Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Data Science

The Quadram Institute Bioscience seeks a Postdoctoral Research Scientist to join the Hildebrand Group in Norwich, United Kingdom. The successful candidate will integrate and analyse complex, multi-omics and longitudinal datasets to uncover reproducible links between nutrition, gut microbiomes, and mental wellbeing. Responsibilities include harmonising diverse datasets, developing statistical workflows, performing causal inference, and applying machine learning models for predictive health analysis. This full-time fixed-term role runs until August 2028 with potential extension, offering an interdisciplinary research environment bridging food science, microbiology, and public health.

• Harmonise heterogeneous dietary, microbiome, metabolomic, and mental-health datasets for downstream analysis.
• Develop and execute reproducible statistical analysis workflows for longitudinal and multi-omics datasets.
• Conduct causal-inference analyses to evaluate the specific role of gut microbiomes in health outcomes.
• Implement validated machine-learning models to generate robust health predictions across diverse population cohorts.
• Identify specific bacterial strains, genes, and microbial communities associated with dietary patterns and mental wellbeing.