Postdoctoral Scholar
Core
Lead research on preventing cereulide contamination in infant formula and fermentation-derived food ingredients, focusing on detection of Bacillus cereus, understanding toxin formation, and developing risk assessment models.
Role type
Postdoctoral Scholar (Food Safety & Microbiology)
Builds
Detection methods, risk assessment models, scientific publications, and decision-support tools for industry/regulators
Domain
Food Science / Food Safety / Microbiology / Industrial Fermentation
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery
Required skills
experimental design, microbiological analysis, culture-based and molecular detection methods, whole genome sequencing, statistical analysis, scientific writing, project coordination, mentoring
Preferred skills
experience with Bacillus cereus, molecular methods (PCR, qPCR, sequencing), microbial risk assessment, predictive microbiology, R/Python proficiency, food manufacturing/fermentation experience, analytical chemistry for toxin detection
Technologies
R, Python, whole genome sequencing platforms, PCR/qPCR systems
Responsibilities
Lead independent research on cereulide contamination; perform microbiological analyses and develop detection methods; conduct challenge and storage studies; analyze large datasets and build QMRA models; coordinate multi-institutional projects; mentor trainees; author publications and present findings
Seniority
Postdoctoral (early-career independent researcher)