Post Doctoral Scholar

University of Miami • Miami, FL

11d • Onsite

About The Position

The department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences has an exciting opportunity for a full-time Post Doctoral Scholar to work onsite at the University of Miami. This will be 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. 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. 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.

Requirements

• MD or Ph.D. in relevant field
• No prior experience required
• An ESI Individual as defined by NIH criteria
• Skill in collecting, organizing, and analyzing data.
• Ability to recognize, analyze, and solve a variety of problems.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment in making critical decisions.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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)

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees