Post Doctoral Scholar

Job Title

Post Doctoral Scholar

Medicine | Internal Medicine:
Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

The Department of Internal Medicine at The Ohio State University invites applications for a full-time Postdoctoral Scholar position in Dr. Shanlin Ke’s lab. The overarching goal of Dr. Ke’s lab is to develop computational approaches and leveraging bioinformatics tools, metagenomic sequencing, multi-omics data, machine learning, and wet-lab techniques to investigate the role of the human microbiome in human health and diseases and to develop microbiome-based therapeutics.

The candidate will have the opportunity to learn and lead exciting research projects that integrate computational and experimental approaches to study host-microbiota interactions in pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer.

• Doctoral degree in Microbiology, Biomedical Sciences, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, or a related discipline is required by the start of employment.
• Experience in conducting microbiome research, including processing metagenomic sequencing data.
• Strong programming skills (e.g., R and Python).
• Experience with cloud computing.
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills, and a strong publication record.

• Strong background/interest in host-microbiota interaction in pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer.
• Strong background/interest in machine learning, in vivo and in vitro experiments.

Location:

Twelfth Ave, 395 W (0356)

Position Type:
Term (Fixed Term)

Scheduled

Hours:

40

First Shift

Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check. A drug screen or physical may be required during the post offer process.

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