Postdoctoral Fellow - One Health Institute

Colorado State University; Fort Collins (CO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Colorado State University’s One Health Institute is seeking a postdoctoral fellow in Fort Collins, CO. The role involves field and laboratory work for bat-related research, international travel to Ghana and Nigeria, and collaboration with partners across sectors to advance One Health initiatives.

The fellowship supports research design, data analysis, grant development, and dissemination, including mentoring trainees and contributing to publications while coordinating with CHIRO and CREID

Qualifications

• Doctoral or professional degree in veterinary medicine or related field.
• Understanding of One Health principles.
• Ability to travel internationally.
• Prior experience capturing and collecting biological samples from bats.
• Experience with infectious or potentially infectious materials.
• Molecular lab experience including PCR and sequencing.
• Experience analyzing and interpreting scientific data.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Country liaison for international bat field surveillance activities while supporting bat experimental projects.
• Perform animal field capture and collection of biological specimens; manage and analyze data.
• Train partner laboratories and perform molecular analyses of bat samples, ensuring compliance with policies and guidelines.
• Draft and contribute to CHIRO manuscripts, reports, presentations, and other dissemination activities; design and implement a related independent research project.
• Serve CSU staff presence for all animal captures as covered by the CSU OLAW Assurance for the CREID grant.
• Assist in One Health outreach activities and participate in One Health Institute activities and collaborations.
• Mentor graduate and professional students; develop instructional materials and assist with teaching One Health courses.

Skills

One Health principles

International travel

Laboratory molecular techniques

Data analysis

Project management

Communication

Education

Doctoral or professional degree in veterinary medicine

Tools

PCR

Sequencing

Molecular analysis tools

Job description

Position Summary:

The One Health Institute at Colorado State University is seeking a postdoctoral fellow. The One Health Institute facilitates research and education activities at the intersection of human, animal, and environmental health. Primary responsibilities for the postdoctoral fellow relate to field and laboratory work for the Center for Bat One Health Investigations, Research, and Outbreak Response (CHIRO) and other One Health research initiatives. The One Health Postdoctoral Fellowship is based in Fort Collins, Colorado, with travel required for international field work (Ghana, Nigeria, and potentially other countries).

This position works collaboratively with faculty, students, and external partners. Additionally, the position supports research design, data analysis, grant development, scientific publications, and stakeholder engagement initiatives that advance the One Health Institute's mission. The postdoctoral fellow also contributes to mentoring trainees and fostering cross-sector collaborations to address complex health challenges at local, national, and global levels as part of the One Health Institute.

Application Deadline: Monday, November 9, 2026, 11:59pm (MT).

Essential Job Duties:

Research Activities:

• Country liaison for international bat field surveillance activities while supporting bat experimental projects.
• Perform animal field capture and collection of biological specimens following applicable protocols, safety measures, and institutional animal care and use committee (IACUC) policies and guidelines; collect, manage, and analyze research data.
• Train partner laboratories and perform laboratory-based molecular analyses of bat samples while maintaining compliance with relevant university, sponsor, laboratory safety, research integrity, and other guidelines, as applicable.
• Participate in CHIRO activities, research meetings, and interdisciplinary collaborations; draft and contribute to CHIRO manuscripts, reports, presentations, and other dissemination activities; design and implement a related independent research project.
• Position serves as required CSU staff presence for all animal captures as covered by the CSU OLAW Assurance for the CREID grant.

Service and Training Activities:

• Assist in One Health outreach activities and participate in One Health Institute activities, research meetings, and interdisciplinary collaborations.
• Mentor graduate and professional students enrolled in the One Health Certificate and other One Health courses.
• Develop new instructional materials and assist with teaching existing One Health courses.

Conditions of Employment:

• Applicant must have authorization to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship.
• Pre-employment Background Check required for new hires.
• Applicant must have the ability and necessary documents to travel internationally.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Doctoral or professional degree in veterinary medicine; infectious disease; virology; microbiology, immunology, and pathology: wildlife biology; or other related field.
• Understanding of One Health principles.
• Ability to travel internationally to conduct field and laboratory work.
• Prior experience capturing and collecting biological samples from bats.
• Experience working with infectious or potentially infectious materials.
• Laboratory molecular experiences including PCR and sequencing (amplicon, genome, metagenomics).
• Experience analyzing and interpreting scientific data.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with domestic or international infectious disease or bat field research.
• Experience working in cross-disciplinary research environments.
• Ability to design and implement research projects.
• Record of peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations, or other scholarly products.
• Experience or interest in teaching undergraduate, graduate or professional students.

Salary Range

$70,000 - $72,000

Required Application Documents

• Cover Letter
• Resume/CV

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