Fellow (Post Doc)

The Yang Laboratory at Kansas State University is seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Fellow to conduct interdisciplinary research at the interface of biomedical science, biomaterials, food-as-medicine, and precision health.

The successful candidate will contribute to projects investigating how engineered biomaterials, bioactive compounds, nutrients, and delivery systems interact with biological systems to modulate health and disease. Research will integrate in vivo animal models, mammalian cell culture, and organoid-based models with molecular and cellular analyses.

The postdoctoral fellow will have opportunities to develop independent research directions, publish high-impact research, participate in interdisciplinary collaborations, mentor undergraduate and graduate researchers, and contribute to preparation of manuscripts, presentations, and research proposals.

The Department of Grain and Food Science is committed to providing high-quality education, advancing innovation in grain and food science research, and building strong industry partnerships to meet the evolving needs of global food systems.

Our faculty includes several current and former Grain and Food Science members who are ranked among the world's top 2% of researchers in a 2020 Stanford University study.

For more than 110 years, Kansas State University has been a global leader in flour milling and industry-focused education. Since 1951, it has remained one of the few institutions worldwide to offer four-year bachelor's degrees in Bakery Science and Management, Feed and Pet Food Science, Food Science, and Milling Science and Management.

Our internationally recognized graduate program also provides a wide range of opportunities for both applied and fundamental research, leading to master's and doctoral degrees in grain science, food science, and related fields.

This position is On-site.

All employees must reside in the United States when they begin working to comply with state law. K-State is unable to provide remote or hybrid work opportunities for residents of the state of Idaho.

Minimum Qualifications:

* Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in biomedical sciences, molecular and cellular biology, pharmacology, immunology, physiology, bioengineering, biotechnology, microbiology, nutritional sciences, or a closely related discipline.

The degree requirement is necessary to ensure candidates possess the specialized knowledge, skills and abilities that can only be attained through a formal educational program at this level.

Preferred Qualifications:

* Extensive hands-on experience with mouse models and in vivo experimental procedures.
* Experience developing or working with organoids, intestinal organoids, primary cells, 3D cell culture, or advanced in vitro models.
* Experience with gastrointestinal biology, immunology, inflammation, metabolic disease, nutrition, microbiome research, or related biomedical areas.
* Experience with flow cytometry or fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS).
* Experience with histology, immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence, or confocal microscopy.
* Experience with qPCR, Western blotting, ELISA, RNA sequencing, single-cell analysis, or other molecular profiling techniques.

Sponsorship eligibility:

This position is eligible for sponsorship

Please submit the following documents:

1. KSU online Page Up application
2. Resume
3. Letter of Interest
4. List of three references with email address and phone number listed

Applications close on:10/13/2026

$47,476 - $65,000