Short Description

Role Overview

The candidate will play a key scientific role in operating, designing, and interpreting SHIME‑based in vitro digestion and gut microbiome studies, integrated with multi‑omics analyses (e.g. metagenomics, metabolomics) and downstream data interpretation. The role goes beyond routine operation and focuses on experimental design, data integration, scientific interpretation, and communication of findings to internal teams and external collaborators.

Short Description

Key Responsibilities

• Design and deliver SHIME studies, including controls, sampling, and timelines.
• Run and maintain SHIME systems to SOP, safety, and quality standards.
• Troubleshoot system, digestion, and microbiome performance issues.
• Support junior staff and trainees in SHIME operations.
• Analyze SHIME omics data across microbial, metabolic, and time-course trends.
• Prepare concise reports, figures, and study updates.
• Contribute to manuscripts, proposals, and technical documents.
• Communicate study rationale, results, and limitations to stakeholders.
• Improve SHIME protocols, workflows, and interpretation frameworks.
• Support new applications in diet-microbiome and functional ingredient research.

Required Qualifications

• PhD in Nutritional Science, Microbiology, Biomedical Science, Systems Biology, Bioengineering, or a related discipline.

Required Expertise & Skills

• Hands-on experience with in vitro digestion or gut microbiome models; SHIME preferred.
• Working knowledge of metagenomics, metabolomics, or multi-omics analysis.
• Strong experimental design and reproducibility skills.
• Strong scientific writing, presentation, and problem-solving skills.
• Collaborative mindset with sound scientific judgment.

Preferred / Advantageous Experience

• Experience with SHIME or other dynamic gut models.
• Familiarity with tools such as R, Python, or QIIME