USDA-ARS Postdoctoral Research: Detection and Characterization of Foodborne Pathogens U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in United States

This fellowship places a doctoral-level researcher in the Characterization and Interventions for Foodborne Pathogens (CIFP) Research Unit at the USDA Agricultural Research Service’s Eastern Regional Research Center in Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania. The project centers on the development of novel detection methods for foodborne pathogenic bacteria and on the biology behind their survival and behavior in food systems. The research program addresses major food-safety challenges linked to bacterial contami...

This postdoctoral fellowship with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) in Athens, Georgia focuses on Salmonella ecology and persistence in pasture-based poultry production systems . Working under the guidance of mentor Sohyun Cho , the fellow will investigate how Salmonella survives, adapts, persists, and transmits in poultry environments. The project combines phenotypic characterization , whole-genome sequencing , and transcriptomic profiling to build a d...

PhD opportunity in Poultry Science and Food Safety at Auburn University . The position is a Graduate Research Assistantship (GRA) at the PhD level, starting Spring 2027 . The project focus is on Salmonella and Campylobacter challenge and intervention, making this a strong fit for students interested in microbiology, foodborne pathogens, animal health, and applied food safety research. The post is shared by Sabin Poudel , Assistant Research Professor in the Poultry Science Department. Interested ...

PhD opportunity at Auburn University in Poultry Science and Food Safety , focused on microbiology , Salmonella , and Campylobacter challenge and intervention research. The opening is for a Graduate Research Assistant (GRA) at the PhD level, starting Spring 2027 . The post is shared by Sabin Poudel , Assistant Research Professor in the Poultry Science Department, who is seeking a student for this research area. This opportunity is especially relevant for students interested in poultry-associated ...

This postdoctoral position is based in Scarlet Shell’s lab in the Department of Biology & Biotechnology at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). The project centers on how Mycobacterium tuberculosis manages the relationship between RNA metabolism and mutation tolerance, with a particular focus on the ways this pathogen mitigates fitness costs caused by mutations selected during antibiotic exposure and other infection-related stressors. The successful fellow will contribute to a research program...