The Translational Microbiome & Immune Tolerance Laboratory at the University of Maryland School of Medicine is hiring a Postdoctoral Fellow. You will join an interdisciplinary team studying the gut microbiome's role in immune tolerance development, focusing on how early-life diet shapes microbial function and its association with childhood allergic diseases.
What You'll Do
- Generate, analyze, and integrate multi-omics microbiome datasets, including shotgun metagenomics, 16S rRNA sequencing, single-cell transcriptomics, and proteomics/metabolomics.
- Investigate how early-life diet shapes the functional capacity of the gut microbiome and its association with childhood allergic diseases.
- Develop machine learning–based biomarker prediction models to identify microbiome-derived signatures linked to allergy risk and immune tolerance.
What We're Looking For
- Experience analyzing shotgun metagenomics sequencing and metabolomics data.
- Proficiency integrating single-cell RNA-seq with proteomic and metabolomic datasets.
- Skill applying machine learning and AI approaches to microbiome data.
- Ability to harmonize and manage clinical metadata across cohorts.
- Experience integrating clinical and multi-omic datasets to uncover microbiome–host interactions.
- Strong statistical skills in Python and/or R.
- Familiarity with cloud computing and high-performance computing environments.
Technical Stack
- Programming: Python, R
- Omics: shotgun metagenomics, 16S rRNA sequencing, single-cell RNA-seq, proteomics, metabolomics
- Analytics: machine learning, AI
- Infrastructure: cloud computing, high-performance computing
Team & Environment
You will join an interdisciplinary team within the Translational Microbiome & Immune Tolerance Laboratory at the Center for Advanced Microbiome Research and Innovation (CAMRI) within the Institute for Genome Sciences (IGS).
Benefits & Compensation
- Access to clinical samples from well-characterized pediatric cohorts.
- Collaborative environment across CAMRI and IGS.
- Access to Maryland Genomics Resources and Trainings.
- Cutting-edge tools in multi-omics and host-microbe interactions.
The University of Maryland, Baltimore is an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
