Assistant Professor in Gastrointestinal Physiology and the Microbiome

Company: Rutgers University
Location: New Brunswick
Posted on: November 19, 2023

Job Description:

Animal Sciences Advertisement for the American Gastroenterology AssociationThe Department of Animal Sciences at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, issearching for an Assistant Professor in Gastrointestinal Physiology and the Microbiome.Central to the goals of the Department of Animal Sciences in the School of Environmental & Biological Sciences (SEBS) is development of key research areas central to The New Jersey Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health that will support our mission to "improve animal, human, and environmental health." Alterations in gut-brain health driven by the microbiome may contribute to the underlying pathology of endocrine-related diseases including obesity, diabetes, and cancer in human and animal physiology. This position is part of a Metabolic Health Cluster Hiring Initiative () at Rutgers of four tenure-track faculty colleagues who will affiliate with one of several academic departments and will complement and add to our existing expertise in neuroendocrinology, physiology, and microbiome-related research at Rutgers/SEBS. Faculty hiring in this area should fill the current gastrointestinal physiology expertise gap we have and enhance collaboration within the cluster and with the Rutgers University Microbiome Program, Rutgers Brain Health Institute, and Rutgers RWJ Medical School. This faculty hire will be expected to teach core and elective-level courses at the undergraduate and graduate level focused on integrative and gut-brain physiology.

Keywords: Rutgers University, New Brunswick , Assistant Professor in Gastrointestinal Physiology and the Microbiome, Education / Teaching , New Brunswick, New Jersey