Postdoctoral Research Associate (Two Open Positions)

University of Arkansas • Fayetteville, AR

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About The Position

The School of Human Environmental Sciences has a nutrition program in which two postdoctoral research associate positions will be administered. These positions are located in Dr. Sabrina Trudo’s lab in the Biomass building and the postdoctoral fellows will be housed at the Microbiome and Metabolism Research Unit in Little Rock, AR as a collaborative effort to work on USDA-ARS projects. The qualified candidates will provide research support to projects to investigate the impact of the various early life factors on health leveraging clinical studies, and animal and in vitro cell culture models. The positions involve coordinating and conducting studies as well as analysis of samples taken from clinical studies, rodents, cells, and foods. This also involves human study support (collection and analysis of samples, etc.) Regular, reliable, and non-disruptive attendance is an essential job duty, as is the ability to create and maintain collegial, harmonious working relationships with others.

Requirements

• PhD in nutritional science or animal science or related field with experience in animal studies, cell culture, enzyme activity assays, molecular biology techniques (e.g., analyses of protein, DNA, RNA, etc.), data analysis and interpretation, preparation of manuscripts for publication, and training others in lab procedures from an accredited institution of higher education

Nice To Haves

• Experience handling germ-free mice, rats, ‘omics datasets and bioinformatics analyses, and organ on chip experience

Responsibilities

• Coordinating and conducting studies
• Analysis of samples taken from clinical studies, rodents, cells, and foods
• Human study support (collection and analysis of samples, etc.)
• Regular, reliable, and non-disruptive attendance
• Ability to create and maintain collegial, harmonious working relationships with others

Benefits

• university contributions to health, dental, life and disability insurance
• tuition waivers for employees and their families
• 12 official holidays
• immediate leave accrual
• choice of retirement programs with university contributions ranging from 5 to 10% of employee salary

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree