Postdoctoral Research Associate
Core
Conducting research on host–pathogen interactions to determine how acid-adaptation influences Salmonella invasion, survival, and replication within bovine macrophages.
Role type
Postdoctoral Research Associate (Bacteriology & Bioinformatics)
Builds
Research data and publications on serotype-specific persistence in bovine systems
Domain
Veterinary medicine, microbiology, and bioinformatics
Deliverable
production ML models | research
Required skills
Bacteriology, mammalian cell culture, RNA-seq library preparation, dual RNA-seq analysis, bioinformatics scripting (R/Python), aseptic technique, data integration
Preferred skills
Experience with Salmonella culture and serotyping, experience mentoring graduate students, record of first-author publications
Technologies
RNA-seq, R, Python, command-line workflows
Responsibilities
Design and perform infection and time-course experiments; extract and analyze host and bacterial transcriptomic data; integrate phenotypic outcomes with gene expression; mentor student researchers; write and contribute to publications and progress reports
Seniority
Postdoctoral, hands-on IC