The Plants for Human Health Institute (PHHI) at the North Carolina Research Campus, Kannapolis, NC, is currently seeking candidates for two tenure/tenure-track positions specializing in the Gut Microbiome and Nutrigenomics.

PHHI was established in 2008 as part of the College of Agriculture and Life Science and currently has 10 faculty from the departments of Horticultural Science, Animal Science, Plant and Microbial Biology, and Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences. NC State is one of 8 universities at the N.C. Research Campus, all devoting research efforts to nutrition and human health.

PHHI’s research aims to pioneer a dramatic shift in the use of plant food crops, not just as a source of nutrients and calories, but as a source of bioactive plant components that protect and enhance human health. Integrated research in metabolomics, biochemistry, pharmacogenomics, breeding, molecular biology, postharvest attributes, and phytochemistry will be geared towards development of fruit and vegetable produce with pharmacologically-relevant levels of health-protective phytochemical complexes. The ultimate goal is to develop and characterize existing as well as new candidate crops with unique merit for human health and wellness.