Postdoctoral Researcher - Nutrition and Chronic Disease

Louisiana State University

30d • Onsite

About The Position

Pennington Biomedical Research Center, a world-renowned academic research institute of Louisiana State University, is seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Nutrition and Chronic Disease Laboratory. The postdoctoral researcher will have responsibilities that contribute to advancing knowledge in mechanistic, controlled feeding and supervised exercise trials designed to isolate how diet alters energy balance, body composition, and muscle function in older adults with obesity and insulin resistance.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in a relevant field such as Nutrition, Endocrinology, Metabolism, Biomedical Sciences, or related disciplines.
• Expertise in one or more of the following areas: Obesity, insulin resistance, and metabolic dysfunction, nutrition and dietary interventions, physical performance, muscle physiology, or functional aging, interactions among metabolic health, mental health, and chronic disease, human clinical research, body composition assessment.
• Experience designing and executing hypothesis driven research with a strong publication record.
• Dietary assessment or intervention implementation.
• Strong quantitative skills, including statistical analysis and data interpretation.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with human participants with metabolic disease is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and conduct experimental and/or clinical studies investigatin obesity, insulin resistance, physical performance, nutrition, and their links to chronic disease and mental health.
• Develop and apply advanced methodologies to assess metabolic function, body composition, dietary intake, and physical performance.
• Investigate mechanisms by which food, exercise, and physiology influence chronic disease risk and aging-related outcomes.
• Collect, process, and analyze quantitative and qualitative data using statistical software and, when appropriate, bioinformatics tools.
• Analyze and interpret research data, prepare reports, and contribute to drafting manuscripts for peer-reviewed publications.
• Present research findings at scientific conferences, seminars, and institutional meetings
• Develop leadership and collaborative skills.
• Engage in Pennington Biomedical Research Center activities for postdoctoral researchers.

Benefits

• Pennington Biomedical Research Center offers outstanding benefits to eligible employees and their dependents including health, life, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement options; various leave options; paid holidays; wellness benefits; tuition exemption for qualified positions; training and development opportunities; employee discounts; and more!

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree