Fully funded, full-time postdoctoral fellow positions are available in the Department of Epidemiology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
We are seeking highly talented and motivated postdoctoral fellows with a strong background in epidemiology, computational biology, bioinformatics, or microbiology and a research interest in cancer prevention and management. The position will focus on conducting microbiome research (shotgun metagenomics and 16S rRNA), with particular emphasis on the interplay between diet (i.e., precision nutrition), the gut microbiome, and cancer. Fellows will also gain experience in computational methods and nutritional/cancer epidemiology.
The ideal applicant will be prepared to lead one or more projects under the direct guidance of the principal investigator (PI), Dr. Hanseul Kim, with the goal of producing first-author publications. Responsibilities include preparing microbiome datasets, conducting bioinformatics analyses, interpreting da...