Post-doctoral Research Associate: College of Nursing - UTK
About The Position
The College of Nursing (CON) at the University of Tennessee Knoxville, the state’s flagship research institution, seeks a Post-Doctoral Researcher who will work directly with a senior researcher to receive advanced research training. In addition to conducting research, the post-doctoral researcher will provide services as a Project Director Trainee under the supervision of the senior researcher. This project director experience is an integral part of the role and serves as important research training for the position. This is a grant-funded position and is contingent upon the continued funding of the grant.
Requirements
- Earned PhD in Nursing, Informatics, Data Science, Psychology, or Computer Science
- 1-2 years of experience conducting or assisting with nursing research.
- Excellent time management skills and ability to work accurately under deadlines
- Excellent written and oral communication skills to provide concise explanations to a number of constituents
- Excellent organization skills for tracking communication, patient flow through studies, complex project details, and retaining records
- A natural enthusiasm for finding solutions
- Enthusiasm for learning new research concepts, techniques, leadership skills, and how to write successful grants
- Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without need now or in the future for sponsorship for employment-based visa status.
Nice To Haves
- Higher education and grant management experience
Responsibilities
- Develop an independent program of research
- Develop complex research projects
- Grant writing
- Write data-based publications
- Write abstracts for submission to professional conferences
- Give professional and lay presentations
- Learn to mentor
- Patient screening, recruitment and follow-up
- Track all data entry to ensure minimal missing or incorrect data
- Set-up data collection forms in REDCap
- Perform data cleaning and summary of scales
- Perform data analysis
- Protocol set-up
- Other duties as assigned
Benefits
- UT Benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
