Post-Doctoral Associate
About The Position
The Department of Food Science, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences ( SEBS ), Rutgers University, New Brunswick has a position for a Post-Doctoral Associate position (CY) to work in Dr. Tianming Yao’s laboratory preferably starting from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2027. The salary offered for this position will be commensurate with experience. The successful candidate hired for this position will primarily support research on the gut microbiome and its impact on host health, focusing on (1) dietary fiber extraction, purification, and molecular structure determination, and (2) evaluating their nutritional functions in governing gut microbiota responses. This research aims to examine dietary fiber effects on gut microbiota, identify beneficial metabolites, and explore their role in addressing the pathogenesis of metabolic diseases. In addition, the candidate will contribute to developing innovative methods for valorizing agro-industrial by-products (e.g., apple pomace, cranberry pulp) into functional dietary fibers and assessing their structural properties and microbiome interactions using human stool samples and animal models. The role also includes graduate and undergraduate student supervision and manuscript preparation for publications.
Responsibilities
- Dietary fiber extraction, purification, and molecular structure determination
- Evaluating nutritional functions in governing gut microbiota responses
- Developing innovative methods for valorizing agro-industrial by-products into functional dietary fibers
- Assessing structural properties and microbiome interactions using human stool samples and animal models
- Graduate and undergraduate student supervision
- Manuscript preparation for publications
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