The College of Health Solutions (CHS) at Arizona State University (ASU) is seeking to fill a postdoctoral scholar vacancy in public health nutrition to join Dr. Haiwei Gu’s research group. To learn more about the group’s work, please visit the Arizona Metabolomics Laboratory group’s website at https://sites.google.com/asu.edu/arizona-metabolomics-research/home. This is a 12-month appointment that may be renewed for subsequent one-year terms, contingent on continued satisfactory performance, the continued availability of funding and the needs of the program, and as long as you are within five years from receipt of the doctoral degree

The candidates will collaborate with interdisciplinary teams of faculty and students to advance innovative research in the College of Health Solutions. Dr. Gu’s research interests focus on mass spectrometry (MS)-based metabolomics and its applications in early disease diagnosis, drug metabolism, and biological sciences. Currently, we are working closely with a number of clinical researchers and practitioners in various studies, including identifying metabolic markers useful to detect cancer, investigating disease metabolism using mouse models, comprehensively profiling age-dependent changes of cardiac metabolites, etc.

The candidates will have the opportunity to be involved in all aspects of the research process and be responsible for preparing manuscripts for publication, data management and analyses, mentoring students, presenting at academic meetings, and helping with other essential duties. The candidates will have access to LC-MS and GC-MS. The candidates will receive training in grant writing and help with the preparation and submission of grant proposals. Opportunities exist for first-authored manuscripts and new projects. This experience will well prepare the candidates well for the future career in industry and academia.

At ASU and the College of Health Solutions, we work to maximize opportunities for people of varied backgrounds, abilities and perspectives. We value and encourage inclusive excellence as outlined in our ASU Charter, and strive to foster a welcoming and inclusive environment for all faculty, staff and students — which we believe is critical to our success as a community. All individuals who can strengthen our academic community are encouraged to apply, and will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.

About the College of Health Solutions

The College of Health Solutions is committed to translating scientific health research and discovery into practice to improve health outcomes through education, research, and service. We equip students with the knowledge and skills to influence healthier lifestyle choices; develop creative interventions to improve the health of people and populations; analyze and translate large amounts of health data into solutions; and maximize the technology, science, business, and application of diagnostics. Through teaching, academic programs, service and research, all faculty at the College of Health Solutions address one or more of our three major areas of focus: 1) The systems of health care and the health needs of populations; 2) Health and human performance of individuals across the lifespan; 3) Personalized interventions through precision health. Across these areas, we work to address complex and difficult health problems which require transformative collaboration, translational research, and innovation. We are particularly interested in making an impact on populations with significant health disparities.

Our research programs encompass basic science, discovery science, clinical trials, intervention science and measurement of health outcomes. In all cases, our faculty use interdisciplinary approaches to address the complex systems that underpin health problems. We are highly collaborative, transparent and team-oriented. Our innovative organizational structure includes translational teams that move science from labs into communities with evidence-based interventions that make a difference, as well as affinity networks where teams of people work together to improve methodologies and processes. All our programs, in and out of the classroom, are designed with the goal of improving the health of people and communities.

Current training programs include behavioral health, biomedical diagnostics, biomedical informatics, exercise science, health promotion, health sciences, kinesiology, medical studies, nutrition, population health, the science of health care delivery, and speech and hearing science. Our programs are offered at the ASU Downtown Phoenix, Tempe, Polytechnic, West and Lake Havasu campuses, as well as on Mayo Clinic’s campus in north Phoenix.

About Arizona State University

Arizona State University (ASU) is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy and broad access. ASU is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities, which comprises the nation’s elite research universities. U.S. News & World Report ranks ASU #1 in the U.S. for innovation for ten years in a row. ASU has been named a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) by the U.S. Department of Education, a major milestone in its enterprise wide commitment to increase the inclusivity within its student body. This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising multiple differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real world application blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines. ASU serves 144,800 students across all campuses and on-line as of the Fall 2023 semester. ASU champions intellectual and cultural inclusion, and welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe.

For more information about ASU and the College of Health Solutions, visit http://about.asu.edu/ and https://chs.asu.edu.

Required Qualifications

• Doctorate in chemistry, biology, nutrition, and/or related fields that has been conferred within the last five years
• Strong analytical skills and expertise using analytical instruments, such as mass spectrometers
• Demonstrated ability to work, collaborate, and communicate effectively with varied colleagues, community partners, and staff.

Desired Qualifications

• Expertise in qualitative research methods
• Expertise in research methods and study design
• Potential for high impact research
• Evidence of participation in translational, trans-disciplinary, and team science initiatives
• Knowledge and experience related to chemistry, biology, metabolism, mass spectrometry, metabolomics, statistical modeling, and/or equivalent fields

Applications will be reviewed beginning November 25, 2024. Applications will continue to be accepted on a rolling basis for a reserve pool. Applications in the reserve pool may then be reviewed in the order in which they were received until the position is filled.

To apply, please submit the following:

• A letter of interest including the name of the position for which you are applying, your qualifications and professional experience, and an example(s) of how your work has exemplified Arizona State University’s Charter and its values of Inclusive Excellence
• Curriculum vitae
• Copies of up to three publications
• Information for three professional references (their position, title, e-mail, phone number). References will not be contacted until the candidate progresses to the latter stages of the search process

Informal inquiries and questions can be directed to Dr. Haiwei Gu at haiweigu@asu.edu.