Postdoc: Predictive Toxicology & ALI Airway Models

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education; Arkansas; On-site; USD 40,176 - 58,032; Full time

Job summary

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education seeks participants for a full-time, two-year fellowship program with the FDA focus on donor variability in respiratory toxicity using ALI airway cultures. The program involves interdisciplinary collaboration, data analysis, and predictive toxicology framework development.

Anticipated start in 2026, with a monthly stipend commensurate with education and experience.

Qualifications

• The qualified candidate should be currently pursuing or have received a doctoral degree in one of the relevant fields.
• Fields span Chemistry and Materials Sciences, Communications and Graphics Design, Computer/Data Sciences, Earth and Geosciences, Engineering, Environmental and Marine Sciences, Life Health and Medical Sciences, Mathematics/Statistics, Physics, Science & Engineering-related, Social/Behavioral Sciences.

Responsibilities

• Design, analyze, and report laboratory research on donor variability in respiratory toxicity.
• Collaborate with biostatisticians, toxicologists, and modelers to support dose–response modeling and IVIVE analyses.
• Communicate findings through scientific reports, manuscripts, and presentations.

Skills

Analytical skills

Data interpretation

Scientific writing

Education

Doctoral degree in Chemistry/Materials Science/Environmental/ Life Sciences

Tools

Air-Liquid Interface (ALI) culture

Job description

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education seeks participants for a full-time, two-year fellowship program with the FDA focus on donor variability in respiratory toxicity using ALI airway cultures. The program involves interdisciplinary collaboration, data analysis, and predictive toxicology framework development.

Anticipated start in 2026, with a monthly stipend commensurate with education and experience.