Postdoc: Gut Microbiome–Driven Food Design Leader

Chalmers Tekniska Högskola AB; Göteborgs kommun; On-site; SEK 420,000 - 540,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Chalmers employee benefits

Job summary

Chalmers University of Technology seeks a postdoctoral researcher to integrate gut microbiome science into future food design and fermentation strategies. You will explore how food composition and processing shape microbial metabolism using anaerobic culture, in vitro models, and advanced analytics.

You will collaborate across academia and industry, supervise students, and contribute to high-impact publications while developing methods with real health relevance.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in microbiology or closely related field.
• Hands-on anaerobic cultivation of gut microorganisms and in vitro gut fermentation.
• Quantitative analysis of microbial metabolites using chromatographic or MS techniques.
• Knowledge of gut microbial physiology and metabolic interactions.
• Experience with data processing and statistics (R, Python).
• Excellent written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Design and perform anaerobic cultivation experiments with gut microorganisms.
• Conduct in vitro gut fermentation studies of food matrices.
• Investigate effects of food components on microbial metabolism.
• Quantify short-chain fatty acids and other metabolites.
• Analyze metabolomics and microbiome data to relate food traits to responses.
• Collaborate with Chalmers, University of Gothenburg, and industry partners; publish results.

Skills

English communication

Independent research

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Quantitative data analysis

Analytical thinking

Education

Doctoral degree in microbiology or related field

Tools

R

Python

Mass spectrometry

Chromatography

Job description

Chalmers University of Technology seeks a postdoctoral researcher to integrate gut microbiome science into future food design and fermentation strategies. You will explore how food composition and processing shape microbial metabolism using anaerobic culture, in vitro models, and advanced analytics.

You will collaborate across academia and industry, supervise students, and contribute to high-impact publications while developing methods with real health relevance.