Postdoctoral Scholar: Biology of Aging & Longevity

The Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 61,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

Tufts University in Boston invites applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar position in the Biology of Aging group. The role focuses on organelle pathways governing longevity, with projects on peroxisomes and lipid metabolism in aging.

Responsibilities include data analysis, manuscript writing, and collaboration with informatics, aging biology, and nutrition teams. Mentoring and grant reporting opportunities are available as the lab grows.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in biology, geroscience, nutrition, lipid metabolism, bioinformatics, biochemistry, physiology, or related field.
• Experience with microscopy or quantitative data analysis and multi-omics data.
• Ability to work with C. elegans or tissue-culture systems.

Responsibilities

• Analyze data and draft manuscripts related to multi-omics datasets, microscopy, and lifespan studies in C. elegans.
• Lead projects that result in first-author publications; contribute to collaborative studies and independent fellowship submissions.
• Work closely with interdisciplinary collaborators from informatics, biology of aging, and nutrition.
• Participate in group meetings and collaborate on multidisciplinary projects.
• Assist with grant writing and progress reporting for research funding.

Skills

Microscopy

Multi-omics data analysis

C. elegans research

Tissue culture

Education

Doctoral degree in biology/geroscience or related field

Tools

Bioinformatics tools

R/Python

Job description

Tufts University in Boston invites applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar position in the Biology of Aging group. The role focuses on organelle pathways governing longevity, with projects on peroxisomes and lipid metabolism in aging.

Responsibilities include data analysis, manuscript writing, and collaboration with informatics, aging biology, and nutrition teams. Mentoring and grant reporting opportunities are available as the lab grows.