Postdoctoral Research Scholar- Intestinal Microenvironment-Stem Cell Interactions
Listed on 2026-08-31
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Research/Development
Research Scientist, Biomedical Science, Clinical Research
Postdoctoral Research Scholar
- Intestinal Microenvironment-Stem Cell Interactions
Position Overview
The McKinney-Aguirre Lab uses translational large animal models to study epithelial recovery following clinically-relevant epithelial injury – with a special interest in the role of the microenvironment driving intestinal regeneration. The Lab is housed in the College of Veterinary Medicine and is part of Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease. Duties and responsibilities include the management, processing, and analysis of studies employing a novel ex vivo intestinal perfusion models of intestinal injury.
The fellow will also optimize new assays for evaluating intestinal response to injury and recovery including the application of ELISAs and advanced sequencing. This postdoctoral research fellow will interact regularly with scientists from various research backgrounds including experimental biologists. The successful candidate will be initiative-taking and enjoy working in a collaborative research environment. The postdoctoral research fellow will complete experiments, author primary research articles, and attend scientific meetings to present research progress.
Other work/responsibilities include assisting with the generation of research hypotheses. It is anticipated that the candidate will contribute preliminary data to research proposals and serve as a co-investigator and/or key personnel.
Wolfpack Perks and Benefits include medical, dental, vision, retirement, and leave. Faculty and staff assistance program, LEAD courses, free non-revenue generating sporting events, work-life balance with childcare benefits, wellness & recreation membership, and wellness programs.
Requirements and preferences include an 8am-5pm, 5 days per week work schedule, experienced in intestinal stem cell culture, experienced in statistical analysis (Prism, R), critical thinking skills, excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, good understanding of general biology and willingness to learn basic immunology.
Preferred years experience, skills, training, education include a Ph.D. in Cell Biology, Comparative Biomedical Sciences, or a closely related biomedical field, strong foundational knowledge of intestinal anatomy and epithelial cell biology, proven hands-on experience processing and analyzing high-throughput sequencing data, demonstrated scientific impact through first-author, peer-reviewed publications in epithelial biology or host-microbiome interactions, specialized expertise in applying metatranscriptomics, metaproteomics, or metagenomics to investigate complex mammalian-microbiome systems.
Recruitment details include an anticipated hiring range of $60,000-$62,000 (commensurate with education and experience). Job open date is 08/28/2026.
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