Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA
JOB TITLE Post-Doctoral Fellow LOCATION Worcester DEPARTMENT NAME Biology & Biotechnology - NFR JM DIVISION NAME Worcester Polytechnic Institute - WPI JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY Postdoctoral Research Fellow to study the relationship between RNA metabolism and mutation tolerance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis JOB DESCRIPTION A position is available in late 2026 or early 2027 for a highly motivated postdoctoral scientist to join Scarlet Shell's lab in the Department of Biology & Biotechnology at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). The long-term goal of our group is to understand the regulatory mechanisms that allow mycobacterial pathogens to tolerate stress and maintain fitness in disease-relevant conditions. We are currently funded by the US National Institutes of Health and the US-Israel Binational Science Foundation. The postdoc will investigate the mechanisms by which M. tuberculosis mitigates the fitness costs of mutations selected by...