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PostDoc grant: Decode obesity drivers in dogs and cats

DE💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-11 → 2026-09-26

Core

Propose and execute a three-year research project to identify conserved obesity-driving molecular drivers across dogs and cats using cross-species systems biology and multi-omics approaches.

Role type

PostDoc researcher (computational biology/systems biology)

Builds

Research proposals and scientific findings on cross-species obesity mechanisms

Domain

Animal Health / Computational Biology / Systems Biology

Deliverable

research

Required skills

systems biology, multi-omics data integration, computational analysis of complex biological datasets, knowledge of obesity/metabolic disease biology, proficiency in scientific programming and quantitative data analysis, ability to formulate testable hypotheses and develop research plans

Preferred skills

experience with transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, single-cell analysis, network biology, comparative genomics, biomarker discovery, functional validation

Technologies

transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, single-cell analysis, network biology, comparative genomics

Responsibilities

Submit a scientific proposal addressing cross-species obesity drivers; design and plan a three-year research project; analyze complex biological datasets; collaborate in a multidisciplinary environment

Seniority

PostDoc (early-career researcher)

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