Post Doctoral Associate - Treble Lab

University of Pittsburgh • Pittsburgh, PA

12d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, affiliated with the UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, is recruiting candidates for a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Research. Candidates are invited to apply for a 2-year postdoctoral fellowship position working with Principal Investigator (PI), Dr. Amery Treble-Barna, PhD. The goal of the position is to train the fellow toward independence in the conduct of rigorous clinical and translational research in pediatric TBI. The fellow will have the opportunity to pursue research across several complementary areas including epigenetic, genetic, and protein biomarkers of pediatric TBI, the interplay of psychosocial risk and social determinants of health with epigenetic contributors to neurobehavioral recovery, rehabilitation service utilization as a modifier of pediatric TBI outcomes, physical activity and epigenetic mechanisms of neurobehavioral recovery, and human-centered design and community-based participatory research approaches to co-develop physical activity interventions. The PI's research aims to account for unexplained heterogeneity in outcomes following pediatric TBI with the long-term goal of moving the field towards precision medicine and health equity. The fellow will have the opportunity to interact and receive mentorship from multidisciplinary faculty and participate in formal postdoctoral seminars and workshops. Intramural funding opportunities are available to support fellow research projects. This position is based out of UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Lawrenceville Campus. Satisfactory Pennsylvania State Child Protection Clearances and TB testing will be required upon hire.

Requirements

• Must have obtained their doctoral degree by the start date
• Doctoral degrees in Psychology/Neuropsychology, Neuroscience, Rehabilitation Science, Epidemiology, Statistics, Nursing, Public Health, or related fields are encouraged to apply

Nice To Haves

• Strong writing skills for leading first-authored publications
• Strong analytical/R programming skills
• Candidates interested in a fully remote position will also be considered

Responsibilities

• Lead first-authored manuscripts from multiple pre-existing datasets and biorepositories
• Collect, analyze, and publish data from multiple ongoing NIH-funded studies
• Collaborate on multi-institutional research projects, facilitating networking within the field
• Pursue intra- and extra-mural grant funding with mentorship from the PI
• Participate in didactic seminars/workshops on career development and preparing for faculty positions

Benefits

• Competitive benefits
• Salary is commensurate with NIH guidelines

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree