Post Doctorate RA - Translational Omics

Overview

At PNNL,our core capabilities are dividedamongmajor departments that werefer to as Directorates within the Lab,focused on a specific area of scientific research orother function, with its own leadership teamand dedicated budget.

Our Science & Technology directorates include National Security, Earth and Biological Sciences, Physical and Computational Sciences, and Energy and Environment. In addition, we have an Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, a Department of Energy, Office of Science user facility housed on the PNNL campus.

The Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate (EBSD) leads critical research in four areas:
Atmospheric, Climate & Earth Sciences, Biological Sciences, Environmental Molecular Sciences, and Global Change. Our vision is to develop a predictive understanding of biological and Earth systems in transition. We aim to understand energy and material flows within the integrated Earth system; to understand, predict, and control the response of biosystems to environmental and/or genomic changes; and to Model the Earth system from the subsurface to the atmosphere.

The Biological Sciences Division has 17 collaborative, interdisciplinary biology-based teams to tackle major challenges in ecosystem sustainability, bioenergy, human health, and national security. Teams use unique field sites, advanced instrumentation, and integrated computational approaches to explore molecular-scale processes. Strategic efforts focus on advancing molecular measurement capabilities, uncovering the structure and function of molecular dark matter, identifying control points in complex systems, and developing domain-aware AI to accelerate discovery and hypothesis-driven research.

PNNL is a world-class research institution powered by a highly educated, diverse workforce committed to collaboration and work–life balance. Every year, scores of dynamic, driven post-docs come to PNNL to work with world-renowned researchers on cutting‑edge science, innovations, and technologies.

The Translation Omics Group at PNNL is seeking a Postdoctoral Associate to join our multi‑disciplinary team with a focus on mass spectrometry-based metabolomics and exposomics analyses and data interpretation. The postdoc will work across multiple cutting‑edge, synergistic DOD‑and NIH‑funded projects on human physiology and metabolism related to cancer biology. The individual will perform single or combined mass spectrometry-based metabolomics and lipidomics (targeted and untargeted) on cells, tissues, and biofluids to discover and probe novel mechanistic pathways that drive cancer metabolism in humans and dysregulations that contribute to disease.

The candidate will have the opportunity to receive technical training in the latest cutting‑edge mass spectrometry applications available within PNNL.

The selected candidate is expected to:

• Have strong expertise in metabolomics mass spectrometry analytical approaches and biological interpretation.
• Conduct independent research and work on team assignments, lead manuscripts and maintain a strong overall publication record in the peer‑reviewed scientific literature.
• Interact, communicate, and problem‑solve with a diverse team of multi‑disciplinary research staff across PNNL.
• Present research projects at national conferences, (5) Work safely and independently in a laboratory setting.
• Participate in the development of research proposals. An ideal candidate will also have experience in exposomics and cancer biology.

This is a full‑time, limited‑term employment position. The duration of this appointment is 2 years, with the option to extend it for up to 3 years.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Candidates must have received a PhD within the past five years (60 months) or within the next 8 months from an accredited college or university.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong organization and communication skills are needed to work efficiently in a team environment and to effectively demonstrate project success.
• The ideal candidate would have a Ph.D. in biological sciences, chemistry, or a closely related field, with strong biological knowledge of human metabolism.
• Experience with…