Post Doctoral Scholar

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Core Job Summary

The Post Doctoral Scholar takes initiative and works independently in developing new research ideas and troubleshooting new assays. Further, the incumbent facilitates the training of students, residents, fellows, and other trainees.

Core Job Functions

• Assists in planning and designing research experiments, establishes priorities, and recommends schedules.
• Presents research findings at local and national scientific conferences.
• Writes technical publications and reports.
• Designs and writes programs to perform analysis and produces written reports on results.
• Collects pilot data to help support new and competing renewal applications.
• Supervises undergraduate and graduate research students and performs literature reviews.
• Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

Additional information

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

Core Qualifications

• Education: Doctorate degree in relevant field required
• Experience: No previous experience required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Learning Agility: Ability to learn new procedures, technologies, and protocols, and adapt to changing priorities and work demands.
• Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with others and contribute to a team environment.
• Technical Proficiency: Skilled in using office software, technology, and relevant computer applications.
• Communication: Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills for interacting with colleagues and stakeholders.

Additional information

This is a core job profile description and is not reflective of all duties that may be assigned to a specific position in each individual department. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and primary responsibilities of this core job profile. Specific duties and tasks may vary based upon departmental needs. Other duties may be assigned to the above consistent with the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for the job.

Department Specific Functions

Overview

Promoting Academic Workforce Development in Translational Behavioral and Cardio-Metabolic Research (PINNACLE) is an NHLBI-funded career advancing opportunity at the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine.

It is a learning community providing intensive, didactic, and mentored research training to postdoctoral scholars, aimed at Early-Stage Investigators (ESI) and those with disabilities, interested in developing careers in cardiometabolic research.

It focuses on 6 core competencies: conceptual knowledge in translational sciences, communication skills, research skill development, professionalism, leadership and management skills, and responsible conduct of research. It empowers ESI postdocs to conduct research by employing techniques at the forefront of their fields and to become innovative and creative leaders in the academic community.

The T32 Training and Mentoring program brings participants to the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Miami for a two-year postdoctoral learning experience where they will develop independent academic careers. It uses a congruent mentorship approach whereby mentors and mentees are matched based on common research interest, background, and specialty.

Program Objectives

Provide fundamental training by interdisciplinary faculty in Provide fundamental training by interdisciplinary faculty in the area of behavioral and cardiovascular health research using translational, population health, and health equity methods and practices Establish partnerships between mentors (Primary and Peer) and mentees based on mutual research interests and background Provide individualized academic coaching to mentees while developing skills needed to develop independent research career Support mentees in developing and presenting poster and oral presentations Advise in developing ideas for innovative research and peer-reviewed publications Mentor Postdocs while they develop their grant proposal (e.g., F, K, or R mechanisms)

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for.

Job Status: Full time

Employee Type: Research-Limited Term