Postdoctoral Researcher – Microbial Systems Biology

Responsibilities

• Design research projects and execute experiments related to microbial ecology, evolution, and systems biology
• Analyze multi-omics data to characterize strain-level genomic and functional variation
• Write manuscripts, conference abstracts, and fellowship proposals
• Mentor graduate and undergraduate students within the lab
• Attend professional conferences and workshops to support career development

Requirements

• Ph.D. in Microbiology, Evolutionary Biology, or a related field (conferred by the time of appointment)
• Experience designing or executing experimental evolution or microbiome experiments
• Proficiency in bioinformatics approaches for multi-omics data
• Experience with microbial culturing and microbiome experiments
• Strong quantitative skillset and ability to work across wet lab and computational approaches
• Proven research track record demonstrated through publications or significant accomplishments

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with genome-scale metabolic modeling or related computational approaches
• Experience with metagenomics, metatranscriptomics, or metabolomics

About the Company

The Oliverio Lab at Syracuse University sits at the interface of microbial ecology, evolutionary biology, and systems biology. Using an integrated toolkit—including metagenomics, metabolomics, and synthetic community experiments—the lab seeks to understand how microbial communities assemble, adapt, and function. This research is supported by an NIH R35 MIRA award.