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USDA-ARS Activated Foods Postdoctoral Fellowship (USDA-ARS-SEA-2026-0398)
USDA's Agricultural Research Service offers a full-time ORISE postdoctoral fellowship at its Southern Regional Research Center in New Orleans on the project "Nutritional Benefits of Health-Promoting Rice and Value-Added Foods". The fellow induces and identifies phytoalexins and polyphenols in rice, soybean and sugarcane to create activated rice foods; applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
- Country
- United States
- Experience
- Experience not specified
- Salary / stipend
- Stipend about USD 6,223 per month
- Apply by
- 18 Dec 2026
- Job type
- Fellowship
- Work mode
- On-site
- Function
- Research
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Doctoral degree (received or in progress) in a relevant field
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What you’ll do
- Induce phytoalexins and other bioactive compounds, including polyphenols, in rice, soybean and sugarcane
- Identify phytoalexins in plant extracts by UPLC-MS (Waters QToF)
- Isolate individual compounds by analytical and preparative HPLC for in vitro cell studies
- Analyse plant extracts and foods for phytoalexins, polyphenols, total phenolics, soluble and insoluble fibre and starch digestibility
- Support production of activated rice food products for healthy human diets
What the employer asks for
- Received or currently pursuing a doctoral degree in a relevant field
- U.S. citizens only
Selection process
Applications reviewed on a rolling basis
Documents to keep ready
- Completed online application
- Transcripts (unofficial or advisor-printed records accepted)
- Current resume/CV with academic and employment history, relevant experience and publications
- Two educational or professional recommendations
- All documents in English or with an official English translation
Pay, benefits and perks
- Stipend of about $6,223 a month
- Participants are not USDA, ARS or DOE employees and receive no employment-related benefits; proof of health insurance is required (available through ORISE)
About the employer
The Agricultural Research Service is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief in-house research agency; this fellowship is at its Southern Regional Research Center in New Orleans.
How to apply
Apply by email to orise.ars.southeast@orau.org.
Application deadline 18 Dec 2026, 3:00 PM Eastern; rolling review
Skills for this role
What employers ask for in Research (JRF / SRF / PhD / Postdoc) roles. named in this notice
- UPLC-MS (Waters QToF)
- Analytical and preparative HPLC
- Phenolic and fibre analysis
- Starch digestibility testing
- Postdoctoral
- Junior Research Fellow
- JRF
- Senior Research Fellow
- SRF
- PhD
- Research Associate
- Food Technology research
- GATE XL
- ICAR NET
- ASRB
- Publications
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- Summarise your dissertation or main research project in two minutes for a non-specialist panel.
- Why this group or lab, and how does your experience fit the project described in the call?
- How did you design your experiments and choose the statistical analysis?
- Which analytical techniques have you used hands-on, and what were their limitations?
- What would be the first three months of work on this project if you were selected?
- Tell us about a result that did not work and what you did next.
Before you apply
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- Prepare a short research statementOne page on your project experience and why this group or call fits.
- Line up refereesMost calls ask for two or three referees; tell them in advance.
- Check the funding termsFellowship amount, duration, HRA and eligibility (NET / GATE) differ between calls.
Source & editorial check
U.S. citizens only. Participants are ORISE fellows, not USDA employees; applications reviewed on a rolling basis. Mentor: Stephen Boue (USDA-ARS).
Original posting: 2026-10-09
Checked 2026-11-05 · Updated 2026-11-05
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