NIST Multimodal Microbiome Measurements
NIST seeks researchers to develop microbiome sample prep techniques for NMR and mass spectrometry to enable multi-omic analysis of microbial communities.
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NRC Research Associateship Programs has archived this opportunity.
Funder: NRC Research Associateship Programs
Due Dates: February 1, 2025 | May 1, 2025 | August 1, 2025 | November 1, 2025
Funding Amounts: Stipend approximately $82,764 per year plus $3,000 travel allowance; typical appointment duration 2 years.
Summary: Supports postdoctoral researchers to develop microbiome sample preparation techniques compatible with NMR and mass spectrometry for multimodal multi-omic analysis of microbial communities.
Key Information: Open to U.S. citizens with a doctoral degree earned within the last 5 years; requires contacting a NIST research adviser prior to application; applications reviewed in February and August cycles for NIST.
Description
This fellowship opportunity, offered through the NRC Research Associateship Programs at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), focuses on advancing bioanalytical methods to characterize complex microbiomes. Microbiomes, which include microbial communities in environments such as human skin and gut, soils, sediments, and water columns, play critical roles in health and biogeochemical cycles but remain incompletely understood.
The project aims to develop innovative sample preparation techniques compatible with nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and mass spectrometry-based methods. This compatibility will enable parallel multimodal analyses encompassing proteomics, metabolomics, and lipidomics, providing a comprehensive multi-omic view of microbiome dynamics and functions.
Due to the interdisciplinary nature of the research, applicants with expertise in microbiology, mass spectrometry-based proteomics, metabolomics and lipidomics, NMR-based metabolomics, and/or bioinformatics are encouraged to apply.
The research will be conducted at the Material Measurement Laboratory, Chemical Sciences Division, located in Charleston, SC.
