Postdoctoral Fellow: Gut Microbiome & Polyphenol Research

N.C. A&T

Greensboro (NC)

Hybrid

USD 50,000 - 55,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

North Carolina A&T State University seeks a postdoctoral researcher to conduct full-time research under a USDA-NIFA Evans-Allen project on dietary polyphenols and gut dysbiosis related to peanut sensitivity. You will assist polyphenol extraction, microbiome analyses, and multi-omics data integration, while mentoring two graduate students and one undergraduate student.

The role involves immunological assays, metabolomics sample prep, manuscript preparation, and utilizing CEPHT’s Illumina NovaSeq

Qualifications

Ph.D. in Food Science, Nutrition, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Animal Science, or a related field by appointment date.
Demonstrated research experience in molecular biology, microbiology, immunology, nutrition, food bioactives, or related discipline.
Experience with lab techniques such as DNA/RNA extraction, PCR/qPCR, immunoassays, cell-based assays, chromatography/mass spectrometry, or related methods.

Responsibilities

Conduct full-time research under a USDA-NIFA Evans-Allen project titled “Dietary Polyphenols Modulate Gut Dysbiosis Associated with Peanut Sensitivity.”
Support polyphenol extraction/characterization, peanut sensitization studies, sample collection/processing, microbiome and molecular analyses, immunological assays, metabolomics prep, and multi-omics data integration.
Mentor two graduate students and one undergraduate student; assist manuscript preparation; utilize CEPHT’s Illumina NovaSeq X sequencing capabilities.