Postdoctoral position in gut microbiome epidemiology and cardiometabolic health

Duties will include: Design of epidemiological studies of gut microbiome perturbations and cardiometabolic health Analysis of large-scale cohort data integrating microbiome, clinical, lifestyle, metabolomic, genetic and register information Apply longitudinal and causal epidemiological methods to strengthen causal interpretation Lead the preparation of scientific manuscripts and presentations Collaborate with epidemiologists, microbiologists, clinicians, geneticists, bioinformaticians and other researchers within national and international collaborations The position is suited to researchers who already have established experience in human gut microbiome epidemiology and who are interested in using longitudinal, molecular and genetically informed approaches to investigate the relationship between the gut microbiome and cardiometabolic health. A PhD degree in epidemiology, microbiology, medicine or closely related field, where a substantial part of the doctoral research focused on the human gut microbiome in epidemiological studies. The degree must be obtained by the time the employment decision is made. Preference will be given to applicants who obtained their PhD no more than three years prior to the application deadline. The three-year period is calculated from the application deadline. The period may be extended due to special circumstances such as sick leave, parental leave or duties within labour unions. In addition, the applicant must have: Documented research experience in independently analysing gut microbiome data in population-based or clinical human studies Documented research experience related to cardiometabolic health Documented experience integrating microbiome data with phenotypic, clinical, lifestyle or register-based data Strong statistical skills, preferably using RAt least one first-author original research article in human gut microbiome epidemiology Excellent written and oral communication skills in English Experience in one or more of the following areas is considered an advantage:longitudinal or repeated microbiome measurementsgenetic epidemiology, genome-wide association studies (GWAS) or Mendelian randomizationmetabolomics or integration of microbiome and other omics datacausal epidemiological methodsepidemiological studies of antibiotics, medications or other factors that perturb the gut microbiomenational health or quality registers The employment is a temporary postdoctoral position of two years according to the applicable central collective agreement. The position is full time. Starting date according to agreement. Placement: Uppsala.