Postdoctoral Associate

The George Washington University is seeking a Postdoctoral Associate to join the Antibiotic Resistance Action Center (ARAC). The successful candidate will work with a multidisciplinary team on projects that investigate antimicrobial resistance and related health factors, contributing to research through data analysis, project coordination, and scientific writing.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute studies on AMR , infectious disease epidemiology, and environmental or climate exposures
• Manage and analyze genomic datasets, including whole-genome sequencing, 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing, and metagenomic data, using established and custom bioinformatics pipelines
• Integrate genomic, microbial ecology, environmental, and clinical datasets for statistical and epidemiologic analyses
• Develop, test, and refine analytic methods, data processing workflows, and visualization approaches
• Conduct literature reviews to inform research design and support methodological innovation
• Prepare manuscripts, figures, and supplemental materials for abstracts, presentations, and peer-reviewed publications
• Contribute to grant proposals, including analytic plans, preliminary results, and scientific narrative
• Maintain organized and reproducible data repositories, codebases, and documentation
• Prepare analytic results, tables, and visualizations for manuscripts, presentations, sponsor reports, and internal use
• Present research findings at team meetings, collaborator meetings, and scientific conferences
• Assist in preparation of progress reports and deliverables for funding agencies
• Participate in regular project team meetings and manage timelines, milestones, and communication with collaborators
• Internal facing coordination with senior research scientists and laboratory manager to ensure alignment across dry and wet laboratory research for specific projects
• Support other applicable study coordination tasks, including data acquisition, quality control, and documentation
• Provide guidance to students and trainees
• Contribute to essential laboratory or project operations as needed

Skills

• Applicants must have fulfilled all requirements for the award of a PhD or equivalent qualification in a relevant field by the date of employment
• Demonstrated experience with genomic data analysis, bioinformatics workflows, epidemiologic methods, or environmental exposure research
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary research environment

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life & disability insurance
• Time off & leave
• Well-being and various voluntary benefits
• Retirement savings and tuition programs

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