Postdoctoral Scholar in Microbiome and Child

2 months ago

Calgary, Canada The University of Calgary Full time

**Description**

**Area**: Microbiome and Child Development

**Duration**: One year, renewable depending on available funding

**Salary**: $60,000/year plus Plan C benefits through Alberta Blue Cross

Our team is recruiting a scholar to become part of an active and innovative research program that is elucidating the links between gut microbiota, mental health, neurodevelopment, and health behaviors (sleep, diet, exercise) in children. The scholar¿s work will help to identify novel and actionable intervention targets to optimize neurodevelopmental and mental health outcomes in children and adolescents.

The source data for the scholar¿s work is an ongoing cohort study that recruited pregnant individuals and is prospectively following them and their children. We have collected biological samples and questionnaire data to accurately document participants' physiological and psychological experiences of stress and mental health. Our data set includes repeated gut microbiota (metagenomic shotgun sequencing) and metabolomics from children throughout the first 4 years of life (n=500+). The scholar will have immediate access to this data to address questions about the influence of the gut microbiota on child development outcomes. This training opportunity will position the scholar with unique interdisciplinary research expertise to launch the next phase of their academic career.

**Qualifications**:

- Applicants must hold a PhD and have experience working with gut microbiota data
- PhD must be completed before the start of the appointment and within the past 7 year
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English are required
- Desired qualifications also include experience with (or training in) experimental and longitudinal research design and analysis
- Applicants are required to have demonstrated capacity to work effectively in a collaborative and interdisciplinary environment
- Scholars are expected to engage in full-time research activities and actively engage in the University of Calgary¿s professional development program as opportunities are being offered

**Application Details**:
Our research group is committed to enhancing and supporting equity, diversity and inclusion. Applicants from diverse backgrounds, including age, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, language, national origin, race, religion, culture, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status, are encouraged to apply.

The terms and conditions of employment are covered under the UCalgary and PDAC Collective Agreement. To find out more about postdoctoral scholar program at the University of Calgary visit our Postdocs website.

To learn more about postdoctoral scholar opportunities at the University of Calgary, view our **Postdoc Careers website**.

**About the University of Calgary**

UCalgary is Canada's entrepreneurial university, located in Canada's most enterprising city. It is a top research university and one of the highest-ranked universities of its age. Founded in 1966, its 36,000 students experience an innovative learning environment, made rich by research, hands-on experiences and entrepreneurial thinking. It is Canada's leader in the creation of start-ups. Start something today at the University of Calgary. For more information, visit ucalgary.ca.

**About Calgary, Alberta**

Calgary is one of the world's cleanest cities and has been named one of the world's most livable cities for years. Calgary is a city of leaders' in business, community, philanthropy and volunteerism. Calgarians benefit from the strongest economy in the nation and enjoy more days of sunshine per year than any other major Canadian city. Calgary is less than an hour's drive from the Rocky Mountains and boasts the most extensive urban pathway and bikeway network in North America.

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