Post Doctoral Scholar
Position Number: 007830 | Posting Number: EPA3241 | Open Date: 11/01/2026 | Close Date: 12/31/2026 | Date Available: 12/01/2026 | Division: CEPHT, College of Ag & Environ Sciences
About the role
The person employed in this Postdoctoral Research Associate position will study bioactive food components for disease prevention. The candidate is expected to conduct scientific research, produce peer-reviewed scientific publications, and provide technical assistance to graduate and undergraduate students working in the lab as needed.
The Center for Excellence in Post-Harvest Technologies (CEPHT) fosters interdisciplinary research in post-harvest technologies, including: developing and testing functional foods; isolating and characterizing health-promoting components in foods; improving processes to extend shelf life and control spoilage and food-borne pathogens; developing new value-added products from agricultural commodities; evaluating and modeling consumer acceptance of food products; developing and testing novel biodegradable and bioactive food packaging; and optimizing parameters for process engineering. CEPHT provides experiential education for young scientists in cutting-edge technologies and applied post-harvest research, and seeks science-based solutions to post-harvest issues facing growers, food processors, distributors, and consumers.
Responsibilities
- Conduct scientific research on bioactive food components for disease prevention
- Produce peer-reviewed scientific publications
- Provide technical assistance to graduate and undergraduate students in the lab
Requirements
- Ph.D. in nutrition/food science, natural products, analytical chemistry, or other closely related field
- Experience analyzing bioactive food compounds
- Experience in qualitative analysis of metabolites and trace-level analysis of biomolecules in vivo
- Knowledge of mass-based metabolomic research
- Knowledge of interactions between gut microbiome and dietary compounds
- Knowledge of microbiology
- Excellent written