Postdoctoral Fellow - Olumuyiwa Awoniyi Lab

About the role

The Awoniyi Laboratory studies how the gut microbiome and its metabolites shape host immunity across the gut–liver axis in primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) and PSC-associated colitis. The successful candidate will lead a defined line of investigation within the funded research program, designing and driving experiments that dissect how microbial metabolites reprogram intestinal and liver immune responses.

Responsibilities

- Independent project design with the goal of data generation, analysis, interpretation, and manuscript preparation. - Lead a focused project within the lab’s funded program in host immunology of the gut–liver axis and microbial metabolomic evaluation — from hypothesis and design through analysis and publication. - Apply and extend immunologic approaches — multiparameter flow cytometry and cell sorting, immune-cell isolation and functional assays, tissue immunostaining, and targeted gene-expression profiling — across intestinal and hepatic compartments. - Integrate microbial and metabolomic readouts (short-chain fatty acids, bile acids, and related metabolites) with host immune phenotypes using germ-free and gnotobiotic models and defined bacterial communities. - Analyze and interpret complex datasets, present at lab and national meetings, prepare first-author manuscripts, and contribute to grant applications.

Qualifications

- A PhD or MD/PhD (completed, or expected within ~6 months) in immunology, microbiology, microbiome science, metabolomics, molecular or cell biology, or a closely related discipline. - A strong record of rigorous research, including at least one first-author publication (published or in press). - Hands-on expertise in one or more of: mucosal or hepatic immunology, flow cytometry/cell sorting, mouse models (and IACUC-regulated work), gnotobiotics, microbiome or microbial genomics, or metabolomics/mass spectrometry. - Comfort with quantitative data; interest in computational or bioinformatic analysis is a plus. - Scientific rigor, independence and creativity, strong written and verbal communication, and the collegiality to thrive in a team.

Benefits

- Defined, fundable project within an active grant portfolio. - Deep, hands-on training across a broad platform: gnotobiotics, multiparameter flow cytometry, NanoString and other gene-expression profiling, microbial genomics, and metabolomics. - First-author authorship, national conference presentation, and co-investigator experience on funded work. - A collaborative environment with outstanding core facilities and a deep network of immunology, microbiome, and hepatology investigators.

Pay

- Minimum Annual Salary: $31,200.00 - Maximum Annual Salary: $95,000.00

Other Information

- Nursing Support Career Paths - Benefits Offerings - Adoption assistance - Employee Assistance Program - Employee Hardship Fund # Postdoctoral Fellow – Olumuyiwa Awoniyi Lab ## About the role The Awoniyi Laboratory studies how the gut microbiome and its metabolites shape host immunity across the gut–liver axis in primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) and PSC-associated colitis. The successful candidate will lead a defined line of investigation within the funded research program, designing and driving experiments that dissect how microbial metabolites reprogram intestinal and liver immune responses. ## Responsibilities - Independent project design with the goal of data generation, analysis, interpretation, and manuscript preparation. - Lead a focused project within the lab’s funded program in host immunology of the gut–liver axis and microbial metabolomic evaluation — from hypothesis and design through analysis and publication. - Apply and extend immunologic approaches — multiparameter flow cytometry and cell sorting, immune-cell isolation and functional assays, tissue immunostaining, and targeted gene-expression profiling — across intestinal and hepatic compartments. - Integrate microbial and metabolomic readouts (short-chain fatty acids, bile acids, and related metabolites) with host immune phenotypes using germ-free and gnotobiotic models and defined bacterial communities. - Analyze and interpret complex datasets, present at lab and national meetings, prepare first-author manuscripts, and contribute to grant applications. ## Qualifications - A PhD or MD/PhD (completed, or expected within ~6 months) in immunology, microbiology, microbiome science, metabolomics, molecular or cell biology, or a closely related discipline. - A strong record of rigorous research, including at least one first-author publication (published or in press). - Hands-on expertise in one or more of: mucosal or hepatic immunology, flow cytometry/cell sorting, mouse models (and IACUC-regulated work), gnotobiotics, microbiome or microbial genomics, or metabolomics/mass spectrometry. - Comfort with quantitative data; interest in computational or bioinformatic analysis is a plus. - Scientific rigor, independence and creativity, strong written and verbal communication, and the collegiality to thrive in a team. ## Benefits - Defined, fundable project within an active grant portfolio. - Deep, hands-on training across a broad platform: gnotobiotics, multiparameter flow cytometry, NanoString and other gene-expression profiling, microbial genomics, and metabolomics. - First-author authorship, national conference presentation, and co-investigator experience on funded work. - A collaborative environment with outstanding core facilities and a deep network of immunology, microbiome, and hepatology investigators. ## Pay - Minimum Annual Salary: $31,200.00 - Maximum Annual Salary: $95,000.00 ## Other Information - Nursing Support Career Paths - Benefits Offerings - Adoption assistance - Employee Assistance Program - Employee Hardship Fund