant Pathology

Ph.D.  Training Grants

• DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program
• Switzer
• USDA/NIFA Predoctoral/Postdoctoral Fellowship Grant Program
• Howard Hughes Medical Institute International Student Research Fellowships
• NIH T32 Training Grant in Molecular and Cellular Biology
• Global Rice Science Scholarship
• Designated Emphasis in Biotechnology Program (DEB)
• Global Research Experience in Advanced Technologies (GREAT) program
• German Research Foundation Workshop - DFG Funding Programs for early-career researchers and transatlantic cooperation
• NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)​
• Additional Graduated Student Funding Opportunities

Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunities

• UC President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program 
• UC Davis "CPFP" Postdoctoral Fellowship
• NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship in Biology
• NIFA Postdoctoral Fellowship
• Society in Science, The Branco Weiss Fellowship
• University of California President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
• Katherine Esau Postdoctoral Fellowship. DEADLINE in NOV 1
• The Life Sciences Research Foundation
• DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship
• NIH individual postdoctoral fellowships (F32)
• L'Oreal USA Fellowship for Women in Science program
• Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund
• Human Frontier Science Program (HSFP)
• UC Davis Office of Graduate Studies
• Helen Hay Whitney Foundation
• Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
• Japanese Society for the Promotion of Scientists
• UC Davis Professors for the Future (PFTF)
• Other Postdoctoral Funding Opportunities