Postdoctoral Fellow, Neuroscience and Gut Microbiome Research

Job overview

The Postdoctoral Fellow, Neuroscience and Gut Microbiome Research role is an onsite, full-time position in Tulsa, OK. Compensation is not specified. The fellow will work in Dr. Swarup Mitra’s laboratory at Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences on NIH-funded research. The role advances research into how gut microbiome and brain interactions affect behavior, neural plasticity, stress susceptibility, and disease vulnerability. The fellow will contribute across experimental platforms and develop an independent research direction within the broader NIH-funded program.

What you'll do

• Conduct research at the intersection of neuroscience, gut microbiome biology, and neuroimmune signaling
• contribute to studies of microbial and host-derived signals, neural circuits, astrocyte and oligodendrocyte biology, epigenetic regulation, and behavioral adaptations
• develop an independent research direction within the program.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

postdoctoral fellow

neuroscience

gut microbiome

neuroimmune signaling

nih-funded research

tulsa ok

the osu/a&m system

full-time

monday–friday

8-hour shifts

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

NIH-funded laboratory research with an opportunity to develop an independent research direction.

About the employer

The OSU/A&M System is hiring for this role. Industry: Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology). Sector: 54.