Post-doctoral Research Associate: College of Nursing - UTK
University of Tennessee•Knoxville, IA
•$60,000 - $70,000•Onsite
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 with a senior researcher in order to receive advanced research training from a senior researcher. The post-doctoral researcher will also provide services as a project director trainee with the supervision of the senior researcher. This project director experience also serves as important research training. This is a grant-funded position and is contingent upon the continued funding of the grant.
Requirements
- Earned PhD in Nursing, Health Science or Nutrition 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 and implement complex research projects
- Grant writing
- Write, edit and submit data-based publications
- Write data-based abstracts for submission to professional conferences
- Give professional and lay presentations
- Learn to mentor junior researchers
- Community engagement
- Laboratory set up and maintenance (equipment, survey instruments, quality control)
- Human subject protection, CITI training, IRB training and compliance
- Participant screening, recruitment, enrollment and follow-up
- Track all data entry to ensure minimal missing or incorrect data
- Set-up data collection forms in REDCap
- Perform data cleaning
- Perform data analysis
- Protocol set-up
- Other duties as assigned
Benefits
- Find more information on UT Benefits here [https://hr.tennessee.edu/benefits/]
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
