2-year postdoc position available in Nutrition and Immunity in Pregnancy Deadline: 11 March We are seeking an experienced postdoc to work on our UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship project 'Nutrition and immunity in pregnancy: maternal responses and consequences for offspring'. Broadly, this project seeks to take an evolutionary perspective on how pregnant mothers respond to the dual challenges of nutritional and immune stressors, and the immediate and long-term consequences for their offspring. We use a combination of evolutionary models, experiments on viviparous insects (tsetse and Pacific beetle-mimic cockroaches) and analyses of health studies in human populations across contrasting geographic contexts. The postdoc will play a critical role in implementing experiments on nutrition and infection in pregnant insects. They will also have the opportunity to be involved in human cohort data analysis, with particular focus on data which overlap with the insect experiments (including the metabolic and epigenomic data). They will work under mentorship of Sinead English, in collaboration with a research technician and project partners at the Universities of Cincinnati (US), Stellenbosch (South Africa), Macquarie (Australia), on the insect studies; and with collaborators in Exeter and King's College London, for the human studies. The role will suit someone with expertise in conducting laboratory experiments on insect models, in the extraction and processing of samples for molecular analysis, and excellent data processing and handling skills. In addition, expertise in, or enthusiasm for, comparative transcriptomic and epigenomic analyses will be desirable. Finally, an enthusiasm for linking evolutionary insights to topics of public health importance is required for this post. The successful candidate will join the Evolution and Vector Ecology lab in the School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol. This is a dynamic and inclusive environment which provides career development support for early career researchers. Bristol is a vibrant city, which is also well connected, and close to beautiful green space. For informal queries about the role please contact: Dr Sinead English - sinead.english@bristol.ac.uk Contract type: Fixed funding for 2 years To apply, please follow link at: https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLV631/research-associate-senior-research-associate-in-nutrition-and-immunity-in-pregnancy Interviews will be held on 24 or 25 March 2025. Dr Sinead English Associate Professor in Evolution & Public Health UKRI Future Leaders Fellow School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol Website: www.evelab.org Bluesky: @englishse.bsky.social Please note I work part-time: my office days are Mon/Wed/Thurs Sinead English (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca)