Post Doctoral Fellow - Internal Medicine (Nephrology & Hypertension)
University of Kansas Medical Center•Kansas City, KS
•Onsite
About The Position
The Post Doctoral Fellow in the Division of Nephrology will perform research in the areas of data management and health outcomes analysis for the Director of Outcomes and Implementation Research. In this position, the Fellow will be responsible for literature reviews and abstraction of data, preparation of statistical reports for various clinical studies, manuscripts, and grants, as well as the management of large clinical datasets.
Requirements
- MD, DO, PharmD, Pharm, or PhD or equivalent.
- Formal degree in the cited discipline area(s).
- Experience in principal and advanced statistical methods.
- Experience and working knowledge with a statistical software (E.g. SAS, STATA, R, and SPSS).
- Experience conducting evidence synthesis and systematic reviews.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in advanced analytical theories, predictive modeling, data mining, and data extraction.
- Experience in clinical and health services research.
- Experience in using various statistical software (SAS, STATA, R, and SPSS).
- Experience with mixed methods (including qualitative) data analysis and software (e.g., NVivo).
- Experience in using systematic review software (e.g., RevMan).
Responsibilities
- Perform research in the areas of data management and health outcomes analysis.
- Perform literature reviews and abstraction of data.
- Preparation of statistical reports for various clinical studies, manuscripts, and grants.
- Manage large clinical datasets.
- Complete research projects under the guidance of the faculty mentor.
- Read literature articles, develop new ideas, and assimilate the information into his/her project design/interpretation.
- Interact on a regular basis with their faculty mentor and members of the multi-disciplinary research team to discuss research design and interpretation of results.
- Attend and maintain compliance on all orientation and training sessions designated by the University, and the Nephrology Department.
- Understand and follow IACUC and biosafety protocols.
- Attend departmental seminars and regular lab meetings.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Health expense accounts with generous employer contributions
- Employer-paid life insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
- Various additional voluntary insurance plans
- Paid time off, including vacation and sick
- Ten paid holidays
- One paid discretionary day after six months of employment
- Paid time off for bereavement
- Paid time off for jury duty
- Paid time off for military service
- Paid parental leave after 12 months of employment
- Retirement program with a generous employer contribution
- Additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
